NHTSA Complaint #11174647 — 2017 FORD F-250 SD

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11174647
Vehicle 2017 FORD F-250 SD
Component STEERING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 37,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State VA

Consumer Description

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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