2017 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

VEHICLE DEVELOPED KNOCKING IN FRONT END AT 5,000 MILES. AT AROUND 10,000 MILES BEGAN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY. THIS WOULD STOP BY SLOWING DOWN TO 40 MPH. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE FRONT STABILIZER WAS REPLACED BY FORD AT AROUND 15,000. VEHICLE NOW HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS AGAIN STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AS STATED BEFORE. FORDS FIX IS TO REPLACE IT AGAIN WITH THE SAME PART THAT HAS ALREADY FAILED TWICE. I HAVE HEARD OF THE SAME ISSUES FROM OTHER PEOPLE IS SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS.

DEATH WOBBLE SYMPTOMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VIOLENT SHAKING IN STEERING AND SUSPENSION. HAD TO REPLACE TRACK BAR, STEERING STABILIZER, ALIGN FRONT END TO REDUCE/ELIMINATE POTENTIAL DANGER. POOR RESPONSE BY FORD ON THIS ONE. HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE, POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY IF AN I EXPERIENCED DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE IS BEHIND THE WHEEL.

AT 1700 MILES DEVELOPED FAIRLY VIOLENT DEATH SHAKE. DEALER TOLD ME TIRES ONLY AFTER MUCH DEMANDING REPLACEED STEERING DAMPER. DEVELOPED A VIOLENT WOBBLE ON INTERSTATE AT 20000 MILES WITH TRAILER AT 70 MPH THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THEY THEN CHANGED CASTER WHICH HELPED BUT IT IS STILL THERE FAIRLY BAD. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT AS THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY FIX, TRUCK HAS 30000 MILES CURRENTLY.

TRUCK GOES INTO DEATH WOBBLE. WAS RETURNED FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AT 35,091. THE WOBBLE CAME BACK AND IS A DANGER. WE HAVE 3 F350, 17 AND 18 MODELS AND THEY ARE ALL HAVING DEATH WOBBLE PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS POSE A DANGER AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD (REF# CAS24123991) TO MAKE THE AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND TO GET THEM TO REPAIR.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON I-80 TRANSITIONED FROM TAR TO CONCRETE AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST RIPPED FROM MY HANDS. WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY AND STOP VEHICLE. RESUMED TRAVEL AND WENT DIRECTLY TO FORD DEALER IN RENO,NV. THEY WERE UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY INSPECT VEHICLE SO I TRAVELED BACK TO FALLON,NV. TO DEALER. RAN 55MPH 60 MILES WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. I DO FEEL THAT IF I HAD NOT BEEN TRAVELING IN THE INSIDE LANE ON I-80 I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUED THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY!

FLEX PLATE AND CONVERTER FAILURE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 3 INTO 6TH GEAR WITH A LOAD BANG. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE CONVERTER HAD FAILED. THE TRUCK HAS 61,800 MILES, NA THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICES THE TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW IN THEIR SHOP. THE DRIVE TRAIN ON THE CONVERTER AND FLEX PLATE IS 60,000 MILES. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH, THE FLEX PLATE STARTS TO GO OUT WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS THE TORQUE CONVENTER. THE TALE TALE SIGN IS WHEN THE STARTER ENGAGES IT MISS HITS OR GRINDS A LITTLE. WHICH STARTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AGO (TODAY IS 8/21/19), WHICH WOULD PUT THE ISSUE WELL WITHIN WARRANTY. IVE ALSO FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THROUGH THE NHTSA (10160931) WITH A MANUFACTURER'S COMMUNICATION NUMBER OF: SSM 47976. AFTER SEVERAL TALKS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE TURNED IN A COMPLAINT, HOWEVER, THEY WANT ME THE CONSUMER TO PAY OVER $2,000.00 FOR MANUFACTURERS DEFECTIVE FAILURE I HOPE THIS GET RESOLVED SO OTHER DO NOT GET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THIS WILL BE MY LAST ONE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR AND HIT A POTHOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES YOU CANNOT EVEN HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL OR CONTROL IT AT ALL. IT SEEMS LIKE THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS ACTUALLY HOPPING OFF OF THE GROUND. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS YOU HAVE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO UNDER 40 MILES AN HOUR, THIS IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE ON THE HIGHWAY IS GOING 70. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINEERING DEFECT BECAUSE I SEE ONLINE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD AND YOU'RE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND YOU CANNOT CONTROL YOURS. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED

DEATH WOBBLE FROM 50 TO 70 MPH IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD IT WILL SET THE TRUCK OFF IN TO AN UNCONTROLABLE SHAKE, IT IS CONSIDERED VERY DANGEROUS, FORD REPLACED THE STEERING ABSORBER BUT THAT MADE NO DIFFERENCE,, I AM NOW COMMUNICATING WITH FORD CORPORATE OFFICE AS THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DO ANY WORK WITHOUT THE COPORATE OFFICE PERMISSION

2017 F-350 ENCOUNTERED SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCURRENCES TWO OCCURRED IN A THREE WEEK PERIOD. TWO OCCURRED TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND DRIVING OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT. ONE OCCURRED ON A DIVIDED CITY ROAD AT THE SPEED OF 55 AN RUNNING OVER A MANHOLE COVER THAT WAS NOT LEVEL WITH THE ROADWAY. TWO OF THE EVENTS WERE IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS AND ENDED IN NEAR COLLISIONS. FORD TSB # 18-2268 ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDES CORRECTIVE ACTION; HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A RECALL PROCESS. VEHICLES MUST SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL, A DIFFICULT FEAT IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS DRIVING ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY SURROUNDED BY TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS BEING CORRECT BY FORD; HOWEVER THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE CONDITION PRESENTING ITSELF.

AT 45-65 MPH IF THE TRUCK HITS THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU CAN STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CAUSING A CRASH. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK DRIFTED THROUGH 4 LANES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.