2012 FORD F-350 Complaints

EGR COOLER FAILURE DUE TO CLOGGING, HAPPENS AT REGULAR INTERVALS OF ABOUT 20-30,000 MILES. DEALERS/FORD'S ANSWER TO PROBLEM IS TO 'DRIVE TRUCK LIKE ITS STOLEN' THIS IS NOT AN ANSWER. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE IN THE DESIGN OF THE EGR COOLER WHICH ALLOWS CLOGGING OF THE SYSTEM, BACKPRESSURE AND TURBO DAMAGE. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOW THOUSANDS OF FORD 6.7 DIESEL OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WITHOUT CORRECTION FROM FORD THIS WILL CAUSE OWNERS TO 'ELIMINATE OR BYPASS' THE EGR COOLER SYSTEM, RESULTING IN HIGHER EMISSIONS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. IT IS NOT CORRECT FOR A AUTO MANUFACTURER TO DICTATE HOW SOMEONE SHOULD DRIVE A VEHICLE OR TO DESIGN A FAULTY COMPONENT. I AM NOW ON MY 3RD EGR COOLER, THE LAST ONE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER FORD WARRANTY.

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WITH OUT NOTICE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS MANY TIMES ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY ARE NOT BAD. THEY WILL STOP WORKING ONE SIDE AT A TIME AND SOME TIMES BOTH STOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THIS LEAVES YOU NO INDICATION THAT YOU HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS WORKING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME TIMES WHEN I TURN ON MY TURN SIGNALS, ONE SIDE WILL FLASH FAST THAN THE OTHER, AT ABOUT TWICE THE RATE AS NORMAL. I WAS IN A LEFT TURN LANE WAITING TO TURN WITH TURN SIGNAL ON AND STARTED TO SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL OR ELECTRICAL SMOKE. THIS IS WHEN I DECIDED TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THIS MATTER. I HAVE DISCOVERED OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH 2011 F350 HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN A RECALL TO REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE SO IT DOESN'T SHORT OUT AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL FIRES. BUT MY 2012 F350 THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES TO COMPLAIN WITH NO SOLUTION. MY TRUCK WAS BUILD IN 10/11 AND ONLY HAS 37000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 7-8000 MILES. I GUESS ITS GOING TO TAKE AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE TO GET FORD TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. *TR

FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCK DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT INSTANTLY. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY WHICH CAUSED OTHER TRAFFIC TO HAVE TO AVOID ME. INVESTIGATED ONLINE, THEY EVEN HAVE A NICK NAME "DEATH WABBLE" I FOUND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF CASES IN 15 MINUTES, WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE? THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. HELP US

DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS. WE HAVE REPLACED TIRES, SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER AND TRACK BAR. IF WE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE IN A CURVE THE DEATH WOBBLE IS SO SEVERE IT IS LUCKY THAT I HAVE NOT LOST CONTROL. BUT THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO STOP THE TRUCK - ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN KILLED WITH PEOPLE BARELY ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME. IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS, AS YET, UNACKNOWLEDGED. COMMONLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE 'FAULTY PARTS' THAT DO NOT FIX THE ISSUE FOR MORE THAN A VERY SHORT TIME. TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PRETEND TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE AS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE STATED IN COMPLAINTS ACROSS THE INTERNET. IT HAS BECOME EVEN MORE SEVERE AND WILL HAPPEN EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT THE STEERING IN A CURVE. THE ISSUE FIRST BEGAN AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES. TYPICALLY AT 60-65 MILES PER HOUR. TODAY IT WAS AT 60 MPH, 30-40 MPH REPEATEDLY.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IMPERFECTIONS IN PAVEMENT, TO INCLUDE CHANGES IN ROAD GRADE OR EXPANSION JOINTS, CAUSE SEVERE OSCILLATION IN BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE CONDITION IS UNPREDICTABLE, AND UNCONTROLLABLE. IN THIS CONDITION, THE DRIVER CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD, BUT ONLY HAS 39,800 MILES. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY WHEELS, TIRES AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. IT HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED, OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED. HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS/DOCUMENTS/AND OWNER TESTIMONIALS CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING SUPER DUTY DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERNET.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK BEGAN TO VIBRATE. I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE TIRES CONDITION, AIR PRESSURE AND LUG NUTS. ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT BLOWOUT FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD BY THE TIRE STORE THAT MODEL TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF FAILURES. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH TIRE MANUFACTURER AND DENIED. I WAS TOLD THE NEWEST MODEL OF THAT TIRE HAD BEEN IMPROVED SO THE TIRES WERE REPLACED THE TRUCK WAS SENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.

DEATH WOBBLE: DRIVING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF FREEWAY OR OVER AN OVERPASS CROSS JOINT BETWEEN 50 - 65 MILES PER HOUR, I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT SHAKING DUE TO OSCILLATION OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND AXEL. MUST REDUCE SPEED TO ~30 MILES PER HOUR TO MAKE THE SHAKING STOP. I HAVE REPLACED/UPGRADED FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS AND STEERING DAMPER WITH LITTLE EFFECT. I WILL NEXT REPLACE TIRES, ALIGN THE FRONT END AND HAVE THE TRACK BAR (PANHARD BAR) REPLACED. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN AUGUST 2015, THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL. MY TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. I KNOW A SPOT THAT THE OSCILLATION WILL OCCUR, AND DRIVE TO AVOID IT, HOWEVER IT HAPPENS REGULARLY WITHOUT WARNING.

FRONT END SUSPENSION BOUNCING AT MED-HIGH SPEEDS UPON HITTING A BUMP. DESCRIBED IN OTHER SEARCHES AS CASTER WOBBLE OR "DEATH WOBBLE" TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF OVER $2000 WORTH OF PARTS. MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS. PARTS REPLACED INCLUDE, TIE ROD ENDS, TIE ROD TUBE, BALL JOINTS, TRACK BAR, STEERING STABILIZER AND END BUSHINGS. THE ISSUE CREATES AN UNDRIVABLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. UPON REACHING SPEEDS OF 40 MPH+ ANY DISTURBANCE (BUMPS) IN THE ROAD CREATES THE START OF THE FRONT END VIOLENTLY BOUNCING AND IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS REQUIRED TO STOP 6 TIMES WITHIN 3 MILES OF A BUSY 5 LANE INTERSTATE (I-285 IN ATLANTA) QUITE LITERALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. THIS HAS BEEN WORKED ON WITH 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS , SUNBELT FORD IN ALBANY GA, & ANGELA KRAUSE FORD IN ALPHARETTA GA. IT'S MY FEELING THAT A $65,000 VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES SHOULD NEVER HAVE A DANGEROUS ISSUE LIKE THIS. THERE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A FIX AND/OR RECAL AHGAINST THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO FORCE THE VEHICLE TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF TO STOP THE VIBRATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS COMMON AMONG FORD VEHICLES AND WAS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TREAD SEPARATION ON BF GOODRICH - ALL TERRAIN T/A; LT285/65R20 TIRES -- DOT BE3F UH11 1313. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE RE[;ACED TWO OF THESE TIRES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. IN TOTAL THAT IS 4 TIRES (BF GOODRICH - ALL TERRAIN T/A; LT285/65R20) TIRES THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS TIRE IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!!!