2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I have randomly experienced violent shaking of the steering wheel while driving, and have come close to striking vehicles in other lanes twice when this has happened. After discussing incident with co-workers that also own F250's they have experienced same issue which is also known as "Death Wobble". Apparently this is a common defect with Ford trucks and there has not been any recall done on this issue. My Truck has less than 45k miles on it, and I am concerned for my safety and my family's safety while driving this vehicle.

My truck has a front-end suspension shudder when I travel over 60 mph. I've been told it's the early stages of a condition known as the "Death Wobble". Over the last 3 months I've had the tires replaced 2 times and balanced numerous times to make sure the shudder is not caused by the tires. The tires are not the issue... it's a suspension problem. I became aware of the Death Wobble about a month ago. The Ford Dealerships are well aware of the issue. Ford issued a TSB (now expired) to replace the Steering Stabilizers. Ford's TSB - replacing the Steering Stabilizers - is a temporary solution. I believe the Death Wobble is a design defect with the Ford F-250, 350, 450 trucks, in particular those manufactured from 2017 to today. The Death Wobble is a serious problem and WILL cause accidents, injury, and death. My truck has not yet gotten bad enough to cause me to loose control. I believe this is a serious design defect. I urge NHTSA to take action and insist that Ford recall the trucks that may encounter this condition. Ford needs to correct this problem.

Ford has a known issue with a steering issue referred to as the death wobble Which causes the steering wheel to violently shake along with the front wheels shaking side to side until the vehicle is brought to a stop which is caused by hitting a bump in the road I do have a video of the steering wheel shaking but I can not seem to upload it to the photo section

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON DRY NON WINDY EVENING AT 75MPH THE FRONT END STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKING "DEATH WOBBLE" THE SHAKING WAS TRANSFERED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE. I WAS IN FEAR I WAS GOING TO CRASH OR THE TRUCK SHAKE APART. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. AFTER VISUALIZING THE FRONT END AND TIRES I COULD FIND NO LOOSE OR BROKEN EQUIPMENT. ALL TIRE PRESSURE WAS WITHIN 2 LBS OF EACH OTHER. VEHICLE IS A 2017 FORD F250 XLT DIESEL WITH 85K MILES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AND DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE SIDE ROADS HOME. I HAVE HAD NO RECENT WORK DONE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. I AM IN FEAR OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

CP4 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE LEAVING VEHICLE DISABLED COMPLETELY AND A DRIVER WAS PUT AT RISK TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS PUMP FAILED COMPLETELY. HAD TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE IS A KNOWN FAILURE TO FORD. THIS PUMP WAS MADE FOR EUROPEAN GAS NOT AMERICAN GAS - DOES NOT LUBRICATE THE SYSTEM AS IT SHOULD. APPROX. EXPENSE IS $9,500.00 TO INSTALL THE DISASTER KIT (ABOUT $6,000) AND AT LEAST 26 MAN HOURS (LABOR) TO REPAIR AS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. NEED FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS THE DRIVER AND OTHERS COULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN A FATAL SITUATION SINCE THE VEHICLE LOSSES ALL POWER AND IS UNCONTROLLABLE AT THAT POINT. WE NEED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR AS WE WERE NEVER INFORMED THAT THIS PUMP WAS IN THIS VEHICLE BY THE DEALER THAT SOLD US THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2017. Consumer stated CP4 High Pressure Fuel Pump failed and the expense repair was over $6,000 for the disaster kit.

UNDER AN EMERGENCY STOP, TRAVELING STRAIGHT, MOVING AT OR NEAR 60 MPH, ON HIGHWAY, THREE PASSENGERS AND TOWING A SMALL CAMPING TRAILER (ABOUT #4000), THE FRONT SUSPENSION WENT INTO A VICIOUS SHAKE. RAPID AND SUSTAINED. THIS SHOOK THE ENTIRE TRUCK. THIS FREQUENCY OF THE SHAKE DID NOT CORRESPOND TO THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK AND CONTINUED EVEN AFTER THE TRUCK HAD SLOWED AND THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED.

THE SUNROOF TRACKS CRACK AND BREAK, THUS MAKING THE SUNROOF INOPERABLE AND WATER WILL LEAK WHEN IT DOESN'T SEAL. THEY SENT OUT A SAFETY ALERT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. BASICALLY IF YOUR IN THE 36K MILE PERIOD THEY WILL FIX. BUT IF YOU HAVE OVER(I HAD 42K) THEY OFFER A TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR. I HAVE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND 50% HAVE HAD SUNROOF ISSUES. I TOOK MY COMPLAINT TO FORD AND WAS TOLD KEEP MY REPAIR RECEIPT IN CASE THEY MAKE IT A RECALL.

THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE REPAIRS HAVEN'T COMPLETELY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION ISSUES OVER BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STILL CAUSE IT TO FEEL LIKE THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF CONTROL.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, I BEGAN TO MAKE THE CURVE IN THE ROAD. AHEAD OF ME WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AS MY FRONT WHEELS HIT THE BUMP, MY TRUCK SHARPLY TURNED PUSHING ME INTO THE OTHER LANE AND BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SHAKING WAS SO BAD I COULD BARELY HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND AROUND 25MPH THE SHAKING FINALLY STOPPED AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION.

MILEAGE 21098. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 65 MPH, ROAD GOT BUMPY, I THOUGHT THE PICKUP WAS GOING TO SHAKE IT SELF APART. LUCKY NO OTHER VEHICLES WAS AROUND ME. I MANAGED TO GET IT STOPPED AND PULLED OVER, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING, I COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID "YES WE ARE VERY FAMILLAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED RECALL 20N04 AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPER. I STILL GET LOT OF SHAKING AND LOT OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY ON GRAVEL ROADS WITH WASHBOARDS.