2018 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

TRUCK HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT LIKE A BRIDGE OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18E021000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT RESPONDED BY FORWARDING HIS INFORMATION, PER THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS, TO WWW.READINGBODY.COM/WARRANTYINFO. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER WHEN THE CONTACT WAS FLAGGED DOWN BY A MOTORIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUMPER BRACKET SNAPPED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL AND NOT THE DISTRIBUTOR VIA THEIR WEBSITE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE.. STARTED AT 15K MILES. FRONT STERRING DAMPENER HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY AND GETTING THE 3RD ONE DONE TODAY..TRUCK NOW HAS 36K MILES AND AM GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE HER.. SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I GET TO A COMPLETE STOP...VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY...ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ISSUES WITH MY TIRES AS WELL AS OTHER SUSPENSION ISSUES

FORD 2018 F-350 SUPER DUTY UNCOMMANDED TAILGATE OPENING WITH 3577 MILES. VEHICLE CAN BE PARKED , STATIONARY, TURNING OR IN MOTION AND TAILGATE WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD DEALER ON 3-SEPERATE OCCASION'S AND STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE TAILGATE ISSUE. DEALER DID STATE IT HAPPEN TO THEM ONCE IN THE SHOP. TOTAL OF 13 DAYS IN DEALER SHOP. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO FORD DEALER. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC TAILGATE THAT CAN BE OPENED WITH THE KEY FOBS. FORD DEALER HAS ADVISED ME FROM , HUMAN ERROR PUSHING TAILGATE BUTTON, GARAGE DOOR OPENER OR LOW BATTERY ON KEY FOBS. ALL THOSE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. I DID FIND ON LINE A IDENTICAL ISSUE AND A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 17-2196 WAS ISSUED ON A FORD 2017 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS BUT NOT FOR 2018 TRUCKS. AS OF THIS DATE I QUIT COUNTING AFTER 30-TAILGATE OPENINGS. I HAVE NOW ATTACHED A CHAIN ON TAILGATE TO INSIDE TRUCK BODY TO PREVENT THE TAILGATE OPENING AND LOOSING MY CARGO IN TRUCK BED. NOTE: THERE IS NO MECHANICAL DEVICE TO LOCK THE TAILGATE OR TO OVERRIDE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF TAILGATE?

IF TRAVELING 30 MPH OR MORE, AFTER RIDING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. ONLY APPLYING ON THE BRAKES FOR SOME TIME WITH BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO A CONTROLLABLE STATE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED 3 TIMES - TO NO AVAIL. WHILE IT WILL APPEAR TO BE GONE SHORTLY AFTER PICKING UP FROM THE DEALER, IT WILL SOON BEGIN TO STILL OCCUR AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND MAKIING A TURN, THE TAIL GATE DROPPED AND STRUCK A HORSE TRAILER. THE TAI LGATE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,200.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2018 F350 CREW CAB DUALLY DEISEL TRAVELING AT APPROX. 55MPH DOWN A HILL. I WAS TOWING MY 20FT EQUIPMENT TRAILER WITH MY TRACTOR ON IT FOR A COMBINED WEIGHT OF ABOUT 6K POUNDS. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THIS HILL, I HIT A POTHOLE AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY, I COULDN'T KEEP MY HANDS ON IT. I PANICKED AND DID WHAT I COULD, WHICH WAS SLAM ON THE BRAKES, WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE EVEN WORSE. AS MY TRUCK WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND MY TRAILER FISH TAILING BEHIND ME, MY PASSENGER AND I BRACED FOR IMPACT. AS THE TRUCK DECREASED IN SPEED, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. MY FORD HAS 11, 800 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 11, 400 MILES ON IT, AND NOW I'M BEGINNING TO REALIZE WHY SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK WAS TRADED IN. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT I DIDNT KILL ANYONE AND WAS ABLE TO GO HOME SAFE AT THE END OF THE DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHEELS WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LANDERS MCLARTY FORD OF FORT PAYNE (1916 GLENN BLVD SW, FORT PAYNE, AL 35968, 256-273-0060) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRACKING BAR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I ORDERED THIS VEHICLE, F350 KING RANCH, AND TOOK DELIVERY FEBRUARY 2018. SINCE THEN THE TAILGATE HAS INTERMITTENTLY OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST TIME WAS FEBRUARY 27, 2018. THE TRUCK DOES HAVE THE POWER TAILGATE RELEASE OPTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN THE TRUCK IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IN THE 19 MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK THE TAILGATE HAS OPENED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES. FORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T LOST ANYTHING OUT OF THE BED WHILE DRIVING, SO FAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE IS.

FOUR VALVE STEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR CORROSION AND LEAKING IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS ON 3 OF MY 6 WHEELS. TENDS TO HAPPEN OVER NIGHT. TIRE IS FINE WHEN PARKED THEN NEXT DAY LITTLE TO NO AIR IN TIRE.