2017 Ford F-250 SD wheel problems

WHEELS

Starting to exhibit signs of the death wobble at 46000 miles

NHTSA complaint #11553615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

In the last few weeks two of the trucks tire pressure indicators have failed on the right side of the vehicle

NHTSA complaint #11541814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

Front end wobbles, shakes and shimmies at speeds over 50mph.

NHTSA complaint #11524609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

Purchased the truck new from factory. Now I find after 5!years the lug nuts are defective and I can not even rotate my tires. Should be a ford defective issue. Swelling was not brought to my attention when purchased Victor bohannon 509 654 8278 I expect a call back.

NHTSA complaint #11495921 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

What component or system failed or malfunctioned: Steering Dampner failed causing other issued in steering and front-end suspension failures. You can inspect anytime you want. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Repetitive failure on these components put me and family at risk and other drivers to the loss of control Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Yes problem has been reoccurring from 16k mile to present just under 100K miles. Truck has been in the shop multiple times for the same repetitive failure. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Yes, ford has inspected it, independent shops have inspected it, the BBB has inspected it. Ford has told me on more than one occasion to go after market. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Yes, on symptoms; loose steering and uneven wear patterns on the tires, then complete failure of multiple components.

NHTSA complaint #11495786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

DEATH WOBBLE

NHTSA complaint #11462994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

I experienced the “Death Wobble” for my first time today! Very scary! I had just reached 65 MPH and suddenly my 2017 F250 starting shaking violently. I had little to no control of steering. Fortunately, I had heard of it before from family and friends who also experienced it. I let off the accelerator and it ended as if nothing was wrong! My vehicle has slightly over 38K miles. There was no warning or messages. I am not aware of any road issues. I have talked with my Ford service department and they are ordered a damper kit. My vehicle is available for inspection.

NHTSA complaint #11448372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

Front wheels shake violently causing driver to have to brake hard and slow vehicle to regain control. Problem happens when vehicle is traveling at a speed of 50-60 mph and hits a rough spot on highway. Problem happens frequently and on several occasions has caused vehicle behind me to brake hard to avoid a rear end collision. The truck is not safe to drive.

NHTSA complaint #11447677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

Death Wobble on numerous occasions. I first took it to Ford and put some "dampener" on it to fix it. I noticed that the truck still vibrated, but did not go into the death wobble immediately.4-5 months later, a worse death wobble started. It always happens when you hit a bridge abutment paving transition. The violent shaking does not stop until you slow way down. I have had to leave the road twice due to 18 wheelers behind me. It is so bad now, vehicles around me can see the violent shaking and move over and get away from me. This is an extremely dangerous event. If a younger driver freaks out and lets go of the steering wheel, deaths will be inevitable.

NHTSA complaint #11426680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

WHENEVER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD, MY TRUCK BEGINS TO WOBBLE, NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLY. AT SLOWER SPEEDS, I CAN STILL FEEL THE WOBBLE. IT ONLY DOES NOT WOBBLE WHEN I HIT BUMPS GOING 15 MPH OR LESS.

NHTSA complaint #11407981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THAT BUMP CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION GO INTO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." IT SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 25 MPH. DURING THAT TIME THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF TURNING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT COULD CAUSE SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE CORRECTED AND FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11395600 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

2017 FORD F-250 DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRENCES ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO OCCURRENCES AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. ONCE WHILE TRAVELING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. VEHICLE INITIALLY SHOOK AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SLOWED. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS

NHTSA complaint #11387784 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A DEATH WABBLE IN IT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES

NHTSA complaint #11386769 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END WOBBLE UPON HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH. THE WOBBLE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-6 SECONDS AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY GRADUALLY REDUCING SPEED. STEERING IS NOT FUNCTIONAL DURING THE WOBBLE. THE FIRST TWO TIMES (OCTOBER 2019) THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER. THE LAST TWO TIMES (DECEMBER 2020) THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAB AND A FEW PIECES OF LUGGAGE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. IN MAY 2020 FORD INSTALLED A STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND FOLLOWING THE DECEMBER 2020 INCIDENTS, SUBSTANTIAL FRONT-END REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36K MILES ON IT.

NHTSA complaint #11385089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT 75 MILES AND I HIT A BUMP AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND I HAD TO HOLD ON TO KEEP IT FROM GOING TO THE OTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS VERY SCARY AS I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY, I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF MY TRUCK AND IT ONLY HAS 24,000 MILES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE IN SUCH AN EXPENSIVE TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #11384321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END OF TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL. 58,000 MILES ON F250. HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK HITS POTHOLE OR ROUGH BRIDGE JOINT AT SPEEDS OVER 50. THE DEATH WOBBLE.

NHTSA complaint #11383572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY . WHEN IT HITS SLIGHTLY ROUGH PAVEMENT THE STRUCK STARTS WOBBLING SUPER AGGRESSIVELY AS IF A TIRE POPPED. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEONE IF THEY ALREADY DIDN'T.

NHTSA complaint #11365406 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT SHOWS ON DASH DISPLAY SINCE AUGUST 10 2020 TOOK TO FORD TRUCK DEALER SOMERSET PA TRISTAR ON AUGUST 11, TOLD BUSY BRING IN AUGUST 12 AUGUST 12 TOLD 3 OF 4 SENSORS ARE BAD, THEY NEEDED PARTS SINCE COMPLAINED TO FORD CASE CAS 27520533 STILL NOT FIXED NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 6 2020 TRUCK IS TWO YEARS OLD AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND MILES, BOUGHT BRAND NEW THIRTY SIX MONTH BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY

NHTSA complaint #11353378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2/03/17. ON 12/01/17 WIFE AND 7 YR. OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 2017 F250 VEHICLE ON I205 NORTHBOUND ON GLEN JACKSON BRIDGE IN OREGON. SHE RAN OVER THE EXPANSION JOINT GOING ABOUT 60MPH AND THE THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING VIOLENTLY. OTHER TRAFFIC MOVED AWAY FROM HER AS SHE WAS LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT GET THE ISSUE TO REOCCUR. THEY SENT IT OUT THE DOOR IN SAME CONDITION. ISSUE REOCCURRED MANY TIMES. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO RECORD IT ON VIDEO AND ONLY THEN WOULD WESLIE FORD TAKE IT IN AND DO WORK ON IT. SERVICE WRITER [XXX] SAID FORD DID NOT HAVE A REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE. SHE SAID THEY WOULD PUT SOME SHIMS IN TO HELP. IT DID A BIT. BUT STILL ACTUALLY BOUNCES SO BAD SOMETIMES THAT THE WHEELS LEAVE THE ROAD AND YOU LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING.. CALLED SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] AT DEALER AND TOLD HIM WE ARE LUCKY THAT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DIDNT GET IN A ACCIDENT, HURT, OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE TRUCK MALFUNCTION. HE SAID "UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES THATS WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SOMETHING DONE". REALLY? I WAS SHOCKED! PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH THIS AND ENSURE THAT WESLIE FORD, SERVICE WRITERS AND OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER AND AT RISK. ALL I ASK IS THAT FORD STAND BEHIND VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS AND REPAIR THEM SO THAT PEOPLE ARE SAFE. THANK YOU INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #11339506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EIDE FORD LINCOLN (800 E BISMARCK EXPY, BISMARCK, ND 58504) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO BE REPAIRED. THE STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED, BALANCED, AND ALIGNED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN REFERRED TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #11339149 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED SHAKING WITHOUT WARNING WHICH FORCED THE TIRE TO BE RELEASED. THE CONTACT STATED HE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE AND DROVE HOME. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER (PINES FORD 8655 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33024) WAS PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OFFERED THE CONTACT AN ALIGNMENT HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

NHTSA complaint #11328868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I EXPERIENCED WHAT THE INTERNET IS CALLING A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE "SHAKING" WAS SO SEVERE THAT I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO REGAIN SAFE CONTROL OF MY FORD F-250.

NHTSA complaint #11316160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

'DEATH WOBBLE' WHEN DRIVING MY FORD F-250 BETWEEN 60-75 MPH, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SMALL UNEVENNESS ON THE ROAD THE PICK UP BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE! THE PICKUP BARELY HAS 38,000 AND THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE CAN BE LIFE THREATENING TO SELF AND OTHERS. FORD HAS NO INFORMATION REGARDING A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR BUT IT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE VIOLENT SHAKE AT THE FORE MENTIONED SPEEDS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE REGARDING THE PROBLEM (I AM NOT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC) BUT A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS VERIFIED BY MORE THAN 5 CERTIFIED MECHANICS WAS THE DEGREE OF CASTER IN THE AXLE. AN ISSUE FROM WHAT THEY BELIEVE ORIGINATED AT THE MANUFACTURER. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAVE DRIVING MY F250 THAT I LIMIT THE DRIVING I DO IN THIS VEHICLE. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING WHEN FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OR TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH A RECALL. MY HOPE IS THAT THE NHTSA CAN INTERVENE AND PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BECOMING FATALLY INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11309989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 70MPH HIT A BRIDGE THAT WAS RAISED (ROUGH BRIDGE)CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE)...ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. EXTREMELY TERRIFYING. COULD HAVE KILLED MY HUSBAND AND I! AFTER VEHICLE WAS DROPPED TO A SPEED OF APPROX 35-40 MPH THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED OUT.

NHTSA complaint #11308975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT TOOK THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS AND I GRABBED THE WHEEL AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TRIED TO GET TO THE RIGHT EMERGENCY LANE,THE SHAKING CONTINUED TILL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND IT STOPPED SHAKING, EXITING OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED MY TIRES THEY HAD NO ISSUES, HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK 8 MONTHS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES TO ME AND MY WIFE ,MY KIDS CANNOT DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP PLEASE HELP BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE

NHTSA complaint #11306878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS (IT IS NOW 1/30/2020) THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TYPICALLY HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RANGING ANYWHERE FROM 50-80 MPH. ALTHOUGH, IT HAS HAPPENED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40-45. IT HAPPENS OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO APPARENT PROVOCATION, I.E., HITTING A POTHOLE, TURNING, HITTING THE BRAKES, ETC. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE IT STOP. I'VE TRIED HITTING THE BRAKES, SLAMMING THE BRAKES, CONTINUING TO HOLD MY SPEED STEADY, ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY, AND PRAYING TO GOD TO MAKE IT STOP. NOTHING WORKS, IT JUST EVENTUALLY STOPS BUT NOT BEFORE TRAFFIC CLEARS ALL AROUND ME. IT IS NOTICEABLE FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AS I HAVE SEEN DRIVERS HIT THE BRAKES AND FALL BACK IN TRAFFIC AROUND ME. THE VIOLENT SHAKING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STEADY OR IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE VIOLENT SHAKING MAKES THE VEHICLE BOUNCE ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY OR STRAIGHT. IT IS TERRIFYING AND UNNERVING. I BELIEVE IT IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAUL TRAILERS WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALMOST DAILY. MANY TIMES I AM ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON CITY STREETS. IF IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, THE DAMAGE WILL BE COSTLY AND MAY KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF. I AM AFRAID TO THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THESE UNEXPECTED, VIOLENT SHAKES HAPPEN WHILE I AM HAULING HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

NHTSA complaint #11303045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

RETURNING FROM NASHVILLE TO MANDEVILLE, LA WE HI IT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 70 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN VOLENTLY VIBRATING. SIMILAR TO A BLOWN TIRE. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR IT TO STOP. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

NHTSA complaint #11298934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

VEHICLE IS 100% FACTORY EQUIPMENT .NO CHANGES MADE TO VEHICLE. CURRENT ODOMETER 23,750 MILES. HAVE EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" 3 TIMES ALWAYS WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. TYPICALLY IT BEGINS TRAVELLING ABOUT 70 MPH AND CONTACTING AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD OR SOME SIMILAR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. TRUCK FRONT END BEGINS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO ABOUT 50 MPH. HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND KNOW THIS IS ALARMINGLY COMMON ON 2017-18-19 F250/350. I PERSONALLY HAVE 2 FRIENDS WHO OWN 2018 & 2019 F-250 AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME "DEATH WOBBLE". DEALER STATES THE NEEDED PART TO REPAIR PROBLEM IS ON BACKORDER. ALSO STATED CURRENTLY THERE ARE 43K OF THESE COMPONENTS ON B/O. THESE NUMBERS MAKE IT EXTREMELY APPARENT FORD HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH POTENTIALLY THOUSANDS OF UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE DEFECT USUALLY BEGINS AT 15K TO 25K MILES. AS THESE TRUCKS REACH THAT THRESHOLD IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT FORD ISSUE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THESE MODEL TRUCKS.

NHTSA complaint #11297835 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP ON THE ROAD AND FRONT END OF TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP.THAT SHAKE WAS ALSO FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL.I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 TO 60 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #11297125 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.