2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DEATH WOBBLE,THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY START SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES AT AROUND 60 MPH WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. THE TRUCK HAS VEERED INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE THIS SHAKING IS OCCURING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKE IS TO BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH RAPIDLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SO FAR AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EACH TIME.VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. USUALLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AT AROUND 60-65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60MPH. THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING SO HARD COULD NOT STEER THE TRUCK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WITH THIS TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND DRIVING 3,000 MILES, IT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO KERLIN MOTOR, INC. (STATE ROAD 15, SILVER LAKE, IN 46982, 260-408-6052) THREE TIMES. DURING EACH VISIT, THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND CHANGED THE TIE ROD AND PERFORMED A REALIGNMENT. THE DEALER CURRENTLY STATED THAT THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF A CRASH OCCURRING DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS IN CASE # PE18-011. MY TAILGATE WILL OPEN RANDOMLY ON ITS OWN. THE TAILGATE RELEASE WILL ACTUATE OVER AND OVER WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED ONCE. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS TSB 17-2196. WATER GETS INTO A WIRING HARNESS. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS THE TAILGATE OPENING WHILE TOWING COULD CAUSE A LIMIT TO STEERING ABILITY AS THE TAILGATE CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE ITSELF IF IT LANDS ON SOMETHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 16,000 MILES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON SIX (6) SEPARATE OCCASIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 16 AND MARCH 18, 2019. ALL INSTANCES OCCURRED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. FIVE OF THE INSTANCES OCCURRED ON ROUGH ROADS, STATE HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ONE INSTANCE OCCURRED AS I WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY BRIDGE. THE 'WOBBLE' RESULTS IN A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FEELS AS IF THE DRIVER LOSES COMPLETE CONTROL OF ANY STEERING ABILITIES UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A SPEED OF LESS THAN 50 MPH. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NINE MONTHS AGO AS A NEW VEHICLE FROM COURTESY FORD IN SAUK CITY, WI. THE DEALER REPLACE WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS A STABILIZER BAR ON ITS FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW AT COURTESY FORD FOR A SECOND TIME AS THEY CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS HEAVY DUTY TRUCK IN ORDER TO SAFELY PULL OUR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK.

THE TAILGATE OPENS BY ITSELF. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN PARKED. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN MOVING IN TOWN, AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS A BASE MODEL WITH A MANUAL TAIL GATE, SO NO KEY FOB RELEASE COULD CAUSE IT. THE TRUCK HAS DONE IT A LOT, AND THERE IS NO PATTERN TO IT.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TILL THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 30MPH. TRUCK ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT.

DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD HIT SMALL ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD TRUCK FRONT TIRES STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEN I GOT SLOWED DOWN I WAS IN THE OTHER LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS RUNNING ABOUT 55 MPH.

SEVERE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS WITH SHAKING FROM FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MUST SLOW DOWN TO CEASE