2016 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH IN CASTAIC, CA. THE TRUCK FRONT END SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS ONLY WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER WHEN THE SHAKING STOPPED AND THE TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY. I LATER CAME TO REALIZE I HAD EXPERIENCED WHAT MANY CALL THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS

I AM GETTING A DEATH WOBBLE. I BOUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AROUND 50 THOUSAND MILES ON THE TRUCK AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IN TO THIS. THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO CHANGE THE TIRES. WHICH I DID AND I ROTATE THEM EVERY 5,000 TO 10,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO NIGHT AT 70 MPH WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS IN A TRANSITION FROM THE FREEWAY TO BRIDE AND THAT LITTLE BUMP PUT ME INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS BRING TO A DEAD STOP. WHICH I HAD TO DO ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK. THIS WAS THE FINAL STRAW. IT HAPPEN TO ME 2 TIMES MORE ON THE WAY HOME. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING IT. FORD HAS BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. I AM AFRAID EVERY TIME THAT I HIT A BUMP ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS UNSAFE FOR ROAD USE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF I SELL IT I WILL LOSE MONEY. THIS NEEDS TO GET ADDRESSED VERY SOON BEFORE SOME ONE IS KILLED OR I AM KILLED BEHIND THE WHEEL.

BACKUP CAMERA CUTS IN AND OUT GOES TO BLUE OR BLACK SCREEN INTERMITTENTLY OR DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL. FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS. APPEARS TO BE GETTING MORE FREQUENT AS TIME GOES ON.

I HAVE REAL BAD DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING I HIT BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK HAS 212,000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED IT ABOUT AT 160000MILES I REPLACE THE FRONT STABILIZER AT NO HELP,NEW TIRES NO HELP

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE AFTER PASSING A HIGHWAY BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT.

UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. IN ANOTHER INSTANCE I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AT ABOUT 65MPH, STEERING WAS DIFFICULT I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP ON THE SHOULDER FOR IT TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO START DRIVING AGAIN AFTER SLOWLY ACCELERATING ALONG THE SHOULDER THEN MERGING BACK INTO TRAFFIC. I NOTICED THAT IT APPEARS WHENEVER I EVEN HIT A MINOR ROAD DEFECT I FEEL A SLIGHT VIBRATION.

TRUCK HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT, 99.9% OF WHICH ARE PAVED ROAD DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS. TRUCK SUDDENLY DEVELOPED THE ' DEATH WOBBLE ' AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD ABOVE 45 MPH OR SO. FIRST NOTICED THE CONDITION 100 MILES AGO. GETTING HESITANT/ A LITTLE SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FEELING THE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER A ROAD BUMP HAS TO BE SEEN TO REALLY BELIEVE WHAT IS HAPPENING.

EXPERIENCING THE FORD F250 "DEATH WOBBLE". THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR GROOVE IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR. TO STOP THE SHAKING YOU HAVE TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS OVER BRIDGES OR WHEN IT IS OFF BALANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE SPEED WAS REDUCED AND THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPRADLEY FORD (2828 US-50, PUEBLO, CO 81008, (717)-387-0875 FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL UNKNOWN PARTS HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

STEERING DAMPENER AND TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 58800 MILES DUE TO SHAKING OR WOBBLING OF THE FRONT END. THIS WAS AT THE NORMAL RATE OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR