2017 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

IT HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WILL HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WILL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING. IT WILL SHAKE UNITL YOU CAN GET SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY. WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TO ALL SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE WEIRD THING IS THE NEXT DAY YOU CAN DRIVE IT ON THE SAME ROAD AND IT WILL NOT SHAKE. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENS. SO FAR IT HASN'T HAPPENED WHEN PULLING A TRAILER BUT SCARED TO FIND OUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF WE ARE.

I'M A MECHANIC AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THESE PICKUPS ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11 AND 13 LOCALLY. THE LITTLE FUEL LINE OFF THE TOP OF THE FILTER BREAKS AND FUEL EVERYWHERE. THE LAST ONE I HAD TO FARMER FIX ONLY HAD 1200 MILES ON IT. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALL I CAN DO IS PATCH IT SO THEY CAN GET HOME. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER WAY TO DO THIS. WHEN EVERY ONE OF THEM ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT THOUGH?

VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION AT SPEED OVER 55 MPH WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD.

TRUCK STEERING OSCILLATES ALL THE TIME. TURNS INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING ON ROADS ABOVE 55 MPH THAT ARE ROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCMULLEN FORD (LOCATED AT 3401 S EXPRESSWAY ST, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501, (712) 366-0531) AND THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIE ROD DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO WOODHOUSE FORD (LOCATED AT 2546 US-30, BLAIR, NE 68008, (402) 426-4126) AND THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK WAS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY F-350 WITH NO MODIFICATIONS AND STOCK TIRES HAS REPEATEDLY WENT INTO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" OR VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING IRREGULAR AREAS ON THE ROADWAY. MY TRUCK SEEMS TO DO IT PRIMARY ON BRIDGES, EVEN ONES THAT BARELY HAVE A TRANSITION AND SEEM SMOOTH. FORD RECENTLY UPDATED SOME PARTS AT LESS THAN 30K MILES. TODAY, I WENT OVER THREE BRIDGES IN A ROW AT 70 MPH AND EACH BRIDGE MADE THE FRONT END SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE THIRD BRIDGE WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND A TRACTOR TRAILER NEARLY HIT ME. YOU MUST SLOW TO 30 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS SLOW TO 30 MPH IN 70 MPH TRAFFIC. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE NHTSA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I DROVE ACROSS A JOINT IN THE PAVEMENT (SMALL BUMP) AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, VIBRATING AND JUMPING AROUND THE LANE. I HAD FELT A FEW STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES PRIOR TO THE MAJOR VIBRATION/SHAKE, BUT THEY DISSIPATED QUICKLY. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY, I HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND REDUCE THE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. I THEN PROCEEDED DRIVING AS I HAD BEFORE, NOTICING SMALLER STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.

TRUCK SHAKING, WAS TOLD TIRE INFLATION WAS NOT BEING MAINTAINED. ALL VALVE STEMS LEAKING SINCE DAY I BOUGHT IT. ONE TIRE HAD FIX A FLAT IN IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT TOOK FORD 6 MONTHS TO REPLACE VALVE STEMS CORRECTLY. AFTER THIS TRUCK STILL SHAKES ON ANY ROUGH ROAD, IF HIT ANY REAL RUFF TRUCK VIOLENT SHAKE HAVE TO STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. NOW SINCE TIRE PRESSURE CAN BE MAINTAINED SINCE VALOVE STEMS FIXED. THEY TELL ME FRONT TIRES NEED REPLACED FROM NOT MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURES. THAT IS WHY TRUCK SHAKES. THE TRUCK HAS SHAKENOUGH SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I OWNED IT IT MARCH 2018, THIS HAS CAUSED FRONT TIRES TO WERE ON BOTH OUTSIDE EDGES. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO BAD, I HAVE RAN OFF 7 TIMES, RAN TWO OTHER CARS OFF ROAD, AND PULLED OVER FOR SUSPECTED DUI TOLD OFFICER WHAT HAPPENED AND IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED HE WRITE ME TICKET DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND DEEM VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. ALWAYS IN MOTION, ANY SPEED, ANY RUFF ROAD, EVEN GOING ACROSS BRIGGS ANYTHING THAT IS NOT PERFECT SMOOTH ROAD

I OWN A 2017 FORD F350 4X4, AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 65000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, AS I CROSSED OVER THE TRANSITION ON TO A BRIDGE A VIOLENT VIBRATION BEGAN IN THE FRONT AXLE/ TIRES. VIBRATION WAS SO PRONOUNCED IT WAS SHAKING MY HANDS FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I QUICKLY DECELERATED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. VIBRATION SUBSIDED AROUND 35MPH. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. INITIALLY THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. AFTER A DRIVE OVER A BRIDGE ENTRANCE AT SPEED THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THE ISSUE I DESCRIBED TO THEM. THEY REPLACED SOME STEERING COMPONENTS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS, FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS, THE ISSUE RETURNED. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS BEING RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR CONCERNS DOCUMENTED ON LINE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED TO ME FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR TSB ON THE ISSUE. SO FOR I HAVE SPENT $450.00 IN PARTS AND LABOR FOR A REPAIR THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. NOT CERTAIN IT IS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING VEHICLE.

WELL DRIVING TAILGATE OPENS ON ITS OWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE TRAILER .WAS IN FOR REPAIRS BUT IS STILL OPENING NOT SAFE DON'T WANT LAW SUIT FOR STUFF THAT FALLS OUT. LOST RATCHET STRAPS & 2 POWER DRILLS BATTERIES & CHARGER NO LIGHT OR BUZZER LETTING DRIVER KNOW THAT TAILGATE HAS OPENED THERE IS ONE FOR HOOD THINK I WOULD NOTICE MY HOOD. SCARED TO DRIVE ALSO TOO COSTLY & DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS BEHIND ME.