2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TWICE I HAVE HIT A BRIDGE WITH A SOMEWHAT ROUGH APPROACH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE FIRST TIME THE SHAKING STOPPED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO 55MPH OR SO. THE NEXT TIME I HAD TO BRAKE AGGRESSIVELY AND FADE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WILL LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENTS. MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS SET TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS LISTED ON THE FRONT DOOR FRAME. ORIGINAL TIRES ARE WELL WITHIN WEAR LIMITS AND THE TRUCK DRIVES STRAIGHT.

"DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN I HIT ANY ROUGH SPOTS ON ROAD, OR BRIDGE JOINTS, OR ROAD JOINTS AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH I GET A VIOLENT WOBBLE ON FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING IT AND HAVE TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN BELOW APPROX.40 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. MY TRUCK WAS SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE AT APPROX. 20K MILES AND THE ISSUSE SUBSIDED FOR A WHILE BUT HAS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN WITH APPROX 37K MILES. THIS IS A VERY UNNERVING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END "WOBBLE" AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. 2 OF THOSE INCIDENTS WITH YOUNG (19 AND 24 YR OLD) DRIVERS AT THE WHEEL. SEEMS TO OCCUR COMING OFF A BRIDGE ONTO HIGHWAY PAVEMENT AT 60-65 MPH.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I HIT A BUMP AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY VIOLENT SHAKE, TOOK MY TRUCK TO AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON CO, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, IT HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. AT 21,000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED, I AGAIN RETURNED TO AUTONATION FORD AND THEY TOLD ME ON THE SERVICE REPORT THAT I NEEDED TO INSTALL AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO MY TRUCK. I HAVE SINCE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, SPRADLEY FORD IN PUEBLO CO. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A CAMBER AND CASTER ISSUE AND ANY FORD DEALERSHIP KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON AND SUMMIT FORD IN SILVERTHORNE CO, BOTH HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY SUCH ISSUE. TODAY I SPOKE WITH 4 WHEEL PARTS ABOUT MY ISSUE, THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE BACK LOGGED WITH FORD TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND IT CAN BE RESOLVED WITH MANY PART REPLACEMENTS AT A COST RANGING FROM $25.00 TO $700.00, UNLESS THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. AT THIS POINT I FEEL MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WHICH DIRECTION TO TAKE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE"

"DEATH WOBBLE". IF YOU HIT ANY ROUGH SPOTS ON ROAD AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH YOU GET A VIOLENT WOBBLE ON FRONT OF THE TRUCK. YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING IT. YOU HAVE TO GET BELOW 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAYS NOT A PROBLEM.

TRUCK HAS APPROX 15,0000 MILES HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING OF TRUCK WHEN CROSSED ROUGH PAVEMENT AT 45 MPH HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE RECENTLY

WHEN I GET A LOT OF SHACKING FROM MY TRUCK WIN DRIVING AND SHACKING WIN THE ROAD HAS BUMPS AND SMALL POT HOLES

AT APPROXIMATELY 35,500 MILES I HAD THE TRACK BAR, A NEW STEERING BOX AND PITMAN ARM REPLACED BECAUSE OF WEAR, AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 THE TRUCK DEVELOPED "DEATH WOBBLE" 3 TIMES OVER SMALL BUMPS AT ABOUT 50MPH . I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY BACK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I 81 IN THE FAST LANE THINKING THEY FIXED AND THE TRUCK AGAIN WENT INTO DEATH WOBBLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 -70 MPH AND HAD TO BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR PILE UP AS THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME. AFTER I GOT BACK I DROPPED THE TRUCK AT FORD AGAIN AND TOLD HIM DRIVE IT, WHICH HE WOULDN'T , HE SAID HE CHECKED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND THEY WERE TIGHT, HE SAID "TAKE TO SOME PLACE THAT HAS A BETTER ALIGNMENT RACK, SO I DID THAT AND PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR IT. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I REPLACED THE STEERING BOX TO A TOP OF THE LINE BOX OUT OF MY OWN POCKET EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN REPLACED . I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK SAFELY SINCE NOV. OF 2018 AND IT IS NOW JUL. 29TH 2019. I CANT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF KILLING AN INNOCENT PERSON, EVEN THE MECHANIC THAT PUT THE SECOND STEERING BOX IN DID THE ALIGNMENT AGAIN IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WITH HIM AFTER THE 2ND REPLACEMENT BOX. AFTER LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM AND SOLUTIONS I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE. IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF PEOPLE ARE GOING DIE, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY. IT IS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THERE ARE NOT DEATHS AND VERY SERIOUS INJURIES CAUSED BY THIS AS I HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE OTHER LANE SEVERAL TIMES AND DROP A HUGE AMOUNT OF SPEED VERY QUICKLY . I PAID $60,000 DOLLARS FOR A BRAND NEW TRUCK AND NOW NO ONE CAN SAFELY DRIVE IT, EVEN THE MECHANIC'S ARE SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE HAD DEATH WOBBLE AT LEAST 13 TO 15 TIMES FROM JANUARY UNTIL NOW AND AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 70. PLEASE HELP !!

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 65MPH ON A SLIGHT CURVE ON THE FREEWAY, HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK. KNOWN AS 'DEATH WOBBLE.' SLOWED DOWN AND SLOWLY PULLED OFF ROAD. ONCE SLOWED DOWN TO 25MPH THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AND VIBRATE AFTER DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM THE ROAD TO AN OVERPASS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. BARTON FORD (1600 N. MAIL ST, SUFFOLK, VA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A NEW STEERING STABILIZER AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT, AS WELL AS INSTALLING A CASTOR ALIGNMENT BUSHINGS. *TR