2019 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TRUCK CITY FORD (15301 I-35, BUDA, TX 78610, (512) 312-0800) TO BE DIAGNOSED, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE BEFORE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER. AT THE TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND THE STEERING LINKAGE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE REPAIR SPECIFICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. HAS HAPPENED TWICE THE PAST TWO WEEKS. DEALERSHIP SAYS PART IS ON BACKORDER. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

WITH 10,000 MILES IT HAS STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE. DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS- WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED.

THE TRUCK HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". DRIVING 55 OR ABOVE IS DANGEROUS IF YOU HIT A BUMP, THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND MUST BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL. I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 45 DAYS AND TOMORROW WILL BE THE SECOND TIME IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE SHOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

VEHICLE HAS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT 65MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SAMES BASTROP FORD (1115 TX-71, BASTROP, TX 78602, (512) 303-3000) AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE SAME DEALER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO BE OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY & UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH HAVE ACTED AS IF THEY KNOW LITTLE ABOUT THE HUGE PROBLEM. DEALER PARTS FOR REPAIRS ARE ALWAYS BACK ORDERED AS MOST DEALERSHIP WILL WILLINGLY ADMIT THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. I WENT TO MULTIPLY DEALERSHIPS TO FIND HONESTY AND THEY ARE HIDING THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE BEST SELLING TRUCK THEY OFFER. THIS IS YOUR JOB TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM DANGER AND THIS CERTAINLY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE I HAVE EVER BEEN A PART OF .

ON 11-15-2019 WHILE ON HWY I-95 SOUTH, AT ABOUT 72MPH , MY F250 STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT THE FRONT END AFTER GOING OVER SLIGHTLY ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. VEHICLES NEAR ME HAD TO AVOID ME UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH. HAD I BEEN ON A CURVATURE , I WOULD HAVE SURELY CRASHED. ON 11-17-2019 , I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN ON AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED , THIS TIME I WAS WITH A COLLEAGUE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE SHAKING WAS VERY SCARY AND WORRYING. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE F-250 TRUCKS IS APPARENTLY NOT UNCOMMON, WE PULLED OVER AND DID A GOOGLE SEARCH , IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOTHING NEW , BUT FORD HAS NOT MADE CONSUMERS AWARE OF IT ,AND CONTINUES TO SELL THE VEHICLE WITH OUT INFORMING THE PUBLIC. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST ??? PLEASE HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING A MINOR "SHUTTER" THAT SEEMED RANDOM. IT WORSENED AT SPEEDS AROUND 70MPH & FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. IT WAS NOT CONSTANT. WHEN ENCOUNTERED, IT COULD BE CORRECTED BY REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE FREQUENCY & INTENSITY OF OCCURENCE INCREASED TO THE POINT THAT IN ONE DAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES (TYPICAL WAS 2-3 PER WEEK) AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY FORD SALESMAN AND HE CAME AND PICKED UP MY TRUCK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED OVER IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT I MUST HAVE GOTTEN SOME BAD FUEL. I DROVE IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD AND THEY LET THEIR DIESEL MECHANIC DRIVE IT HOME OVERNIGHT. HE COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE SHUTTERING CONDITION. I DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH, EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE EVENTS. AT MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC DROVE IT, EXPERIENCED THE TRUCK SHAKE WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE AND SAID THE STEERING DAMPER WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE REPLACEMENT CORRECTED THE SHAKING FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AT WHICH POINT THE SHAKING BECAME VIOLENT WITH EVERY BUMP. POT HOLES, BRIDGE TRANSITIONS, ROUGH PAVEMENT...ALL UNEVEN SURFACES CAUSE AN EVENT, SOME OF WHICH COULD LITERALLY BE DEADLY. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY STEERING ON 3 OCCASIONS AND HAD TO COME TO NEARLY A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO FORD 4 TIME, CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF ANYONE AROUND ME DURING AN EVENT. I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY CAN NOT FIX IT DUE TO THE STEERING PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. THEY ALREADY REPLACED ONCE AND IT LASTED A WEEK. THE BRAND NEW 2019 TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. THEY INDICATED THEY'RE WAITING ON A RECALL OR BULLETIN TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE A $70K TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE. IT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED.