NHTSA Complaint #11258746 — 2011 FORD F-350

THE WELL KNOWN ISSUE CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS IS DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE FORD F-SERIES TRUCKS WHERE THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. FORD DENIES THIS IS AN ISSUE, YET YOU CAN FIND EVIDENCE OF THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE FORD TRUCK FORUMS. WITH MY TRUCK, THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. WHEN IT OCCURS, I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. I HAVE REPLACED THE SHOCKS, TIE ROD ENDS, TRACK BAR, TRACK BAR BALL JOINT, ROTATED TIRES, ALIGNMENT, AND IT IS STILL OCCURRING. THE ONLY THING LEFT TO REPLACE ARE THE BALL JOINTS THEN PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION WILL HAVE BEEN REBUILT AT A COST OF A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES ON THE HIGHWAY. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS HAS ALREADY CAUSED ACCIDENTS IN CERTAIN CASES AND IS DUE TO A POOR DESIGN OF THESE TRUCKS. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AND THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.