2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK ON ANY ROAD AT SPEED BEYOND 55MPH, IF THE TRUCK HITS A BRIDGE JOINT OR A BUMP, THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WILL OFTEN BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO RAPIDLY SLOW THE VEHICLE TO APPROX 30MPH. THIS BECOMES INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS COMMON DEFECT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY WITH A RECALL BEING ISSUED. ITS UNBELIEVABLE THIS CONTINUES ON ALL THESE TRUCKS WITH NO HELP TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS.

I JUST HAD TWO EXPERIENCES WITH 'DEATH WOBBLE' IN ONE DAY AND IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DEALING WITH IT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH HIT A HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON A SMALL COUNTY ROAD THAT SENT MY TRUCK FRONT STEERING JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE ISSUE AND GOT OUT AND LOOK AT TIRES AND SHOCKS AND LINKAGE TO FIND NOTHING WRONG. SECOND IS THE WORST, I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK ON THE WAY HOME AND I HIT ANOTHER BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN. I THIS IS VERY UNNERVING AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY IN TRUCK

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 30-35 MPH AND THE SHAKING WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECH SAID IT WAS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND EVEN PUT THAT ON THE SERVICE ORDER. THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW IMPROVED STABILIZER AND THAT IT WOULD IT WOULD BE TAKE 6-8 WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. I AM NOW WITH A TRUCK THAT MY WIFE AND GRANDKIDS WILL NOT RIDE IN AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. THE SHAKING IS VERY VIOLENT AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THEN, HAVING TO SLOW TO 30MPH IN A MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60MPH AND 80MPH IF ROUGH PATCH OR BUMP THE ROAD IS HIT THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED TO 30MPH. IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. TODAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR IT HAPPENED AND I ALMOST HIT A CONCRETE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE PARTS THAT ARE TO FIX IT DONT REMEDY THE ISSUE. BASICALLY THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS POINT. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SO I AM NOT DRIVING THE EXPENSIVE TRUCK I'VE HAD FOR ONLY A YEAR AND DEFINITELY WILL NOT HAVE MY KIDS IN IT UNTIL SOMETHING IS FIXED.

AT 55MPH AND ABOVE THE STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD.

AT DRIVING SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A CRACK OR DUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE STEERING IS COMPROMISED AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED WITH A QUICK DECELERATION TO REGAIN CONTROL.

VEHICLE IS 100% FACTORY EQUIPMENT .NO CHANGES MADE TO VEHICLE. CURRENT ODOMETER 23,750 MILES. HAVE EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" 3 TIMES ALWAYS WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. TYPICALLY IT BEGINS TRAVELLING ABOUT 70 MPH AND CONTACTING AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD OR SOME SIMILAR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. TRUCK FRONT END BEGINS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO ABOUT 50 MPH. HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND KNOW THIS IS ALARMINGLY COMMON ON 2017-18-19 F250/350. I PERSONALLY HAVE 2 FRIENDS WHO OWN 2018 & 2019 F-250 AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME "DEATH WOBBLE". DEALER STATES THE NEEDED PART TO REPAIR PROBLEM IS ON BACKORDER. ALSO STATED CURRENTLY THERE ARE 43K OF THESE COMPONENTS ON B/O. THESE NUMBERS MAKE IT EXTREMELY APPARENT FORD HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH POTENTIALLY THOUSANDS OF UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE DEFECT USUALLY BEGINS AT 15K TO 25K MILES. AS THESE TRUCKS REACH THAT THRESHOLD IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT FORD ISSUE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THESE MODEL TRUCKS.

STOCK VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVAILING ON FREEWAY FRONT OF TRICK STARTED SHAKING SEVERELY. SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER AND INSPECT. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS AROUND ME AT THE TIME. TRUCK WAS SWERVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. PULLED OVER TO INSPECT. DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. STARTED BACK ON FREEWAY GOING SLOWER. SHAKING WAS GONE. 2 WEEKS LATER SAME THING. ON HIGHWAY AGAIN. SAME THING TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SLOWED TO 25 MI PER HR. SHAKING SUBSIDED, RESUMED TO SLOWER SPEED. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. READING ABOUT DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES IN FORD DIESEL NHTSA. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO GET IN RIGHT AWAY. 2ND PERSON WITHIN A WEEK TO CALL FOR SAME THING.

I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE GOING INTO A GRADUAL TURN AND WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT WHICH RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL. THIS FORCED ME OFF OF THE ROAD STRIKING A CURB AND BLOWING OUT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. MY TRUCK HAD DONE MINOR SHAKING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS. I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER VIOLENT SHAKING EVENTS WHEN IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE ABOVE 50 MPH IN THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE. MINOR ROAD IRREGULARITIES ARE RESULTING IN INCREASED BUT CONTROLLABLE SHAKING AT THIS POINT. IT IS WORSE WHEN TURNING OR ON A CURVE. IT STILL SHAKES EVEN ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY AT LOWER SPEEDS JUST NOT AS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND TIRE ROTATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AS SET OUT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL.

WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 50MILES PER HOUR, IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IT WILL START TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY DRIVER HAS TO HANG ON AND BRAKE THE TRUCK DOWN TO 20TO30MILES PER HOUR. DEALERSHIP KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY WROTE ON MY PAPERWORK DEATH WOBBLE. REPLACED STEERING DAMPER AND ADJUSTED AIR PRESSURE WHICH WORKED FOR AWHILE BUT HAPPENED AGAIN JAN 6 2020. FIRST TIME WOBBLE WAS END OF SEPT 2019 FOUR TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!! I DO NOT TRUST THE SAFETY OF THIS TRUCK !