2016 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

SINCE NEW A DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. THIS IS A RANDOM ISSUE THAT HAPPENS WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. SOMETIMES IT GOES AWAY QUICKLY OTHER TIMES I NEED TO PULL OVER AND STOP COMPLETELY.

EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK. ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IS IN PREDICTABLE WHEN IT WILL DO IT.

TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO GREEN FORD PEORIA IL. FOR RECALL ON THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION RECALL. AFTER RECEIVING MY TRUCK BACK THE NEXT DAY TRUCK THREW ANOTHER ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TRUCK WAS RETURNED THAT DAY TO FIND REDUCTANT HEATER CODE WAS SHOWING. MY TRUCK OF COURSE IS A 2016 F350 WITH THE 6.7 FOUND RECALLS FOR PREVIOUS YEARS BUT NOT THIS TRUCK YEAR, SAME EXACT ISSUE. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP PREPARING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER FULL POWER AS I MERGED INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC SPEEDING UP TO MERGE THE TRUCK LOST POWER. I NEARLY WAS REAR-ENDED AS THE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO THROW MY FLASHERS ON AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE ADVISOR AT GREEN FORD I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 92K MILES AND HAVE ONLY PUT 3K ON IT SINCE. I'M VERY DISSAPOINTED IN THIS ISSUE AS I'VE SEEN IT'S A VERY COMMON THING TO HAPPEN. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 2016 6.7 JUST AS THE PREVIOUS YEARS

WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH-80MPH), STEERING AND TRUCK START SHAKING VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) UNTIL SLOWING TO ~20MPH. SHAKING IS TRIGGERED INSTANTANEOUSLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A DEPRESSION-TYPE BUMP WHILE IN A LEFT HAND CURVE. PROBLEM IS MOST LIKELY CASTOR ALIGNMENT NEEDING ADJUSTING (SEE FORD TSB 18-2268) OR, LESS LIKELY, STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER.

FORD DEATH WOBBLE, DEFECT IN FRONT STEERING DAMPING SHOCK CAUSES TRUCK TO SEVERELY START SHAKING WHEN 1 WHEEL HITS RIPPLE IN ROAD. YOU CANT STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF TRUCK WITHOUT ALMOST STOPPING TRUCK. IT SHAKES ENTIRE TRUCK. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS WITH RIPPLES IN PAVEMENT OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS AROUND 60 MPH OR HIGHER. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DEALERSHIP PUTS AFTER MARKET DUAL STEERING STABILIZER KIT ON FRONT END AT PRICE OF $600.00

STARTED MY 2016 F350 SUPER DUTY 6.7 DIESEL ON A FREEZING MORNING AND DROVE TO WORK. AT LUNCH I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ABOUT 3 MILES INTO MY DRIVE A SLOW SPEED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO A LOCAL AUTO ZONE FOR ENGINE CODE DIAGNOSTICS AND THE READER SHOWED CODE P20BA. THIS CODE INDICATES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE EMISSIONS DEF SCR FLUID HEATER - EMISSIONS RELATED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER AS THEY ARE COMPLETELY BOOKED FOR SERVICE CALLS. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE IN PRIOR YEAR MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE YEARS 2011-2015. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A CURRENT RECALL FOR THE 2016 YEAR MODEL SO WILL LIKELY HAVE TO PAY UPWARDS OF $1200 (SEARCH INFORMATION INDICATION) TO GET THIS EMISSION REPAIR COMPLETED ON A VEHICLE WITH ~60K MILES. SINCE THE BODY STYLE AND ENGINE CHANGES FOR THIS FORD SUPER DUTY MODEL DID NOT CHANGE UNTIL 2017 I'M HOPING THIS RECALL WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE 2016 YEAR MODELS AS THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS. THE RECALL I AM REFERRING TO IS FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 18M01. THE ATTACHED PICTURE MILAGE IS NOT REPRESTETATIVE OF THIS VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 60K MILES ON IT. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND STARTED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN SO I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE POWER BRAKES WERE OUT AS WELL AND ONLY HAD MANUAL BRAKES SO I HAD TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN AND PRESS THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP THE TRUCK. I STOPPED THE TRUCK, TURNED IT OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A WHINE AND THE BRAKES WORKED BUT NOT FULLY. IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS ATTEMPTING TO KICK IN WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AND NEEDS REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS 29, 618 MILES.

THE REDUCTANT HEATER RECALL NEEDS TO EXTEND TO AT LEAST MY 2016 TRUCK. THEY HAVE HAD EXCESSIVE FAILURES. MY LAST TRUCK WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (WARRANTY EXTENSION-PROGRAM 18M01). THIS RECALL WAS GIVEN IN 2018 AND THEY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED MORE THAN JUST 2012 TO 2015.

WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED IS BETWEEN 40-45 MPH THE VEHICLE HAS A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND HAVE THE LIFETIME BALANCE/ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT WITH FIRESTONE. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. CONTINUES TO DO THIS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT, BOUGHT USED FROM CARMAX.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE.