2018 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, IN A STRAIGHT LINE, AT 64 MPH, I DROVE OVER A ROUGH BRIDGE AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLOWING DOWN BUT THE SHAKING DID NOT CEASE UNTIL I SLOWED TO NEARLY 40 MPH. 18 WHEELERS AND OTHER TRAFFIC WERE PILING UP BEHIND ME AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD.

I AM EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE IN MY TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE WHEELS AND FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THERE WERE NO DITCHES OR HAZARDS. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER OR DAMPENER. OF COURSE THE NEW PARTS ARE BACKORDERED. I WAS 600 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I DROVE HOME YESTERDAY GOING 55 OR LESS THE WHOLE WAY BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A LOCAL DEALER TOMORROW. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT.

FROZEN DOOR LATCH ISSUES, DOOR WILL OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE ALL NIGHT IN THE FREEZING COLD WEATHER. 1/3 - TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR FROZEN DOOR LATCHES AND DEALER DID FORD'S RECOMMENDED FIX. 1/8 - ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN TOLD TO BRING IT IN A FEW DAYS LATER 1/17 - ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. OPENED A CASE WITH FORD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR GOOD ASAP.

I HAVE 2018 F-250 AND AT 19800 IT DEVELOPED THIS DEATH WOBBLE AND HAS OCCURRED 3X OUT OF NOWHERE. VERY SCARY FORD ACTS LIKE IT'S NO BIG DEAL. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AROUND 59 - 70 AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED.

TRUCK HAS A DEATH WOBBLE ... STEERING WHEEL SHAKES TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. HAPPENS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR RUFF SPOT IN ROAD, TRAIN TRACKS, BUMPS ON BRIDGES. CAN SEE WHERE LOSING CONTROL WOULD BE VERY EASY . GOD HELP IF YOU HAD A LOADED TRAILER HOOKED TO IT...

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 65 WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, EXAMPLE THAT HAPPENED TO ME, WAS TRAVELING ON I80 GOING 70 MPH WENT OVER A BRIDGE ON A SLIGHT CURVE AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST THREW THE TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I GOT THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH. NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE. THIS IS REFERRED TO DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERNET AND LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER F250 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. CANNOT BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE, WEST BOUND ON THE US 60, ABOUT MCCLINTOCK DR IN MESA AZ, IN MY 2018 FORD F250, I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. IT RAPIDLY MOVED THE TRUCK TOWARD THE LEFT HAND LANE. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN MY LANE AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VIOLENT WOBBLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL ABOUT 35MPH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK, IT APPEARED NORMAL. I GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND IN ABOUT A MILE, HIT A EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO DO IT AGAIN. I CALLED SAN TAN FORD TO GET THE TRUCK IN TO SERVICE, I DROPPED IT OFF THE SAME DAY. THIS IS AN EXTREME AND VIOLENT WOBBLE WITH NO WARNING SIGNS AND VERY LITTLE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED AND FOUND SIMILAR CONCERNS WITH THE 2017 -2019 F250 CALLING IT A DEATH WOBBLE. SOUNDS RIGHT. THE TRUCK HAS UNDER 13000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED AT THE DEALER, WHILE WALKING WITH THE SERVICE TECH, THE TIRES SEEM TO HAVE STRANGE WEAR PATTERN ON THE OUTSIDE TREAD. IT IS A FULLY STOCK VEHICLE WITH NO ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS. ALL ROUTINE MAINTENENCE WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE SAN TAN FORD, THE SAME DEALER AS PURCHASE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM.

DECEMBER 22, 2019 - 16,068 MILES. DRIVING ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY, SPEED BETWEEN 65AND 70 MPH, CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND DEATH WOBBLE STARTED ON THE 2018 F-250 SUPER DUTY. VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AND STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. WRESTLED THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. BRAKING WAS ALSO DIFFICULT DUE TO SEVERE FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATIONS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AS THE TRUCK WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. EXPANSION JOINT WASN'T PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY AND WASN'T MUCH OF AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD SURFACE. I'M PLANNING TO INSTALL A DASH CAM TO RECORD FUTURE OCCURRENCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER DUE TO A CONDITION KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GUIDE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY. A VISIBLE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF A DEFECT IN THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. WAYNE AKERS FORD LOCATED AT 2000 10TH AVE N, LAKE WORTH, FL 33461, (800) 749-8875, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,426.

UNCONTROLLED SEVERE VIBRATION AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF ENTIRE VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE INITIATED BY UNEVEN SPOTS IN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40-50 MPH OR SO. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "SUPER DUTY WOBBLE", A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SUPER DUTY LINE OF FORD PICKUP TRUCKS IN APPROXIMATELY 1998 OR 1999. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED 1999 AND 2006 F-350 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS WHICH EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE REPAIR RECEIPTS AND NHTSA SAFETY NOTICES FOR BOTH VEHICLES. I FIND IT ASTONISHING AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING THAT IN OVER 20 YEARS FORD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSIS AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT (PENDING PARTS ARRIVAL) TO CORRECT THIS. I OBVIOUSLY HOPE FORD WILL FIX THIS, BUT AM QUITE SKEPTICAL. MY CURRENT VEHICLE (2018 F250) HAD ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE ON THIS. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD HAS CONTINUED TO SWEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG, AND AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS CONSIDERING IT HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATION IS SO BAD THAT IT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH CATASTROPHIC RESULTS POSSIBLE. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS.