2016 FORD F-350 SD — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated that while driving at speeds exceeding 60 MPH, the vehicle would suddenly experience severe front-end vibration and shaking nearly causing the driver to lose control of the steering wheel. The failure had occurred on multiple occasions after driving over a bump in the road. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who installed torsion bars to the suspension however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PALLOTTA FORD LINCOLN (4199 CLEVELAND RD, WOOSTER, OH 44691, (330) 345-6600), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,340. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR KEPT FLASHING. BILL UTTER FORD (4901 S INTERSTATE 35 E, DENTON, TX 76210, (940) 321-7400) DIAGNOSED THAT THE REDUCTANT HEATER AND SENDER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (18M01). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

POPULARLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY GOES FROM FULL CONTROL TO AN UNCONTROLLED STATE OF SEVERE OSCILLATION THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY STOPPING OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO 10 MPH OR LESS. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO OCCUR AND IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME - EXTREMELY RANDOM - USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD OR A BRIDGE/PAVEMENT EXPANSION JOINT. THE CONDITION IS MANIFESTED BY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END ACCOMPANIED BY THE STEERING WHEEL BEING JERKED OUT OF THE DRIVER'S HANDS, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS CAUSES AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE PROBLEM TRUCK. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM 18-2258, CONSISTING OF A REPLACEMENT STEERING DAMPENER AND VARIOUS ALIGNMENT COMPONENTS. THIS 'KIT', INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALER INTO MY VEHICLE, HAD ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM AND IN FACT IT OCCURRED TWICE SINCE INSTALLATION. THUS FAR, IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES WITH MY TRUCK, AN F350-2016. THIS PROBLEM IS SEVERE, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOONER OR LATER, SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED. FOR THE FHTSA - I HAVE DASHCAM MOVIES OF THIS.

POPULARLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY GOES FROM FULL CONTROL TO AN UNCONTROLLED STATE OF SEVERE OSCILLATION THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY STOPPING OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO 10 MPH OR LESS. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO OCCUR AND IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME - EXTREMELY RANDOM - USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD OR A BRIDGE/PAVEMENT EXPANSION JOINT. THE CONDITION IS MANIFESTED BY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END ACCOMPANIED BY THE STEERING WHEEL BEING JERKED OUT OF THE DRIVER'S HANDS, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS CAUSES AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE PROBLEM TRUCK. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM 18-2258, CONSISTING OF A REPLACEMENT STEERING DAMPENER AND VARIOUS ALIGNMENT COMPONENTS. THIS 'KIT', INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALER INTO MY VEHICLE, HAD ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM AND IN FACT IT OCCURRED TWICE SINCE INSTALLATION. THUS FAR, IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES WITH MY TRUCK, AN F350-2016. THIS PROBLEM IS SEVERE, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOONER OR LATER, SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED. FOR THE FHTSA - I HAVE DASHCAM MOVIES OF THIS.