2016 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

THE BACKUP CAMERA WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND/OR IS DISTORTED. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NOW I HEAR THERE IS A RECALL ON 2020 FORD TRUCKS. THE NEWS COVERAGE OF THE RECA, 2016.LL DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE IS WAS NEW. I AM WRITING IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE RECALL EXPANDED TO MY 2016 FORD F350. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW. I TOOK DELIVERY ON MAY

I WAS TRAVELING UP HORSESHOE BEND (IDAHO). I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BACKFIRE, BUT TOWARDS THE FRONT. AFTER I HEARD THE NOISE, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, FLAMES JUST EXPLODED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES, MY TRUCK AND 5TH WHEEL WERE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE PASSENGER AND I WERE TREATED IN FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLE FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

TERRIBLE SHAKING WHEN CRUISING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. I MAINLY NOTICE THE SHAKING AROUND 45 MPH, AND AGAIN AROUND 60 MPH. I AM ABLE TO CONTROL THE SHAKING BY EITHER ACCELERATING TO AROUND 70 MPH, OR BRAKING TO BELOW 40 MPH. THE SHAKING IS SO BAD SOMETIMES THAT I FEEL LIKE I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF I DON'T SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN TO MAKE THE SHAKING STOP. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TYPE OF STREET I AM ON AS LONG AS I AM GOING FAST OR SLOW ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY.

CURRENTLY FILED A CLAIM ABOUT "DEATH WOBBLE" ND I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND GOT IT "FIXED" AT A DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE 47K MILES ON MY TRUCK AND EVEN AFTER GETTING IT FIXED, I HIT A REPAIRED POTHOLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOT DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN AT 70 MPH. AT THAT SPEED, THERE WAS ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS WHERE YOU HAVE LITERALLY NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. MY ONLY SAVING GRACE WAS THE PERSON BEHIND ME ON THIS HIGHWAY WHO PUT THEIR HAZARDS ON AND HELD TRAFFIC BACK AS IT WAS PEAK TRAVEL TIME.

AT 70MPH, ON THE INTERSTATE, WE WENT OVER SOME GROOVES IN THE PAVEMENT. THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT MY HUSBAND COULDN'T STEER. HE RAPIDLY DECELERATED, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER. WE WERE CONVINCED THAT WE HAD HAD MULTIPLE TIRES BLOW OUT. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME OF THE MORNING, OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I NORMALLY HAUL A GOOSENECK TRAILER WITH HORSES, SO THANKFUL THIS WASN'T THE CASE THIS TIME.

THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OVER A CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT (30+). AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC AS "DEATH WOBBLE".

WHILE DRIVING ON US HWY 395 NORTHBOUND AT BUCKEYE RD IN MINDEN NV IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE FADING WHILE STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT. WHILE STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS LURCHING FORWARD AND I HAD TO FORCEFULLY STEP ON BRAKE AGGRESSIVELY TO KEEP IT FROM ENTERING INTERSECTION. I PUT IT IN PARK WHILE WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT AND AS I PUT IN DRIVE IT REVVED UP AS IT PAST REVERSE AND SLOWED IN NEUTRAL AND REVVED AGAIN AS IT HIT DRIVE. IT CONTINUED TO LURCH AND JERK WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR AS I DROVE IT HOME FROM CARSON CITY NV. THIRTY MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH DETERMINED TO BE P054F (EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE). I CALLED FORD TWICE AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THE DIESEL TRUCK WAS 5/100000, ON THE POWERTRAIN AS WELL AS THE ENGINE AND SINCE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I HAD IT TOWED TO CAPITAL FORD IN CARSON CITY NV(NEAREST DEALER). THE DEALER CALLED ME ADVISING THAT IT WAS A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER AT A OWNER PAY OF $4100.00. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND ERROR CODE TO FIND NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE EXACT SAME TRUCK COMBO. 6.7L W/TORQSHIFT6 TRANS. FORD ISSUED A SSM # 45540 FOR THE PROBLEM. ONE OWNER WITH THE SAME TRUCK OVER TWO MONTHS IN THE FORD SHOP FINALLY GOT FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH HE HAD 78K ON THE TRUCK. ACCORDING TO A SHOP TECH AT BEYER FORD IN MORRISTOWN NJ NAMED KEITH BROWNING STATED ON A THREAD (FORD TRUCK ENTHUSIAST) THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2016 F-SUPER DUTY AND F650-F750 SINCE OCTOBER OF 2015. I HAVE MADE FOUR CALLS TO FORD SINCE 08-20-20 TO 08-24-20 WITH A CASE # CAS 27293338 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL OR EMAIL BACK. MEANWHILE THE TRUCK SITS AT THE DEALER WHO STATED YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK IT OUT WITH FORD. I WILL NOT DRIVE IT HOME AS IT IS NOT SAFE. THE TORQUE OF THE DIESEL ENGINE COULD OVER POWER THE BRAKES LAUNCHING ME INTO AN INTERSECTION OR VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. .

ACCELERATED INTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS AT 70 MPH WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE LANES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, I COULDN'T BRAKE AND COULD HARDLY MANAGE TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE WHEEL TO TRY AND STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AS 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHICH WAS EXPLAINED AS A SUSPENSION ISSUE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME.

I POSTED HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND CONTINUES TO SHAKE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN

SEVERAL EVENTS DURING ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING (AS FOR A LIGHT THAT TURNED GREEN WHILE APPROACHING) THE ENGINE GOES TO FULL THROTTLE (MORE POWER THAN NORMALLY AVAILABLE) AND IT REQUIRES FULL HARD BRAKING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AFTER AN AUDIBLE "POP" IT RESPONDS. THE HAND BOOK ADDRESSES THIS BRIEFLY, THE DEALER GIVES NO ANSWERS AND STATES THE VEHICLE IS SAFE. THERE IS NO INTERFERENCE FROM A FLOOR MAT ( THIS WOULD ONLY RESTRICT THE PEDAL GOING FULL ANYWAY). I HAVE CREDIBLE WITNESS TO THIS EVENT AND OTHER BACKGROUND IS THIS ENGINE WAS REBUILT BY FORD AFTER SEIZING UP AT 7900 MILES AND HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE INCLUDING FUEL SYSTEM AND AT LEAST 7 CAB REMOVALS.