NHTSA Complaint #11161469 — 2016 FORD F-350 SD

POPULARLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY GOES FROM FULL CONTROL TO AN UNCONTROLLED STATE OF SEVERE OSCILLATION THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY STOPPING OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO 10 MPH OR LESS. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO OCCUR AND IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME - EXTREMELY RANDOM - USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD OR A BRIDGE/PAVEMENT EXPANSION JOINT. THE CONDITION IS MANIFESTED BY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END ACCOMPANIED BY THE STEERING WHEEL BEING JERKED OUT OF THE DRIVER'S HANDS, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS CAUSES AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE PROBLEM TRUCK. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM 18-2258, CONSISTING OF A REPLACEMENT STEERING DAMPENER AND VARIOUS ALIGNMENT COMPONENTS. THIS 'KIT', INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALER INTO MY VEHICLE, HAD ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM AND IN FACT IT OCCURRED TWICE SINCE INSTALLATION. THUS FAR, IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES WITH MY TRUCK, AN F350-2016. THIS PROBLEM IS SEVERE, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOONER OR LATER, SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED. FOR THE FHTSA - I HAVE DASHCAM MOVIES OF THIS.