2018 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I HAVE A 2018 FORD F-250 SUPER CREW 4X4 WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 13,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON 2 OCCASIONS A MAJOR SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROADWAY. AFTER THE 2ND. OCCURRENCE, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND TSB 19-2392 WHICH OUTLINES UPDATED TRACK BAR AND DIRECTS REPLACEMENT. WITHIN 500 MILES SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, I EXPERIENCED ONCE AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS REFERRED TOO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES UNDER THIS TERM ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER BY NOW? MY WORK REQUIRES MY ABILITY TO TRAVEL AND I SEE NO WAY HOW I CAN CONSCIOUSLY CONSIDER MYSELF A SAFE DRIVER TO OTHERS ON BUSY ROADWAYS OUT THERE WHILE DRIVING NEAR ME SHOULD THIS OCCUR AGAIN.

I JUST CROSSED OVER 15,500 MILES AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER A BRIDGE. WILL CALL DEALER MONDAY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A MANDATORY RECALL AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS LITERALLY JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH.

ON 2 OCCASIONS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH - AFTER HITTING A MINOR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK / STEERING / FRONT END BEGAN VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS COMING APART. AFTER STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND EXPECTING THE VEHICLE I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I THOUGHT AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A FLUKE. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG SO I STARTED SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. I DISCOVERED HUNDREDS / THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING . . . "DEATH WOBBLE." I TESTIFY THIS IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM AND THESE TRUCKS ARE DANGEROUS.

THE TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A ROUGH PATCH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES RIGHT BEHIND ME OR THEY WOULD OF HIT ME. THIS HAPPENED AT A LARGE BRIDGE OVER A RIVER. I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP GET THE TRUCK AND TRY TO REPAIR IT USING TSB # 18-2268. I RECEIVED THE TRUCK AFTERWARDS AND DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND IT STARTED TO SHUTTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I HIT A BUMP AGAIN. THIS WOULD LAST MILES BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LOOSE TIE ROD. THEY ARE 'FIXING' THIS AND I WILL SEE IF THIS CORRECTS IT. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 2 WEEKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PHENOMENON KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AT 30 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,204.

EXPERIENCED A SEVERE CASE OF "DEATH WOBBLE" ON I-95 AFTER HITTING A VERY SLIGHTLY ROUGH AREA OF PAVEMENT. TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED, HAD TO SLOW TO 35 TO GET IT TO STOP AND FEARED LOSING CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO CONTROL IT. THE TRUCK HAS ORIGINAL WHEELS AND TIRES AND HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. TIRE PRESSURE IS 63 PSI ALL AROUND.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO TAKE HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER KRIETZ AUTO 400 N EAST ST, FREDERICK, MD 21701 (301) 694-4642, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE THAT AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT ANY REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER HEARD OF "DEATH WOBBLE" THIS WAS A SCARY EVENT CONSIDERING I HAD NO IDEA THIS COULD EVER HAPPEN

WHENEVER I DRIVE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (65MPH+) AND A SLIGHT BUMP OR A BRIDGE JOINT CONNECTION, IT SENDS THE TRUCK INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK 3 DAYS AGO AND AM ALREADY EXPERIENCING THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' PROBLEM. I AM GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, FAMILY, AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD.

TRAVLING 60 MPH .HIT BUMP ON A CRUVE ,STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ,NEEDED BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL TRUCK .BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDEL .TRUCK CONTROLED AT 30 MPH ! TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN