2015 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE TRUCK; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD. YOU ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A STOP TO MAKE THE VIOLENT SHAKING END. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO CHENOWETH FORD IN CLARKSBURG, WV FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS. I HAVE BEEN A PASSENGER IN THE TRUCK WHEN THE SHAKING HAS OCCURRED, AND IF I HAD BEEN THE DRIVER, I DO NOT KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE COMMANDED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THAT ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS CALLED THE "DEATH SHAKE" AND IS COMMON IN FORD PICKUPS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE BEFORE LIVES ARE TAKEN.

MY 2015 IS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE! IT'S WHEN THE PICKUP STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND YOU CAN'T HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL! WITH THAT BEING SAID I HAVE PUT ON NEW SHOCKS, REPLACED THE TRACK BAR, NEW STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK, NEW SHOCKS, GOING TO GET A THIRD ALIGNMENT, AND NEW TIRES AND STILL HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE! THE REST OF THE FRONT END IS IN GOOD SHAPE! I'M JUST ASKING FOR SOME HELP FROM FORD! THANK YOU!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH B.F. GOODRICH RIGID TRAIL T/A (NA) TIRES, SIZE: LT 245/75R17. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTING THE TIRES THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ORIGINAL TIRE WAS TAKEN TO BE WATER TESTED FOR LEAKS, BUT NONE WERE FOUND. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACK IN THE RIM. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE WERE TAKEN TO KEYSTONE FORD (301 WALKER RD, CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201 (717) 264-5104) FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE TIRE TO SEND TO THE FORD MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE WOULD REPLACE THE RIM AND TIRE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000 AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

2015 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY, FULL SIZE BED. THIS TRUCK WILL BOUNCE LIKE CRAZY ON THE HIGHWAY IF IT IS CONCRETE, OR ASPHALT COVERED CONCRETE. IT STARTS ABOUT 60MPH AND IF I SPEED UP IT WILL GO AWAY AT ABOUT 75MPH. THIS BOUNCE IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND MAKES ME UPSET, MAD AND EMBARRASSED THAT SUCH A NICE TRUCK THAT COST SO MUCH MONEY WOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT JUST MY TRUCK, BY FAR THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY OF THEM WITH THIS ISSUE AND NOT LIMITED TO LATE OR EARLY MODEL TRUCKS. SEARCH GOOGLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND YOU WILL BE AS SURPRISED AS I WAS TO HOW MANY THERE ARE AND HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON!!! I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS WITH BILSTEIN SHOCKS, ADDED 2" LEVELING KIT TO FRONT SPRINGS, REPLACED STEERING DAMPER SHOCK WITH BILSTEIN ALSO, CHANGED TIRES AND RIMS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN ISSUE. THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGED WITH THE NEW BILSTEIN SHOCKS WAS NOT GOOD EITHER- NOW WITH THE NEW SHOCKS ON THE TRUCK BOUNCES MORE AND SOONER WITH MY MEDIUM SIZED DUMP TRAILER CONNECTED. BEFORE THE SHOCK CHANGE, IF THERE WAS A LOAD IN THE BED OR TRAILER CONNECTED THERE WAS NO BOUNCE TO DEAL WITH. I LOVE THIS TRUCK AND HAVE SPENT LOTS OF MONEY ON MAKING IT LOOK GREAT, NOW I WANT IT TO RIDE AND DRIVE GREAT ALSO. I GOT A PRETTY GOOD DEAL ON THIS TRUCK LAST YEAR AT A CAR LOT, NOW I AM UNDERSTANDING WHY!!!! I AM SURE THIS TRUCK WAS TRADED IN AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS FROM THE DEALER TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY COULD NOT. I FEEL LIKE FORD HAS REALLY LET US DOWN HERE, I HAVE OWNED MANY WORK TRUCKS AND VANS AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS.

AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK I LEFT TO GO INTO A BUILDING. ON MY RETURN THE VEHICLE WAS GONE AND WAS FOUND DOWN THE BLOCK AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT APPARENTLY DROVE OFF ON IT'S OWN. VIDEO OF THE ACCIDENT CONFIRMED THAT NO ONE WAS DRIVING. AS THE DRIVER, I DID PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THE PARKING BREAK WAS NOT APPLIED. THE ONLY CONCLUSION WAS THAT SOME HOW THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REMAINED ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 45-60 MILES PER HOUR AND WHILE IN 6TH GEAR (AUTOMATIC) AFTER THE "CLEANING EXHAUST FILTER" MESSAGE COMES ON WHEN IT CLEANS THE EXHAUST TWICE WITHIN A 100 MILES, THE ENGINE WILL SHAKE AND KNOCKING/SPIKING NOISE AFTER THE SECOND CLEANING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND I AM UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOOSE WHEEL AND IT WILL JERKING BACKWARDS AND FORTH. FORD SEEMS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NO REMEDIATION ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS STARTED AROUND 8000 MILES THE TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FIFTH WHEEL SOLITUDE (NA) TRAVEL TRAILER BEING HAULED BY A 2015 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE WIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO APPLY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES RAN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AXLE, AND THE COATING WAS WORN AND CAUSED A SHORT WITH THE WIRES, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REWIRED THE WIRES TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE AXLE, CLAMPED THE WIRES ON THE OUTSIDE, AND REPAIRED THE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REPAIR RECOMMENDATION AS WELL AS NO SOLUTION TO ENSURE THAT THE REPAIRS WERE SUFFICIENT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

AT 40 TO 50 MPH THE TRUCK CAN EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERE "SHUDDERING" WE HAVE 2 2015'S THAT WE PURCHASED LAST SEPTEMBER AND BOTH ARE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE IT'S VERY SPORADIC SEEMS TO HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY COMPANY AS WE CAN BE PULLING TRAILERS AND CAN NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WHEN ON BUSY ROADS. FORD KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AS STATED IN TSB 16-0041, BUT THEY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT UNLESS THEIR TECHS SEE IT HAPPEN..I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T SEE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ON QUITE A FEW 2015'S..HERE IS ONE FORUM OF MANY HTTP://WWW.FORD-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/1381159-FORD-RELEASES-TSB-15-0088-FOR-2015-ACTIVE-REGENERATION-JACKHAMMER-VALVES-ISSUE-33.HTML

DEF TANK FILLED AT 7300 MILES. AT 9600 MILES A "EXHAUST FLUID LOW" 50 MILES TIL ENGINE IDLE. PICKED UP EXHAUST FLUID AND REFILLED-ONLY 2 GALS ADDED TO OVERFLOWING. DID NOT RESET, WENT TO STANLEY FORD KENAI, AK. COUNTDOWN WENT ON, THEN"ENGINE IDLE AT NEXT RESTART" DEALER SAYS TO BAD NOX SENSORS, REPLACED AND CODES CLEARED. 15 MILES LATER, EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE" ENGINE WILL IDLE SOON" FORTUNATELY I MADE IT HOME IN THE DARK AND 40 MILES IN THE RAIN. NOW IT HAS GONE INTO THE "ENGINE IDLE" MODE AND "CHECK YOUR MANUAL" DEALER CALLED, TOW TRUCK CALLED, SOON TO BE GOING BACK TO DEALER.