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2020 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 2020 record →

Power Train
Filed Jul 8, 2022130,000 milesTX

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to exceed 30 MPH. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer then followed up with the dealer and was informed that the failure was not associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V256000 (Power Train) even though the VIN was included. The manufacturer closed the case and referred the contact to the NHTSA. The dealer informed the contact that she would be responsible for the cost of the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 12, 2022NY

Twice today I had the truck explode into a death wobble, the first one was so severe on highway 255 outside St Louis that I had to do an emergency stop pulling of to the side of the road, the death wobble would not stop till I came to a complete stop. It was so volatile I thought I lost a tire and rim completely off the vehicle. The second was as near violent and didn't cease till I was down to 15 miles per hour. I will be contacting a Ford dealership tomorrow as today is a Sunday.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 8, 2022TX

I am a single mother . I have called paris ford in tx numerous times regarding recall on wind shield. The time I took to them to fix the windshield I was told the manager looked at my windshield and said it didn't need replacement. I found out it shows incomplete. Now I have been calling them to schedule this and they have to out source which can take 3 day's or more. This is my only vehicle at which I need for work, my son etc. They are telling me they have no loaner vehicle's. The last time I called I was told that do to they are waiting on Part's for their loaners. I have been dealing with this now over a year. On top of now I have a chunk out because of a stone driving on hwy. I am not fixing this because I do have coverage for that only to have it show as a mark on my insurance. I also feel they should have a loaner by now.

EngineFire
Filed Jun 8, 202220,050 milesID

The contact owned a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 80 mph when the vehicle started emitting a smoke odor. Shortly after smoke started coming from the vents of the vehicle. There were no warning lights. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal to pull over however the brakes began to melt causing an extensive time before the brakes stopped the vehicle. The shifter then slipped when they attempted to maneuver the vehicle. The contact and passengers exited the vehicle. The vehicle then became engulfed in flames while the vehicle continued to run off into the field due to the brakes and shifter completely melting. The vehicle was deemed totaled and was towed. A police report was filed. There were no injuries and no medical attention was needed. The dealer was made aware of the failure and was not able to confirm any recalls. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and transferred them to NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 20,050.

Visibility
Filed Jun 6, 2022NM

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V250000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Visibility
Filed Jun 3, 202218,877 milesTX

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V250000 (Visibility) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side windshield wiper made an abnormal sound before the wiper arm detached. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 18,877. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Steering
Filed May 18, 2022OR

Steering - my steering wheel kept becoming really loose that it felt like it was going to fall off. I have had it fixed at FORD twice. It was difficult to drive or want to turn as it was extremely wobbly making me feel at any moment I can lose control. This also caused my Lane Keeping Assistance to fail. The first time FORD tightened the steering wheel but the same problem came back then parts were actually replaced.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 1, 2022MD

My tailgate has opened on its own three times or more since purchasing the truck new in June 2021. Few times while parked and locked in my drive way. Once while I was driving causing me to have to pull over on a busy highway to re-latch the tailgate to not lose my cargo in the bed which then could have came flying out and hit other motorists and/or caused an accident in which I would have been liable. I was not included in the recall 19V-864; and therefore my vehicle has not been serviced for this issue.

Power Train
Filed Mar 23, 2022TN

Brand new 2020 F350 started having issues around 62,000 miles....we have reported these issues to Ford in Harriman and Ford in Lenoir (They do not have a transmission specialist available in Lenoir and Ford in Harriman states they don't honor my extended warranty that we purchased through Ford). In January we started having issues when we were traveling on the interstate heading towards Chattanooga. Which is only about 45 minutes to an hour away. The wrench light came on and the truck started to shift hard and at a high RPM , getting stuck in 7th gear not wanting to shift between 3rd and 4th gear. The truck started to go into limp mode and we managed to get it home and bring it to Ford in Harriman (Jerry Duncan Ford). They stated the TCM needed to be reset, and proceeded with that costing $165. Three weeks later, my truck lost all gears including park and makes a really loud grinding/screeching noise when you try to shift to anything but neutral. The truck was presenting the same issues as the first time, we got it towed to Jerry Duncan and informed them of a recall on the 2020 F350 made between the dates of February 2019- August 2020 and April 2019 - July 2020 manufactured at the Kentucky plant during these dates. My truck (same year make and model as recall ) was manufactured from the Kentucky Plant in November of 2019, showing the same issues and symptoms of the recall. Putting my truck dead smack in the recall time frame, again showing the same issues and symptoms stated

Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 5, 202219,000 milesNC

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving approximately 58 MPH, the steering column started to vibrate excessively. The contact was able to pull over safely. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.

Engine
Filed Jan 3, 2022TX

The Ford is under a Customer Satisfaction Program 21B03, and Ford will not honor this for our vehicle, however our truck has the number one planetary and ring gear assembly that has gone out.

Power Train
Filed Dec 30, 2021163,000 milesTX

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse the vehicle, the engine revved but the vehicle would not move. The power train malfunction warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with number one planetary and ring gear assembly failure. The number one planetary and ring gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21B03 (Number One Planetary and Ring Gear Assembly) however, the dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the program. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

Power Train
Filed Dec 8, 2021TX

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V536000 (Power Train). The contact took the vehicle to local dealer but was not able to complete the recall due to not having and employee to weld the axle. The contact was not content with welding the axle. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Power Train
Filed Oct 4, 20215,000 milesMI

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the vehicle was hard to shift. The vehicle lunged forward about a foot. While driving, the vehicle skipped 4th, 5th, and 7th gear. The vehicle shutdown and went into limp mode. The power train message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with the PCM needing to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer - Cole Ford LLC (410 E Chicago St, Coldwater, MI 49036, (517) 278-5661) and diagnosed that the vehicle was working as designed. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

Steering
Filed Sep 17, 2021TX

Death wobble. The truck shakes very bad that it is unsafe to drive and causes a threat to other motorists. You literally have to reduce the speed of your truck to about 20 miles per hour to stop it when you on a freeway or not when it starts shaking.

Power Train
Filed Aug 23, 2021152,000 milesTX

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission experienced rough shifting and the maintenance warning light was displayed. The transmission later became stuck in 7th and 3rd gears and the vehicle went into limp mode reducing the speed to 35 mph. The vehicle was driven to the local dealer, but the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 152,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 20, 2021GA

Going 55 MPH down a two lane country road hit a washboard patch of roadway, front end of truck shook violently and loss of steering control and truck pulled to the left into oncoming traffic. Upon reduction of speed shaking ceased and was able to regain control of vehicle. The very next day on the very same patch of roadway exact same incident occurred with the truck. Three days later on a different roadway and going about the same speed 55 MPH, the truck violently shook, lost steering and proper braking ability. The truck pulled hard to the left into oncoming traffic and I was not able to regain control until the truck slowed to approx 15 MPH. This last incident was about three times worse than the first from a loss of control standpoint. Luckily in all three incidents no one was approaching in the oncoming lane. Very dangerous! I returned the vehicle to my local Ford dealer, they inspected and stated they could not find any worn parts such as ball joints etc but they did replace the front steering stabilizer under warranty, my truck only has 30,000 miles. Doing some online research I see this is a common problem for Ford Superduty trucks 2017 and newer. It is known as the "death wobble" aptly named as I am sure someopne has lost their life and/or being seriously injured from this defect.

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 5, 2021WA

The tailgate randomly opens. Sometimes the instrument cluster will give a warning. Today, the tailgate opened while towing a small utility trailer and struck the trailer damaging the tailgate.

Steering
Filed May 31, 2021AL

While travelling down the highway at approximately 65mph, came in contact with a rough patch of road, causing the front suspension and steering to shake violently, nearly resulting in a loss of control. This persisted for approximately 30-60 secs, until slowing vehicle down to about 50mph. This is the second time this has happened, within the past 3 months. The vehicle has all new tires, and is serviced and maintained regularly.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 17, 202110,000 milesTN

TAILGATE RELEASED WHILE TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE AND TRAILER. SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Steering
Filed Mar 23, 20217,500 milesUT

TRUCKS HAVING A VERY BAD CASE OF DEATH WOBBLE, ONLY 7,500 MILES ON THE TRUCK

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 202152,000 milesLA

VEHICLE HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING CAUSING ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, BRAKES WERE USED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND THE ISSUE STOPPED. COMMONLY CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE

Power Train
Filed Mar 8, 20211,031 milesFL

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK ON 09/23/20. AT DELIVERY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY AND HAD TO BE ADJUSTED. TRUCK HAS HAD A CONSTANT VIBRATION THAT IS FELT THRU THE STEERING AND BODY. THE VIBRATION INCREASES WITH SPEED. AT 1031 MILES A REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS MADE THAT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AT 3225 MILES AGAIN A FAILED ATTEMPT WAS MADE AT CORRECTING, AT 3735 ANOTHER FILED ATTEMPT. AT 8156 ANOTHER FAILED ATTEMPT. AND AGAIN AT 8934 ANOTHER MORE EXTENSIVE REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS MADE WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. I WILL UPLOAD ALL REPAIR WORK ORDERS. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE DRIVETRAIN OF THE VEHICLE THAT FORD AS OF YET HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT. THE VIBRATION IS CONSTANT AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED HAS MADE PEOPLE CAR SICK. I AM FEARFUL THAT THERE IS A FAILING COMPONENT IN THE TRUCK THAT WHEN IT FINALLY BREAKS WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE USED A VCMM VIBRATION ANALIZER THAT LISTED A HOST OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND IN THEIR WORDS THE RESULTS WERE MISLEADING. THIS IS A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THAT I FEAR TOWING MY TRAILERS WITH BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHY IT HAS THE VIBRATION. I ALMOST BELIEVE THAT THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM AND WON'T DISCLOSE IT TO ME. THE MOST CONCERNING STATEMENT MADE IN THE REPAIR ATTEMPT IS THAT THEY COMPARED MY TRUCK TO AN INSTOCK UNIT AND IT DRIVE COMPARABLE.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 18, 20213,520 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING THE TAILGATE HAS COME UNLATCHED SEVERAL TIMES. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CAMPER I WAS TOWING AND THE TAILGATE ITSELF. A 30LB PROPANE CYLINDER ALMOST ROLLED OUT OF THE TRUCK AFTER THE TAILGATE CAME DOWN. IT HAS BEEN DURING HIGHWAY TRAVELING.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 24, 2021WA

THE VEHICLE UPON STARTING WILL GIVE TWO WARNINGS: PRE COLLISION NOT AVAILABLE AND STEER ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND IT RESETS. I WILL NOT THIS MESSAGE FOR AWHILE AND THEN WILL OCCUR AGAIN I HAVE ALSO NOTICE THAT MY THROTTLE APPEARS TO RAISE ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. THE TAIL GATE ALSO JUST OPENS ON ITS OWN.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 21, 20215,000 milesCA

SUDDEN SURGING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN TRYING TO IDLE THROUGH AN AREA THAT IS TIGHT, CROWDED ETC. RPM'S WILL RISE TO 1,200 OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER.

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 26, 20203,200 milesOR

ON 3 OCCASIONS SINCE I BOUGHT THE PU NEW ON JULY 24TH, 2020 I EXPERIENCED WHAT THE FORD DEALER NOW CALLS DEATH WOBBLE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ON SEPT 2ND WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL PULLING MY TRAILER AT ABOUT 50MPH. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD LITTLE CONTROL UNTIL MY SPEED DROPPED. I TOOK THE PU TO THE DEALER SEPT 16TH. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM AND STATED IF THEIR AGENT COULD NOT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING THE PU THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. ON THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING THE PU EMPTY AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND AGAIN WHILE BRAKING THE STEERING AND BRAKES SHOOK VIOLENTLY. UP TO THIS POINT I WAS THINKING THE BRAKES WERE THE PROBLEM. I STARTED TRACKING THE BRAKE TEMPERATURE WHICH SHOWED A LARGE VARIETY OF TEMPS FOR SIMILAR DRIVING CONDITIONS. I PROVIDED THE NUMBERS TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD A FEW DAYS LATER ON OCT 29TH THAT THE TEMPS WERE NORMAL AND MY DRIVING STYLE NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS TYPE. ON THE THIRD TIME NOV 15TH I WAS AGAIN PULLING THE TRAILER BUT THIS TIME AT 40MPH IN WET AND SNOWY CONDITIONS WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE I EXPERIENCED THE SHAKING TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. WHEN I TOOK THE PU TO THE DEALER WITH JUST 8000 MILES ON THE TRUCK THEY AGAIN SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING WITHOUT THEIR AGENT SEEING THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. BUT THIS TIME ON THE PAPERWORK THEY DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I CHECKED THE NHTSA SITE FINDING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MIN

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 26, 20201,666 milesVA

BROUGHT THIS TRUCK ON NOVEMBER 5,2020. IT IS A FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DUALLY . ON NOVEMBER 25,2020 THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT COULDN'T STEER TRUCK THEN WITHIN A FEW MINS. LOST THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK. HAD TO HOLD BRAKES TO FLOOR TO GET TRUCK STOPPED BESIDE OF ROAD. LOOK LIKE LOST FLUID FROM POWER STEERING . WAS A GOOD THING ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. WAS ABOUT TO GET ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHERE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD WITH ALL THAT TRAFFIC AND GOING SPEED LIMIT . WHY WOULD BRAKES GO OUT IF POWER STEERING QUIT?

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 26, 2020200 milesVA

BROUGHT A NEW FORD SUPER DUTY F-350 DUALLY ON NOVEMBER 5,2020. ON NOVEMBER 6 2020, THE PASSENGER DOOR CAUGHT BEHIND THE FRONT FENDER, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR. WHEN WE GOT DOOR OPEN , NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS OUT OF LINE AND HAD DROPPED DOWN. THE FRONT FENDER WAS OUT OF LINE WITH THE DOOR AND HOOD. WHEN DOOR STUCK IT CAUSED A DENT IN DOOR AND FENDER ALSO CHIPPED PAINT OFF. THE ISSUE IS IF PASSENGER HAD TO EXIT DOOR IN EMERGENCY WITHOUT A LOT OF FORCE IT MAY NOT OPEN PROPERLY OR FAST ENOUGH BECAUSE OF BODY PARTS WAY OUT OF LINE. IF A PERSON WAS TRYING TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE AND IT HUNG IT COULD CAUSE THAT PERSON TO LOOSE GRIP OF DOOR SUDDENLY AND MAKE THEM FALL TO GROUND CAUSING INJURIES TO THEM. TRUCK WAS NOT IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND PARKED IN GRAVEL DRIVEWAY.

Power Train
Filed Nov 23, 202037,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WERE REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 9,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARUSO FORD LINCOLN (3500 CHERRY AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807; (562) 426-3301) WHERE ALL THE REPAIRS WERE MADE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Power Train
Filed Nov 12, 202059,000 milesIL

THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL IS 20S33. TORGUE CONVERTER DAMPER FRACTURE. THE TRUCK WAS SOLD WITH TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF THE BACKUP CAMERA, THAT TOTALLY DOESN’T WORK TILL NOW. THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS STARTS ON 07 TH OF OCTOBER 2020, WHEN I NOTICED A HUGE NOISE IN THE CAR ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. ON THE 08 TH OF OCTOBER 2020, I HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 8445 45 TH ST LYONS, IL, 60534, AND I LEFT THE CAR AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER TO DIAGNOSE THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM AND FOR SURE TO SOLVE IT. DURING ONE WEEK THEY CAN’T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER THAT, THEY CALLED ME, AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY DIDN’T HAVE THE NECESSARY SPARE PARTS, BECAUSE THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOESN’T PRODUCE MORE THIS KIND OF SPARE PARTS. BUT HOW IT’S POSSIBLE TO SELL THE CARS WITHOUT NECESSARIES SPARE PARTS, WHAT HAVE TO DO THE CONSUMER IF THE CAR IS A NEW ONE AND IT BRAKES? THEY DIDN’T REPAIR THE TRUCK IN 30 DAYS; I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT THE MS AT THE PHONE TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN’T SOLVE SUCH KIND OF PROBLEMS, AND I HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO CAN REPAIRS THE TRUCK. ACCORDING TO THE LAW THEY HAVE TO REPAIR THE CAR IN 30 DAYS, AND THEY DIDN’T, THE CAR IT’S WORSE THEN IT WAS BEFORE. AND NOW I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO, WHY THE CAR NEW WARRANTY DOESN’T WORK, THE ADDITIONAL PREMIUM CARE WARRANTY DOESN’T WORK. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE TRUCK IS A NEW ONE, WITH 58 000 MILE

Steering
Filed Sep 29, 20201,250 milesWI

STEERING RETURNABILTY OR "RETURN TO CENTER" IS IMPEDED BY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. ACCORDING TO FORD THE NEW ELECTRIC OVER HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INSTALLED ON SOME SUPER DUTY TRUCKS ASSISTS THE DRIVER DURING CROSS WIND OR HEAVY ROAD CROWN SITUATIONS. BUT WHEN THERE IS NO WIND OR ROAD CROWN THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO "ASSIST" AND HOLDS THE STEERING COLUMN FROM IMMEDIATELY RETURNING TO CENTER. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A "LANE KEEPING' OR "AUTO STEER" SYSTEM. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE REQUIRES CONSTANT LEFT AND RIGHT INPUT TO MAINTAIN LANE.WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30 MPH AND 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE TURNS AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL IS RELEASED. THIS CONSTANT INPUT IS VERY FATIGUING AND WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE SLIPPERY, ICY OR ROUGH MAINTAINING LANE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

Power Train
Filed Sep 22, 20201,200 milesCA

WHILE NEGOTIATING STEEP GRADES (OVER 8 DEGREES) AT MODERATE SPEEDS (~30MPH) WITH THE ENGINE BRAKE IN AUTOMATIC A 3RD GEAR TO 2ND GEAR OR 2ND GEAR TO FIRST GEAR CHANGE IS PROCEEDED BY A SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION BY AS MUCH AS 5MPH OR MORE THIS CAN BE SIMULATED ON LESS STEEP INCLINES BY ENGAGING THE ENGINE BRAKE AND MANUALLY SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND.. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SPEED THAT CAN BE QUITE SIGNIFICANT THERE IS A MINOR REDUCTION IN BRAKING WHEN THE TRUCK PERFORMS A 4TH TO 3RD DOWNSHIFT BUT IT DOESN'T CAUSE ACCELERATION TO THE DEGREE THAT THE 3RD AND 2ND SHIFTS DO. THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH AN ENGINE BRAKE WOULD BE USED ARE EXACTLY THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF ANY KIND IS MOST DANGEROUS, SUCH AS MOUNTAIN ROADS AND SWITCHBACKS WHILE TOWING HEAVY LOADS THE DEALER IS AWARE OF HOW TO REPRODUCE THIS EVENT AND HAS SEEN IT FIRST HAND WHILE ON A TEST DRIVE.

Power Train
Filed Sep 11, 20201,500 milesLA

SHIFTING FROM 2 TO 3RD GEAR WHILE LIGHTLY ACCELERATING, IT BANGS SO HARD I THINK TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. IF IT UNDER AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION, IT'S SMOOTH

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 4, 20204,800 milesGA

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE IN MOTION ELECTRIC TAILGATE SPONTANEOUSLY RELEASED DAMAGING THE TAILGATE AND TOW VEHICLE ON 8/8/2020, 8/20/2020 AND 9/3/2020. TAILGATE RELEASED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TOWING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 24, 202025 milesCA

NHTSA ID NUMBER 10172952. THIS NOTIFICATION IS NOT BEING APPLIED TO ALL FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE ULTIMATE TRAILER TOW CAMERA SYSTEM W/PRO TRAILER BACKUP ASSIST. WHEN REVIEWING ANY RECALLS ON MY TRUCK, THIS YAW SYSTEM SENSOR REQUIRED TO MAKE THE PRO TRAILER ASSIST WORK THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR TOWING 5TH WHEEL AND GOOSENECK TRAILERS WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE TRUCK. FORD HAS NOT BEEN SUPPLYING THIS ITEM. THE OWNERS MANUAL SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES THIS ITEM FOR OPERATION. I KNOW THIS MEMO IS OUT THERE BUT IS NOT BEING APPLIED TO THE PROPER VEHICLES. MY DEALER IS WORKING ON THIS, BUT WAS ONLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER THE MEMO WAS FOUND AND I DISTRIBUTED IT. THE FAILURE IS, FORD NEEDS TO LIST THIS MISSING ITEM UNDER ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS OPTION. FORD DOES NOT HAVE THIS ITEM AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT BE FOUND IN THEIR PARTS DATA BASE. FORD IN ESSENCE CREATED FRAUD BY SELLING THIS OPTION WITHOUT PARTS REQUIRED TO MAKE IT WORK. I COULD NOT ATTACHE PICTURES, FILES ARE TO LARGE.

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/TrailerCrash
Filed Jul 3, 2020FL

FIFTH WHEEL ANDERSEN ULTIMATE HITCH SYSTEM FAILED WHILE WE WERE HAULING OUR UNIT. HITCH BROKE AND SAFETY CHAINS ALSO BROKE. UNIT WAS BLOWN OFF THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE BALL TO BREAK SHEAR OFF DETACHING FROM TRUCK. COMPANY IS NOT WANTING TO DEAL WITH OUR INCIDENT. CAUSED OUR FIFTH WHEEL TO DETACH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ROLLED OVER. WE WERE HAULING UNDER WEIGHT TO WHAT THERE HITCH RECOMMENDS TO STAND 24,000 LBS OF TORQUE. WERE JUST ASKING FOR SOME HELP. OUR NEW $84,000 UNIT IS A COMPLETE LOSS AND OUR TRUCK IS IN THE COLLISION SHOP BEING REPAIRED. THANK YOU*DT*DT CONSUMER STATED MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE.*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

Structure › Body › Tailgate
Filed Jun 1, 20201,500 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE FAILED TO REMAIN LATCHED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ON ONE OCCASION, THE TAIL GATE OPENED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS HAULING A TRAILER AND DAMAGE THE TRAILER CAMPER GENERATOR. RANDALL REED'S PLANET FORD (19000 EASTEX FREEWAY, HUMBLE, TEXAS 77338, (800)-850-8751), WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. *BF CONSUMER STATED REPAIR WAS DONE ON 2017-2019.*JB

Unknown or Other
Filed May 28, 20203,500 milesCO

VEHICLE RPM WILL NOT DROP WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS AND IN GEAR. RPM STAYS AT 1100 AND VEHICLE SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. NO DIFFERENCE WITH ENGINE BRAKE ON OR OFF. SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN PARKING LOTS OR AT STOP LIGHTS WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNLESS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED SOMETIMES VERY HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP AND ENGINE RPM TO DROP. DOCUMENTED BY THE DEALER WITH NO FIX. FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONTACTED WITH NO FIX. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

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