2012 FORD F-350 Complaints

I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN TO A TOWN APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM OUR HOME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, AND JUST AS I STARTED TO EXIT AT AN OFF RAMP A WARNING TONE SOUNDED AND MY DASH FLASHED "STOP SAFELY NOW". I WAS EXITING ANYWAY AND THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OVER, SO I CONTINUED UP THE RAMP. I QUICKLY TURNED INTO THE NEARBY PARKING LOT, AND JUST AS I QUICKLY PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT THE PICKUP COMPLETELY DIED. IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 30 SECONDS FROM WHEN I WAS FIRST ALERTED TO A PROBLEM TO THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF. IT WAS PURE LUCK THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER THAT QUICKLY. I JUST KEPT THINKING ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF THE FREEWAY. IF I HAD LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. WE WERE THEN COMPLETELY STRANDED AND HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW. LUCKILY THE WEATHER WAS FAIR AS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE ANY HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING WHILE WE WAITED FOR WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN HOURS FOR A TOW. NOT TO MENTION THAT WE LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND OFTEN TIMES DO NOT HAVE CELL SERVICE. ALSO, WE FREQUENTLY ARE TOWING OUR STOCK TRAILER LOADED WITH HORSES OR CATTLE GOING UP AND DOWN STEEP GRADES. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE PICKUP DECIDED TO SHUT OFF AT THOSE TIMES. I WAS TRULY SHAKEN UP BY THIS INCIDENT AND THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES HAD BEEN DIFFERENT. I AM PLEADING WITH YOU TO PREVENT CERTAIN FUTURE TRAGEDY BY FORCING FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT'S A SIMPLE FIX (IN MY CASE IT TOOK THE DEALER LESS THAN AN HOUR) AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE. *TR

I BOUGHT A SALVAGED F 3-50 KING RANCH. IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SOME OF YOU ARE HAVING. I THOUGHT MAYBE I GOT SCREWED FOR BUYING A SALVAGED VEHICLE, BUT YOU ALL ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. DEATH WOBBLE. AT 60MPH MY TRUCK SOMETIMES SHAKES EXTREMELY BAD. I THOUGHT TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE SO I GOT THAT DONE AND NOPE PROBLEM STILL THERE. I THINK ITS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. IF FORD PUT OUT A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET MINE FIXED, BECAUSE WARRANTY WAS CANCELLED AFTER CRASH. FINGERS CROSSED THEY DO!!!!! *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT THEY CALL THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AFTER HITTING A SERIES OF BUMPS / POT HOLES, THE FRONT WHEELS START TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY, VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS THE MILEAGE INCREASES ON MY TRUCK, THE INCIDENTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE. TODAY, 04/09/2014, I ALMOST GOT KILLED ... LITERALLY ! ON I-65 SOUTH OF LAFAYETTE INDIANA, HIT A SERIOUS OF ROAD PATCH BUMPS AND HOLES ... THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE AND IT WENT INTO A FRENZY, THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKING VIOLENTLY. CARS AROUND ME WERE DIVERTING AWAY, AND A SEMI WAS PUSHING HARD FROM BEHIND AND HIT HIS AIR BRAKES, I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. APPLYING THE BRAKES ONLY MADE IT WORSE. I AM A 6' 3" STRONG MUSCULAR MAN, AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL OR DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. I STARTED IN THE RIGHT LANE, BUT WOUND UP IN THE MEDIAN, AND ALMOST TOOK OUT (2) CARS TO MY LEFT AND OF COURSE THE IMPENDING SEMI BEHIND ME. I TOLD THE DEALER OF THE ISSUE, THEY DID THEIR INSPECTIONS AND FOUND NOTHING. THE TRUCK IS OEM, I HAVE NOT ADDED OR MODIFIED A SINGLE THING, IT IS AS IT WAS FROM THE FACTORY. NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED OR MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL FACTORY CONDITION !! A FORD CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2013. THERE HAVE BEEN LAWSUITS FILED, I HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME TO DO MORE RESEARCH. BUT IT SEEMS PRETTY INCREDIBLE TO ME, THAT WITH THIS RECURRING ISSUE THAT GOES BACK 15 YEARS OR MORE, THAT THIS AGENCY OR FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS OR CORRECT THE SITUATION. GUESS WE NEED AT LEAST 12 DEATHS TO MAKE IT WORTH SOMEONE'S ATTENTION TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM, NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND HIS OCCUPANTS, BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AROUND ONE OF THESE TRUCKS WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" DOES IT'S THING, TAKING OVER THE TRUCK. WHY IS THIS BEING IGNORED ?? *TR

THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR (EGT) #13 ON MY 2012 FORD DIESEL F350 FAILED AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN THE TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOLLROAD AT 65 MPH. THE PROBLEM SUBSEQUENTLY ENDANGERED MY VEHICLE, LIFE, AND RESPONSE PERSONNEL. THE TRUCK WOULD THEN NOT RESTART UNTIL AN HOUR LATER. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER FORD DIESEL TRUCK OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. WHY IN THE HECK WOULD FORD DESIGN AN ENVIRONMENTAL INTERLOCK THAT SUPERSEDES THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS, FAMILIES, AND THE PUBLIC. IT MAKES NO SENSE, PARTICULARLY SINCE THERE ARE 4 EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSORS. THE COMPUTER SHOULD BE MAKING A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE 4 SENSORS. ONE BAD FAULTY/UNRELIABLE SENSOR SHOULD NOT SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH NO REASONABLE WARNING, NO FAILURE INFORMATION, NO POWER, NO CONTROL, OR ABILITY TO RESTART. THIS TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE WAS SCARY. FORD HAS ALREADY ISSUED A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS EGT SENSOR PROBLEM. IF WE DID THIS SAME POOR DESIGN IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY THEN FLARES AND INCINERATOR STACK WOULD SHUT DOWN AND VENT GASES DIRECTLY TO THE ATMOSPHERE WITH NO CONTROL OF THE PROCESS. TELL FORD TO FIX THE RELIABILITY OF THE THEIR EGT SENSORS, ALTER THE PROGRAM LOGIC, AND GIVE DRIVERS AN ALERT OR WARNING SUCH THAT THEY HAVE REASONABLE TIME TO SAFELY RESPOND. IF FORD NEEDS HELP WITH THE DESIGN THEN CONTACT ME. I HAVE 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY WITH EXPERTISE IN PROCESS HAZARDS ANALYSIS, PROJECTS, CONTROLS, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, PREDICTIVE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, AND RELIABILITY. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING WOBBLE AND SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END AFTER ANY VARIATION OF THE ROAD, TURNING WITHOUT ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD, TURNING WITH BUMPS IS WORSE, STRAIGHT LINE WOBBLE AFTER SLIGHT BUMPS ETC. IT IS GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE AND IS CUPPING THE FRONT TIRES CONSIDERABLY, ( WHEN I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ROTATION I WAS TOLD THAT THEY RECOMMEND THAT I PURCHASE A NEW SET OF TIRES INSTEAD OF ROTATION FOR A DUALLY) I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED ANYWAY. THE TRUCK HAS LOW MILEAGE, FAR TO LOW TO BE EXPERIENCING THIS SEVERE OF SHAKE. WHEN I TOOK IT RECENTLY ( 3/18/2014) TO THE DEALER HE SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WORN. EITHER THEY HAVE A POORLY ENGINEERED DESIGN OR INFERIOR PARTS OR BOTH. I WILL BE USING THIS VEHICLE FOR TOWING A TRAILER IN THE FUTURE AND I AM UPSET TO THINK WHAT POSSIBLE SCENARIOS I MIGHT INCUR. ALSO I AM A DOT 1104 MECHANICAL/TECHNICAL INSPECTOR AS A PROFESSION AND I KNOW WHEN MACHINERY IS WORKING CORRECTLY AND WHEN IT IS NOT, FORD IS IN DENIAL THAT THERE IS ISSUES WITH WHICH I DESCRIBED, AND I KNOW WHEN I AM GETTING A SMOKE SCREEN TO PUT IT POLITELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE EGT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,538. UPDATED 04/17/14 MA *TR

DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THE FRONT END AND QUICKLY THE ENTIRE TRUCK FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SHAKING APART AND WAS SWINGING BACK AND FORTH, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING GOT WORSE UNTIL ABOUT 15 MPH, IT THEN STOPPED. I THEN GOT UP TO 60 MPH AND WHEN I HIT A BUMP THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THEN GOT UP TO 50 MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THEN GOT UP TO 40 MPH AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AT THAT SPEED. I DROVE 100 MILES HOME AT 40 MPH ON A MAIN HIGHWAY. TODAY I AM BRINGING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, I WILL DO 40 MPH ALL THE WAY THERE. I WILL NOT TOW MY HORSES TRAILER WITH THIS VEHICLE, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND KILLED MY HORSES. *TR

THIS IS PROBABLY ABOUT THE 30TH TIME MY FORD F-350 HAS HAD A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN PRESCOTT VALLEY AND PRESCOTT WHEN IT STARTED. IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE MEDIAN. THE OTHER VEHICLES MUST HAVE NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHAKING BECAUSE ALL OF THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME BACKED WAY OFF. ONCE AGAIN I REPORTED IT TO FORD AND TOOK IT IN RIGHT AWAY. THEY TOLD ME AGAIN THAT IF IT DID NOT DO IT FOR THEM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AND SENT ME HOME WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F-350 BUT FORD REFUSES TO RECALL OR FIX IT. I FOUND TONS OF INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE AS WELL AS YOUTUBE VIDEOS TAKEN OF THE EVENTS HAPPENING. *TR

MOON ROOF SHATTERED WHILE TRAVELING ON A PAVED HIGHWAY ON A CLEAR DAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT AND I FIRST THOUGHT A LARGE ROCK HAD HIT THE VEHICLE BUT I COULD NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS BEHIND A TRACTOR TRAILER RIG WHICH WAS NOT A GRAVEL TRUCK OR AN OFF ROAD TYPE RIG. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED A PIECE OF TINTED GLASS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND CLIMBED INTO THE BED AND NOTICED THE MOON ROOF HAD SHATTERED IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION. A LARGE QUANTITY OF BROKEN GLASS HAD FALLEN DOWN AND WERE LAYING ON THE MOON ROOF INSIDE COVER. IF I HAD NOT HAD THE COVER CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE BREAKAGE, I COULD HAVE BEEN COVER IN SMALL PIECES OF BROKEN GLASS WITH POTENTIALLY A DIFFERENT OUTCOME. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT I HAVE HAD THIS YEAR WITH A SHATTERED MOON ROOF. IN MID OCTOBER, I WAS DRIVING A 2014 LEXUS ES300H AND THE MOON ROOF EXPLODED WITH A TREMENDOUS NOISE, ALSO IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION. I WAS GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR AND WAS NOT IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE NOR WAS I IN ANY TRAFFIC. AGAIN I DID NOT HAVE THE COVER OPEN AND NO GLASS CAME INTO THE VEHICLE. I WILL ALSO ADD THIS COMPLAINT TO THE DATABASE AS A SEPARATE COMPLAINT. *TR

DUE TO EGT SENSOR READING HIGH EG TEMPS TRUCK SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET UNTIL A GOOD SAMARITAN PULLED ME TO THE CURB. TRUCK WAS FULLY LOADED, BUT NOT OVER LOADED. *TR