I was driving approximately 70 MPH when I crossed a set of rail road tracks and the vehicle shook violently enough to cause me to enter left ditch. After applying the breaks and slowing to 15 MPH I regained control. I got out and check the tires and all seemed fine. Started to slowly drive and it was fine. A few miles later I began to smell diesel fuel. When I reached my destination the smell was very strong. Opened the hood and there was fuel leaking from the top of the engine and steaming from the inter cooler. Drive it to a ford dealer and they replaced the fuel filter as the shaking had caused it to crack.
2017 Ford F-350 SD steering complaints
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I own a 2017 f-350 super duty with 28,000 miles. Experiencing "death wobble" multiple times per week, typically at speeds between 50-70 MPH and hitting even the slightest bump or uneven-ness in the road. The shaking in the front end is so violent that the vehicle is not controllable and is extremely dangerous to the point that my wife refuses to drive it. The only way to regain control is by slowing down to approx 30-40 MPH until the shaking subsides. Yesterday, while driving on the highway, the wobble started and pulled me into the next lane, nearly causing an accident. Slowing down in order to regain control caused another near miss as cars were having to swerve to avoid me as I tried to regain control from the wobble. This was an expensive vehicle and it is practically new with very low miles - this should not be happening and in doing research its appears this is a very prevalent issue with these trucks and ford is aware of the defect and is not doing much to address it. I need to be able to drive this vehicle and I need it to be safe and this defect does not allow that. There have been no modifications to this vehicle - it is 100% factory stock.
When hitting a bump between 50 to 60mph, the truck front end started bouncing wildly and became difficult to control on any type of road. This happened several times miles on the vehicle was between 27,000 and 30,000. Ford dealer described this as the "death wobble", literally. Was fixed by replacing steering damper. This event almost caused me to lose control of the vehicle at highway speeds. Very dangerous.
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.
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!
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.
Continue to experience the "ford death wobble" steering oscillation. I have been to the dealership 4 times and the problem continues. The incident usually occurs while traveling highway speeds and started at approximately 15,000 miles. Whin this occurs, it is usually when crossing a seam on the road from a bridge or hitting a rough patch in the highway. The steering wheel begins shaking violently causing you to fight keeping the vehicle under control. I have to slow down to about 30 MPH in order to get it to stop, which is quite dangerous while on the interstate. My current mileage is 20,400. I have been told by the dthat they have been working closely with engineers at ford hq in an attempt to resolve the problem and have made the following modifications to my vehicle without any success in correcting the issue: adjusting the camber on every visit, added 2 different size of shims,replaced both steering dampers, and most recently add a 1 1/2" leveling kit. Unfortunately the issue still is not resolved, the vehicle is unsafe to drive and impacting my ability to use the vehicle for the purpose it was purchased for.
At 19000 miles I experienced a violent shake in my steering wheel while driving at 75mph on a local expressway. This violent shake made me lose control of any steering of the vehicle til I slowed down to I believe was 40mph were I gained control of vehicle again. This almost caused me to crash into another lane and vehicle and it almost caused the driver behind me to rear end me due to the sudden stopping on a expressway. I have taken the vehicle to the ford dealer 5 times for repair. The truck continues to have steering control issues. I will attach the latest receipt showing repair that has not fixed the issue. This issue happened again today but luckily it was not as bad. Please help fix this issue before someone gets killed.
I was pulling a 12,000 lbs 5th wheel trailer on a highway mountain pass when I went over an expansion joint at about 55 MPH and the vehicle started a death wobble. The vehicle violently started shaking and I struggled to maintain control of the truck and trailer barely being able to stop the vehicle on the shoulder before going over a cliff with my family in the vehicle. There were vehicles behind me that had to slam on their brakes to keep from hitting us.
I've experienced 5 "death wobble" incidents on my f350 with less than 10k mileage. This problem always happens at highway speeds crossing over uneven bridge expansion strips on a diagonal. The last time this happened, I was in the number two lane driving at freeway speed in busy traffic. I had to slow down below 30 miles an hour to regain control of the truck. This is a very dangerous issue that seems to be a common problem with ford superduty 4x4 trucks. It's the second time I've taken it to the dealership for repair. First time, ford replaced the steering dampener. Now they are changing tie-rod ends. Ntsb really needs to look at this dangerous situation and force ford to stop nickel diming repairs and fix this problem once and for all.
My truck has the so called "death wobble" whereas hitting certain bumps the truck's steering is uncontrollable. It has happened several times with mine. I almost hit the car next to me the last time it happened, going 70 MPH down the highway. It will not stop until I slam on the brakes. This seems to be a huge problem with ford, but they will just tell you it's the tires being out of balance. I know that this isn't the case, however, I replaced all six tires at the ford dealership, but it has happened again. I cannot understand why a safety recall has not been issued.
Several times the pickup has started shaking. It caused me to lose control and enter the ditch. The problem occurs when I'm at a speed of 50mph or above. Usually happens when a pothole or bridge crease in road is crossed.
I was driving my ford f-350 pickup on the highway and hit a pothole. The whole front of the truck started wobbling and shaking to the point that I could barely control it. At first I thought I might have blown a tire or tow but that wasn't the case. I had to reduce speed since I wasn't in a position to pull over safely. I called ford and all they said was to make sure the tires were at the right tire pressure. Luck for me I was able to make it home in one piece.
I had several incidents with the infamous "death wobble" when the front suspension vibrates excessively resulting in loss of steering control and overall vehicle control. After the first three incidents I researched and found the death wobble thread on the internet. I took vehicle to dealer and they replaced a drag link and ball joint. The vehicle drove mostly normal for the next several months with only occasional front steering vibration after driving over a bump in the road. Then on june 10, 2019 I ran over an expansion joint in a bridge on a corner going 45-50 MPH and the steering wheel and entire truck vibrated to the point of losing control and going off road nearly into the ditch before I got the vehicle under control at approximately 15 MPH. The vibration and oscillation was extremely severe with everyone in vehicle being tossed about violently. I immediately made an appointment to have vehicle inspected and dealership stated they knew of problem and referenced tsb 18-2268. They shimmed the suspension, adjusted the castor, and replaced the steering dampener to the tune of $624. I talked to three different ford customer service representatives and got nothing but a run-around. After truck was repaired, I was notified that ford would pay $335 for repairs since vehicle was out of warranty. Ford customer service is horrible and I am very disappointed since this is a known problem and was not repaired correctly the first time. We could have been seriously injured or killed due to the violent nature of the vibration and loss of control. Kendall ford in kenai was very accommodating and helpful in getting my problem solved but ford needs to take care of their customers and get these vehicles repaired before someone dies. There are many reports of this happening now with this vehicle. Vehicle has 45,332 miles.
Multiple instances ~15 of 'death wobble' where the truck and steering wheel shake violently. Normally at speeds above 55 MPH when hitting a bump or rough road. Started occurring only when turning and hitting a bump, but now happening when driving straight. Requires slowing quickly to below 30 MPH to stop shaking, making it very dangerous for myself and other drivers on the highway. Stock f350 drw with 32k miles
Truck has death wobble. After hitting a bump on the freeway steering wheel and front end starts to shake violently. Requires slowing down to under 40 MPH to stop shaking. Very dangerous situation. This has happened numerous times. Ford has inspected the front end and said everything looks fine. Another ford dealer replace the steering stabilizer shock at my cost. Problem still exists.
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.
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.
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.
I was driving 65 MPH on the freeway when I encounter extreme steering ocilation which everyone knows as ford death wobble. The steering shook violently with my kids in the truck. I had to slow down dangerously to 25 MPH before it would stop shaking. This has happened over 10 times between taking it into my local dealer and them not properly repairing the issue. My wife and kids are no longer allowed in the vehicle until I can confirm it has been properly repaired. It is very dangerous, I can say that I think if my wife were driving the truck atleast on 2 of the instances it happened, she likely wouldnt have been able to keep it from a crash. 1 instance I was between lanes and braking with fast moving traffic. I do have video footage as well but couldnt figure how to upload an mp4 file.
While traveling at approximately 65mph truck developed a high speed wobble. Wife was driving at the time and was barely able to get the truck stopped without losing control. The truck that has 26000 miles on it had no payload shook so hard that my wife was unable to hold on to the steering wheel and had to apply the brakes to get it stopped while trying to stay in her lane and on the road.
While traveling at approximately 65 MPH, on a highway, going around a left hand corner, hit a bumpy patch of road that caused a violent shaking of the steering wheel and whole truck. Slowed approximately 20 to 25 MPH to get shaking to stop.
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