2019 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO STOP EACH TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON IT WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE. I USUALLY USE THE TRUCK TO TOW A 7000LB RV AND CANT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD BEEN TOWING AT THE TIME. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY ACTED AS IF IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN A 20 MILE DISTANCE. I WAS TERRIFIED TO CONTINUE WITH MY TRIP AND WAS NERVOUS THE ENTIRE TRIP. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS. I HEAR IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

ME AND MY WIFE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 70-80 MPH, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK, AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. I STARTED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER WE HIT A BUMP GOING ROUGHLY 75 MPH, AND THE TRUCK AGAIN STARTED WOBBLING, I FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WITH 18,862 MILES ON IT, AND CURRENTLY THERE IS 19,541 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I STILL HAVE THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, BUT I FEEL VERY INTIMIDATED TO DRIVE IT, AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AFTER THIS INCIDENT. ALL I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE IS THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE". I DO NOT KNOW WHAT COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE CAUSING THIS, BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO SPEND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE DID, ONLY TO FIND IT BEING A POSSIBLE DEATH TRAP.

I WAS DRIVNG INTERSTATE ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 75 WHEN MY FRONT TWO WHEELS BEGIN BOUNCING REALLY BAD. THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGIN SHAKING, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. I FELT LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, MY LITTLE GIRLS WERE IN THE TRUCK AND WITNESSED THE EVENT. I IMMEDIATELY BEING BRAKING AND WAS ALMOST RUN INTO FROM BEHIND. THE SHAKING CONTINUED TILL I SLOWED DOWN TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MILES HOURS.

'DEATH WOBBLE' INTENSE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN I HIT A BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP

DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND HIT CHANGE IN PAVEMENT FROM CONCRETE TO RAISED ASPHALT AND FRONT END/STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL REACHED 20 MPH. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH ON PAVED 3 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO CONTROL UNTIL REACHING SPEED OF 20 MPH EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND VERY VERY DANGEROUS TRUCK HAS UNDER 30,000 MILES ON IT. IN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY WAITING TO PICK IT UP TO FIND OUT WHAT PARTS THEY HAVE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, I HIT A ROUGH PATCH ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING VIGOROUSLY, WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. I STRUGGLED TO CONTROL IT AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, AT AROUND 45-50MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE STEERING. TRUCK CONTINUE TO HAVE EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS ON HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED ON THE DAY I PICKED UP THE USED TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 37,700 MILES. THE NEXT DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 72MPH AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING, BUT WAS NOT A VIGOROUS AS DAY PRIOR.

I BELIEVE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE KNOWN 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WHEN GOING 65 MPH OR MORE AND HIT A BUMP WITH A TURN I'D LOSE CONTROL AND MY TRUCK WOULD FEEL LIKE MY FRONT TIRES HAD BLOWN OR SHOCKS HAD FAILED. I'D SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND THE TRUCK LOOKED FINE. AT LOWER SPEEDS IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN. I'VE EXPERIENCED IT TWICE NOW. ALL FORD HAS SAID IS I NEED A NEW STEERING STABILIZER, THAT IS ON BACK ORDER. THEY CLAIM THAT WILL ' FIX ' THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP ON THE ROADWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAMARQUE FORD LOCATED AT 3101 WILLIAMS BOULEVARD, KENNER, LA 70065, (504)-443-2500 FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURRENCES. ALL WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES OF EACH OTHER. STARTING AT AROUND 22,000 MILES.(NOVEMBER 2019) EXTREME STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AND UNCONTROLLABLE LANE SHIFTS. THESE OCCURRED AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR A SEAM IN THE ROAD. ALL OF MY OCCURRENCES WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE HARD AND ATTEMPT TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THE TRUCK WAS GIVEN A NEW STEERING STABILIZER PER THE MOST CURRENT TSB. I PAID TO HAVE THE TRUCK RE-ALIGNED. (ALIGNMENT WAS OUT DUE TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" JARRING THE FRONT END SO HARD) 4000 MILES AFTER THIS SERVICE, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE "BUMP STEER", HUMPS IN THE ROAD TRANSFER TO THE STEERING WHEEL EXCESSIVELY. THE TRUCK IS ALSO PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. NOW AT 8000 MILES PAST THE SERVICE THE "BUMP STEER" IS EVEN WORSE. THERE IS NOTICEABLE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND YOU MUST WORK TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN YOUR LANE. HAVING SOMEONE MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE VISUALLY INSPECTING THE STEERING COMPONENTS SHOWED PLAY IN MULTIPLE LINKAGES. TIE ROD ENDS AND TRACK BAR HEIM JOINT BOTH ARE WORN OUT AT LESS THAN 31,000 MILES. UNACCEPTABLE, AND NOT SAFE. THE STEERING STABILIZER IS A BAND-AIDE TO PUSH ME OUT OF MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. IT IS ON THE EDGE OF FAILING AND SENDING THE TRUCK BACK INTO MORE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY FORD. ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. INCLUDING TIRE ROTATIONS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT STEERING COMPONENTS FAIL PREMATURELY. THE NEW STEERING STABILIZER HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK. IT WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SERVICE. IT WILL NEED AT A MINIMUM A NEW TRACK BAR, TIE ROD ENDS AND AN ALIGNMENT. ILL BE FILING A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM DIRECTLY WITH FORD IF I AM ASKED TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT AGAIN THIS ROUND.

1/31/2020 DRIVING APPROX 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE I HIT A SMALL UNDULATION AND THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN GRIP ON WHEEL. I WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW OR PULL OVER DUE TO TRAFFIC AND GUARD RAILS. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT MERGE TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE AND THIS WAS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE. AFTER CLEARING THE GUARD RAIL I WAS ABLE TO EASE TO SHOULDER AND SLOW TO APPROX 20 MPH. THIS STOPPED THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND I REGAINED CONTROL. LESS THAN 1/2 MI LATER I HIT ANOTHER NORMAL UNDULATION AT APPROX 50 MPH AND SAME THING OCCURRED, I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND SLOWED TO 25 MPH IN CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE TO REGAIN CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH DENIED EVER HEARING OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS, HOWEVER CONDUCTING MY OWN RESEARCH THIS WAS CLEARLY THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE W/ LOW MILAGE AND W/O EXCEPTION EVERY NON FORD SPECIALIST I HAVE SPOKEN WITH IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW AND IF IT HASN'T ALREADY, WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. GIVEN ALL THE INFO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB INCLUDING A CLASS ACTION SUIT, FORD'S DENIAL IS SIMPLY A LIE. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND THIS TRUCK IS MY PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION, AFTER EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" NO PARENT OF SOUND MIND WOULD EVER PUT CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE W/O THIS ISSUE BEING CERTIFIABLY RESOLVED. MY VEHICLE HAS NO AFTER MKT PARTS AND AND VERY LOW MILAGE. I AM STILL WELL WITH MY WARRANTY