2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

HAD THE "DEATH WOBBLE". CRUISING AT 70 MPH AND HIT A PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND WOULDNT STOP UNTIL I REDUCED THE SPEED TO 35 (ON A HWY). I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE IT WAS SO BAD.

I HAVE 2 F250'S AND THEY BOTH HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS. ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE KILLED BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING? MY FAMILY WON'T DRIVE THEM ANYMORE. HATE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! FORD SHIRE WON'T!!!!

WHILE CROSSING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH IN MY 2017 CC 4WD F250 THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. EVERYTHING FELL OUT OF THE CUP HOLDERS AND OFF THE DASH AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. AFTER MANAGING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND AVOID OTHER VEHICLES AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE SHOULDER AND COME TO A STOP. SCARY AS HELL. HAD TO DRIVE TRUCK HOME ON THE FEEDER AT 40 MPH FOR FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STABILIZER AT AROUND 11,000 MILES. THAT FIX LASTED 5,000 MILES. SO NOW WAITING ON THE THIRD STABILIZER IN 16,000 MILES AND THE PART IS BACKORDERED. VERY DISAPPOINTED AND SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. HAD IT HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC OR IN THE RAIN I, AS WELL AS THOSE AROUND ME, MIGHT NOT HAVE ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. SO THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE "FORD TSB FIX" IS ONLY GOOD FOR AROUND 5,000 MILES. EACH DEALER VISIT EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT PERFECT EXCEPT THE STABILIZER. THIS IS A NEW TRUCK THAT SHOULDN'T REQUIRE A 5000 MILE FRONT-END JOB. WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENS THERE IS NO WARNING. THERE ARE NO SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS PRIOR TO THE EVENT AND PER THE DEALER, ALL IS GOOD. IT IS NOT. TRUCK IS A HAZARD FOR ANYONE IN OR AROUND IT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LACK OF CONTROL CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EITHER GO STRAIGHT WHEN YOU NEED TO TURN OR TO BOUNCE YOU INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO QUICKLY REDUCE SPEED TO AROUND 30 MPH. THIS IN ITSELF IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A CONGESTED INTERSTATE. THIS SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY NOTHING MORE THAN HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OVERPASS, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIT A POTHOLE OR SOME OTHER AVOIDABLE OBJECT. BOTH THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ARE A DANGER NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE, BUT ALSO TO ANYONE AROUND OR BEHIND THIS VEHICLE. FORD DEALERSHIP STATES FORD HAS NOTHING TO SAY ON THE MATTER. INITIAL CONCERN WAS HANDLED BY REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER, A FIX WHICH LASTED ONLY 8 MONTHS, THEN THE EXACT SAME SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN. ON MY LAST 400 MILE TRIP, I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE 6 TIMES FROM THIS SITUATION. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT, THAT MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED.

DEATH WOBBLE, SHIMMY, OSCILLATION OVER MINOR BUMPS. MUST DRASTICALLY REDUCE SPEED TO RECOVER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE FORCEFULLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RANDALL REED'S PRESTIGE FORD (LOCATED AT 3601 S SHILOH RD, GARLAND, TX 75041, (972) 468-1024), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH. HAD TO SLOW TO 40 MPH IN TRAFFIC TO STOP THE DEATH WOBBLE SHAKING AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER TWICE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BUT ISSUE STILL OCCURS AND IS UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY USAGE.

MY 2017 F250 IS EXPERIENCING ' DEATH WOBBLE '. AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE, ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD SHIMMIES THE STEERING WHEEL AND AT TIMES THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHIMMY TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE NO STEERING CONTROL AND AM FORCED TO SLOW DOWN TO 25-20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO LONGMONT FORD (235 ALPINE ST, LONGMONT, CO 80501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SUSTAINED OSCILLATION OCCURRED AND THE DRIVE LINK, SLUGS, ALIGNMENT, STEERING STABILIZER, SHOCKS, AND TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2017 FORD F-250 WHEELS VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. VEHICLE HAD 22000 MILES WHEN FIRST STARTED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES WITH NO FIX. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO KILL PEOPLE IF NOT RESOLVED. HAVE BEEN TOLD, AIR PRESSURE NOT CORRECT, ROTORS, BRAKES, TIRES, ALIGNMENT. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH NO RESOLUTION. FORD HAS A PROBLEM AND ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. SPENT 70K ON FORDS SUPER DUTY AND AFRAID TO DRIVE OR LET ANY FAMILY MEMBER DRIVE. IF OR WHEN SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS THE LAWSUIT WILL NOT BE PRETTY. TELL FORD TO FIX THE ISSUE! DEALER SAID THEY PERFORMED TSB 18-2268 AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. I'M CURIOUS IF FORD EXECUTIVES WOULD BE WILLING TO PUT THEIR FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE FOR A FAMILY OUTING? INVESTED TOO MUCH MONEY TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE AND NOW TOO MUCH TIME AND ADDITIONAL MONEY TO FIX WITH NO SOLUTION.