2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

THE TAILGATE ON MY TRUCK OPENS ON ITS OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND FOUND A FEW ARTICLES MENTIONING IT WAS HAPPENING. I FIGURED I WOULD ALSO SUBMIT THIS FORM TO LET YOU KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING TO ME AS WELL.

THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKING AND "WOBBLING". IT HAPPENS ON REGULAR CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAY. NO CONTROL OF IT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" BY NUMEROUS OTHER FORD OWNERS ONLINE.

DOOR LATCHS FROZE WONT OPEN OR CLOSE OPEN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DID RECALL NEW PARTS STILL HAVE PROBLEM NOW NO SOLUTION CANT FIX I WAS TOLD WILL CALL ME IF THEY FIND A FIX MEAN TIME KEEP DRIVING THE TRUCK HOLD DOORS CLOSE WHILE DRIVING HELP

THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON AND REDUCE SPEEDS TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. IT IS THE SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED WITH A VEHICLE IN OVER FORTY YEARS OF DRIVING. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THAT YOU ALL ARE SILENT. IF YOUR AGENCY CONTINUES TO IGNORE THIS YOU ALL SHOULD JUST CLOSEDOWN AND FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO.

IN ORDER TO DRIVE STRAIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED 90 DEGREES RIGHT. DURING THIS EVENT, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALL AT THE SAME TIME. IN ADDITION, THE DISPLAY SCREEN GAVE 'COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE' ERROR MESSAGE. I IMMEDIATELY AND SLOWLY DROVE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. WHEN I PARKED IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE CONDITION I DESCRIBED ABOVE STILL EXISTED. FORD ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE CORRECTED ITSELF AND THE TECHNICIANS ONLY FOUND CODE U3000. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. FORD CLOSED THE ISSUE AS 'UNABLE TO DUPLICATE' DESPITE IT BEING A HUGE PUBLIC SAFETY RISK IF THIS CONDITION REPEATS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED CARRYING A LOAD. THIS COULD RESULT IN A DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.

IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, AT 25,000 MILES, MY TRUCK BECAME TEMPORARILY UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL SECTION OF INTERSTATE 10. I EXPERIENCED SEVERE OSCILLATION OF FRONT TIRES AT 70 MPH. I WAS ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL GROUND AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH AT WHICH TIME I REGAINED CONTROL. DURING THE INCIDENT, I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LANE INTEGRITY. AFTER STOPPING, I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ALL TIRES WERE AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE'S. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHAPMAN FORD DEALER IN SCOTTSDALE AZ AND THE INSPECTION CAME BACK "NO PROBLEMS DETECTED". IN JANUARY 2019, AT 28,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT 50 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL PAVED ROAD. THIS TIME I DID NOT REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL 20 MPH. IN BOTH OF THE DESCRIBED INSTANCES I WAS PULLING A LIGHT UTILITY TRAILER LOADED WITH A POLARIS RANGER. *NOTE: I DO NOT RECALL HITTING A BUMPY SECTION OF ROADWAY TO INITIATE THE SEVERE OSCILLATION.

DEATH WOBBLE - THE UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE HAS STRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES WITH MY 2017 FORD SUPER DUTY. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE, UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUE, AND EVEN MORE SURPRISING IS THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE THIS UNDER A RECALL! AS WE RESEARCHED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND STEERING. WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STRIKES IT IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING. THIS CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS INDEED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TRUCK FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP GOING 70 MPH

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, RUNNING ACROSS ANY ROAD IRREGULARITIES SUCH AS POTHOLES, BRIDGE OR ROAD EXPANSION JOINTS AT 50 MPH OR ABOVE CAUSES SHAKING IN THE FRONT END SO BAD THAT THE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE ALMOST COMPETELY STOPPED TO REGAIN CONTROL. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN REAR END ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND SLOWING IN TRAFFIC. FIRST ATTEMPT AT A REPAIR WAS AT 2400 MILES WHEN THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD, IT CAUSED THE ADAPTIVE STEERING TO FAIL. THE ADAPTIVE STEERING/STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. TRUCK HAS SPENT OVER 75 DAYS TOTAL IN THE SHOP IN 25000 MILES IS STILL NOT REPAIRED AND DEALER HAS NO ESTIMATE OF A REPAIR TIME. OUR FRIENDS REFUSE TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK AND MY WIFE IS SO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, SHE AVOIDS ANY ROADS WHERE SHE WILL EXCEED 50 MPH. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED TO HAVE THE TRUCK REPURCHASED, YET FORD HAS REFUSED, SO WE HAVE RETAINED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PURSUE A LEMON LAW SUIT.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OVER 55 MPH, AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE ERECTLY. IF A TIGHT GRIP IS NOT MAINTAINED ON THE STEERING THE TRUCK WILL START TO MOVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON A TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 8500 MILES ON IT. I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE BUT THE FILES ARE TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD.