What 208 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ford F-350 Super Crew

VEHICLE BOUNCES VERY DANGEROUSLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO OTHER LANE. POT HOLES SHAKE VEHICLE INTO OTHER LANES. BRAKES DO NOT HOLD WELL DURING SHAKING. MYSELF INSIDE SHAKE VERY HEAVILY AS WELL FEELING LIKE A BOBBLE HEAD. STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT WHILE SHAKING. IT IS SO BAD SPEAKING IS DIFFICULT DURING THE SHAKE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 55MPH. THIS OCCURS MOST ON HIGHWAYS BUT ALSO ON CITY STREETS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL T/A TIRES, SIZE: LT245/75R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V246000 (TIRES), BUT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

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WHILE DRIVING AT 60 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR YOU GET A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE BACK END. AS YOU PROGRESS THE SHAKE GETS WORSE. THE FORD SHOP WHERE I LIVE HAS A RUSH IN RUSH OUT WORK ETHIC, THEY DON'T LISTEN TO THE ONE PAYING THE BILLS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL SHOPS TO FIND THE PROBLEM, NO RESULTS. *TR

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WHEN 2016 F-350 SD PULLING 18000 LB CAMPER ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY RUNNING 65-70 MPH GOES INTO EXHAUST CLEANING MODE, THE VEHICLE SPEED DROPS TO APPROX 45MPH IN SHORT DISTANCE. VEHICLE IS ACTING LIKE LIMP MODE. NO CODES ARE PRESENT. WHEN EXHAUST CLEANING MODE CLEARS, VEHICLE RESUMES NORMAL SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. FORD TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL. FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WHEN SPEED SUDDENLY DROPS ~30 MPH WITH CHANCE OF REAR END COLLISION. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN PULLING 18000 LB CAMPER. HAVE NOT SEEN PROBLEM WITH NO LOAD.

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FORD DOES NOT ALLOW THE TPMS ALERT THRESHOLD TO BE REDUCED TO REFLECT AFTERMARKET TIRE PRESSURE NEEDS. I HAVE OWNED THREE SUPERDUTIES TO DATE, A 2011, AT 2013 AND NOW A 2016. ON EACH VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN RUNNING TOYO OPENCOUNTRY A/T TIRES ON THEM, AND THE PROPER TIRE INFLATION VALUE ON THESE IS WAY BELOW WHAT THE OEM MICHELIN TIRES COME FROM THE FACTORY. THE OEM TIRES ARE SUPPOSE TO BE INFLATED TO 65 PSI IN THE FRONT AND 80 PSI IN THE REAR. THE TPMS ALERT WILL KICK ON AT A SMALL PERCENTAGE BELOW THESE VALUES. THE TOYO TIRES ON THE OTHER HAND ARE SUPPOSE TO BE RUN AT 34 PSI, GIVEN THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PROPER WEAR, BEST GAS MILEAGE AND PROPER SAFETY PERFORMANCE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR FIVE YEARS NOW TO FIND A DEALER THAT CAN ADJUST THE TPMS ALERT THRESHOLD SO MY WIFE DOES NOT HAVE THE TPMS ALERT INCORRECTLY ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD TO MAKE A COMPROMISE BETWEEN INFLATING THE TIRES PAST THEIR OPTIMAL LEVEL SO THE LIGHT GOES OFF SO SHE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TPMS ALERTING HER TO A FLAT TIRE, OR TO INFLATE THE TIRES TO THE PROPER LOWER LEVEL TO ACHIEVE PROPER WEAR. WHEN I HAVE INFLATED THE TIRES TO THE LEVEL REQUIRED TO TURN OFF TPMS, THE TIRES HAVE LITERALLY BEEN DESTROYED IN 1/10TH THE TIME AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. IN ONE CASE I MOUNTED NEW SNOW TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND SHE TOOK A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, PUTTING ABOUT 4000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE INFLATED TO THE LEVEL FORD SAYS SO THE TPMS WOULD TURN OFF WHEN SHE ARRIVED BACK, THE REAR TIRES WERE DESTROYED. I NOW RUN THE TIRES AT TOYO'S RECOMMENDED VALUE AND TOLD MY WIFE TO IGNORE THE TPMS WARNING. FORD NEEDS TO FOLLOW THE OTHER MANUFACTURERS IN ALLOWING THE CUSTOMER TO CHANGE THE TPMS ALERT THRESHOLD. EVERY FORD DEALER THINKS ALL TIRES SHOULD BE INFLATED TO 65 PSI, WHICH IS ONLY APPLICABLE FOR OEM TIRES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

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WHEN THE 6.7 DIESEL ENGINE GOES IN TO REGENERATION FOR THE EMISSION SYSTEM THE ENGINE SOMETIMES SHUDDERS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE VALVES RATTLE AND THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND TRUCK SLOWS. SEEMS TO BE MOSTLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN A SLIGHT PULL UP A GRADE. BUT, IT HAS DONE IT ON FLAT GROUND. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WIDE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE FORD 6.7 DIESEL ENGINES. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS COMMON WITH THESE 6.7 DIESEL ENGINES AND A FIX WAS COMING BUT IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 YEARS AND NO FIX IN SITE. MY TRUCK IS A 2016 WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WON'T FIX IT. THE TRUCK IS AT WOODY ANDERSON FORD IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA IN THEIR TRUCK SHOP. THEIR TRUCK SHOP SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I REPORTED WHAT THE TRUCK WAS DOING. FORD ACTUALLY HAS A TSB FOR FOR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE NO DESIRE TO CORRECT THE PROGRAMMING. IT IS BAD AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT.

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NOTHING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FRACTURED METAL FRAGMENT IN THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX CLOGGED THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE FAILURE CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. ..UPDATED 06/28/16 *BF UPDATED 06/14/18*JB

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