2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE CATASTROPHIC UPPER OIL PAN FAILURES, LOWER OIL PAN FAILURE, COOLANT LEAK, FUEL LINE DRY ROTTED, AND OTHER ISSUES AT LESS THAN 138,000 MILES. RESULTING IN POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO POTENTIAL TIRE AND BRAKE EXPOSURE TO ENGINE OIL AND FLUIDS. POTENTIAL OF FIRE AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC LOSS.

THE STEERING ON THE 2017 FORD F250 HAS A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING THAT HAS BEEN CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHENEVER THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A BUMP THAT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE(WOBBLE) AS YOU'RE TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ALWAYS OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 20-30 MILES PER AND GETS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY MELTED. NOT CORRODED'IT MELTED. THE TERMINAL WAS LIKE GREY MARSHMALLOW. ALL REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TRUCK SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON TIME AND BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND NO ANOMALIES WITH THE BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE EVER NOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. TRUCK IS LESS THAN 36 MONTHS OLD AND THE BATTERIES WERE ORIGINAL AND OEM AND LESS THAN THEIR 36 MONTH GUARANTEED LIFE. NO DAMAGE EVIDENT TO THE BATTERY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD OF POTENTIALLY STARTED A VEHICLE FIRE. EVEN MORE INTERESTING IS THIS CABLE ASSEMBLY IS ON AN EMERGENCY BACK-ORDER. THE PART IS 'HC3Z 14300 A :CABLE ASSEMBLY - BATTERY TO BATTERY' AND FORD QUOTES $2,500 - $3,000 TO FIX IT (PARTS AND LABOR) AND THEY CLAIM IT FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR WHICH IS PREPOSTEROUS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE NHTSA NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF IT. THIS COULD OF LEAD TO A DEADLY VEHICLE FIRE. AGAIN, THIS WAS NOT CORROSION OF THE TERMINAL, THIS WAS THE TERMINAL MELTING. I STILL HAVE THE BATTERIES THAT THIS SITUATION OCCURRED WITH ALTHOUGH NEW BATTERIES HAVE NOW BEEN INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.

UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES ON A TRIP FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO MAINE. BUMPS AND EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROAD SURFACE CREATED AN UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE THAT WOULD ONLY SUBSIDE WHEN THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK GOT BELOW 40MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AND GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RANGING FROM 45 TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WITTMEIER HONDA (2288 FOREST AVE, CHICO, CA 95928; (530) 895-8181) WHO WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE WARRANTY, THE DEALER PROVIDED AN UNKNOWN REPAIR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AS WELL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.*DT

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS FORD "DEATH WOBBLE" 7 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING MY SUPERBLY MAINTAINED 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY WITH 49,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST FORD DEALER I TOOK IT TO REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER ON 9/1/2020, THEN THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER. A SECOND FORD DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE DEATH WOBBLE ON MY TRUCK, AND SUGGESTED I SPEND $1,340.28 ON MICHELIN TIRES THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIP WHICH 'MIGHT' HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. THEN LAST NIGHT THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED 4 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEEDS REQUIRING ME TO MAKE SUDDEN SLOWDOWNS IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. EVEN AS A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE TRUCK. THANKFULLY, MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING.

2017 FORD F-250 4X4 WHEN IM DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SMOOTH PAVED HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKED SO BAD I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COME OFF.

I SEE THAT THE 2020 FORD TRUCKS HAVE A BACKUP CAMERA PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2017 F250. WORKS OR GOES BLANK OR WAVES. COULD IT BE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A MUCH OLDER PROBLEM AND GOES BACK SEVERAL YEARS?? THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES ON DIFFERENT DAYS. THANK YOU FOR ANY INPUT.

THE TRUCK HAS A SEVERE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS, HOWEVER, FORD HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK'S FRONT END WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED IN SPEEDS RANGING FROM 50 MPH TO 80 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTY HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.

WHEN IT RAINS THERE IS WATER DRIPPING FROM MY PASSENGER SIDE A PILLAR TRIM PANEL AND GLOVE BOX PUDDLING ON THE FLOOR BOARDS. THE FORD DEALER NEAR ME HAS WATER TESTED THE TRUCK AND HAS NOT FOUND ANYTHING, SO THEY WOULD LIKE A CONTRACTED GLASS SPECIALIST TO INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD SEAL EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T FIND A LEAK IN IT.