NHTSA Complaint #11352363 — 2018 FORD F-350
STEERING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11352363 |
| Vehicle | 2018 FORD F-350 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 1,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | ID |
Consumer Description
OWENED A 2002 F350 NEVER HAD STEERING ISSUES. BOUGHT 2018 F350 IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, FROM THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT FRONT-END SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING OFF WITH IT. THAT CAME TO A EYE OPENING STEERING SHAKE AT 70 MPH PULLING A 40' 14K TRAILER, GOING INTO A CONNER ON INTERSTATE 84 IN OREGON THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN1500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WITH NO CONTROL HOW I DON'T CRASH, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN INTERSTATE 15 IN AZ, INTERSTATE 40 AZ, INTERSTATE 90 WA ALL THESE WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 70 MPH PULLING A 40' TRAILER,AND OTHERS. WE'RE I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND CLEAN MY SHORTS!!!!! I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 6 OR 7 TIMES FOR REPAIRS THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT IN AND SAY FRONT-END SHAKE SERVICE GUYS WOULD OH YEAH WE'D SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THIS IS AT 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS??? THEN I FIND OUT IT HAS A NAME (THE DEATH WOBBLE) WHICH FORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH SINCE THEY CHANGED FRONT-END DESIGN I THINK AROUND 2006. JUST GO TO YOU TUBE WATCH VIDEOS. HOW THEY LET A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS ISSUE FOR SO LONG IS STUPID !!! HOW SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED DO TO THE ISSUE OR MAYBE THERE HAS ??? TO THIS DAY TRUCK ONLY HAS 19000 MILES ON IT AFRAID TO DRIVE OR WHEN I DO IT'S A BUTT PUCKER YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!!! SPENT 78,000 ON A TRUCK THAT'S A DEATH MACHINE. I HAVE TRIED FOR A LEMON LAW FORD WILL NOT RESPOND. HOW THIS ISSUE HAS GONE ON SO LONG WITH OUT REMOVING THESE TRUCKS FROM THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM MAYBE WE JUST WAIT TILL ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE, AND FILE LAW SUITS, THEN FORD WILL SEE ITS CHEAPER TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEN PAY SETTLEMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DO A SERIOUS RECALL ON THESE.... THIS WILL PROBABLY GO TO MUTE EARS.
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