2015 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TWICE NOW IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH THAT CAUSED THE STEERING TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY I HAD TO PULL OVER TO STOP IT THIS ALSO HAPPENED RECENTLY AT 70 MPH IN A SIMILAR SITUATION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN DESPERATION TO GAIN CONTROL

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 74,000 MILES.

THE VEHICLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, SOMETIMES WITH A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. VERY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MILEAGE AROUND 130,000, TIRES SHOWED WEAR OUTSIDE EDGE, NEW TIRES FROM THE DEALER HAD TO BE RE-BALANCED AROUND 50,000 AFTER I BOUGHT THEM, WAY OUT OF BALANCE. THE SHAKING MOVES THE STEERING WHEEL SO MUCH SO THAT I COULD EASILY LOOSE CONTROL IF I WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION, VERY DANGEROUS.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD THE SHAKING DOESN'T GO AWAY TILL I GET VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH DOING THIS ON A INTERSTATE IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY ON 10/7/20 THIS HAPPENED AND IT SHOOK SO BAD AIR CLEANER CAME OFF AND VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STOPPED ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY FOUND THE MAF SENSOR BECAME DIRTY WHEN AIR FILTER CAME OFF SO THEY CLEAN IT TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED VEHICLE SHAKING. THEY SAID SUSPENSIONS LOOKED GOOD BUT HAD SLIGHT WEAR ON TRACK BAR BALL JOINT. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND I SHOWED THEM THAT IT WAS REPLACED ON 10/6/20 FOR THE SAME SHAKING PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THIS WOULD REPAIR THE SHAKING THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE BUT IT WOULD ELIMINATE IT AS A POSSIBILITY. I DECLINED THEIR GUESSING GAME AT MY EXPENSE. THIS SHAKING PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED AND FORD NEEDS TO GET A CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM

FORD DEATH WOBBLE 2015 F250 HAS 80200 MILES, I RAN OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT ON I-40 ROAD WAS A STRAIGHT SECTION IN TN MY SPEED OF 74 MILES PER HOUR, (CRUISE CONTROL) AFTER DRIVING 11 HRS AND ONLY 50 MILES FROM HOME. I HIT THE TYPICAL HIGHWAY BUMP AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TOOK OFF VIOLENTLY SHAKING LEFT AND RIGHT BOUNCING UP AND DOWN ALL AT THE SAME TIME! JUMPING BRAKES STEERING FOR THE ROAD SHOULDER WASN'T SURE THE STEERING WAS EVEN WORKING I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SLOWED DOWN FROM 74 TO 50 FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL TRUCK ISN'T SAFE FOR TRAVEL.

THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30-50 MILES AN HOUR IF THE ROAD IS NOT SMOOTH. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT IT MAY BE THE TRACTION BAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE FRONT END SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT ALMOST CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 107000 MILES.

DELINTE DX10 TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. HAD THE DEFECT NOT BEEN DISCOVERED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BLOWOUT. TIRE SIZE IS LT275/75R18 MADE BY SENTURY TIRE, DX11 TIRES HAD A RECALL IN APRIL 2020

FRONT POSITIONED AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCURRED TO FRONT OF VEHICLE - GIVEN THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT, AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAS IN MOTION ON A STATE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH BEFORE SEEING A STOPPED VEHICLE IN THE ROADWAY. VERY LITTLE TIME TO APPLY BRAKE BEFORE IMPACT.

WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING, THE FRONT WHEELS ARE WOBBLING AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BECOME UNSTABLE. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL I HAVE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN UNTIL THE WOBBLING STOPS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON VERY SMOOTH AND FLAT HIGHWAYS. IT FIRST HAPPENED AROUND TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE AS IT ONLY HAPPENED ON ONE CERTAIN STRETCH OF ROAD THAT I TRAVELED OCCASIONALLY. IN THE LAST YEAR IT HAS STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN CAUSING ME CONCERN THAT THE TRUCK COULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF ROAD OR HAULED/PULLED HEAVY LOADS. THE STOCK SUSPENSION IS NOT MODIFIED/LIFTED.

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 4 IN ORLANDO FL AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND STEERING WHEEL WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD ON TO. SLOWLY SLOWED DOWN AND SHAKING EVENTUALLY STOPPED.