2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

2017 F250 44,000 MILES EXPERIENCING EXTREME FRONT TIRE WOBBLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY (DEATH WOBBLE) NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN IM CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE OR HIT MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. USUALLY HAPPENS AT AROUND 65 MPH AND WHEN THE WOBBLE STARTS IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL AROUND 30 MPH I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNTIL I CAN GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE EVERYTHING STOCK ON MY TRUCK . I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO A SHOP TO CHECK FRONT END AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE TIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED PROPERLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH FORD TRUCK OWNER BLOGS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I AM A LONG TIME FORD TRUCK OWNER AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH ANY OF MY TRUCKS.

VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 65 ON ANY ROAD AND YOU HIT A BUMP (LIKE COMING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT THE BEGINNING OF A BRIDGE). AFTER THE SHAKING HAS STARTED, IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU HAVE SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A DEAD STOP. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY, MYSELF, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. MY TRUCK IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AND HAS BEEN BABIED. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS DIED FROM THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST SO THIS REALLY IS CONCERNING. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK STARTED AT 25000 MILES.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 COMING HOME FROM TRIP WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK WENT INTO A SHACK THAT ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CROSSING LANES INTO TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS NEXT TO ME. GOT PULLED OVER CHECKED TRUCK OVER AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF PLACE. LATER CHECKED ON WEBSITES AND FOUND OUT FORD CALLS THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIME BEFORE WE GOT HOME ,BUT NOT AS SEVERE.

DRIVING AROUND 60-65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 40 AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE TSB ISSUED FOR THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE PROBLEM IS JUST PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THE PROBLEM AND DOESN'T FULLY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE GOING ONE HERE WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS.

SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, 2019. DROVE OVER A HIGHWAY BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THAT WAS ON AN ANGLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED TO OSCILLATE FAIRLY VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. AS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, ONCE AROUND 30MPH THE SHUDDER/SHAKING STOPPED. MY TRUCK HAS 19,037 MILES ON IT. IT IS STOCK. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE.

FRONT END WOBBLES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP OVER SPEEDS OF 40MPH. PROBLEM STARTED @ 26K MILES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SANTA MARGARITA FORD 3X'S FOR FIX. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND HAVE TOLD ME TO TAKE TO TUTTLE CLICK FORD IN IRVINE. NEED HELP!!!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!!

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL STARTS TO WOBBLE AND STEADILY WOBBLES FASTER AND FASTER UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AND I HAVE TO BRING IT TO A STOP FOR IT TO SETTLE DOWN BEFORE I CAN PROCEED THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2018 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2019 THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SINCE LEARNED AND DONE RESEARCH THE TERM THAT IS BEING USED IS THE DEATH WOBBLE THE TRUCK HAS 15,500 MILES ON IT

VEHICLE ENTERS AN UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WARBLE WHEN EXITING BRIDGES ON THE INTERSTATE. PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED AND "REPAIRED" AT 17000 MILES. YESTERDAY THE WARBLE CAME BACK AFTER EXITING A BRIDGE. IT WAS SO BAD THAT I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK WITH ONLY A TOOL BOX AND BED COVER ADDED. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AT 65 MPH HEADING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION WHILE PULLING A TRAILER ON HWY 64. TSB # 18-2268 HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 17000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS RETURNED MORE VIOLENTLY AFTER THE REPAIR AT 30124 MILES

I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK DEVELOP AN INTERMITTENT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE HIGHWAY SPEED FRONT END 'WOBBLE', IT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY CONTROL THE TRUCK WHILE I SLOWED DOWN (IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE) I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS (BORMAN FORD IN LAS CRUCES NEW MEXICO, AND TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM...LAWLEY TEAM FORD IN SILVER CITY NEW MEXICO). BOTH DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS INDICATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO FORD SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS TYPE OF HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING/FRONT SUSPENSION WOBBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AT SUGGESTED THAT I INSTALL A HEAVIER DUTY STEERING AFTERMARKET STABILIZER AND TRACK BAR...MY RESPONSE WAS THAT MY TRUCK WAS 2 YEARS OLD, WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT, AND THAT IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD PROVIDE THE PARTS AND NECESSARY REPAIR. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, MANY OWNERS OF 2017 AND NEWER FORD SUPERDUTY F-250'S ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, YET FORD APPEARS TO NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE. AT THIS POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WOULD APPRECIATE HELP IN FORCING FORD TO ADDRESS THIS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE KNOW THAT MY TRUCK HAS ORIGINAL WHEELS AND TIRES, AND NO PORTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR STEERING ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. THANK YOU.