2018 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

LOSE OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL ON HIGHWAY ..DUE TO UNCOMANDED TAILGATE OPENING.. TAILGATE COMES OPEN ON ITS OWN...THIS IS AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED. *TR

VEHICLE HAS UNDER 29,000 MILES. VEHICLE DOES NOT TOW HEAVY LOADS NOR COME CLOSE TO ITS RATED CAPACITY FOR USE AS A 1 TON. TODAY JUNE 1ST 2020 AT 50MPH ON SIDE ROAD I DROVE OVER A TRANSITION BETWEEN OLD ASPHALT AND NEW ASPHALT, A SMALL BUMP, THE TRUCK FRONT END STARTED SHAKING. ALL CONTROL OF THE FRONT END WAS LOST. I COASTED U TILL THE PROBLEM STOPPED I DROVE ANOTHER 4 MILES HOME. SEARCHED THE INTERNET. LEARNED OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. I REPEATED THE DRIVE UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AT THE SAME SPOT THE TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME LOSS OF CONTROL DEATH SHAKE. *TR

MY 2018 F-350 HAS A UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END, THE FORD DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER, BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE FALLING OFF, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T FEEL SAVE TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

EXTREME CORROSION AROUND THE VALVE STEM CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. NOW HAVE THE 7TH FLAT TIRE ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON THIS TRUCK KEEP LOSING AIR PRESSURE DUE TO GALVANIC CORROSION BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM WHEELS AND STAINLESS STEEL VALVE STEMS. PRESTIGE FORD IN GARLAND TEXAS REPLACED DEFECTIVE STEM WITH THE LIKE PART IN JANUARY 2020. I NOW HAVE A SECOND WHEEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. FORD HAS A CURRENT TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT HAS TAKEN THE STANCE OF NO REPAIR UNLESS THE STEM FAILS. THIS TRUCK HAULS A 16,000 POUND TRAILER AND A TIRE FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROLS WITH INJURY OR DEATH. DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES THE NTHSA SHOULD MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE FROM AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD BE AVOIDED BY FORD DOING THE RIGHT THING.*DT CONSUMER STATED CORROSION IS HAPPENING DUE TO DISSIMILAR METALS CONTACTING WHICH IS KNOWN AS GALVANIC CORROSION.*JB

ON APRIL 4, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, I TRAVELED OVER AN OVERPASS THAT HAD A SMALL LIP TYPE BUMP. THE TRUCK HIT THE SMALL BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY SO THAT I HAD TROUBLE HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE TRUCK VEERED HALFWAY INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME CAUSING A VEHICLE TO SOUND ITS HORN AND TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE TRUCK FINALLY SETTLED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AS I WENT HALFWAY OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. MANY ARTICLES IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WERE DISLODGED INCLUDING A COFFEE CUP, READING GLASSES. THIS TRUCK HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT, HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL. THIS INCLUDES TIRE ROTATION AND REGULAR TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS TO THIS TRUCK, IT IS EXACTLY AS IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. I AM A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WITH DECADES OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVING TO MY CREDIT WITH NO ACCIDENTS. I TRULY FELT IN DANGER AND ATTRIBUTE THE SAFE OUTCOME OF THIS EPISODE TO MY PROFESSIONAL EMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVER TRAINING SKILLS.

I FIRST HAD A DEATH WOBBLE AT 9000 MILES. I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED, THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING OR BLEW A TIRE AT 60 MPH. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. AT 15000 MILES IT BECAME MORE AND MORE RECURRING AND I STARTED ASKING AROUND AND HEARD OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 50 MPH AND IS SUCH A VIOLENT SHAKE IT MAY PUT YOU INTO ANOTHER LANE. YOU CAN NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT AND MUST SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 25 MPH. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO HIT MY BREAKS ON A FREEWAY WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME GOING 70 MPH AND NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED OR CAUSING A HUGE CRASH. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A COMPANY VEHICLE TO USE AS MY DAILY COMMUTER. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY HEARD OF IT AND SCHEDULED AND ORDERED PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. I SINCE HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ON A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH 16000 MILES. THEY INFORMED ME THIS SHOULD FIX IT BY REPLACING THE STABILIZER. REALLY? HOW DID IT WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY, I FEEL THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM AND THIS IS ONLY A SIMPLE FIX TO THE SITUATION TO GET ME ANOTHER 10000 MILES. DONT HIT ANY ROUGH BUMPS OR IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU WAS MY WORRY AND BEING REAR ENDED OR THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-75 UPON HITTING A BUMP ON THE PAVEMENT THE TRUCKS FRONT AXLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL AND FORCES RAPID DECELERATION TO REGAIN CONTROL. AT FIRST I ATTRIBUTED IT TO NORMAL BUMP STEER WITH SOLID FRONT AXLE BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM. TRUCK ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING SINCE 16,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ANY SPEED 55MPH-80MPH, HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BEGINS. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. VERY SCARY!