2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DEATH WOBBLE. WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHEN I PASSED OVER A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE FRONT END. I HAD TO SLOW TO 30PMH TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER UNCONTROLLABLY BEING FORCED INTO ANOTHER LANE AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK AND THE FIRST TIME AFTER FORD ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUES BY REPLACING PARTS. I HAVE VIDEO OF BOTH EVENTS AND FORD WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY SOMETIMES WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DRIVING OVER POTHOLES OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE HIGHWAY. HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. I'VE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR TWICE WITH NO FIX. IT'S IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS A THIRD TIME RIGHT NOW.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPX. 70-75 MPH AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OR BUMPS ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY, I HAD TO SLOW TO 35-40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE JUST HAD THE TIRES BALANCE, ROTATED, AND INFLATED TO THE SPECS. I WAS JUST IN THE DEARLSHIP ON FRIDAY 02/15/19 AND MENTIONED IT TO THEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND WOULD BE $120 DIAGNOSTIC FEE NEVER GOT AN ANSWER BACK. THIS MORNING ALONE I HAD EXPERIENCED IT 3 TIMES IN THE 40 MILES I DRIVE TO WORK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND TO EXPERIENCE IT THAT MANY TIMES IN A 40 MILE DRIVE TO WORK IS NOT OK. LUCKILY MY KIDS AND WIFE WEREN'T IN THE TRUCK THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER RODE IN IT AGAIN. I HAVE 41K MILES ON MY TUCK AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. BEFORE TAKING THE TRIES TO BE BALANCED AND ROTATED FIXED THE ISSUE SO IT SEAMED BUT RIGHT AFTER LAVING THE TIRE SHOP IT HAPPENED. I WILL BE TAKING THE TRUCK BACK TO FORD AGAIN FOR THEM TO TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WHAT IS THE FIX FOR THIS? IT SEAMS TO A COMMON PROBLEM IS FORD DOING ANYTHING TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS? NOW AFTER THIS RUN OF SUDDEN SHAKES MY SUN ROOF WILL NOT OPEN SEAMS TO BE JAMMED OR OFF TRACK FROM THE VIOLENT SHAKING NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IS BROKEN OR NO LONGER WORKS AFTER THIS.

2017 F250 WITH 35K. FIRST TIME HAULING MY 3 HORSE BUMPER PULL TRAILER. WENT OVER THE BUMP ONTO AN OVERPASS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL WERE SHAKING. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I SLOWED TO 55 AND IT STOPPED. IT DID IT TO ME TWICE YESTERDAY WITH SOPHIE IN THE CAR. I GOOGLED 2017 F250 SHAKING. IT'S A DEATH WOBBLE. AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE ISSUE.

THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I GOT MY SPEED UP TO 55MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD HAS TO ADDRESS!!

AS I WAS ENTERING FREEWAY I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION GAP AT 50-55 MPH WHILE CHANGING LANES AT WHICH TIME MY TRUCKS FRONT END STARTED WHOBBLING AND VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL FRONT END AND TRUCK ALL TOGETHER. I STARTED TO BRAKE AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO ANOTHER LANE WHERE I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE 41,000 MILES, ORIGINAL RIMS, TIRES AND SUSPENSION.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55+) THE HOOD BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE THE ALARM WILL COME ON SAYING HOOD IS NOT CLOSED COMPLETELY. PROBLEM HAS CONSISTENTLY GROWN OVER TIME. WHILE GOING INTO A HEAD WIND VIA MOTHER NATURE OR A SEMI, HOOD APPEARS TO BEGIN TO OPEN ALL THE WAY UP.

MY FORD F-250 EXPERIENCED A SEVERE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON 3 OCCASIONS CAUSING THE NEED TO SLOW DOWN FROM 65 MPH TO 25 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DURING NORMAL TRAFFIC. ON ONE OCCASION, THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD IT WENT TO THE ADJACENT DRIVING LANE WHILE ON AN ON-RAMP AND WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP NOW AND HAVING THE STEERING SHOCK REPLACED BUT THE SERVICE REP STATED THEY ARE JUST TRYING THIS AS A SOLUTION BUT DO NOT KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE. THEY ARE ALSO REQUESTING THAT I PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT AS ANOTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE TRUCK HAS ROUGHLY 20K MILES ON IT AND IS COMPLETELY STOCK (LESS A CAMPER SHELL). I DO NOT FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY 2 YEAR OLD, 7 YEAR OLD, OR WIFE IN A VERY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE WHILE HAVING TO WORRY IF THE TRUCK WILL CAUSE A WRECK DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT.

WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES, MY FORD F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY TRUCK (ALL STOCK) WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR DIP ON THE ROAD, TYPICALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AS THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY. FORD REPLACED SEVERAL STEERING PARTS AND ADMITTED TO WHAT THEY CALL A "DEATH WOBBLE". WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THAT THE WOBBLE WAS SO BAD, IT FORCED ME INTO THE MEDIAL OF THE INTERSTATE AND NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY FEARS ARE MORE TOWARD THAT IF I HAD MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVING THE TRUCK, MUCH WORSE COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DOWN TO A SAFE SPEED TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE WOBBLE OR SHIMMY WAS SO EXTREME THAT I FELT IT NEEDED REPORTED. WHEN I ASKED IF THE PARTS REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM INDEFINITELY, THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A GOOD ANSWER. SO MY FEARS AGAIN ARE "WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND WHAT IF MY TEENAGER IS DRIVING". I DON'T FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED AND NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT, OR WORSE.

DEATH WOBBLE - AT ABOUT 55-60 MILES PER HOUR WITH AN EMPTY TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE FREEWAY. MY TRUCK SEEMED TO GO OVER A VERY SLIGHT POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND BEGAN THIS JUMPING. THE FREEWAY WAS CROWDED AND I WAS IN LANE#3. THE TRUCK SWERVED VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEATH WOBBLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE MORE THE SAME DAY. IT TOOK FORD A WEEK TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN THEY ONLY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER WITH THE SAME TYPE AND DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TRUCK STILL WANTS TO JUMP AROUND ON ROAD SURFACES AND I FEEL THE DEATH WOBBLE COULD HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER ACTED LIKE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, UNTIL I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY DISCUSSIONS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER 2017 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING. THEN THEY ADMITTED TO SEEING IT ON OTHER VEHICLES. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO CRASH AT ANY MOMENT.