2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I WAS TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70MPH. I CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION GAP, SLIGHT BUMP, AND THE STEERING WHEEL/FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SO DRAMATICALLY, I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED AND THE VIBRATIONS STOPPED AROUND 35MPH AS I MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN/COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS AT BEST. I WAS ALSO ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE EXISTING STEERING STABILIZATION PROBLEM AND THAT I COULD BUY AFTER MARKET STEERING DAMPENING SHOCK AND LINKAGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

DEATH WOBBLE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMP OVER 65 MPH AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU GET SLOWED TO BELOW 50 MPH. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AT 34000 MILES AND ITS OUT AGAIN AT 55000. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE 6 TRUCKS SITTING IN SERVICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND CAN NOT GET PARTS TO REPLACE IT . I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AN AFTERMARKET FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE CENTER THEY REPLACED DROP LINK ,DRAG BAR AND STEERING DAMPENER. AND NOW I HAVE PUT ON A NEW SET OF TIRES IT HELPED A LITTLE PUT AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT IS STILL THERE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE

DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP ON THE ROAD AND FRONT END OF TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP.THAT SHAKE WAS ALSO FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL.I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 TO 60 MPH.

I OWN A 2017 FORD F-250 CREW CAB 4 WD AND HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH A STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHILE HITTING ROUGH ROAD( DEATH WOBBLE). STEERING SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SLOWER SPEEDS. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER GAVE ME BACK THE TRUCK AND SAID THEY WILL LET ME KNOW WHEN FORD HAS A FIX FOR IT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND SPENT $40K FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED FLINT HILLS AUTO (LOCATED AT 7920 E US-24, MANHATTAN, KS 66502, (785) 776-4004) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *DT *DT CONSUMER TOOK HIS TRUCK TO FLINT HILLS FORD ON 1.7.2020 AND HAD THE STEERING STABILIZER AND TRACK BAR BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. PARTS WERE BACK ORDERED 4-6 WEEKS. RATTLING NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE TRUCK. *JB*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK OVER 40 MPH ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD IT WILL SEND THE VEHICLE INTO A DEATH WOBBLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE ALL OVER THE ROAD. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED OF MANY COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. IT IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS OR ANY ROADS OVER 40 MPH. WE JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 12/2019.

MY TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS BEEN IN TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE TSB FROM FORD AND REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER. THAT HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. YESTERDAY, 1/2/2020, I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK MYSELF AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEATH WOBBLE LASTED ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND STOPPED ONCE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ALMOST TO A STOP ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THIS CONDITION IS WELL KNOWN BY FORD BUT THEY HAVE YET TO FIND A SOLUTION. I PAID $70K FOR THIS TRUCK AND I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF MY LIFE AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS.

GOING 64 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A TREMENDOUS 'DEATH WOBBLE' THAT COMPLETE SHOOK MY TRUCK SO HARD THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAME OFF. IT TOOK ABOUT A 1/2 MILE OF DECELERATING TOO ABOUT 50 MPH TO STOP THE WOBBLE. IT OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE HIGHWAY MEETS A BRIDGE OR OVERPASS.

I HAVE FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. (COMPLAINT NUMBER 11279636) STOCK 2017 FORD F250 NOW WITH 38,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK IS ON ITS SECOND STEERING DAMPER AND THIS TIME THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE DRAG LINK AND THE OUTER TIE ROD. AS WELL, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT AGAIN... THE TRUCK IS STILL EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AND I AM AGAIN EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE, LESS THAN 1,000 MILES AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIR. IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT CONSUMERS PURCHASE 50K+ DOLLAR TRUCKS AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS DRIVING THEM DOWN THE ROAD. WORKING IN AUTOMOTIVE, THE DAYS ARE OFTEN FILLED WITH COMMENTS SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. REVIEW THE DATA, THE DATA WILL TELL THE STORY. CHANGE POINTS. ROOT CAUSE AND PERMANENT COUNTERMEASURES. I HAVE REVIEWED THE HISTORICAL F250 CREW CAB 4X4 COMPLAINT DATA ON THIS SITE (NHTSA) AND THE DATA DOES TELL A STORY. FORD IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE ON THE SUPER DUTY, INSTEAD IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE POINT WITH THIS FOURTH GENERATION F250. (2017,2018,2019) AS OF 11/21/19 THE FOURTH GENERATION F250 SUPER DUTY HAS HAD MORE NHTSA SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPLAINTS FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO GENERATIONS COMBINED. (9 YEARS. SECOND GENERATION 2008-2010 AND THIRD GENERATION 2011-2016) THE CURRENT REPAIRS (COUNTERMEASURES) ARE NOT EFFECTIVE AND ARE NOT PERMANENT. THIS CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN IN THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA. THE REPAIRS EITHER DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT ALL OR ARE ONLY A TEMPORARILY BAND AID FOR THE ISSUE. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN AND TO DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. PLEASE, OPEN AN INVESTIGATION AND ENCOURAGE FORD TO PERMANENTLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING HOME AND DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY AND TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I HAD TO QUICKLY REDUCE THE SPEED TO UNDER 30MPH FOR THE OSCILLATION TO STOP. DID IT AGAIN 10 MINUTES LATER ON A SIMILAR SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK AND FOUND NOTHING LOOSE. DROVE IT HOME AND SETUP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE NEXT AVAILABILITY.