2015 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WITH ONLY 60K MILES ON IT. WHEN I HIT A BUMP GOING MORE THEN 50 MPH THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN. I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL.

WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH PAVEMENT WHILE TRAVELING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR THE FRONT SUSPENSION DEVELOPS A MAJOR AND UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH WHILE THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING APART. KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN A LANE IS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP IS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO BELOW 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. THIS FIRST OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2020 WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, THEN TWICE AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2021. IN RESEARCHING THIS SYMPTOM I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR YEAR SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOM. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH EPIC FORD IN EVERETT WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2021 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE DEALER WHO I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM. THEIR TECH COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SYMPTOM SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 9TH 2021 AND TOOK THE TECH FOR A DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. ON FEBRUARY 24TH 2021 THE DEALER CALLED TO SAY THE TRUCK WAS READY TO PICK UP BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SAID I SHOULD REPLACE MY AFTER MARKET DUAL STEERING STABILIZER. I WHOLLY DISAGREE THAT THIS IS AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM AS THE AFTERMARKET STEERING STABILIZER IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD ONLY REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF FRONT END WOBBLE, NOT CAUSE IT. RELUCTANTLY, I AGREED TO REPLACE THIS PART AND PICKED OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 25TH 2021. THERE WAS A GENERAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY, MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I WILL PURSUE A REPAIR OUTSIDE OF THE DEALER'S SERVICE NETWORK. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS FAR TOO COMMON OF AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AND FORD SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAILURES BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE.

HAVE TO REV GAS PADDLE ON VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF..VEHICLE ALSO STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY..

THE TRUCK GETS THE DEATH WOBBLES SO BAD ITS UNCONTROLLABLE.. HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK.

THE TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOOBLE. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO WRECK EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS. GOING 30+ MPH HOUR AND HIT A BUMP THE FRONT WHEELS AND STERRING WHEEL WOOBLE, VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY.

WHEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH OR GREATER AND HIT A BUMP THE STEERING STARTS DOING A VIOLENT WOBBLE WHERE I NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATE 2025 MILES AN HOUR TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK THIS HAS HAPPENED WEISS WHILE TRANSITIONING ON THE FREEWAY AT EXPANSION JOINTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDS WAS REDUCED AND THE FAILURE WAS ELIMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD STORE (17045 CONDIT RD MORGAN HILL, CA 95037, (408) 782-8201) WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BACK AND RESCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.*DT*JB

VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE EXHAUST FILTER WITH THE DEF SYSTEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. SCANNER REVEALED CODE P20BA-00, REDUCTANT HEATER "A" CONTROL CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE, AND P0884 TCM POWER SIGNAL INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FORD DEALER CONTACTED REGARDING REPAIRS. ADVISED WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR EMISSIONS CONTROL. COST PROHIBITIVE TO REPAIR.

THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING ESPECIALLY BAD IN THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I GET UP TO 50MPH AND FASTER. ALSO HAS A HOPPING FEELING AROUND 42 TO 45 MPH. THE SPEED AND EFFECTS ARE THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT ROAD I'M ON.

VEHICLE IS A 2015 FORD F350 DUALLY WITH 36, 875 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET. WOBBLE GETS EXCESSIVELY WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER NOTICING THE PROBLEM I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS WEEK 4 OCT, I TOOK VEHICLE TO OURISMAN FORD IN ALEXANDRIA, VA TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING DRAG LINK INNER AND OUTER, DRAG LINK TRACK BARD AND JOINT AND STEERING SHOCK DAMPNER. GOT SECOND OPINION FROM MALLOY FORD OF ANANDALE, VA, THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE ABOVE BUT ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH LOWER TIE RODS AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT MALLOY FORD JOHN PITTS IS THE PERSON THAT INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN OCCURENCE IN THESE VEHICLES AND CALLED IT A "DEATH WOBBLE". COSTS FOR THESE REPAIRS IS ROUGHLY $2100. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE CONCERING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER CARE MANAGER AMANDA ON 7 OCT AND SHE STATED ALTHOUGH SHE UNDERSTOOD MY CONCERNS THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. SHE STATED THIS ISSUE COULD BE CAUSED FROM DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS AND HITTING POT HOLES. I EXPLAINED THAT THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD AND I BEARLY DRIVE IT, HINCE ONLY 36, 875 MILES IN 5 YEARS. SHE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE ON HER END AND TOLD ME TO HAVE A NICE DAY.