2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I PURCHASE A NEW 2017 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT ITS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE " SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP SHOP HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I AM ALREADY VERY FRUSTRATED. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS WEN I'M GOING IN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A SMALL BUMP LIKE A OVERPASS OR BRIDGE AND THE FRONT STEERING START SHIMMYING, SHAKING, DANGEROUSLY SO I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ME, MY FAMILY OR OTHER DRIVERS DIE BECAUSE OF THIS UNCONTROLLABLE SITUATION.

I AM EXPERIENCING WOBBLE IN THE STEERING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE. IT IS GONNA KILL ME OR SOMEONE. MY FAMILY ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS TRUCK NOW

DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING SHAKES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY. HAPPENS MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. WHEEL BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT DID NOT MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. DEALER FOUND NO ISSUES AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SHAKING.

THIS COMPLAINT IS REFERRING TO THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE FORD SUPER DUTY. DEATH WOBBLE DEFINED AS UNCONTROLLED OSCILLATION OF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WHEN TRUCK HAD ~ 20000 MILES. I HAD VEHICLE SERVICE BY FORD DEALERSHIP @ ~ 28000 MILES AND WAS TOLD STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. DEATH WOBBLE REOCCURRED AGAIN ~10000 MILES AFTER SERVICE. HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO KEEP MAKING FREQUENT REPAIRS. DEATH WOBBLE IS OCCURING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GOING OVER BRIDGE EXPANSION GAPS, HITTING POTHOLES, OR SIMILAR ROAD BUMPS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 61 MPH, TRUCK HIT A VERY SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD AND A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TIRES AND STEERING BEGAN. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPPED. BY THE TIME THE SHAKING STOPPED I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THIS WAS NOT JUST A LIGHT SHAKING. IT WAS VERY VIOLENT !

WHILE DRIVING EAST BOUND I25 AT VAIL PASS IN COLORADO I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH WHEN I DROVE OVER SOME ASPHALT THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY STEERING AND WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC(I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE/ WE TRAVELED ACROSS TWO LANES WHEN OUT OF CONTROL). THE ROAD WORK WAS NORMAL, NOT BAD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON EVERY SINGLE BUMP AND ON EVERY SINGLE BRIDGE SEAM I DRIVE OVER. THIS WILL CAUSE A FATALITY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY.

THE FRONT END WOBBLES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR ROUGH ROAD. IT WOBBLES SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC TO STOP THE WOBBLE. TOOK IT TO TODD JUDY IN MARMET , WV IN JULY AND AUGUST, 2019 THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. JUST DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE. FORD NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS DUE TO THE DEATH WOBBLE. I JUST WANT MY TRUCK FIXED. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED WHEN IT START'S WOBBLING YOU HAVE TO STOP IN THE TRAFFIC TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS DANGEROUS. JULY IT STARTED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH. THEN COMING DOWN GAULEY MOUNTAIN AT 40MPH. THEN IN AUGUST IT DID IT AGAIN THEY HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND STILL COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT IT STILL DOES IT. WE NEED THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I WRECK AND KILL SOMEONE. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER F250 OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SO HELP US GET A RECALL ON THE F250'S. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF PROBLEM SHE IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND ALSO RIDE IN IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEADLE'S SALES (LOCATED AT 1404 E GRAND CROSSING, MOBRIDGE, SD 57601, (605) 845-3671) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORSION BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2017 F250 THAT DEVELOPED A SERIOUSLY VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP OR BRIDGE EXPANSION AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER THE TRUCK NEARLY GOT OUT OF CONTROL ON A FEW OCCASIONS TWICE WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS IN THESE MODEL TRUCKS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACK BAR, HOWEVER IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE TRUCK WHILE I WAITED FOR THE PART. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF ME CALLING REPEATEDLY TO CHECK ON THE STATUS IT FINALLY CAME IN AND THEY REPLACED IT ALONG WITH THE ONE SHOCK BECAUSE THEY SAID IT CAUSED IT DAMAGE. NOW HERE I AM A COUPLE MONTHS LATER AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS BACK AND MORE DANGEROUS. I TAKE THE TRUCK BACK IN AND TELL THEM THE TRACK BAR IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THEY PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT THEY WILL LOOK AT IT, IT COULD BE SEVERAL THINGS. MIND YOU THE TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES NOW AND ANYTHING BUT THE TRACK BAR THEY TELL ME IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, DESPITE THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM I'VE HAD THEM LOOKING AT THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED. NOW I GET A PRICE QUOTE TELLING ME THAT IT NEEDS A DRAG LINK, A ROD, AND AN END ASSEMBLY AND THAT IT WILL COST ME $625 FOR THE REPAIRS! THIS IS FOR A PROBLEM THAT I BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR MONTHS AGO AND I GOT STUCK WAITING ON BACK ORDERED PARTS. EVEN AFTER THE NEW DIAGNOSIS I ASKED WHAT WOULD BE THE GUARANTEE THAT I DON'T PAY TO FIX THE "NEW PROBLEM" AND GET THE TRUCK BACK AND IT STILL HAVE THE ISSUE? I WAS TOLD THAT "I CAN'T PROMISE IT'S NOT ALSO THE TRACK BAR, BUT THESE PARTS ARE DEFINITELY LOOSE AND PART OF THE PROBLEM." IF THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED TO THE PROBLEM THEN WHY DIDN'T THEY ALL GET REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AFTER THEY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT? NOT SAFE! *TR

I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 33,000 MILES ON MY STOCK 2017 F250 LARIAT TRUCK WITH FACTORY 20" WHEELS AND FACTORY MICHELIN TIRES. ABOUT 10,000 MILES AGO, THE FRONT END EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN CROSSING OVER A BUMP/EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORSION BAR, STEERING STABILIZER, AND SOME OTHER PARTS. TODAY, WITH A TRAILER IN TOW, WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. LATER IN THE DAY, I DROPPED THE TRAILER AND THE TRUCK'S FRONT END DID IT AGAIN AT 55MPH WHILE IN AN OVERPASS TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER CROSSING AN EXPANSION JOINT. EVERYTHING IS STOCK EXCEPT FOR THE NEW PARTS THE DEALER REPLACED LAST YEAR. I HAVE 60 PSI IN THE FRONT AND 65 PSI IN THE REAR. I HAVE A VIDEO OF AN OCCURRENCE BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO ATTACH AN MP4 FILE.