NHTSA Complaint #11398263 — 2019 FORD F-350

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE 5 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK, THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY 2019 F350 HAVE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AFTER CROSSING MINOR BUMPS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SHUDDERING WAS VIOLENT ENOUGH TO POSE A SERIOUS THREAT OF AN ACCIDENT. IMMEDIATE, RAPID DECELERATION WAS THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL. MY INSTINCT (JUST MY OBSERVATION) IS THAT THE BUMPS CAUSED A SHUDDER IN THE FRONT WHEELS AND IF THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS ENGAGED THAT THE SYSTEM ENGAGING MADE THE SHUDDERING WORSE. THE LAST TIME AND THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY 2/27/21 MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. DE-ACCELERATION, DANGEROUS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE ON ITS OWN, DID NOT STOP THE SHUDDERING THIS TIME, BUT DISENGAGING THE TRACTION CONTROL SEEMED TO STOP IT IMMEDIATELY. I OFTEN TOW A 30' FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER ON FAMILY TRIPS AND FORTUNATELY THE SHUDDERING HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHILE TOWING THE CAMPER, BUT I FEAR WHAT COULD HAPPEN UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS IN FORD FORUMS AND HAVE COME TO KNOW THIS DEFECT IS COMMON WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND IS KNOW AS THE F250/350 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IS A VERY ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. I ALSO SAW THAT TAKING THESE TRUCKS IN FOR SERVICE HAS NOT HELPED OTHER OWNERS AND THAT FORD HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON, DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE SUPER DUTY LINE OF TRUCKS. I URGE THE NHTSA TO PRESSURE FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY.