2019 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WENT OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CEASED AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDNENT MECHANIC AND THE WHEELS WERE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERRILL FORD OKEMOS (1830 W GRAND RIVER AVE, OKEMOS, MI 48864, (517) 347-1830) WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME INDEPENDNENT MECHANIC WHO TESTED BUT HAD NOT INSTALLED A SUSPENSION DAMPENER WHICH WAS USED TO CUSHION THE VEHICLE FROM THE BUMPS ON THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F350 APPROXIMATELY 50MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, I HIT A SLIGHT DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY . I HAD TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE THE SHAKING STOP. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE HAD 27800 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND REPAIR. I STOPPED TO EXAMINE THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE INCIDENT.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT AROUND 60 MPH WHEN TRUCK HAD VIOLENT SHAKING ISSUE. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. SHAKING SO BAD COULD HARDLY HANG ON TO STEERING WHEEL. THOUGHT THAT WAS SCARY AND ODD, WENT DOWN THE HIGHWAY ABOUT A MILE DID IT AGAIN! (THIS WAS GOING STRAIGHT BUT HITTING SOME UNEVEN ROAD. ONCE WAS A SEAM AT A BRIDGE) TURNED AROUND AND HEAD HOME DID IT TWICE MORE. READY FOR IT THIS TIME. GOT HOME LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER FOUND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID BRING IT AND WE WILL REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK. WELL AS A MECHANIC OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND A DRIVER OF PICK UP TRUCKS FOR OVER 40+ YEARS I KNOW THIS IS ONLY A BAND AID! THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK AND THE VALUE OF THE LIVES IN THIS TRUCK DEMANDS MORE ATTENTION THEN A BAND AID. NO DASH CAM TO CAPTURE EVENT AND NOT GOING BACK OUT AND TRYING TO GET IT AS THEY HAVE IT ON YOUTUBE (COME TO FIND OUT). I NOW KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NOT SURE IF THE WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE WHEEL AND IF NOT THE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK! VERY VERY DANGEROUS. AS A KNOWN ISSUE (FOR SOME) FOR A FEW YEARS NOW DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE FORD HAS A RECALL ON THIS AND FIXES THE ISSUE. I THOUGHT I DID MY RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE THROUGH CAR FAX AND OTHER SITES AND DID NOT SEE THIS ISSUE.

ON THREE OCCASIONS, ON HIGHWAYS, WE HAVE HIT A POT HOLE OR BUMP, AND THE F350 GOES INTO AN EXTREME WOBBLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS INCREDIBLY JARRING AND WE'VE ALMOST LOST CONTROL. WHEN BROUGHT TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER. I'VE NOW DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS PERSONS GOING THROUGH THIS EXACT ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/158686091563038 I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS SO PREVALENT AND UNADDRESSED. SOMEONE'S GOING TO BE HURT BADLY OR WORSE. APPARENTLY THE DEALERS JUST ARE REPLACING THE DAMPER TO COVER THEMSELVES. THIS IS NOT A LONG TERM SOLUTION. I HAVE NO VIDEO, BUT THE FACEBOOK GROUP HAS TONS! IT'S CRAZY AND IT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED!

MY 2019 FORD F-350 WITH 16,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER IS EXPERIENCING VIOLET SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50-65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL IS TO SLOW DOWN ON DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS TO BELOW 30 MPH. I FEEL IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SOONER OR LATER. THE VEHICLE IS ALL STOCK AND NO MODIFICATIONS OF THE TIRES, WHEELS, OR SUSPENSION HAVE BEEN PERFORMED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND WENT OVER A BRIDGE SEAM IN THE ROADWAY. THE SEAM WAS AT AN ANGLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHOOK BADLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND RATTLED SO MUCH I HAD DIFFICULTY HOLDING ON TO IT. AS A RESULT, THE TRUCK VEERED OUT OF MY LANE AND IN TO THE OTHER LANE (THANK GOODNESS THERE WASN'T ANOTHER VEHICLE THERE) BEFORE I COULD GRAB THE WHEEL AGAIN AND SLOW THE TRUCK. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30-35 MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. SURPRISED I WASN'T REAR-ENDED IN THAT PROCESS... THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES - ALL WHILE AT OR OVER ABOUT 50 MPH, AND AFTER DRIVING OVER SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT/PAVEMENT IMPERFECTIONS (VERY MILD UNEVENNESS SUCH AS A BRIDGE SEAM AND SMALL ROADWAY PATCH; DOESN'T MATTER IF I HIT IT AT AN ANGLE OR NOT). THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 5/25/2020 WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. IT DIDN'T LAST LONG AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE... BUT NOW IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. THE TRUCK SHAKES EVEN WORSE/ SHAKING LASTS WAY LONGER WHEN THE UNEVEN SURFACE IS MORE PRONOUNCED SUCH AS A POTHOLE, THE UNEVEN SURFACE IS AN ANGLE, OR THE PATH DRIVEN IS ON A CURVE. I ONCE HAD A JEEP WRANGLER (EARLY 2000'S) THAT DID THIS. IT WAS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS FEELS THE SIMILAR EXCEPT THE SHAKING IS MORE VIOLENT.

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F350 ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH (60 MPH LIMIT) WENT OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND EXPERIENCED WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 12,200 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS, BUT UNTIL YOU EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW HOW SCARY IT IS TO LOSE CONTROL OF A 7,000+ POUND VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER TO STOP IT, THIS TIME. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS ABOUT FORD DEALERS NOT TREATING THIS SERIOUSLY UNLESS THE INCIDENT(S) ARE REPORTED TO NHTSA. I AM SURE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS IT SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE PRESENT ON VEHICLES THAT START.

HIT A FEW BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVERS) TIRE WOBBLES AS IF IS GOING TO FALL OFF. HAVE TO SLOW FROM INTERSTATE SPPES TO 25 MPH TO STOP IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW.

GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HITTING A BUMP TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY IT'S WORSE WHEN IN A CURVE. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX 35 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC HIT A BRIDGE JOINT AND THE TRUCK SEVERELY STARTED SHAKING UN UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND SLOWED TO 35 MPH . SAME TRIP 5 MIN LATER HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD SAME THING ONLY WORSE .. MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE IN THE TRUCK AND WITNESSED IT AND NOW SHE WONT DRIVE THE NEW TRUCK WITH ONLY 13K MILES ON IT .... THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED ASAP !