2017 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

While driving at freeway speeds of 60+mph and go over any bump in the road - such as a bridge transition that should be barely noticeable - the truck begins to shake UNCONTROLLABLY and will push you into other lanes of traffic. The ONLY way to get control of the vehicle is to brake hard and fast getting below 40 mph so the shaking will stop and you can regain control of the vehicle. It is unbelievably unsafe, dangerous and absolutely frightening. It is terrifying to drive my $60,000 truck. This occurs on a daily basis if driven at those speeds. Although we have not had an accident as of yet, it will happen if we drive the truck on the freeway. Extremely disappointing that the US Department of transportation has failed to do something about this. It has and will continue to kill people on the road. Ford must be mandated to fix these trucks.

My 2017 F-350 Ford pickup had a safety recall (recall #19S48) for an unintended tailgate opening. In March 2020 I brought the truck to Ford of Smithown to make the necessary repairs. I had 16,664 miles on the truck. In July 2021 the tailgate has opened up several times while driving. One time when towing a 5th wheel camper and as a result there is damage to the tailgate and 5th wheel camper. The truck's current mileage is 22,685.

When driving a speeds greater than 50 mph I have found that the internet has termed "Death Wobble" in my Truck. When this first occurred I took the truck in and they made some tweaks under warranty and said nothing was wrong. Then it happened again and took it back to the Ford dealership. They stated they could not find anything wrong and that I just needed new tires. They deliberately lied to me putting me and my employees at risk. Ford knows this is occurring and doesn't care. You can completely lose control of the vehicle at high rates of speed out of the blue.

2017 Ford F350 Crew Cab with Front end wobble ("Death Wobble"). Began a short time ago and becoming easier to initiate the wobble after bumps, grooved pavement, or a transition from different surfaces at speeds above 55mph. There is much information on this problem but no Recall Notice from Ford. I know I am not the first to describe this complaint.

I have had the so called dreaded death wobble experience 2 times. They replaced steering Dampner with no success. Then replaced some drag link. ? However that was out of pocket

Experiencing horrible death wobble. If I hit a road expansion joint, pot hole, etc. in a certain manner at typical highway speeds typically 55 to 70, the front end starts shaking horribly. The only way to regain control is by firmly pressing the breaks to immediately reduce the speed. This started when the vehicle had 26,000 miles on it and the dealer replaced the ball joints under warranty. This vehicle is only driven on the road. That fixed the problem until the vehicle reached around 50,000 miles now. It is dangerous either from the loss of control or having to slam on the breaks to regain control.

Front-End Death wobble. Doing highway speeds and hit a bump, the steering does a serious death wobble requiring braking to re-gain control.

I am experiencing the death wobble. The steering wheel shakes back and forth violently as well as the truck. It is a very terrifying experience. It has happened multiple times lately.

TURNED VEHICLE TO THE LEFT ON TO A MAIN ROADWAY, GOT SPEED UP TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR, RAN OVER A SMALL BUMP/DIP IN THE ROADWAY, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO BRING STEERING WHEEL UNDER CONTROL AND ALLOW VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL SAFELY.

STEEL VALVE STEM IN ALUMINUM WHEELS DEVELOPS CORROSION AROUND VALVE STEM HOLE AND AIR LEAKS DEVELOP. STEEL WHEELS ARE FINE LEAKS HAVE ONLY DEVELOPED ON THE 4 ALUMINUM WHEELS. (TRUCK IS A DUALLY)