NHTSA Complaint #11289951 — 2011 FORD F-350

2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD A LIFT OR LARGE TIRES OF ANY KIND INSTALLED ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS HAD STOCK OEM SPEC TIRES. THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE". FORD CALLS IT "SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION". IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING TO EXPERIENCE. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS. THE DEATH WOBBLE PRIMARILY OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 OR SO MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A POT-HOLE, EXPANSION JOINT, UNAVOIDABLE ROAD DEBRIS, ETC. IT ALSO HAS A NASTY SNOWBALL EFFECT IN THAT ONCE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES THE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE IT IS CREATING CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN EASIER AND EASIER TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL THEN OCCUR REGULARLY ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE LITERALLY MANY DOZENS OF TIMES OVER THE YEARS SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE DONE AND REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN THINK OF TO FIX THIS PROBLEM; SOME OF THEM MULTIPLE TIMES BUT NOTHING WORKS. THINGS WE HAVE DONE: NEW TIRES (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW FRONT-END ALIGNMENT (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW TRACK BAR BUSHING AND BALL JOINT (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW TIE ROD ENDS (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW CENTER LINK (MULTIPLE TIMES), NEW SHOCK ABSORBERS, NEW STEERING DAMPER, NEW UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, NEW U-JOINTS. NONE OF THIS HAS WORKED. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT IS WREAKS HAVOC ON THE ENTIRE TRUCK INCLUDING THE NEWLY INSTALLED PARTS, THE FRAME, DRIVETRAIN AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, CHASSIS, ETC. LITERALLY EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING WINDSHIELDS. FORD IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE PROPENSITY FOR THEIR SOLID FRONT AXLE F-250 AND F-350 TRUCKS FROM THE PAST TWO DECADES TO EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE. SOMEBODY WILL EVENTUALLY DIE FROM THIS, IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. IT NEEDS DEALT WITH!