2019 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

UNCONTROLLABLE AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK. AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL SHACK SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SOME TIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND OR ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRUCK IS A COMPLETE SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR ME, MY PASSENGERS, BUT ALSO THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. IT APPEARS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH FORD SUPER DUTY'S. IT IS CALL "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR RIGHTFUL REASONS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HAVE FORD MAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IN WHOLE. THEY NEED TO STOP SELLING THESE TRUCKS UNTIL THEY CAN FIGURE IT OUT. ITS A ROLLING GRENADE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HITTING ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD RESULTED IN STEERING OSCILLATION OR DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL YOU SLOW TO BETWEEN 45 AND 40 MPH. FORD SERVICE ADVISED THE TRACK BAR, DRAG LINK, STEERING STABILIZER WERE ALL DEFECTIVE AND ON BACKORDER DUE TO SO MANY FAILURES. I HAVE MULTIPLE MPEG VIDEOS SHOWING IT HAPPENING AND HAVE GIVEN THEM TO FORD AND MY FORD DEALER.

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING UPON CONTACT WITH ROAD BUMPS OR APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. MUST REDUCE SPEED BELOW 40MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE MORE BRAKES APPLIED THE MORE SHAKING INTENSIFIES. STARTED AT 10K MILES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. PROGRESSED TO CONTACT WITH BUMPS/BOUNCES AND UNEVEN PAVEMENT. REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED AT 13,756 MILES (TOOK THAT LONG TO GET APPOINTMENT) AND CLAIMED STEERING DAMPNER BAD. TSB #19-2392 FROM FORD (USE NEW PART #) PART BACKORDERED FOR 7 WEEKS. CONTINUED TO DRIVE VEHICLE DURING THIS WAIT TIME AS THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A COMPARABLE VEHICLE AS A LOANER. FINALLY REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 19K MILES. ALIGNMENT CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ALL OTHER PARTS ARE STILL GOOD. VIOLENT SHAKING RETURNED AT 19,867 MILES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. UPON HITTING ROUGH ROAD AND/OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END FEELS LOOSE AGAIN. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP AGAIN. RESPONSE WAS "WE DID WHAT FORD TOLD US TO DO". I ASKED FOR A MANAGER AND AM STILL WAITING FOR A CALL BACK.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN INTERSTATE 95 IN THE CENTER LANE AT ABOUT 75 MILES AN HOUR WITH ABOUT 2000 POUNDS OF TILE IN THE BACK. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HIT A BUMPY PATCH IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING LIKE A TUNING FORK. IT WAS VIBRATING SO FAST AND SO BAD THAT WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY (IN THREE LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC) IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP. IT CONTINUED UNTIL WE COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR A GOOD TEN OR FIFTEEN SECONDS MAYBE EVEN LONGER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TWO PALLETS OF TILE IN THE BACK END AND WAS WORRIED IT WAS GOING TO VIBRATE THEM ONTO THE ROAD. AFTER THE TRUCK STOPPED THE VIBRATING STOPPED OF COURSE. I WALKED AROUND LOOKING FOR A FLAT TIRE OR OTHER ISSUE BUT NOTHING. THEN WE GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER THERE. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM IN MUCH LESS SEVERE CASES MANY TIMES WHERE A VIBRATION HAPPENED AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT KELLY FORD AND THEY SAID UNLESS WE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY CAN'T REALLY DO MUCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM. TONIGHT I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM WITH FORD FOR A WHILE AND THERE'S EVEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INVOLVING THE ISSUE.

NEAR BRAND NEW 2019 FORD F350 DUALLY TRUCK - EXPERIENCED THE SO-CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". WAS AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50MPH AND WENT OVER A BRIDGE. WHEN HITTING THE "BUMP" IN THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND THE PAVEMENT, THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE VIOLENT SHAKE/SHIMMY AND I COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL - BRAKING DID NOT HELP UNTIL I COULD MANAGE TO SLOW TO ABOUT 2 MPH. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND THE BRIDGE/ROADWAY WAS AT A SLIGHT LEFT TURN WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. THIS EXTREME VIBRATION IN THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKING IS KNOWN ONLINE AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK IS NEARLY NEW, HAS ONLY 3600 MILES ON IT AND IS 100% STOCK. NO WHEEL/TIRE/SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE

WHILE TRAVELING 65-70 MPH ON HIGHWAY THE FRONT END OF TRUCK BEGAN OSCILLATING VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. THE CONDITION WAS ONLY STOPPED AFTER EMERGENTLY BRAKING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY TO A FULL STOP. VERY SCARY!

BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH 3000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRONT END IS VERY LOOSE FEELING. LOTS OF STEERING WHEEL SHAKING ( SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT) WHEN HITTING BUMPS. DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND IT IS SLIGHTLY BETTER FOR NOW. I AM WORRIED THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT IS CREATING UNWANTED WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CRITICAL STEERING LINKAGE AND IT WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED OFTEN TO KEEP IT SAFE. HAPPENS MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR AND WORSE WHEN HITTING BUMPS ON CURVES LIKE TIGHT INTERSTATE ON RAMPS

ON NOV 20,2019, WHILE TRAVELING FROM CORNVILLE, AZ TO LITTLETON, CO I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT WOBBLE WITH MY 2019 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRUCK. I WAS STARTING TO GO UP RATON PASS IN NEW MEXICO (JUST NORTH OF RATON, NM) AND EXPERIENCED THE VIBRATION GOING ROUGHLY 60-65MPH. ON OUR RETURN HOME ON 12/02/19 I EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN WHEN DRIVING ON I25 THROUGH COLORADO SPRINGS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SANDERSON FORD IN GLENDALE, AZ AND THEY CONVEYED TO ME THAT FORD HAS AUTHORIZED THEIR DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER AND THAT WAS DONE ON 01/17/19. WHEN THIS CONDITION INITIALLY HAPPENED THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 9400 MILES AND ON THE RETURN TRIP THE MILEAGE WAS 10,127.

WHEN DRIVING FROM SPEED LIMIT 60_80 AND I HIT A SMALL BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD I EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE TO THE POINT I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.

JUST BOUGHT TRUCK FROM FRED BEANS OF BOYERTOWN. TRUCK HAS VERY HARD SHAKING WHEN HITTING A ROUGH PART OF ROADWAY WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 50MPH AND UPWARD. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. IT'S HAS ALMOST LIKE A DEATH WOBBLE. VERY SCARY. WON'T STOP UNTIL TRUCK GO ABOUT 15 MPH. HAD FAMILY IN TRUCK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.