2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHEN HITTING A IRREGULARITY IN THE PAVEMENT, ESPECIALLY BRIDGE APPROACHES AT 60-75 MPH, AT TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND DROVE OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL. IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH DAMP ROADS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I WAS DRIVING OVER ANOTHER BRIDGE AND EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN. MY TRUCK HAS 10,600 MILES AND THE TIRES ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.

THREE CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE ALUMINUM CAB AROUND THREE DIFFERENT DOORS ALL IN SIMILAR AREAS (SHARP 90 DEGREE BENDS). TRUCK HAS 13.5K MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. ALL CRACKS APPEARED AFTER IT EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE'. GUESSING THE VIOLENT SHAKING IT EXPERIENCED IS THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THESE CRACKS. OF COURSE FORD DOESN'T WANT TO BUY IT BACK AND WILL REPAIR THESE CRACKS. NO WAY TO TELL WHAT OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED BEHIND ANY PANELS OR WELDS. DEATH WOBBLE IN THESE TRUCKS NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED OUT. NOT ONLY DID IT ALMOST PUSH US INTO A WALL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT OCCURRED BUT IT INDUCED CRACKS INTO THE CAB. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $63K TRUCK THAT MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO RIDE IN AND I'M CONCERNED STRUCTURALLY WAS COMPROMISED.

DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OF 60-70. UNCONTROLLABLE TELL VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS. HARD TO CONTROL TRUCK. THIS IS DANGEROUS.

2017 F250 WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 65 ON MAJOR HWY THE STEERING WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHERE THERE WAS A SLIGHT IMPERFECTION IN HWY VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

MY TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE TWO TIMES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SEEM TO NOT CARE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. SO I WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANGER OF CUSTOMER RELATION HOPING THEY WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS FIXED NUMEROUS TRUCKS WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST YEAR

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY MY STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND I ALMOST WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD TO QUICKLY STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SOMETHING BUT NOT SURE WHAT. AFTER A SHORT TIME, IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE A FIX BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. I DON'T THINK IT'S A FIX AT ALL AND SIMPLY A BANDAID.

THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. UPON HITTING BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS ABOVE 60 THE FRONT END WOBBLES SO VOLATILITY THAT I COME CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE NOW. I'M PAYING OVER $800 A MONTH TO OWN A VEHICLE I CANNOT DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VIBRATION BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PORTSMOUTH FORD (400 SPAULDING TURNPIKE, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801, (603) 433-1221) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PHENOMENON KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,600.

AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THIS VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF "DEATH WOBBLE". AT SPEEDS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STRIKE A POTHOLE OR SOME OTHER DEVIATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE, IT WOULD BEGIN SHAKING. THE SHAKING WOULD INTENSIFY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRUSTED LOCAL MECHANIC FEBRUARY 14, 2019. THIS MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS SO WORE OUT THAT WHEN PUT IN HIS VISE HE COULD SLIDE THE RAM UP AND DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE. THE DEATH WOBBLE WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED AFTER REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPENER. IT BEGAN AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW, MARK MOATS FORD IN DEFIANCE, OH. AT THIS TIME THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THIS DAMPENER WAS AN UPGRADED COMPONENT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. WITHIN A SHORT TIME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ONCE AGAIN WITH A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD MECHANIC. THIS MECHANIC FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS MEANT TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE. THAT SERVICE BULLETIN # IS 18-2268: 4WD SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION ABOVE 45 MPH, VEH BUILT ON OR BEFORE 7/31/18). IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MARK MOATS FORD NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS SERVICE BULLETIN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS THERE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. ON NOVEMBER 16, 2019 THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN IT OCCURS THE TRUCK CAN SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I'VE HAD PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND IN ONE INSTANCE I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE OF THE SHAKING. QUICKLY SLOWING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON BUSY ROADS TO STOP THE DEATH WOBBLE IS ALSO HIGHLY DANGEROUS