What 296 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford F-250 Super Crew

TWICE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS DOING ABOUT 70MPH THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE/VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND THE ENTIRE CAB SHAKES LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING.

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IF THE TRUCK HITS BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY, ON OR OFF A BRIDGE FOR EXAMPLE, THE FRONT WHEELS SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I MEAN VIOLENTLY AND HAS HAPPENED 40 PLUS TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. ALL FRONT END PARTS ARE TIGHT AND ALL TIE RODS ARE NEW.SHOCKS ARE NEW STABILIZER SHOCK HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. EACH TIME ITS REPLACED PROBLEM GOES AWAY, OR SEEMS TO FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY ONLY , 60-70 MPH. I TRAVEL SOME REGULAR ROUTES SO I HAVE LEARNED WHERE TO TRY TO AVOID. PROBLEM STARTED AT 92,000 MILES. TRUCK NOW HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT BUT CANNOT AFFORD ANYTHING ELSE. THANKS

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WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENCOUNTERING ROAD IRREGULARITIES, TRUCK ENTERS INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" CONDITION WHEREBY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO <30 MPH. SUSPENSION WAS REBUILT 3 MONTHS AGO BY FORD DEALER AND CONDITION HAS RETURNED. IN THESE SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND GREATER.

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I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2015 F250 SUPER DUTY. IT WAS A CLEAN TITLE NO ACCIDENTS. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 43 -55 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL AND IN FACT THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND IT STOPPED. AFTER SEVERAL MORE OCCURRENCES ALL AT THE SAME SPEEDS I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A SPECIALTY WHEEL AND ALIGNMENT SHOP AND PAID NEARLY 1,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. AFTER NEW BUSHINGS, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS, NEW STEERING AND NEW ALIGNMENT IT ABATED FOR 3 MONTHS. IT IS NOW BACK AND AS SCARY AS EVER. I HAD A 2004 F250 SUPER DUTY AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR EVEN RECALL. I MAY HAVE TO SELL THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE DANGER TO THE REST OF MY FAMILY. THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT OVER THIS KNOWN AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE MORE MONEY AND MORE DAMAGE IS CAUSED. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN A TRUCK THAT DOES THIS COME TO TEXAS AND TAKE A RIDE WITH ME. I PROMISE IT WILL SCARE YOU INTO ACTION. THIS HAS BEEN MY PROBLEM SINCE MARCH. IT IS ALWAYS ON ROUGHER ROADS OR AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT.

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TRUCK START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AT RANDOM TIMES ON RANDOM DAYS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO KEEP HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL UTTER FORD (4901 S INTERSTATE 35 E, DENTON, TX 76210, (940) 321-7400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V204000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWRE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,800.

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HELLO, ON HIGHWAY GOING BETWEEN 60-70 MILES AN HOUR, IT GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE THAT NEARLY THREW TRUCK OFF ROAD. VERY SCARY SITUATION. APPEARS FROM READING ONLINE THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCKS FROM READING ONLINE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.

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THE STEERING ON MY 2015 FORD F250 HAS A VERY SERIOUS WOBBLE. IT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-70 MPH), IT IS A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, SHOCKS AND STEERING ARM BALL JOINT. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL TIE ROD ENDS NOW AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OVER 50 MPH.

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WHILE GOING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY I DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN PAVING SEAM ON A SLIGHT LEFT CORNER AND TRUCK WENT INTO A FRONT END WOBBLE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO GET IT TO STOP.

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THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE ADVANCED AUTO TRAC MALFUNCTION AND CAUSES LOSS OF BREAKS. FORD CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SEEMS UNWORRIED ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE QUESTIONED FORD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE RESPONSE I GET IS IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES. THEY WANT TO START CHANGING PARTS AT MY COST WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IT IS OR NOT WANTING TO ADMIT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND HAPPENS WITHOUT CAUSE. A BELL GOES OFF YOU LOSE POWER FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND LOSE BREAKS FOR PERIODS OF TIME WHILE BELLS ARE GOING OFF.

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2015 FORD F 250 HAS DEATH WOBBLE WAS DRIVING 70MPH THE STEERING HAS A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND BOUNCING IN THE STEERING HAS TO SLOW VEHICLE TO 30 MPH TO GET SHAKING TO STOP AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DO IN HEAVY TRAFFIC

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BUTTON FOR THE PANEL ROOF WAS PRESSED. WHILE THE PANEL ROOF WAS SLIDING BACKWARDS, THE MECHANISM FRACTURED AND THE SLIDING ROOF GLASS CAME OFF THE TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STANLEY FORD GILMER (622 US HWY 271 N, GILMER, TX 75644, (903) 843-2521) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC TRACKS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY BROKEN GLOW PLUGS.

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DEATH WOOBLE WHEN HITTING BUMP

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND A CODE THAT INDICATED THAT THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID RELUCTANT HEATER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND PHIL LONG FORD AT CHAPEL HILLS (1565 AUTO MALL LOOP, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920, 844-234-1769) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL PLACED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, "DIESEL FLUID LOW" WAS DISPLAYED, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO THE D-RATE MODE, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 50 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY DEF- HEATER. THE D-RATING INDICATED THAT THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID WAS LOW ALTHOUGH IT WAS RECENTLY FILLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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TRUCK WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOST COMPRESSION. COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE HAD BROKEN VALVE SPRING WHICH DROPPED VALVE CAUSING HOLE IN TOP OF PISTON. THIS TRUCK IS IN NEW CONDITION WITH OIL CHANGES REGULARLY NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH OR KNOCKS. ZERO INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. WE OWN FOUR FORDS AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A FAULTY PART. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. ONLY 92000 MILES ON IT ALL HIGHWAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE "LOW ENGINE POWER" AND "LOW FUEL" MESSAGES APPEARED AND THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH HE BELIVED WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD AND SMOKE TRAILING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT AND UNHOOKED THE FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER THAT WAS BEING TOWED. BYSTANDERS ASSISTED THE CONTACT WITH PUSHING THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE CAMPER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT, BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DAYS AFTER THE FUEL FILTERS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

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STARTED HAVING DEATH WOBBLE LAST YEAR AT ABOUT 95000 MILES. PUT NEW TIRES ON IT, NEW ROTORS, TRACKBAR, DRAGLINK, TIE RODS. I THINK IT IS A LOT MORE CONTROLLABLE BUT IT STILL BUMP STEERS IN CURVES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP BUT DOESN'T BREAK INTO DEATH WOBBLE. I'VE JUST REPORTED THREE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ALL IN THE LAST YEAR.

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VEHICLE STEERING BEGINS VIOLENT WOBBLE AT MID AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND IS NORMALLY INITIATED BY EXPANSION JOINT AND ROAD FEATURES. THE WOBBLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND IS A SERIOUS RISK TO THE DRIVER AND ADJACENT VEHICLES.

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BRAKES TESTED A MONTH AGO AT FORD. ALL OF A SUDDEN NO BRAKES AND FLUID EVERYWHERE. FORD SAID CALIPER JUST WENT BAD 1500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH WAS A APPARENT DEFECT. NOTHING SHOULD GO BAD THAT QUICK. PADS METAL ON METAL WITH NO WARNING. NO LIGHT. NO NOISE. NOTHING. JUST SNAPPED PUTTING MYSELF AND EVERYONE AROUND ME IN DANGER

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DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCED BY ME ON 5/10/19 DOING 60 ON RURAL ROAD. EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 AT LEAST 6 TIMES THE NEXT TIME. A MOTORCYCLE ALMOST CRASHED-FORD FIXED BY FRONT END ALIGNMENT-EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE. TOOK TO FORD TO REPAIR AND THE SVC MGR SUGGESTED WE FILE A CASE NUMBER WITH FORD CAS-22221345-C3V0P4 ON 7/23/19, FORD CUST EXPERIENCE SPECIALIST SUGGESTED WE TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER, TOOK TO TOOK TO GORDIE BOUCHER WHO SAID IT RECOMMENDS REPLACING BOTH TIE RODS DUE TO INNER TIE ROD AT THE PITMAN ARM HAS PLAY IN IT AND THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER TIE ROD HAS PLAY IT IT TOOPREPLACED LEFT SIDE DRAG LINK AND THE RIGHT SIDE UPPER TIE. DEALER STATED WORSE TRUCK THEY HAD EVER DRIVEN. DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN GOING 35 DOWN HWY H IN KENOSHA COUNTY. EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENED WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR AN OFF RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. WAITING FOR AN OFF RAMP IS THE SCARIEST BECAUSE YOU HOPE YOU CAN CONTROL THE TRUCK TO MAKE IT OFF THE INTERSTATE. MY HUSBAND DID RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHERS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING SO HE DID THE SAME-REPLACE THE STEERING SHOCK, THE STABILIZING BAR ASSEMBLY, THE TRACK BAR ASSEMBLY, AND THE FRONT SHOCKS. FORD DID 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, THEY TURNED ROTORS ALSO..FORD CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS KEEPS TELLING US TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PER FORD, TIRE TREAD AND WEAR ARE GOOD. IT APPEARS EVERYTHING MY HUSBAND HAS DONE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WE WILL SEE WHEN WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD ON OUR NEXT INTERSTATE TRIP. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PAID OUT $1,675 AND MY HUSBAND HAS DONE ALL THE WORK. WE ARE SCARED TO DEATH THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE ARE UNSURE WHAT STEPS WE SHOULD BE TAKING, BUT WE ARE AFRAID WE COULD DIE AND NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THIS.

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MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 79100.3 MILES ON IT ITS A 6.2 L GAS A/T THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS FIRST WHEN THE TRANS IS WARM IT HAS A ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THEN IN DRIVE IT ALSO HAS A DELAY SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR ABOUT A SECOND DELAY THEN SHIFTING FROM FIFTH TO SIX GEAR IT HAS A LONGER DELAY ABOUT TWO SECOND ARE MORE DELAY AND THE RPM RISE UP TO ABOUT THREE THOUSAND BEFORE SHIFTING WITH A HARD SHIFT ALMOST LIKE IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL . THIS ALL HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT STREET YOUR ON GOING STRAIGHT ARE TURNING .

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DRIVING 55 MPH ON HWY 161 IN AR (IN MOTION) WHEN I HIT A ROUGH SPOT ABOUT 2' BUMP THAT COMPLETELY CROSSED THE LANE I WAS DRIVING IN, THE FRONT WHEELS SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I WAS ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP. I HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A FRONT END SHOP AND ALL THEY COULD FIND WRONG WAS THE BALL JOINTS WERE A LITTLE WORN, I HAD THEM REPLACED AND THE TRUCK DID BETTER FOR ABOUT 3,000 MILES AND NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER. A TRUCK WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS WITH FORD.?

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MY TRUCK HAS GONE INTO WHAT THEY CALL A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS GOING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE HIGHWAY ON TO THE BERM. I CUT OFF THE CAR NEXT TO MY DURING ONE OF THESE OCCURRENCES ALMOST HITTING HIS CAR. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS 6/17/19.

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