2018 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

YOU DID A RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE OPENING BECAUSE OF MOISTURE IN A SENSOR BUT YOU STILL HAVE NOT DONE A RECALL FOR THE TAILGATE OPENING DUE TO THE KEY FOB. YOU SAY ALL THE DAMAGE THAT CAN BE CAUSED SHOULD THE TAILGATE OPENING WHILE PULLING A TRAILER. IF YOU HAVE THE KEY FOB IN YOUR POCKET IT CAN BUMP THE TAILGATE OPEN BUTTON TWICE (JUST WHILE WALKING) AND OPEN THE TAILGATE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO BE DISABLED. THE DAMAGE POSSIBILITY IS IDENTICAL. PLEASE GET THIS CORRECTED. SHOULD IT COME OPEN IN MY YARD WHILE I AM WORKING AND COMES DOWN ON MY GRANDDAUGHTERS HEAD IT COULD BE DEADLY. PLEASE CORRECT THIS. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 75 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY (THE 'DEATH WOBBLE') AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW.

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAY AND HITTING A "ROUGH" PATCH, THE TRUCK'S WHEELS THEN BEGIN SHAKING, CAUSING THE WHOLE TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SHAKING WON'T SUBSIDE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED DROPS BELOW 50 MPH OR LOWER. THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LIMITED RESPONSE TO TURNING WHEN THE SHAKING IS HAPPENING. THIS SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT I'VE HEARD DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND MAINTAINING SPEED (I.E. NOT TURNING OR ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING). THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY, BUT ALWAYS AFTER A CHANGE IN SURFACE (EXPANSION JOINT, POTHOLE, UNEVEN SURFACE). I HAVE DRIVEN OVER THE SAME SPOT WITH OTHER VEHICLES, INCLUDING A FORD EXCURSION, AND CANNOT REPLICATE IT. IT SEEMS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THIS GENERATION OF THE SUPER DUTY.

BOUGHT BRAND NEW, THE FEEL WAS BOUNCY; AT 14,000 MILES MORE BOUNCY IN FRONT END, BY 23,000 MILES THE FULL "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 45 MILES AN HOUR ON A VERY SMALL BRIDGE. THEN EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU DROVE THE TRUCK, THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WOULD HAPPENED, EVERYTIME, EVEN WITH THE LITTLES BUMPS. VERY SCARY AND THE TRUCK IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I WAS ACTUALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.

I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS GETTING SLOPPY AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND GOING OVER BRIDGE JOINTS. TWO NIGHTS AGO I WAS DRIVING AT 57MPH WHEN I CAME OFF A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND PULL TO THE ROAD SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. AT ABOUT 30MPH THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE I HAVE A TRUCK INFLICTED WITH 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. INSTINCTUALLY, I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN WHICH SEEMED TO ADD TO THE FORCEFUL SHAKING BY CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I'M A HEALTHY SIZED 210 LB MAN AND I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT VEERING OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ANOTHER CAR. I MANAGED TO STEER MY WAY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO WHERE THE SHAKING AND SWAYING STOPPED. ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 30 SECONDS IN DURATION, IT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY AND IT WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOMENTS IN MY LIFE. AFTER THE INCIDENT TODAY, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SUPER DUTY F-250 & F-350 PICKUP TRUCKS. IT HAS BEEN LABELED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" (YES THAT'S REALLY WHAT ITS CALLED). THANKFULLY, IT WAS ME AND NOT MY TEENAGE SON BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE I THINK TODAY'S INCIDENT WOULD HAVE ENDED MUCH DIFFERENTLY HAD HE BEEN DRIVING! PLEASE ADVOCATE FOR THE CONSUMER AND ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE.

IT STARTED WITH A SLIGHT SHAKE GOING OVER A SEAM IN THE PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES IT DEVELOPED INTO A HARD SHAKE THAT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL YOU WOULD SLOW DOWN BELOW 35 MPH. THE DEALER "FIXED" THIS WITH A STEERING STABILIZER, BUT IT STILL FEELS LIKE IT DID WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AND THE DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROBABLY BECAUSE I WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY IN ABOUT 2000 MILES.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE FRONT END HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL BEGINS AN OSCILLATION THAT CARRIES THROUGH ENTIRE TRUCK. TRUCK NEEDS TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO GET VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 15,000 MILES AND ONLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH TIME. TRUCK NOW HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. FORD REPLACED A STEERING DAMPENER 1-24-20 BUT TRUCK STILL HAS ISSUE

I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT STEERING CONTROL ISSUES AT 65MPH TO THE TRUCK STEERS LEFT AND RIGHT AS IF THE TIRES ARE WOBBLING TAKEN IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT WAS PURCHASED AT AND TWICE THEY CLAIM TO FIX PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT THE TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON ROUGH ROADS ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT SMOOTH LANE AND OUT OF KNOW WHERE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY THIS WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE I SLOWED DOWN AS QUICKLY AS I COULD TO TRY TO STOP IT BUT IT TOOK A BIT TO STOP SHAKING I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ANYTHING LIKE THAT