2017 FORD F-350 Suspension Problems

Death wobble over speeds of 55mph when hitting a bump. Parts not available to be fixed. Waited over 4 months with no word from dealer. Called every month still say on back order. Occurs every time hitting a bump or uneven surface o er 55mph.

While driving on I-25 south of Denver on 4/13/2023, I drove over a pothole in the interstate. Immediately the front end began to violently shake resulting in me applying the brakes and rapidly slowing from 65 mph to ~30mph before the shaking stopped. I was then able to continue on. Today (4/15/2023) while traveling to Boulder CO on US Highway 36, the vehicle again began to violently shake as I drove over a bridge expansion joint. Again I had to rapidly decelerate from ~65 mph to ~30 mph before the shaking stopped. Known as “the death wobble”, this issue is well known in these vehicles and must be addressed by the manufacturer

When you hit a bump at road speeds (45 mph+), the steering wheel shakes wildly and you have to slow down immediately to avoid losing control. First happened about 12 months ago. Was not a common issue until more recently. Now it seems to be nearly every time I drive it. Ongoing issue now.

Steering wobble - I was driving on I-5 at 70 mph and ran over a small pothole. The steering started violently and uncontrollably shaking. It caused the truck to drift into the left lane but fortunately no other vehicle was along side. I was able to regain control by cautiously slowing down to about 35 mph. At that point the shaking stopped and steering went back to normal. Checking the tpms, the tires were properly inflated at the time. I went on to drive another 200+ miles without further incident. The 2017 F350 truck had 28,328 miles at the time and has only been driven on paved roads. I have noticed in the past that hitting a bump in the road seems to resonate rather than just an initial “bump” like other vehicles I’ve owned. The truck is well taken care of and has never been in an accident.

Traveling on the highway at approximately 65mph. Encountered a bridge expansion joint and the front tires and steering wheel began shaking violently which resulted in loss of steering and brake control. Apparently, this is a known issue with these trucks.

While driving on the freeway at approximately 60 mph the left front wheel hit a small pothole. The truck immediately begin shaking violently. The extreme shaking involved the entire front end of the truck and the steering wheel. The shaking lasted for approximately 30 seconds and stopped once the speed was reduced to about 40 mph. No warning lights or warning indicators came on before, during or after the incident. I am very fortunate that I was able to maintain enough control of the vehicle to not hit the center median on the freeway or other cars to my right. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

The front end of my Ford F350 can cause a forceful wobble when going over small bumps. The last time this occurred was on 11/26/22 while driving on the highway at 65 mph and I drove over one of the seams in the pavement. The front end began to wobble so forcefully, I had to slow down to around 30 mph, putting me and anyone behind me at risk of a rear end collision. I haul a travel trailer and if this were to happen while hauling, it could have more catastrophic effects. I've not been able to get it in to Ford to troubleshoot due to their long delays (7 to 9 weeks) in servicing vehicles. I'm trying again this week to take it in. It's not been inspected by anyone yet. There's no warning when this occurs. The first time this happened was either in the Fall of...

Okay, been hearing a lot of noises up underneath it, got under there and looked at my heat shields, that are just flaking off everywhere. I'm scared that my truck is going to catch on fire at this point. All of the heat shields around pretty much everything are disintegrating and falling apart. I've already filled out several of these and I went and tried to turn the truck in and to no avail. They have done everything in their power to not fix nothing on my truck. Nothing. I need some help. Please give me a call [XXX] The linkage, the power door locks and the door handles leaking, are all problems that I have and every one of them they know about and I'm scared that the front end is going to fall apart because of that linkage problem.. I can't get them to do nothing for me....

Third time returning my Ford F350 to the Friendly Ford dealership where it was purchased because of death wobble. Vehicle is driving at high speeds all three times has been on the freeway and all of a sudden it shakes violently and almost loses control of vehicle. The first time happened in January 18 of 2020 the second time happened June 25 of 2022 and then just three days ago October 12, 2022. The vehicle was almost crashed the last two times it happened. The shaking was so violent on the last time did it caused my fuel line to come loose and spell diesel fuel all the way back into town. again it has been to the dealership three times now to fix the problem and was told this last time that everything looked OK and that I had to test drive it and re-create the situation in order...

Truck has was is called a DEATH WOBBLE. At highway speeds the steering will vibrate violently after crossing an expansion joint or bump in the road. Braking or rapid slow down will resolve the shaking. The issue seems to be getting worse. The truck was taken to the dealership for repair. The repair will cost several hundred dollars and not covered by the warranty. the mileage of the truck is 80,112 and is 90% highway miles.

Death Wobble started to occur around August 2021. No prior incidents. After the first time it would continue to happen anytime driving between 45-60 MPH and hitting a bump in the road. Once you found a bump that would trigger the death wobble, you could EASILY recreate the problem. Once the death wobble starts you have to slow down to 5-10 MPH before it’ll quit. During the wobble it is IMPOSSIBLE to control the vehicle as the steering wheel shakes violently and it feels like all wheels are bouncing opposite of one another creating a very scary and violent situation. I had a repair shop go in and replace anything that could be related and had 2 different alignment shops look into the problem. Ultimately nothing solves the issue.

When hitting bumps around 50 mph the vehicle front end begins to shake violently and a sudden slow down or stop is required.

That the intersection of 1010 and Rhodes Road 6204 Ten-Ten Rd, Apex, NC 27539.. I have been driving it and steady crossing my fingers hoping to God my tires don’t fly off and hurt somebody or kill somebody or me… I just can’t do it anymore, I have got to get the thing in the shop it’s got the death wobble and is just starting to scare me.. I love my truck I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt but it’s definitely got a problem I honestly think it may be several different things but at any rate it needs to be fixed

Sunday, April 3, 2021, I was driving from Rte 95 to Rte 128 and the 2 lanes began to merge, but as I was driving the truck hit a bump and I got the death wobble. I had to come to, almost, a complete stop on the highway, with another car coming in behind me. I got through this one, but as I was beginning to accelerate onto Rte 128, the truck began once again to shake violently. It did happen again during this one trip. This also happened 2 other times, in March. Our mechanic replaced tie rod end-right lower outer and steering stabilizer on, Thursday, March 31, 2021.

I have experienced the very common problem of Death Wobble several times. Uncontrollable shaking of the steering wheel.

March 1st 2022 driving at highway speed on Rt 495 S in Massachusetts truck suddenly began to violently shake front end side to side. I was forced to brake, slow down till shaking stopped. Luckily cars behind me and to my right side were able to avoid hitting me. I pulled off highway and checked for something broken or loose. In forward and reverse I couldn’t find anything obvious. Will take my truck to shop today to have front end checked. During violent shaking it was all I could do to hang onto the steering wheel. If I’d only been using one hand who knows what would have happened.

Traveling on Interstate at 65mph and truck shook violently out of control after hitting small pothole. Felt like front wheels were wobbling with no ability to steer safely. After braking hard , problem went away around 35 or 40 mph. Super scary and extremely dangerous. Also charged $660 dollars for wheel alignment and placement of shims with a camber adjustment that “wheel wobble will never happen again “. Not happy I had to pay for their manufacturing design problem.

I am experiencing extremely horrible death wobble to the point that I cannot drive my vehicle. I have taken it to two different Ford dealers in the last five years as well as a repair on my own and it is still not fixed. Ford has not issued a recall as of this date. The death wobble started on my truck at 11,000 miles.

I experienced a violent shaking that happened to the front end of my 2017 Ford F350 Super Duty truck (with 25600 miles on the odometer). It typically occurs at speeds over 50 miles per hour. It's also happened after going over bumps or grooves in the road. I brought my truck into a local repair shop because an appointment with my local dealer wasn't available until Mar 16th (60 days). The repair shop shared with me that they noticed abnormal wear and loosening of the track bar bushing, damper bracket, ball joints, control arms, shocks and struts. Additional they shared its not safe to drive the vehicle in it's current state. Ford has yet to issued a recall for this hazardous defect. Lastly because they haven't admitted to the underlying issue, OEM parts are my only option. This leads to me spending thousands of dollars with no resolution. I very...

Driving on highway at 65 slight bump in road & steering wheel went crazy violent vibrating in front end. Had to reduce speed to 20 to get it to stop shaking. Continued down road same thing happened. Shaking is uncontrollable almost crashed. Vehicle can be inspected it does it if I hit a bump or go over 65. No warning lights.

I have a 2017 Ford F-350 Super Duty. I've experienced numerous "Death Wobble" issue with this vehicle since I've owned it. It has been at the dealership eight times where Ford has stated the problem was diagnosed and repaired. I just returned from a road trip where I experienced six Death Wobble issues at highway speeds on Interstate 80 from Elko NV to Reno NV. When I pass over uneven pavement the truck front wheels begin to shake violently which forces me to reduce my speed to about 20 miles per hour. Luckily, only two semi trucks had to change lanes to keep from rear ending me. This is an inherent problem with Ford Super Duty trucks. When will the NHTSA force Ford to recall these potentially deadly vehicles? I have several videos of this problem if you would like to see them. I can only download photos.

When my truck reaches 35 to 40 mph or hits a small bump it begins to shake violently in the steering wheel making it hard to control. I took it to a dealership who stated there was a recall part available, but after the repair the problem immediately began upon leaving their parking lot. My hill decent assist system now turns on and says there is a fault. The dealership was able to reproduce the problem, but stated I would need to pay for any further inspections and repairs out of pocket. I have not reported to my insurance as I didn't think it would be covered by them. The problem began this year in early July (2021) and has yet to be fixed.

Going over bump 55 mph the truck did the death wobble.

When driving a speeds greater than 50 mph I have found that the internet has termed "Death Wobble" in my Truck. When this first occurred I took the truck in and they made some tweaks under warranty and said nothing was wrong. Then it happened again and took it back to the Ford dealership. They stated they could not find anything wrong and that I just needed new tires. They deliberately lied to me putting me and my employees at risk. Ford knows this is occurring and doesn't care. You can completely lose control of the vehicle at high rates of speed out of the blue.

2017 Ford F350 Crew Cab with Front end wobble ("Death Wobble"). Began a short time ago and becoming easier to initiate the wobble after bumps, grooved pavement, or a transition from different surfaces at speeds above 55mph. There is much information on this problem but no Recall Notice from Ford. I know I am not the first to describe this complaint.

I have had the so called dreaded death wobble experience 2 times. They replaced steering Dampner with no success. Then replaced some drag link. ? However that was out of pocket

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT OUT OF HIS DRIVING LANE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD INITIALLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEYMOUR FORD (2601 SEYMOUR RD, JACKSON, MI 49201) WHERE THEY ADJUSTED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH, HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT; HITTING A POST. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE CONTACT'S SON WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE COLLISION WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE TO THE SAME DEALER WHO THEN REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED HIM NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE...

MY TRUCK REACHED 70 PLUS MILES AN HOUR AND IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY

EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' TODAY AT 70 MPH WENT AWAY AROUND 40 MPH. NEVER HAD IT BEFORE. NOT SURE IF RELATED BUT DEALER REPLACED THE WHEELS LESS THAN 300 MILES AGO. VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED APPX 18,000 MILES

MY 2017 F350 HAS HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I'M ON A HIGHWAY AND HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD THE TRUCKS FRONT END WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN AS FAST AS I CAN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ONCE WHEN I WAS PULLING MY FIFTH WHEEL WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUSL. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I JUST MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FORTH.

IF A BUMP IS HIT AROUND HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. COMMONLY CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" I AM TOLD. THIS RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNUSABLE AS IT IS NOT SAFE. FORD SAYS THEY BELIEVE A STEERING DAMPENER REPLACEMENT MAY FIX THE ISSUE BUT HAVE NO PARTS IN STOCK, NO OPTION FOR OUTSIDE PARTS, AND NO ETA FOR AVAILABILITY.

DRIVING AT APPROX. 65 MPH MY F-350 4X4'S STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY HARD, ENOUGH TO HAVE A DPS STATE TROOPER HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION NOTICE. HE MADE A U-TURN, CAUGHT UP TO ME, PUT ON HIS LIGHTS AND STOPPED ME. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A TRAFFIC STOP TURNED OUT TO BE A SAFETY CHECK. HE TOLD ME THAT HE STOPPED ME BECAUSE HE HAD NOTICED MY WHEELS WOBBLING AND THOUGHT THAT I WAS IN DANGER OF CRASHING. I HAD TOLD THE OFFICER THAT THE WOBBLING STOPPED ONCE I REDUCED MY SPEED TO ABOUT 40 OR SO. TIRES WERE CLOSE TO NEEDING CHANGING, I REPLACED MY TIRES AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED UNTIL RECENTLY. IT IS STARTING TO WOBBLE NOW AND THEN ONLY AFTER AN ADDITIONAL 15,000 MILES. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT A ONCE IN A MILLION EVENT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE HEARD MANY TIMES AMONG OTHER...

DEATH WOBBLE ON HIGHWAY AFTER HITTING A BRIDGE SEAM. JUST STARTED AFTER 2 YEARS IN JANUARY 2021

MASSIVE STEERING WOBBLE AND SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 60 TO 70 MPH. USUALLY ON A ROUGHER HIGHWAY OR A BUMP FOR JOINT EXPANSION. RATTLE CONTINUES TILL SPEED REDUCTION TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR.

TWO ISSUES. FIRST ISSUE, CRACKED RIM. STARTED LOSING TIRE PRESSURE, LEAK BETWEEN RIM AND STAINLESS STEEL VALVE STEM, HAD VALVE STEM REPLACED WITH RUBBER VALVE. LASTED ABOUT A WEEK AND STARTED LOSING AIR PRESSURE AGAIN. USED GREEN SLIME AND SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. PRESSURE LOSS WAS MINIMAL, 70 PSI DOWN TO 60 PSI OVER A COUPLE OF DAYS, WOULD REINFLATE TO 70 PSI AND WOULD HOLD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND I WOULD JUST INFLATE BACK TO 70 PSI. DRIVING BACK FROM FL TO NC ON THE 30TH OF DEC 2020, I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF 20 PSI IN ABOUT AN HOURS TIME. PULLED INTO REST AREA, REINFLATED TIRE AND SPRAYED WITH WINDEX AND SAW BUBBLES COMING FROM A CRACK AROUND THE TIRE VALVE AND GOING ABOUT 2 INCHES TOWARD THE INNER EDGE OF RIM. CHANGED TO SPARE, AND MADE IT HOME WITH NO OTHER ISSUES....

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED WOBBLING STRONGLY, IT DID NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT FREQUENCY IS INCREASING. I HAVE OEM SUSPENSION, WHEELS, TIRES, NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE.

WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55+ MPH), THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, COMPROMISING STEERING CONTROL. THE SHAKING WILL TYPICALLY ONLY SUBSIDE BY REDUCING SPEED, OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED TO 20 MPH AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER LAWLEY'S TEAM FORD (100 AZ-90, SIERRA VISTA, AZ 85635; (520) 458-8140), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING SEVERAL COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE PARTS WERE REPLACED BUT NOT REPAIRED AND CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,826.*DT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE SAID VEHICLE HIT A BUMP OR BAD SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXTREMELY ERRATIC. I IMMEDIATELY HELD ON, LOOKED IN MIRRORS FOR OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES. THE TRUCK HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY GET IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WE HAPPENED TO BE ON A 65MPH HIGHWAY. WITH HAZARD LIGHTS FLASHING WE DID MANAGE TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD TO THE SHOULDER. I NEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IT WAS. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME AT THE TIME AS WELL. WE HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. AT 9000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THEN AGAIN AT 16,500, 18,900, 24,440 AND THE MOST RECENT TIME IS 27,500. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED 4 PRIOR TIMES. EACH TIME THEY CHANGE THE STEERING DAMPER...

I WAS DRIVING DURING MODERATE RAIN AND WET ROAD CONDITIONS. MY TRUCK HIT A SEAM IN ROAD AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE. I HAD TO GET ON THE BRAKE FAST AND THIS WAS EARLY MORNING LOTS OF SEATTLE TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH. THE TRUCK ACTUALLY STARTED A SHIMMY THAT PUT ME IN THE OTHER LANE LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON MY LEFT SIDE. IT WENT AWAY WHEN I WAS ON THE BRAKE AND HAD SLOWED WAY DOWN UNDER 35 MPH. WHEN I GOT BACK ON ACCELERATOR, I AGAIN RETURNED TO HIGHWAY SPEED ONLY TO HAVE IT RETURN WORSE AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS TIME THERE WERE MORE VEHICLES AROUND AND I HAD TO HIT BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD SO AS NOT TO BOUNCE EVERYWHERE. THE TRUCK GOT NOTICEABLY LIGHT ON FRONT END BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND VEERED...

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, - OCCASIONALLY THIS ISSUE OCCURS AT ABOUT 75 MPH WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH AREA OR "CONCRETE TO ASPHALT" SEAM IN THE ROADWAY, THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A VERY VIOLENT, ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END. LET OFF ON THE FOOT PEDAL TO BEGIN SLOWING TO AROUND 60 MPH FOR THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THEN HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN BE ACHIEVED ONLY TO EXPECT THE SAME THING TO OCCUR AT ANY RANDOM TIME WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH AREA IN THE ROAD. REALLY SCARY SITUATION WHEN THIS OCCURS!!!

4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS OUR TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IN EVERY INSTANCE WE WERE TRAVELLING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND CROSSING BRIDGES. OUR TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WE LOST CONTROL, EVEN CROSSING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE ONCE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND PULLING TO THE SHOULDER THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED. ONE OF THE TIMES, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN SNOW AND ICE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND CROSSED LANES BEFORE SHE COULD GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. NOW I'M AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THE TRUCK..

STARTING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER A USED PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE AT 48,000 MILES AND 3 YEARS OLD, A INTENSE FRONT AXLE OSCILLATION WAS INTERMITTENTLY NOTICED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 75MPH, OFTEN THE ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DIRECTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS. AFTER HAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE VEHICLE 4 SEPARATE TIMES TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. SO FAR THE FIXES TRIED BY THE DEALER HAVE BEEN BALANCING THE TIRES, INSTALLING NEW STEERING DAMPENER, NEW TIE ROD ENDS, NEW DRAG LINK AND TWO SEPARATE ALIGNMENTS.

I'VE HAD 4-5 INSTANCES OF STEERING OSCILLATION IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS (AKA "DEATH WOBBLE") FROM EITHER DRIVING OVER HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINTS, POTHOLES, OR JUST FROM TAPPING THE BRAKES AT SPEED. THIS INCLUDES AN INSTANCE ON JULY 2, 2020 WHILE DESCENDING THE WEST SIDE OF WOLF CREEK PASS (HWY 160) WHILE TOWING A 10,000 FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. I HAD TAPPED THE BRAKES TO FURTHER ENGAGE THE ENGINE BRAKING FUNCTION AND THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING WAS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL (WHICH IS TYPICAL). THE VEHICLE ALSO TRANSMITS OSCILLATION/VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT WHEELS DURING NORMAL DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS. THE STEERING IS WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS LOOSE TOO - LOTS OF PLAY AND LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS.

DEATH WOBBLE

2017 FORD F-350, TRUCK CAN HIT ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOES CRAZY SHAKING EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEEDS FROM ABOUT 45MPH AND FASTER. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25-30MPH. IT'S VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE IT'S SHAKING, AS YOU DO NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL OF THE STEERING. A BIG PROBLEM IS THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T TELL WHICH BUMPS WILL CAUSE THE VIOLENT SHAKING. IT COULD BE A LARGE UNAVOIDABLE POTHOLE, OR IT COULD BE A SMALL CONCRETE JOINT IN AN OTHERWISE VERY SMOOTH FLAT ROAD. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN THERE WERE NO BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO KNOW THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS SELLING VEHICLES FOR UPWARDS OF $80,000 THAT CAN'T BE SAFELY DRIVEN ANY FASTER THAN...

I BOUGHT THIS 2017 F350 USED WITH APPROX. 67000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A 3000 MI 0R 90 DAY WARRANTY. WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED I HAD OWNED THIS VEHICLE 3 WEEKS. ON 9-25-20 MY WIFE AND I WENT TO PICK UP A DESK AT A RESIDENCE 20 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE. AFTER LEAVING THE RESIDENCE I ACCELERATED TO HIGHWAY SPEED 50-60 MPH ON A PAVED TWO-LANE HIGHWAY. WE HIT A ROUGH PATCH, RIPPLED SECTION OF PAVEMENT. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHUTTERING BACK AND FORTH IN MY HANDS AND THE TRUCK STARTING STEERING INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, I GRIPPED IT AS HARD AS I COULD WITH NO RESULT TO RETURN THE TRUCK BACK TO THE LANE WE WERE IN. I ALSO WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AT THE SAME TIME, BUT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SLOWING DOWN....

FORD SUPER DUTY DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. I'VE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE (UNCONTROLABLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.) OVER 12 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2017 F350. WHICH HAS LESS THAN 17K MILES. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE INSTALLED NEW STEERING DAMPENERS SIX TIMES INCLUDING THREE OF THEIR NEW IMPROVED DAMPENERS SUPPOSEDLY TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HE VEHICLE CROSSES OVER UNEVEN OR VERY ROUGH PAVEMENT. USUALLY ON FREEWAYS. TO CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ON A BUSY FREEWAY.

AFTER TURNING ON TO A MAIN ROAD AND BRINGING THE VEHICLE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF AROUND 55-60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD FEEL IT THROUGH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND IT WAS SHAKING ME IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND STARTED PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT, AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS OR SO, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN TRAFFIC, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO BRAKE AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A FRONT SUSPENSION/STEERING ISSUE.