2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. IT STARTS WHEN I'M DRIVING AND A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL START ROTATING LEFT AND RIGHT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY UNLESS I SLOW ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO BELOW 10 MILES AN HOUR. MY NEIGHBOR AND COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE A 2011 F250 THAT I'VE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. I THINK IT'S AN GEOMETRY ISSUE. TWO TIMES I WAS ON THE NORTH LOOP 289 ACCESS ROAD TURNING NORTH UNDER THE OVERPASS AND TRAVELING AROUND 15-20 MILES AN HOUR. DEC 2017 THE THIRD TIME I WAS BETWEEN CR 7700 AND HWY 41 ON CR 1730 BOTH IN LUBBOCK TX. DEC 28TH 2018

BOTH FRONT DOORS FROZE OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. THE DEALER SAID FORD WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THEY DIDN'T THINK THE DOORS FROZE WHERE I LIVE. INSTEAD THE FORD DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE DOORS OPEN! THAT'S RIGHT I'M SUPPOSED TO DRIVE WITH THE DOORS OPEN AND UNLATCHED! HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE?

DOOR LATCHES FREEZE BELOW 25 DEGREES F CAUSING THE DOORS TO NOT STAY CLOSED, INTERIOR LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT GO OUT AS IF DOORS ARE ACTUALLY SHUT, DOOR LOCKS STOP WORKING WHEN THIS OCCURS, BOTH MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. FORD HAS ISSUED FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 18N03 TO ADDRESS THIS, BUT MANY HAVE REPORTED STILL HAVING THE ISSUE AFTER HAVING THE FSA COMPLETED, THROUGH 2019 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES AS WELL. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE LATCH/ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. I AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE FSA AND HOPEFULLY THE NEW LATCHES DONE ON 1/14/2019.

FORD "DEATH WOBBLE" 2017 FORD F-250 4X4 WITH 20,000 HIGHWAY MILES DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SMOOTH PAVED HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END WITHOUT WARNING. ANOTHER MOTORIST STOPPED TO CHECK ON THE DRIVER DESCRIBED THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKING SO BAD HE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COME OFF. THREE DIFFERENT DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WE SPOKE TO ALL KNOW OF THE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED DEFECTIVE WIRING CAUSED THE FIRE BOTH THE TRUCK AND CAMPER WERE A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MILD SHAKING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SHAKING, THE CONTACT HAD TO DECREASE THE SPEED FROM 70 TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHENEVER THE SPEED EXCEEDED 60-75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHIL LONG FORD (301 S 2ND ST, RATON, NM 87740) AND UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. A MONTH AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *DT*JB

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE"...... VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT..... HAVE DONE RESEARCH. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A SAFETY BULLETIN OUT. FORD TOLD ME THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER FOR FIX.....PEOPLE ONLINE SAYING EVEN AFTER FORD FIX STILL NOT FIXED. I DONT FEEL SAFE LETTING ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE....OR ME DRIVING IT ABOVE 50 MPH. SO BASICALLY IF YOU HIT A ROAD JOINT FOR A BRIDGE FOR EXAMPLE (WHERE I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN 3 TIMES SO FAR) IT THROWS THE FRONT END INTO A RYTHMATIC VIOLENT SHAKE. YOU HAVE TO SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH FOR IT TO GO AWAY. I AM GOOD AT RECOVERING FROM IT NOW..... BUT I ALMOST SMASHED INTO THE GUY NEXT TO ME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED..... IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND FORD HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL. PLEASE HELP AND MAKE THIS A MORE KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE READ ALOT OF THE SAME STORIES ONLINE. I HAD NOTHING IN TOW DURING MY OCCURRENCES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.....

DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED TODAY WITH ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE. SCARED MY WIFE TILL THE POINT SHE WAS CRYING. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS AROUND ME OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD WRECK.

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, FRONT END DEVELOPS SEVERE WOBBLE, KNOW AS "DEATH WOBBLE"

THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER FIRST OCCURANCE RETURNED TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. PARTS WERE EXCHANGED AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME. FIRST REPAIR COMPLETED OCT 11 2017. NEXT TWO OCCURANCES WERE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING DEALER COULD NOT SEE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TILL 11-30-2017 VEHICLE STILLAT DEALER AS OF 12-19-2017 TOLD PARTS ON ORDER TILL 1-28-2019