2019 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

WHILE PULLING A GOOSENECK TRAILER WITH MY COMPACT TRACTOR ON IT DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE ROAD AT APRX. 50 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND I EXPERIENCED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE WHAT'S KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. FELT LIKE THE FRONT TIRES WERE RAPIDLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY RAISED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. ONCE IT COASTED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH THE VIBRATION STOPPED. A COUPLE HOURS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE DOING ABOUT 70 MPH, SAME TRAILER SETUP AS BEFORE. RAISED MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND ONCE THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY. THE TRUCK STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON IT AND THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURES A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND THEY WERE AT/NEAR THE FACTORY RECOMMEND PRESSURES. TRUCK HAS AROUND 38K MILES ON IT.

I?M DRIVING MY 2019 FORD PICKUP AT NIGHT. THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTO HIGH-BEAMS AND THEY ARE ENABLED IN THE SETTINGS. IT IS NIGHT AND I DON?T WANT MY HIGH-BEAMS ON SO I TOGGLE THEM OFF BY FLIPPING THE TURN INDICATOR HANDLE. A CAR IS APPROACHING FORM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS THE CAR APPROACHES AND PASSES BY ? WHAT SHOULD MY HIGH-BEAMS DO, STAY OFF OR TURN ON? SENSE I TURNED THEM OFF, I WOULD THINK THEY SHOULD SAY OFF BUT THEY DON?T, THEY COME ON. THIS CAN BE FURTHER EXACERBATED IN FOG. WE ALL KNOW THAT DRIVING WITH HIGH-BEAMS IN FOG IS DANGEROUS ? THE DRIVER COULD BE BLINDED BY THE LIGHT REFLECTION OFF THE FOG. THE SAME SCENARIO ABOVE BUT NOW DRIVING IN FOG WITH THE HIGH-BEAMS OFF ? A CAR IS APPROACHING FORM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER PASSING BY AND THE AUTO HIGH-BEAMS TURNS ON AND I BLINDED BY THE REFLECTION - I SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN (THAT LAST PART DID NOT HAPPEN, BUT IT COULD). WHO WOULD BE LIABLE IN THIS CASE? MY FORD DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AUTO HIGH-BEAMS AND THAT IS THE WAY THEY ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE. I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND MUST BE ADDRESS AND RESOLVED. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP (2 WEEKS) FORD ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE TOO BUT THEY DON?T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY TRUCK HOME AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN FORD HAD A SOLUTION. THAT WAS OVER 2 WEEKS AGO (JUNE 5TH). DEALER FOR REPAIR IS WILSON MOTORS IN CORVALLIS OR. *TR

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

ON 7 OCCASIONS, VEHICLE RAN OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, RESEARCH OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWS ..... FORD (DEATH WOBBLE). *TR

EVERY 10K MILES, THE TRUCK DEVELOPS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN WHICH THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO QUICKLY BRAKE AND HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS YOU. DEALERS ARE SYMPATHETIC, BUT SAY THAT FORD CANNOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE THE FRONT STABILIZER AND KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN. THE CURRENT STABILIZER (THIRD) HAS JUST STARTED TO FAIL AT 31K MILES. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WHILE TOWING (OR EVER) AND IT MAKES US SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. *TR

WHEN I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD I GET A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKE, KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS ON THE WINDY ROAD I LIVE ON, PROBABLY GOING ROUGHLY 25-35 MPH USUALLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE TURNING. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES . IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. THE VEHICLE ONLY HADS 8500 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER.*DT *TR

FIVE OCCURRENCES OF 'DEATH WOBBLE' EXPERIENCED SO FAR. NO AFTERMARKET ACCESSORIES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING IS STOCK FACTORY INSTALLED. 1) THE 1ST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 10/5/2019 AND WE WERE DRIVING SOLO UP A HILL ON HWY 550 DOING ABOUT 45-50 MPH CLIMBING A HILL. WE HIT A BUMP AND I THOUGHT WE HAD FLAT SO PULLED OVER TO CHECK. CHECK AND NO FLAT SO PROCEEDED AND IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN SO I NEVER BROUGHT IN TO HAVE THE DEALER (FORD) LOOK AT IT. I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC MILEAGE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. 2) THE 2ND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/14/2020 AND WE WERE TOWING OUR 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL ON SOUTHBOUND I-25 IN THE MIDDLE LANE DOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SCARED US TO DEATH AS WE HAD TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF US AND NEED TO SLOW RAPIDLY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY WHILE KEEPING THE TRUCK IN MY LANE AND NOT GET RE-ENDED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY FEELING HAVING A TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL TOWING A 12K TRAILER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MILEAGE WAS 21,927. 3) THE 3RD OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/14/2020 AND WE WERE TOWING OUR 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL ON HWY 24 W DOING ABOUT 45 MPH. I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY AS WE WERE HEADING UP HILL. MILEAGE WAS 21,975. 4) THE 4TH OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/14/2020 AND WE WERE TOWING OUR 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL ON HWY 24 W DOING ABOUT 45 MPH. I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY AS WE WERE HEADING UP HILL. THIS WAS THE THIRD ONE IN ABOUT 50 MILES. MILEAGE WAS 21,980. 5) THE 5TH OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/17/2020 AND WE WERE TOWING OUR 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL ON HWY 115 N DOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I HIT A BRIDGE ABUTMENT TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. MILEAGE WAS 22,175. WORKING WITH THE DEALER TO GET FORD TSB 19-2274 ACCOMPLISHED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+MPH) AND THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES DEATH WOBBLE TO A DEGREE THAT THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED EMERGENT UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWS BELOW 10MPH. WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BECOME A ROAD HAZARD. FEAR IS THAT THE DEATH WOBBLE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AS WELL, THERE IS INCREASING FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60MPH ON APPARENT SMOOTH INTERSTATES. *TR

AT 55MPH OR SO DRIVING OVER A HOLE, BUMP OR RAISED PORTION IN THE RODE WAY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE/SHIMMYING/WOBBLE SOME WHAT VIOLENTLY WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL FOR A DISTANCE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN AND IT THEN SUBSIDES. THE FEELING MAKE A PERSON FEEL LIKE THEIR LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IS SCARY. *TR