2015 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

OWING A DIESEL PICK-UP WE HAVE TO ADD CETANE BOOSTER TO EVERY TANK OF FUEL TO BOOST THE CETANE PERCENTAGE TO KEEP THE ENGINE OPERATING AT PEAK PERFORMANCE. I USE ONLY "MOTORCRAFT CETANE BOOSTER & PERFORMANCE IMPROVER', IT COMES IN A 20 OZ BOTTLE. THE ISSUE IS THERE'S A ROUND CARDBOARD UNDER THE CAP THAT'S SUPPOSED TO STAY THERE TO PREVENT IT FROM LEAKING, IT DOESN'T. IT STICKS TO THE BOTTLE AND IF YOU AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION IT WILL GO INTO YOUR FUEL TANK AND GET STUCK IN THE FUEL PUMP AND SHUT DOWN THE TRUCK. IT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS STRANDED 3 TIMES TILL I FOUND A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I LOOK ONLINE AND IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES TO OTHER OWNERS AND FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW AND THE LABOR TO GET IT REPAIRED. IT'S THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND DANGEROUS. THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE THEN SHUT OFF. THANK GOD I WAS ON A 35 MPH ROAD. IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT 70 THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BREAKING WILL SHUT OFF, SUPER HARD TO CONTROL, VERY DANGEROUS. THE TRUCK WEIGHS ABOUT 6,500 LBS. . I'VE READ ONLINE IT HAS HAPPENED A LOT. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND CREATE A BOTTLE THAT DOESN'T FALL APART. IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IN TRAFFIC SOMEBODY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS TRUCK HAS AN OCCASIONAL WOBBLE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN IN MOTION,SPEED DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A MAJOR FACTOR. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THIS IS PREVALENT ON MOST ALL SUPER DUTY PICKUPS FROM ABOUT 2010 TO PRESENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN A NHTSB ISSUE FOR A RECALL AS THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME, OH YEAH WE CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO AS TO JUST HOW PREVALENT THIS IS AND WHAT FORD IS DOING TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE MOST COMMON TERM FOR MY PROBLEM IS CALLED A DEATH WOBBLE. I AM SPENT A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING PARTS TO FIX THE TRUCK ONLY TO LEARN THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TO DATE FORD HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MILES AN HOUR AND HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS A HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND MILES ON IT, THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY AT 120000 ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO.

I OWN A 2015 F350 SUPERDUTY. I HAVE NOTICED HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 50 MPH OR HIGHER WHEN CROSSING OVER A TRANSITION IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SUSPENSION/STEERING CAN GO INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMING THAT CAN ONLY BE OVERCOME BY A RAPID DEACCELERATION TO LESS ~30MPH. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT THE SHIMMING IS SO VIOLENT ITS HAD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. YESTERDAY, CROSSING OVER A BRIDE ON RT 222 SOUTH IN LANCASTER CO PENNA, THE TRUCK CROSSED A TRANSITION A THE END OF A BRIDGE. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE OTHER CARS HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS HITTING ME AS MY TRUCK WAS IN THIS RESONANCE UNTIL I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. THIS ONLY OCCURS SO FAR ABOVE 50MPH, BUT, IT IS MUCH MORE COMMON AT 65-70MPH. I AM TAKING THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR ANOTHER EVALUATION. THIS SITUATION DEVELOPED AT ~ 76,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS 92,000 MILES NOW. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE EVENT ONLINE I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE "FORD SUPERDUTY DEATH WOBBLE." I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS TERM AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD THIS SITUATION ON QUITE A FEW FORD F250-F350 VEHICLES. I NO LONGER FEEL VERY SAFE DRIVING A $72,000 VEHICLE THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE A DEATH WOBBLE, WHICH AS AN ENGINEER, WOULD APPEAR TO BE A DIRECT RESULT OF AN INADEQUATE DESIGN BY THE OEM. I BELIEVE WE NEED THE GOVERNMENTS HELP RESOLVING THIS SITUATION SINCE FORD DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF THIS COMMON SITUATION.

THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH OUR TRUCKS, IT'S A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. IN A 10 MILE RIDE IT WOULD HAPPEN 3-4X AT 70 TO 75MPH HITTING THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. VERY DIFFICULT ON A HIGHWAY, *BF

WHEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AT 70-75MPH, THE TRUCK HITS A SMALL BUMP AND GOES INTO AN EXTREME DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE NIGHT OF DRIVING. UPON RESEARCH, IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG FORD SUPER DUTIES AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT IS NOT SAFE WHATSOEVER. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH 47,000 MILES. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T67905_DS972988

WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING I HIT A BUMP THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO START TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. I PUT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE BUT IT CONTINUED TO WOBBLE UNTIL I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. IT NEARLY CAUSED A ACCIDENT. SCARED ME TO DEATH. I KNOW OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

SAME PROBLEM W/ THE DEF HEATING UNIT AS ON EARLIER/SIMILAR F-SERIES TRUCKS THAT HAVE COMPELLED FORD TO ISSUE EXTENDED WARRANTY (SEE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 18M01) -- A DTC208A ERROR COMES UP, INDICATING FAILURE IN THE DEF SENDER/HEATER. NOT CLEAR WHY FORD IS OMITTING THE 2015 F350 POWERSTROKES WHEN THEY'RE USING THE SAME PART AND BUILT IN THE SAME FACTORY AS THE MODELS THAT HAVE HAD THE WARRANTY EXTENDED.

VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE DRIVER WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE. UPON STARTING, THE DRIVER NOTICED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD IMMEDIATELY. NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY BEFORE THE FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE NOTICED. FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. DRIVER THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, POPPED THE HOOD RELEASE, AND SPRAYED 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS UNDER THE HOOD AND ON THE MOTOR EXTINGUISHING THE FLAMES. THEN 911 WAS CALLED.