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

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 COMING HOME FROM TRIP WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK WENT INTO A SHACK THAT ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CROSSING LANES INTO TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS NEXT TO ME. GOT PULLED OVER CHECKED TRUCK OVER AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF PLACE. LATER CHECKED ON WEBSITES AND FOUND OUT FORD CALLS THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIME BEFORE WE GOT HOME ,BUT NOT AS SEVERE.

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DRIVING AROUND 60-65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 40 AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE TSB ISSUED FOR THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE PROBLEM IS JUST PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THE PROBLEM AND DOESN'T FULLY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE GOING ONE HERE WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS.

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WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL STARTS TO WOBBLE AND STEADILY WOBBLES FASTER AND FASTER UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AND I HAVE TO BRING IT TO A STOP FOR IT TO SETTLE DOWN BEFORE I CAN PROCEED THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2018 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2019 THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SINCE LEARNED AND DONE RESEARCH THE TERM THAT IS BEING USED IS THE DEATH WOBBLE THE TRUCK HAS 15,500 MILES ON IT

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FRONT END WOBBLES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP OVER SPEEDS OF 40MPH. PROBLEM STARTED @ 26K MILES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SANTA MARGARITA FORD 3X'S FOR FIX. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND HAVE TOLD ME TO TAKE TO TUTTLE CLICK FORD IN IRVINE. NEED HELP!!!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!!

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I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK DEVELOP AN INTERMITTENT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE HIGHWAY SPEED FRONT END 'WOBBLE', IT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY CONTROL THE TRUCK WHILE I SLOWED DOWN (IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE) I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS (BORMAN FORD IN LAS CRUCES NEW MEXICO, AND TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM...LAWLEY TEAM FORD IN SILVER CITY NEW MEXICO). BOTH DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS INDICATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO FORD SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THIS TYPE OF HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING/FRONT SUSPENSION WOBBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AT SUGGESTED THAT I INSTALL A HEAVIER DUTY STEERING AFTERMARKET STABILIZER AND TRACK BAR...MY RESPONSE WAS THAT MY TRUCK WAS 2 YEARS OLD, WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT, AND THAT IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD PROVIDE THE PARTS AND NECESSARY REPAIR. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, MANY OWNERS OF 2017 AND NEWER FORD SUPERDUTY F-250'S ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, YET FORD APPEARS TO NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE. AT THIS POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND WOULD APPRECIATE HELP IN FORCING FORD TO ADDRESS THIS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE KNOW THAT MY TRUCK HAS ORIGINAL WHEELS AND TIRES, AND NO PORTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR STEERING ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. THANK YOU.

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2017 F250 WITH 43,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE MANY TIMES. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIME TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. ALL THEY DO IS PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPER ON. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES, BUT HAPPENS AGAIN. I KEEP WASTE TIME AND MONEY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS I JUST PRAY IT'S NOT THE DAY I DIE, FOR HOW VIOLENTLY IT SHAKES THE VEHICLE. WOULD HATE FOR FORD TO HAVE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM DUE TO THE DEATH OF SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. STEERING WHEEL STARTS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE VEERED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID VEERING. VERY DANGEROUS AND LUCKY THEIR WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 28000 MILES ON IT.

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I HAVE A FORD F-250 4X4 CREW CAB WITH 12,495. MILES ON IT. WE ENTERED HWY 53 NORTH BOUND IN WI AND ACCELERATED UP TO SPEED 65 MPH . THEN WENT OVER A CRACK IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCKED STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.WHAT PEOPLE IN THE CAR BEHIND ME SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS GOING TO COME OFF THE TRUCK.TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER PER TSB 18-2268. PT # HC3Z-3E651-F DAMPER ASSY.BIG QUSTION IS WHY DIDN'T THEY REPLACE THE TRACK BAR,AND TIE ROD ENDS AT THE SAME TIME. WITH THAT MUCH SHAKING GOING ON I AM SURE IT SHORTENED THE LIFE OF THOSE PARTS.

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DEATH WOBBLE. WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHEN I PASSED OVER A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE FRONT END. I HAD TO SLOW TO 30PMH TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER UNCONTROLLABLY BEING FORCED INTO ANOTHER LANE AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK AND THE FIRST TIME AFTER FORD ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUES BY REPLACING PARTS. I HAVE VIDEO OF BOTH EVENTS AND FORD WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

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DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING A 'DEATH WOBBLE' ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 45MPH OR SLOWER FOR IT TO SUBSIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. IT IS VERY UNSAFE.

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WHILE DRIVING AT APPX. 70-75 MPH AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OR BUMPS ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY, I HAD TO SLOW TO 35-40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE JUST HAD THE TIRES BALANCE, ROTATED, AND INFLATED TO THE SPECS. I WAS JUST IN THE DEARLSHIP ON FRIDAY 02/15/19 AND MENTIONED IT TO THEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND WOULD BE $120 DIAGNOSTIC FEE NEVER GOT AN ANSWER BACK. THIS MORNING ALONE I HAD EXPERIENCED IT 3 TIMES IN THE 40 MILES I DRIVE TO WORK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND TO EXPERIENCE IT THAT MANY TIMES IN A 40 MILE DRIVE TO WORK IS NOT OK. LUCKILY MY KIDS AND WIFE WEREN'T IN THE TRUCK THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER RODE IN IT AGAIN. I HAVE 41K MILES ON MY TUCK AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. BEFORE TAKING THE TRIES TO BE BALANCED AND ROTATED FIXED THE ISSUE SO IT SEAMED BUT RIGHT AFTER LAVING THE TIRE SHOP IT HAPPENED. I WILL BE TAKING THE TRUCK BACK TO FORD AGAIN FOR THEM TO TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WHAT IS THE FIX FOR THIS? IT SEAMS TO A COMMON PROBLEM IS FORD DOING ANYTHING TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS? NOW AFTER THIS RUN OF SUDDEN SHAKES MY SUN ROOF WILL NOT OPEN SEAMS TO BE JAMMED OR OFF TRACK FROM THE VIOLENT SHAKING NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IS BROKEN OR NO LONGER WORKS AFTER THIS.

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2017 F250 WITH 35K. FIRST TIME HAULING MY 3 HORSE BUMPER PULL TRAILER. WENT OVER THE BUMP ONTO AN OVERPASS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL WERE SHAKING. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I SLOWED TO 55 AND IT STOPPED. IT DID IT TO ME TWICE YESTERDAY WITH SOPHIE IN THE CAR. I GOOGLED 2017 F250 SHAKING. IT'S A DEATH WOBBLE. AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE ISSUE.

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AS I WAS ENTERING FREEWAY I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION GAP AT 50-55 MPH WHILE CHANGING LANES AT WHICH TIME MY TRUCKS FRONT END STARTED WHOBBLING AND VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL FRONT END AND TRUCK ALL TOGETHER. I STARTED TO BRAKE AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO ANOTHER LANE WHERE I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE 41,000 MILES, ORIGINAL RIMS, TIRES AND SUSPENSION.

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THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I GOT MY SPEED UP TO 55MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD HAS TO ADDRESS!!

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STOCK, AS DELIVERED BY THE DEALER, 2017 F250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 FX4 WITH 20,XXX MILES. THREE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED SO FAR.. AT SPEEDS AROUND 55MPH THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMP.(DEATH WOBBLE). THE BUMP THAT INITIATED THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TRUCK AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WERE NOT MAJOR BUMPS AND ON STATE HIGHWAYS. YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING THE TRUCK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS BELOW 25MPH. FOUND NUMEROUS REFERENCES OF THIS OCCURRING WHEN SEARCHING ISSUE ON LINE. DEALER SAYS IT AN KNOWN ISSUE AND WOULD REPLACE A STEERING COMPONENT BUSHING UNDER WARRANTY. ASKED IF THIS WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. WAS TOLD TO TRY AN AFTERMARKET DUAL STABILIZER. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. SOUNDED TO ME LIKE THEY COMPONENT THAT WAS DAMAGED WOULD BE REPLACE BUT THE CAUSE OF THE COMPONENT FAILURE WOULD NOT BE RESOLVED.

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DEATH WOBBLE - AT ABOUT 55-60 MILES PER HOUR WITH AN EMPTY TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE FREEWAY. MY TRUCK SEEMED TO GO OVER A VERY SLIGHT POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND BEGAN THIS JUMPING. THE FREEWAY WAS CROWDED AND I WAS IN LANE#3. THE TRUCK SWERVED VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEATH WOBBLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE MORE THE SAME DAY. IT TOOK FORD A WEEK TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN THEY ONLY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER WITH THE SAME TYPE AND DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TRUCK STILL WANTS TO JUMP AROUND ON ROAD SURFACES AND I FEEL THE DEATH WOBBLE COULD HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER ACTED LIKE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, UNTIL I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY DISCUSSIONS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER 2017 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING. THEN THEY ADMITTED TO SEEING IT ON OTHER VEHICLES. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO CRASH AT ANY MOMENT.

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WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES, MY FORD F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY TRUCK (ALL STOCK) WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR DIP ON THE ROAD, TYPICALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AS THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY. FORD REPLACED SEVERAL STEERING PARTS AND ADMITTED TO WHAT THEY CALL A "DEATH WOBBLE". WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THAT THE WOBBLE WAS SO BAD, IT FORCED ME INTO THE MEDIAL OF THE INTERSTATE AND NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY FEARS ARE MORE TOWARD THAT IF I HAD MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVING THE TRUCK, MUCH WORSE COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DOWN TO A SAFE SPEED TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE WOBBLE OR SHIMMY WAS SO EXTREME THAT I FELT IT NEEDED REPORTED. WHEN I ASKED IF THE PARTS REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM INDEFINITELY, THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A GOOD ANSWER. SO MY FEARS AGAIN ARE "WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND WHAT IF MY TEENAGER IS DRIVING". I DON'T FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED AND NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT, OR WORSE.

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AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH AND UPON HITTING A BUMP/EXPANSION JOINT/POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK WILL ENTER INTO A NON-DAMPENING CASTOR OSCILLATION (I.E. DEATH WOBBLE). WHEN THIS OCCURS IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE DRIVER MUST SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 - 45 MPH TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TOWING A LARGE/HEAVY TRAILER.

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I EXPERIENCED STEERING OSSALATION AND WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 MPH, IT HAPPENS AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE SEAM THE TRUCK BECAMES UNCONTROLLABLE, SHAKING VIOLENTLY , IT WAS SO VIOLENT I HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND SEEMS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2017. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB, BUT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED. 1 AFFECTED PRODUCT

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THERE IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS IT'S BEEN IN THE DEALER THEEE TIMES TO CORRECT DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS AND FORD IS GIVING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THE RUN AROUND AND PUTTING THE PUBLIC IN DANGER , WHEN SOMEBODY GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS IT'S GOING TO BE KNOWN THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WELL DOCUMENTED AND KNOWN AND HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE POSTING IT ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA'S HOW IS THE GOVERNMENT NOT STEPPING IN ON THIS?

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WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD TODAY AT AROUND 60 MPH. MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. MY TRUCK HAS ABOUT 24K MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE KNOWN AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND HUNDREDS OF SUPER DUTY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THIS WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. I AM LUCKY TODAY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FROM 60 TO 25.

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I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE LAST WEEK WHILE TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 MPH, BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE SEAM THE TRUCK BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING VIOLENTLY , I THOUGHT MY AXLE UNDER THE TRUCK HAD BROKE , IT WAS SO VIOLENT I WASN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER DRIVERS TRAVELING AT SAME SPEED AS I HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING. SO AFTER CHECKING TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS GOOD ,I WAS STILL ON ALL FOURS AND NOT EVER HEARING OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS "DEATH WOBBLE THING " ASSUMING VDOT NEEDED TO FIX SOME PAVEMENT I CONTINUED AND ABOUT THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE OVER A BRIDGE SEAM BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE AND WAS RIGHT BESIDE AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER .WITH VEHICLES ON ALL THREE SIDES OF ME , NO WAY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY , AND A VIOLENT, SHAKING AND UNCONTROLLABLE STEER WHEEL, I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO BRAKE AND SLOW TO 30 MPH . THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE DECIDING WHAT IS WRONG WITH AND WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND SEEMS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2017.

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DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 JUST NORTH OF PORTLAND,ME. TRAVELING WITH NO LOAD AT 70 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT. CAME ACROSS A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT WHICH RAN SLIGHTLY DIAGONAL TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS SHUDDERING. I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING LEFT TO RIGHT AT A HIGH OSCILLATION. I HAD LIMITED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LET OF THE ACCELERATOR AND DRIFTED TOWARD THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE OSCILLATION STOPPED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CONDITION REPEATED. WHEN I GOT HOME I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST OVER 50K MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE TIRES AS THEY MAY BE GETTING WORN. I DID FOLLOW THAT INSTRUCTION ALTHOUGH THE TIRES STILL MET THE WEAR LIMITS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB # 18-2268 WHICH I AM GOING TO HAVE EXECUTED NEXT WEEK WHICH LOOKS INTO THIS PROBLEM AND MAKES MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ALL THAT SAID, THE PROBLEM IS FAR GREATER THAN SOME TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS. NO VEHICLE SHOULS SHAKE AND OCILLATE YOU OFF OF THE ROAD IN A VIOLENT OSCILLATION WHERE THE DRIVER LOSES THEIR ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS A FAR MORE SERIOUS DESIGN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. AS THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEGE THE PROBLEM AND OFFER A TRUE FIX (AT THEIR COST) THE OWNER OF THESE VEHICLES IS PLAYING A GAME OF RUSSIAN ROULETTE UNTIL THE VEHICLE GOES BACK INTO THE VIOLENT OSCILLATION. AFTER READING MANY ON-LINE POSTS, THIS APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING AT ALL DIFFERENT MILEAGE LEVELS. FORD NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CUSTOMER AND THEIR FAMILY SHOULD NOT BE ENDANGERED FOR A DEFECTIVE FRONT SUSPENSION

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2017 FORD F250 FRONT END. AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH AND ABOVE IF I RUN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MUST SLOW TO AROUND 30 MPH FOR IT TO SUBSIDE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ON LINE, THERE APPEARS TO BE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE SAME CONDITION. DEATH WOBBLE IT IS BEING CALLED. THE TRUCK IS BECOMING UNUSABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING MODERATE SPEEDS OVER UNLEVELED LAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY AND FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO STEER. FORD OF MURFREESBORO (1550 NW BROAD ST, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129, (615) 713-1436) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *DT*JB

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