2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS (IT IS NOW 1/30/2020) THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TYPICALLY HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 50-80 MPH. ALTHOUGH, IT HAS HAPPENED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40-45. IT HAPPENS OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO APPARENT PROVOCATION, I.E., HITTING A POTHOLE, TURNING, HITTING THE BRAKES, ETC. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE IT STOP. I'VE TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES, SLAMMING THE BRAKES, CONTINUING TO HOLD MY SPEED STEADY, ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY, AND PRAYING TO GOD TO MAKE IT STOP. NOTHING WORKS, IT JUST EVENTUALLY STOPS BUT NOT BEFORE TRAFFIC CLEARS ALL AROUND ME. IT IS NOTICEABLE FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AS I HAVE SEEN DRIVERS HIT THE BRAKES AND FALL BACK IN TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THE VIOLENT SHAKING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STEADY OR IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE VIOLENT SHAKING MAKES THE VEHICLE BOUNCE ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY OR STRAIGHT. IT IS TERRIFYING AND UNNERVING. I BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAUL TRAILERS WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALMOST DAILY. MANY TIMES I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON CITY STREETS. IF IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, THE DAMAGE WILL BE COSTLY AND MAY KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF. I AM AFRAID TO THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THESE UNEXPECTED, VIOLENT SHAKES HAPPEN WHILE I AM HAULING HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

THE FRONT END WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY LEADING TO A POTENTIAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL UNLESS YOU IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I HIT AN IMPROPERLY FILLED POT HOLE ON AIRPORT ROAD IN MOBILE, AL. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON HIGHWAY 612 IN LUCEDALE, MS WHEN I TRAVELED FROM A PAVED ROAD TO A CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER THE ESCATAPA RIVER. PER THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE AND SO FAR FORD IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING, EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70+ MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A HIGHWAY TRANSITION BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS ONE DIRECTION AND IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO OSCILLATE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE ENTIRE CABIN OF THE TRUCK SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGINS TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. THIS OSCILLATION/SHUDDERING CONTINUES UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE THREE DISTINCT TIMES DURING TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS IS COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE INTERNET. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF FORD SUPER DUTIES. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. DEALER ATTEMPTED A REMEDY BY REPLACING A DRAG LINK. STEERING IS STILL "WOBBLY" TO THIS DAY.

AT SPEEDS OVER 70MPH, WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE / SPEED WOBBLE. IF I SLOW THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 30-40MPH, THE SHAKING WILL STOP AND I CAN RESUME DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST 3-4 MONTHS. IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES YESTERDAY THOUGH.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT COUNTRY ROAD AT, OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE 55MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2017 FORD F250 4X4 TRUCK SUDDENLY BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY "AKA DEATH WOBBLE". THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS SHAKING WAS WITH HARD APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK AT THE TIME WAS SLIGHTLY OVER 11,000 MILES. THIS HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE, AND OFTEN TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAYS, AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (60- 75 MPH). SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, I HAVE NOTICED THE SHAKING FOLLOWS WHEN ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES IS JOLTED BY A BUMP- SUCH AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN CONCRETE AND ASPHALT, OR OTHER UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS STARTS THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN A BACK AND FORTH BOUNCING MOTION AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AGAIN REQUIRING SUDDEN BRAKING OF THE TRUCK IN ORDER TO STOP THE WOBBLING. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT(S) OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THE MILEAGE PASSED 15,000 MILES DURING THIS TRIP. AGAIN, THE WOBBLE WAS ONLY STOPPED BY AGGRESSIVE BRAKING. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON THIS TRIP. FIRST ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THE SECOND TIME ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT- IF FOLLOWING VEHICLES WERE TO ABLE TO AVOID MY TRAILER.

EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPER UNDER A TSB, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOO THE TRUCK BACK A SECOND TIME AND WAS TOLD CASTERS ADJUSTED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WAITING TO HEAR FROM SERVICE MANAGER.

2017 F 250 DEATH WOBBLE, IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE, AND AT HIGH SPEEDS 55MPH OR GREATER THE FRONT WHEELS SHAKE SO BAD YOU HAVE TO ALMOT STOP TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE STEERING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO IN BETWEEN LANES UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GUETTERMAN MOTORS, INC DEALER, LOCATED AT 2210 SYCAMORE ST, CAIRO, IL 62914, WHERE A SHOCK DAMPER WAS INSTALLED ON THE STEERING BAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND RUN OVER BUMPS OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS THE TRUCK WILL VIBRATE SO BAD YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SO FAR

VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE, SHUDDER, VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH FOR UNKOWN REASONS. IT APPEARS THAT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSE CAR TO BEGIN THIS DEATH WOBBLE. ROAD, WEATHER, AND SPEED CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE AT RANDOM. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS THAT IT MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP NEEDS INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO REPAIR.