2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

MY FORD F250 HAS A SEVERE "WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL SLOWING TO ABOUT 35 MPH. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT ONLY 45 MPH AND AFTER THAT IT HAPPENED AT GREATER SPPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. AT TIMES, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT HAPPENED BETWEEN 15-20 ON MY TRIP BACK TO TEXAS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DESCRIBED IT AS A WOBBLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS DEFECT, I LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST 2011 AND FORD WILL NOT CORRECT THIS AS A WARRANTY PROBLEM EVEN IF YOU'RE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD MY FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT TO WHICH I REPLIED " IF IT IS, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WOBBLE", AND OF COURSE THE MECHANIC SAID THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE, BUT HE WAS NEVER IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT "WOBBLED". I THEN WAS TOLD ABOUT ANOTHER CORRECTION, BUT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. SO THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE "WOBBLE" IS TO ADD STEERING/STABILIZER SHOCKS TO THE FRONT END AND PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ALL ABOUT. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP TELLING ME "AFTER MARKET PARTS", ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN IF THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO REPAIR THE OBVIOUS DEFECT OF THE FORD F250. I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT FORD WAS ADDING PARTS TO THE VEHICLE, RATHER I THOUGHT THEY WERE MAKING REPAIRS TO THE EXISTING VEHICLE. SO, IT IS OBVIOUS FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE OF THEIR VEHICLES OR THEIR CUSTOMER SAFETY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WOULD BE EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT TURNS DEADLY, AND IT WILL TURN DEADLY.

THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE IN THE 2017 KING RANCH F250 CAN COME OPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHEN IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 4 TIMES; MOST RECENTLY WHILE PULLING MY AIRSTREAM TRAILER WHILE IN UTAH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY AIRSTREAM PROPANE BOTTLES, THE ALUMINUM COVER, AND ALSO PUTTING A DENT IN MY F250 TAILGATE. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC, SHOULD SOMETHING FALL OUT OF THE BACK DURING THIS MALFUNCTION. MY EXPERIENCE RECENTLY: I HAD JUST ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND WAS ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS IN UTAH, AFTER A QUICK STOP FOR TAKEOUT BREAKFAST AT MCDONALDS. A TRUCKER FLAGGED ME DOWN TO PULL OVER AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY. HE RAN BACK AND TOLD ME MY TAILGATE WAS OPEN. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARED THE OPEN TAILGATE HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY PROPANE TANKS ON MY AIRSTREAM, THE ALUMINUM COVER, AND ALSO PUT A DENT IN THE TAILGATE WHEN LEAVING MCDONALDS PARKING LOT ONTO THE STREET TO GET BACK ONTO THE FREEWAY. WE WERE LUCKY NOTHING HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE REAR BED, AS IT WAS PACKED WITH CAMPING GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE CAN ONLY BE ACTIVATED BY THE 'KEYFOB' OR BY MANUALLY PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE TAILGATE WHEN UNLOCKED. 1) THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN OR LOCK THE TAILGATE OTHER THAN THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE TAILGATE OR WITH THE KEYFOB. 2) THERE IS NO INDICATION THE TAILGATE IS DOWN, ONCE IN DRIVE. (SAFETY ISSUE) 3) THE TAILGATE CAN/DOES OPEN INTERMITTENTLY ON OCCASION WHILE IN DRIVE WITHOUT ANY OPERATOR INTERVENTION.

WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE , I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (DEATH SHAKE) ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF TRUCK. I HAD TO MOVE BACK OVER INTO MY LANE BEFORE I SHOULD OF AND PULL OFF ONTO THE NARROW SHOULDER WHICH CAUSED ABOUT 6 VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE SHAKE WENT AWAY. I CONTINUED ON DRIVING TILL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A SAFE AREA TO INSPECT FOR A CAUSE, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING LOOSE OR ABNORMAL IN ANY STEERING OR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. FORTUNATELY I WASN'T TOWING MY CAMPER AT THE TIME, OTHERWISE I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SERIES OF BUMPS THE FRONT END TENDS TO 'JUMP' IF I'M CORNERING OR WILL BOUNCE THE FRONT END THAT EFFECTS THE STEERING OF THE TRUCK. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70MPH) GOING STRAIGHT HIT A COUPLE BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCKS FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY BOUNCING TO THE POINT I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO LESS THAN 10MPH BEFORE IT SMOOTHED BACK OUT. THIS IS A VERY SCARY THING TO HAPPEN AT THOSE SPEEDS. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL AND CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON I-96. UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING & BOUNCING OF THE FRONT WHEELS, CARRIED THROUGH TO STEERING WHEEL. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DID NOT STOP UNTIL PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SEVERAL VIDEO'S OF THIS PHENOMENON ON YOUTUBE, INCLUDING ONE FROM NHTSA SHOWING THIS HAPPENING. APPROPRIATELY NAMED.

I BEGAN NOTICING SLIGHT FORMS OF WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS/POTHOLES AT 24K MILES OF MY 2017 4WD SWB CC F250 PLATINUM. THIS PAST WEEKEND I GOT THE EXTREME VERSION OF DEATH WOBBLE (EXTREME STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION) WHERE I THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A COUPLE TIRES AT ABOUT 50 MPH AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SUPER DUTY DO THIS IN MY PAST MODELS GOING BACK TO THE MID 90'S. HONESTLY, IT HURT MY BACK AND SHOULDER TRYING TO CONTROL IT AND REQUIRED A DEATH GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP FROM CHANGING LANES. ONLY THING THAT CAUSED IT TO SUBSIDE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND THEN IT SMOOTHED OUT LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY AND THANK GOODNESS NO VEHICLES WERE BESIDE ME. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE OR FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE THIS TRUCK GIVEN THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM SCHEDULING TO TAKE TO DEALER AND LEAVE UNTIL IT IS GUARANTEED FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F -250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CUP HOLDER ASSEMBLY IN THE CONSOLE WAS NOT SEALED; THEREFORE, LIQUID LEAKED INTO THE CONSOLE COMPARTMENT AND THE CONSOLE LIGHTS FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE CONSOLE AND THE CABIN FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MCLARTY DANIEL FORD, 2609 SOUTH WALTON BOULEVARD, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712, (479) 250-0401) WHO STATED THAT THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLINED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE DUE TO USER ERROR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,144.

MY F-250 HAS SOME TERRIBLE STEERING ISSUES WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND MUCH WORSE WHEN I HIT A SERIES OF BUMPS. THE FRONT END STARTS BOUNCING AND THE TRUCK WILL BASICALLY BOUNCE SIDEWAYS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS PREPARED AND COME CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL. IT WILL BOUNCE OR WOBBLE GOING 40 MPH JUST AS BAD AS DOING 55 OR 60. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT ON ANY HIGHWAY, ONLY AROUND TOWN BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DEATH SHE MIGHT LOSE CONTROL AND WRECK OR LOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 55 NORTH OF SIKESTON, MISSOURI. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK. AND WAS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK. SHE NOTICED THE TRUCK LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE AND A LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH RELATING TO THE POWER LOSS. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. AS SOON AS SHE STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND TOLD OUR DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. AS SOON AS THEY GOT TO THE TAILGATE FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE TRUCK. SHE SAW THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE WITH FLAMES DROPPING DOWN ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. SHE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (FORD GROVES) EARLIER THAT DAY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE FIRE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CHILD IN A CHILD RESTRAINT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED BY D & K TOWING AND STORED AT THEIR FACILITY IN SIKESTON. THE SCOTT COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE FIRE. THE TRUCK AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE DESTROYED IN THE INCIDENT.

THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF OF MY FORD F-250 CRACKED OVER THE ENTIRE SUNROOF WHILE PARKED FOR 2 WEEKS WITHOUT MOVING. NO HAIL OR OTHER NATURAL DISASTER HAPPENED. THERE IS NO IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE OUTER GLASS.