2017 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CURVING TO THE RIGHT ON THE TOLLWAY I HIT A POTHOLE WHICH SENT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTO VIOLENT SHAKING KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT ALMOST RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS.THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH.

MY 2017 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH 6.7 DIESEL HAS DEVELOPED THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS REACHED THE POINT AT JUST 50,000 MILES THAT THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND REQUIRES RAPIDLY SLOWING DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE IS TOTALLY STOCK AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD.

2017 F350 18000 MILES. AT HWY SPEED, WHEN A BUMP IS HIT WITH BOTH FRONT TIRES, THE SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL SPEED IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND THE STEERING CAN BE TURNED AGGRESSIVELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED WHEN THE SPEED WAS LOWERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,254. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK WAS REPLACED.*JB

WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR TRUCK HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND FRONT END FEELS UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

PROBLEM # 1 VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE IN MOTION WHEN IT HITS A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE. IT HAS HAPPENED FEW TIME IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, ON 2/15/2019 WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MHM THE VEHICLE HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE VEHICLE FROM SUSPENSION STARTED TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF IT. I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AND REDUCE SPEED BY 50% TO STOP THE SHAKING. PROBLEM 2. FRONT AIR MONITORING SYSTEM FAILURE. IT ALL THE SUDDEN STARTED TO GIVE WRONG READINGS IN BOTH FRONT TIRES.

EXPERIENCED HEAVY OSCULATION AT 25K MILES. AT 26K MILES THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. ANY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOUT 60 MPH THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET IT REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRACK BAR WAS ON BACKORDER; HOWEVER, I FOUND ONE AVAILABLE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I DROVE THERE, PICKED IT UP AND TOOK IT TO THERE DEALERSHIP WHO FIXED THE TRUCK THE FIRST. GOT THE TRUCK BACK SEVERAL DAYS LATER. AT 31/32K MILES, IT STARTED TO DO THE OSCULATION/VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN I HIT ANY BUMP ON THE ROAD/ROUGH PATCH AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP AT 33K MILES AFTER IT DID THE DEATH WOBBLE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT A SECOND TIME. THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO FIX IT, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND IT DID THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. IT WAS LIKE A MINI-DEATH WOBBLE WITH A VERY HEAVY OSCULATION, SHAKING AND VIBRATION WHEN I HIT A ROUGH PATCH AT 60 MPH OR GREATER. THE TRUCK IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP AND WAITING FOR THE THIRD REPAIR. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AT SPEEDS USUALLY OVER 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY OR ANY COUNTRY ROADS. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AT ABOUT 55 MPH. DRIVING IN TOWN IT DOESN'T DO IT AT LOWER SPEEDS (40-45) UNLESS YOU HIT A VERY BIG BUMP/POT HOLE/ROUGH PATCH.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-5 BETWEEN TACOMA, WA AND OLYMPIA, WA AT 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION THAT AFFECTED BY DRIVING. I SLOWED DOWN BETWEEN 30-35 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING CEASED. I DROVE SAFELY HOME AND CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED I COULD MOVE THE DRAG LINK ROD BACK AND FORTH. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP PLANS TO REPLACE PARTS BUT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. FORD DOES HAVE A TSB OUT ON THIS MATTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAILGATE UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE HAULING A TRAILER, THE TAILGATE UNLATCHED AND DAMAGED THE TRAILER AND DESTROYED THE REVERSE CAMERA THAT WAS HOUSED IN THE TAILGATE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP TO REPAIR THE TAILGATE BEFORE AN INSPECTION COULD BE PERFORMED. THE TAILGATE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE LOSING AIR PRESSURE AND THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBINSON BROTHERS FORD (11455 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70816, (855) 493-1385), WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.