2017 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AFTER HITTING BUMP OR AN EXPANSION JOINT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS 40,000 MILES. HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST.

WHEN YOU DRIVE MY TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD AT 50 MPH OR HIGHER IT AND I HIT A BUMP IT DEVELOPS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS NUMEROUS TIMES ALMOST PUT IN THE DITCH. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION GOING STRAIGHT DOWN A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OR OVER, AND IF A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD IS EXPERIENCED, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY SHAKY. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED MY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION ON ONE OCCASION. SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN SEEMS TO CAUSE THE VIBRATIONS TO GO AWAY TEMPORARILY, HOWEVER GOING 40MPH IS NOT A FIX AS THAT IS NOT A SAFE SPEED IN A 70MPH HIGHWAY ZONE. THIS 2017 F350 WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAS LESS THAN 28K MILES ON IT. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND EXTREMELY SCARED TO HAVE FAMILY IN THE TRUCK IN THE EVENT OF TOTAL FAILURE.

VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GOING OVER BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS OR POT HOLES.

AT 35000 MILES ON MY 2017 F350 I STARTED GETTING WOBBLE/VIBRATIONS AT HIGHWAY AFTER GOING OVER BUMPS. TALKED TO FORD DEALER AND SAID THE IS A TSB BUT PARTS WERE TWO WEEKS OUT. WENT BACK AND PARTS WERE 6 WEEKS OUT FOR A TOTAL OF 8 WEEKS. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. LAST TIME ON INTERSTATE I GOT WHAT I WOULD CALL DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD TO HIT BRAKES HARD TO CONTROL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WOBBLE DIDN'T STOP TILL I SLOWED FROM 75 TO UNDER 50MPH. TRUCK IS STOCK WITH STOCK TIRE RIMS. NO AFTERMARKET PARTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL END CAUSES WRECK OR A DEATH

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55MPH OR ABOVE), IF HITTING POTHOLES, EXPANSION JOINTS, ROUGH PATCHES, ETC. TRUCK STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO VIBRATE AND SHIMMY IN A UNCONTROLLABLE OR DISCONNECTED MANNER. THE PROBLEM IS WORSENED WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE IN A TURN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRUCK CAN NOT BE STEERED CORRECTIVELY. HAD THE ISSUE LOOKED AT BY FORD DEALER 3 TIMES AT THIS POINT WITH VARIOUS FIXES INCLUDING: NEW STEERING STABILIZER, CASTER SHIMS AND REALIGNMENT, NEW TRACK BAR AND DRAG LINK. THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND I AM AWAITING ANOTHER STEERING STABILIZER AT THIS MOMENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO KNOW HOW. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED MANY TRUCKS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE STARTING IN 2017. FORD NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THESE TRUCKS CORRECTLY FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. (ISSUE STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES AND STILL EXISTS AT 39,000 MILES)

TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER ON 11/29/19 FOR DEATH WOBBLES ABOVE 60MPH WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR SEAMS IN THE ROADWAY. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY STEERING SHOCK WAS BAD. PROBLEM IS THE STEERING SHOCK IS ON BACKORDER AND WAS ON A 6 TO 8 WEEK WAITING LIST. TRUCK IS GETTING WORSE, BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CALLED DEALERSHIP ON 01/07/20 TO CHECK IF THEY HAD HEARD IF THEY HAD ANY IDEAS IF THE SHOCK WAS GONNA BE DELIVERED ANYTIME SOON. WAS STATED THAT THEY HAD JUST PLACED AN ORDER FOR ANOTHER ONE AND THAT THERE WAS STILL A 6 TO 8 WEEK WAIT ON THE SHOCK. THEY STATED THEY HAD 12 ON BACK ORDER. I HAVE ORDERED AN AFTERMARKET ONE FOR NOW. HOPEFULLY IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM AND THIS WILL KEEP FROM DESTROYING MY FRONT END.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A WARNING WAS DISPLAYED THAT SAID "ADAPTIVE STEERING FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED". POWER CYCLING THE VEHICLE 3 TIME AND EACH TIME PRESENTED WITH THE SAME WARNING AND CORRESPONDING DASH WARNING INDICATOR. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING RATIO WAS CLEARLY AFFECTED. THE DASH WARNING LIGHT STAYED LIT AT ALL TIMES DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. A SUBSEQUENT RESTART OF THE VEHICLE AN HOUR LATER CAUSED THE SAME MESSAGE AND INDICATOR LIGHT. HOWEVER AFTER ONLY A COUPLE MINUTES OF DRIVING THE INDICATOR WENT OUT. THE WARNING AND INDICATOR HAVE NOT RETURNED AFTER SEVERAL STARTS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. STEERING SEEMS TO HAVE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. CONTINUING TO MONITOR.

AFTER TWO PLUS YEARS AND AROUND 80,000 MILES THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD THAT YOU COULD HARDLY HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO SLOW DOWN BY AT LEAST 10 MILES PER HOUR. I THEN CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE BY CALLING IT "THE DEATH WOBBLE". THEY ALSO SAID THIS WAS COMMON ON FORD TRUCKS AFTER THIS MANY MILES. THE DEALER SAID THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I HAD THEM REPAIR THE TRUCK AND THE TOTAL COST WAS $2,770.85 WHICH I DID PAY.

GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. ONCE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SHAKING STOPPED. AFTER CHECKING ALL TIRES, I STARTED GOING AGAIN AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE IT AGAIN. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS USED 3 MONTHS AGO, IT HAS 46,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, I WILL BE OUT OF POCKET ON THIS.