2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

IN OCTOBER 2018, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH IN MY 2017 F-250 (MY TRUCK HAD JUST OVER 24,000 MILES ON IT), I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT AND THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH. THE TRUCK DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN STORAGE FOR NINE MONTHS WHILE DEPLOYED. WHEN I RETURNED IN OCTOBER 2019, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE SHAKING RETURNED AFTER I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHEN HITTING EXPANSION JOINTS AND A POTHOLE AT 70-75 MPH. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I OR OTHER DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED YET, AND I CANNOT TAKE MY FAMILY IN THIS $60,000 TRUCK. I HAVE READ ABOUT COUNTLESS EXAMPLES FROM OTHERS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER IN TOPEKA TODAY, THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE' IS 'KIND OF JUST WHAT THE TRUCK DOES.' THIS IS CRAZY, AND I CAN'T ACCEPT IT FOR A TRUCK AS EXPENSIVE AS THIS. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH OR HIGHER WHEN I HIT A BUMP I GET A VIOLENT RATTLE AND BOUNCE IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL THAT WON'T STOP UNLESS I SLOW DOWN TO AT LEAST 35MPH.

6 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING THE DREADED DEATH WOOBLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE ONLY PART THEY CHANGED WAS THE STEERING STABILIZER. THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT NOW IT'S BACK AND WORSE THAN EVER. I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I WONT EVEN DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY UNTIL I CAN GET IT BACK INTO THE DEALER WHICH I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT THURSDAY. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I TAKE MY LIFE IN MY HANDS EVERY TIME I AM ON THE HIGHWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH OVER A BRIDGE JOINT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOCK VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". UPON SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PALM SPRINGS FORD-LINCOLN (69200 CA-111, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234, (760) 328-2102) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(60 MPH AND UP) AND YOU HIT A BUMP, HOLE, OR DEVIATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE THE FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM IN THE LAST 500 MILES. THE CONDITION IS SO ROUGH THAT I'M IN FEAR OF DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT IS SO SCARY GIVE ME SOME PEOPLE AT THE BAR. I REFUSE TO ALLOW MY WIFE OR DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. I'M TRULY HAPPY THAT I HAVE A DEALER WHO IS ADMITTING THERE IS A FAULT. LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S GOING TO RETURN AND THIS IS NOT A TRUE FIX IT'S ONLY A BAND-AID TO GET US THROUGH THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT FORD WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND PROPERLY FIX THESE VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE COST UPWARDS OF $75,000 AND ARE JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITION.

WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON AN INTERSTATE AROUND 70 MPH I STRUCK A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING EXTREMELY BADLY. IT FELT BASICALLY OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 40 MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED.

ON 10/28/19 I WAS TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY( I-15) AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I HIT A SECTION OF ROUGH ROAD AND MY VEHICLE STEERING VIBERATED VIOLENTLY. I ALMOST STRUCK OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS VIBRATING SO ROUGH. I SAFELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE FRONT END. I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG SO I TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES WITH NO ISSUE. ON 11/1/19 I TRAVELED 10 MILES ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AND THE VIBRATIONS RETURNED AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SSECTION OF HIGHWAY. I HAD TO STOP NUMEROUS TIMES AND TRAVEL AT 40 MPH TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION.

DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEEL. THIS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY ! EXTREME STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP BUMP AT 60 MPH OR MORE. TOTALLY LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING FUNCTION. TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED SOME PARTS AT 18,000 MILES AND NOW EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN AT 22,000 MILES. MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES 2017 FORD F250 HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH FORD MOTOR CO. !

THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND ARM. CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME BUSHINGS. PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE TIRES ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THESE CONDITIONS ALL OCCURED AT SPEEDS AROUND 65MPH. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD. FORD DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A KNOCKING SOUND. MANAGER SAID IT WAS SOME PLASTIC BUSHINGS IN THE SPRINGS. AFTER REPLACING SOME FRONT END PARTS, THE SOUND WENT AWAY. TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR AT LEAST A WEEK ON EACH OCCURRENCE. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BRAND NEW, THE DISPLAY WOULD NOT WORK CORRECTLY. TOOK 6 MONTHS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DISPLAY WAS FINALLY REPLACED. A VIBRATIONS IN THE SEATS OCCURS WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE TRAILER IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WHEN A DIFFERENT TRUCK PULLS THE TRAILER, NO VIBRATIONS OCCURS IN THE SEATS AND FLOORBOARD.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AFTER DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP. I LITERALLY HAVE TO STOP MY TRUCK BEFORE I CAN REGAIN CONTROL. THE VIBRATION LITERALLY WANTS TO THROW ME OUT OF MY CHAIR. I CAN'T EVEN HOLD ONTO THE STEERING.