2018 Ford F-350 SD complaints

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL ROADWAY BUMP, MY STEERING AND ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING STOPPED AFTER QUICKLY SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH SO FAR. I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AT SOME POINT, ESPECIALLY IF THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS WHILE TOWING OUR TRAILER. I DO NOT LET MY 17 YEAR OLD SON DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE DUE TO FEAR THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO HIM WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK IS A 2018 F350 WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES ON IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 SOUTH IN PORTLAND OREGON AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH AROUND 12PM 12/01/2019 IN MY 2018 F350 DIESEL PICKUP.THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE ENCOUNTERED A SMALL BUMP IN ROADWAY SURFACE AT WHICH TIME THAT OCCURRED THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND STEERING WAS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH MAKING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE GIVING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST. MY WIFE AND II WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND BOTH EXPERIENCED THIS FIRST HAND. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THAT THIS IS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE" WELL HAVING EXPERIENCED IT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.

IN JANUARY OF 2019 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE IN VT MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL BEGAN OSCILLATING UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TRUCK OVER AS I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND NO PROBLEMS APPARENT SO I BEGAN ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER I HIT SOME BUMPS ON THE ROAD AND AGAIN THE VIOLENT OSCILLATION OCCURRED. IT SEEMED TO BE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS LOCATED. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND FURTHER INSPECTED SUSPENSION BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. I CALLED DEALERSHIPS BUT BEING A SUNDAY ALL WE'RE CLOSED AND I WAS 8 HOURS FROM HOME. AGAIN I GOT ON THE ROAD....I NOTICED THIS VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD OCCUR AT SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH WHENEVER I WOULD HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD. THE SHAKING WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. FOR THE REMAINED OF THE DROVE HOME I DROVE IN THE SLOW LANE AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP POTTSVILLE FORD WHO ADVISED ME TO BRING VEHICLE FOR SEVICE. THEY EXAMINED AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE STEERING DAMPER AND THE FRONT BUSHINGS. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN YESTERDAY 11/19 WHILE DRIVING TO PA TO VISIT MY BROTHER IN THE HOSPITAL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH ON I476 IN PA. THIS TIME I WAS IN THE FAST LANE IN MUCH TRAFFIC AND THE OSCILLATION NEARLY CAUSED ME A MAJOR ACCIDENT PRIOR TO MY BEING

FIRST TIME, WAS IN MOTION PULLING A TRAILER AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE HIGHWAY, TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THOUGHT WE WERE ABOUT TO GO INTO THE DITCH AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE TRUCK BRAKES MADE IT SHAKE WORSE SO I USED THE TRAILER BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WHICH MADE THE SHAKING FINALLY STOP. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED HIT AN UNEVEN PART OF A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, NOT TOWING ANYTHING, TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING UNTIL IT WAS SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO STOP SHAKING. UNABLE TO BRAKE, JUST HAD TO LET IT SLOW DOWN ON IT'S OWN. WHEELS WERE WOBBLING.CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. HAPPENS ANYTIME I'M GOING OVER 60MPH AND HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT IN THE ROAD.

DEATH WOBBLE!!! I HAVE 15,600 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I CAN'T NOT DRIVE IT DOWN THE ROAD DUE TO THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH AND HAS NEARLY SENT ME INTO THE DITCH AND OTHER OTHER VEHICLES

SO FAR TWICE WITHIN ONE WEEK (11/10/19 AND 11/16/19) WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT STEERING OSCILLATIONS. RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY CALL THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED IT WAS DECELERATING TO A VERY SLOW SPEED - NOT VERY SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND TOWING AN AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER (ABOUT 8,000 LBS). THE SECOND TIME I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH AND NOT TOWING. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHEN HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE ROAD. IT APPEARED TO OCCUR SEVERAL OTHER TIMES, BUT LESS SEVER AND CORRECTED ITSELF. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 55K MILES ON THE TRUCK. EVERYTHING ON THE TRUCK IS ORIGINAL OEM. ALL TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE ABOVE 60 MPH ON 11/14/2019, I HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SUSPENSION BECAME TO VIBRATE AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY ALMOST LIKE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS GOING TO COME OFF. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON NEWER MODEL F350 TRUCKS. I HAD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER 60 MPH IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT ANY BUMP IN THE ROADWAY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SEEMED TO VIBRATE UP AND DOWN ANYTIME IT HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHEN TRYING TO GO HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

17000 MILES ON TRUCK AND HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED A DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT OF TRUCK WHEN ANOVE 45 MPH AND HIT BUMP IN ROAD, MUST RAPIDLY BRAKE TO CONTROL TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18E021000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT RESPONDED BY FORWARDING HIS INFORMATION, PER THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS, TO WWW.READINGBODY.COM/WARRANTYINFO. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER WHEN THE CONTACT WAS FLAGGED DOWN BY A MOTORIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUMPER BRACKET SNAPPED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL AND NOT THE DISTRIBUTOR VIA THEIR WEBSITE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TRUCK HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT LIKE A BRIDGE OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH.

MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE.. STARTED AT 15K MILES. FRONT STERRING DAMPENER HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY AND GETTING THE 3RD ONE DONE TODAY..TRUCK NOW HAS 36K MILES AND AM GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE HER.. SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I GET TO A COMPLETE STOP...VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY...ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ISSUES WITH MY TIRES AS WELL AS OTHER SUSPENSION ISSUES

FORD 2018 F-350 SUPER DUTY UNCOMMANDED TAILGATE OPENING WITH 3577 MILES. VEHICLE CAN BE PARKED , STATIONARY, TURNING OR IN MOTION AND TAILGATE WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD DEALER ON 3-SEPERATE OCCASION'S AND STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE TAILGATE ISSUE. DEALER DID STATE IT HAPPEN TO THEM ONCE IN THE SHOP. TOTAL OF 13 DAYS IN DEALER SHOP. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO FORD DEALER. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC TAILGATE THAT CAN BE OPENED WITH THE KEY FOBS. FORD DEALER HAS ADVISED ME FROM , HUMAN ERROR PUSHING TAILGATE BUTTON, GARAGE DOOR OPENER OR LOW BATTERY ON KEY FOBS. ALL THOSE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. I DID FIND ON LINE A IDENTICAL ISSUE AND A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 17-2196 WAS ISSUED ON A FORD 2017 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS BUT NOT FOR 2018 TRUCKS. AS OF THIS DATE I QUIT COUNTING AFTER 30-TAILGATE OPENINGS. I HAVE NOW ATTACHED A CHAIN ON TAILGATE TO INSIDE TRUCK BODY TO PREVENT THE TAILGATE OPENING AND LOOSING MY CARGO IN TRUCK BED. NOTE: THERE IS NO MECHANICAL DEVICE TO LOCK THE TAILGATE OR TO OVERRIDE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF TAILGATE?

IF TRAVELING 30 MPH OR MORE, AFTER RIDING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. ONLY APPLYING ON THE BRAKES FOR SOME TIME WITH BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO A CONTROLLABLE STATE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED 3 TIMES - TO NO AVAIL. WHILE IT WILL APPEAR TO BE GONE SHORTLY AFTER PICKING UP FROM THE DEALER, IT WILL SOON BEGIN TO STILL OCCUR AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKIING A TURN, THE TAIL GATE DROPPED AND STRUCK A HORSE TRAILER. THE TAI LGATE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,200.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2018 F350 CREW CAB DUALLY DEISEL TRAVELING AT APPROX. 55MPH DOWN A HILL. I WAS TOWING MY 20FT EQUIPMENT TRAILER WITH MY TRACTOR ON IT FOR A COMBINED WEIGHT OF ABOUT 6K POUNDS. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THIS HILL, I HIT A POTHOLE AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY, I COULDN'T KEEP MY HANDS ON IT. I PANICKED AND DID WHAT I COULD, WHICH WAS SLAM ON THE BRAKES, WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE EVEN WORSE. AS MY TRUCK WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND MY TRAILER FISH TAILING BEHIND ME, MY PASSENGER AND I BRACED FOR IMPACT. AS THE TRUCK DECREASED IN SPEED, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. MY FORD HAS 11, 800 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 11, 400 MILES ON IT, AND NOW I'M BEGINNING TO REALIZE WHY SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK WAS TRADED IN. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT I DIDNT KILL ANYONE AND WAS ABLE TO GO HOME SAFE AT THE END OF THE DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHEELS WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LANDERS MCLARTY FORD OF FORT PAYNE (1916 GLENN BLVD SW, FORT PAYNE, AL 35968, 256-273-0060) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRACKING BAR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I ORDERED THIS VEHICLE, F350 KING RANCH, AND TOOK DELIVERY FEBRUARY 2018. SINCE THEN THE TAILGATE HAS INTERMITTENTLY OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME WAS FEBRUARY 27, 2018. THE TRUCK DOES HAVE THE POWER TAILGATE RELEASE OPTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IN THE 19 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK THE TAILGATE HAS OPENED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES. FORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T LOST ANYTHING OUT OF THE BED WHILE DRIVING, SO FAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE IS.

FOUR VALVE STEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR CORROSION AND LEAKING IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS ON 3 OF MY 6 WHEELS. TENDS TO HAPPEN OVER NIGHT. TIRE IS FINE WHEN PARKED THEN NEXT DAY LITTLE TO NO AIR IN TIRE.

THE TAILGATE OPENS ON ITS OWN. THE LATEST INCIDENT, THE TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE TRAVELING. INITIALLY I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE PRESS THE TAILGATE BUTTON BUT AFTER SECURING THE KEY TO ENSURE NOTHING PRESSES AGAINST THE BUTTON FOUND OUT THAT IS THAT IS NOT THE CASE. LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 29 JUL 19 AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO MY TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE TAILGATE ITSELF . I AM CURRENTLY USE S BUNGEE CORD TO SECURE THE TAILGATE FROM OPENING.

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS A HIGHWAY OVERPASS AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND DRIVING OVER A SMALL ROUGH SPOT, VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO A POINT I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, TO SLOW DOWN AND REGAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING PAST ME WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I SPECIAL ORDERED THIS TRUCK AND DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING DANGEROUS LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN IN A NEW TRUCK.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS UNCOMMANDED TAILGATE DROPS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR JUST RUNNING. WE RECENTLY WERE TOWING OUR 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND WHEN WE PULLED INTO FUEL UP OUR TAILGATE DROPPED AND DAMAGED BOTH THE TRUCK'S TAILGATE (TOP MOLDING) AND PUT A HOLE IN THE FRONT COMPARTMENT DOOR OF THE FIFTH WHEEL. (PICTURES PROVIDED). WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PER FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THEY HAVE STOPPED TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ON ANOTHER DAY, WE EXPERIENCED THREE DIFFERENT UNCOMMANDED TAILGATE DROPS WHILE WE WERE TOWING OUR BOAT. ONE TIME, MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING THE TRUCK AND I WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE THE TRUCK AND THE TAILGATE DROPPED UNCOMMANDED.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I26 INTO ASHEVILLE AND THE TAILGATE OPENED WE HEARD A NOISE WENT TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE POISE WAS WORSE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY GOT OUR TAILGATE HAD COME OPEN AND WAS SHREDDED BY THE HORSE TRAILER. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHILE PULLING THE TRAILER BUT IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIME PREVIOUSLY BUT I ASSUMED I HIT THE BUTTON ON THE KEY. DIDN'T THINK MUCH MORE BUT NOW SEEING THIS IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. SCARY

I OWN A 2018 F 350 DUAL REAR WHEEL PICKUP. I HAVE HAD LEAKING TIRES/RIMS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. MY OWN RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. TWO OF THE TIRES STILL LEAK A LOT AND 2 OF THE TIRES LEAK SLOWER. THE INNER TWO REAR WHEELS DO NOT LEAK LIKELY BECAUSE THEY ARE STEEL RIMS, AND NOT THE ALUMINUM ONES CONNECTED TO A STEEL TPMS SENSOR THAT CAUSES CORROSION.

DEATH WOBBLE ON FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 75MPH, WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP WHEN GOING OVER AN OVERPASS AND IT WAS SHAKING SO HARD I ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND COMPLETELY STOP BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO STOP , TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT IN TO FORD AND THEY SHOW THE CASTER BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. JUST HAD IT ALIGNED AT A DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP A FEW WEEKS AGO. NOW I'M BEING TOLD I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE SOME SORT OF BOLTS AND IT'LL TAKE ABOUT 2.5 HOURS TO REPLACE, WHICH MEANS A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS?!

THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED WHAT IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE HIT A BUMP AND TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY TOLD BY FORD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I HAVE IT ON A DRIVE CAMERA UPLOADING VIDEO. I WAS GOING 66 MPH ON HWY 201 WEST BOUND SLC, UT. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/LTIGJLDXSJO LINK TO VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.

AFTER PARKING AND GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND CLOSING THE FRONT DOOR THE REAR WINDOW IN THE CAB SHATTERED AND BOWED OUTWARDS. IT WAS 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE . FORD SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER A REPLACEMENT . TRUCK HAS 12391 MILES ON IT. FORD SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSED TO ADMIT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GLASS.

THE TAILGATE WILL COME DOWN WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD OR AFTER HITTING A BUMP. VERY UNSAFE WHILE HAULING OR TOWING. THERE IS NO INDICATOR IN THE CAB TO TELL YOU THE TAILGATE HAS DROPPED. HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE AT LEAST 4 TIMES. VEHICLE IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD.

EXPERIENCE FRONT END WOBBLE WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY . OCCURS WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APROX 65MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING & HAD TO SLOW TO BELOW 30MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP & THEY DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND CHECKED THE BALANCE OF THE TIRES, NEVER MENTIONING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT DID TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR 3 MONTHS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

WHEN TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH), I HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP. THE TRUCK HAS 13,256 MILES ON IT.

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A FEATURE THAT SHUTS THE ENGINE AND IGNITION OFF AFTER 30 MINUTES OF IDLE WITHOUT DRIVER INTERACTION. THESE VEHICLES HAVE "UP-FITTER SWITCHES" WHICH CAN BE TIED TO THINGS LIKE AUXILIARY WARNING LIGHTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, THE HEADLIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS TURN OFF AS WELL AS POWER TO ANY AUXILIARY LOADS. I AM A FIREFIGHTER IN NORTH CAROLINA. I HAVE THESE SWITCHES ATTACHED TO AUXILIARY SAE-W WARNING LIGHTS. THE OTHER NIGHT, I WAS ON THE SCENE OF A COLLISION AND AFTER 30 MINUTES, MY TRUCK SHUT ITSELF OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WENT COMPLETELY DARK. THE HEADLIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS TURNED OFF, AS WELL AS THE WARNING LIGHTS INSTALLED ON THE PERIMETER OF THE BODY. THIS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC HAZARD AND PUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS IN THE ROADWAY IN JEOPARDY. THE FEATURE CAN BE DISABLED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, BUT REQUIRES THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED AND VARIOUS MENUS TO BE CYCLED THROUGH. I THOUGHT I'D KICKED IT OFF BUT APPARENTLY MISSED THE SETTING WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT AND RENDER AID AT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. I HAVE SPOKED WITH RONALD FULLER WITH FORD'S BODY BUILDER ADVISORY SERVICE WHO INFORMS ME THAT THIS FEATURE IS INCLUDED IN ALL RETAIL TRUCKS, AND CAN NOT BE DISABLED. THEIR LOGIC IS THAT THEY WANT TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM ACCIDENTALLY RUNNING THE VEHICLE IN THEIR GARAGE AND ASPHYXIATING THEMSELVES. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO PURCHASE A POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLE WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE. MY C

A SHAKING OR WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END GENERALLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH, WHEN YOU RUN OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD OR A ROAD SEAM. THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN (40-50MPH). A FORD DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THE ALIGNMENT AND TIRE BALANCE IS CORRECT. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRUCK HAS 20K MILES ON IT.

"DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER HITTING BRIDGE JOINT, AT 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY, HAD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP TO FOR TRUCK TO STOP WOBBLING. TRUCK HAS 14000 MILES ON IT

ELECTRIC TAILGATE HAS RELEASED AND DROPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AT LOW SPEED. TWICE WHILE PULLING FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER AND ONCE NOT TOWING ANYTHING.

WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT ON ROADWAYS THE TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT SHAKE OR WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND DRIVE.

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OVER ROUGH PAVED ROAD, THE STEERING STARTED OSCILLATING SEVERELY AND CONTINUED UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY UNDER VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH WON'T HOLD. THE DOOR WON'T STAY CLOSED

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AT SPEEDS OF 55-70MPH I'VE HIT A SMALL BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH ON THE RODE. THIS SENDS THE STEERING WHEEL/FRONT END INTO A VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE, OSCILLATING WOBBLE WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS VEHICLE IS UN MODIFIED AND WELL MAINTAINED SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW 9 MONTHS PRIOR. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN AND HAVE MADE ME SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT. FORD HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR THIS ISSUE.

DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE, OPEN, AND OR COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING USUALLY ON BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE DAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING WHILE MAKING A TURN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHIPPED OPEN FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MOISTURE IN DOOR LATCHES FREEZING IS THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO WAY TOKNOW IF THE LATCH IS FULLY ENGAGED WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO CIRCUMSTANCE CAN OCCUR THAT LEAVE YOU LOCKED IN VEHICLE WITH ONLY ESCAPE THRU A WINDOW. FORD HAS CALLED THIS REPAIR CUSTOMER SERVIVE ADVISOR 18N03. HOWEVER THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FOR VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND FORD KEEPS PUTTING OUT REPAIRS THAT ARE OFTEN INEFFECTIVE.

STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES ABOVE 50MPH CAUSING A STEERING TO BE COME LOOSE AND UNPREDICTABLE. HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORE WITH ACCUMULATED MILEAGE.

TAILGATE OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

DRIVER EXPERIENCES WOBBLING OR SHAKING IN THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>45 MPH). IT STOPS AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH FORD'S TSB 18-2268.

TAILGATE WILL OPEN RANDOMLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED. THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. RESULTED IN LOOSING MY PAYLOAD ON THE INTERSTATE, VERY DANGEROUS.

THE TAILGATE RELEASES (OPENS OR DROPS) UNEXPECTANTLY WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. IT HAS OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, REVERSE, OR DRIVE AND THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE LEVER IS ACTUATED. THIS HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS.

THE TAILGATE OPEN BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB CAN BE EASILY ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED TWICE WHILE CARRYING IT IN YOUR POCKET THUS CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO OPEN. SHOULD THE VEHICLE BE PARKED NEXT TO SOMETHING OR A CHILD STANDING OR RIDING A BIKE COULD BE INJURED BY THE OPENING TAILGATE, THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE THIS FEATURE ON THE KEY FOB. BENDING AND WORKING NEAR THE VEHICLE CAN EASILY CAUSE THE BUTTON TO BE PUSHED TWICE WHILE IN YOUR POCKET. NEED TO BE ABLE TO DISABLE THIS FEATURE FOR SAFETY.

BACK UP CAMERA GOES BLANK AND SHOWS BLACK ON DISPLAY.

TAILGATE COMES DOWN ON IT'S OWN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. DEALER COLD FIND NOW CODES.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~65MPH I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN TO ~25MPH. THE SHAKING ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST HAD VEHICLES HIT ME ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE PULLING FROM A FUEL PUMP I BEGAN TURNING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE TAILGATE HAD INADVERTENTLY OPENED AND PIERCED THROUGH THE FRONT OF A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER I WAS PULLING. THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAMPER AS WELL AS THE TO THE TOP OF THE TAILGATE. THIS 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED ~ 3700 MILES. I LATCHED THE TAILGATE AND PICKED UP ANOTHER TRAILER (PINTLE HITCH). I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO DROP OFF THE LOAD AND NOTICED THAT THE TAILGATE HAD CAME DOWN A SECOND TIME. AFTER DROPPING TRAILER OFF I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME. HALF WAY HOME TO GET FUEL (UN LADEN) I NOTICED THE TAILGATE DOWN AGAIN. THE REMOTE NOR THE DASH BUTTON HAD BEEN TOUCHED. THE TAILGATE HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED AS I CAN NOT RISK FURTHER DAMAGE CAUSED FROM MY TAILGATE OPENING BY ITSELF. I INFORMED MY DEALERSHIP (RYAN FORD OF SEALY,TX.) MULTIPLE TIMES OF THE INCIDENT HOWEVER WAS REPLIED WITH ONLY THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE TSB ISSUES FOR MY VIN.

THE REMOTE TAILGATE DEPLOYED (OPENED) AT 60MPH ON I-40 EAST OF NASHVILLE, TN. WHILE TOWING OUR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. WE HEARD A LOAD BOOM, AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL WE STOPPED AND THE TAILGATE WAS DOWN. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL INPUTS CAUSING DEPLOYMENT OF THE TAILGATE