2018 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED AND FRACTURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT AUTONATION FORD KATY (20777 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450, (281) 305-8949) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE WHEELS WERE UNBALANCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AT 70 MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION/WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES AFTER DRIVEN OVER SLIGHT ROUGH PATCH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK TO GET IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY THROUGH TRAFFIC. VIBRATION WAS APPARENTLY VISIBLE TO ONLOOKERS, AS SEVERAL DRIVERS MOTIONED FOR ME TO PULL OVER. TRUCK WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW, SIX MONTHS AGO, AND ONLY HAS 16K MILES. TRUCK IS STOCK, NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE TRUCK. VIBRATION/WOBBLE OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SO WE EXITED HIGHWAY AND RETURNED HOME VIA BACKROADS (POSTED SPEEDS OF 55 MPH OR LESS) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

2018 FORD F-250 4X4 WITH 6.2L GASOLINE ENGINE: UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CONDITIONS, THE TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AFTER DRIVER INPUT IS STOPPED. THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO REV UP (ALL THE WAY TO RED-LINE) WHILE IN GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED. THIS HAPPENS UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: - VEHICLE IS IN A "COLD START" CONDITION (ENGINE NOT UP TO TEMP) - VEHICLE IS IN "M" (MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER SELECT MODE) - VEHICLE IS COMMANDED TO INITIALLY ACCELERATE WITH THE PEDAL, BUT THEN PEDAL IS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED, AND YET ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN UP TO RED-LINE - VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED - VEHICLE WILL AGAIN SPEED UP AS SOON AS FUEL PEDAL IS PRESSED TO A LEVEL OF APPROXIMATELY 2300RPM EACH TIME, AND THEN THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ESSENTIALLY STARTS THIS "RUN AWAY" FREE REV CONDITION. - THE CONDITION IS MORE PROMINENT WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN "4L" MODE, BUT CAN HAPPEN IN "4H" OR EVEN "2H'. - CONDITION IS REPEATABLE; THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT AND CAN BE MADE TO HAPPEN WHEN CONDITIONS ARE AS STATED - CONDITION HAS BEEN EXHIBITED ON OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR BUILD DATA; OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE HAD THIS SAME CONDITION HAPPEN TO THEM

WHILE TOWING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55-60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO GO THROUGH A HARMONICS TYPE OF VIBRATION SHAKING THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT , STEERING WHEEL AND DASH. THIS VIBRATION CONTINUES REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE SPEED IS INCREASED AND DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE SPEED IS LOWERED BELOW 55-60 MPH.

THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' UNCONTROLLABLE SHIMMYING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON MOSTLY HIGHWAYS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO BLAME MY TIRES. THEY TRIED ROTATING MY TIRES AND TELLING ME ITS GONNA FIX THE ISSUE BUT DOESN'T. THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER KEVLAR TIRES THAT CAME ON THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW HAVE ONLY 20,000 MILES AND ARE NOWHERE NEAR WORN OUT! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT SLOWER SPEEDS (AROUND 45 MPH) IN THE CITY, BUT MOSTLY OCCURS AROUND 60-70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

AT 7909 MILES SINCE NEW THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLED WITH ENORMOUS SHAKING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, INDUCED INSTANTLY AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE TRANSITION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS FORCED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD SHOULDER TO GET IT TO STOP THE OSCILLATION. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT ALSO CRACKED THE REAR HALF OF THE DUAL PANEL SUNROOF GLASS.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AS I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT FROM AN OVERPASS BACK TO THE MAIN ROAD SURFACE, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO OSCILLATE. THE HANDLING RETURNED TO NORMAL ONLY AFTER I HAD REDUCED MY SPEED.

AT APPOX. 12,000 MILES THE FRONT STRING STARTED TO FEEL LOOSE. BY 14,500 MI IT BECAME VERY LOOSE, JERKY OVER NORMAL HI WAY EXPANSION JOINTS. AT 14,700 MILES, AFTER GOING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HI WAY AT 64 MPH, IT WENT INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" SHAKING SO HARD I COULD BARLEY CONTROL IT. IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP, BOB HURLEY FORD. TULSA, OK. AT THIS VERY MOMENT. THIS WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY FORD.

HIT SOME BUMPS ON A BRIDGE ON I-24 AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL UNTIL TRUCK SLOWED BELOW 50MPH

3 TIMES MY TAILGATE HAS OPENED SPONTANEOUSLY. TWICE WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON A HIGHWAY, AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW IN TOWN. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM MYSELF. IT SEEMS TO BE RANDOM. I HAVE 6000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE NOW.