2019 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY (I215 IN UTAH) AT 75MPH THE FRONT END/STEERING STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO BRAKE/SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 45MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN THE LANE AND AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND THE TRUCK. TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK- NO MODIFICATIONS WITH APPROX 31K MILES. ALL MILES ARE HIGHWAYS MILES. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD TO HAVE THE STEERING DAMPENER/SUSPENSION CHECKED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN VERY SLOW TO RECTIFY.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60-65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS THE WHOLE FRONT END FELT LIKE IT WAS SHAKING APART. I HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP BEFORE IT STOPPED. VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL.

MY 2019 FORD F350 HAS REPEATEDLY ENTERED A "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO LESS THAN 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 38K MILES. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE DOING RESEARCH ON THIS, I DISCOVERED THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A FIELD SERVICE ADVISORY (20N04) TO REPLACE THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPENER, HOWEVER, RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A TEMPORARY FIX. I WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT THIS SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED FOR FUTURE RECALL EFFORTS.

MY 2019 F350 HAS A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS UNCONTROLLABLE. DURNING THE PAST 2 WEEKS HAS MADE US ALMOST CRASH. FIT LEAVES THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLE WHICH ALMOST HIT TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS AND CAUSED A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED WITH A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN IT STARTED WE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE WITH THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL.WE BRIGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THERE'S A RECALL BLAMED THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THE RECALL IS BACK ORDERED AND NOT AVAILABLE. THEY REFUNDED US A SUITABLE RENTAL CAR. WHEN I COMPLAINED AND ASKED IF I SHOULD BRING MY TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP HE ASKED ME WHEN WILL I BE PICKING UP MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING A RECENT ROAD TRIP, WE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN VIOLENT SHUDDERING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (40-70 MPH) AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING AN UNEVEN SPOT IN THE ROAD. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERED, THE VEHICLE STARTED WOBBLING SIDE TO SIDE, AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE SHUDDER LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS EACH TIME, IT WAS TERRIFYING! THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 35K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF OUR TRIP AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING AN ORDINARY BUMP IN THE FREEWAY. THE SHAKOING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SHAKING CEASED AS THE TRUCK SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I INITIALLY SUSPECTED A WHEEL OR TIRE PROBLEM, BUT UPON INSPECTION I COULD NOT FIND ANY TIRE ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 20K MILES, AND HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DEALER MAINTAINED SINCE PURCHASE.

A FORD TRUCK TAILGATE RECALL HAS SATISFIED FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATORS WHO OPENED AN INVESTIGATION IN OCTOBER 2018 FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS ABOUT ELECTRIC TAILGATES THAT SUDDENLY OPENED.*DT THE INVESTIGATION OPENED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) INCLUDED ELECTRIC TAILGATE PROBLEMS IN 2017-2019 FORD F-250, F-350 AND F-450 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS." THIS RECALL HAS NOT FIXED THIS ISSUE AND THE TAILGATE CONTINUES TO OPEN AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY LEGAL DIVISION FOR COMPENSATION AND A SOLUTION TO THIS BUT THEY WILL NOT COOPERATE. UNTIL NHTSA RECOGNIZE THE RECALL IS A FAILURE, OWNERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM ON OUR HIGHWAYS. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? MULTIPLE TIMES! IT HAS BEEN TO 5 DEALERSHIPS TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL! THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE DATE WE PURCHASED OUR TRUCK. UPDATE: VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A FORD DEALER.*JB

10-27-2020 I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 FORD F350 AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70-75MPH) WHEN THE STEERING STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, I HAD TO SUDDENLY REDUCE SPEED (BRAKE HARD) TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO 30MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AS I WAS DRIVING FROM COLORADO TO INDIANA. INITIALLY, IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD I THOUGHT I BLEW A TIRE. I UNDERSTAND FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE & DOES NOTHING TO INFORM OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS SPEEDING AT 45 MPH, CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE IMPACT WAS FORCEFUL AND THAT THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD ALL ITS AIR BAGS DEPLOY. NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOWED FROM THE CRASH SCENE. THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER DRIVER WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT HAD PAINS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK AND ON HIS LOWER BACK. THE CONTACT'S SHOULDER HIT THE SIDE WINDOW AND WAS ALSO SORE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENTIRE CAB OF THE TRUCK WAS PUSHED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WITH THE SUPPORTS SNAPPING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE CAB CORNER WERE SMASHED IN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS STILL DETERMINING IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT TO CALL THE LOCAL DEALER TO SEE WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER (PLACE MOTOR INC 193 THOMPSON RD, WEBSTER, MA 01570 (508) 943-8012) SENT THE CONTACT TO THE AUTO BODY SHOP WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREASED INSTANCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" OVER THE LAST 2-3,000 MILES. MY TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS ALMOST 24,000 MILES NOW.