2019 Ford F-350 SD complaints

The 2019 Ford F-350 goes into a violent shaking when going over a small or large bump on a highway or interstate. My truck has 40,000 miles on it and I have experienced the violent shaking of the truck several times now. Each time the truck begins shaking, it has to be stopped to relieve the shaking. Yesterday it occurred 3 times in a row on I-80 and we were shaking so bad that the truck veered off into the median nearly causing an accident. An accident nearly occurred earlier as the shaking began as we were passing a tractor trailer on the interstate. I have 3 drivers in my household and I cannot allow my wife or daughter to operate the truck due to the fear of shaking.

Truck hit bump in road and began shaking violently to the point of almost losing control at 45mph. Very hard to hold onto steering wheel to bring truck to a stop.

The tires have 40000 miles on them. They are the factory tires and the tread came off as I was driving and done damage to the truck not sure of exact amount will be getting estimates tomorrow . It was the driver side front I have pictures of tire and damage and also of the other 3 tires and still have the tire that failed

Engine Start/Brake Interlock Failure. After using the remote start feature to start the engine, upon entering the vehicle it is not required to press the brake pedal to press the Engine Start Button to engage the vehicle's"drive" features. Unlike when simply entering the vehicle and "Starting" the engine you are required to press the brake pedal to start the engine and engage the driving functions. This is a huge safety issue if children were allowed to enter the vehicle without the driver present the children would have total access to the car even though the key fob was not inside the vehicle.

Uncontrollable Steering Oscillation, ie, "Death Wobble". Traveling approximately 60 mph and went over uneven pavement in a construction zone. Front end and steering wheel began shaking violently. Had to slow to about 20 mph to get it to stop shaking. Reoccurred a few minutes later on in the same construction zone.

The truck went into a death wobble traveling down hill at 60mph while braking, stearing column shook violently, no control of vehicle at that point, we were towing an enclosed car trailer, no lights came on, no warning whatsoever, has not been inspected yet, due to it just happening on our trip

We hit a small pothole in the highway going 70mph and lost all steering input to the vehicle. Steering wheel started jerking violently side to side. I could hardly hold onto it. I slowly applied breaks and was able to move onto shoulder, vehicle still was erratic until almost a dead stop. I thought I rolled a tire on the rim it was so rough feeling. Got out and did a visual inspection and tires were all good, checked under vehicle and no debris picked up or anything else that would cause this. Slowly got back onto highway and it was fine after that. I had one other experience like this but I thought it wasn’t nearly this bad. Construction bumps in road about 45mph and had moderate wheel jerk side to side but it corrected once past the rough pavement. This latest time it didn’t stop until i stopped vehicle. Best regards, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Severe wobble from 67 miles per hour and up. Not consist comes and goes ever few minutes. Tremendous vibrations while driving.

At speeds over 65, developes a shimmy or wobble. Violently wobbles when it goes over bridge connection etc while on interstates. Had it checked by my mechanic, alignment good, balance is good. Gave me a heads up to the ford f-350 death wobble. not yet a recall, but everyone including the local ford dealership is aware of this

Multiple instances of the Death Wobble / Sustained Steering Wheel Oscillations while travelling in the Memphis, TN area. Have contacted the local Ford Service department and they plan to replace the Steering Link Damper. Suspect that this is only a short term band aide. Wife has history of Costochondritis, truck shook so violently it reinjured her during the last DW/SSWO event. Vehicle has less than 28,000 miles on it.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle started to violently vibrate, before coming to a stop. The vibration stopped after the vehicle was brought to a complete stop. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 17,600.

Experienced several death wobbles hauling oilfield equipment down to Texas, luckily there was no traffic at the time as the truck bucked all over the road, happened two more times on trip on rough roadways had to slow to59 to avoid. Very lucky no accident.

Driving 55 mph and hit a dip in the road when the front end of the truck and steering wheel start shaking violently. Immediately slowed down by braking and truck returned to normal. Took truck to mechanic and was informed that steering damper and tie rods are worn. He was able to confirm truck shake. Truck has 27,513 miles on it. No safety risk to me or others since I was able to get vehicle under control. No symptoms prior to the front end and steering wheel shaking.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY (M-I-75) AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR I HIT A BUMP AND MY TRUCK SHOOK FIERCELY AND UNCONTROLLABLY FORCING ME TO DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. UPON STARTING TO DRIVE AGAIN THIS INCIDENT WAS REPEATED LEAVING ME TO ROLL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY UNTIL I COULD REACH AN EXIT TO GET OFF INTO A SAFE AREA. WHEN I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS INCIDENT IS ALREADY KNOW AND NAMED, "THE DEATH WOBBLE!"

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 UPON ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE FRONT STEERING AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL TRUCK WAS STATIONARY. (DEATH WOBBLE). IT OCCURRED AT 40 MPH WHILE CITY DRIVING AFTER A TURN, 3 DAYS BEFORE THAT.

ON TWO OCCASIONS THE TRUCK HAS GOTTEN THE SHAKES AND IT'S HARD TO CONTROL ON THE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES BAD TOO. WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH EACH TIME. ONCE DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA AND THE OTHER TIME DOWN A COUNTY ROAD. I BELIEVE IT HAS A 'DEATH WOBBLE'

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL/ACCELERATOR/FLOORBOARD. WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE DRIVING THW VIBRATION GETS WORSE.

THE TAILGATE WILL OPEN UP WHEN BACKUP UP IN TRUCK - THERE IS RECALL BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED BY FORD DEALER BUT IT STILL OPENS UP WHEN BACKUP WITH TRAILER ATTACHED. THIS HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES SINCE WARRANTY REPAIR. FORD DID NOT FOX THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT ACKOWLEDGE IT.

MY VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCES WHAT IS KNOW AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AFTER HITTING VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS; ROUGH PAVEMENT PATCH, HOLES, IRREGULAR ROAD HEIGHTS ON FREEWAYS, HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. OCCURS AS LOW AS 40MPH IN THE CITY AND 65+ ON FREEWAYS. FORD DEALER INSTALLED A 'NEW IMPROVED STEERING STABILIZER' BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN LESS THEN A MONTH. I REPLACED THEIR STEERING STABILIZER WITH AN AFTERMARKET BRAND (MOOG). IT HAS HELPED PREVENT THE SERIOUS WOBBLE BUT WHEN TRAVELING OVER THE ROAD SURFACES IDENTIFIED ABOVE, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY (CONTROLLABLE) THEN STOPS AFTER RETURNING TO SMOOTH ROAD. STILL, MY HEART RACES, ANTICIPATING THE DEATH WOBBLE EVERY TIME. THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED AT ABOUT 15000 MILES AND NOW THERE IS 35000 MILES ON IT. I WILL NOT LET ANYBODY ELSE DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DANGER. IF I COULD, I WOULD TRADE IT IN ON A DIFFERENT BRAND.

DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRUCK HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE PAVED ROAD AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF STEERING AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. ONCE TRUCK CAME TO A NEAR STOP I WAS ABLE TO TAKE OVER STEERING AND THE WHEEL STOPPED SHAKING.

DEATH WOBBLE. I'M CONFIDENT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE TERM AS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM FORD OWNERS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT IS NOT AN EMBELLISHMENT. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'M TRIED AND TRUE FORD, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WILL NOT LET ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF DO SO. PLEASE TAKE THIS FOR ACTION, THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT, BUT HAS FAILED TO DELIVER A SOLUTION. IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING AS I HAVE HELD THAT COMPANY IN HIGH REGARD FOR YEARS.

AT 80 MPH A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD SENT MY TRUCK INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH VIOLENTLY SHOOK MY TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO SLOW MY TRUCK DOWN TO 35MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN THIS MUCH

4-3-21, TRAVELING ON A MARYLAND INTERSTATE HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCUR TWICE IT OCCURRED FROM HITTING A BUMP ON THE OVERPASS WHICH CAUSED US TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL WHILE AMONGST TRAFFIC. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE FRONT END FELT FUNNY EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS

TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN GOING OVER MINOR ROAD IMPERFECTION SUCH AS A BRIDGE SEAM OR SMALL RUT WHEN OVER ~45-50 MPH. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, WHOLE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT IS HOPPING OR SHIMMYING. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. WILL NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I GET TO UNDER 40 MPH (WHICH IS ADDED DANGER ON A FREEWAY). THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, AND IS GETTING WORSE.

VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR DIP ON THE ROAD. MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 60 MPH. THE SHAKING WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE VEHICLE'S SPEED IS REDUCED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. AT LEAST 50% OF THE VEHICLE'S CONTROLLABILITY IS LOST DURING THIS EVENT. THIS IS A CONTINUES PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WHEN THE ABOVE DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE MET.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE 5 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK, THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY 2019 F350 HAVE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AFTER CROSSING MINOR BUMPS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHUDDERING WAS VIOLENT ENOUGH TO POSE A SERIOUS THREAT OF AN ACCIDENT. IMMEDIATE, RAPID DECELERATION WAS THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL. MY INSTINCT (JUST MY OBSERVATION) IS THAT THE BUMPS CAUSED A SHUDDER IN THE FRONT WHEELS AND IF THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ENGAGED THAT THE SYSTEM ENGAGING MADE THE SHUDDERING WORSE. THE LAST TIME AND THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY 2/27/21 MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. DE-ACCELERATION, DANGEROUS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE ON ITS OWN, DID NOT STOP THE SHUDDERING THIS TIME, BUT DISENGAGING THE TRACTION CONTROL SEEMED TO STOP IT IMMEDIATELY. I OFTEN TOW A 30' FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER ON FAMILY TRIPS AND FORTUNATELY THE SHUDDERING HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHILE TOWING THE CAMPER, BUT I FEAR WHAT COULD HAPPEN UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS IN FORD FORUMS AND HAVE COME TO KNOW THIS DEFECT IS COMMON WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND IS KNOW AS THE F250/350 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IS A VERY ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. I ALSO SAW THAT TAKING THESE TRUCKS IN FOR SERVICE HAS NOT HELPED OTHER OWNERS AND THAT FORD HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON, DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE SUPER DUTY LINE OF TRUCKS. I URGE THE NHTSA TO PRESSURE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY.

WHILE RIDING AT 65MPH HIT SMALL BUMP ON INTERSTATE AND TRUCK PROCEEDED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END, COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE UNTIL TRUCK CAME UNDER 40 MPH. THIS WAS DESCRIBED AS 'DEATH WOBBLE' UPON FURTHER RESEARCH.

THE TAILGATE ON MY FORD F350 WAS REPAIRED LAST YEAR FROM THE RECALL PERTAINING TO THE TAILGATE OPENING ON ITS OWN. THE TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN AGAIN TODAY. 02/26/2021. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TURNING RIGHT FROM A MAIN CITY STREET ONTO A SIDE STREET GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. TODAY I WAS GOING ABOUT 5 MPH AND TURNED LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT.

TAILGATE REPEATEDLY OPENED ON ITS OWN. TAILGATE LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN. I SEE RECALL FOR OTHER FORD SUPERDUTY RELATED TO SAME ISSUE BUT APPARENTLY THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED.*DT*JB

MY VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 22000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO DEVELOP WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES TERRIBLY WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER ANY BUMPS ON THE ROAD. IT CAN SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AT APPROX. 27600 MILES I TOOK IT TO POWER FORD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM FOR REPAIR. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER HAD FAILED. THERE IS LOTS OF INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB. THIS DESIGN ISSUE EXISTS IN ALL 2006 TO 2019 FORD F-250S AND F-350S. THIS ISSUE MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND DECREASES THE MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE OF STEERING COMPONENTS CAUSING OWNERS TO INCUR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING FAILED COMPONENTS AT UNREASONABLY SHORT INTERVALS OR INSTALLING AFTER-MARKET SOLUTIONS. WHILE FORD MAY SEE IT AS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, THE SHORT COMPONENT LIFESPAN AND VEHICLE CONTROL ISSUE INDICATES A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT WHICH THE NHTSA SHOULD ADDRESS.

VALVE STEMS ARE LEAKING ON ALUMINUM WHEELS DUE TO CORROSION BETWEEN METAL VALVE STEM AND ALUMINUM WHEELS. HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BY DEALERS. SOME TIRES LEAK AIR AT A FASTER RATE. TIRES LOOSE AIR WHETHER STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES FROM USED VEHICLE PURCHASE (2-5-2021 WITH 33,400 MILES AT SALE), VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE (3) SEPARATE SEVERE AND SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS (AKA DEATH WOBBLE) AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 65-70MPH. INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AFTER CROSSING OVER BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS AND/OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. DRIVER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING LANE OF TRAVEL AT THAT SPEED AND HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY BRAKING IN ORDER TO EXIT ONTO SHOULDER. ONCE AT SPEEDS AROUND 5MPH, OSCILLATION CEASED. VEHICLE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT SPEEDS 45-70MPH, AND I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHILE PULLING A TRAILER WHEN THE OSCILLATION OCCURS. MY UNDERSTANDING OF VEHICLE SUSPENSION DYNAMICS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A COMBINATION OF POSSIBLE FAULTY STEERING DAMPENER, FAILURE OF JOINTS, IMPROPER FACTORY ALIGNMENT SPECS, ALL COMBINED TO CREATE A RESONANCE IN THE SOLID AXLE. THIS ISN'T A "BAND-AID" FIX AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACING/UPGRADING SEVERAL COMPONENTS WHICH HAVE BECOME STRESSED DURING OSCILLATION. ALSO, CONSIDER ADJUSTMENT OF FACTORY SPECS ON CASTER. I AM AWARE OF FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 20N04 (TSB), BUT I HAVE YET TO SEE A FULL RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS MATTER.

I WAS DRIVING MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2019 FOR F350 SUPER DUTY WHICH HAS 22,000 MILES, WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH AND GOING STRAIGHT WITH NOT THE SLIGHTEST OF TURN AND WITHIN THE FLOW OF HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHEN MY FRONT TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY AS I CAME OVER THE SMALL BUMP. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE HEAVY TRUCK AND WAS FORCED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM SWERVING INTO THE MEDIAN OR INTO ANOTHER CAR BESIDE ME. THE CONCRETE TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON IT'S BRAKES AS WELL TO PREVENT FROM HITTING ME. I HAVE DRIVEN HEAVY TRUCKS FOR 25 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER FELT SO OUT OF CONTROL. HAD MY SON OR DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THERE IS NO DOUBT THEY WOULD HAVE WRECKED AND MOST DEFINITELY HURT THE DRIVER IN THE KIA NEXT TO ME. I HAVE OWNED 5 FORD TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS DEATH WOBBLE OCCUR IN THOSE TRUCKS. WHEN I GOT TO MY OFFICE I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD F250 AND 350'S BETWEEN 2009 AND 2019. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY FORD FACTORY WARRANTY BUT THAT THEY GET 3-4 CALLS PER WEEK ABOUT IT. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED ANYTHING ON THE VEHICLE AND IT REMAINS A STOCK VEHICLE. FORD SHOULD NOT ALLOW THESE TRUCKS TO REMAIN ON THE ROAD. THEY ARE A DEATH TRAP AND WILL CAUSE FATALITIES IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE STEERING STABILIZER AND TRACK BAR. I WILL BE SELLING THIS VEHICLE AS THE REPAIR IS OVER $2,50

A SMALL ROCK SHOT UP FROM A SIMI IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK, HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED MY WINDOW. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH AN OEM WINDSHIELD. NOW AFTER PARKING MY UNIT FOR 3 MONTHS, I FIND ANOTHER CHIP IN THE NEW WINDSHIELD, WITH ANOTHER CRACK. THE ISSUE RAISES THE QUESTION ON HOW SAFE ARE THESE OEM WINDSHIELDS?

ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR, I HIT A ROUGH PATCH ON THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD TEAR OFF AND I WOULD BE INVOLVED IN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I FEEL VERY LUCKY I DIDN'T LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND BE INVOLVED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ENDANGERING MYSELF AND OTHERS. I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER. THIS WAS/IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

WHILE DRIVING EAST ON HWY 18 IN WASHINGTON STATE, WE WENT OVER A BRIDGE JOINT IN THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE OTHERS VEHICLES TRIED TO SWERVE AROUND TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. WERE WE WHERE AT THERE IS NOT A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THANK GOD THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME WERE ABLE TO AVOID HITTING US OR ANYTHING ELSE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. THIS TRUCK IS ALMOST BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 13000 MILES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY OTHER DAMAGE. I AM NOT WILLING TO PUT MY OR MY FAMILY'S LIFE IN DANGER SO THIS 70000 TRUCK WILL NOW SIT UNTIL IT IS FIXED.

TAILGATE RECALL (FORD # 19S48) WAS PERFORMED IN SPRING OF 2020. SUPPOSED TO FIX ELECTRONIC TAILGATES FROM OPENING INADVERTENTLY. IN OCTOBER OF 2020, MY TAILGATE DROPPED WHILE PULLING TRAILER, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE.

THE TAIL GATE OPENS ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AND HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHILE TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH THE CAMPER AND THE TRUCK FORD CLAIMS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND THE RECALLS WORKING BUT THIS IS STILL HAPPENING

WHILE TOWING OUR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TAILGATE OF OUR 2019 FORD F-350 DUALLY OPENED RANDOMLY WHILE IN TRANSIT. WITHOUT KNOWING THE TAILGATE WAS DOWN, IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF OUR FIFTH WHEEL WHEN MAKING TURNS. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS BUT SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT LOWERED, WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT HIGHWAY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME. RAIN WAS NOT A FACTOR. SO FAR, IT HAS ONLY OPENED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS CONNECTED TO OUR FIFTH WHEEL. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER, THE TAILGATE RECALL REPAIR HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS DAMAGE TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAVE NOT REPLACED THE CAMPER'S COMPARTMENT DOOR YET.

ON FRIDAY JAN 8TH AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 IN THE AM I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND AT 65 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) ON THE I-215 IN LAS VEGAS ON THE "CURVE" BETWEEN WIGWAM AND EASTERN PARKWAY. NEARING THE EASTERN EXIT I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT OF THE CONCRETE CEMENT AND INSTANTLY THE FRONT END STEERING STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THE WHEELS AS APPEARED TO ME TO WANT TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE OFF. I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED "BUMP STEER" OR "DEATH WOBBLE" UNTIL NOW. I REMEMBER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THEN FRANTICALLY TRYING TO SEE WHO IS ON THE SIDES OF ME. IT WASN'T GETTING BETTER. SO WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN ONLY A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER I STARTED BREAKING WHILE TRYING TO HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I SLOWLY APPLIED BREAKS AS THE F350 FRONT END SEEMED TO BE A BUCKING RODEO HORSE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT TOOK 20 SECONDS TO BRING THE SPEED DOWN DOWN TO 42-25 MPH WHEN THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE SUSPENSION, WHEELS, AND STEERING WHEEL ENDED. UPON CONTROL I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW THAT NOBODY WAS AROUND ME AND A TRUCK WITH A TRAILER WAS WAY BEHIND ME. I WAS LUCKY AS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE. I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MULT-CAR WRECK IF IT WAS DURING NORMAL LAS VEGAS TRAFFIC. I DROVE HOME AT 55 MPH WONDERING WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED. I HAD NO LONGER CONFIDENCE THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE FOR MYSELF OR OTHERS. FOR THE RECORD ON 9 DECEMBER I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FORD COUNTRY FOR FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A POTHOLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN SECOND THE SHAKING TO STOPPED. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BURNS FORD (2001 CHARLOTTE HWY, LANCASTER, SC 29720) THREE TIMES. THE STEERING DAMPER, THE DRAG LINK AND TRACK BAR BALL JOINT, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.*LN*JB

I AM EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I WOULD GET MINOR SHAKING IN THE STEERING AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGH SPEED . THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE BAD FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND THEN SLOWING DOWN IT WOULD STOP. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEN IT GOT WORSE, THE SHAKING BECAME MORE VIOLENT AND MORE FREQUENT. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I AM REALLY AFRAID OF IT. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, IN CONSTRUCTION WITH BARRIER RAILS AND NO SHOULDER AND IT STARTED. I COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP. I GOT DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH AND IT WAS STILL SHAKING AND I COULD NOT PULL OVER. FINALLY, SPEEDING UP GOT IT TO STOP. I BEGAN TO EXTENSIVELY RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON AND NO SPECIFIC REPAIR TO STOP IT. I AM GOING TO A TIRE SHOP TODAY AND DEMAND THAT SEVERAL REPAIRS ARE MADE IN HOPES THAT ONE OF THEM FIXES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT REPLACING THE TRACK BAR, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT BRAKES, TIRES, AND HAVING IT ALIGNED WITH A GREATER CASTER CAN FIX IT.

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD PRACTICALLY NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS SWERVING ALL OVER THE ROAD. ALL I COULD DO WAS HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLOW DOWN AS I VEERED INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN BETWEEN THE TWO FREEWAYS. I HAD MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND ITS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 70K VEHICLE TO BE THIS UNSAFE. IVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY PRETEND AS IF THIS ISNT AN ISSUE BUT IF THEY DONT GET THIS FIXED PEOPLE WILL DIE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEKS TIME ON A 2019 FORD WITH 33K MILES ON IT.

I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN TULSA, OK AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOUR AGENCY HAS RECEIVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2019 FORD TRUCKS WITH THE FRONT END ISSUE CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'? THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES THIS YEAR AND WE TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT OCCURS. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR TWO WEEKS. FOWLER FORD CALLED AND SAID OUT TRUCK WAS FINALLY READY FOR PICKUP. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT AND PICKED IT UP, AND WITHIN 50-60 MILES THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AND BLEW OUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE NEARLY CAUSING US TO HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH A HUGE EMBANKMENT. WHEN THE TRUCK TIRE BLEW OUT IT TORE OUT THE WIRING HARNESS, DAMAGED THE FENDER, THE DOOR CAUSING OVER $10K IN DAMAGE. PLEASE GOOGLE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND I'M SURPRISED FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. MY INSURANCE IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK. WE STILL WON'T HAVE A WORK TRUCK BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FIX FOR IT. OUR DRIVER CAME WITHIN A INCH OR TWO FROM HITTING A GUARD RAIL AND GOING DOWN A HUGE EMBANKMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NATHAN BUTTERFIELD

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TILL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MILERS PER HOUR AND THE SHAKING WENT AWAY. THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED TWO TIMES. I HAD IT FIXED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED. I WAS PULLING A HORSE TRAILER WITH THREE HORSES IN IT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKING ABOUT 8 TO 10 TIMES (3 OF WHICH MY WIFE INFORMED ME OF RECENTLY WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING TRUCK BY HERSELF) SINCE I PURCHASED TRUCK OCTOBER 31ST 2019. THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, EXPANSION JOINTS AND SLIGHT DIPS IN ROADWAYS USUALLY OVER 50 MPH. IN ORDER TO MAKE TRUCK STOP SHAKING WE HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 15 -20 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS! VIOLENT SHAKING DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN HAULING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER OR CAB OVER CAMPER.

WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2019 FORD F-350 AND ROLLED OVER A ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD. TRUCK STARTED TO WOBBLE REALLY BAD AND HAD TO SLOW TO 20MPH TO GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND THE FRONT WHEELS TO HOP. FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN. TRUCK IS BRAND NEW AND THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DRIVING IT HOME FROM VIRGINIA TO CONNECTICUT.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60-65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS THE WHOLE FRONT END FELT LIKE IT WAS SHAKING APART. I HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP BEFORE IT STOPPED. VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL.

AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY (I215 IN UTAH) AT 75MPH THE FRONT END/STEERING STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO BRAKE/SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 45MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN THE LANE AND AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND THE TRUCK. TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK- NO MODIFICATIONS WITH APPROX 31K MILES. ALL MILES ARE HIGHWAYS MILES. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD TO HAVE THE STEERING DAMPENER/SUSPENSION CHECKED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN VERY SLOW TO RECTIFY.