2017 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

WAS TRAVELING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN A CORNER AROUND 60-65 MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL HOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING BACK AND FORTH IN A VERY UNSAFE FASHION. TRUCK ONLY HAS 33K MILES ON IT. I NOTICE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THAT IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS THE STEERING BECAME VERY "LOOSE", BUT THIS LAST TIME IT SHOOK MUCH MORE.

THIS TRUCKS FRONT END SHAKES TERRIBLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS, ON IMPROVED GRAVEL ROADS AND SPEED OVER TEN MPH IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE NOW AT 34000 MILES.

2017 FORD F-350 WITH 35000 MILES AT 20000 EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING GAME N FRONT END THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATED BETWEEN 11 AND 1 O'CLOCK THIS HAPPENED AFTER HITTING BUMP IN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL SHOCK. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING BEGAN AND I COULD STOP BY SLOWING TO 30 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL SHOCK AGAIN WAND THE TRACK BAR.BOTH PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR MANY MONTHS. NOW I AM NOTICING A SLIGHT SHAKING WHEN I HIT A BUMP. THE INTERNET CALLS IT THE'DEATH WOBBLE' THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FORD HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM THAT THEY CHOOSE TO IGNORE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

DEATH WOBBLE. AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH TRUCK GOES INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER DRIVING OVER SMALL POTHOLES OR EVEN FREEWAY EXPANSION JOINTS. FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IT IS ALL I CAN DO TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS. SLOWING DOWN DOES NOT HELP UNTIL SLOWING BELOW 45 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 DIFFERENT TIMES. IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE DAY (1/18/19) DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 5 FROM SACRAMENTO TO BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA WHILE TOWING MY 38FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THIS 2017 SUPER DUTY F350 HAS ALL THE FACTORY TOWING OPTIONS AND HEAVIEST GVW PACKAGE. THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES HAVE GOOD EVEN WEAR AT MORE THAN 50% AND TOTAL MILES ON THE TRUCK IS 40,000. THE TRUCK IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED AT THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED (CORNING FORD IN CORNING CALIFORNIA).

THE STEERING ON MY 2017 F-350 OCCASIONALLY BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALER REFERRED TO THIS AS " DEATH WOBBLE" FORD HAS ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT ONCE BY REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK WITH ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS AND TIRES. FORD IS UNWILLING TO MAKE ANY MORE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH ON LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2017 AND NEWER F 250 / 350 SERIES TRUCKS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME WAS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019 AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER- NORTHSIDE FORD IN SAN ANTONIO, TX.

AIR LEAKING FROM TIRE VALVE STEMS. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

CAST ALUMINUM WHEELS LEAKING AIR FROM AREA AROUND STEEL VALVE STEM WHERE CORROSION IS OCCURRING. ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND ONE WAS REPLACED TWICE. VEHICLE HAS 29K MILES. THE AIR LOSS HAS BEEN BOTH SLOW AND QUICK. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I PULL A 13,000 POUND TRAILER. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF MANY CASES. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE WHEELS WITH A SAFE PRODUCT AND CONTINUES TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE WHEEL AND VALVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 20 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE LESS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED VERN EIDE FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 2300 N MAIN ST, MITCHELL, SD 57301, (605) 996-5614) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A DIP IN THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VIBRATION WORSENED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. SMITH MOTOR COMPANY INC (LOCATED AT 359 NJ-31, WASHINGTON, NJ 07882, (908) 835-8100) WAS CONTACTED AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 60MPH ON ROAD WHEN I HIT A SMALL PATCH OF SNOW. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE HORRIBLY UNTIL I GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED. I WAS DOING EVERYTHING I COULD DO TO STAY ON THE ROAD AND NOT GO IN THE DITCH. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS STEERING DAMPNER.