2017 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

'DEATH WOBBLE' STEERING WHEN A ROAD BUMP ENCOUNTERED. FRONT SREERING DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE (2 TIMES) PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHIMMY IS BACK. HAVE NEVER HAD A FORD TRUCK WITH THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST THE DAMPENER, OR COMBINATION OF INADEQUATE SHOCKS/SUSPENSION, BUT IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT! I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR A 3RD ATTEMPTED FIX. VEHICLE NOW HAS 40,000 MILES, BUT, AS I SAID, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME FOR REPLACEMENT. SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY IS CAUSING THE STEERING ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE FATALITIES FOR FORD TO FIND A SOLUTION.

AND LEAST 6 TIMES WHILE I MOTION FRONT STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP THIS LAST TIME WAS AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME I ENDED UP IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH LIVESTOCK BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. DEALERSHIP ENCOURAGED ME TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DANGEROUS OF A PROBLEM THIS IS. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+ MPH) AND YOU HIT CERTAIN TYPES OF BUMPS THE THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER THE BUMP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. IT APPEARS TO ONLY HAPPEN OVER A ROAD IMPERFECTION WHERE THE TWO FRONT WHEELS HIT IT INDEPENDENTLY IE A SKEWED ANGLE BRIDGE JOINT OR A SINGLE POT HOLE. AT THE DEALERS INSTRUCTION I HAVE ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES, CHECKED TIRE INFLATION. THE TRUCK HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT 17,000 MILES. MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHICH IT APPEARS FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR. I AM GOING TO TRY ANOTHER DEALER AND GIVE THEM THE INFO I HAVE.

WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS OF 55-60 RANDOMLY HITTING A BUMP OR BRIDGE TRANSITION ,FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WILL OCCASIONALLY START SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU PULL OVER TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP , RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIME FOR SAME PROBLEM , RESULTING IN SAME ISSUE EACH TIME,ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY , ALWAYS IN A STRAIGHT LINE

HIT A BREAK IN THE PAVEMENT ON AN INTERSTATE DRIVING 70 MPH AND THE TRUCKS FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE EXCEPT THE HIGHWAY. NO LOAD (EMPTY) IN THE VEHICLE. HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A STOP BEFORE IT WOULD QUIT SHAKING. I HAVE NOTICED A LITTLE SHIMMY THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS WHEN CROSSING EXPANSION JOINTS BUT NOTHING TO COMPARE TO THE INTERSTATE EPISODE.

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING MY DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THEY DO FINALLY UNLOCK AND I AM ABLE TO OPEN THEM. AFTER THEY ARE OPEN I AM UNABLE TO CLOSE THEM BECAUSE THE LATCH IS HALF LOCKED. I HAVE TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO COMPLETE THE LATCH LOCKING CYCLE THEN I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK IT SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE DOOR WORKS PROPERLY.

DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH ON A CONCRETE PAVED HIGHWAY. HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT OR EXPANSION JOINT, AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AS IF ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD FLATTED. I COULD SEE THE HOOD SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO OSCILLATED SIGNIFICANTLY. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICE. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LIGHTLY BRAKED TO ABOUT 45MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING AND OSCILLATION STOPPED. FORD DOES HAVE A TSB OUT ON THE ISSUE TSB 18-2268, BUT THEY ARE ONLY REPLACING PARTS THAT HAVE WORN OUT, NOT THE HIDDEN ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION PARTS TO WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER OFF OF THE ROADWAY AND CLOSED THE TAILGATE. WHEN THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE TAILGATE ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GJOVIK FORD INC (LOCATED AT 2600 US-34, SANDWICH, IL 60548, (630) 552-8058) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER MADE CONTACT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLLED THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

THE POWER LIFT GATE OPENS BY ITSELF 3 TIMES IN 1 YEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TAILGATE IS DESTROYED FROM HITTING TRAILER JACK.

THE VEHICLE WAS WENT INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED." IT HAS SINCE OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THE FIX. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A PERMANENT FIX.