2019 Ford F-350 SD complaints

MY 2019 FORD F350 HAS REPEATEDLY ENTERED A "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO LESS THAN 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 38K MILES. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE DOING RESEARCH ON THIS, I DISCOVERED THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A FIELD SERVICE ADVISORY (20N04) TO REPLACE THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPENER, HOWEVER, RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX. I WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT THIS SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED FOR FUTURE RECALL EFFORTS.

MY 2019 F350 HAS A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS UNCONTROLLABLE. DURNING THE PAST 2 WEEKS HAS MADE US ALMOST CRASH. FIT LEAVES THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLE WHICH ALMOST HIT TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS AND CAUSED A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED WITH A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN IT STARTED WE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE WITH THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL.WE BRIGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THERE'S A RECALL BLAMED THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THE RECALL IS BACK ORDERED AND NOT AVAILABLE. THEY REFUNDED US A SUITABLE RENTAL CAR. WHEN I COMPLAINED AND ASKED IF I SHOULD BRING MY TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP HE ASKED ME WHEN WILL I BE PICKING UP MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING A RECENT ROAD TRIP, WE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN VIOLENT SHUDDERING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (40-70 MPH) AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING AN UNEVEN SPOT IN THE ROAD. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERED, THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING SIDE TO SIDE, AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE SHUDDER LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS EACH TIME, IT WAS TERRIFYING! THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 35K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF OUR TRIP AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING AN ORDINARY BUMP IN THE FREEWAY. THE SHAKOING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SHAKING CEASED AS THE TRUCK SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I INITIALLY SUSPECTED A WHEEL OR TIRE PROBLEM, BUT UPON INSPECTION I COULD NOT FIND ANY TIRE ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 20K MILES, AND HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DEALER MAINTAINED SINCE PURCHASE.

A FORD TRUCK TAILGATE RECALL HAS SATISFIED FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATORS WHO OPENED AN INVESTIGATION IN OCTOBER 2018 FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS ABOUT ELECTRIC TAILGATES THAT SUDDENLY OPENED.*DT THE INVESTIGATION OPENED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) INCLUDED ELECTRIC TAILGATE PROBLEMS IN 2017-2019 FORD F-250, F-350 AND F-450 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS." THIS RECALL HAS NOT FIXED THIS ISSUE AND THE TAILGATE CONTINUES TO OPEN AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY LEGAL DIVISION FOR COMPENSATION AND A SOLUTION TO THIS BUT THEY WILL NOT COOPERATE. UNTIL NHTSA RECOGNIZE THE RECALL IS A FAILURE, OWNERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM ON OUR HIGHWAYS. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? MULTIPLE TIMES! IT HAS BEEN TO 5 DEALERSHIPS TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL! THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE DATE WE PURCHASED OUR TRUCK. UPDATE: VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A FORD DEALER.*JB

10-27-2020 I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 FORD F350 AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70-75MPH) WHEN THE STEERING STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, I HAD TO SUDDENLY REDUCE SPEED (BRAKE HARD) TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO 30MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AS I WAS DRIVING FROM COLORADO TO INDIANA. INITIALLY, IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD I THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. I UNDERSTAND FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE & DOES NOTHING TO INFORM OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS SPEEDING AT 45 MPH, CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE IMPACT WAS FORCEFUL AND THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD ALL ITS AIR BAGS DEPLOY. NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOWED FROM THE CRASH SCENE. THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER DRIVER WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT HAD PAINS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK AND ON HIS LOWER BACK. THE CONTACT'S SHOULDER HIT THE SIDE WINDOW AND WAS ALSO SORE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENTIRE CAB OF THE TRUCK WAS PUSHED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITH THE SUPPORTS SNAPPING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE CAB CORNER WERE SMASHED IN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS STILL DETERMINING IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT TO CALL THE LOCAL DEALER TO SEE WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER (PLACE MOTOR INC 193 THOMPSON RD, WEBSTER, MA 01570 (508) 943-8012) SENT THE CONTACT TO THE AUTO BODY SHOP WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREASED INSTANCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" OVER THE LAST 2-3,000 MILES. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS ALMOST 24,000 MILES NOW.

HI, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TOLD ME TO EMAIL YOU ABOUT MY LEMON FORD 1 TON SUPER DUTY TRUCK VIN # [XXX]. IT'S SITTING AT FORD IN ST. CLOUD MINNESOTA WAITING ON A PART. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT IT DUE TO A BOLT BEING LEFT INSIDE OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP TEMPORARILY AFTER I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE BOLT TO BOUNCE UP AND GO THROUGH THE RING AND PINION GEARSAND THEN GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DEADLY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS WITH ME, IF THE BOLT HADN'T RELEASED ITSELF. *DT*JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE TAILGATE UNLATCHED AFTER THE KEY FOB WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSED IN HIS POCKET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENRY CURTIS FORD (1120 AUTO CENTER DR, PETALUMA, CA 94952, (707) 769-2300) TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NAPA COUNTY FORD (570 SOSCOL AVE, NAPA, CA 94559, (707) 255-2580). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC AGREED THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER CLOSED THE CASE AS PER THE MANUFACTURER'S REQUEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

WITH THE TRUCK EMPTY, WHILE TOWING A SMALL ENCLOSED TRAILER ON INTERSTATE 84 EAST OF BOISE, IDAHO AT EXACTLY 80 MPH (CRUISE CONTROL), MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK AND HAD TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS AND PULL OVER. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO REACT QUICKLY - INCLUDING SEVERAL SEMI'S. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET REAR-ENDED BY ONE SEMI TRUCK AND TRAILER. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES THAT EVENING - EVEN THOUGH I HAD SLOWED DOWN. TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY, I SLOWED WAY DOWN.

EXPERIENCED DEATH WABBLE ON A 2019 FORD F350 AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT 40 MPH ON A PAVED MAJOR CITY STREET. ABLE TO STOP THE WABBLE AFTER SLOWING TO 25 MPH. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DRIVE-TRAIN AND SUSPENSION ARE STOCK AND TRUCK PURCHASED FROM A NEW VEHICLE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO. SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS I WOULD EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE WITH WORN SUSPENSION PARTS ON A JEEP CHEROKEE OR WRANGLER, NOT A NEW TRUCK. GIVEN THE NEWNESS OF THE VEHICLE AND LOW MILEAGE, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO BE WORN PARTS, WHICH MEANS IT IS POSSIBLE THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT WHERE THE FRAME AT THE STEERING BOX OR A SUSPENSION INTERFACE FLEXES CREATING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS WORN COMPONENTS

OUR COMPANY HAS HAD MULTIPLE VEHICLE FAILURES OF THE SHUTTER DOOR WHICH PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM DEFROSTING CAUSING DANGEROUS LOW VISIBLY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. SPECIFICALLY 3 - F350'S AND 2 - F550'S ALL OF WHICH ARE MODEL YEARS 2019 AND 2020. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND CONTINUE TO FAIL AT AN ALARMING RATE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 F350 WITH JUST OVER 18000 MILES TO A FAMILY RESIDENCE VIA 130TH AVENUE A TWO LANE ROAD IN IOWA, TRAVELING 55MPH. I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND HAD VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TRUCK FROM THE FRONT END (DEATH WOBBLE). I HAD TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THEN AGAIN -SAME DAY- TRAVELING ON I-80 AT 70MPH, I WENT OVER ANOTHER BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME THING. THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHOOK AT THE FRONT END (DEATH WOBBLE). I HAD TO AGAIN QUICKLY SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30MPH ON A INTERSTATE FOR IT TO STOP. BOTH TIME I HAD A PREGNANT WIFE AND SON IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT. I WAS ALSO LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE ONE OF MY TRAILERS WITH LIVESTOCK ATTACHED. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE TRUCK RIGHT NOW, I HAPPY THAT I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. SHE WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS TRUCK ANYMORE.

I DROVE ACROSS RAILROAD TRACK AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE WOBBLE OF STEERING WHEEL AND VIOLENT VIBRATION THAT MADE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE. I HAD TO DECELERATE DOWN TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH BEFORE WOBBLE WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. FIRST TIME WAS LESS SEVERE. VEHICLE IS FACTORY STOCK WITH 8000 MILES ON IT.

ON SEPT 4,2020 WITH MILEAGE AT 20980 AND AGAIN ON SEPT 3, 2020 AT 21560 AT AROUND 65 TO 70 MPH THE FRONT END WOBBLED FOR 6 TO 8 SECONDS IN A UNCONTROLLED MANOR. THIS MADE CONTROL VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. I CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE WHICH WAS AT THE RECOMMEND LEVEL. BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING ON WELL MAINTAINED STATE HWY. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS. THIS WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD.

VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 60 MPH, I LOST CONTROL. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR NEXT TO MINE BUT IF THERE WAS I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. I CAN NOT TRUST THIS TRUCK ANY LONGER. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WENT OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CEASED AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDNENT MECHANIC AND THE WHEELS WERE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERRILL FORD OKEMOS (1830 W GRAND RIVER AVE, OKEMOS, MI 48864, (517) 347-1830) WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME INDEPENDNENT MECHANIC WHO TESTED BUT HAD NOT INSTALLED A SUSPENSION DAMPENER WHICH WAS USED TO CUSHION THE VEHICLE FROM THE BUMPS ON THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

OUR VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNING AND DANGEROUS WHILE TOWING A 20K POUND FIFTH WHEEL. AT ONE POINT THE WOBBLE WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT DAMAGED OUR FIFTH WHEEL, THE BED OF THE TRUCK, AND WE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN WE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. FORD HAS A BAD REPUTATION FOR THIS ISSUE, LONG STANDING, AND I REQUEST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD INVESTIGATE WHY THEY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VEHICLES WITHOUT CORRECTING THE ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD OURS FIXED BUT THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH AND IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT FORD CONTINUES TO SELL A PRODUCT WITH A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE. THE DATE BELOW IS ONE OF MANY DATES.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F350 APPROXIMATELY 50MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, I HIT A SLIGHT DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY . I HAD TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE THE SHAKING STOP. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE HAD 27800 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND REPAIR. I STOPPED TO EXAMINE THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE INCIDENT.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT AROUND 60 MPH WHEN TRUCK HAD VIOLENT SHAKING ISSUE. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. SHAKING SO BAD COULD HARDLY HANG ON TO STEERING WHEEL. THOUGHT THAT WAS SCARY AND ODD, WENT DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT A MILE DID IT AGAIN! (THIS WAS GOING STRAIGHT BUT HITTING SOME UNEVEN ROAD. ONCE WAS A SEAM AT A BRIDGE) TURNED AROUND AND HEAD HOME DID IT TWICE MORE. READY FOR IT THIS TIME. GOT HOME LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER FOUND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID BRING IT AND WE WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK. WELL AS A MECHANIC OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND A DRIVER OF PICK UP TRUCKS FOR OVER 40+ YEARS I KNOW THIS IS ONLY A BAND AID! THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK AND THE VALUE OF THE LIVES IN THIS TRUCK DEMANDS MORE ATTENTION THEN A BAND AID. NO DASH CAM TO CAPTURE EVENT AND NOT GOING BACK OUT AND TRYING TO GET IT AS THEY HAVE IT ON YOUTUBE (COME TO FIND OUT). I NOW KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NOT SURE IF THE WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE WHEEL AND IF NOT THE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK! VERY VERY DANGEROUS. AS A KNOWN ISSUE (FOR SOME) FOR A FEW YEARS NOW DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE FORD HAS A RECALL ON THIS AND FIXES THE ISSUE. I THOUGHT I DID MY RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE THROUGH CAR FAX AND OTHER SITES AND DID NOT SEE THIS ISSUE.

MY 2019 FORD F-350 WITH 16,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER IS EXPERIENCING VIOLET SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL IS TO SLOW DOWN ON DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS TO BELOW 30 MPH. I FEEL IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SOONER OR LATER. THE VEHICLE IS ALL STOCK AND NO MODIFICATIONS OF THE TIRES, WHEELS, OR SUSPENSION HAVE BEEN PERFORMED.

ON THREE OCCASIONS, ON HIGHWAYS, WE HAVE HIT A POT HOLE OR BUMP, AND THE F350 GOES INTO AN EXTREME WOBBLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS INCREDIBLY JARRING AND WE'VE ALMOST LOST CONTROL. WHEN BROUGHT TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER. I'VE NOW DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS PERSONS GOING THROUGH THIS EXACT ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/158686091563038 I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS SO PREVALENT AND UNADDRESSED. SOMEONE'S GOING TO BE HURT BADLY OR WORSE. APPARENTLY THE DEALERS JUST ARE REPLACING THE DAMPER TO COVER THEMSELVES. THIS IS NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION. I HAVE NO VIDEO, BUT THE FACEBOOK GROUP HAS TONS! IT'S CRAZY AND IT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED!

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND WENT OVER A BRIDGE SEAM IN THE ROADWAY. THE SEAM WAS AT AN ANGLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK BADLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND RATTLED SO MUCH I HAD DIFFICULTY HOLDING ON TO IT. AS A RESULT, THE TRUCK VEERED OUT OF MY LANE AND IN TO THE OTHER LANE (THANK GOODNESS THERE WASN'T ANOTHER VEHICLE THERE) BEFORE I COULD GRAB THE WHEEL AGAIN AND SLOW THE TRUCK. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30-35 MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. SURPRISED I WASN'T REAR-ENDED IN THAT PROCESS... THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES - ALL WHILE AT OR OVER ABOUT 50 MPH, AND AFTER DRIVING OVER SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT/PAVEMENT IMPERFECTIONS (VERY MILD UNEVENNESS SUCH AS A BRIDGE SEAM AND SMALL ROADWAY PATCH; DOESN'T MATTER IF I HIT IT AT AN ANGLE OR NOT). THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 5/25/2020 WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. IT DIDN'T LAST LONG AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE... BUT NOW IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. THE TRUCK SHAKES EVEN WORSE/ SHAKING LASTS WAY LONGER WHEN THE UNEVEN SURFACE IS MORE PRONOUNCED SUCH AS A POTHOLE, THE UNEVEN SURFACE IS AN ANGLE, OR THE PATH DRIVEN IS ON A CURVE. I ONCE HAD A JEEP WRANGLER (EARLY 2000'S) THAT DID THIS. IT WAS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS FEELS THE SIMILAR EXCEPT THE SHAKING IS MORE VIOLENT.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F350 ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH (60 MPH LIMIT) WENT OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND EXPERIENCED WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 12,200 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS, BUT UNTIL YOU EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW HOW SCARY IT IS TO LOSE CONTROL OF A 7,000+ POUND VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER TO STOP IT, THIS TIME. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS ABOUT FORD DEALERS NOT TREATING THIS SERIOUSLY UNLESS THE INCIDENT(S) ARE REPORTED TO NHTSA. I AM SURE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS IT SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE PRESENT ON VEHICLES THAT START.

HIT A FEW BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVERS) TIRE WOBBLES AS IF IS GOING TO FALL OFF. HAVE TO SLOW FROM INTERSTATE SPPES TO 25 MPH TO STOP IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW.

GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HITTING A BUMP TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY IT'S WORSE WHEN IN A CURVE. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX 35 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC HIT A BRIDGE JOINT AND THE TRUCK SEVERELY STARTED SHAKING UN UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND SLOWED TO 35 MPH . SAME TRIP 5 MIN LATER HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD SAME THING ONLY WORSE .. MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE IN THE TRUCK AND WITNESSED IT AND NOW SHE WONT DRIVE THE NEW TRUCK WITH ONLY 13K MILES ON IT .... THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED ASAP !

MY 2019 FORD F350 HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT STARTED AROUND 40,000 MILES. TODAY IT HAS 43,747 MILES. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I AM FILEING THIS COMPLAINT. THIS PROBLEM IS DEADLY. THE WOBBLE HAPPENS AS FREEWAY SPEEDS AND STOPS AFTER QUICK DECELERATION. I HAVE WITNESSES TO THIS ON TWO OCCASIONS.

HITTING A BUMP OR BRIDGE JUNCTURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>65) CAUSES A VIOLENT RESONANCE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS SIDE TO SIDE RAPIDLY. THE SHAKING GETS WORSE UNLESS YOU QUICKLY SLOW DOWN TO <35 MPH. TIRE PRESSURES WERE AT THE FORD RECOMMENDED PSI AND THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN PAYLOAD AND TOWING LIMITS. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH ABOUT 26,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. FORD "FIXED' THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED AGAIN AT 33,000 MILES. FORD ISSUED A NEW FIX WHICH HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE WHICH NOW HAS 41,000 MILES. THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE DRAG LINKS AND PUT A VERY STIFF STEERING DAMPER ON WHICH GREATLY INCREASED THE STEERING EFFORT. THE UNDERLYING ISSUE OF POOR FRONT SUSPENSION DESIGN IS STILL THERE AND WE CAN FEEL THE ISSUE IS COMING BACK AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. ONE OF THE TIMES THIS HAPPENED, A TANKER TRUCK WAS FOLLOWING ME AND HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANE ON I-65 NEAR CULLMAN, AL TO AVOID ME WHEN I HAD TO SLOW QUICKLY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS VERY VIOLENT AND YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IF YOU DO NOT SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY, IT GETS WORSE.

WHEN TRAVELING @ NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF I CROSS UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR ROUGH ROADS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN ROAD SMOOTHS AND ALONG WITH BRAKING TO REDUCE SPEED THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. HAVE TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP AND STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM IS STARTING BACK. 25,500+/-MILES

I OWN A 2019 FORD F350 WITH ABOUT 13,500 MILES ON IT. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT SEEMS TO BE NAMED THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN DRIVING OCCASIONALLY THE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DEATH GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 10-15 TIMES IN ABOUT 4 MONTHS. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO PUT IN WRITING AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE EXACT ISSUE I AM BRINGING THE TRUCK IN FOR. THEY CALL IT "RECALLS" HOWEVER THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO MOVE SIDE TO SIDE MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY IN THE LANE OF TRAVEL. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 30 MILES PER HOUR ON CITY ROADS AND 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. SLOWING DOWN OR REMOVING YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR ONLY MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE AS WE SLOW DOWN. I HAVE A VIDEO RECORDED OF ONE OF THE TIMES THIS OCCURRED WHICH WE WERE GOING ABOUT 63 MILES PER HOUR, WE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 42 MILES PER HOUR RAPIDLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP CONTROL. DOING THIS ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND US TO HIT US AND THE CAR TO THE RIGHT OF US NEEDED TO STEER OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE, THE FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN CHOPPED UP DUE TO THE BOUNCING THAT OCCURS DURING THE WOBBLE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF FORD DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A VIDEO THAT I WILL GLADLY SHARE, THIS ONLY LETS ME UPLOAD PICTURES

TWICE TODAY I EXPERIENCED THE SO CALLED 'DEAD WOBBLE' DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATES 70 MPH. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY & DECREASE MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 25-30 TO GET IT TO STOP.

WHILE DRIVING THERE CAN BE A CLUNKING NOISE HEARD AND FELT FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT GOING 60-80 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CLUNKING IS INTERMITTENT. THE CLUNKING HAPPENS MORE WHEN WE ARE TOWING OUR RV WHICH IS 16K LB. WHEN THE RV IS UNATTACHED THE CLUNKING CAN BE HEARD AND FELT LESS. MOST OF THE ROADS ARE SMOOTH WHEN THE CLUNKING STARTS. A 2019 F450 OWNER TOLD US THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUES AT 7000 MILES AFTER PUTTING IT INTO 4L. THEY INFORMED US THE TOOK IT INTO FORD AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF THE TRUCK, A PART WAS BROKEN OFF. FORD FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS A FACTORY CAUSED ISSUES.

GOING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 50 MPH HITTING MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. FRONT OF TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND HAD DIFFICULTY SLOWING IT DOWN. I CROSSED THE CENTER LINE WITH IT BEING UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AFTER ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK IS ALMOST BRAND NEW AND ONLY 13,000 MILES.

WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN STEERING AND IN CAB. EVEN AFTER STEERING DAMPENER WAS FIXED.

PURCHASED A 2019 F350 IN OCTOBER OF 2018 AND STARTING AT 20,000 MILES OR LESS VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE OR WOBBLE. THIS FIRST HAPPEN WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 58 MPH, AND TRUCK STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK STARTED TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE. I PULLED OVER UNSURE WHAT TO DO, BUT NOTHING SEEMS WRONG, AS IN FLAT TIRE, AND DRIVE SHAFT. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALER WITH NO RESPONSE AND OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER WITH NO RESPONSE. AT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE TO COMPLAINT BUT DO NOTHING.

THE TRUCK HAS 26000 MILES ON IT BUT IT HAPPENED AT AROUND 20000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING DOWNHILL AND THE TRUCK, WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES, STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH. I COULD NOT CONTROL IT I THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS SHUTTING DOWN OR SOMETHING BUT IT WAS NOT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER, IT WAS SCARY. I LOOKED AROUND MY TRUCK TO SEE IF THERE WAS A TIRE ISSUE BUT FOUND NOTHING. I HAD IT HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE ON THE SAME TRIP. I HAD SERVICE DONE RECENTLY BUT THERE WAS NO MENTION ABOUT THE RECALL AND JUST SAW THERE IS ONE. I HAVE THE FORDPASS APP AND IT SHOWED UP BUT I WANTED TO BE ON THE RECORD THAT EVEN NOW THE 2019S STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OF UNCONTROLLED WOBBLE. I DID NOT KNOW OF THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED BUT HAVE NOW LEARNED IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS AND IT STILL EXISTS. MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME AND IT COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY BUT THERE WAS NOT TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD THANK GOD!

THE PANO ROOF ON MY 2019 FORD F350 EXPLODED OUTWARD LIKE POPCORN. THE TRUCK HAS 14,000 MILES. IT WAS SITING STILL WHEN THE GLASS EXPLODED. FORD HAS REFUSED TO HELP AT EVERY LEVEL CONTACTED.

ON NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED'S AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING THAT WOULD NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 20 MILES AN HOUR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN SLOWEST INTERMITTENT MODE WHEN SWITCHED TO THE OFF POSITION. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS FROM A FULL STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH WIPER SWITCHES AMONGST F-350 PICK UP TRUCKS IN FLORIDA OR HOTTER CLIMATES. PART COST IS $75.00 DOLLARS PLUS TAX AND 1 HOUR OF LABOR $130.00. THIS CAUSES DRIVER DISTRACTION AND CRASH POTENTIAL.

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE ON HIGHWAY IN MOTION

MY 2019 F350 TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE MULTIPLE TIMES ON RECENT TRIP. WHILE TOWING OUR CAMPER WE HIT A SEEM IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO START VIOLENTLY SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I THOUGHT WE BROKE AND AXLE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK AND PULL OVER. I COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE AND SO WE CONTINUED. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 18500 MILES ON IT. THIS DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1500 MILES WHERE IT HAPPENED WHEN WE HIT A SMALL POT HOLE WITH OUR FRONT LEFT TIRE. AGAIN, VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING THAT ONLY STOPS WHEN SPEED IS BELOW 30 MPH. I SLOWED TO PULL OVER BUT IT STOPPED WHEN MY SPEED GOT LOW ENOUGH. WE CONTINUED CAUTIOUSLY NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED. I DID SOME RESEARCH BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AT THE TIME. WE WERE ON AN 8 WEEK TRIP AND HAD STARTED OUR RETURN DIRECTION SO WE CONTINUED. ABOUT 1300 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, STOPPED WHEN OUR SPEED DROPPED. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO FIND INFORMATION ON THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NOW UNDERSTOOD THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING. I HAD TO DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED AS WE HAD OUR FAMILY AND CAMPER 1400 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AT THIS POINT. I DROVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY, AND DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, ONCE WITHOUT THE CAMPER. ON OUR LAST LEG FROM TN TO NC THE ROADS WERE ESPECIALLY BAD AND WE HAD 5 MORE INCIDENTS. I DROVE 45 MPH WITH MY HAZARDS ON MUCH OF THE WAY TO GET THE TRUCK HOME. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I WOULD SAY IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. ANY SEAM IN THE

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF DEATH WOBBLE. 65000 MILE 10 PLY COMMERCIAL FRONT TIRES ARE BALDING ON THE OUTER AREA OF THE TIRES DUE TO FRONT END TROUBLE CAUSED BY DEATH WOBBLE, CURRENT ACTUAL MILEAGE 21,571 FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ISSUED A FIELD SERVICE ACTION 20N04 THEY ARE FINALLY ADMITTING THERE IS A DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE AND FRONT END TROUBLE, HOWEVER THEY ARE CLAIMING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR IN NOT A RESULT OF THE FRONT END PROBLEMS. FRONT TIRE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR IS A DIRECT RESULT OF SERVICE ACTION 20N04 FOWLERVILLE FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO WARRANTY AND REPLACE TIRES STATING FORD MOTOR COMPANY CLAIMS THE PREMATURE TIRE WARE IS NOT A RESULT OF DEATH WOBBLE SERVICE ACTION 20N04.

I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT FROM WORK, RUNNING ABOUT 55-60 AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND GOT WORSE AS I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES. IT CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A FARM FIELD(LUCKILY NO DAMAGE)! SO I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND CHECKED EVERYTHING, I THOUGHT A WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF OR SOMETHING BUT EVERYTHING WAS GOOD, SO I SLOWLY DROVE HOME AND WOULD START TO FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN I WOULD APPLY BRAKES BUT NOTHING LIKE BEFORE.

THIS MODEL HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR TAILGATE OPENING UNINTENDEDLY. I HAD MY IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MY TAILGATE UNINTENDEDLY OPENED AGAIN, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT AND MY TRAILER. THE TRUCK WAS ALSO LOADED WITH MIC ITEMS THAT COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF MORE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND RISK TO OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT CORRECTED.*DT*JB

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED PULLING A TRAILER EXPERIENCING VIOLENT FRONT END VIBRATION AND WOBBLE, THIS CAUSED US TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SHOULDER NEARLY CAUSING YA TO FLIP OVER INTO THE MEDIUM. THE TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED AND CHECKED DAILY. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING AND WOBBLE HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY IN A TRUCK PURCHASED AS NEW. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING STARTED AT AROUND 7000 MILES AND HAS CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE AT FOWLERVILLE FORD IN MICHIGAN TO HAVE THIS ISSUES AND OTHER LOOKED AT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

2019 F350 DUALLY WITH 21,000 MILES VALVE STEMS LEAK ON FACTORY WHEELS. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LOSES AIR AND GOES FLAT OVERNIGHT. REAR PASSENGER TIRE LOSES AIR 30 POUNDS OVERNIGHT DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRES THERE ARE TWO BOTH LOSE 20 POUNDS OF AIR OVERNIGHT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE LOSES AIR 10 POUNDS OVERNIGHT SIX VALVE STEMS IN ALL EVERYONE OF THEM LEAKS. TRUCK IS IN FOWLERVILLE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE VALVE STEMS REPLACED.

HIT A BUMP AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ALMOST STOP.

DEATH WOBBLE