2016 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HITTING BUMPS OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKING OCCURRED . FORD DEALERSHIP SAID A SHOCK WAS LOOSE AND TIGHTENED. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD DEALER DOES ALL MY SERVICE WORK. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND ANY FRONT END WORK, SAID IT LOOKED GOOD.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE START TO SHAKE ROUGHLY IN AN OSCILLATING STYLE, APPARENTLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND REQUIRED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT AND NOT CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS OR HIGHWAY WALLS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS WAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A HIGHWAY.

THE FRONT SUSPENSION EXHIBITS WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED, AND IT STILL OCCURRED. THE DEALER INDICATED TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO CUPPED TREAD CAUSED BY THE WORN-OUT SHOCKS. THIS WAS DONE. THE VEHICLE HASN'T HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE 100 MILES SINCE. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT "YOU CAN TELL IT STILL WANTS TO, BUT IT HASN'T YET". I GET THE SAME SENSATION WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. OUR HIGHWAY SPEEDS HERE ARE 65 MPH, AND OUR INTERSTATE SPEEDS ARE 80 MPH. PRIOR TO THE TIRES BEING REPLACED, A DRIVER EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE IN A SITUATION THAT'S WORTH REPORTING. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF 65 MPH TWO-LANE HIGHWAY WHEN DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HELD ONTO, AND THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL HEAD ON COLLISION. I BELIEVE FORD IS AWARE OF THE REGULAR OCCURRENCE OF DEATH WOBBLE IN THESE TRUCKS, BUT THEY ARE EITHER INCAPABLE OF FIXING THEM, OR THEY DON'T WANT TO FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT IN MY OPINION. I CANNOT AGREE THAT CUPPED TIRES OR WORN OUT SHOCKS ARE AN ACCEPTABLE TRIGGER FOR DEATH WOBBLE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO A HEAD-ON COLLISION. IT'S MY BELIEF THAT MORE TOLERANCE SHOULD BE ENGINEERED INTO VEHICLES SO THAT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T OR SIMPLY DON'T MAINTAIN THEIR VEHICLES WILL NOT BE CAUSING AVOIDABLE FATALITIES. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT WORN-OUT SHOCKS OR CUPPED TIRE TREAD IS CAPABLE OF CAUSING SUCH ISSUES, AND IT INFURIATES ME THAT FORD DISMISSES IT. THIS DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY IN THE THREE YEARS WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING THE VEHICLE. MANY DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IT.

WHILE TRAVELING FREEWAY SPEED, HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD CAUSES AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND CAUSES THE TRUCK TO GO TOWARDS THE LEFT, THAT ONLY GOES AWAY AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES AND SLOWING DOWN 10-15 MPH. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD CALLS IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAD THE TRUCK INTO FORD BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK, BUT THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY TOTALLY. FORD CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM, AND DIAGNOSED IT AS TRACK BAR BALL JOINT WORN, EXCESSIVE PLAY, SHIMMY SHOCK WORN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT IN THEIR TRUCKS, BUT REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND SAID IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE WORN OUT. THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANY PARTS BEING WORN WHEN THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHOCK, LESS THAN 10000 MILES BEFORE. VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE "DEATH WOBBLE." KEN GARFF FORD WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE OEM PARTS TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW THE DEATH WOBBLE IS GONE. HOWEVER, FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR 15 YEARS AND REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT.

HAD TRUCK TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING LOSS OF ANTI FREEZE TOLD THEM EVERY TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS THE INTER OILER. THEY REPLACED OTHER THINGS SAID THEY HAD TO DO AS MANUFACTURERS SAID. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH NO LUCK. IT FINALLY RAN OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY THEN REPLACED A EGR COOLER AND SAID THAT WAS IT CHARGED ME FOR IT THREE DAYS LATER THE CONNECTING ROD WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND BROKE THE CRANK IN SEVERAL PLACES AS THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TRIED TO SAY I WOULDN'T LEAVE IT WITH THEM LONG ENOUGH THEY WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND ANY OF IT INCLUDING CHARGING ME FOR AN EGR COOLER THAT HAD NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO IT NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. THEY HAD THE HEAD PULLED AND WHAT I SAY WAS VERY EVIDENT THAT ANTIFREEZE HAD FLOOD A CYLINDER AND LOCKED IT UP. CAN'T BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I DO HAVE PHOTOS AND PARTS IF NEEDED.WAS IN MOTION DATE MOTOR BLEW UP IS APPROXIMATELY CAN GET EXACT IF NEEDED

FORD CALLS IT A DEATH WOBBLE THEY SAY IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. SAD WHEN DEALERSHIP TELLS YOU THAT. STEERING STABILIZER SEVERAL OTHER PARTS WILL NEED TO BE BOUGHT TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN HAVE SUCH UNSAFE PARTS THAT COULD KILL SEVERAL PEOPLE. SAD!

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROFOUND "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE FRONT END. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, AN UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AND THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY (CAUSING THE TIRES TO SKIP ON THE PAVEMENT SURFACE-LOOSING TRACTION) AND THIS "RHYTHM" CANNOT BE CONTROLLED UNTIL THE SPEED IS BROUGHT BELOW 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN A CURVE IN THE ROAD. IT WOULD BE EASY TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO SOMETHING/SOMEONE! EVERYTHING ON MY TRUCK IS FACTORY STOCK. THE TIRES ARE GOOD AND I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND WANTS ME TO REPLACE GOOD PARTS AT MY EXPENSE WHICH DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW. THERE ARE MANY AFTERMARKET PARTS AVAILABLE THAT CLAIM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT THEM ON BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE FORD A REASON TO BLAME THE PROBLEM ON THE AFTERMARKET PARTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE AND LOOKS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PALLOTTA FORD LINCOLN (4199 CLEVELAND RD, WOOSTER, OH 44691, (330) 345-6600), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,340. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

MY FORD F-350 HAS EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS FROM 50-75 MPH, IT'S RANDOM AND DOESN'T SHOW ANY WARNING SIGNS, IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND UNNERVING TO EXPERIENCE. HITTING THE BRAKES MAKES IT VIOLENTLY UNCONTROLLABLE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ME IN WORSE SHAPE THEN BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. I HAVE DONE TONS OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL F-250,F-350,F-450,AND F-550 TRUCKS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED! THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IT, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. I OWN 3 FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS SO FAR 2 OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS UNCONTROLLABLE SITUATION AND MY 2019 F-550 IS SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS AS MY OTHER 2 TRUCKS BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY DEATH WOBBLED. FORD KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND SO DOES THE NHTSA. PLEASE DO RESEARCH AND AN INVESTIGATION SO THIS CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR ALL SUPER DUTY OWNERS! OR STAY AWAY FROM THESE TRUCKS IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY TRACK BAR, STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AND SOME SORT OF SLUGS WHICH I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF. SO WE WILL SEE WHEN I GET IT BACK THIS TIME IF IT'S ANY BETTER.

LOCKING HUBS SEIZED UP AT 17,000 MILES. COULD ONLY TURN THEM WITH A WRENCH. THE COATING AROUND THE HUB WAS BUBBLING WITH CORROSION FROM INSIDE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON MY PREVIOUSLY OWNED F250 KING RANCH. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND STATED IT WAS COMMON.