2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY 2017 F-250 HAS EXPERIENCED THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY SMALL BUMPS OR PAVEMENT TRANSITIONS IN THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-70 MILES PER HOUR. THE EVENTS SEEM TO HAVE INCREASED IN INTENSITY. THE FIRST COUPLE OF INSTANCES THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AGGRESSIVELY, REQUIRING THE SPEED TO BE REDUCED TO STOP THE EVENT. THE LAST COUPLE OF EVENTS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL / FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING SO BADLY WE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING READY TO HAVE A FRONT WHEEL FLY OFF THE TRUCK. I HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK AND HAD TO REDUCE THE SPEED TO 45-50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS TRIGGERED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH. A SMALL PATCH OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD TRIGGERED THE EVENT. . AGAIN WE HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE TRUCKS SPEED COULD BE REDUCED TO 45-50 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER TSB-2268 AND COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS TSB DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE AND I AM NOW BEING TOLD BY FORD (2,750 MILES LATER) THAT THIS PRE-EXISTING ISSUE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AGREED TO CHECK TO TRUCK TO SEE IF ANY FRONT END PARTS WERE LOOSE. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS LOOSE ON THE THE TRUCK THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE CONDITION AND THAT IT MUST BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. I QUESTION THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE CLAIM AS THE TRUCK HAD THE ALIGNMENT SET TO TSB PARAMETERS 2,750 MILES AGO. I HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING 8 BUSINESS DAYS TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE ISSUE PUTS THE OWNER OF THESE NEW TRUCKS AND THE DRIVERS AROUND THEM IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION.

ON HIGHWAY, BUMP IN ROAD SURFACE CAUSED BAD SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. WAS JUST PURCHASED AT PEARSON FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. FORD F-250 2017 WITH ONLY 23000.0 MILES.

STEERING SHIMMY UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN @ 55+ MPH AND UNEVEN PAYMENT. TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE MUST SLOW VEHICLE BACK DOWN TO 30 MPH AND ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE FOR F 250 2017 IT'S COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE' BELOW REQUESTS DATE THIS OCCURRED. BEGAN @40,000 AND PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE NOW OCCURS DAILY.

DEATH WOBBLE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DEVELOPED AT ABOUT 20K MILES. WHEN REPORTED TO DEALER WAS TOLD WHEELS OUT OF BALANCE. WHEN YOU HIT A SEAM OR SLIGHT IMPERFECTION IN ROAD VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF AND VEERING INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BOTH WHILE TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL AND JUST TRAVELING WITH PASSENGERS. MY TRUCK IS NOW AT THE DEALER-REYNOLDS FORD IN NORMAN, OK. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK AND ARE REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER WHICH WILL COST ME $769 PLUS A REALIGNMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS 42K MILES ON IT. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS HAPPENING HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT ISSUES A RECALL AND SINCE I AM PAST THE 36,000 B TO B WARRANTY I WILL BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. AT SOME POINT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND FORD WILL BE FACING A LAWSUIT COSTING THEM MORE THAN A RECALL. I TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND PASSENGERS ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR SCOUT TROOP 222 HERE IN NOBLE, OK. PLEASE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH FORD. I AM AWARE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DEFECT ON THE 2017 FORD F250 MODEL TRUCKS. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 60MPH.

JUST UNDER 2000 MILES AGO I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED DUE TO THE TRUCK ENGAGING INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE" TODAY I EXPERIENCED THIS DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME. THIS TIME IT WAS SO BAD THAT IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD. WHEN IT STARTED, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, BY THE TIME I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN THAT THE D.W. STOPPED I WAS HALF WAY INTO THE LEFT SHOULDER. I WILL BE CONTRACTING FORD SERVICE ABOUT THIS TOMORROW WHEN THEY ARE OPEN.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH I WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE INCREDIBLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN A LOT TO MAKE IT STOP. VERY SCARY!

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING RADICALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL FROM THE FRONT END BOUNCING. I HAD TO BRAKE RAPIDLY AND PULL TO SHOULDER UNDER PRETTY CROWDED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND IT DIDN'T STOP UNTIL ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT DID THIS NUMEROUS TIMES ON A OUT OF TOWN TRIP AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER IMMEDIATELY ON MY RETURN. THE DATE ENTERED IS THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN & HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS. IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW.

ABOUT 19000 MILES TRUCK HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER. STILL DOING IT. NOW DEALER IS BLAMING IT ON WORN TIRES. IF TIRES WERE WORN IT WOULD DO IT AT ALL SPEEDS. FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NO RESPONSE.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VIOLENT, SUSTAINED SHAKING ON THE HIGHWAY IF I HAPPEN TO HIT ONE OUR MANY AVAILABLE BUMPS. THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AND CANNOT BE STOPPED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETED STOPPED. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW COUNTLESS REFERENCES TO SUCH A PROBLEM INCLUDING LIMITLESS VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. IF THIS PROBLEM IS THAT WELL-PUBLICIZED, THERE IS NO WAY THAT FORD DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. MY LOCAL DEALER, POYNTER FORD IN SEYMOUR, INDIANA, CLAIMED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THE FORD CORPORATION'S CHAT LINE POLITELY DIRECTED ME TO YOUR WEBSITE. IN SHORT, I, AND ALL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE. THIS SHAKING DOES NOT OCCUR AT SPEEDS LESS THAN ONE WOULD BE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. I ASKED THE CHAT LINE REP WHAT THE TERM FOR THE EVENT WAS, WHAT PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

AT SPEEDS AROUND 55+ MPH, AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE ONLY WAY IT STOPS IS TO QUICKLY SLOW THE VEHICLE TO 10-20 MPH, AND ALLOW THE SHAKING TO STOP. AFTER THIS, YOU CAN RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL SPEED. THE COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET REFER TO THIS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO STEERING ABILITY AND NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE FORD DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THERE IS APPARENTLY NO STANDARD FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. ON A SMOOTH ROADWAY, THIS DEATH WOBBLE DOES NOT OCCUR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 20,000 MILES AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPAIRED IT WITH AN ALIGNMENT. THE SITUATION REOCCURRED AROUND 29,000 MILES.