2011 FORD F-350 Complaints

2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD A LIFT OR LARGE TIRES OF ANY KIND INSTALLED ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS HAD STOCK OEM SPEC TIRES. THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE". FORD CALLS IT "SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION". IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING TO EXPERIENCE. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS. THE DEATH WOBBLE PRIMARILY OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 OR SO MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A POT-HOLE, EXPANSION JOINT, UNAVOIDABLE ROAD DEBRIS, ETC. IT ALSO HAS A NASTY SNOWBALL EFFECT IN THAT ONCE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES THE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE IT IS CREATING CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN EASIER AND EASIER TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL THEN OCCUR REGULARLY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE LITERALLY MANY DOZENS OF TIMES OVER THE YEARS SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE DONE AND REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN THINK OF TO FIX THIS PROBLEM; SOME OF THEM MULTIPLE TIMES BUT NOTHING WORKS. THINGS WE HAVE DONE: NEW TIRES (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW FRONT-END ALIGNMENT (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW TRACK BAR BUSHING AND BALL JOINT (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW TIE ROD ENDS (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW CENTER LINK (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW SHOCK ABSORBERS, NEW STEERING DAMPER, NEW UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, NEW U-JOINTS. NONE OF THIS HAS WORKED. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT IS WREAKS HAVOC ON THE ENTIRE TRUCK INCLUDING THE NEWLY INSTALLED PARTS, THE FRAME, DRIVETRAIN AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, CHASSIS, ETC. LITERALLY EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING WINDSHIELDS. FORD IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE PROPENSITY FOR THEIR SOLID FRONT AXLE F-250 AND F-350 TRUCKS FROM THE PAST TWO DECADES TO EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE. SOMEBODY WILL EVENTUALLY DIE FROM THIS, IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. IT NEEDS DEALT WITH!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, AN UNKNOWN IDLE SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIBERTY BAY AUTO CENTER (LOCATED AT 20201 FRONT ST NE, POULSBO, WA 98370, (360) 697-4066) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V128000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED THEY ARE UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT ON THEIR LIST OF AFFECTED.*JB

RADIO LIGHTING DISPLAY IS OUT ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION LIGHT DISPLAY IS OUT TO SHOW WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. 12 V PLUG HAS BEEN OUT SINCE I OWNED IT IN 2014.

MY SUPER DUTY IS DOING A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE TRUCK IT ONLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE IS NO WARNING TO WHEN IT HAPPENS AND DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME MY FRIEND HAS 90 OF THOSE TRUCKS AND MORE THAN HALF OF HIS ARE DOING IT FORD REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE FRONT END AND HE DROVE 5 MILES AND IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN FORD HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT'S HAPPENING TO THE WHOLE LINE OF SUPER DUTYS I HAVE ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO FORD IS GOING TO TAKE IT IN AND SEE WHAT THEY FIND BUT I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX IT MY TRUCK IS STOCK WITH 68K MILEAGE 2ND OWNER EVERY SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEY EITHER NEED TO DO A RECALL OR GIVE ME ANOTHER TRUCK BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED EVERYONE BEEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND EACH ONE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THIS FIRST STARTED IN JUNE AND HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY AT LEAST ONCE SO I STOPPED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED AND BECAUSE FORD WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THE WARRANTY WON'T COVER IT IF YOU SEND ME A WAY TO SEND YOU A VIDEO OF THIS I WILL FORD HEADQUARTERS IS GOING TO TRY AND GET THIS FIXED OR POSSIBLY BUY BACK THE TRUCK BUT IT IS PAID FOR AND I DON'T WANT A TRUCK PAYMENT SO I WOULD ONLY ACCEPT SOMETHING LIKE A NEW TRUCK OR MORE THAN WHAT IT IS WORTH WHICH IS 40000

THE WELL KNOWN ISSUE CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS IS DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE FORD F-SERIES TRUCKS WHERE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. FORD DENIES THIS IS AN ISSUE, YET YOU CAN FIND EVIDENCE OF THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE FORD TRUCK FORUMS. WITH MY TRUCK, THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WHEN IT OCCURS, I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS, TIE ROD ENDS, TRACK BAR, TRACK BAR BALL JOINT, ROTATED TIRES, ALIGNMENT, AND IT IS STILL OCCURRING. THE ONLY THING LEFT TO REPLACE ARE THE BALL JOINTS THEN PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION WILL HAVE BEEN REBUILT AT A COST OF A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES ON THE HIGHWAY. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS HAS ALREADY CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN CERTAIN CASES AND IS DUE TO A POOR DESIGN OF THESE TRUCKS. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AND THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVIING ON THE HIGHWAY 65MPH AN THE TRUCK STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THINGS ON THE BACK SEAT LANDED ON THE FLOOR DUE TO THE UNCONTROLABLE SHAKING OF THE TRUCK. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN WHICH I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SCARY AN UNSAFE ISSUE.. IT HAS HAPPENED QUITE A BIT AN IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN DIE. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE. FORD HAS GOT TO RECOGNIZE THEY HAVE A BIG ISSUE HERE AN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE TO KEEP THE SPEED DOWN AN EVEN THEN ITS STILL AN ISSUE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ITS THAT BAD IN ONE INSTANCE I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE I COULDNT GET IT TO STOP FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AN STOP I WAS SHAKING AN SCARED TO DEATH. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO DUEING MY RESEARCH AN FINDIN OUT IT WAS THE DEATH WOBBLE AN THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. PLEASE THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK-YOU

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON NEW HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL STARTED ROCKING VIOLENTLY JUST ABOUT LOST CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED SO HARD THE SPOKE ON THE STEERING WHEEL HIT AND HURT MY THUMB. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER WHO FOUND EVERYTHING WITHIN FORD ACCEPTABLE SPECIFICATIONS. DEALER SAID WEAR WAS FOUND RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL MOVING PARTS IN FRONT SUSPENSION PLUS NEW SHOCKS AND TIRES. $4000.00

DEATH WOBBLE, I HAVE REPLACED EVERY SINGLE PARTS THAT MOVES ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND AT 60 MPH TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT AND HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD AND STEERING OSCILLATING LEFT AND RIGHT AND ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO BRAKE HARD DOWN TO 25 MPH, FORD UNWILLING TO HELP. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR 3 DAYS EACH TIME, AT A TOTAL COST OF $3800. IT STARTED JUNE 20TH 2018 AND IS STILL ACTING UP AS OF TODAY 13 MONTHS LATER. TRUCK IS 100% FACTORY.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON I 70 WEST OF DENVER HEADING TOWARDS SILT COLORADO. WE WERE COMING DOWN A HILL THAT HAD A BRIDGE AND A TURN AT THE BOTTOM. AS SOON AS WE HIT THE APPROACH TO THE BRIDGE OUR TRUCK START WHAT I CALL A "DEATH WOBBLE" AS THIS PORTION OF THE ROCKIES IS VERY STEEP WITH NARROW CORNERS I WAS FACED WITH A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE IN MY OPINION. WE HAD BRAND NEW TIRES ON IT AND A FRESH ALIGNMENT. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I WAS AFRAID FOR OUR LIVES. WE PROMPTLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO OUR DEALERSHIP (COLUMBINE FORD) EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THEY GAVE US A LOANER. WHEN WE GOT THE TRUCK BACK I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. I STILL HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!! I HAVE BEEN A FORD MAN MY WHOLE LIFEBOAT I CANNOT CONTINUE TO BE A LOYAL CUSTOMER WHEN THEY DISREGARD THE PROBLEM WITH FAKE FIXES!!! MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILDREN ARE FAR TOO IMPORTANT TO ME TO ALLOW THIS TO GO ON WITHOUT FORD ADDRESSING THE SITUATION!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FX CAPRARA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM WATERTOWN (18476 US-11, WATERTOWN, NY 13601, (315)-788-7400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,656.