What 560 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Ford F-350 Super Crew

2017 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH 28,000 MILES. THE TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING A SEVERE WOBBLE/SHAKING IN THE STEERING AROUND 70MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A BLOWN FRONT TIRE. THE TRUCK MUST BE IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE STEERING APPEARS FINE ONCE DRIVING IS RESUMED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN HIGHER SPEED TRAFFIC, AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY HAPPEN. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND ON THIS SITE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS OCCURRING WITH MANY FORD SUPER DUTY'S. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE INITIATED PROMPTLY AS THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STEERING PROBLEM.

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FORD TAIL GATE OPENS SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. IT HAS DAMAGED MY TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE TOP OF THE TAILGATE. THE LATEST OCCURRENCE WAS 11/8/18. I DON'T RECALL THE OTHER DATES. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN IT OPENED. I REALIZED THAT IT HAD OPENED WHEN I HEARD THE CRUNCHING SOUND IT THE TAILGATE DAMAGING MY TRAILER.I HAVE NOT WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE TAILGATE OPENED, I ONLY KNOW WHEN IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY TRAILER. I AM RELUCTANT TO PUT CARGO IN MY TRUCK BECAUSE IT COME OUT AND DAMAGE PROPERTY OR KILL SOMEONE.

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HIGHWAY SPEED, HIT SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD AND VIOLENT SHAKE/SHIMMY STARTED. ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKE WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO 15-20 MPH WHILE PULLING OVER. UNIT HAD BEEN PERFECT AND TROUBLE FREE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES. TOOK TO FORD DEALER WHERE THEY REFFERED TO A TSB 18 2268 BUT WANTED ME TO PAY $1200 TO CORRECT AS BUY THE TIME THEY MADE APPOINTMENT UNIT HAD IN EXCESS OF 36000 MILES AND WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS A KNOWN BY FORD DEFECT AND A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE!!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENSIVE "DEATH WOBBLE", WHICH CAUSED IT TO BE UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING OVER 70 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (SIOUX FALLS FORD, 4901 W 26TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57106, (605) 361-0361) STATED THAT THE BUSHINGS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

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AFTER HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH, ENTIRE VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED WOBBLING/OSCILLATING VIOLENTLY. STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD ONTO AND WAS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY. CONDITION WAS REMEDIATED BY A PANIC BRAKE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHERE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ISSUE ALSO OCCURRED EARLIER THE SAME WEEK WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN EMPTY SIDE ROAD WITH SAME EFFECTS AND REMEDIATION - PANIC BRAKE AND SLOW TO 30MPH TO STOP THE CONDITION.

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CRASH ALERT SENSOR AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL KEEP GOING OUT. NOW THE CRASH SENSOR WHICH PRE-LOADS THE BRAKES IS GOING OFF WHEN I AM PARKED. IT SEEMS LIKE IF I SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN AND RESTART IT IS BACK WORKING, BUT IF THIS SYSTEM IS PRE-LOADING MY BRAKES FOR A FULL BRAKE APPLICATION WHEN I DONT NEED IT, I MIGHT GET REAR-ENDED FOR A SLAMMING BRAKE APPLICATION WHEN NOT NEEDED. I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. I AM GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THIS ISSUE.

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FRONT STEERING DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP TRANSITIONING ASPHALT TO CONCRETE OVER BRIDGE. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER TWO WEEKS, TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND BRING TRUCK TO A SAFE STOP. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL STEERING COMPONENTS REFERENCING FORD TSB 18-2268. WHEN I ORIGINALLY CALLED DEALER THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR TSB NOTICES ON MY TRUCK.

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VALVE STEM LEAKAGE PROBLEM ON WHEELS. CORROSION BETWEEN VALVE STEM AND WHEEL DUE TO DISSIMILAR METAL OF WHEEL AND STEM. CAUSES SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES.

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RIGHT SIDE REAR OUTSIDE DUAL RIM WILL NOT HOLD AIR. TOOK VEHICLE TO SAKELARIS FORD IN CAMDENTON, MO. FIRST VISIT THEY REPLACED THE VALVE STEM WITH A NEW ONE. A WEEK LATER THE WHEEL WAS STILL LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEEL CONTINUED TO LEAK. SERVICE MANAGER FAILED TO INITIATE A CLAIM WITH FORD AND HAS SINCE QUIT THE DEALER. NOW THE DEALER'S GENERAL MANAGER REFUSED TO SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE SLOW LEAK IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON VARIOUS FORD FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. MOST HAVE THE SAME RESULTS; THE DEALERS DO NOT WANT TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. 2017 IS THE FIRST MODEL YEAR THAT TPMS SENSORS WERE USED ON F350 FORDS. THERE IS A CORROSION PROBLEM AROUND THE RIM OPENING WHICH LEADS TO THE SLOW LEAK. I HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE BOTH STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING USING THE TPMS MONITOR.

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TAILGATE HAS OPENED UP ON IT'S OWN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ONCE WHILE PARKED AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING.

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THE TAILGATE HAS OPENED ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THE TRUCK IS ONE YEAR OLD AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 13K MILES.

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ON MAY 24TH, 2018 WHILE DRIVING MY TAILGATE AUTOMATICALLY CAME DOWN. I WAS TOWING A 5TH WHEEL RV TRAILER AT THE TIME AND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE TAILGATE TOP TRIM AND THE RV FRONT GARAGE DOOR. BOTH THE TRIM AND THE FRONT GARAGE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, PLUS TOUCHUP PAINT FOR THE TAILGATE EDGES.

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POWER TAILGATE OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. SOME ITEMS IN THE BED WERE LOST.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO LET UP OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS WERE VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIAMSBURG FORD (701 E ROCHAMBEAU DR, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23188, (757) 229-2411) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH THE CONTACT REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. *TT CONSUMER STATES TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING. UPDATED 12/13/18 *JB

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TAILGATE OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. I BOUGHT MY 2017 F350 LARIAT DUALLY USED IN JUNE 2017. 8 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE TAILGATE OPENED WHILE I WAS TOWING A GOOSENECK HORSE TRAILER. LUCKILY I WAS ABOUT 50 FEET FROM MY DRIVEWAY. THE TAILGATE WAS CONTACTED BY THE TRAILER AS I TURNED AND HAS SOME DAMAGE FROM AN ALUMINUM FOOT STOOL FALLING OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES. EACH TIME I THOUGHT I HAD POSSIBLY BUMPED THE KEY FOB IN MY POCKET, AS IT HAS A TAILGATE RELEASE BUTTON. YOU DO HAVE TO TOUCH THE BUTTON TWO TIMES IN SUCCESSION FOR THE TAILGATE TO OPEN. EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED I HAVE STARTED OR MOVED THE TRUCK, UNLOCKED AND OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THEN GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME CORRELATION BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WAY, BUT I DID NOT SEE IT OPEN AS I HAVE TINTED WINDOWS. AND I USUALLY DON'T WATCH THE TAILGATE IN THE MIRRORS.

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MY TAILGATE OPENED UP WHILE PULLING A CAMPER WHILE IN A RIGHT TURN AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE AND 5TH WHEEL CAMPER WHICH I WAS TOWING

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MY 2017 FORD F350 HAS NOW EXPERIENCED THREE EVENTS REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" OR SHIMMY WHICH CAUSES SEVERE SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND ESPECIALLY THE STEERING WHEEL. FIRST EVENT IN BAKERSFIELD CALIF WHERE I HIT CONSECUTIVE BUMPS IN THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. HAD TO SLOW TO LESS THAN 40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. SECOND EVENT WAS TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL DOWN A 6% GRADE INTO VERDE VALLEY ARIZONA. HEAVY BRAKING CAUSED THE SAME DEATH WOBBLE IN ADDITION TO THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT. SPEED WAS 65 MPH. THIRD EVENT WAS LEAVING MCCARREN AIRPORT IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA WHERE HITTING A FREEWAY BRIDGE TRANSITION CAUSED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. ALIGNMENT CHECKED OK, TRACKING BAR TORQUE OK, WHEELS OK, BALL JOINTS OK. BRAKE HOSE DID NOT PASS PRESSURE TEST AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND CAUSE. I SINCERELY BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE OR OEM PARTS INSTALLED AT FACTORY WERE DEFECTIVE AT TIME OF INSTALLATION. THIS IS MY FOURTH SUPERDUTY 4X4 SUPERCREW. MY OTHER THREE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. IN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE I FOUND TWO AUTOMOTIVE RELATED WEBSITES WHERE 35 PLUS LATE MODEL SUPERDUTY OWNERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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DEATH WOBBLE, YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD AT 20-75 MPH AND IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 15MPH TO MAKE IT QUIT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND SAID IT WAS TIRES OUT OF BALANCE, THE NEXT TIME IT WENT IN THEY SAID IT WAS MUD IN THE WHEELS. 2ND PROMBLEM IS THE UPPER OIL PAN STARTED LEAKING AT 80K , 3RD PROMBLEM THE STAINLESS STEEL BRADED LINE THAT GOES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE RUPTURED AND LEFT ME WITH NO BRAKES . ALL OF THIS OVER A COURSE OF ABOUT 89K MILES

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THE TIRE VALVE STEMS LEAK. I HAVE REPLACED 8 VALVE STEMS AND I HAVE OWNED MY TRUST APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. IN SOME INSTANCES THE LEAK RATE WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT, REQUIRING FREQUENT STOPS TO RE-INFLATE THE TIRES. FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM - THE COMPANY SIMPLY REPLACES THE VALVE STEMS AND LEAKS RESUME WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE RECENTLY WHEN WE WERE TOWING A LARGE LOAD IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO. FORD HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE REFUSED TO CORRECT THE ROOT CAUSE. / THE VALE STEMS LEAK UNDER ALL CONDITIONS - WHILE DRIVING, WHILE TOWING A LOAD, WHILE PARKED.

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I OWN A 2017 FORD F-350. THIS TRUCK IS FULLY STOCK, NO MODS OF ANY KIND. NO ABUSE. MAINTENANCE IS ALWAYS ON TIME AND TIRES ARE ALWAYS ROTATED AND BALANCED EVERY 5000 MILES. IN MAY 2018, I WAS DRIVING ALONG A STRAIGHT MODERATELY BUMPY ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO THE DEATH RATTLE. THE FRONT END SHOOK SO HARD I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. IT HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL YESTERDAY, 10/10/18. I WAS TRAVELING ON A NEWLY PAVED ROAD AT 30 MPH. I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE DEATH RATTLE AGAIN. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD ABOUT 3 MILES TIL I GOT HOME. I CRAWLED AT ABOUT 15 MPH WITH NO PROBLEMS. I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN ABOUT 60 FEET FROM MY HOME, STARTED TO TAKE OFF AT AN EXTREME CRAWL AND IT STARTED SHAKING AGAIN. THE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,036. I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS DANGEROUS! MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS WITH ME AND I CAN'T RISK THEIR LIVES BECAUSE FORD HASN'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE FORD FIX THIS. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I LET OFF THE GAS AND SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AVOID ALL BUMPS AND DIPS NOW. IT HAS HAPPENED 8 OR 9 TIMES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE TRUCK LOOKED AT FOR THE PROBLEM, NOW THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP. I JUST THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT ITS A HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION.

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VEHICLE HAS 5800 MILES, 4X4, CREW CAB, LONG BED ALL STOCK AS FROM FACTORY. NOT DRIVEN OFF ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO "DEATH WOBBLE". PROBLEM INCREASED FROM A SLIGHT VIBRATION TO AN ISSUE THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOVE 50 MPH. IF A DIP OR SERIES OF "WASHBOARD" BUMPS ARE ENCOUNTERED THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND WILL FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. FORD DEALERSHIP (HASTINGS FORD) HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND AWAITING A RESPONSE AS TO WHAT THE "FIX" SHALL BE. IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD FOR MANY YEARS YET THE TSB FROM FORD ADDRESSES TIRE INFLATION AS THE CULPRIT. BELIEVE FORD HAS MISSED THE ACTUAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

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CONTINUED FAILURES OF VALUE STEMS ON THE WHEELS OF THIS TRUCK

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SUDDEN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO LEAKING TPMS VALVE STEMS. THIS IS THE SIXTH SIMILAR FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW IN 3/2017. THE FIVE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES RESULTED IN WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF THE TPMS/VALVE STEM UNIT. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF 20 TO 30 POUNDS OF TIRE PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF 20 POUNDS PER DAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHILE DRIVING, AND WHILE PARKED.

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AT 60 MPH SOME TIMES WITH A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY AND IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT ONLY STOPS AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES THIS YEAR. THE DEALER SHIP HAS WORKED ON THE TRUCK TWICE WITH NO SUCCESS. THE TRUCK HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AS THE TRUCK FRONT END IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. YESTERDAY WAS THE WORST. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN A 3 MILE STRETCH OF ROAD.

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