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

I HAVE A 2017 FORD F250 THAT HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUES. IT BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE IF IT HITS ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE HIGHWAY, USUALLY AT 70 MPH. IF THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO SLOW TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR STOP COMPLETELY. WHILE DECELERATING IT WILL GET WORSE THAT AT 70 MPH FOR A SHORT TIME, AND THEN SLOWLY STOP SHAKING. I HAVE BEEN TO THE HELLER FORD DEALERSHIP IN EL PASO, THEY REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO START THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF WORN TIRES. THEY HAVE 9/32" OF TREAD ON THE FRONT. THEY ARE HOWEVER DAMAGED FROM THE WOBBLE, FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES. THE TEARS HAVE ABOUT 7/32" AND ARE NOT "CUPPED" LIKE THE FRONT. THE TRUCK DOES THIS WHILE IN MOTION ON ALL TYPES OF PAVEMENT USUALLY 55-70MPH

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VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. VEHICLE BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. MUST REDUCE SPEED IMMEDIATELY TO UNDER 20 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. INVESTIGATING LEMON LAW. INCREDIBLEY UNSAFE PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS CONDITION AND STILL NO FIX/RECALL.

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DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AT AROUND13K MILES. IT IS TRIGGERED BY HITTING A BUMP AT 45MPH OR FASTER. WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SWERVE ONTO THE SHOULDER. SHAKING GOES AWAY AT 25MPH. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A VISIBLE PROBLEM, BUT DID EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE. MECHANIC WAS TERRIFIED. FORD HQ TOLD THEM TO RANDOMLY CHANGE COMPONENTS UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. IT DID GO AWAY UNTIL NOW. TRUCK HAS 22K MILES ON IT AND THE DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK. DEALERSHIPS CANT SEE ANYTHING WRONG BUT WONT DRIVE TRUCK LONG ENOUGH TO HIT THE 'RIGHT' BUMP TO TRIGGER THE WOBBLE, SO WONT RE-FIX IT. THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRONT END, AND FORD CLAIM NOT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT IT BEING AN ISSUE, AND OTHER PEOPLE ON LINE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE OVER 35MPH IN CASE I HIT THE BUMP THAT TRIGGERS IT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD A TRUCK AND SEVERAL CARS SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. THIS PROBLEM MUST BE RECTIFIED, OR SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS NO MODIFICATIONS. WOBBLE DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. IT SEEMS TO BE CERTAIN BUMPS THAT TRIGGER IT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FAILURE IMPACTED THE STEERING AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. MCGRATH FORD (4001 1ST AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402) DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED CASE NUMBER: 14400173. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT

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I PURCHASED MY 2017 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. I FIRST NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND REGAIN CONTROL. I BEGIN TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND LEARN OF THE DEATH WOBBLE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF, I WILL NOW TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED. SECONDLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE'S WITH MY SYNC3 SYSTEM, BLUETOOTH, CLIMATE CONTROL, EASY ENTRY AND EXIT FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE APPLE CAR PLAY FEATURE. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, I WAS TOLD THE SYNC3 SYSTEM, A COUPLE MODULES AND THE CHASSIS HARNESS WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE'S. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO FORD THREE TIME FOR THE SYNC3 MALFUNCTION AND WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE BLUETOOTH STREAMING WITH APPLE PRODUCTS, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IF IT'S SUPPOSE TO WORK. I HAVE CONTACT FORD FOR A BUY BACK AND THE ANSWER OF COURSE WAS "NO" I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP A FEW MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR AND IT HAS ALREADY BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE FOR THE SYNC3 ISSUE THAN ANY OTHER ISSUE'S. HOPEFULLY FORD FIGURES OUT THERE ISSUE'S AND OFFER GREATER CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR A NOT SO CHEAP VEHICLE.

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ON HIGHWAY - THE FRONT-END AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH, UNCONTROLLABLY AND VIOLENTLY REQUIRED BREAKING TO AROUND 20 MPH BEFORE GAINING CONTROL. IT IS DESCRIBED ON BOTH THE INTERNET AND SOME DEALERS AS "DEATH WOBBLE" THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES OVER A SEVEN (7) HOUR DRIVE FROM CO TO OK AT SPEEDS OF 70, 65 AND 60MPH. FORD MOTOR CO REFUSED TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AND REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS AN ISSUE. I ASKED THEM TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THEY WOULD NOT. I SOLD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE FORD DEALER AT A $13,000 LOSS. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING THE CLASS-ACTION LAW SUIT WHEN FILED AS IT IS A MATTER OF TIME VERSES "IF" ONE WILL BE FILED. NO PICTURES... JUST GOOGLE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE"

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9800 MILES AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT 60-65 IT STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK OUT OF YOUR HAND. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 25-40 BEFORE IT WILL STOP. DID IT 3 TIMES IN I-65 BETWEEN BOWLING GREEN AND LOUISVILLE KY. WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE OR RIDE IT ANYMORE. IN FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND RAINING TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SLOW DOWN IS VERY DANGEROUS

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DEATH WOBBLE.. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 ON HIGHWAY IF YOU HIT ANY KIND OF BRIDGE OR BUMP IN ROAD THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY LIKE A WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF.. YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN TO 20MPH OR STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL.. I HAVE ONLY 19000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW.. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOME ONE NEEDS FIXED.. HAVE HAD IT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES ON MY WAY FOR 4 TH TODAY . I BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK TO FEEL SAFE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW.

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I HAVE A 2017 F250 4X4. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH OR FASTER THE FRONTEND WILL START TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN I HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON IT. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

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UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING ROUGH PATCHES IN FREEWAY AT 70 MPH

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FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO "WOBBLE & SHAKE" VIOLENTLY OF SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH.

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EXCESSIVE WHEEL BOUNCE.

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