2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DEATH WOBBLE, TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND I LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING AT ALL SPEEDS ESPECIALLY AT 50 MPH OR MORE. I CAN CORRECT IF I TURN STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY HOWEVER THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY

DRIVING TRUCK STARTED SHAKING LOST STEERING RAN IN DITCH TIRE ROD BROKE FRONT END MESSED UP

RUNNING AT 70 MPH. HIT A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE VEHICLE STARTED A FRONT END OSCILLATION THAT WAS EXTREMELY VIOLENT. I HAD TO RAPIDLY REDUCE SPEED AND STRUGGLED WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AT 30 MPH THE OSCILLATING QUIT. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND TRAFFIC HAD TO BRAKE HEAVILY AND SWERVE AROUND ME TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES, BUT PARTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ARE BACK ORDERED AND THERE IS NO KNOWN DATE TO GET THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE JUST HIT 25K MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

A/C CONDENSER DAMAGED BY ROAD DEBRIS PER LOCAL FORD DEALER AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $995.00. THE GRILLE HAS LARGE HOLES IN IT THAT I CAN PUT MY HAND AND FOREARM THROUGH ON EACH SIDE OF THE FORD EMBLEM WHICH IS ALLOWING ROAD DEBRIS TO DAMAGE THE RADIATORS. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID THEY HAD OTHER FORD F-250'S COME IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND ALSO ANOTHER ONE WHERE A BIRD WENT THROUGH ONE OF THESE LARGE HOLES AND TOOK OUT ANOTHER GUYS RADIATOR. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT / ERROR THAT WAS POORLY DESIGNED AND END UP COSTING THE CONSUMER ALOT OF MONEY TO FIX. THE FORD DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT WHEN I GET IT FIXED I NEED TO PUT A METAL SCREEN BEHIND THE GRILLE OR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE 63,000 MILES ON MY PICKUP NOW AND HAVE OWN CHEVY PICKUPS WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD ROAD DEBRIS DAMAGE A A/C CONDENSER OR A RADIATOR.

MY VEHICLE'S FRONT TIRES STARTED WOBBLING VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEEDS BETWEEN 55MPH AND 80MPH. THESE VIOLENT WOBBLES CAUSE ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND THE WOBBLE DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I REACHED SPEEDS BETWEEN 20-30MPH. THE WOBBLE JERKS YOUR STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKES THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND IN SOME CASES THE WOBBLE THROWS THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER LANE AND YOU DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU REACH THE SLOWER SPEEDS. THE WOBBLE STARTED AFTER EITHER 1. RIDING OVER A NORMAL BUMP OR SLIGHTLY UN LEVEL AREA OF A HIGHWAY 2. HITTING SMALL (LESS THAN 12" DIAMETER) POTHOLES ON THE HIGHWAY, 3. GOING OVER TRAIN TRACKS ON 2 LANE ROADS.

EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" MULTIPLE TIMES - BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" YET IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITHIN 30-100 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP. ONE FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO TAKE OUR TRUCK BACK BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE TITLE OF THE ISSUE IS VALID. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU FIX THIS?

MY TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES AND OUT OF NO WERE IT STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AS SOON AS A BUMP OR BRIDGE CONECTION WAS HIT THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD INCREASE TO A POINT WERE YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO BE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN. DUE TO THIS I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM HITTING THE CENTER BARRIER ON A FREEWAY AFTER NEARLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETLY. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A SMALL VIBRATION AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER ON THE WARRANTY AND OUT OF MY POCKET THE STEERING DRAG LINK AND IT HELPED BUT WAS STILL GETTING A VIBRATION AND NO MORE THAN A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ALMOST TOOK ME OUT OF THE ROAD. IM NOT AURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT IT HAS TO GET CORRECTED.

MARCH 2020 MY FORD F-250SD WITH 27,000 MILES BEGAN HAVING THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE STEERING REQUIRING ME TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP AND GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER WITH THEIR RECALL, WHICH LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE RETURNING, WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. THIS TIME IT REQUIRED ME TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP IN THE MEDIAN AREA OF THE HIGHWAY, WHICH CAUSED TRAFFIC TO SWERVE AWAY FROM HITTING ME. I WENT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD DO NOTHING ELSE TO CORRECT IT. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED ON MY TRUCK WHICH NOW HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT.

DEVELOPED SEVERE FRONT END STEERING WOBBLE (DEATH WOBBLE) AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES, AUGUST, 2020. HAS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES SINCE INTO THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 70 TO 75 MPH, ON HIGHWAYS AFTER HITTING UNEVEN ROAD OR POTHOLES. SEVERAL TIMES THE INCIDENTS WERE SEVERE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, WITH NEAR CRASH, OR ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER, AND TRACK BAR WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A FORD DEALER, SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX TO THE PROBLEM.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 70-75 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE COMMUTE. FROM A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND FROM FORUM BOARDS THEY ARE ALL ASKING WHY THIS HASN'T BECOME A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE YET? THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO STOP SHAKING IS COME DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THAT'S NOT EASY OR SAFE ON A HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A LEFT LANE. I'D LIKE EVERY HOT SHOT OR BIG WIG HIGH UP IN THE FORD INDUSTRY TO GIVE THAT A TRY AND THEN LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME THAT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE OR SHOULDN'T BE A SAFETY RECALL. GO FOR IT, BUSY COMMUTE, FAST LANE, HIT A BUMP, VIOLENTLY SHAKING, THEN COMING SAFELY TO A STOP. NOT JUST UNSAFE FOR MYSELF, BUT EVERY OTHER PERSON WITHIN THE VICINITY OF MY TRUCK. LASTLY, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED THIS YEAR WITH ONLY 36K MILES AND NOW ONLY HAS 48K WHICH IS HARDLY ENOUGH MILES FOR ANY MAJOR WEAR AND TEAR. CONTINUING ON THAT, I WAS TEST DRIVING ANOTHER NEWER F250 (2019) AND DURING THE TEST DRIVE IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING. FROM WHAT I'M GATHERING ONLINE, THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED AND I FEAR WILL ONLY BE TAKING SERIOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED. WHY? BECAUSE I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO COST FORD A TON OF MONEY. $40K USED TRUCK FOR ME A TON OF MONEY. BUT DEATH? WELL, I GUESS THAT'S A RISK FORD IS WILLING TO TAKE TO SAVE FACE . THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AS ITS BEING CALLED. THE END.