2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHILE TOWING A 7000 LB TRAILER/RV, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING BADLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON CANADA HWY 104 BETWEEN ANTIGONISH NS AND MONCTON NB. AFTER STAYING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT IN MONCTON NB, THE SHAKING HAPPEN ONE MORE TIME THE NEXT DAY ON HWY 1 WHILE DRIVING TO SAINT JOHN. EACH TIME, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE SHAKING STOP AT ABOUT 35 MPH. EACH TIME, THE SHAKING STARTED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH, AND CROSSING A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING. THE SAME TRAILER SETUP HAS BE USED FORM THOUSANDS OF MILE SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. THE SHAKING WAS VERY BAD AND I AM VERY THANKFUL NO OTHER CARS WERE CLOSE BY WHEN IT HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT A TIRE HAD FLATTENED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY AND WAS DRIVEN AT 60 MPH TO A DESTINATION TWO HOURS AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULLINAX FORD LINCOLN (7311 AIRPORT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36608), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

MY TRUCK HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". ON 6/7/19 TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER WITH 32,499 MILES. GULF COAST FORD ANGELTON,TX. DEALER CONFIRMED DEATH WOBBLE REPLACED ALL 4 STEERING LINKS, STEERING SHOCK, CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND SET TOE. 10/22/19 TRUCK NOW HAS 41,000 MILES AND THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS RETURNED. WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN OF LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE I KNOW THAT NHTSA HAS HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD THAT I HAVE HAD THAT HAD THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE 2019 MODELS DO IT AS WELL. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BOTH DEATH WOBBLES I HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT SPEEDS OF 60-65

I AM WRITING TO YOU REGARDING MY TRUCK WHICH HAS JUST UNDER 12000 MILES ON IT, BUT, THIS LETTER GOES BEYOND MY TRUCK, IT INCLUDES POTENTIALLY EVERY F250 ON THE ROAD FROM AT LEAST THE 2017 MODEL YEAR AND POTENTIALLY OTHER YEARS. THE ISSUE IS THE INFAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE WHICH OCCURS ON CERTAIN ROUGH ROADS AND BRIDGE JOINTS. I AM CURRENTLY ON A TRIP TO COLORADO AND SOUTH DAKOTA FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND IN THE LAST 1600 MILES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM MORE THAN 35 TIMES (WHAT'S THE POINT OF COUNTING?). I KNOW YOU HAVE A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT LISTING A FIX WHICH FROM MY RESEARCH APPARENTLY DOESN'T WORK LONG TERM BUT DOES WEAR OUT TIRES A HELL OF A LOT FASTER. HAVE ANY OF YOU BEEN OUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH AND EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? IF NOT, PUT YOURSELF IN ONE OF THESE IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED TRUCKS AND DRIVE UNTIL YOU FIND THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF SPEED, BUMP FREQUENCY AND ANY OTHER SITUATION WHICH MAY CAUSE OCCURRENCE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU WILL HAVE THOROUGHLY SCARED IT OUT OF YOU ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES AROUND YOU. THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES WOULD BE PRICELESS IF IT WERE A HORROR SHOW INSTEAD OF A ROAD SITUATION. IN ORDER TO STOP DEATH WOBBLE THE VEHICLE MUST BE BROUGHT TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP, OFTEN IN PLACES WHERE THE BERM OF THE ROAD ISN'T WIDE ENOUGH OR SAFE ENOUGH TO GET OFF ON AND YOU HAVE AN 18 WHEELER ABOUT TO RUN UP YOUR BUTT. AFTER YOU FINISH WIPING, TAKE THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOW ENGINEERING COULD SCREW UP SO BADLY AND QUALITY COULD LET IT SLIDE AND THE BLASTED BEAN COUNTERS CAN BE SO AFRAID OF CUTTING INTO PROFITS TO PERMIT A PROPER FIX. BY THE WAY, IT APPEARS THAT THE DEALERS HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING THE 'PARTS' FOR THE INADEQUATE FIX. I SUSPECT IN ADDITION TO THE IMMEDIATE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR FATIGUE FAILURE OF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.

MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, IT WAS VERY UNSTABLE . WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES BUT THE SHAKING IS STILL THERE AND IT OCCURS AT LOWER THAN HIGHWAY SPEEDS NOW.

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS A "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT HAS ALMOST KILLED US SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOVE ABOUT 65 MPH AND HITTING SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT IT DEVELOPS A DEATH WOBBLE SO VIOLENT I HAVE TO WHITE KNUCKLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO GAIN CONTROL, WHICH ONLY HAPPENS AT ABOUT 30 MPH. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AS I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CAUSE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THREE TIMES ON OUR LAST TRIP.

OCTOBER 19. I HIT A EXPANSION JOINT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. INSTANTLY THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHAKING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD I THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO LOOSE A TIRE. IT IS A WONDER I DIDN'T CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I CAME HERE AND SEEN I'M NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE INNOCENT VICTIM IS KILLED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALSO PULL A 5TH WHEEL. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PULLING THE 5TH WHEEL I DON'T BELIEVE I COULD HAVE GOTTEN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE PAST FORDS I HAVE OWNED HAVE BEEN GREAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD TAKE CARE OF THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IF THEY DON'T I WILL BE REPLACING THIS TRUCK WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND.

DEATH WOBBLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO BAD I HAD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE ON HIGHWAY DRIVING AROUND 65MPH.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD WE WENT OVER A BRIDGE SEAM AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. THIS HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS BUT NOT AS BAD. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO UNDER INFLATED TIRES, THAT I HAD TO KEEP THEM AT 70 PSI. TIRE PRESSURE HASN'T CHANGED ANYTHING. I TOW A 28 FT. TRAVEL TRAILER OFTEN, IF THIS HAPPENS AS VIOLENTLY AS LAST NIGHT WE WILL SURELY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE RIG. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION!

I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 11174271. THE TRUCK IN QUESTION WAS PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 10K MILES LATER THE ISSUE REOCCURED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH ON A BRIDGE. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER AND ENDED UP REGAINING CONTROL AFTER STOPPING COMPLETELY ON THE BRIDGE (THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME STOPPED TOO). I SLOWLY DROVE TO THE SHOULDER AND CLAMED DOWN. THIS WAS ALMOST A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT ON A BRIDGE. BECAUSE THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THIS MALFUNCTION. THIS TRUCK IS BEING TRADED IN WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND TRUCK.