2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING ON THE I10 FREEWAY WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I STARTED LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 10 MPH AND IT STOPPED. I STARTED GOING AGAIN AND HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THIS IS "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM READING ALL OF THE FORUMS

DEATH WOBBLE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY IF A BUMP IN ROAD IS HIT, REQUIRING VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED TO END THE SHAKING, MAKING IT DANGEROUS WHEN CAN'T STOP IN TRAFFIC. HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WITH THE DATE LISTED AS THE MOST RECENT. STEERING WHEEL IS PULLED OUT OF HANDS WHILE DRIVING.

IN DOING RESEARCH, I EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE.' WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THIS ACTION CAUSED US TO GO FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER ON THE FREEWAY. TWO HANDS WERE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND NOT GO OFF THE ROAD. WE STOPPED AND INSPECTED AND SAW NOTHING.

VIOLENT FRONT IN SHAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS CAUSED BY HITTING ANY SMALL BUMP IN ROADWAY. 'DEATH WOBBLE' I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS AT VARIOUS SEVERITY LEVELS, EACH REQUIRING VEHICLE TO SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. TODAY'S INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE, HIT A SMALL BUMP GOING OVER A BRIDGE, TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING CONTROL LOSS. THE SHAKING PULLED THE VEHICLE ACROSS NEIGHBORING LANE AND HAD TO SLOW TO 20-30 MPH BEFORE SHAKING STOPPED. VERY UNSAFE, LUCKILY NO VEHICLE WAS IN VICINITY PREVENTING POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE. VERY CONCERNING & DANGEROUS. SEEMS TO BE NO FIX.

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-84, I EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE AND STEERING ISSUE THAT THREW MY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT LANE INTO THE LEFT LANE. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND HIT SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND SMALL POT HOLES. MY EXPERIENCE WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY RESEARCH OF THE SYMPTOMS CLOSELY MATCHES THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. HOWEVER, FURTHER RESEARCH SHOW THAT THESE ALIGNMENTS CAN MAKE THINGS WORSE. I STRONGLY URGE THAT THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE.

TAILGATE OPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, FORD DID NOT RESPOND WHEN I FIRST IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM, THEN I LOST AN EXPENSIVE TOOL BOX FULL OF TOOLS FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK, STILL NO RESOLUTION AND I'M OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. FORD DOES NOT CARE AFTER THE SALE.

THE 120 VOLT OUTLET IN THE DASH FAULTS OUT ALL THE TIME, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST FOUR TIMES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FORD CSR AT FIRST CLAIMED THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE WHICH WAS A LIE, AS I COULD SHOW THEM THE FAILURE, THEN FORD CSR SENT ME AN EMAIL STATING THEY CAN NOT FIX IT AND IF I DON'T LIKE THEIR ANSWER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THIS IS THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED.

THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS DRIVE DRIVE, WHILE AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH AND HIGHER IT WILL START TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS SAME ISSUE LESS THAN 5000 MILES AGO NOW IT HAS STARTED AGAIN. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR FORD TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE THEY ADMIT AND FIX IT?

AT APPROX. 7K MILES, FRONT TIRES SEEMED OUT OF BALANCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEALER AND THEY HAD TROUBLE BALANCING FRONT WHEELS AND HAD TO BALANCE MORE THAN ONCE. AT APPROX. 40K MILES THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND OVER ON HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING CYCLE IS TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX. 35 MPH. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 58K MILES AND BEGINS THE SHAKING, INTERMITTENTLY, AT SPEEDS OF 62 MPH AND GREATER ON HIGHWAY. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MECHANIC'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND INSTALL WHEEL CAMS, WHICH ARE NOT PARTS CURRENTLY ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY. NONE OF THIS RECOMMENDED WORK OR DIAGNOSIS WAS COVERED BY FORD.

DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AROUND 55-60 MPH AND WAS SHAKING SO BAD I COULD NOT HOLD ON TO STEERING WHEEL. IT HAD RIGHT OVER 15,000 MILES THE FIRST TIME . IF HAVE CALLED DEALER SHIP AND HAD IT BACK IN A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES WITH NOTHING BUT EXCUSES AND THEY SAY THEY PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPNER ON IT . IT HELPED FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS . I HAVE FOUGHT IT EVER SINCE I FIRST NOTICED IT AND NOW IT IS TOO THE POINT IT DOES IT WITH THE SLIGHTEST POTHOLE OR MANHOLE COVER IN ROAD. PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. MY TRUCK NOW HAS JUST OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON IT....... SO I WASN'T SMART ENOUGH TO PLAY THE GAME WITH THE DEALERSHIP WAS PLAYING WHICH WAS JUST GET IT PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD THEN ITS MY BABY. I LOST