NHTSA Complaint #11309989 — 2017 FORD F-250

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11309989
Vehicle 2017 FORD F-250
Component STEERING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

'DEATH WOBBLE' WHEN DRIVING MY FORD F-250 BETWEEN 60-75 MPH, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SMALL UNEVENNESS ON THE ROAD THE PICK UP BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE! THE PICKUP BARELY HAS 38,000 AND THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE CAN BE LIFE THREATENING TO SELF AND OTHERS. FORD HAS NO INFORMATION REGARDING A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR BUT IT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE VIOLENT SHAKE AT THE FORE MENTIONED SPEEDS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE REGARDING THE PROBLEM (I AM NOT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC) BUT A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS VERIFIED BY MORE THAN 5 CERTIFIED MECHANICS WAS THE DEGREE OF CASTER IN THE AXLE. AN ISSUE FROM WHAT THEY BELIEVE ORIGINATED AT THE MANUFACTURER. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAVE DRIVING MY F250 THAT I LIMIT THE DRIVING I DO IN THIS VEHICLE. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING WHEN FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OR TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH A RECALL. MY HOPE IS THAT THE NHTSA CAN INTERVENE AND PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BECOMING FATALLY INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

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