2017 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

JANUARY 2018 I BOUGHT A NEW 2017 FORD F-350. AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK AROUND 24000 MILES IT STARTED THIS HORRIBLE SHAKING AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL. RESEARCHED THE SYMPTOMS REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES BACK AND FORTH AND IT REAL HARD TO CONTROL IT. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITH OUT USING THE BRAKES IF YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE THE SHAKING GETS MORE VIOLENT. TYPE IN DEATH WOBBLE ON GOOGLE IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE AS COMMON AS THIS PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS. ROLLING DOWN THE FREEWAY GOING TO HOUSTON THANKSGIVING DAY IT STARTED TO THE WOBBLE 12 TIMES IN 50 MILE SPAN EACH TIME HAVING TO TRY TO STEER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND SLOW DOWN AS FAST AS YOU CAN AND TRY TO NOT GET RUN OVER IN THE TRAFFIC.

IN NOVEMBER 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 14K MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON A NEVADA FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING EXHIBITED VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DURING THIS EPISODE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWING. THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED AFTER SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO APPROX 30MPH. RETURNING TO CA THE VEHICLE DID IT SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE FORD TSB 18-2268 WAS PERFORMED. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED UNTIL RECENTLY ON 01/01/2020, IT RETURNED AT 19.8K MILES. THIS TIME PULLING A 40 FOOT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AT APPROX 55 MPH ON A CA FREEWAY WHEN THE FRONT BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AFTER DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN WITHIN A LANE OF TRAVEL WITH THE TRAILER ATTACHED. THE VIOLENT SHAKING ONLY STOPPED AFTER SLOWING TO APPROX 30 MPH.

HAD AN OCCURRENCE OF 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON I-25. TRAVELING 68~70 MPG HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT (ASPHALT TO BRIDGE) SQUARELY (WITH BOTH FRONT WHEEL AT THE SAME TIME). FRONT WHEELS BROKE INTO OSCILLATION. INTENSITY OF OSCILLATION QUICKLY INCREASED TO THE POINT I COULD BARELY MAINTAIN CONTROL OF TRUCK. SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN (RELEASING THROTTLE DID NOT DAMPED THE OSCILLATION). HARD BRAKING DID NOT HELP UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED WAS BELOW ABOUT 30 MPH. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN ABOUT 5 MILES (ROUGH ROADS - CONSTRUCTION AREA) ON I-25. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

TRUCK WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND FUEL SPRAYED OVER THE MOTOR AND CAUGHT THE TRUCK ON FIRE AND LOST BRAKES WHILE FIRE WAS COMING UP ONTO THE I WINDSHIELD. TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WITH THE USE OF TRAILER BRAKES. THE CAB WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THEE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING.

THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES 'DEATH WOBBLE' UPON HITTING CERTAIN BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED TO WELL BELOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DURING THE SHAKING THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FULL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK GET INTO 'DEATH WOBBLE' FOUR TIMES NOW, EVERY TIME I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE SPEEDS HAVE BEEN FROM 65MPH TO 75 MPH.

MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN I DRIVE AND THE TRUCK HITS A ROUGH PATCH OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING CREATES A WOBBLE SO BAD THAT THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. THE WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH OR LESS FOR IT TO STOP. ON THE INTERSTATE PULLING A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER THIS IS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR BOTH MY FAMILY AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE IS HAPPENING IT SCARES MY FAMILY TO THE POINT OF WANTING TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING OR ALIGNMENT OF THESE TRUCKS. I SEE THAT FORD HAS CREATED A COUPLE OF SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT ARE UNSUCCESSFUL. FORD HAS SO MANY SERVICE ISSUES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THEY ARE PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

WE HAD A FRONT STEERING OSCILLATION, AKA "DEATH WOOBLE", OCCUR WILL IN A CURVE AT 55 MPH AFTER A MINOR BUMP. WE HAD TO SLOW TO 5 MPH BEFORE IT RECOVERED. THIS WAS ON A 2 LANE ROAD (GA 369) IN FORSYTH CO. I 'MAY' HAVE VIDEO, BUT I AN NOT SURE I SAVED IT.

I HAVE A 2017 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE HAD TWO SITUATIONS DURING ACCELERATION ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST SHAKES/VIBRATES APART ON THE FRONT END. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO FORD TWO TIMES NOW. WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED IN NOV 2019 WITH 19K MILES ON IT, THEY TOLD ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 29TH OF DECEMBER I TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER AND MENTIONED THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND THE WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT ON A HIGHWAY. THEY ADMITTED THERE IS AN ISSUE. EITHER MY TRUCK OR THEIR DESIGN IS UNSAFE. MASSIVE WOBBLE/VEHICLE VIBRATION - IF I WAS IN A CORNER I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

MY 2017 F350 HAS 34K MILES. IF ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. ANY SPEEDS OVER 65MPH THIS WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL 2 TIME. THE VIOLENT SHAKE CONTINUES UNTIL YOU CAN SLOW THE TRUCK TO 20-30MPH. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE. FORD IS NOT STEPPING UP AND FIXING THIS. PLEASE HELP!

WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, IN A 65MPH ZONE, WHEN I HIT A BUMP, AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I TRIED TO PULL OVER, THINKING IT WAS A TIRE BLOW OUT, BUT THE STEERING WOULDNT REACT. I SLOWED DOWN, AND ABOUT 20MPH, AS PEOPLE AROUND ME ALMOST HIT ME, THE TRUCK CAME BACK IN CONTROL, AND STOPPED SHAKING. I SPEED BACK UP LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED.... MY WIFE AND SON WAS WITNESS. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT AROUND 12K MILAGE, BUT THIS TIME WAS MUCH WORSE......ALL TIRES WERE FINE, AND AFTER IT CAME BACK IN CONTROL...IT HASNT DONE IT AGAIN, YET...