2019 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

AT ANY SPEED OVER 50 MPH THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVEN OVER ANY SMALL BUMP OR SEAM IN THE ROAD. THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I ONLY DRIVE IN THE CITY OR THE HIGHWAY AND DO NOT DRIVE IT OFF ROAD. I ONLY HAVE 12500 MILES ON THIS TRUCK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2019 FORD F250 ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 55 MPH ,HIT A SMALL ROUGH PATCH ON ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, ALMOST LOST CONTROL . WAS ABLE TO LOWER SPEED AND PULLED OVER LUCKILY ME AND MY FAMILY DID NOT CRASH. FORD NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH THERE STEERING COMPONENTS .

AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WENT OVER A HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINT AND STEERING STARTED SHAKING BADLY IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER UNTIL SLOWING TO 30 MPH. THIS IS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" DESCRIBED BY SO MANY.

THE FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE WHEN IT HITS A BUMP OFF CAMBER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EXAMPLES ARE EXPANSION JOINTS, BRIDGES AND OVERPASS AREAS, CONSTRUCTION ZONES.. THE VEHICLE BECOMES TEMPORARILY UNCONTROLLABLE. VEHICLE HAS 13,000 MILES. BASICALLY STILL NEW. VERY DANGEROUS.

THIS IS A UPDATE TO ADD TO COMPLAINT #11384843 DEALER HAS NOT FIXED , SENT HOME AFTER HAVING MY TRUCK FOR 5 DAYS AND LOOKED AT 2 OR 3 TIMES , MY CONVERSATIONS WITH SERVICE AT DEALER IN NEW EMAILS . I NEED TO ADD THESE EMAILS TO THIS COMPLAINT.

TWO WEEKS AGO, MY TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING THE NOTORIOUS 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHICH CAUSES THE ENTIRE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE NECESSARY PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR AN UNSPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME. OVER THE PAST 2 WEEKS, I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE PART BEING DELIVERED, AND I'VE RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE. IT'S STILL UNKNOWN AS TO WHEN THE PART MAY BE AVAILABLE. ON 1/7/20, I CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY HOPING THEY COULD PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS REGARDING THE SHIPMENT OF THE PART. THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE TO INFORMED ME THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVES OTHER THAN CONTINUE CHECKING IN WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. DUE TO THE UNKNOWN TIMEFRAME AND POTENTIAL DANGER, I ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE IF FORD WOULD REIMBURSE ME TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET STEERING DAMPER AND LABOR FOR INSTALL. SHE TOLD ME THAT FORD WOULD DECLINE MY REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE TRUCK HAS 23,000 MILES AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHEN IT HITS A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ABOVE 50 MPH.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 64 -66 MPH WHEN IT WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VOILENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH SO HARD I COULD BARELY GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I FINALLY SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND THE SHAKING AND STERRING WHEEL SHAKING STOPPED. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE AND WAS ALMOST REARENDED BY 70 MILE PER HOUR TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF HITTING THE BRAKES SO SUDDENLY TO TRY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND I TURNED AROUND AND WE WENT DIRECTLY BACK AND HAD THEM PUT IT INTO THE SHOP TO DETERMINE WHAT REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED. THE TRUCK IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO BE INSPECTED BY THEIR MECHANIC AND NECESSARY REPAIRS DETERMINED.

I HAD MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN I WENT OVER AN OVER PASS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND IT TRIGGERED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHICH WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. IT NOW HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES AND I REFUSE TO EVEN HAVE A PASSENGER INTO THE TRUCK. IF ANYONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH OUT DOUBT

DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE I40, ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD, I CROSSED A BRIDGE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY ROTATE SIDE TO SIDE SHAKING THE TRUCK (DEATH WOBBLE). THE STEERING WHEEL BRUISED MY RIGHT HAND AND STRETCHED MY ELBOW LIGAMENTS. LUCKILY THE TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS BESIDE ME AND THE ONE BEHIND ME SAW MY 4 WAY LIGHTS AND BACKED OFF. SHOWING DOWN TO 45 MPH ENDED THIS ISSUE. THE FRONT SUSPENSION IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE.