2018 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2018 FORD F250 IN JANUARY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND CROSSING RAILROAD CROSSING THE FRONT WHEELS STARTING BOUNCING AND SHAKING SO BAD THAT I HAD TO COM TO A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT IT IS REFERRED TO AS A " DEATH WOBBLE". I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SO THAT MY WIFE AND I COULD TOW A CAMPER TRAILER BUT AFTER THIS HAPPENED NOT SURE I WANT TO PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. FORD HAS REPLACED PARTS ON THE VEHICLE AND SAID THIS WOULD FIX IT. OTHER STATE THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX THAT IT WILL DO IT AGAIN. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE BUT THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS

TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND MUST PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC TO REDUCE SPEED OR STOP BEFORE ISSUE RESOLVES. NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMNATE. TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES NOW. ISSUE BEGAN AROUND 44,000 MILES. WE HAVE SHORT VIDEO BUT CANNOT UPLOAD HERE DUE TO FILE TYPE NOT BEING PERMITTED. AFTER SEEING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ON THIS WEBSITE, WONDERING WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. FORD CLEARLY HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND CONTINUES TO SELL THE TRUCK WITH A KNOWN DEFECT AND A PART ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, WE HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING SO BAD WE ALMOST HIT THE TRUCK NEXT TO US. THE HIGHWAY WAS SO CROWDED ALL I COULD DO WAS BRAKE AND HANG ON. FINALLY WHEN THE SPEED WAS AT 25 IT QUIT VIOLENTLY SHAKING. CHECKED THE TRUCK OUT AT THE NEXT EXIT AND FOUND NOTHING OBVIOUS. ON THE WAY HOME, IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE BECAUSE I AM SCARED THAT WE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH THE CLOSEST DEALER 75 MILES AWAY, I WILL GET IT THERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS FORD AWARE OF THE PROBLEM? THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 15000 MILES, AND SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS. WE ARE IN OUR LATE 60?S AND I CAN ONLY HOPE I CAN HANG ON IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRAVELLING ALONG A STRAIGHT SECTION OF TWO-LANE HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MPH AND HIT A BUMP OR PAVEMENT FAULT IN THE ROADWAY AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT SHAKING IN MY FRONT END LIKE I HAD A BLOWN TIRE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE FRONT END. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

STEERING BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SOME BUMPS ON THE ROAD TRAVELING 55 MPH. HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED TO ABOUT 20 MPH.

THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER BUSHINGS ARE CRACKED AND DETERIORATING .. FORD WILL REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY STATE THAT THE CRACKED BUSHING CAN AFFECT STEERING, HANDLING AND BRAKING .. IF THE BUSHINGS FALL APART SUDDENLY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CAN LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH AND KILL SOMEONE.. MY SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE HAS MEVER SEEN THE PROBLEM BEFORE.. BEING CURIOUS I LOOKED AT OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT.. EVERY SINGLE F250 AND F350 VEHICLE I LOOKED AT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.. EVEN THE NEW ONES WITH ZERO MILES HAD CRACKED BUSHINGS.. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL FALL APART AND FAIL JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS. A FAILED BUSHING CAN CAUSE ALL SORTS OF STEERING ANS STABILTY ISSUES . I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.. IM GLAD I NOTICED THE CRACKED BUSHINGS BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES

MY TRUCK HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE NOW. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY FRONT END WHEN IN GOT OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD OR A BRIDGE JOINT GOING BETWEEN 55-75. IT WAS FIXED ONCE WHILE MY WARRANTY WAS ACTIVE NOW SINCE MY WARRANTY IS UP THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. MULTIPLE TIMES DRIVING IF I WASN'T HOLDING ON TIGHT OR IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS. EVERYTHING ON MY TRUCK IS STOCK AND IT HAPPENED ROUGHLY 15K AND NOW AT 43K MILES. IM WORRIED IT WILL KILL SOMEONE AND ME AND OR MY FAMILY WHEN WE ARE IN THE TRUCK. I DON'T LET THEM RIDE VERY OFTEN UNLESS WE ARE GOING SOMEWHERE IN TOWN WHERE MY SPEED IN LESS THAN 45 MPH. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY TRUCK AT WOODHOUSE FORD IN BLAIR, NE ON THE 19TH OF THIS MONTH, MARCH 2020. HOPING BY DOING THIS COMPLAINT THEY WILL NOT CHARGE ME SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

MY 2018 F250 4X4 CREW CAB HAS 25,500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE FORD DEALER SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED AFTER HITTING A SMALL SEPARATING IN THE CONCRETE ON 1-75. THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE BECAUSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, I WAS IMMEDIATELY FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE TO ACCESS THE SITUATION. I GOT OUT TO INSPECT ALL FOUR TIRES THINKING THAT I MIGHT HAVE A FLAT TIRE. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. FORD SHOULD NOT BE SELLING THIS VEHICLE AT ALL UNTIL THERE IS A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I FEAR THAT SHE COULD OF LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

ON 02/29/2020 I WAS DRIVING HOME.MY STERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING SO BAD,I COULDNT CONTROL MY TRUCK,I SLOWED DOWN,IT FINALLY STOPPED,I ALMOST HAD A WRECK,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V278000 (ENGINE, EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER BUMP IN THE ROAD AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE MINUTES LATER AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. COLUMBIA FORD KIA LOCATED AT (234 WILLIMANTIC RD, COLUMBIA, CT 06237), WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300.