2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

IT'S APPARENTLY CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE, YOU ARE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS HIT A POTHOLE, BUMP ON BRIDGE OVERPASS, ECT. WHEELS START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I HAD MY DEALERSHIP WORK ON THE PROBLEM AFTER THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT PROBABLY ABOUT 19 MONTHS AGO. DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE FOR AWHILE. RECENTLY COMING HOME AFTER THANKSGIVINIG IT OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON THE 2 HOUR RIDE HOME. CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. THEM SUPPOSEDED PART FIX IS BACK ORDERED AND HAS BEEN FOR AWHILE.MY TRUCK WAS NEW FROM THE FACTORY, $75,000 TRUCK , ALL STOCK , I SURE HOPE FORD IS MADE TO FIX THESE RIGHT. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, CAN'T LET MY GIRLS DRIVE IT.WAS'T AWARE IT WAS SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM TILL I GOOGLED IT ON THE INTERNET. THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THERE . THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP OR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED.

THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 17,000 MILES, HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH,EXPERIENCED VIOLET SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL, THE TRUCK HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT NOW WITH NO RESOLVE TO THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND STILL HAS THE PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP TRUCK ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

2017 FORD F-250 STX FX4. EVERY TIME I HIT A SHARP BUMP OR BRIDGE SECTION THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH BEFORE IT SETTLES. ON THE HIGHWAY! IN TRAFFIC!. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 30+ TIMES COMING FROM A JOBSITE IN THE CHICAGO AREA. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. I'VE BEEN READING UP ON THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE THE DEATH WOBBLE. 100'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS THAT FORD IS PRODUCING. WHEN WILL IT STOP? WILL IT TAKE A DEATH TO RECITIFY THIS ISSUE? I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, OWNERS HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCKS INTO THE FORD DEALERS, GETTING THEM FIXED AND STILL HAVING THE ISSUE SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES DOWN THE ROAD. AND THESE TRUCKS ARE NOT CHEAP. AVERAGING $45-80K. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR LOSES A LIFE.

CATASTROPHIC FRONT END SUSPENSION FAILURE AGAIN. DEATH WOBBLE EVERY 13K MILES. FORD HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS 3 TIMES. JUST HIT 48 K AND DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK FOR THE 4TH TIME. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT? WHEN DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED THIS TIME AT 65 MPH, I COULD NOT KEEP THE TRUCK IN MY LANE DUE TO A CURVE IN THE ROAD. I FORCED ANOTHER CAR ONTO THE HARD SHOULDER. LUCKILY, THEY HAD A HARD SHOULDER TO GO IN. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO UNEXPECTEDLY JAM ON THEIR BRAKES AS I HAD TO SLOW TO 25MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST GET INVOLVED WITH. I OFFER MY TRUCK TO ANYBODY WORKING IN NHTSA TO TEST FOR THEMSELVES TO EXPERIENCE HOW TERRIFYING THIS IS. (PLEASE DON'T TAKE YOUR CHILDREN WITH YOU). GET FORD TO FIX THIS NOW. PLEASE DO SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY. JUST READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS.

AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 50MPH AND HITTING A ROAD BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE TRANSITION. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE UNTIL SPEED IS DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPENER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT SUBSEQUENTLY HAPPENED AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AS BEFORE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT WHICH I NEED TO PAY FOR. THIS IS NOT A FIX AS THE ALIGNMENT OUT WOULD BE A CONSTANT ISSUE AND SINCE THEY CHANGED THE PART THE ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS. THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT OR FOLLOW TSB 18-2268. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM GETTING PTSD FROM DEALING WITH THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO ROCKWALL FORD (990 E INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX 75087) FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK IN FEBRUARY OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED TIRES AND RIMS THINKING ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME! I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AT 15K AND HAD THE SHOP INSPECT EVERYTHING AND FOUND NOTHING. INTERNET IS CALLING THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD GOING TO INSPECT AND POSS REPLACE STEERING STABILIZER. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOT AS SEVERE. THOUGHT IT WAS ROAD VIBRATION. NOW I KNOW BETTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! THEN THERE IS THE ISSUE OF INCREASED FRONT END WEAR. REPORTS SAY FORD IS NOT COVERING DAMAGE, SAYS ITS THE BUYER'S LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A TRUCK WITH UNDER 15K MILES AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. MY 2017 FORD F250 WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WILL GO INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT SLOWS DOWN ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONROL. THE WORST AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IT IS A DANGER TO MY PASSENGERS, MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE AROUND ME. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH DIFFERENT REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

FRONT END STEERING BEGINS TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY WHEN A IRREGULAR BUMP OR POTHOLE OR OTHER ROAD IRREGULARITY STRIKES ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH OR GREATER. SHIMMY WILL NOT ABATE UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO REDUCE SPEED BELOW 35MPH. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 32K MILES AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FORD DEALER HAS NO PARTS IN STOCK TO FIX AND HAS HAD THE STEERING DAMPER ON BACK ORDER FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. THIS WEEK IN A RAIN/HAIL STORM, THE SHIMMY CAUSE A LANE DEVIATION BEFORE SPEED COULD BE REDUCED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT SITUATION NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP. LOCAL DEALER SAN TAN FORD IN GILBERT AZ NOT VERY GOOD AT REPLYING WITH UPDATES WHEN CALLED WEEKLY. VERY FRUSTRATING. I'M WONDERING IF THE BACKLOG OF STEERING DAMPERS IS DUE TO WIDE SPEED FAILURES LIKE MINE THAT HAVE DEPLETED SUPPLIES GLOBALLY. [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD JUST STOPPED FOR GAS AND GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS IN THE PASSING LANE GOING OVER A BRIDGE DECK AND AS SOON AS I CAME OFF THE BRIDGE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING HORRIBLY. I LET THE CAR NEXT TO ME PASS AS I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER. SCARED MYSELF AND MY UNCLE TO DEATH AND STILL HAD TO DRIVE 160 MILES TO GET HOME. AFTER RETURNING HOME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY REPLACED DAMPER STEERING LINKAGE BUT AS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE WE DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN IT'S SAFETY!