2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

THE TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT .TOOK TO FORD AT 47,000 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ASSY. HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AFTER BEING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. HIT SMALL BUMP AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY. HAD TO HIT BRAKES HARD WITH CARS BEHIND ME TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. NOT HAPPY WITH PUTTING MY LIFE OR OTHERS IN DANGER.WILL BE CALLING FORD AGAIN ON MONDAY ABOUT ISSUE.

THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS DEVELOP A VIOLENT VIBRATION AFTER DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR A POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS PHENOMENON IS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I HAVE FOUND THAT SLOWING TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIBRATION AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT IS UNSAFE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC AROUND YOU. IT IS UNSAFE TO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING ESPECIALLY WHEN OTHER TRAFFIC IS ALL ROUND YOU.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 70MPH HIT A BRIDGE THAT WAS RAISED (ROUGH BRIDGE)CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE)...ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. EXTREMELY TERRIFYING. COULD HAVE KILLED MY HUSBAND AND I! AFTER VEHICLE WAS DROPPED TO A SPEED OF APPROX 35-40 MPH THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED OUT.

TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 70 MPH. DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND THE SHAKING HAPPENS EVERY DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BELOW. ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD AND BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP TO MAKE IT QUIT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU HIT A BUMP THE TRUCKS STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I READ ITS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS DONE IT MULTIPLES TIMES, AND IT IS HARD TO CONTROL. I HAD FORD PERFORM THE TSB FOR THIS AND IT DID NOT HELP.

WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES STARTING AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT 70 AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP LIKE A BRIDGE ABUTMENT. TRUCK NOW HAS 95,000 MILES, HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AT 77 MPH AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLOWED THE TRUCK TO 45 MPH. I'VE HAD THE TIRES AND THE STEERING DAMPER CHANGED.

DURING "NORMAL" TRAVEL WHEN TRUCK HITS BUMP/ROAD JOINT/BRIDGE JOINT VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I FOUND OUT THIS IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE " HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OVER APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 70MPH. ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS IS TO JUST LET VEHICLE SLOW TO STOP WHICH IS VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE

WHILE DRIVING IN CHICAGO JAN17, 2020, I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 294. HAD TO BREAK HARD TO AVOID PLOWING INTO AN 18WHEELER. 2017 F250 DEATH WOBBLE STEERING STABILIZER NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 35,000 MILES 38 MONTHS OLD TRUCK.

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A STATE MAINTAINED HIGHWAY I HIT A SMALL DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD DESCRIBING THE DEATH WOBBLE EFFECT. THAT DESCRIPTION IS EXACTLY WHAT I EXPERIENCED.

THIS IS THE SECOND FORD F250 I'VE HAD IN LESS THAN A MONTH THAT HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION/STEERING.DRIVING ABOVE 45-50MPH AND YOU DRIVE OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE,THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE AND ALMOST CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROL. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE ON TWO SEPARATE TRUCKS, BOTH 2017 F250'S.IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM,BUT DOESN'T HAVE THE CORRECT PARTS TO FIX IT. DEALER IS NO HELP.THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 21K MILES.