2018 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES ABOVE 50MPH CAUSING A STEERING TO BE COME LOOSE AND UNPREDICTABLE. HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORE WITH ACCUMULATED MILEAGE.

DRIVER EXPERIENCES WOBBLING OR SHAKING IN THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>45 MPH). IT STOPS AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH FORD'S TSB 18-2268.

TAILGATE WILL OPEN RANDOMLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED. THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. RESULTED IN LOOSING MY PAYLOAD ON THE INTERSTATE, VERY DANGEROUS.

THE TAILGATE RELEASES (OPENS OR DROPS) UNEXPECTANTLY WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. IT HAS OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, REVERSE, OR DRIVE AND THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE LEVER IS ACTUATED. THIS HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS.

THE TAILGATE OPEN BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB CAN BE EASILY ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED TWICE WHILE CARRYING IT IN YOUR POCKET THUS CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO OPEN. SHOULD THE VEHICLE BE PARKED NEXT TO SOMETHING OR A CHILD STANDING OR RIDING A BIKE COULD BE INJURED BY THE OPENING TAILGATE, THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE THIS FEATURE ON THE KEY FOB. BENDING AND WORKING NEAR THE VEHICLE CAN EASILY CAUSE THE BUTTON TO BE PUSHED TWICE WHILE IN YOUR POCKET. NEED TO BE ABLE TO DISABLE THIS FEATURE FOR SAFETY.

TAILGATE COMES DOWN ON IT'S OWN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. DEALER COLD FIND NOW CODES.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~65MPH I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSED THE STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN TO ~25MPH. THE SHAKING ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST HAD VEHICLES HIT ME ON THE HIGHWAY.

THE REMOTE TAILGATE DEPLOYED (OPENED) AT 60MPH ON I-40 EAST OF NASHVILLE, TN. WHILE TOWING OUR FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. WE HEARD A LOAD BOOM, AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL WE STOPPED AND THE TAILGATE WAS DOWN. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL INPUTS CAUSING DEPLOYMENT OF THE TAILGATE

WHILE PULLING FROM A FUEL PUMP I BEGAN TURNING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE TAILGATE HAD INADVERTENTLY OPENED AND PIERCED THROUGH THE FRONT OF A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER I WAS PULLING. THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAMPER AS WELL AS THE TO THE TOP OF THE TAILGATE. THIS 1ST INCIDENT HAPPENED ~ 3700 MILES. I LATCHED THE TAILGATE AND PICKED UP ANOTHER TRAILER (PINTLE HITCH). I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO DROP OFF THE LOAD AND NOTICED THAT THE TAILGATE HAD CAME DOWN A SECOND TIME. AFTER DROPPING TRAILER OFF I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME. HALF WAY HOME TO GET FUEL (UN LADEN) I NOTICED THE TAILGATE DOWN AGAIN. THE REMOTE NOR THE DASH BUTTON HAD BEEN TOUCHED. THE TAILGATE HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED AS I CAN NOT RISK FURTHER DAMAGE CAUSED FROM MY TAILGATE OPENING BY ITSELF. I INFORMED MY DEALERSHIP (RYAN FORD OF SEALY,TX.) MULTIPLE TIMES OF THE INCIDENT HOWEVER WAS REPLIED WITH ONLY THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE TSB ISSUES FOR MY VIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND PULLING A 40 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE ROAD. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN OSCILLATING SEVERELY, BOUNCING ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE CONTINUING TO DRIVE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A TORN LEFT SHOULDER MUSCLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS ONGOING AND SURGERY WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BROADWAY FORD INC, 980 W BROADWAY STREET, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83402) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS STEERING OSCILLATION (PART OF TSB NUMBER: 18-2268). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-15812304. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,200. *TT *JB