2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH OR MORE & HITTING A POT HOLE OR RUFF BRIDGE EMBANKMENT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY & WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT AFTER IT STARTS IS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 30-40 MPH. HAS OCCURRED 10-12 TIMES IN LAST 6 MONTHS.

IN NOVEMBER 2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY SITUATION COMMONLY CALLED THE DEATH SHAKE. IT WAS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEAKER FOR REPAIRS. THE MILEAGE WAS 21078. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. ON DECEMBER 11, 2019 I WAS TOWING A 37 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. I WAS GOING DOWN A 6% WINDING DOWNHILL GRADE AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT INTO A VERY VIOLENT DEATH SHAKE. I BRAKED HARD AND MY VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING AND CROSSED BOTH LANES HEADET TOWOARD THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. I WAS TRYING HARD AS I COULD TO KEEP IT IN THE RIGHT LANE BUT HAD LITTLE CONTROL. I FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BLOCKING THE ENTIRE FREEWAY AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. MANY VEHICLES HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A CRASH. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A SEMI BEHIND ME AS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. I AM AMAZED NO ONE CRASHED OR WAS INJURED. I LIMPED MY VEHICLE DOWN THE HILL WITH THE TRAILER BRAKES AND DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. IT WENT INTO THE VIOLENT FRONT EBD SHAKE THREE MORE TIMES. I TOOK THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS AND SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER AGAIN WITH A UPGRADED VERSION. THE PROBLEM IS THE NEW DAMPENER IS ON A 6 WEEK NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I NOW DO NOT HAVE A TRANSPOETATION VEHICLE TOBDRIVE A WEEK LATER. FORD IS TRYING TO PROVIDE A LOANER. THEY HAVE SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THEY SAID THEY NORMALY ONLY PROVIDE A LOANER FOR 10 DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER 22,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR MORE, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT SLOWLY RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING WITHOUT ISSUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATHENS FORD (4260 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606, (706) 521-0778) WHERE THEY REPLACED A TRACKBAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THREE TO SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACKBAR BALL JOINTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER RUNNING SPECS ON ALL PARTS OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE MOST RECENT DEATH WOBBLY FAILURE OCCURRED DURING A 500 MILE TRIP. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER OR TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I JUST BOUGHT MY NEW 2017 F250 WITH 28000 MILES LAST YEAR AND AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 35MPH OR GREATER... IF I HIT A BUMP OR ANY BAD PAVEMENT MY STEERING WHEEL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE ALMOST MADE ME CRASH A COUPLE TIMES THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND OTHER PEOPLE FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE PARTS THAT MAKE THIS ISSUE HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF LINE FOR A NEW TRUCK TO ALMOST KILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALMON RIVER MOTORS (208-756-4211, LOCATED AT 1051 S CHALLIS ST, SALMON, ID 83467) WHERE THE STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODY SMITH FORD (888-876-7438, LOCATED AT 535 S YELLOWSTONE HWY, REXBURG, ID 83440) WHERE THE DRAG LINK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW. AT 7700 MILES I HAD A SEVERE SHAKING (KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE)IN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMP IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY IN ITS OWN CONTROL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL YOU CAN DO IS APPLY BRAKES AND GO WHOEVER IT GOES. ON THIS OCCASION I HAD MY FAMILY IN TRUCK. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED BUSHINGS IN FRONT END AND TOLD ME THEY NEVER HAD SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I NOW HAVE 16,000 MILES ON TRUCK AND I HIT A EXPANSION JOINT IN BRIDGE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN TRUCK AND THE TRUCK DID THIS DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE IN FRONT END AND FORD ONLY WANTS TO PUT STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK ON TRUCK. I PERSONALLY THINK THIS IS A BANDAID TO GET THIS TRUCK PAST WARRANTY AND OUT OF THERE HANDS LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. BY THE WAY THE PART IS 8 WEEKS ON BACK ORDER SO TRUCK WILL HAVE TO BE DRIVEN TILL THEN LIKE THIS.

FRONT WHEELS VIOLENTLY WOBBLE WHEN CROSSING ROAD DEVIATIONS LIKE POTHOLES ,BRIDGE JOINTS AND ANGLED RR CROSSINGS . ORIGINALLY IT STARTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT CITY STREET SPEEDS MORE AND MORE.

THE TRUCK HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND THEN STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. FELT ALMOST LIKE THE TIRE FELL OFF. WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE SHAKING STOPPED. VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT MANY F250'S EXPERIENCE. PARTS WERE REPLACED PER FORDS TECHNICAL BULLETIN, BUT FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING THIS PROBLEM MAY RE-OCCUR. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE PERMANENT ASSURED FIX.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK RUNNING APPROX 75MPH I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AFTER HITTING THE PATCH MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. IT'S ALMOST AS THE TRUCK STARTED GETTING A VERY BAD WOBBLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ONCE SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 30MPH. I'VE HEARD OF THE TERM WHAT PEOPLE CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE. ONCE I HIT THAT PATCH IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART.

MAJOR WOBBLE ON THE FRONT END. VERY DANGEROUS.. TOTALLY SHAKES THE ENTIRE TRUCK. MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 20,00 MILES. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHAKES WHEN YOU HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP.