2018 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATED VIOLENTLY ON HIGHWAY APPARENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE OF I-85 (GA MM40 S) @ 65 MPH

SOON AFTER PURCHASE WOBBLE AND SHAKE STARTED IN STEERING?I REPORTED IT AT EVERY SERVICE AND SEVERAL TIMES BY PHONE AND EMAIL TO FORD CORPORATE. AFTER AWHILE IN SUMMER 2020 FORD SENT NOTICE THEY WOULD CHANGE STEERING LINK TO FIX PROBLEM? I HAD THE FIX DONE AT ALL AMERICAN FORD ?BUT THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE TECHNICIAN WROTE ON RECEIPT TIRES NEEDED REPLACED? I REPLACED TIRES AND STILL WOBBLE AND SHAKE? THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IS GEORGE WALL FORD THEY ADMITTED TO ME THAT IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND I SHOULD BUY A NEW TRUCK FROM THEM AND THEY WOULD TAKE MY TRUCK FOR A TRADE? BUT AT A LOSS TO MY WALLET? THEY

BUMP IN ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED MAKE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKE ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL. HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL

MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE " DEATH WOBBLE". TRUCK HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS AND VIOLENTLY GOES OUT OF CONTROL STEERING. FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS FALLING OFF . BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO FIX. THEY CLAIMED IT IS THE RAG STEERING JOINT. WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE WOBBLED IS BACK! PROBLEM NOT FIXED!! I AM A REGISTERED TRAFFIC ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO OPERATE IN PUBLIC. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY!! AS A SAFETY EXPERT I WOULD NEVER LET ANYONE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL OFFICIALLY PUT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON NOTICE OF THIS ISSUE. I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER TOMORROW TO INFORM OF THIS ISSUE AND EXPECT THAT FORD WILL FIX THIS DESIGN FLAW AT THEIR EXPENSE. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP, [XXX] P.E. TRAFFIC ENGINEER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65-75MPH), A VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATION BEGAN SUDDENLY. POTHOLES OR SUDDEN JARRING, SUCH AS TRAVELING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUDDER AND VIBRATE WITH SUCH INTENSITY, IT MAKES STEERING AND EVEN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL TENUOUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. THE VIBRATION DOESN'T DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH. IT IS A TERRIFYING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MOVING AT HIGH SPEED. ROUGH PAVEMENT OR TRANSITIONS IN THE PAVING SURFACE SEEMS TO TRIGGER IT. IT HAS BEGUN AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 60MPH AND AS HIGH AS 75MPH. I HAVE VIDEO WHICH SHOWS THE EFFECT INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A 2018 F250 WITH 46K MILES AND FULLY STOCK EVERYTHING. NEVER BEEN MODIFIED OR USED FOR HEAVY OFF ROAD OR TOWING USE.

THE FRONT END SHAKES OR WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP MAKING IT HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSIST.

AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE JUST OVER 23000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, AIR PRESSURE CHECKED AND ALIGNMENT. NOW ITS TIME TO GO TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR ANALYSIS.

MY TRUCK TAILGATE IS OPENING WITHOUT CAUSE. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE A RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY COMPLETED IN JANUARY AND HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. TWICE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER JUST AFTER STARTING TO BACKUP. THAT LAST WAS WHEN MY CAR PLAY MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE APPLE PHONE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING WORK THE TAILGATE OPENED WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE DAMAGE TO THEN GATE CAUSED BY A TRAILER STRIKE ON 1 OPENING AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPFUL AND HAS NOT TAKEN THIS SERIOUSLY. THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN..

I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-69 RUNNING ABROUND 75MPH. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AS IF BOTH REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. I GENTLY PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO NOT EXASERBATE THE ISSUE. IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD DO TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD. SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE FOR SURE. LOOKING IN THE REARVIEW, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRES AND THOUGHT EITHER MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, BEARING WENT BAD IN ONE OF WHEELS OR BLOWN TIRES. AS I SLOWED TO 25 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED AND I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING SUPER HIGH. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND CHECKED OUT THE BRAKES, TIRES, WHEELS AND MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE. ALL CLEAR. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. I DID NOT SEE IT HAPPEN BUT THE REAR TIRES LOST TRACTION AND BOUNCED AROUND UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN. I-69 THROUGH DELEWARE COUNTY HAS RECENTLY BEEN PAVED SO I DONT THINK I HIT ANY BIG BUMPS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE TRUCK HAS 38,028 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TRANMISSION ISSUE'S WITH IT. THE OCCASIONAL HARD TO START CONDITION HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE. 5 -10 SECONDS TURNING OVER BEFORE STARTING BUT NO TRANMISSION ISSUE'S. THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AND SINCE, I HAVE HAD IT UP TO 70 MPH AND IT DIDNT HAPPEN AGAIN. AGAIN THOUGH, THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE DRIVERS DOOR OPENED UP UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 89 DEGREES F.