2019 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

WHILE TOWING OUR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE TAILGATE OF OUR 2019 FORD F-350 DUALLY OPENED RANDOMLY WHILE IN TRANSIT. WITHOUT KNOWING THE TAILGATE WAS DOWN, IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF OUR FIFTH WHEEL WHEN MAKING TURNS. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS BUT SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT LOWERED, WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT HIGHWAY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME. RAIN WAS NOT A FACTOR. SO FAR, IT HAS ONLY OPENED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS CONNECTED TO OUR FIFTH WHEEL. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER, THE TAILGATE RECALL REPAIR HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS DAMAGE TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAVE NOT REPLACED THE CAMPER'S COMPARTMENT DOOR YET.

ON FRIDAY JAN 8TH AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 IN THE AM I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND AT 65 MPH (SPEED LIMIT) ON THE I-215 IN LAS VEGAS ON THE "CURVE" BETWEEN WIGWAM AND EASTERN PARKWAY. NEARING THE EASTERN EXIT I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT OF THE CONCRETE CEMENT AND INSTANTLY THE FRONT END STEERING STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THE WHEELS AS APPEARED TO ME TO WANT TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE OFF. I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED "BUMP STEER" OR "DEATH WOBBLE" UNTIL NOW. I REMEMBER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THEN FRANTICALLY TRYING TO SEE WHO IS ON THE SIDES OF ME. IT WASN'T GETTING BETTER. SO WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN ONLY A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER I STARTED BREAKING WHILE TRYING TO HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I SLOWLY APPLIED BREAKS AS THE F350 FRONT END SEEMED TO BE A BUCKING RODEO HORSE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT TOOK 20 SECONDS TO BRING THE SPEED DOWN DOWN TO 42-25 MPH WHEN THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE SUSPENSION, WHEELS, AND STEERING WHEEL ENDED. UPON CONTROL I LOOKED AROUND AND SAW THAT NOBODY WAS AROUND ME AND A TRUCK WITH A TRAILER WAS WAY BEHIND ME. I WAS LUCKY AS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE. I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MULT-CAR WRECK IF IT WAS DURING NORMAL LAS VEGAS TRAFFIC. I DROVE HOME AT 55 MPH WONDERING WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED. I HAD NO LONGER CONFIDENCE THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE FOR MYSELF OR OTHERS. FOR THE RECORD ON 9 DECEMBER I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FORD COUNTRY FOR FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (20N04). THIS IS FOR A "REDESIGNED STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER"; IT WAS OUT OF STOCK AND I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT REPAIR ON 10 DECEMBER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE OF THE NOTICE AND THAT I EXPERIENCED A THREE SECOND STEERING CONTROL EVENT WHEN I DID HIT A POT-HOLE IN SEPTEMBER. I DID NOT REPORT IT AS IT WAS JUST HEAVY VIBRATION. UPGRADE TO RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A POTHOLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN SECOND THE SHAKING TO STOPPED. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BURNS FORD (2001 CHARLOTTE HWY, LANCASTER, SC 29720) THREE TIMES. THE STEERING DAMPER, THE DRAG LINK AND TRACK BAR BALL JOINT, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.*LN*JB

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD PRACTICALLY NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS SWERVING ALL OVER THE ROAD. ALL I COULD DO WAS HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLOW DOWN AS I VEERED INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN BETWEEN THE TWO FREEWAYS. I HAD MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND ITS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A 70K VEHICLE TO BE THIS UNSAFE. IVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY PRETEND AS IF THIS ISNT AN ISSUE BUT IF THEY DONT GET THIS FIXED PEOPLE WILL DIE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEKS TIME ON A 2019 FORD WITH 33K MILES ON IT.

I AM EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I WOULD GET MINOR SHAKING IN THE STEERING AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGH SPEED . THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE BAD FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND THEN SLOWING DOWN IT WOULD STOP. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEN IT GOT WORSE, THE SHAKING BECAME MORE VIOLENT AND MORE FREQUENT. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I AM REALLY AFRAID OF IT. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, IN CONSTRUCTION WITH BARRIER RAILS AND NO SHOULDER AND IT STARTED. I COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP. I GOT DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH AND IT WAS STILL SHAKING AND I COULD NOT PULL OVER. FINALLY, SPEEDING UP GOT IT TO STOP. I BEGAN TO EXTENSIVELY RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON AND NO SPECIFIC REPAIR TO STOP IT. I AM GOING TO A TIRE SHOP TODAY AND DEMAND THAT SEVERAL REPAIRS ARE MADE IN HOPES THAT ONE OF THEM FIXES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT REPLACING THE TRACK BAR, STEERING STABILIZER, FRONT BRAKES, TIRES, AND HAVING IT ALIGNED WITH A GREATER CASTER CAN FIX IT.

I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN TULSA, OK AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOUR AGENCY HAS RECEIVED COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2019 FORD TRUCKS WITH THE FRONT END ISSUE CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'? THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES THIS YEAR AND WE TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT OCCURS. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR TWO WEEKS. FOWLER FORD CALLED AND SAID OUT TRUCK WAS FINALLY READY FOR PICKUP. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT AND PICKED IT UP, AND WITHIN 50-60 MILES THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AND BLEW OUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE NEARLY CAUSING US TO HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH A HUGE EMBANKMENT. WHEN THE TRUCK TIRE BLEW OUT IT TORE OUT THE WIRING HARNESS, DAMAGED THE FENDER, THE DOOR CAUSING OVER $10K IN DAMAGE. PLEASE GOOGLE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND I'M SURPRISED FORD HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. MY INSURANCE IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK. WE STILL WON'T HAVE A WORK TRUCK BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FIX FOR IT. OUR DRIVER CAME WITHIN A INCH OR TWO FROM HITTING A GUARD RAIL AND GOING DOWN A HUGE EMBANKMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NATHAN BUTTERFIELD

I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TILL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MILERS PER HOUR AND THE SHAKING WENT AWAY. THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED TWO TIMES. I HAD IT FIXED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENED. I WAS PULLING A HORSE TRAILER WITH THREE HORSES IN IT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.

HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKING ABOUT 8 TO 10 TIMES (3 OF WHICH MY WIFE INFORMED ME OF RECENTLY WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING TRUCK BY HERSELF) SINCE I PURCHASED TRUCK OCTOBER 31ST 2019. THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, EXPANSION JOINTS AND SLIGHT DIPS IN ROADWAYS USUALLY OVER 50 MPH. IN ORDER TO MAKE TRUCK STOP SHAKING WE HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 15 -20 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS! VIOLENT SHAKING DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN HAULING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER OR CAB OVER CAMPER.

WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2019 FORD F-350 AND ROLLED OVER A ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD. TRUCK STARTED TO WOBBLE REALLY BAD AND HAD TO SLOW TO 20MPH TO GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND THE FRONT WHEELS TO HOP. FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I SLOW DOWN. TRUCK IS BRAND NEW AND THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DRIVING IT HOME FROM VIRGINIA TO CONNECTICUT.