2015 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED COLE FORD LLC (410 E CHICAGO ST, COLDWATER, MI 49036, (517) 278-5661) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED THE TRUCK WAS FIVE YEARS OLD I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PASSED OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT OF A BRIDGE, ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, I THOUGHT A HAD BLOWN A TIRE, BUT AS I SLOWED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TRUCK "SMOOTHED OUT" AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. HOWEVER IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES THAT TRIP, EACH AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55-75) AND WOULD BE "TRIGGERED" BY SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE THEY ROTATED THE TIRES, DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR. HAS BEEN BACK TO A DIFFERENT GARAGE 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES: TIE ROD, DRAG LINK, TRACK BAR JOINTS/BUSHINGS, SHOCKS, ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD CONTINUE TO INDUCE UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHAKING. SO FAR I HAVE PAID JUST UNDER $2500, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND MY MECHANIC IS UNSURE WHAT IS LEFT TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ONLINE SEARCH REVEALS THIS TO BE THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE".

2015 FORD F-250 4X4 CREW CAB DIESEL SHORT BED; WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR HOLE, THE TRUCK SOMETIMES SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNOFFICIALLY EXPLAINED AS THE SUPER DUTY DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED. DOING SO IS A HAZARD IN ITSELF FOR SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND DOES NOT IDENTIFY IT AS A PROBLEM. UP TO NOW THERE HAS ONLY BEEN INCIDENTS AND CRASHES WITH OR WITHOUT INJURY. NO FATALITIES LOGGED. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THEY WILL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED BEFORE TAKING ACTION. BY OFFICIALLY REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA, I AS WELL AS THE MANY OTHERS ARE HOPING THAT FORD WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND INITIATE A CAMPAIGN TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, SHOCKS TWICE, STEERING STABILIZER DAMPENER, REBALANCED, REALIGNED AND HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE ROTOR AND SHOE REPLACEMENT (ALL 4) TO NO AVAIL. I'M IN WELL OVER $2500 SO FAR AND STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. I WORK 78 MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE SO I'M LOGGING WELL OVER 150 MILES PER DAY.

SYNC SYSTEM COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. LOSS OF HANDS FREE OPERATION AND NO GPS CREATING HAZARD.

WHEN AT A SPEED OF 45PLUS WHEN A BUMP IS HIT OR IF RAINING AND A WATER PUDDLE TRUCK WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL.

WHEN GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY YOU HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS.MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 65000 MILES ON IT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT HE SEES IT ALL THE TIME AND IT COSTS ABOUT $1500.00 TO FIX. MY BROTHERS NEWER TRUCK WHICH IS IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR YEAR MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH SPEED. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I WAS ON US-290E/HOUSTON TX.

MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE FRONT END. HIT A HOLE YESTERDAY GOING 70MPH AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.

EMISSIONS CONTROL, I COPIED THIS FROM ANOTHER BECAUSE IT IS MY EXACT SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS BY THE KNOWN ISSUES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED UNDER WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A TSB, I WAS WRONG. WANTED TO CHARGE $281 JUST TO PULL THE CODE EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY DID AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS MY EXACT PROBLEM. IN 2018 FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD ON THEIR DEF HEATERS. THE WARRANT INCLUDED 2011, 2012 F250 THRU F550. THE WARRANT ALSO INCLUDED 2013, 2014, 2015 F 450 AND F 550 BUT EXCLUDED THE F250 AND F 350. IN RESEARCHING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, I SEE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THE 2015 F 250 AND F 350. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES USE THE EXACT SAME 6.7 POWER STROKE DIESEL MOTOR AND I WOULD THINK THE DEF SYSTEMS ARE SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL. FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE THE 2013, 2014, AND 2015 F 250 AND F 350 IN THE WARRANTY THEY EXTENDED TO 11 YEARS. I HAVE OWNED TWO 2015 F 250 DIESEL TRUCKS AND BOTH HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DEF SYSTEMS. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 106,000

SEE ATTACHED SF91 FROM DRIVER/WITNESS. ALSO: 1. IS THERE A FIRE REPORT? THE MEMO STATED THE FD WAS NOTIFIED. A. FD WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FD DID SHOW UP TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH THE FD ABOARD CP AND THE EMERGENCY DATA SYSTEM CANNOT BE ACCESSED NATIONWIDE. THEY ARE DOING REPORT MANUALLY AT THIS TIME. NO FIRE DEPT REPORT CAN BE ACCESSED AT THIS TIME. 2. EVENTS PRECEDING THE INCIDENT. WAS THIS THE FIRST ATTEMPT(S) TO START THE VEHICLE THAT DAY, OR WAS THIS SUBSEQUENT TO BEING USED EARLIER (IT APPEARS IT WAS THE FIRST ATTEMPT)? DID THE VEHICLE EXHIBIT ANY "HARD-TO-START" TENDENCIES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT? HAVE ANY OPERATORS NOTICED ANYTHING WRONG OR UNUSUAL; SMELLS, WARNING LIGHTS, SOUNDS, ROUGH IDLING/RUNNING, ETC. PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT? A. YES THIS WAS THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT, THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ISSUES INDICATED BY THE UNIT. LOCAL SOP STATES ANY ISSUES WITH NTV, SWRFT WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUES. BLOCK 53 PAGE 2 OF THE SF91 THERE WERE TWO (2) ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FIRE. I ALSO ATTACHED SF94 STATEMENT OF WITNESS INDICATING THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. 3. WAS THERE ANY AFTER-MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED? A. THERE IS NO AFTER-MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALL IN THIS VEHICLE.*DT