What 1,155 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Ford F-250 Supercab

FRONT END SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE SHAKE AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW AND IT STILL IS NOT REPAIRED. HAS GOTTEN WORSE.

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PULLING A GOOSENECK TRAILER WITH MODERATE LOAD DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN PASS, WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, FRONT END WENT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND HAD TO COME TO A NEAR STOP. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON LEVEL TERRAIN WHILE BRAKING THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND HAD TO COME TO A NEAR STOP. AFTER UNLOADING ,I TRIED THE SAME BRAKING ON LEVEL TERRAIN AND HAD NO PROBLEM. AFTER UNHOOKING THE TRAILER I TRIED THE SAME BRAKING SCENARIO AND HAD NO PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE HAULING A LOAD ,WHICH THE VEHICLE I DESIGNED FOR

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WOBBLE IN FRONT END AT 65MPH IN FRONT END AREA WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. EXCESSIVE PLAY IN DRAG LINK/TIE ROD WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP TESTED AND CONFIRMED WOBBLE. REPAIR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR INVOICE INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENT/UPLOAD

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AT DRIVING SPEED AND WENT OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, TRUCK BEGAT TO SHAKE AND HAD TO BRAKE AND PUL TO SIDE OF ROAD TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, LAST TIME WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER CROSSING A ROUGH SPOT.

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HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO WOBBLE. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES

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DEATH WOBBLE! IN OCTOBER OF 2018 WITH JUST 14,000 MILES MY TRUCK IT WENT INTO A HORRIBLE STEERING OSCILLATION AFTER HITTING A HIGHWAY IRREGULARITY AT 65 MPH. IT NEARLY RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOLEDO FORD DEALER AND HE CONFIRMED THAT I HAD THE DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE". THEY REPLACED SOME FRONT END PARTS, ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT, AND REBALANCED THE TIRES PER FORD MOTOR COMPANY. 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND JUST AS VIOLENTLY. BACK FOR MORE PARTS AND SERVICE. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT A NEW STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED. EVERYTHING WAS PEACHY UNTIL MAY 22, 2019 WITH 20,7000 MILES ON THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE OR IN A CURVE AT LEGAL FREEWAY SPEEDS. ROAD IRREGULARITIES SEEM TO START THE WOBBLE. IT WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME TOMORROW JUNE 4, 2019.. THE DEALER HAS TRIED VERY HARD TO CORRECT THIS DEADLY ISSUE BUT I'M GUESSING THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK!!! HELP!!! I KNOW THAT I'M NOT ALONE. HOW MANY OWNERS HAVE TO BE INJURED OR DIE BEFORE FORD IS COERCED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM?

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WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 70 MPH I HIT A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECAME VIOLENTLY ERRATIC, JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HANDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AS IF IT WAS BEING TORN APART INTERNALLY. I HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST 10 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS ACTED IN SUCH A MANNER.

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DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HIT BUMPS GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS. LOSS OF STEERING AND TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO 25-30 MPH. ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON A RECENT VACATION WHILE PULLING CAMP TRAILER.

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DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING AND WHEEL OSCILLATION OCCURS IF YOU HIT A BUMP WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50MPH OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND BECOMES TOUGH OR IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. I'VE BEEN FORCED INTO ONCOMING LANES WHILE TRAVELING DOWN PAVED ROADS AND INTO OTHER LANES ON 2-3 LANE HIGHWAYS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OPPOSING TRAFFIC TO CONTEND WITH AT THE TIME OR SERIOUS INJURY AND FATALITIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE BREAK DUST ON THE RIMS AFTER SHORT TRIPS (250 MILES OR LESS).

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VEHICLE IS CONTINUALLY HAVING DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES

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I WAS PULLING A CAMPER DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY AND HIT A PLACE IN THE ROAD WHERE THEY REPAIRED A CULVERT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL BEFORE I GOT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO GET IT TO STOP. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 10 TIMES DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M LOADED OR NOT WHEN I HIT ROUGH PATCHES IN ROAD OR BRIDGE TRANSITION. IT ABOUT TAKES STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HAD IT'S SHAKING SO BAD, TOOK TO DEELERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO IT AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN WITH THEM SO THEY REALLY CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S HIT OR MISS WHEN IT DOES IT BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT IT'S LIKE THE WHEEL IS SHAKING SO HARD IT'S LOCKED AND WON'T LET YOU STEER THE TRUCK TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING OFF INTO DITCH. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 24600 MILES BUT IT'S BEEN DOING IT SINCE AROUND 7000 MILES. WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE IT TO THEM TILL IT GETS FIXED BEFORE I HAVE A WRECK.

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MY TRUCK SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I ALMOST CRASHED MONDAY 5/20/19 BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AS THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND IT CONTINUES TO SHAKE. IT ALMOST FORCED ME OFF THE HIGHWAY, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

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I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING APPROX 60MPH AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN OSCILLATING AND THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN UNDER 40 MPH. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY WITH DIFFERENT AREAS OF HIGHWAY. WAS BROUGHT TO AUTO NATION FORD IN CANTON OHIO ON MARCH 20 AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED UNDER BULLETIN TSB 18-2268. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED UNTIL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ON MAY 12 MY TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME THING. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT AUTO NATION FORD PENDING REPAIR.

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DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE AT 65 MPH, TRUCK STARTED A MASSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE EFFECTIVELY

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WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH TO 75MPH IF THE VEHICLE HITS A ROUGH BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BOUNCE UP AND DOWN PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS CAUSES A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO 25MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE YESTERDAY ON A HIGHWAY TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO DENVER GOING 70MPH ON I-76 WESTBOUND, MAY 9,2019. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF FORD DOES NOT FIX THIS ASAP. I HAVE DASH CAM VIDEO OF THIS BUT THE FILE IS TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD.

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AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AND HIT A BUMP EXCESSIVE SHAKING IN THE STEERING AND/OR FRONT END

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATES BETWEEN 60 MPH AND 75 MPH I WILL HIT A RIDGE OR POT HOLE ON ROADWAY; VEHICLE WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP AN EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (AKA DEATH WOBBLE). WILL HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST STOP BEFORE DEATH WOBBLE GOES AWAY. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 27000 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS ALL STOCK WITH NO AFTERMARKET MODIFICATIOS AND HAVE HAD ALL RRQUIRED SERVICES PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED FORD'S TSB 18-2268 ON VEHICLE; THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE PERFORMED THEM; THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAVE ESCALATED THE ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY HAVE ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER TO THE SITUATION; PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR THE SPECIFIC CASE NUMBER.

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WHILE DRIVING AROUND 70+ MPH AND MOVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHETHER BE A BRIDGE TRANSITION OR SMALL POT HOLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY ONLY GOES AWAY AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO BELOW 60

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VARY DANGEROUS DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TRUCK HAS BEEN AT FORD SERVICE TWICE BUT DEATH WOBBLE REMAINS.

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WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT THE POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED, I HIT A BUMP OR JOINT IN THE OVERPASS I WAS DRIVING ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED WOBBLING NON STOP. THIS ACTED LIKE WHAT I READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". IT WAS NEVER SEVER ENOUGH THAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE SHAKING ONLY CEASED AFTER I SLOWED THE TRUCK DOWN TO 50ISH MILES PER HOUR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND I AM FORCED TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY REPLACED PARTS WHICH TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12-22-18 AND WAS FIXED ON 01-04-19 BY REPLACING THE DRAG LINK AND DAMPER ASSEMBLY. TODAY, 03-31-19, THE TRUCK DID ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE AT 70 MPH.

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WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 F250 ON AN INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH, I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION GAP ON A BRIDGE AND SUDDENLY THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE GOT A FLAT OR SOMETHING. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THIS IS DUE TO A WIDESPREAD ISSUE OF "DEATH WOBBLE" KNOWN IN FORD SUPERDUTY MODELS. I HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR AGAIN AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW SAFE THIS VEHICLE WILL BE WHEN DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THIS STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN AND I MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE ABLE TO DO THAT ON A FREEWAY. THAT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY IN THE TRUCK AND LIKELIHOOD OF TOWING A TRAILER. IT IS MY OPINION THAT FORD SHOULD DO A RECALL OF 2017-2019 SUPERDUTY'S TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

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DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH PASSED OVER BUMP IN ROAD, STEERING BEGAN SHIMMYING VIOLENTLY. SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH AND STEERING STOPPED SHIMMYING

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AT 60 TO 65 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD (GOING OVER BRIDGES) THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY / VIOLENTLY. IN TWO CASES I WENT OFF THE ROAD TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. IT WILL NOT STOP UNLESS YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. IN ALL CASES IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. TYPICALLY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHILE ENTERING FROM AN ON RAMP. MOST CASE THE BRIDGE JOINT STARTS THE CONDITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.

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