2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A CLEAR ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE HELD WITH EXTREME FORCE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN ITS LANE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON A DAILY BASIS AND THE SHAKING FAILURE WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AFTER COMING TO A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR EXPANSION CRACK THE TRUCK STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THE TRUCK WILL AT TIMES MOVE ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE AND REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. THE PROBLEM RETURNED RIGHT AWAY. THE TRUCK IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR AGAIN DEC 17 2018

VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS NOT SMOOTH HIGHWAY CONDITIONS SUCH AS SMALL BUMPS, CHATTER, OR ELEVATION CHANGES AT BRIDGES.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLES COMES ACROSS CHATTER IN ROUGH ROADS OR AT BRIDGES VEHICLES STEERING VIOLENTLY SHAKES. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TO REGAIN CONTROL BY LIGHTLY HITTING THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR SO VEHICLE STOPS SHAKING. I COULD TAKE A VIDEO OF IT IF YOU LIKE JUST CONTACT ME.

DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENS AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. TRUCK IS STOCK WITH STOCK WHEELS AND TIRES.

2017 FORD F250 SUPERCREW DIESEL. DRIVING 40MPH OR FASTER ON HIGHWAY AND RUN OVER ANY TYPE OF UNEVEN SURFACE TRUCK SHAKES AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY! IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS HAULING MY HORSES AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK WITH TRAILER IN TOW! I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF ROADING OR ANYTHING CRAZY THAT SHOULD EVER MAKE THE SUSPENSION DO THAT KIND OF SHAKING! IT WAS HORRIFIC! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM!

WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL HAS STARTED TO BOUNCE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN TO 25-30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS PUTS YOU IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN A LOT BUT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6-8 WEEKS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL TRUCK. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE. APPERENTLY THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT BUT I'M NOT SURE. IT MAY BE THE TSB18-2268. I PLAN ON CONTACTING MY FORD DEALER IN THE MORNING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS TODAY I CROSSED A ROUGH SPOT ON THE FREEWAY. MY STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR LIGHT TRAFFIC ALLOWING ME TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULD QUICKLY THEN I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS TERRIFYING. AFTER DOING A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THE PROBLEM I FOUND NUMEROUS WEB PAGES ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED? NO ONE IS GETTING HELP FROM FORD. SOME ONE IS GOING TO DIE.

WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND I HIT ANY SMALL BUMP THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY.

THE FOLLOWING HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE IT ON DEMAND: WHILE TRAVELING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AFTER CROSSING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN EXPANSION JOINT THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE A SEVERE WOBBLE THAT COMPROMISES DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. TWICE MY VEHICLE HAS TRAVELLED ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE SLOWING THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THIS WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED I HAVE HAD TO SLOW BELOW APPROXIMATELY 30MPH IN ORDER TO MAKE IT STOP. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUDDEN SLOWING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC IS A RECIPE FOR AN ACCIDENT.