2019 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, I HIT AN BUMPY SURFACE WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS SHAKING TRANSFERRED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AND GET OFF THE ROAD THE SHAKING STOPPED. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY SCARY SITUATION TO HAVE MY WIFE AND KIDS WITH ME. RESEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' LIKE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE TRUCK HAVE EXPERIENCED.

WHEN TRAVELLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, AS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT END BEGINS TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE AS SPEED PASSES FROM 65 TO ABOUT 55 MPH. THIS CAUSES IT TO BE DIFFICULT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

DEATH WOBBLE !!!! STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 75 MPH ,,, ,GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE ,AND HIT A SEAM IN THE ROAD OR A POTHOLE ......TRUCK HAS 10,000 MILES ON IT !!! TRUCK IS NOT RAISED OR ALTERED IN ANYWAY !!!! HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT ..

MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS DIVING 70 MILE PER HOUR WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK I HAD TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP ON A 75 MPH HIGHWAY. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE TRUCK WHEN THAT HAPPENED. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY'LL FIX THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER . BUT THE TIRES NEED TO BE ALIGNED AND THE SHIMS NEED TO REPAIRED ALSO. AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $450. THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR FREE THERE IS NO REASON A BRAND NEW TRUCK SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT ALL SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL.

VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES ON INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETLEY COMSUMED IN FIRE WITHIN SECONDS AND REDUCED TO A PILE OF STEEL AND ASHES. ODOMETER READ 10500 MILES

IT OCCURRED FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY, WHEN DRIVING AT 55MPH I HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY BACK AND FORTH. HAD COMPLETE INABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE SHAKING STOPPED ROUGHLY 300 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND THERE WERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES, OTHERWISE I AM NOT SURE I COULD HAVE AVOIDED A CRASH OR MADE THE TURN. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW F250 OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING & PARKED AIR THE BAG SYMBOL COMES ON ALONG WITH CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAULT & BLIND SPOT SYSTEM FAULT THE AC BLOWS HOT AIR, WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, TURN SIGNAL, AND TOUCH SCREEN ALL STOP WORKING. IT'S LIKE YOU ARE COMPLETELY LOCKED IN THE TRUCK.

VEHICLE PURCHASED ON 2/27/20 AT GOLDY AUTOMOTIVE IN HUNTINGTON, WV WITH 19912 MILES. RETURNED TO GOLDY AUTOMOTIVE ON 7/31/20 TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED AND TIRES ROTATED. LEFT DEALERSHIP ON 7/31/20 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY LEAVING ME UNABLE TO STEER, HAVING A NEAR MISS WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEFORE BEING ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY. CALLED MANAGER AT GOLDY AUTO IMMEDIATELY. HE SENT A REPLACEMENT TRUCK TO MY HOME, PICKED UP VEHICLE THAT WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND RETURNED IT TO GOLDY AUTO ON 8/1 TO CHECK THE VEHICLE FOR DAMAGE. 8/1/2020, THE TRUCK SHAKING VIOLENTLY WAS RETURNED TO ME SAME DAY, ASSURING EVERYTHING WAS FIXED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. 8/5/2020 I DRIVE THE TRUCK, TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALMOST CAUSING YET ANOTHER CRASH. 8/10/2020 I RETURN THE TRUCK TO GOLDY AUTO, WHOM VERIFIED MY CONCERNS, AND LISTED THAT "OUTER TIE-RODS WORN, TRACK BAR BUSHINGS WORN" AND MADE ME AWARE OF A RECALL ON THE STEERING DAMPENER. GOLDY AUTO DID NOT TOW THE VEHICLE, BUT SENT ME OUT IN THE UNSAFE TRUCK WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO GO TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. GOLDY REFUSED TO FIX ANY PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THEY ARENT A FORD DEALER. 8/13/20 I TAKE THE UNSAFE TRUCK TO THORNHILL FORD. I GIVE THEM THE DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT GOLDY AUTO DETERMINED TO BE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THORNHILL FORD REFUSES TO FIX ANY OF THE ITEMS LISTED BY GOLDY AUTO, ONLY REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPENER, AS INSTRUCTED BY FORD. I DO NOT FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE, HOWEVER UNTIL IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACT TO PREVENT IT FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.

WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS OR BAD SPOTS IN ROADS FRONT SUSPENSION BEING AS RIDGED AS IT IS WILL CAUSE TIRES TO BOUNCE, AND IF YOU SHOULD BE ON A CURVE WILL ACTUALLY CAUSE YOUR VEHICLE TO BOUNCE DRIFT SUDDENLY. THIS EXPERIENCE IS MAGNIFIED WHEN TOWING A VEHICLE WHICH PUTS MORE WEIGHT ON THE REAR AND LESS ON THE FRONT WHEELS BOUNCE DRIFTING HAS BEEN AS BAD AS 12" FROM ORIGINAL POSITION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SUSPENSION TO NOT BE SO RIDGED WORST ON FREEWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN DRIVING AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL FORD F250 SUPER DUTY IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ALWAYS DUE TO BAD ROADS OR UNEVEN TRANSITION

EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AROUND FOUR WEEKS AGO. TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH, HIT A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY AND STEERING WHEEL STARTING OSCILLATING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 35 MPH. SINCE HAVE HAD THE STEERING DAMPENER REPLACED AND THE FRONT END STILL FEELS LOOSE AND THE TRUCK VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON PERFECT PAVEMENT.