2018 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

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  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - JERSEYVILLE, IL

    2018 F250 16,000MI STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AFTER HITTING A BUMPY PATCH ON THE ROAD. 12/12/18 DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRACK BAR ,STEERING DAMPENER, PROBLEM CONTINUED 2/7/19 DEALERSHIP INSTALLED ADJUSTMENT BUSHING ON BOTH SIDES PER TSB 18-2268. 4/4/18 PROBLEMS RETURNED DEALERSHIP LOOKED A THE TRUCK AGAIN SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY FAMILY IS NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE ON THE HIGHWAY.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - ELKO, GA

    WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I STARTED HAVING VIOLENT SHAKING THAT RESULTED IN IT BEING HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT I HAD A BLOW OUT AND QUICKLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. AFTER CHECKING ALL TIRES AND SEEING THAT THEY WERE OK I RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT EVENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 70-72 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE ONCE AGAIN CAUSING ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL. I QUICKLY DECELERATED TO AROUND 35 MPH AND GAINED CONTROL JUST BEFORE HITTING THE CEMENT RETAINING WALL THAT SEPARATED NORTH/SOUTH TRAFFIC. I DROVE IT HOME AT 35-40 MPH THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE PROBLEM AND THEY GAVE ME AN APPT TIME TO BRING IT IN. I TOOK IT IN AND LEFT IT WITH THEM AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. I LEFT THE TRUCK WITH THEM AND THEY DROVE IT AND TOLD ME LATER THAT AFTERNOON THAT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I DROVE IT HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK I EXPERIENCED THE SAME VIOLENT SHAKING AS MENTIONED ABOVE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM I WAS BRINGING IT BACK. THEY DROVE THE TRUCK AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES AND INFORMED ME THEY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH THE SHAKING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL FORD ENGINEERS AND GET A RECOMMENDED FIX. I LEFT THE TRUCK WITH THEM A WEEK, THEY INSTALLED A NEW STEERING STABILIZER AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. ALSO THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY FRONT TIRES WERE NOW FEATHERING AND SAID IT WAS DUE TO MILES. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 30K MILES, THE TIRES ARE WORN DUE TO THE TRUCK BEING OUT OF LINE DUE TO THE SHAKING. THE STABILIZER DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THE TRUCK IS NOW SHAKING ON A MORE CONSISTENT BASES. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE, A BUY BACK OFFER WAS INITIATED. I WAS DENIED A BUY BACK OFFER. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - HOULTON, ME

    FORD F250 DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY FOR NO REASON AND YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP VIOLENT SHAKING.HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T67905_DS972988 HTTPS://WWW.CLASSACTION.ORG/NEWS/FORD-HIT-WITH-DEATH-WOBBLE-CLASS-ACTION-OVER-ALLEGED-SUSPENSION-STEERING-DEFECTS-IN-F-250-F-350-MODELS. MOST RECENT OCCURANCE A WEEK AGO 50MPH HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE SCARED GRANDSON REAL BAD. ME TOO

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  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - BATESVILLE, AR

    WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WANING SIGNS, LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CAB WAS MELTED TO THE FRAME IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.

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  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - SOBIESKI, WI

    THERE IS AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN HITTING A BUMP. IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. IT SHAKES SO BAD THAT THERE IS FEAR IT WILL VEER INTO TRAFFIC OR JUST SEND ME OFF THE ROAD. IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM NOW 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY TELL ME ITS FIXED ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IS COMES BACK AGAIN AND WORSE. I WILL BE PUTTING THE DATE OF THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT IS STILL NOT RESOLVED.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - CAMERON, NC

    TRUCK IS A 2018 FORD F250 AND IS LEAKING OIL AT 28,000 MILES FROM THE UPPER OIL PAN FAULTY ROBOTIC SEAL. THIS HAS COATED MY TRUCKS UNDERSIDE IN OIL AND HAS BEEN SLOWLY LEAKING FOR SOME TIME NOW AS I JUST NOTICED YESTERDAY AFTER EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THIS TRUCK.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - CAMERON, NC

    WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY IN MY 2018 FORD F250 I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 70MPH. I CROSSED A BRIDGE WHERE IT HAD A DIP AND MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END CONTINUOUSLY SHOOK UNTIL I SLOWED TO 30MPH. IF I WAS IN A TURN I WOULD HAVE WRECKED! THIS WAS BAD AND AFTER SOME GOOGLE RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMONALITY WITH THE F250 DIESEL TRUCKS. FORD NEEDS TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT ONE! THIS IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY GET SOMEONE KILLED.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - DILLEY, TX

    EXPERIENCEING THE TERRIBLE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YA HIT A BUMP LIKE AN EXPANSION JOINT I GET THAT TERRIBLE WOBBLE.HAD THE STABLIZER BAR REPLACED, TIRES ROTATED AND REBALANCED. A BIT SCARY WHEN YA PULLING A TRAILER. ON A LOCAL COUNTY ROAD IT HAPPENS TWICE A DAY EVERYDAY, IT'S MY WORK/DAILY DRIVER TRUCK.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - JEFFERSON, GA

    THE TAILGATE IS COMING DOWN WHILE DRIVING ALL BY ITS SELF. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN CRUSHED BY A TRAILER THAT WAS BEING PULLED AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2018 FORD F-250 SD
    - CHILLICOTHE, MO

    DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE TRUCK BEGAN TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING AND WAS TAKEN LEFT ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO THE MEDIAN ON A HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK WOBBLES AND SHAKES SO BAD I WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE SPEED VERY QUICKLY.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE