2019 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TRUCK RANDOMLY STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. UPON RESEARCHING MY ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE CONSIST WITH WHAT IS KNOW AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". I AM UNABLE TO USE MY TRUCK FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.

SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (AKA DEATH WOBBLE) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I DROVE OVER A ROUGH BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THE OSCILLATIONS CEASED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. AFTER THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VEERED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANDERSON FORD (6400 N 51ST AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301, (800) 729-3501), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED SURPRISE FORD (16825 W WADDELL RD, SURPRISE, AZ 85388, (623) 792-2522) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PLANNED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

DEATH WOOBLE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SAID PARTS ARE BEING REDESIGNED 4-6 WEEKS OUT WILL CALL WHEN THEY GET THEM. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TRUCK HAS 21000 MILES ON IT PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ON HIGHWAY 70-80 MPH.

AFTER HITTING BRIDGE EXPANSION JOIN AT APPROX 60 MPH T IN NEW HAMPSHIRE I EXPIERENCED A SPEED WOOBLE SO SEVERE I HAD TO STOP AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, THE WOBBLE WAS SO SEVERE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN OR GET OFF HIGHWAY . THIS HAS OCCURED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH BUT THE LAST WOBBLE WAS VERY SEVERE. THIS IS A BRAND NEW 2019 F-350 WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES . THIS HAS OCURED FREQUENTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BUT WAS NOT VERY SEVERE , MY CONCERN IS IF MY CHILD WAS DRIVING THIS TRUCK LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT OR ROLLOVER . AFTER GETTING ONLINE IT APPEARS THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THE SUPERDUTIES WONDERING WHY NO RECALL?

WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS GROOVES, EXPANSION CRACKS, OR JUST UNEVEN ROADWAYS THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP IS BY BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO SPEEDS AROUND 20MPH. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND ONE OF THE TIMES TOOK ME OFF THE ROAD.

I PURCHASED A NEW F350 IN 04/19. IT HAS AN ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE STEERING AND FRONT END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ISSUE IS ONLY CORRECTED BY SLOWING THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP SHAKING. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 12 TIMES AS OF 12/31/19. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY MADE ADJUSTMENTS AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER BOTH TIMES AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT A PRESENT UNTIL 6-8 WEEKS AFTER REPAIRS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAS NOT LED TO AN ACCIDENT YET.

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, STEERING WHEEL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, NO BRAKING ACTION TOOK PLACE, PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR AS IF IN AN ANTI-LOCK SITUATION. AFTER SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 25 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED 3- CONSECUTIVE TIMES, EACH TIME WITH THE SAME ENDING. TRUCK IS A 2019 F-350 WITH ONLY 22K MILES. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NOW FOR 42 DAYS WITH NO ANSWER FROM FORD ABOUT WHAT CAUSED OR HOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALEY FORD RICHMOND (10724 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, RICHMOND, VA 23237) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH, WHEN HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT OR A JOINT IN THE ROADWAY (SUCH AS A FREEWAY OVERPASS OR BRIDGE), THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES (OSCILLATES) VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. IT CANNOT RECOVER UNTIL SPEEDS ARE REDUCED BELOW 45 MPH. THIS IS REPEATABLE. I HAVE FILMED AN OCCURRENCE AND POSTED ON YOUTUBE FOR REVIEW: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RUPSA7KDSJO THIS VIDEO SHOWS A TYPICAL OCCURRENCE. TRAVELING ABOUT 75 MPH ON A CLEAR, FLAT, STRAIGHT STRETCH OF FREEWAY (I-25, JUST SOUTH OF FORT COLLINS, CO). A SMALL JOINT (A NORMAL PART OF THE FREEWAY) CAUSED THE WHEELS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND OSCILLATE BACK AN FORTH. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR EVEN GRASP THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO FIND A WAY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. ONCE SPEEDS DIP BELOW ABOUT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO RECOVER. MY VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND HAS NO AFTERMARKET PARTS, SHOCKS, LIFTS, OR OTHER EQUIPMENT. IT HAS STOCK WHEELS, STOCK TIRES, STOCK SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, ETC. IT HAD ABOUT 13,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN THIS PROBLEM BEGAN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM (INTERNET) AND FORD HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN TSO 18-2268 TO ADDRESS. HOWEVER, THIS TSB ONLY APPLIES TO TRUCKS BUILT ON OR BEFORE 31-JULY-2018. MY TRUCK WAS BUILT DURING MARCH 2019. FORD CLEARLY HASN'T RESOLVED THE UNDERLYING ISSUE AND NOW DOESN'T EVEN HAVE AN ACTIVE TSB TO ADDRESS THE SYMPTOMS.