2015 FORD F-350 SD Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN UNTIL THE SHAKING CEASED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT DROVE TO LARRY H. MILLER FORD LINCOLN DRAPER (11442 LONE PEAK PKWY, DRAPER, UT 84020, 801-590-0561) WHERE A FEW UNKNOWN PARTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR, THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE INSTRUMENT WARNING CLUSTER BEGINS TO ALERT OF ENGINE TEMP, LOW OIL PRESSURE, TRACTION CONTROL THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM FAILS SO THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE RESTART CAN OCCUR IMMEDIATELY ON OCCASION BUT TYPICALLY WILL TAKE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES SOMETIMES SEVERAL HOURS. THE ISSUE IS REOCCURRING AND PLACED IN FORD SHOPS TO HAVE IT RETURNED WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND OR COULD NOT REPLICATE ISSUE.

AT 40 TO 50 MPH THE TRUCK CAN EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER AND SEVERE "SHUDDERING" WE HAVE 2 2015'S THAT WE PURCHASED LAST SEPTEMBER AND BOTH ARE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE IT'S VERY SPORADIC SEEMS TO HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A WEEK. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY COMPANY AS WE CAN BE PULLING TRAILERS AND CAN NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WHEN ON BUSY ROADS. FORD KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AS STATED IN TSB 16-0041, BUT THEY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT UNLESS THEIR TECHS SEE IT HAPPEN..I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T SEE THE PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM ON QUITE A FEW 2015'S..HERE IS ONE FORUM OF MANY HTTP://WWW.FORD-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/1381159-FORD-RELEASES-TSB-15-0088-FOR-2015-ACTIVE-REGENERATION-JACKHAMMER-VALVES-ISSUE-33.HTML