2018 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN HITTING A SMALL POT HOLE OR DRIVING ON A ROUGH PAVED ROAD VEHICLE WENT INTO WHAT IS CALLED A 'DEATH WOBBLE'. VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. TOOK VEHICLE I. AND FRONT END WORK WAS REPORTEDLY DONE AT DEALERSHIP. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AND IT WENT INTO A 'DEATH WOBBLE' AGAIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 MPH DURING EACH OCCURRENCE THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE SHOOK SO SEVERE THAT IT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.

STARTING AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES MY F250 PLATINUM SUPER DUTY STARTED DOING AN EXTREME 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHILE DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER SAID IT WAS A STEERING STABILIZER. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THEY TRIED TO STATE IT WAS THE LANE ASSIST WHICH HAS BEEN TURNED OFF SINCE WE GOT THE TRUCK. NOW AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS WITH THIS PROBLEM EVEN WHEN WE ARE DOING 30-50 ON NORMAL STREETS AND HIT AND BUMP THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS IS NOW NEEDING TO RETURN TO DEALER AGAIN TO SEE WHAT ELSE THEY SAY IS THE ISSUE

I ONLY HAVE 9500 MILES ON MY F250 AND HAVE HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE TWICE AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. HOW LONG BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. MAKE FORD RECALL THE DARN THINGS! WAS DOING 70MPH AND ALMOST HAD A WRECK.

MY 2018 F250 HAS HAD A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. WHEN THE TRUCK HITS ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES SO BAD YOU HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP.

BEFORE THE V8 GASOLINE ENGINE REACHES SOME PRESCRIBED OPERATING TEMPERATURE ( BEFORE THE ENGINE IS FULLY WARMED UP ), WHEN HEADED DOWNHILL, NO LOW GEARS FUNCTION IN ANY MODE AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2018. THE FORD COMPANY HAS REPEATEDLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECTS, AND HOWEVER CLAIMS THAT ALL 2018 GASOLINE POWERED F250S ARE DESIGNED THAT WAY TO MEET CERTAIN STANDARDS AND THEREFORE EVERYTHING IS FINE DESPITE BEING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER ELABORATION WITH NAMES, DATES, AND PLACES. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL IN LOW GEAR, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EVERGREEN FORD (1500 18TH AVENUE NORTH WEST, ISSAQUAH, WASHINGTON, (425)-392-6900) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT ALL GASOLINE ENGINES WERE DESIGNED TO BE WARMED UP BEFORE ENGAGING IN LOW GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 527. *DT THE CONSUMER WANTS ANOTHER COPY OF THIS EVOQ TO EDIT THE DOCUMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH I ENCOUNTERED A POT-HOLE AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY! I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK AND CROSSED THREE LANES BEFORE I COULD GET STOPPED. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR THE BARRIER IN THE MEDIAN. I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO WEST POINT FORD, IN WEST POINT VA, AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO THEM. THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME A FEW DAYS LATER CLAIMING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD A SECOND INCIDENT WHEN I STRUCK A PATCH OF ASPHALT USED TO REPAIR A POTHOLE, AND AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I WAS FORCED TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO WEST POINT FORD WHERE IT STAYED FOR OVER A WEEK. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE A REPAIR TO THE STEERING DAMPENER AND TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I HAD A THIRD INCIDENT YESTERDAY EVENING. I WILL BE RETURNING THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER ONCE AGAIN.

HIT VERY SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT INTO AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING AND OFF-BALANCE FEELING PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE WENT DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN BOTH INSTANCES HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH

I HAVE A 2018 F250 4WD UNDER 25K MILES. TWICE LAST WEEK THE TRUCK SHOOK SO HARD AT (70 MPH) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO SPLIT IN HALF. THE TRUCK CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT IN THE FREEWAY LAND AND NEARLY CAUSED TWO MAJOR ACCIDENTS. THE WEBSTER, TX POLICE WHO HELPED ME OFF THE FREEWAY WARNED ME NOT TO BELIEVE THE FORD DEALERSHIP IF FORD BLAMES THIS ON MY TIRES OR STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP BASICALLY SAID THERE WASN'T A PERMANENT FIX BUT NOW ARE CLAIMING OTHERWISE YET CAN'T BACK UP THE REPAIRS WITH CONCRETE EVIDENCE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. FORD CLAIMS DUE TO LEMON LAWS IN TX THEY CAN'T BUY IT BACK. TWO DAYS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE TOLL RD GOING 70 MPH. FORD HAS NOW SAID THEY WILL REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AT LENGTH AND CAN HONESTLY SAY NOT ONE THING I HAVE SEEN GUARANTEES A NEW STEERING DAMPER WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I POSED THE QUESTION TO FORD TODAY: SINCE FORD HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECT (ALTHOUGH THEY WON'T REFER TO IT AS A DEFECT) AND I KILL MYSELF OR AN INNOCENT DRIVER WHO IS LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE? FORD REFERRED ME TO THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR AN ANSWER. I DID TALK TO THE LAW FIRM WHO FILED THE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. I PLAN TO GO TO THE MEDIA WITH MY STORY, I WILL ALSO FILE ON THE WEBSITE LISTED ABOVE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR FORD TO FLAT IGNORE THIS MAJOR DEFECT! I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS. THERE ARE KNOWN DOCUMENTED CASES JUST LIKE MY THAT FORD IS OUTRIGHT IGNORING. TWICE I WAS PUT IN HARMS WAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OF KILLED. THE VEHICLE WENT FOR 70 TO SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL TO STOPPING IN THE LANE. THE VEHICLE SHOOK SO BAD CARS WERE SWERVING TO MISS ME. THE HAPPENED 10/2/19 AND 10/4/19

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND I EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' (A VIOLENT VIBRATION WITH THE SUSPENSION THAT'S OUT OF CONTROL). THIS INCIDENT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH MANY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.