2015 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

"DEATH WOBBLE" MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING A VIOLENT SHACKING OF THE STEERING WHEE ( DEATH WOBBLE) WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE PARKING BRAKE INTO GEAR THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISE DETECTED. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *DT*JB

WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED A EXTREMELY VIOLENT OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING. EVERYTHING IN THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD DECREASE SPEED TO ABOUT 50MPH OR LESS. THE OSCILLATION DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 TIMES BACK TO BACK. AFTER THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE ISSUE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (WITH ROUGHLY 49,000 MILES), IT STARTED BACK AGAIN AND HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES SINCE. WHEN I REACH 60MPH THE OSCILLATION STARTS OUT LIGHT BUT PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE UNTIL IT IS IN A FULL ON "DEATH WOBBLE". ALL ITEMS IN THE TRUCK ARE SHAKING AROUND AND FALLING IN THE FLOOR. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HER DRIVING IT. I AM WRITING THIS REPORT MAINLY FOR THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER FORD SUPER DUTY OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AND FOR SOME, HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. THERE ARE LITERALLY FACEBOOK GROUPS CREATED SOLELY FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" AND ANY POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. FROM REPORTS I HAVE READ, THE DEALERSHIPS, IN MANY CASES HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING THE ISSUE. SOME REPORTS STATE THE REPAIRS AND SAY THAT IT WAS A "BAND-AID" AND THAT THE ISSUE RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS. OTHERS SAY THAT THE DEALERS HAVE TOLD THEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. THERE ALSO HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS THAT SAYS IT WAS CORRECTED, AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS ON VEHICLES AS NEW AS 2019 MODELS WITH AROUND 5,000 MILES ON THEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE AND I HOPE FORD IS PUSHED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE VIDEOS BUT THEY ARE THE WRONG FILE TYPE. DATE BELOW IS MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. THANKS!

BOUGHT USED F250 OCTOBER 2018 WITH APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. WENT INTO SHOP FOR P207F ON 12/10/18. INSTALLED CCV COLLAR KIT AND REPROGRAMMED PCM @ 57,104 MILES. 12/24/18 TRUCK BACK INTO SHOP FOR P207F CODE. NOX SENSORS REPLACED @ 57,473. IN JANUARY 2020, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LIMP MODE MESSAGE DISPLAYED. NOX SENSORS REPLACED AGAIN FOR P207F CODE ON 1/17/20 @ 69.700 MILES APPROX. NOX SENSORS ONLY A YEAR OLD. PER MECHANIC, CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS SUSPECT - BUT IS ON INDEFINITE BACK ORDER WITH FORD. 1/24/20 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD @ 60MPH THE TRUCK STARTED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TRUCK BACK IN SHOP, BAD TRACK BAR REPLACED. WHEEL DAMPER NEEDS REPLACING, BUT THIS PART IS ALSO ON INDEFINITE BACK ORDER.

WHEN TRUCK HITS A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY IN A LEFT HAND CURVE AND DOWN HILL SLOPE, IT STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT BECOMES HARD TO STEER AND BRAKING HARD ONLY MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE. YOU CAN ONLY LEFT OFF THE GAS AND SLOW DOWN HOPING YOU CAN KEEP IT ON THE ROAD UNTIL IT STOPS. IT HAPPENED TWICE ON OUR FAMILY VACATION WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK. THEY FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES. AFTER THAT TRIP THE DUAL STEERING STABILIZER, 2"LIFT AND ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR WERE INSTALLED.IT TOOK 6 MONTHS OF REPLACING DIFFERENT PARTS, ALIGNMENTS, BALANCING TIRES, MODIFYING SUSPENSION TO FINALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF OVER $2,600.00.

I HAVE A 2015 F250 6.7 PLATINUM POWERSTROKE WITH 78K ON IT AND I'M EXPERIENCING THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE." I CAN NOT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM ANYBODY AND I'M STICK WITH THIS ISSUE. THE TRUCK IS NOT EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS MY SPEED REACHES AROUND 50MPH I GET AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHAKING, TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES 2 HANDS TO HOLD ONTO AND I HAVE TO DECELERATE TO ABOUT 10-15MPH TO STRAIGHTEN THE TRUCK OUT AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS TIRES, SO I WENT OUT AND HAD $1,600 WORTH OF TIRES PUT ON IT WITH AN ALIGNMENT, NOPE. NOT THE TIRES. SO I TOOK IT MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO I TRUST VERY WELL. HE WENT THROUGH MY FRONT END WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB ONLY TO DISCOVER A WORN U-JOINT ON THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AXEL WHICH ISNT THE CAUSE OF THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. HE LITERALLY TOLD ME THAT HE WAS AT A LOSS FOR WORD AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY FRONT END WAS SO TIGHT AND STIFF. LONG STORY SHORT, I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT FORD RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT'S A STEERING DAMPENER. WELL, GUESS WHAT? MY 2015 F250 DOES NOT HAVE A STEERING DAMPENER! THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME I WAS PRETTY MUCH FU*%ED! WOW! WHAT A SLAP IN THE FACE!!

DEATH WOBBLE: WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND HITS A GROOVE OR BUMP (DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A MAJOR GROOVE OR BUMP) IN THE ROAD GOING UPWARD OF 50 MPH, IT WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY A SUDDEN AND SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF SPEED, WHICH ADDS TO THE DANGER, PARTICULARLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS OCCURRING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. THE VIDEOS TAKE PLACE AFTER BRINGING IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEM CLAIMING NOTHING IS WRONG.

2015 FORD F250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL LINE LEAK, *LD THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TOWING COMPANY WAS OPERATING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *JS

DEATH WOBBLE. I'VE REPLACED THE WHOLE FRONT END, I'VE TRIED OUT NEW TIRES, HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE AND I'M STILL GETTING DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS CAUSED MYSELF AND MY GIRLFRIEND TO ALMOST LOSE OUR LIVES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE ONE DAY.

TWICE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS DOING ABOUT 70MPH THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE/VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND THE ENTIRE CAB SHAKES LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING.