2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) AT 70MPH IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC AFTER GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINT ON BRIDGE OVERPASS. COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL ENDANGERING MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK. SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL CAUSING SEMI TRUCKS AND ALL OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND ME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION !

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT THE POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED, I HIT A BUMP OR JOINT IN THE OVERPASS I WAS DRIVING ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED WOBBLING NON STOP. THIS ACTED LIKE WHAT I READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". IT WAS NEVER SEVER ENOUGH THAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE SHAKING ONLY CEASED AFTER I SLOWED THE TRUCK DOWN TO 50ISH MILES PER HOUR.

DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 60 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE ERRATICALLY.

VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCED AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. I EXPERIENCE THIS OVER 20 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK FROM 45-75MPH. NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND IS A POTENTIAL FOR A DEADLY SITUATION. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TAILGATE UNLATCHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED; HOWEVER, A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,300.

DEATH WOBBLE FRONT STEERING. HAPPENS ANYWHERE AFTER 55MPH. TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30 AND "DEATH WOBBLE" SUBSIDES. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN PAST WEEK.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 F250 ON AN INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH, I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION GAP ON A BRIDGE AND SUDDENLY THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE GOT A FLAT OR SOMETHING. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THIS IS DUE TO A WIDESPREAD ISSUE OF "DEATH WOBBLE" KNOWN IN FORD SUPERDUTY MODELS. I HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR AGAIN AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW SAFE THIS VEHICLE WILL BE WHEN DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THIS STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN AND I MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE ABLE TO DO THAT ON A FREEWAY. THAT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY IN THE TRUCK AND LIKELIHOOD OF TOWING A TRAILER. IT IS MY OPINION THAT FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL OF 2017-2019 SUPERDUTY'S TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND I AM FORCED TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY REPLACED PARTS WHICH TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12-22-18 AND WAS FIXED ON 01-04-19 BY REPLACING THE DRAG LINK AND DAMPER ASSEMBLY. TODAY, 03-31-19, THE TRUCK DID ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE AT 70 MPH.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH PASSED OVER BUMP IN ROAD, STEERING BEGAN SHIMMYING VIOLENTLY. SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH AND STEERING STOPPED SHIMMYING