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

FRONT END SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS.

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WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHIMMY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. IT HAPPENS A SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT THE RIGHT BUMP THE WRONG WAY. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD, AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE SHAKING ONLY STOPPED AFTER REDUCING SPEED UNDER 30 MPH.

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WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CURVING TO THE RIGHT ON THE TOLLWAY I HIT A POTHOLE WHICH SENT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE INTO VIOLENT SHAKING KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT IT ALMOST RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS.THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH.

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2017 F350 18000 MILES. AT HWY SPEED, WHEN A BUMP IS HIT WITH BOTH FRONT TIRES, THE SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. SHAKING CONTINUES UNTIL SPEED IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND THE STEERING CAN BE TURNED AGGRESSIVELY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WORSENED WHEN THE SPEED WAS LOWERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,254. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING DAMPENER SHOCK WAS REPLACED.*JB

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EXPERIENCED HEAVY OSCULATION AT 25K MILES. AT 26K MILES THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. ANY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOUT 60 MPH THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET IT REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRACK BAR WAS ON BACKORDER; HOWEVER, I FOUND ONE AVAILABLE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I DROVE THERE, PICKED IT UP AND TOOK IT TO THERE DEALERSHIP WHO FIXED THE TRUCK THE FIRST. GOT THE TRUCK BACK SEVERAL DAYS LATER. AT 31/32K MILES, IT STARTED TO DO THE OSCULATION/VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN I HIT ANY BUMP ON THE ROAD/ROUGH PATCH AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP AT 33K MILES AFTER IT DID THE DEATH WOBBLE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT A SECOND TIME. THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO FIX IT, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND IT DID THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. IT WAS LIKE A MINI-DEATH WOBBLE WITH A VERY HEAVY OSCULATION, SHAKING AND VIBRATION WHEN I HIT A ROUGH PATCH AT 60 MPH OR GREATER. THE TRUCK IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP AND WAITING FOR THE THIRD REPAIR. THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AT SPEEDS USUALLY OVER 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY OR ANY COUNTRY ROADS. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AT ABOUT 55 MPH. DRIVING IN TOWN IT DOESN'T DO IT AT LOWER SPEEDS (40-45) UNLESS YOU HIT A VERY BIG BUMP/POT HOLE/ROUGH PATCH.

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PROBLEM # 1 VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE IN MOTION WHEN IT HITS A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE. IT HAS HAPPENED FEW TIME IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, ON 2/15/2019 WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MHM THE VEHICLE HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE VEHICLE FROM SUSPENSION STARTED TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF IT. I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AND REDUCE SPEED BY 50% TO STOP THE SHAKING. PROBLEM 2. FRONT AIR MONITORING SYSTEM FAILURE. IT ALL THE SUDDEN STARTED TO GIVE WRONG READINGS IN BOTH FRONT TIRES.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-5 BETWEEN TACOMA, WA AND OLYMPIA, WA AT 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION THAT AFFECTED BY DRIVING. I SLOWED DOWN BETWEEN 30-35 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING CEASED. I DROVE SAFELY HOME AND CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED I COULD MOVE THE DRAG LINK ROD BACK AND FORTH. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP PLANS TO REPLACE PARTS BUT THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. FORD DOES HAVE A TSB OUT ON THIS MATTER.

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IT HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WILL HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WILL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING. IT WILL SHAKE UNITL YOU CAN GET SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY. WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN TO ALL SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE WEIRD THING IS THE NEXT DAY YOU CAN DRIVE IT ON THE SAME ROAD AND IT WILL NOT SHAKE. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN IT HAPPENS. SO FAR IT HASN'T HAPPENED WHEN PULLING A TRAILER BUT SCARED TO FIND OUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF WE ARE.

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VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION AT SPEED OVER 55 MPH WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD.

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TRUCK STEERING OSCILLATES ALL THE TIME. TURNS INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING ON ROADS ABOVE 55 MPH THAT ARE ROUGH.

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WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I DROVE ACROSS A JOINT IN THE PAVEMENT (SMALL BUMP) AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY, AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, VIBRATING AND JUMPING AROUND THE LANE. I HAD FELT A FEW STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES PRIOR TO THE MAJOR VIBRATION/SHAKE, BUT THEY DISSIPATED QUICKLY. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY, I HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND REDUCE THE SPEED TO ABOUT 40 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. I THEN PROCEEDED DRIVING AS I HAD BEFORE, NOTICING SMALLER STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.

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COMING A INTERSTATE BRIDGE AT 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BADLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING.

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SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHAKING WITH THE STEERING. IT FEELS AS IF THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO FALL OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 70MPH. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO THE POINT I AM AFRAID SOMEONE WILL HIT ME FROM THE BACK. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL BUT IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD LESS THAN 15,000. THESE OCCURRENCES ARE FREQUENT NOW AND AS A RESULT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT

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DEATH WOBBLE. AT SPEED, TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY, HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND SOMETIMES STOP BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL

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STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF MY HAND . TRUCK GOES LEFT WHEN HITTING BUMP ON STREETS AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER

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DRIVING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ON INTERSTATE AND TRUCK STEERING HAD A SEVERE WOBBLE, UNABLE TO CONTROL AND ALMOST HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIAN WALL. SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO STOP IT.

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DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLES FRONT TWO WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL WILL WOBBLE OR OSCILLATE RAPIDLY AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT. THE WOBBLING JARS THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAKES THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. BREAKS MUST BE APPLIED AND SPEED REDUCED BY 5 TO 20 MPH TO STOP THE WOBBLE.

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I OWN A 2017 FORD F350 THAT HAS EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE. WHICH IS A VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATING IN THE FRONT END. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY, YOU CANNOT EVEN CONTROL THE VEHICLE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, WHEN TURNING, WHEN HITTING A BUMP, GOING FAST OR GOING SLOW. I KNOW MANY OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THEIR DEATH WOBBLE, SO I AM JOINING THEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

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ON NOV. 7 AND NOV. 24, 2018 WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRUCK I CROSSED FREEWAY BRIDGE TRANSITION STRIPS AT 70MPH, AT WHICH TIME THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WENT INTO WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO BY OWNERS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UP, DOWN AND SIDEWAYS. THESE VIOLENT VIBRATIONS WERE OBVIOUSLY FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH ALSO BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, NEARLY TAKING THE WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS WHEN THE EVENT FIRST STARTED. THE VIBRATION DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS OFF ON THE BERM AND REDUCED SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THESE OCCURRENCES OBVIOUSLY CAUSED NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME, BUT FOR EVERY VEHICLE BEHIND OR BESIDE ME AT THE TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE PROBLEM IS TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE SPEED, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, EVEN MORE SO IF TOWING A TRAILER OR CAMPER. THIS ISSUE CAN VERY EASILY CAUSE VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE TO LOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDELY KNOWN, GOING BACK YEARS, AND OWNERS HAVE SAID TSB 18-2268 DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, AND OWNER'S ONLINE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE NHTSA ALLOWS THIS PROBLEM TO PERSIST.

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2017 FORD F-350 DRW 4X4. WHILE DRIVING ON US HWY 67 IN ARKANSAS (A VERY ROUGH ROAD) AT 60 MPH, TOWING A 15K LB 5TH WHEEL RV, ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED A SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION THAT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND STABLE OPERATION RESUMED. THIS OSCILLATION HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST A FEW TIMES, BUT ONLY FOR 1-2 SECONDS AND ALWAYS AFTER EXPERIENCING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I PRESUME THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WOULD BE COVERED BY FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 18-2268 31 AUG 2018

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DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH ON A CONCRETE PAVED HIGHWAY. HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT OR EXPANSION JOINT, AND THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AS IF ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES HAD FLATTED. I COULD SEE THE HOOD SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO OSCILLATED SIGNIFICANTLY. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LIGHTLY BRAKED TO ABOUT 45MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING AND OSCILLATION STOPPED. THIS OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 7, 2018.

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I'VE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM TWICE WITH MY 2017 F350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HITTING AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, MY TRUCK FRONT WHEELS BEGIN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I MUST IMMEDIATELY SLOW TO A STOP TO END THE WOBBLE. MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 6K MILES, SO IT ISN'T BECAUSE OF ANY WORN PARTS. I FOUND OUT VIA THE INTERNET IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS.

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2017 F350 SUPERDUTY DRW, 27000 MILES. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION (DEATH WOBBLE). THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REDUCE SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT MUST BE WITNESSED BY AN OFFICIAL SERVICE TECHNICIAN BEFORE ANY ASSISTANCE COULD BE RENDERED.

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