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2019 Ford F-350 SD complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2019 record →

Steering
Filed Aug 29, 2022WA

I have less then 40k on my 2019 f350 and I was driving home from work on August 24th on a back country road and all of a sudden my truck went into a complete shake as if I was going over rumble strips times 10... I was only going maybe 70km hr on dry/smooth road. I stopped the truck got out and looked at all my tires and nothing to be seen. Proceeded to head home and all was fine again. When this happened I had very little control of steering. This scares the absolute crap out of me as I haul horses all the time on the hwy's and if this was to happen doing higher speed hauling, I am scared of the outcome. I am a very experienced driver and hauling, driven all across Canada and the States hauling high end horses even in Europe. I am hoping a fix is in the very near future as if I was to lose my life or one of my animals life because of this... NOT GOOD for a anyone. thanks

Steering
Filed Aug 26, 2022NH

While traveling on the highway and going over uneven pavement the truck began shaking violently and i lost control of said vehicle. once slowed below 40 mph I regained control.

Steering
Filed Aug 22, 2022AK

Driving the Richardson Highway, just north of Eureka Alaska, towing a small trailer with a side by side on. Hit a bump (frost heave) on the highway. The steering wheel became uncontrollable and shaking violently side to side. So violent, it was extremely difficult to maintain control. Called for a tow truck, but that was a minimum of 5 hours away. During this time, a friend of mine in town, did some research and we concluded it was the SuperDuty Death wobble, which appears to be a common experience. This is completely unacceptable, this should be a mandatory recall and this issue fixed before someone dies.

Steering
Filed Aug 17, 2022TX

Starting 3 weeks ago I experienced a very heavy and almost uncontrollable shaking in my steering and suspension after hitting a rough patch on the road. Since then it has occurred at least 7 additional times. I am now a bit hesitant to drive the truck. The truck is available for inspection and the dealer has confirmed this is a known problem often termed as the Death Wobble. The truck has not been inspected by anyone yet and there were no warnings of any kind prior to the many times it has happened. I took it to the dealer within a couple of days of the first incident and they have parts on back order but still nothing to fix my truck with after almost 5 weeks. I called the hotline in the letter that Ford sent out regarding the extended warranty for this issue and they said they would take care of it but I have not heard back from them today (I called yesterday and they said I would get a call before EOB today).

Steering
Filed Aug 15, 2022CA

Intermittent "death wobble" from front tires. Has been happening since about 4000 miles. First dealer said nothing was wrong, then they replaced steering stabilizer under recall, then they replaced track bar. Then they said they can't find anything wrong. Truck is still wobbling at 39000 miles. Truck is 100% stock

Suspension
Filed Aug 3, 202239,000 milesFL

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated that upon driving over a bump in the road, the vehicle would shake uncontrollably. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the violent shaking ceased after the vehicle slowed down. The contact called the dealer and was informed that the vehicle could not be diagnosed until the end of the month. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.

Steering
Filed Jul 30, 2022MD

While driving down the road we got the death wobble after hitting a bump in the road. The truck violently shook and was unable to steal until the truck stopped. After that the truck was drivable again until it happens again.

Steering
Filed Jul 29, 2022TX

The steering started wobbling very bad after hitting a bad section of the highway. I had to almost come to a complete stop for it to quit shaking. These occurred several more times on a 3000 mile trip. I was pulling a 40 ft 5th wheel and made it very hard to control. I have the truck at the ford dealer to check it out. There were no warnings before the first time it happened.

Steering
Filed Jul 26, 2022ID

On 7/22/2022 I was driving on I80 in Salt Lake City, UT at approx 3:30 pm. The weather was clear the highway was dry. I was traveling at 55 MPH and hit a pothole. The truck began to wobble violently and required I come to complete stop on the shoulder before it stopped wobbling. I then progressed slowly to determine if it had rectified and proceeded to my destination. Since that time I have experienced continued wobble when I go over expansion joints or bumps, but not as violent as the one in SLC. It resolves fairly quickly with minor deceleration. I will be contacting a FORD Dealer about this issue to get it rectified. I have spoken to other F350 owners that have had similar experiences.

Steering
Filed Jul 20, 2022FL

At 32k miles sudden development of a severe steering wheel shake after a small bump in the road. It now happens repeatedly at highway speed under normal driving conditions. I am required to slow to under 30mph to allow the shake to stop. This happens when just driving the truck as well as anytime I am pulling out 35ft 5th wheel home. The first few times it happened, I was able to keep the truck and trailer straight until I slowed enough. More recently it is harder to keep the truck going straight as the ability to steer during this event is diminished. Two ford dealers have told me it’s just how the truck is. I have another appointment just for this issue on August 1, 2022.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 8, 2022CO

My 2019 F350 has what google and others are calling the death wobble. The entire truck in under full warranty plus bumper to bumper additional coverage. When driving at hwy speed (and interstate) and you drive over bumps, potholes, or railroad tracks the vehicle starts shaking so bad that you can not steer or even stay in your lane. The shaking does not stop until you come to a complete stop. It doesn't happen for all railroad crossing, but those that are rutted.

Wheels
Filed Jul 7, 2022MA

Bought this truck november 2019 since then have replaced rear out side wheels twice and front wheels once and now needs a new set on the front again the problem is the rims are rotting out around the valve stems i use this to haul my camper and its not safe if i constantly have to worry about getting a flat ! side note I am a ford certified senior master tech at the same dealer for 28 years

Steering
Filed Jul 6, 2022OK

During the past two weeks while pulling a 5th wheel trailer I have experienced multiple incidents of violent front end shaking; a feeling that the front of my truck is almost floating from side-to-side and a rapid jerking of the steering wheel back and forth. The only way to regain control of the vehicle is a hard breaking to slow the truck from my normal towing speed of 65 mph to around 40 mph. When this happens in heavy traffic pulling a 12,000-pound trailer I’m afraid I will hit a vehicle on either side of me or be hit by a vehicle from behind due to the hard breaking. It happened 3 times on the same day during a recent 400-mile travel day along I-40. The events were precipitated by rough road, potholes, transitions between the roadway and a bridge, etc.

Steering
Filed Jul 5, 2022AZ

When driving at highway speed encountering a rough stretch of road or a crack, bridge interface or substantial crack in the road surface the truck will begin an extreme vibration and the steering wheel will shudder violently. The only way to gain control is to slow down to at least 30 or 35 miles per hour which is dangerous to do in busy traffic. This has occurred 7 times within the last 6 weeks.

Steering
Filed Jul 3, 2022TX

Truck front end goes into a violent shaking to the point the truck is uncontrollable unless slowed to a near stop. I have heard this situation referred to as the “death wobble”. It happens at higher speeds ( 50+ mph ) which makes it all the more dangerous. It can happen unexpectedly at any time when vehicle goes through a bumpy spot in the road. It has happened four times in the last 500 miles.

Steering
Filed Jul 1, 2022WI

During normal highway driving 50 mph and over the front wheels start to hop uncontrollably causing loss of control and steering until you slow way down or stop on the highway to get them back under control. dealer installed a new steering stabilizer over a year ago and problem has returned dealer checked on front end alignment showed all parameters in factory spec. offered to put in another stabilizer but they are not available. I purchased and installed an aftermarket stabilizer which for now seems to help. dealer offered to tweak the alignment to eliminate this problem at a cost of $600.00 to me Frustrating that a new truck could lose control at highway speeds and the Mfg. is not being held responsible or willing to correct a factory known problem at no cost to the customer

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 1, 2022ID

On or around June 4, 2022 I was driving my truck and had my enclosed trailer attached. I went to put my trailer up in storage and noticed my tailgate had opened on its own. This has caused damage to my tailgate and is a major safety concern that the tailgate is opening on its own.

Suspension
Filed Jun 30, 2022TN

Several occurrences of violent sustained steering oscillation at high speeds, also known as death wobble. Front end steering components failing/worn out at 55k miles. Violent shaking of front end on interstate, little to no control of vehicle. The only way to get this frightening death wobble event to stop is to slow down to nearly a stop on the interstate which put driver and passenger at rick or being rear ended or causing another type of accident. Vehicle does not feel safe to drive, every bump or expansion joint in the road is a stress inducing concern when driving. Ford offering steering stabilizer replacement but identified that the truck needs tie rods and a new drag link as well to get this death wobble to stop. Ford should recall these components for safety reasons.

Steering
Filed Jun 20, 2022FL

I was traveling down an interstate (60 mph)and hit a bump in the road. The vehicle and steering wheel started to shake violently. I had to abruptly apply my brakes to reduce my speed to 30MPH to regain control of my vehicle. All this while towing a 36 Feet long camper. This happened 3 times within a 10 mile distance.

SuspensionCrash
Filed Jun 15, 2022NJ

We have been afflicted by the notorious Ford "death wobble" on our F-350XL multiple times. Twice, Haldeman Ford on Rt.33 claims to have "fixed" it only for it to happen yet again. The 3rd time it occurred, my field crew was on the PA Turnpike when the steering wheel began shaking so violently it caused the driver to lose control and hit a cement median. Somehow no one was hurt and no other motorists were involved but someone could've easily been hurt or killed due to this defect. We then towed it back to Haldeman Ford for yet another warranty "repair". The third time we were flat-out accused of lying and that we had caused the damage ourselves. After going back-and-forth on the phone Haldeman, they flat-out refused to honor any warranty and would not help us unless we paid for everything out of pocket so we decided to retrieve our truck and begin the process of filing complaints and working with our lawyer and insurance company to see how this can be resolved without us spending thousands of dollars that we shouldn't have to due to a poorly manufactured and defective product. I've searched the issue online and there are thousands of motorists experiencing the same issue with their Ford so there is absolutely no reason they should be accusing us and pretending like the issue doesn't exist. As you will see from the uploaded documents the first instance of the defect occurred after only ~12k miles and the 3rd instance at ~27.5k. Please help us hold Ford accountable before someon

Steering
Filed Jun 10, 2022TX

The truck suddenly started to violently shake on the highway 5 times in a week. After researching I found information on the death wobble which is what I experienced.

Suspension
Filed Jun 9, 2022IL

Doing 55 mph on the highway hitting a small bump in the road and the whole front end started shaking and had a hard time controlling the truck. The steering wheel was actually shaking. Had to slow down to get it to drive correctly. I haul a horse trailer and this could have been fatal. Took it two different Ford dealers and got two different solutions. One wanted to replace suspension parts and the other ordered a steering damper which is on back order.Took it in May 31 and today is June 9. Took vehicle to Westfield Ford and Willowbrook Ford in Illinois. Willowbrook R/0 Number 6373200/1.

Steering
Filed Jun 5, 2022TX

Multiple times after hitting a small bump at anywhere between 35-60 mph the steering wheel locks and the entire truck shakes violently. It will continue doing this until I stop the vehicle completely. Once it started doing it again as I accelerated after it had stopped. It seems to get worse. I’ve read it is a mechanical fault and causes “Ford death rattle”. It is very dangerous and I have almost lost control of the vehicle.

Steering
Filed May 31, 2022WI

Steering wheel started to shake violently at high speed on two separate occasions. Ford dealer believes it to be a steering damper. Extremely unsafe as the vehicle becomes uncontrollable and veered into oncoming lane of traffic. Dealer tells me parts are hard to obtain and backordered in other instances.

Steering1 injured
Filed May 22, 2022NC

While driving a 2019 Ford F-350 dually with approximately 18000 miles. When a hole or unevenness in the road is encountered, on now multiple occasions, the steering wheel will jerk violently side to side until the vehicle speed is reduced or stopped in order to stop the shaking. When the brake is applied quickly, as a natural reaction to the shaking, the shaking seems to intensify which perhaps due to being the driver can be felt in both the steering wheel and brake pedal. The vehicle is available for inspection. This vehicle weighs in excess of 7000 pound. The need to reduce speed in the presence of traffic and loss of steering control could cause a serious accident. As stated the issue has now occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle has not yet been looked at by a service center or any other entity but will be asap. Today is Sunday. The vehicle produces no lights or warnings prior to, during or following an occurrence. The prompt for writing this complaint is; My wife was in the vehicle on the most recent occurrence and now wants to get rid of the vehicle. Which in my opinion would only pass th concern along to someone else. I have owned more than one of the Super Duty Trucks and have been aware of what is termed “Death Wobble” for years. This 2019 vehicle is way more violent in its shaking causing tenderness in my left wrist and started occurring at way less mileage than in past Ford Super Duty trucks. Hopefully at some point, before more people and property are damage

Steering
Filed May 22, 2022CA

Lost control of the front steering. Was going around a curve on a bridge when suddenly the vehicle started to shake which caused me to lose control of the steering wheel. I came very close to hitting the side of the bridge. it was a good thing I was in a single lane as the pickup was going from side to side. This really freaked out my wife as well as me. She does not want to ride in this very expensive truck again. I am taking in the vehicle 5/23/2022 to have it looked at. Guess at this point hopefully they can tell me what is wrong. Nothing prepared me for what was about to happen. I am very upset at ford and the dealership for not informing about this DEATH WOBBLE problem

Suspension
Filed May 18, 202214,000 milesNC

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the front wheels and steering wheel began to shake abnormally. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact slowed down and continued driving. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that she continued to experience the failure and the death wobble while driving. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000.

Steering
Filed May 12, 2022UT

Driving on freeway at 65 mph I hit a small bump on the overpass and my truck steering wheel started to shake uncontrollably. The wheels were as if they had not been balanced and I had very little control of my truck. I felt that I didn't have any control of my vehicle and I could hardly hang onto the steering wheel. I was able to merge off to the side and once I got to a lower speed of 25 the truck seemed to go back to normal. I took the truck into a Ford dealer and they told me it was considered the death wobble. They did some adjustment and sent me on my way. They told me there has been no recall on this issue.

Suspension
Filed May 11, 2022NE

Experience death wobble on front suspension 5 times yesterday on Highway 30 in Nebraska. Violent shaking and had to pull to side of road to stop the vibration. Slowing down on the highway at speeds of 60 mph placed risk of accident based on vehicles behind me on the highway. No warnings, generate every time after hitting a bump in the road surface.

Suspension
Filed May 11, 2022MO

I have read about the Ford F-250/F-350 Death wobble. It happened to me yesterday, 5/10/22, twice. I hit a bump at 55-60 mph and the front end started shaking like it was going to come out from underneath the truck. I had to stop on a 2 lane road with no shoulder to get it under control.

Steering
Filed May 6, 2022AZ

The steering linkage damper fail. Yes it is available. Pulling a boat trailer on the 40 and had significant unstable steering. But was able to slow down and regain control. Yes confirmed by a dealer. No warning lights but we requested replacement at dealership last week and was told that it was fine and they would not replace unless it completely failed. Started A couple weeks previous to dropping at dealership.

Steering
Filed May 4, 2022NC

The Famous Ford Death Wobble....comes and goes mainly when running speed limit on hwy and come to a bridge or hump in road...feels like your going to loose control...sometimes its so bad have to pull over..It puts myself and employees at risk plus could easily put others in danger.... Have contact ford dealer....first time took in they said tech couldnt get it to do it have another appointment because it seems to be happening more and more...just getting upset paying this much for a truck and there is so recall yet to fix...common problem its all over the internet, no lights of any kind and yes available for inspection. Truck has done it here and there since 15000 miles and only has 34000 on it now

Steering
Filed May 4, 2022UT

On several occasions while driving at highway speeds (60 and above) the vehicle begins to violently shake after crossing over uneven pavement such as expansion joints or rough spots, ( Death Wabble) The only way to stop the shaking is to slow down to about 20 mph. Doing this in the middle of freeway traffic is extremely dangerous and quite alarming. After the first couple of times the dealer replaced the steering dampening system 6months ago,, it solved the problem for a time but it has now begun again. The vehicle has only 33,000 miles on it, unfortunately this is the 2nd ford f-350 I have had this problem with the first one was a 2012, the dealer had rebuilt the front end twice to try and solve the problem both time it worked for awhile and then returned. When I traded it in for the new 2019 i was assured ford no longer had the problem. This issue seems to be very common with these trucks and Ford should address the issue before there are serious accidents as a result of this issue.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 2, 2022TX

UNKNOWN. Death wabble!!! Very scarry, I am concerned that this wabble is going to cause a serious accident and injury to me and others on the road. Also, serious damage to my truck.

Structure › Body › Tailgate
Filed May 2, 202244,473 milesCO

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the tailgate opened automatically. There were no warning lights. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with a faulty tailgate. The tailgate was rewired; however, the failure reoccurred consistently. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,473.

Suspension
Filed Apr 6, 2022MI

“Death Wobble” Several times I have had a mild bump in the road and almost completely lost control of the truck. The entire truck begins vibrating violently and I have to break hard to regain control.

Suspension
Filed Mar 23, 2022GA

Driving the truck, 2019 F350 with 9935 miles, at over 60 MPH on a highway and striking two or more small bumps, like on a bridge entry. The whole steering wheel shakes violently and I cannot hold it. The front end of the vehicle shakes as well and feels like it is coming apart. I have to slow down to 20 MPH or less to get the shaking to stop. I am an ASE mechanic and I have never seen something like this. It is like the front end "harmonizes" with the shaking and will not stop at speed. The situation is extremely dangerous as I cannot hold the wheel because of the violent shaking and to slow down and stop in traffic is also dangerous. I cannot imagine if I was towing something...SO DANGEROUS! I looked online and found the exact written symptoms and in videos. They call the the "front end death wobble". It appears to be a known issue and Ford has not done a recall. I cannot believe I paid $60k plus for a truck and it has less than 10k miles and feels like it is coming apart when the shaking happens. When the wheels shake I cannot control the steering at all. At 60 plus MPH this is EXTREMELY dangerous and can cause an accident very easily. I am attempting to get into the dealer but they say they can't see it until May? No warning lamps come on and once the vehicle slows and the shaking stops it "acts fine" until you are going highway speed and hit another bump. This has happened twice now. All similar circumstances. PLEASE HELP!

Wheels
Filed Mar 18, 2022MI

Rims crack around air stem. Airing up tires daily. Dealership welded 1 rim to stop wheel leak. We have a Dually truck 4 of the wheels cracked and leak. We fill tires with air daily.

Suspension
Filed Mar 13, 2022NH

My truck has a front suspension problem, known as "death wobble." I tried to search death wobble on the Ford website, but did not find any results. I was traveling on an interstate highway yesterday, when I encountered some bumps in the road surface. Upon hitting the bumps my truck started to violently shake (oscillate) in the front end and would not stop till the truck went from about 60 mph to 40 mph. Meanwhile I was in the middle of traffic traveling on the interstate with cars/trucks behind and on either side of my truck. Luckily there was no collision. This happened three times yesterday, while I was driving my family. My family was visible shaken by these occurrences. Yesterday's occurrences were the 7th or 8th time this has happened. The first started around 5000 or so miles. I have been driving this vehicle with this problem. I have not yet scheduled an appointment with a Ford dealer but, will do so in the coming weeks. I have another complaint. I have a transient sensor problem, which occurs once every few weeks, for no apparent reason. I will be driving the truck and all of a sudden, I will get a series of messages including these: service advance track check brakes hill decent not available pre-collision not available The brakes continue to operate, but the other features are not available, as far as I can tell. While I did like this truck when I first receive it, now I feel that either Ford needs to fix this truck or give me my money back.

Suspension
Filed Mar 9, 202230,000 milesNH

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The failure recurred while driving approximately 50 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

Suspension
Filed Mar 5, 2022CA

My truck developed a severe steering problem. It is called the “Death Wobble” and is a harmonic vibrating and shaking of the front end and steering wheel. While traveling down highway 93 near Kingman AZ we experienced the first episode. It starts when the truck crosses over an uneven joint in the pavement or something like that. It happens while going about 65 MPH and starts vibrating and gets continually worse and shakes. The only way to stop it is to slow down to 50 MPH. A couple hours later it did it again on Highway 10 just south of Phoenix. The car behind me almost rear ended me while I was braking hard to get rid of the Death Wobble. TOn the road to Corpus Christie, it did the Death Wobble three times. Two were relatively minor, but one was a hard shaking that really scared us. On the return trip we had an episode that made us both think we were going to die. We were going from Kerrville TX to Las Cruces NM. We were on Highway 10 near Sierra Blanca on a downhill going into a valley. The truck was in cruise control to keep the downhill speed constant. We hit three uneven pavement joints that were close together. The three jolts started violent shaking in the front end. It was hard to hold the steering wheel straight. Suddenly the cruise control went to wide open throttle. I was on the brakes already but now the truck was picking up speed. The brakes had little to no effect on slowing us down. Now at 75 MPH I am pressing the cruise control to turn it off but it does nothi

Suspension
Filed Mar 4, 2022NJ

The front end suspension system , and it is available for inspection. The vehicle will not stay in one lane when crossing any uneven surfaces, potholes, or road transitions. Upon contact the wheels will bounce, skip, and turn immediately and sharply and can be felt on the steering wheel. Corrections have to be made with a tight grip on the wheel or the car will in fact turn sharply, and it has. This is in itself will cause a life threatening accident, especially when hauling large trailers as is expected of this vehicle, to include total loss of business and personal property in equipment being hauled. The problem has not been preproduced or confirmed, yet. It is currently at the independent mechanic shop to inspect and execute preventative repairs. The issue has occurred more than once while I have been driving the truck, every time the surfaces aforementioned come into contact. Component has not been inspected by manufacturer, police, or insurance, yet. We are executing preventative repairs prior to an accident as a result of this issue that has been reported to be lethal or a total loss as a result. I have found that this very issue commonly found in large trucks and Jeeps. There are no warning lamps or lights to indicate the experienced "wobble". The symptoms started only one week after purchasing the truck with only approximately 53,000 miles on it.

Suspension
Filed Mar 2, 2022IA

Driving down the road on highway hit a slight bump and the whole front end started bouncing (death wobble). Vehicle was uncontrollable and had to come to a complete stop before vehicle front end would stop bouncing. Took to dealer and they replaced the steering damper. I don’t know if this fixed it yet but everything I am reading says it only fixes it for a short period then it comes back. This would suggest there is a different issue that is causing the damper to fail. I only have 11000 miles in vehicle and only used for highway use.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Lock
Filed Mar 1, 202242,000 milesTX

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The vehicle had previously been serviced under the Manufacturer Campaign Number: 19S48. The contact stated that while hauling a trailer, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle, and the contact noticed that the tailgate had unexpectedly opened. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer took pictures of the vehicle and forwarded them to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but declined the tailgate replacement since the damage happened after the recall was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

Steering
Filed Feb 21, 2022WA

While driving straight down the freeway at about 60mph I drove across an expansion joint and the front of the vehicle began to vibrate violently. I had to slow down quickly to 40mph before it returned to a controlled vehicle. This also happened one time previously while passing over rough pavement in a construction zone at a speed closer to 45mph and it dissipated more quickly, because of lower speed in my opinion. This vehicle has almost always had an erratic reaction to rough pavement at highway speeds, but prior to these two occurrences it has been manageable. My safety and others was put at risk because I had a vehicle that I could not control and I had to brake suddenly in high speed traffic to regain control. The vehicle traveling beside me on the freeway was very anxious to get me to pull over and was making all kinds of gestures trying to show what he had seen. There were no warning lights, symbols or alarms. The vehicle is still under warranty and is currently at the dealership for service. Based on my research it is doubtful they will be able to make a long term fix. this is something that should definitely receive a recall not and federal oversite to insure the safety of hundreds of thousands of trucks.

Steering
Filed Feb 15, 2022CA

Massive vibration/wobbling front end occurred on freeway 15 San Diego Dec., 28, 2021. Had to pull over and stop in the shoulder. Massive vibration/wobbling continued. Took into Ford Penske with mileage 39,304 on Jan 13, 2022: Ford Penske replaced steering damper. Unsure if the original factory installed damper is still available for inspection upon request at Penske? My wife and my safety and others on the 15 freeway were for sure put at risk. Then on Jan 28, 2022 the wobble and vibration returned while traveling from San Diego to Utah. I had to take the truck to Provo Larry Miller Ford and they replaced the tires which only had 35,000 on them and also replaced again the steering damper! This problem has been re-confirmed by the Ford Provo dealership. The check engine light also came on - Provo Ford diagnosed as a steering/suspension/vibration problem condition. I am now taking (Feb., 2022) to Off-Road Warehouse to have a much higher quality steering damper installed and 4 high quality shocks. Conclusion: the vibration/wobbling has caused extreme risk to my wife and me; this will be the 4th damper installed; caused pre-mature wear on the tires (they only lasted 35,000 miles - the tires cost $2,200). The new tires installed by Provo Ford cost - $1,279.80.

Suspension
Filed Feb 9, 2022MI

I was driving the 2019 Ford F-350 XLT ( 027506.7 miles on odometer) on I 94 highway west of Detroit at highway speeds (65-70 mph). Highway had rough/spalling pavement due to winter freeze cycles. Vehicle hit rough patch of highway and vehicle started to violently started to shake and wobble while at the same time steering control of the vehicle was minimal and non responsive. I was able to slow down and eventually get the vehicle off on the shoulder of the highway where the shaking and wobble eventually stopped at slow speed. The incident of shake, wobble and loss of control was repeated on the east bound lane returning to my residence (different stretch of highway mileage). Again this loss of control due to the violent shaking and wobble required slowing down to well below posted speed and getting on to the shoulder of the highway. It took approximately between a quarter to one half of a mile to regain control of the vehicle and have the shaking/ shudder stop. In my view this imposes an extreme safety hazard.

Suspension
Filed Feb 3, 2022TX

Whenever I hit a bump the front end starts wobbling. The steering wheel shakes. This has been known as the "death wobble". You have to come to a complete stop for it to quit. This can cause accidents as it happens at random times. It has happened on four different occasions thus far.

Steering
Filed Feb 1, 2022CO

For the 2nd time in 14 months my truck experienced violent steering oscillation after driving over an expansion joint on a highway bridge at 65 MPH. My truck was repaired after the 1st occurrence by replacing the steering dampener, I'm currently waiting to get my truck into the dealership to address this issue again. It gives me pause to think of what would happen if i was towing my 5th wheel camper & this issue presented its self.

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Jan 29, 2022MI

Seat belt locks and will not allow movement while driving causing the driver to be pinned against the seat under normal driving conditions.

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