2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

AT ABOUT 45 MPH AFTER HITTING ROUGH PATCH ON A BRIDGE SURFACE I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I HAD ZERO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE TO ALMOST A STOP BEFORE BEING ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A RURAL AREA OF EASTERN OR AND HAD NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE EASILY LED TO A COLLISION OR ANOTHER VEHICLE HAVING TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL STARTED WHEN CROSSING A CONCRETE SURFACED BRIDGE THAT HAD A FAIRLY ROUGH SURFACE. THE ROAD PLANE WAS LIGHTLY SLOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2019, THE NEXT TIME IT OCCURRED WAS TWO DAYS LATER AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED. THIS TIME I WAS SLOWING DOWN SO THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS LESS SIGNIFICANT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE TRUCK, EVERYTHING IS STOCK. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DOES ALL THE MAINTENANCE. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE, COLLISIONS OR ROUGH USE OF THIS TRUCK. THE MAJORITY OF THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN AROUND TOWN, WITH ABOUT 20% BEING HIGHWAY USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM SNEAD FORD (401 W MAIN ST, WAYNESBORO, VA 22980, (800) 650-9207), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE IN JANUARY 2019 AT AROUND 37000 MILES , TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED WHAT FORD RECOMMENDED, STEERING DAMPER , ETC. THIS PAST FRIDAY SEPT 27, 2019 I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN AFTER ONLY PUTTING 9K MILES ON MY TRUCK. I WAS AGAIN LIKE LAST TIME TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 AND HIT A BRIDGE SEAM AND THE THRASHING BEGAN. I WAS IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN THE PASSING LANE AND HAD TO SLOW TO AROUND 30 MPH. THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMOTION AROUND ME BUT NO ONE HIT US OR ANYBODY ELSE.

NOVEMBER 2018 MY FORD F250 HAD 15K MILES WHEN YOU WERE GOING OVER 65MPH DRIVING SOUTH ON I-35 AND YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU SLOWED DOWN UNDER 20 MPH, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED A PART AND SAID IT WAS FIXED, YESTERDAY(9-27-19) AT 27K THE SAME THING HAPPENED GOING NORTH ON I-35 THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD IS NOT DEALING WITH. WHEN I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MY FORD DEALER EXPLAINING MY PROBLEM THE LADY SAID THEY CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE SOMEONE WILL DIE ON THE HIGHWAY IF THIS IS NOT FIXED BY FORD IF ITS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING SEEMS SLOPPY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A BUMP IN THE ROAD WILL SEND THE VEHICLE INTO A TERRIFYING SHIMMY.

AFTER HAVING TRUCK IN FOR DEATH WOBBLE AND NEW STEERING DAMPENER INSTALLED, TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY WOBBLING AGAIN AT SPEEDS OF 55-70 GOING ACROSS SOME BUMPS OR BRIDGES. THE WHOLE TRUCK, DASH, STEERING, WHEELS AND SEATS SHAKE UNTIL YOU SLOW BACK DOWN TO 50. THERE IS VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. SO NOW TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS A HIGHWAY, A STREET OR A ROAD. CERTAIN BRIDGES, OVERPASSES OR BUMPS WILL CAUSE THE WOBBLE TO START. DEATHLY FRIGHTENING FOR 10 YEAR DAUGHTER RIDING IN TRUCK WITH ME.

WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 65+ IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE YOUR TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND IT'S ALL YOU CAN DO TO KEEP THE WHEEL STEADY AND SLOW DOWN. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER AND REPLACED IT. IT IS STILL DOING IT AND NOW THE DEALER IS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON ALIGNMENT AND TIRES.

VEHICLE FRONT WHEEL STARTS SHAKING WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, YOU HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE IT STOP. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH ABOUT 14000 MILES, PUT IT IN THE SHOP AND IT'S BEEN GOOD UNTIL 28000 AND IT'S DONE IT THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. ALMOST PUT ME IN THE WALL ON ONE OCCASION , GOING BACK TO SHOP. ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 TO 70 MPH.

AFTER A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY SUCH AS A POT-HOLE OR BRIDGE APPROACH, MY 2017 F250 WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AT SPEEDS ANYWHERE FROM 60-75 MPH. THIS STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW IN 2017. RECENTLY MY WIFE HAD EXPERIENCE THIS TO THE POINT WHERE SHE WAS SHAKEN OFF THE ROADWAY AND TONIGHT I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD FOCUS ON THE ROAD, THAT'S HOW BAD IT WAS SHAKING!!! I TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MI BEFORE I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. MIND YOU THIS HAPPENED OVER FOUR DIFFERENT BRIDGES. ONE BEING A 150' DROP TO THE RIVER BELOW. . I'M FINALLY AT MY BREAKING POINT WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER ONCE HAD A BAD THOUGHT OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS OF DRIVING FORDS TRUCK BUT THIS ONE BROKE ME. I HAVE KEPT THIS TRUCK STOCK FROM THE WHEELS, TIRES, AND SUSPENSION. I DON'T UNDERSTOOD HOW FORD COULD PUT OUT SUCH DEFECTIVE VEHICLE???

BOUGHT TRUCK NEW. AT 16,000 MILES STARTING SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OVER 55 MPH, WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, SAID THEY COULD'NT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED, TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR WHILE BUT I COULD FEEL IT GETTING WORSE (STEERING WHEEL STARTING TO SHAKE A LITTLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS) BUT NEVER WENT INTO FULL DEATH WOBBLE, AT 27,000 MILES IT WENT INTO FULL DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN ON FREEWAY OVERPASS WITH WIFE AND KID, VERY SCARY. TAKING BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. TRUCK HAS STOCK TIRES, STOCK WHEELS, STOCK SUSPENSION, STOCK SHOCKS, STOCK RIDE HEIGHT. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY.