NHTSA Complaint #11256157 — 2017 FORD F-350
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11256157 |
| Vehicle | 2017 FORD F-350 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 28,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
I OWN A 2017 F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH 28,000 MILES. EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE" MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK, TYPICALLY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH AND HITTING EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP OR UNEVEN-NESS IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END IS SO VIOLENT THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT CONTROLLABLE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO THE POINT THAT MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS BY SLOWING DOWN TO APPROX 30-40 MPH UNTIL THE SHAKING SUBSIDES. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WOBBLE STARTED AND PULLED ME INTO THE NEXT LANE, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. SLOWING DOWN IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL CAUSED ANOTHER NEAR MISS AS CARS WERE HAVING TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME AS I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL FROM THE WOBBLE. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE AND IT IS PRACTICALLY NEW WITH VERY LOW MILES - THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND IN DOING RESEARCH ITS APPEARS THIS IS A VERY PREVALENT ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND IS NOT DOING MUCH TO ADDRESS IT. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND I NEED IT TO BE SAFE AND THIS DEFECT DOES NOT ALLOW THAT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS TO THIS VEHICLE - IT IS 100% FACTORY STOCK.
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