2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING (EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR BRIDGE LINK THE VEHICLE BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE FRONT END. I WOULD HAVE TO HOLD TO STEERING WHEEL TIGHT AND SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT CORRECTS ITSELF. WE HAVE READ ON AN ONLINE FORUM TO REFERENCE TSB #18-2268 WHEN SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH 2017-2019 FORD F-250S. ATTACHED IS A WORK ORDER I FOUND ONLINE FROM SOMEONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

2017 FORD F-250 KING RANCH DIESEL STARTED EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE HIGHWAY PULLING THE TRUCK INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC LANE. THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT DAY. I WAS JUST DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY HIGHWAY, NO WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO TRAILER, NO LOAD, ETC.. TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND IS UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. HOWEVER, FORD HAS A NATIONAL BACKLOG OF PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK IS NOT "ROAD WORTHY" AND REMAINS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIR. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A DATE FOR WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE DO NOT EXPECT THEIR VEHICLE TO BEGIN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CAUSING THE STEERING TO NOT BE RESPONSIVE TO THE SITUATION! I AM AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE! PLEASE TAKE ACTION AGAINST FORD TO RECALL AND CORRECTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION!

IN 2017 I PURCHASED A NEW F-250 SUPER DUTY PICK-UP FROM LITHIA FORD, BOISE, IDAHO. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE UNEXPECTED OPENING OF MY TAIL GATE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TURNING STREET CORNERS, IN MOTION, ON BOISE, IDAHO, CITY STREETS, WHILE PULLING MY RV, AND AT RANDOM TIMES. IT HAS RESULTED IN DAMAGING MY RV PROPANE TANKS, AND RESULTED IN TWO PERMANENT DENTS AT THE TOP OF MY TAIL GATE. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED NOVEMBER 15, 2019 WHEN TURNING A STREET CORNER, MY TAIL GATE FELL OPEN, AND MY NEW (NEVER SHOT .17 CAL RIFLE (IN A HARD BLACK PLASTIC CASE)) RIFLE FELL OUT, AND WAS NEVER RECOVERED. I FILED A POLICE REPORT WITH THE GARDEN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT #2019-02600. I EVEN HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE TAIL GATE FELL OPEN, WHILE STATIONARY IN MY DRIVE WAY. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT I HAD CAUSED THE INCIDENTS, INADVERTENTLY WHILE CARRYING MY REMOTE KEY IN MY POCKET, BUT SINCE READING THE "HTTP://WWW.TFLTRUCK.COM REPORT/2018/10/2017-FORD-SUPER-DUTY-POWERED-TAILGATE-MAY-OPEN-BY-ITSELF-OWNERS-REPORT/", I BELIEVE THAT IT MAY BE A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM, WHICH FORD HAS IDENTIFIED AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BOB THOMAS FORD (2215 DIXWELL AVE, HAMDEN, CT 06514, (203) 281-7500), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLED SEVERELY UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,700.

WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC ON I-40 LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT SMALL POTHOLE AND STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY LITE AND OTHER DRIVERS SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND LET ME GET OFF HWY. THOUGHT I HAD BLOW OUT OR LOST TIRE. LOOKED TRUCK OVER NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUE ON TO DESTINATION AT NO MORE THEN 72MPH. HAD AROUND 1000 LBS IN BED OF TRUCK, UNLOADED. NEXT DAY HEADED HOME AT 74 MPH HIT BRIDGE CONNECTION AND VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AGAIN, HAD TO SLOW ON INTERSTATE TO 40 TO STOP SHAKING. DROPPED SPEED TO 70 MPH AND HIT PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD AND SHAKING HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTINUED HOME OFF INTERSTATE, DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN BUT SPEED WAS NEVER OVER 60 MPH. WAITING FOR DEALER APPOINTMENT.

AROUND 20,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED ISOLATED INCIDENTS OF VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PORTION OF HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. RECENTLY AROUND 65,000 MILES THE TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE MORE FREQUENTLY. THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY TO AVOID LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

HWY 129 DODGE COUNTY GA, A1116T 60 MPH TRUCK VIOLENTLY WENT LEFT AND FRONT END STARTED UNCONTROLLABLE SEVERE SHAKING/OSCILLATING. SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND ONLY REGAINED CONTROL OF TRUCK AFTER MPH DROPPED BELOW 30. STARED MOVING AGAIN AND 20 MIN LATER AT 60 SAME THING! CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE AN APT THIS MORNING AT 9 THEY SWAY BAR ISSUE, I RESEARCH AND ITS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. IF SOME ONE HAD BEEN IN THE ON COMING LANE THIS WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY/COMPLAINT AS WE DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE SURVIVED!!!

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 55 OR ABOVE AND HIT A BUMP ON HIGHWAY THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL ALMOST STOPPING THE VEHICLE. IT'S HAPPENED ONCE AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE AND 5 TIMES GOING 55 ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS 54000 ON IT. JUST HAPPENED NOV 15TH AND 17TH 2019. VERY SCARY AND COULD LEAD TO REAL SAFETY PROBLEMS PULLING A TRAILER.

TRUCK ISN'T EVEN TWO YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP ON HIGHWAY. I HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FORD ISSUE THAT THEY ARE IGNORING. THESE ARE NEAR UNCONTROLLABLE AND LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE NEAR ME WHEN IT HAPPENED.