2019 Ford F-350 SD complaints

Rims crack and fracture around base of air valve stem then lose air quickly going flat in minutes at high speed. This has happened multiple times, the Ford dealership welded the areas but over time they crack again and the for dealership welds them again. All but 1 of my 4 outside rims have this issue and it started with in the first 6 months of purchase. For will not replace the aluminum wheels only temporarily repair them.

Death wobble at approximately 70 mph while cornering to the left and hitting a bump in the road. Front end started to violently shake and shaking was transferred to the steering wheel. I was able to pull to a stop on the side of the road. Got out and checked components on the front end to make sure no loose lug nuts or obvious tire problems. This has happened multiple times and the truck has less than 55,000 miles. All maintenance has been performed by the local Ford dealer at the recommended intervals. The truck is not modified in any way.

It is a common problem that the dual heat in Fords has issues. My heat has stopped working, and I can make it work by turning one side up and one side down, but it still doesn’t heat properly. This has happened to me with other year Ford vehicles, so it’s a problem they apparently aren’t looking to fix. Problem today is that I drove through freezing rain, passenger side iced over, driver side was barely clearing, obvious safety issue.

As I was driving this evening on a straight highway at highway speed, my front wheels started to violently shake uncontrollably. I had to apply the brakes to reduce my speed so that I could regain control of the truck. This is not the first time that this has happened but it was the most violent and uncontrollable event. From what information that I can find, this appears to be called the death wobble.

I was on the interstate traveling at or near the posted speed limit of 70 mph. I crossed over an eroding seam on the roadway at which point the vehicle, and steering wheel, began to shake uncontrollably. I pumped the brakes cautiously and kept the vehicle on the roadway. At approximately 50 mph the shaking quit and I was able to continue my trip without any additional issues.

What happened is commonly called "death wobble" which was a violent shaking of the steering wheel at highway speed.

While driving on freeway between 55 mph and 65 mph the truck shakes violently when driving over an uneven bridge transition or uneven bumps is highway. Impossible to control and had to pull over to stop. This has happened 3 times within a months time

Ford is aware of an oil separator issue causing failure and sludge build up and has not issued any recalls or information for the consumer. Also, the back up monitoring fails in cold weather due to condensation build up in the lights.

Issue is commonly known as the 'Ford death wobble' where the front end begins shaking violently at highway speeds and does not stop until the vehicle is rapidly slowed down and/or stopped. Control of the vehicle could be lost during this type of event and having to rapidly slow down is a safety issue for other drivers on the road as well. I will be scheduling a service appointment with a dealer, but this issue has been happening widely with Ford trucks for years and is known widely in the Ford owner community.

Driving on 2 lane state road ran over a small rough area the truck started shaking badly happened so fast I was in oncoming traffic. I over corrected and went to the other side of road, I stopped the truck. I have been driving for 40 years and never been so shaken. I'm a disabled vet with over 20 years of service to our country. I want to enjoy life by not having a truck manufacturer causing my death or someone elses. I just bought this truck, and now I'm afraid to drive it. thanks truck manufacturer!

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN AN 8% GRADE HILL, I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND THE STERRING SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I REGAINED CONTROL AFTER THE VEHCILE SLOWED GOING BACK UP A HILL. THIS WAS TERRIFYING FOR MY FAMILY. I HAD TO DRIVE ANOTHER FIVE HOURS FEARING THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND THEY INSTALLED A STEERING DAMPER SAID TO BE ABLE TO PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE.

Driving at approximately 40-50 mph and the front end and steering wheel shook violently… had to come to a complete stop to make it stop to regain control of the vehicle on an interstate!

We were driving on a highway at about 70 mph when the front of the vehicle began to violently shake as if we blew a tire. We slowed down to about 40 and the shaking abruptly stopped. This is not the first or even the second incident. No one seems to know what causes it or how to fix it.

Hit a pot hole, at 65 mph with the front wheel. The hole truck started shacking violently, and I about loss control. I stood on the brakes, and vibrated into the emergency lane. The whole truck stopped shacking below 45 mph. And was fine coming back up to speed, until I hit another pot hole. Please watch YouTube ford death wobble, ford states there is no problem.

Since shortly after purchasing my brand new 2019 F350, I have periodically experienced "death wobble" when traveling over 55mph and hitting bumps. The steering wheel shakes uncontrollably and I must quickly slow down to less than 30mph to regain control of the truck. Ford has replaced the steering stabilizer twice. The second stabilizer was supposed to be the "fix" for this issue. Today it happened again while driving on a rural road at about 55mph. I almost lost control of the truck before I could get it slowed down. I drove it to the dealer and they replaced the steering stabilizer again, but this time I had to cover the cost.

While driving on a highway and hitting a small bump the truck starts shaking violently. It caused me to lose control and almost caused me an accident. This has happened a few times and I’m now afraid to drive it. I have not taken it in for repair since this should be a recall that I should not have to pay for. There is only 10,525 miles on it. This flaw is going to end up getting someone killed. This problem started over a year ago.

While driving at highway speeds hit slight transition in road and vehicle steering shakes uncontrollably to the point of extreme danger. Slow down to a stop thinking blown out tire or something snapped in front end. No signs of physical damage. try to limp home find condition is no longer present. It has happened two more times since then with passengers in vehicle on busy roads. Extreme danger situation Ford Can not get it in for diagnosis for 2 weeks.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED AND I HIT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE FRONT WHEELS TO HOP. FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 10 MPH BEFORE I CAN GAIN CONTROL AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAVE TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW AND HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. DEALER LOOKED AT MY TRUCK AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE TRUCK AND I HAVE LESS THAN 13,000 MILES! I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING MY FORD F350 LET ALONE TOWING ANYTHING WITH THIS JUNK. VERY DISAPPOINTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY HASN'T ADDRESSED THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. I HAVE PURCHASED SERVERAL SUPER DUTIES AND THIS HAS BEEN MY WORST EXPERIENCE. VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER!

Death Wobble is a consistent problem, tried changing the steering damper several times, the actual problem is in the linkage and suspension. Truck was shaking so violently I almost killed someone on the highway. Ford is aware of this problem and has taken no action.

The vehicle is experiencing a very violent shaking/wobble after hitting a bridge seam or railroad tracks at higher speeds. The violent shaking does not stop until speed is reduced significantly (<40-50 mph). This could be very dangerous in certain situations such as heavy traffic, in a curve, or while towing. The shaking is so violent it certainly puts significant stress on steering components and could eventually cause catastrophic failure and complete loss of steering and control at interstate speed. A brief internet search indicates there are numerous others with this same situation. This truck design has evidently had this issue for many model years. This type of issue should not be occurring to vehicles that are relatively new.

OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS OF TRAVEL - APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES - THIS F350 EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (CRUISING BETWEEN 55 - 68MPH - MAX) SEVEN SEPARATE TIMES, WITH THE LAST 4 EVENTS OCCURRING 11/9/2021 IN IMMEDIATE SUCCESSION (WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER) WHEN LEAVING KINGMAN AZ - HEADING WEST ON I40. EACH TIME THIS VIOLENT SHIMMY SEEMED TO BE PRECIPITATED BY RUNNING OVER ROUGH SECTIONS OF ROAD OR BRIDGE TRANSITIONS, THIS VIOLENT SHIMMY COULD ONLY BE CLEARED BY SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED, CLOSE TO THE GVWR. INTERNET RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE IT IS A KNOWN PHENOMENA AMONG FORD F350 & F250 OWNERS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THINK ABOUT IT, HAVING TO SLOW TO 25 MPH FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO EITHER THE SLOW LANE OR SHOULDER - EVENTUALLY AN ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" IS NOT RESOLVED. I'VE REPORTED THIS SITUATION TO MY JIM BURKE FORD LOCAL DEALER HERE IN BAKERSFIELD CA (WHERE I PURCHASED THE PICKUP) AND HAVE SCHEDULE INVESTIGATION AND HOPEFULLY REPAIR ON 6 DECEMBER.

While driving 55 mph on a paved highway, I encountered a slight “bump” in a curve. When I traveled over the bump, the steering wheel was yanked out of my hands with an excessive shaking as well as the bed of my truck was fishtailing in the curve that caused me to cross over into oncoming traffic. I took my truck to the dealership where I purchased it and according to the invoice, several components were replaced. It did well for about 3 months and is still an issue today, it seems to get worse as we go.

My truck started violently shaking after going over a groove in the road. Has happened about 3 times. Ford dealership said that they can't get me in until November 10th.

I hit a small groove in the road and the truck went into death wobble. I was going about 45 to 50 miles an hour and had to completely stop for the death wobble to quit.

Our truck begins shaking violently while driving down the highway. This has happened 3 times on the last 5 weeks. It appears to be brought on randomly by normal road “bumps” the violent shaking begins and we cannot regain control until we come to a stop. This las time, We’re on the highway surrounded by passenger vehicles and professional trucks when it began and we needed to stop to make the shaking stop and could not get over. This is going to cause major accidents for anyone around us. This is a 2019 vehicle and we service it regularly, last time being 8/26/21. These three incidences occurred on 9/8/21, 10/7/21 & 10/13/21 This needs to be recalled! It’s very dangerous, we lose control and feels like the truck is going to split in two and drop.

Traveling down interstate and crossed a bridge that was bumpy and my front end was like my tires were bouncing like a basketball. I thought the front end was coming out from under it and slammed on brakes and started pulling to side of road. After inspecting tires and lugs, I saw nothing wrong and decided to try driving again. As speed increased, there was no problem and eventually got back to speed with no bouncing. Happened again later and I carried truck to Ford dealership. They replaced the steering wheel linkage damper at no charge. The problem was better but not fixed. I carried truck back and they replaced the front suspension tie and charged me $534.37 saying it was not their problem. I disagree.

Severe and violent steering wheel oscillation after hitting bumps at highway speeds without warning. Multiple incidents beginning at 20,000 miles, steadily worsening with time. Requires emergency out of control stopping on interstate in order to regain control of vehicle--putting passengers and other vehicle operators in severe danger. Ford replaced steering stabilizer but problem continues without improvement. Dealer confirms issue.

While driving the speed limit of 60 mph. I drove over a bump in the road. The steering wheel stared shaking back and forth violently. The truck was barely controllable and could have ended in a deadly crash. The truck shook until I slowed to 15 mph. After getting home and researching the problem I found this is known as the death wobble. I see why it is called that. This problem is going to take people’s lives.

I was driving my 2019 Ford F350 65-70 mph on the interstate when I hit a rough patch. The steering wheel began to shake violently. I started slowing and merging into the emergency lane. The steering wheel did not quit shaking until I slowed down to about 10 mph. The truck felt nearly out of control during the event. An internet search revealed this condition to be know as a "death wobble". Within a few days, I took the a dealer to be inspected. The dealer replaced the steering stabilizer. My truck had app 30k miles on it at the time. It had the factory equipped Goodyear Wrangler tires. The truck has no modifications to the factory suspension or steering components.

Driving highway speed and tire hit lane divider reflector and truck was violently shaking and had to pull over and stop on the side of the road immediately.

Driving at highway speed hit a bump on the freeway and truck started to shake violently and we had to immediately slow down and pull over on the side of the freeway.

While driving back from a dinner with family in Coeur d'Alene Idaho I was in I-90 heading west in my 2019 F-350 there was some construction and some bumps in the road I was going approximately 65 miles an hour and hit some of these bumps. My front end just started shaking extremely and I had to pull over to the edge of the Freeway and slow down I had no choice but to put my foot on the brake to help slow down. I almost thought I was going to bounce right off the edge of the road.

While driving on the interstate at approximately 60 mph, I hit a bump on a curved portion of the roadway, which resulted in severe wobbling of the steering wheel and leaving me unable to control the vehicle until I came almost to a stop. This occurred twice at the same location over the period of a week and once more and a different location after that.

Truck will shake violently after hitting an expansion joint at highway speeds

Employee was driving down a highway when he suddenly lost power to the rear wheel making the truck jerk to the left. Passenger side dual rear wheel axle shaft sheared in half at the base of the housing causing the rear wheels to come loose. No warnings on dash just loss of power.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the driver reported that the vehicle suddenly reduced speed and became undrivable. Upon inspection it was discovered that the rear passenger’s side dual axle shaft had sheared in half at the base of the axle housing caused the wheel to loosen and became unsecured from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 19V688000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The contact indicated that the same failure had occurred on three of the same vehicles included in the company's fleet. The failure mileage was 102,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the driver reported that the vehicle suddenly reduced speed and became undrivable. Upon inspection it was discovered that the rear passenger’s side dual axle shaft had sheared in half at the base of the axle housing causing the wheel to become loosened and unsecured from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was repaired by the mechanics at the business. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V688000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The contact indicated that the same failure had occurred on three of the same vehicles included in the fleet of vehicles. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Towing a trailer at approximately 60mph, hit a bump and the vehicle / steering wheel started shaking. Slowed quickly, pulled over and stopped. Checked loading of vehicle, trailer, tire condition, found nothing amiss. Believe I experienced my first “death wobble”. Have not had a repeat experience.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and driving over a bump in the roadway or a pothole the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated that the vehicle would shake uncontrollably until the vehicle slowed down and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

My 2019 F350 that only has 10,000 miles develops violent "shaking" episodes while driving down the road. I've had it for 1.5 years and it has happened at least a dozen times. I'm taking it in for it's second service and I'm going to ask the dealership to look into it. When I googled this it appears this is an ongoing issue with these trucks and the Ford Motor Company is not really fixing the issue. It is extremely dangerous and you have to pull off to the side of the road in order to get the truck to stop shaking.

Front end wobbles terribly at times hitting bumps and on certain road surfaces.

Had the infamous "death wobble" happen to me over the weekend. Luckily, I was by myself and I was familiar with the issue. The steering wheel was shaking violently and it felt like the front wheels were hopping. I slowed down but the issue persisted, I then pulled to the side of the road, came to a stop and the shaking stopped. I've called the dealer this morning and scheduled an appointment for them to look at it. Its a 2019 F350 with 27k miles. This is the first incident, like this, that I've had.

The truck tailgate opens unintentionally and with no notice. This has happened several times, seemingly randomly, and there is no notice from the driver seat that the tailgate has opened, other than visually looking via rear view mirror or from the outside of the truck. I am not able to reproduce the malfunction, as it happens randomly. So far, it appears to happen mostly when parked and/or when switching between park/drive/reverse. I have not positively confirmed the tailgate opening while the vehicle is in motion, but definitely have noticed it was open while driving after pulling into a parking space, reversing out, and then continuing to drive. The vehicle is available for inspection anytime. Luckily, this malfunction hasn't caused any damage yet, but if it were to happen while towing it would damage the truck and/or trailer, and if it were to happen with a load in the truck bed, I'd be at risk of losing the load, potentially unknowingly while driving. No indications or warning lamps are present when the tailgate opens on its own. I first noticed this happening in June 2021, but didn't think much of it. It happened again in August 2021, and then happened several times during the day of Sept 4, 2021.

Three separate times while driving on I-90 our truck started to shutter violently and shake uncontrollably until we were able to come to a stop. We had 3 children in the truck the last 2 times and we were afraid we would lose control of the truck. It seems to happen while driving over 60 mph and the highway has bumps or grooves. Once the truck hits the uneven road it shakes out of control until we’re able to get stopped and pull off the road.

While towing my 5th wheel travel trailer east bound on I-40 from Albuquerque, NM on 8/23/21, the truck and trailer started shaking violently after hitting some small wash board bumps. Only by quickly slowing down from 65 mph to under 40 mph was the situation corrected. After the shaking stopped I sped back up to 65 mph and everything seemed to be normal. A few more miles down I-40 the shaking returned, again after hitting a short section of wash board. This time was more violent than the first, so I pulled over and did a walk around looking for any obvious defects on the tires, wheels and observable suspension components. I did not find any problems, so I continued with my trip to Lubbock, TX. the phenomenon did not occur again. I have not had the truck inspected by a mechanic yet. I have researched this problem and found out that it seems to be a fairly common occurrence on Ford Super Duty trucks with four wheel drive. Why hasn't there been a recall issued for this problem?

Travelling at speed (+/-65mph) on I-25in Colorado, I hit a pothole. Immediately, my steering wheel started shaking uncontrollably. This truck was purchased new in 2019, and currently has less than 6,000 miles on it.

Front end suspension and steering wheel shake violently when hitting a bump in the road at around 65 mph. Lost complete control of truck until I hit brakes hard to slow down and shimmying stopped. Very serious and dangerous situation. This has happened two times, once at about 30,000 miles and again at 45000 miles.

The Vehicle when encountering a road obstruction starts to shake and shimmy, pulling the steering wheel too and fro. this causes the driver to instantly put on the brakes. The situation is all over the internet. Ford knows about this issue and still sell them to unaware customers.

Traveling 60 mph experienced extreme vibration after hitting bump in the road. Had to slow to 10-20 mph for the extreme vibration to cease. Very unsafe condition. Steering wheel vibrated severely. Truck has 23,400 miles. This condition is known as the Death Wobble!

Hit bump had steering death wobble. Would not stop violently shaking until I slowed way down.