2017 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THE TIRES WOBBLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FALLON FORD-TOYOTA (1351 W WILLIAMS AVE, FALLON, NV 89406, (775) 423-2171) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THEY INITIALLY PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT DURING THE FIRST REPAIR. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 18-2268. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, ANOTHER ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND THE CASTER WAS REDUCED AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE SAME DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT'S SON AFTER THE THIRD REPAIR TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND A REMEDY FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A FOURTH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR REMEDY FOR THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL HER FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,835.

TAILGATE OPENS ON ITS OWN UNEXPECTEDLY. IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING IT IN GEAR. NEVER HAD IT HAPPEN AT MUCH SPEED. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY WEEK OR TWO. SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT WHILE BACKING UP. IT ALSO HAPPENS JUST SITTING THERE. HAVE IT HAPPEN WITH KEY FOB JUST SITTING IN THE CONSOLE AND NOBODY TOUCHING IT.

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND IS UNCONTROLLABLE AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR POTHOLES. IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HARD BRAKING MUST BE APPLIED TO REDUCE SPEED RAPIDLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND HAD THREE DIFFERENT SUPPOSED SERVICE BULLETIN FIX REPAIRS PERFORMED. YET HERE WE ARE STILL WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE.

ANOTHER VICTIM OF DEATH WOBBLE. IT'S HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE WITH TRUCK ALONE (JANUARY 2019) AND ANOTHER TIME PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER (9/22/2019)...BOTH DOWNHILL IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE TRUCK JUST STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE IT STOP. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER INSTALLED SOME CASTER SHIMS, THE 2ND TIME THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE AND NO ISSUES WITH THE SUSPENSION.

AT 17,000 MILES JUST STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE. HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT HAPPENED PULLING A TRAILER GOING 62 MPH. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-25 IN COLORADO, MILE MARKER 255, THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. MY SPEED WAS 50 MPH. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME STEERING OSCILLATION/DEATH WOBBLE AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THE NARROW SHOULDER. ATTACHED IS THE REPAIR DOCUMENT FROM THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED PART #HC3Z 3E651 F :DAMPER ASSEMBLY PER TSB 19-2274.

THE WHEELS AND VALVE STEMS ARE CORRODING AND LEAKING AIR. THE OEM WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTEE WITH NEW OEM BUT THEY HAVE STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. ON LONG DRIVES WHEN THE TIRES HEAT UP THE LEAK SEEMS TO GET WORSE. I HAVE TO AIR UP THE TIRES EVERY DAY BEFORE DRIVING THE TRUCK. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR LOSS WHEN I'M HAULING HEAVY LOADS.

I HAVE SEVER SHAKING WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR THE ROAD CHANGES. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS ALMOST MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE WITH NO FIX FROM FORD.

FIRST HAPPENED AT 7,000 MILES HAD IT WORKED ON NOW HAPPENED AT 13,000. FRONT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING EVEN A SMALL BUMP, MUST SLOW DOWN OR WOULD LOOSE CONTROL. ACCURES ANYTIME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT WHERE THERE IS A BRIDGE, THE VEHICLE BECAUSE TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE ALL OVER THE LANE, IT IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ~30 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALREADY BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST.