2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I RAN OVER A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM IN FORD TRUCKS CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPPED.

I HAD VIGOROUS SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 80 MPH IN DEC 2020. CALLED DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT IS A RECALL. I GOT THE VEHICLE IN A FEW DAYS LATER WHERE THEY CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPENER. IN JANUARY, I DROVE TO TEXAS AND BACK AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN 3 TIMES. AFTER SLOWING TO 50 MPH, IT WOULD STOP. DEALER SAYS THAT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES ON THE FRONT END THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY COVERAGE, SINCE I AM PAST THE 3 YEARS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, WHERE AFTER MARKET ACCESSORY DEALERS ARE MAKING A TON OF MONEY TO SELL US STUFF TO FIX WHAT FORD WILL NOT FIX. IT'S DANGEROUS, AS SEEN AND AS THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD IS NOT MANDATED TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VALIANTLY. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME THING.

DEATH WOBBLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 55-75MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING SO BAD THE ONLY CONTROL YOU HAVE IS BRAKES. IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT CAN HAPPEN WITH ANY SMALL BUMP OR "RUB BOARD" SITUATION, CURVE OR NO CURVE. FORD IS AWARE OF, THEY REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER EARLY 2019, AND HAPPENED AGAIN JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE STABILIZER AGAIN, BUT RECOMMENDED I CONSIDER AFTERMARKET. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE IT WAS 9 MONTHS OLD. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET (INCLUDING MUCH EARLIER YEAR MODELS AND LATER) AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A LAWSUIT. I DRIVEN PICKUPS (WORK RELATED) FOR OVER A MILLION MILES (MOST OF THEM HAD 200,000 PLUS MILES WHEN TRADED IN) AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND, RIDICULOUS, THAT I NEED TO GO SPEND $3000 ISH DOLLARS TO HOPEFULLY FIX A $50,000 + TRUCK WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT TO FIX A KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE THAT I WAS CERTAINLY NOT INFORMED OF WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE LAST INCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ON TOP OF AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS THAT WAS CUT DOWN TO ONE LANE FOR CONSTRUCTION AT 65MPH - IT HAD NOT OCCURRED FOR 8-9 MOTHS (SINCE STABILIZER REPLACEMENT) AND WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT CAME ABOUT 6 INCHES SHORT OF CAUSING A MAJOR INCIDENT. ALSO, DUE TO THE EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH. VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES ON EITHER SIDE.

TAILGATE OPENED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING 4X SO FAR. THIS IS AFTER IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL ABOUT 2 YEAR'S AGO. EACH TIME I WAS DRIVING AND IT HAPPENED WITH THE FIRST 10 MINUTES. I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS CAMPING WHEN IT HAPPENED

DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF NEAR 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND ONLY STOPPED ONCE MY SPEED WENT BELOW 40 MPH. IT HAPPENED 3X ON ONE 500 MILE TRIP AND HAD HAPPENED 1X A MONTH PREVIOUSLY. I CHECKED TIRES, WHEELS, AND PRESSURES AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

I'VE HAD MY 2017 FORD 250 AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE TWICE, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SENT ME HOME WITH NO SOLUTIONS TO FIXING THE ISSUE

THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT AT 45 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING UNCONTROLLABLE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND IT FINALLY STOPPED SHAKING AT 25MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE. I COULDN'T TAKE IT IN TO BE FIXED AT FIRST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SO CALLED FIX FOR IT!! I FINALLY GOT IT IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY FIXED IT , I THOUGHT. THIS SAME OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. YESTERDAY JAN. 16, 2021 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE GOING STRAIGHT AT AROUND 70 MPH AND HIT AN UNEVEN PART OF THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING OUT OF CONTROL, THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING TERRIBLE. YOU COULD EVEN SEE LIGHT THRU THE DOOR JAMB OF THE CHASSIS. FINALLY AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES IT STOPPED SHAKING AT 30 MPH I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK!! I PURCHASED IT NEW AND SPENT OVER $75,000. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER BUT NOW I'M SCARED TO PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM FORD AGAIN .

2017 FORD F-250 DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRENCES ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO OCCURRENCES AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. ONCE WHILE TRAVELING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. VEHICLE INITIALLY SHOOK AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SLOWED. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS