2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED DIESEL FUEL EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V778000 (FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). THE CONTACT CALLED FIVE STAR FORD (6618 NE LOOP 820, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180, (817) 500-0096) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,200.

6 TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, MY TRUCK HAS ENCOUNTERED STEERING WOBBLES, THAT HAVE NEARLY RESULTED IN ME CRASHING MY TRUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 60MPH. THE WOBBLES ARE GETTING MORE INTENSE, TO THE POINT IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL MY TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED YAKLIN FORD (1200 TX-288 BUSINESS, RICHWOOD, TX 77531, (979) 265-4224) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,250.

VEHICLE SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY AT HIGH SPEEDS (60 MPH+) WHEN A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND SHAKES SUPER HARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL TWISTS AS THE DRIVER FIGHTS TO RETAIN CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND REDUCE SPEED VERY QUICKLY, ALL THE WHILE HOPING AND PRAYING THE TRUCK DOESN'T ROLL AND YOU DON'T HIT OR GET HIT BY THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND YOU, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS TERRIFYING. FORD TRUCK OWNERS APPARENTLY CALL THIS THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" AND I COULDN'T THINK OF A MORE APT DESCRIPTION. VIDEOS CIRCULATING ONLINE OF THIS PHENOMENON MIRROR OUR EXPERIENCE EXACTLY. FORD ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE WOBBLE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO OUR TRUCK IN MARCH 2019 AT 20,700 MILES BY INSTALLING A STEERING STABILIZER (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT). THIS HELPED FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT NOW IN NOVEMBER 2019 AT A LITTLE OVER 30K MILES THE WOBBLE IS BACK AND WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING ANOTHER STABILIZER. BUT I'M NOT CONFIDENT THIS IS SOMETHING FORD IS ABLE (OR WILLING?) TO PROPERLY FIX, AND I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE WHATSOEVER IN THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT ABOVE 50 MPH. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT WITH MY 2 CHILDREN (AGED 2.5 YRS AND 6 MONTHS) IN THE VEHICLE. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS TO US WHILE WE'RE DRIVING OUR TRUCK, OR IN CASE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND THE OUTCOME HAS BEEN SERIOUS INJURY/ DEATH. I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED FORD OF THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER, EXIT THE VEHICLE, AND CHECK THE TIRES, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN OVER ANOTHER BUMP AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLEET SIDE FORD (1120 JEFFREYS DR, OSCEOLA, IA 50213, (641) 342-2537), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,600. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DRY ROADS, THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED BUT YET FORD HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE FOR YEARS.

40,000 MILES DEATH WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AFTER DRIVING OVER BRIDE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HAD TO RUN OFF INTO THE MEDIAN AND GRASS SLOWING DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A DEADLY ISSUE AND KNOWN TO FORD. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THESE TRUCKS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 65MPH, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (TWO LANE COUNTY HIGHWAY WITH A 60MPH SPEED LIMIT). MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I HAD TO GRIP IT WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP FROM LOOSING CONTROL. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I REDUCED MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THIS WAS THE WORST THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED, BUT DESPITE MY TRUCK HAVING BEEN WORKED ON (PER FORD'S TSB), I STILL HAVE REGULAR STEERING OSCILLATION OR BUMP STEER. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. AND THE SUGGESTION GIVEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER BY FORD TECH IS THAT IT'S NORMAL. I HAVE MY CDL AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT/AG EQUIPMENT FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. THIS HAS ME SCARED.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND THE STEERING STARTED OSCILLATING BACK AND FORTH, SHAKING THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY. I PROCEEDED TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC UNTIL THE STEERING STABILITY RECOVERED AT AROUND 40 MPH. A SECOND INCIDENT THEN OCCURRED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES ROUGHLY 20 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK.

DRIVING AT 72MPH ON I90 PULLING A 3 HORSE LIVING QUARTERS GOOSENECK TRAILER AND ANY SMALL BUMP OR IRREGULARITY CAUSED THE FRONT END TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT OF NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN ONE 800 MILE ROAD TRIP AND THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS QUICKLY BRAKING TO GET THE SPEED DOWN UNDER 45MPH - WHICH THE IMMEDIATE BRAKING ITSELF IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.