2019 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DRIVING AT 79 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-10 NEAR CASA GRANDE ARIZONA ON 12/29/2019 WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, ON NEWER PAVEMENT SINCE THE EXPRESSWAY WAS REDONE THIS YEAR, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". SEVERE WHEEL BOUNCING AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS. HAD TO RAPIDLY REDUCE SPEED TO UNDER 60 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURANCE ON DIFFERENT ROADS SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. MILEAGE NOW IS 16998.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NICKLAUS FORD (2901 HWY 44 WEST, INVERNESS, FL), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENGINEER FROM FORD WOULD INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 25244969. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

THERE IS A SEVERE OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, ETC. THIS IS KNOWS AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CONTROL IS LOST UNTIL THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN SPEED. MINE WILL DO THIS OFTENTIMES AT 40-50MPH AND ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD ISSUE. FORD HAS BEEN PUTTING "BAND AID" ON THINGS TO GET IT OUT OF WARRANTY. FURTHER, I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A REDESIGNED DAMPER THAT WAS TO COME OUT LAST WEEK. IT WAS SCRAPPED AND SUPPOSED TO START OVER WITH THE VENDOR. THIS IS PER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ADVISOR AT THE FORD DEALER. IT IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, WE WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH SEEMINGLY TRIGGERED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL/SUSPENSION. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO MAKE MY WAY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHILE THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED). THE SHAKING DIDN'T STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK AS A CERTIFIED FORD FROM A LOCAL DEALER AT 16,500 MILES JUST 2 DAYS PRIOR. A RELATIVE WAS FOLLOWING US AND FOLLOWED US TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN SAID TO ME THAT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. HE IS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING AND MAINTAINING THEIR SUPER DUTY FLEET. I WAS OBVIOUSLY DRY CONCERNED THAT MY NEW (TO ME) $50,000 TRUCK HAD THIS PROBLEM KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. ANYWAY, WE MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION DRIVING AT 55MPH AND ON THE WAY HOME THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS EVERY TIME. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND RETURNED IT. THE DEALER WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR THE TRUCK AND REFUSED TO TAKE IT BACK. AFTER READING VARIOUS BLOGS, GETTING THIS TRUCK REPAIRED WAS A LONG EVEN AND NO ONE SEEMED TO HAVE THE EXACT FIX. I WASN'T WILLING TO ENDURE THIS AND PHONED MY BANK AND.STOPPED THEM FROM FUNDING THE LOAN. THE FACT THAT A TRUCK HAS AN ISSUE KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE DIRE NEED TO FORCE A FIX/RECALL BEFORE THIS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING ISSUE KILLS. HAD I BEEN TOWING MY DAUGHTER'S HORSE, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. IT'S BEYOND ME HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL (FORCED RECALL) TO DATE AS IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER A DECADE ON SUPER DUTIES (AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS).

TRUCK EXHIBITED SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING WHILE ACCELERATING AROUND 45MPH. APPROX 6180 MILES ON VEHICLE AT TIME OF EVENT. EVENT OCCURRED ON PAVED ROAD WITH SOME ROUGH PATCHES. SHAKING WAS EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND PERSISTED, CAUSING ME TO RAPIDLY BRAKE. SYMPTOMS SUBSIDE AFTER DROPPING SPEED TO 20MPH OR SO. DROVE A FEW HUNDRED YARDS TO SHOULDER. STOPPED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED TIRES AND UNDER CARRIAGE FOR LOOSE HARDWARE. NO PROBLEMS OBSERVED. DROVE ANOTHER 15 MILES TO A LOCATION WHERE I COULD GET UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK TO BETTER INSPECT. FURTHER INSPECTION DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING LOOSE OR WORN.

IN ASHEVILLE, NC; DRIVING 2019 F250 ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE, ROUGH PAVEMENT CREATED A SEVERE SHAKING (WOBBLE) TO THE ENTIRE TRUCK. HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST STOP BEFORE SHAKING/WOBBLE CEASED. CHECKED TO ENSURE ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED AND CONTINUED DOWN THE INTERSTATE. AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 10 ADDITIONAL MILES, HIT A ROUGH BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB WHICH CAUSED THE VIOLENT SHAKING/WOBBLE TO OCCUR ONCE AGAIN. PULLED OFF ONCE AGAIN AND HAD TO SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH BEFORE SHAKING CEASED.

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND START TO HIT A MINOR BUMP THE TRUCKS STEERING STARTS JERKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAVE TO COME TO A STOP TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. IT'S DANGEROUS AND THE DEALER SAID PARTS ARE IN ORDER BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH AND THAT IT'S OK TO DRIVE. IT'S NOT!!! I LIKE TO GOT REAR ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE STEERING IS HORRIBLE AND FEELS LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BY BRAKING, PULLED OVER, AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS. JOE MACHENS FORD (1911 W WORLEY ST, COLUMBIA, MO 65203, (573) 445-4411) WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE IN F250. WHEN DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF DEALERSHIP DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE SIZE OF THIS VEHICLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

ON DECEMBER 21, 2019, THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 65 TO 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER ENCOUNTERING BRIDGE ABUTMENTS AND TRANSVERSE CRACKING/WEATHERING IN THE PAVEMENT. THE VIOLENT SHAKING COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY RAPID DECELERATION CREATING EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR MYSELF AS THE DRIVE AND OTHER MOTORIST AROUND ME. THE VEHICLE HAS 10,300 MILES ON IT. THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AS NOW CALL IT, STARTED OCCURRING INFREQUENTLY AT AROUND 8000 MILES. THE FREQUENCY IS INCREASING WHICH CULMINATED IN REACHING OUT TO NHSA AFTER HAVING IT OCCUR 5 TIMES YESTERDAY. MY GIRLFRIEND HAS STATED SHE WILL NOT RIDE IN THE TRUCK ANYMORE.