2019 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN PATCH OF BLACKTOP ROAD AND BOTH FRONT TIRES STARTED WOBBLING. THE TERM IS CALLED " DEATH WOBBLE".

DRIVING 65 MPH, ENCOUNTERED BUMP/RIDGE IN HIGHWAY SURFACE. FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. WAS ABLE TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY AND STOP EPISODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES RECENTLY.

DEATH WOBBLE. FRONT WHEELS VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON PAVEMENT. I WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY.

MID TO HIGH SPEEDS IF I HIT ANY SORT OF BUMP OR ANY SORT OF HOLE IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END STARTS TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES AND I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY DECELERATE. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I SEE OTHER FORD USERS DESCRIBING ONLINE AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.

VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MUST SLOW TO BELOW 45 FOR IT TO STOP. THIS IS REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENED WITHIN 13000 OF OWNING MY NEW TRUCK. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING A CAMPER WITH MY FAMILY OF FOUR. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI BECAUSE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES ON THE INTERSTATE.

I HAD 18000 MILES ON MY NEW TRUCK WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED. I SENT THE TRUCK TO NATCHEZ FORD DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACE THE DRAG LINK AND DID A ALIGNMENT. TOOK IT BACK AT 22000 MILE THE TRUCK STAYED AT THE DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS WAITING ON SO UPGRADE DAMPER. DROVE THE TRUCK FOR 300 MILES STILL WOBBLE BUT NOT LIKE BEFORE. PARTS ARE NOT WHAT'S NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PEOPLE AT DEALERSHIP HAS A FIX FOR THE ISSUE BUT ITS IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY

I AM HAVING SOME TYPE OF SEVERE WOBBLE STEERING/SUSPENSIONS ISSUE WHERE IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE A FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS SO SEVERE IT CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I TRIED SLOWING DOWN FROM 70 TO GET IT TO STOP AS I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. ONCE I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 25 IT STOPPED. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I TRIED TO GIVE IT ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP BUT IT DIDN'T AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED I GOT A BIT MORE CREATIVE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THIS GOING UP TO 85 AND THAT DID NOT WORK SO AGAIN GOT IT TO STOP BY REDUCING SPEED TO 20-25. THIS IS UNSAFE TO THE POINT WHERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT SHOULDERS AS IF THIS OCCURS I MAY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20-25 MPH TO GET THIS TO STOP. THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY (I-75 IN FL) ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES OVER THE PERIOD OF 30 DAYS. THE TIRE PSI WAS ABOUT 65-70 ON ALL OCCURRENCES WITH DEALER INSPECTED "GOOD TIRE TREAD". ALL 3 WERE ROUTINE DRIVES TO WORK AND ALL OCCURRED AT THE SAME SPEED OF 70 MPH. ALL OF THEM WERE CRUISING (NOT ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING) AND IN 6TH GEAR IN OPTIMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITH NO LOAD AND ONCE WITH A BUMPER PULL TRAILER (TONGUE WEIGHT OF ABOUT 350-500 LBS, LOAD WEIGHT OF TRAILER+LOAD AROUND 5,000 LBS). MY TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY FORD AND AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH ONLY 13 MILES WHEN SOLD. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS 0 AFTERMARKET PARTS OR EQUIPMENT AND IS 100% STOCK AND HAS THE ORIGINAL TIRES AS WELL (CONTINENTAL W/KEVLAR).

WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE OR COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE AT TIMES AFTER YOU HIT A BUMP. THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP COMPLETELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE TWICE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ADDRESS. 3 OUT OF 4 PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAVE THE SUPER-DUTY TRUCKS HAVE THIS ISSUE.

FORD PERFORMED THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR TO THIS VEHICLE LAST WEEK. THE REPAIR ACTUALLY MADE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" PROBLEM WORSE. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT 60 MPH ON UP, AND AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN ONE TIRE GOES OVER A BUMP OR DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY SURFACE. HERE IS A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM AFTER THE FORD FACTORY REPAIR WAS DONE. THIS VEHICLE IS STOCK AND HAS THE TIRES, WHEELS AND SUSPENSION THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/V4DJICVAY_K

DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 70MPH. I WENT OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY FOR ABOUT 40 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BUT WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND AS THE ROAD WAS CROWDED. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO 40 MILES AN HOUR THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND THE TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO COME APART.