2013 FORD F-350 Complaints

while driving at highway speeds and hitting a slight bump or bridge joint the steering wheel started shaking so violently i had to abruptly come to a stop 4 times to avoid colliding with other traffic on our holiday trip. The steering damper has already been upgraded as well as tie rod ends, drag link and shocks. these trucks and this problem has to be addressed before one or more of us get killed by not being able to control it especially during high traffic times such as this past weekend. this weekend the problem was the worst of several incidents with this issue. Working for a Ford dealer the problem has been on going, despite making many repairs myself to save money on installation.

The EGR system has caused the truck's transmission to go into idle mode which is 2 miles an hour. Safely it can not be driven to be serviced if you are on the road. This system has reset its self on 3 occasions, once when I was taking the truck into a Ford service dealership. They stated they could not do anything without the trouble senor on. There is one recall on the nox sensor and 3 other service alerts for the EGR on the trucks. This is very dangerous and should be put in your system.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the taillights were starting to crack between the taillights and the tailgate on both sides. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the Vin was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH ON ALL ROAD SURFACES THE FRONT END WILL RANDOMLY GO INTO A VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS TO THROW HEAVY ITEMS FROM THE DOOR POCKETS AND PREVENT STEERING THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE REPLACED A SUSPECTED STEERING COMPONENTS WITH NO REMEDY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE OCCURRED IN A LATER MODEL TRUCK AND HAS BEEN RECALLED. OUR MECHANIC HAS NICKNAMED THIS WOBBLE A DEATH WOBBLE.

TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHOOK AFTER GOING OVER BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 40MPH ON CITY STREET TO WHERE I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. HAD NO CONTROL OF THE SHAKE AND WHEN APPLIED BRAKES THE TRUCK KEPT SHAKING UNTIL I COULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONTACTED REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CONDITION IS REFERRED TO AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. FORD KNOWS OF THE ISSUE BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. PARTS AFFECTED AND WERE REPLACED ARE TRACK BAR ASSEMBLY AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT

WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AT FIRST IT STARTED AT NORMAL MICHIGAN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND MORE REPEATABLE, AND OCCURRING A LOWER SPEEDS. ESSENTIALLY IF YOU HIT A TYPICAL HIGHWAY BUMP THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL FORCE YOU TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE OR BRAKE QUICKLY ON A HIGHWAY UNTIL IT STOPS. THIS TRUCK HAS A STOCK SUSPENSION AND ABOUT 150K MILES. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SUSPENSION SHOP THEY CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY FAILED COMPONENTS.

THE TRUCK DEVELOPS A SEVERE SHAKE/WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK IS HARD TO CONTROL AND HAS TO BE SLOWED CONSIDERABLY BEFORE IT STOPS THE WOBBLE AND CAN BE CONTROLLED.

WHILE TRAVELING ABOVE 50MPH OR SO, THE TRUCK HAS VIOLENTLY SHOOK AFTER HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE PULLING TO ONE SIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WITH EACH TIME BEING EXACTLY THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE DRIVING SMOOTHLY, AND THEN EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT REPETITIVE SHAKING. EACH TIME, THE DRIVER HAS HAD TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 20MPH OR LOWER, THE VEHICLE REGAINED CONTROL. VISUAL EXAMINATIONS OF THE VEHICLE RETURNED NO LOOSE OR BROKEN PARTS, AND THE VIOLENT VIBRATIONS WERE NOT EVIDENT BY ANY MARKINGS OR OTHER DISTURBANCES UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME INITIAL RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED ALMOST IDENTICAL SITUATIONS, AND IS CHARACTERIZED AS "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM SAFE TO DRIVE, AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY RECALLS FROM FORD ON THIS KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE.

WHEN MY TRUCK HITS A BUMP AT 40-60MPH, MY TRUCK BEGINS TO GO INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRED SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SPENT A TON OF MONEY TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO FIX IT WITH NO RESOLVE. I HAVE A VIDEO TO SEND YOU BUT THIS WEBSITE ONLY ACCEPTS PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS.

WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE TRAVELING ABOVE 65MPH, THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAPE (DEATH WOBBLE) UNTIL YOU SLOW TO BELOW 50MPH