2018 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS...THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. BEEN AT FORD 3 TIMES AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

TRUCK IS VIBRATING AND WOBBLING WHILE DRIVING. ISSUE IS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD EASILY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I CALLED FORD AND THEY HAD US TAKE IT IN ON 01/19/2020 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. EVIDENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK AND IS UNDER RECALL. THE TRUCK WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BUT THE VIBRATION AND WOBBLING HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY 01/28/2020 WHICH WAS SERIOUSLY SCARY. THE DRIVER HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRY TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD. I CALLED FORD TODAY TO HAVE THE TRUCK TAKEN IN TOMORROW BUT I AM CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT MANY OTHERS ARE STATING THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT GETTING REPAIRED PROPERLY AND THE ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING AFTER REPAIR HAS TAKEN PLACE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED THIS TIME. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 06/2018. CONTACTED SPIKE'S FORD AROUND 11/25/2019. ADVISED SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A DEATH WOBBLE EVERY TIME IT HIT A BUMP AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE AND BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY BRAKING TO BRING DOWN THE SPEED. THIS COULD CAUSE A INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THERE ARE DEFECTS IN THE STEERING DAMPER. THEY FINALLY CALLED ME ON 01/27/2020 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK, AND WERE BACKLOGGED WITH SERVICE FOR THE SAME REASON ON OTHER CUSTOMERS.

AT APPROX. 65 MPH, AFTER HITTING A SMALL ROUGH SPOT ON THE DRY PAVED HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY IN THE FRONT END. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL IN A PLACE WHERE I'VE ROUTINELY TRAVELLED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE AND STOP THE SHIMMY. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS MILD AT THE TIME AND NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED AT APPROX 24000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND HAS REOCCURRED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPT WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. THE SERVICE AGENT AT THE DEALER REFERRED TO IT AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'!

IN A FORD SOFTWARE UPDATE LATE IN 2019 THE PROFILE OF HOW THE IN CAR SYNC SYSTEM OPERATES WITH AN ANDROID PHONE HARD WIRED INTO THE SYNC SYSTEM USB PORT. WHEN THE PHONE AND THE SYNC SYSTEM ARE PAIRED SYNC USES THE GPS, PHONE AND OTHER APPS SO THEY CAN BE CONTROLLED BY THE SYNC SYSTEM WITH SIMPLE ICONS. BEFORE THE UPDATE MENTIONED THE SYSTEM WAS SEAMLESS. SINCE THE UPDATE WHEN THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF THE PHONE DISCONNECTS FOR THE SYNC SYSTEM. THIS REQUIRES A DRIVER TO RESELECT ANDROID AUTO ON THE SYNC SCREEN. ANY DRIVER WOULD NEED TO TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO RECONNECT AND REGAIN THE TURN BY TURN MAP FOR EXAMPLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THIS LAST TIME WAS TODAY AND THE TECH CONFIRMED THIS IS NOW A NORMAL OPERATION. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE COULD LEAD TO A DISTRACTION AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IN A VERY LARGE AND VERY HEAVY VEHICLE.

60 TO 70 MPH, HIT BUMP AND STRONG WOBBLE VIBRATION IMPACTING STEERING. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO STOP. THIS IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE (TSB 18-2268) FROM WHAT I CAN DETERMINE FROM INTERNET. TRUCK HAS ABOUT 27,000 MILES. APPT TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FEB 4 2020. WISH FORD WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AS IT APPEARS THEY ALREADY KNEW ABOUT IT. INSTEAD THEY WAIT FOR OWNERS TO REPORT ISSUE BEFORE FIXING. POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE TYPE TRUCKS USUALLY PULL TRAILERS OR CAMPERS AS DO I. NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS PULLING MY 5TH WHEEL WHEN THE TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED. ONE WAS AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE OTHER 60 TO 65 ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY ON ONE AND EXPANSION JOINT BUMP ON BRIDGE THE OTHER TIME. BOTH TIMES FELT LIKE TIRE WAS LOOSE AND ABOUT TO FALL OFF. VISUAL INSPECTION ON SIDE OF ROAD FOUND NOTHING ABNORMAL.

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE SPEED TO UNDER 50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 1ST TIME WAS ON I 70 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND THE SECOND WAS ON HIGHWAY 25 IN KANSAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH.

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS MY TRUCK HAS STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY FROM THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS NOW DONE THIS TO ME 5 TIMES. I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE.

MULTIPLE EPISODES OF SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING AND INSTABILITY THAT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING OVER MINIMAL BUMPS OR OTHER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. RECENTLY THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN IT OCCURRED ON A FREEWAY NOT KNOWN TO HAVE ICE SPOTS AT 50 MPH. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISRUPT THIS IS TO QUICKLY REDUCE SPEED TO BELOW 40 MPH WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY.

2018 FORD F-250 SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT APPROX 70MPH. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE TRUCK UNTIL I GOT IT SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 15 TIMES AND I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES FOR REPAIR. WITHOUT THE PROBLEM BEING RESOLVED. I'VE SEEN COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE I. THE ROAD IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND FOR NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.