2016 Ford F-350 Sd

FORD DEATH WOBBLE, DEFECT IN FRONT STEERING DAMPING SHOCK CAUSES TRUCK TO SEVERELY START SHAKING WHEN 1 WHEEL HITS RIPPLE IN ROAD. YOU CANT STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF TRUCK WITHOUT ALMOST STOPPING TRUCK. IT SHAKES ENTIRE TRUCK. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS WITH RIPPLES IN PAVEMENT OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS AROUND 60 MPH OR HIGHER. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DEALERSHIP PUTS AFTER MARKET DUAL STEERING STABILIZER KIT ON FRONT END AT PRICE OF $600.00

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE START TO SHAKE ROUGHLY IN AN OSCILLATING STYLE, APPARENTLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND REQUIRED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT AND NOT CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS OR HIGHWAY WALLS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS WAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A HIGHWAY.

THE FRONT SUSPENSION EXHIBITS WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FRONT SHOCKS REPLACED, AND IT STILL OCCURRED. THE DEALER INDICATED TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO CUPPED TREAD CAUSED BY THE WORN-OUT SHOCKS. THIS WAS DONE. THE VEHICLE HASN'T HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE 100 MILES SINCE. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT "YOU CAN TELL IT STILL WANTS TO, BUT IT HASN'T YET". I GET THE SAME SENSATION WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. OUR HIGHWAY SPEEDS HERE ARE 65 MPH, AND OUR INTERSTATE SPEEDS ARE 80 MPH. PRIOR TO THE TIRES BEING REPLACED, A DRIVER EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE IN A SITUATION THAT'S WORTH REPORTING. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF 65 MPH TWO-LANE HIGHWAY WHEN DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HELD ONTO, AND THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL HEAD ON COLLISION. I BELIEVE FORD IS AWARE OF THE REGULAR OCCURRENCE OF DEATH WOBBLE IN THESE TRUCKS, BUT THEY ARE EITHER INCAPABLE OF FIXING THEM, OR THEY DON'T WANT TO FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT IN MY OPINION. I CANNOT AGREE THAT CUPPED TIRES OR WORN OUT SHOCKS ARE AN ACCEPTABLE TRIGGER FOR DEATH WOBBLE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO A HEAD-ON COLLISION. IT'S MY BELIEF THAT MORE TOLERANCE SHOULD BE ENGINEERED INTO VEHICLES SO THAT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T OR SIMPLY DON'T MAINTAIN THEIR VEHICLES WILL NOT BE CAUSING AVOIDABLE FATALITIES. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT WORN-OUT SHOCKS OR CUPPED TIRE TREAD IS CAPABLE OF CAUSING SUCH ISSUES, AND IT INFURIATES ME THAT FORD DISMISSES IT. THIS DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY IN THE THREE YEARS WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING THE VEHICLE. MANY DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED IT.

WHILE TRAVELING FREEWAY SPEED, HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD CAUSES AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND CAUSES THE TRUCK TO GO TOWARDS THE LEFT, THAT ONLY GOES AWAY AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES AND SLOWING DOWN 10-15 MPH. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD CALLS IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE." I HAD THE TRUCK INTO FORD BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK, BUT THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY TOTALLY. FORD CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM, AND DIAGNOSED IT AS TRACK BAR BALL JOINT WORN, EXCESSIVE PLAY, SHIMMY SHOCK WORN. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT IN THEIR TRUCKS, BUT REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT AND SAID IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE WORN OUT. THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANY PARTS BEING WORN WHEN THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHOCK, LESS THAN 10000 MILES BEFORE. VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE "DEATH WOBBLE." KEN GARFF FORD WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE OEM PARTS TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW THE DEATH WOBBLE IS GONE. HOWEVER, FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR 15 YEARS AND REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT.

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROFOUND "DEATH WOBBLE" IN THE FRONT END. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, AN UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AND THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY (CAUSING THE TIRES TO SKIP ON THE PAVEMENT SURFACE-LOOSING TRACTION) AND THIS "RHYTHM" CANNOT BE CONTROLLED UNTIL THE SPEED IS BROUGHT BELOW 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN A CURVE IN THE ROAD. IT WOULD BE EASY TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO SOMETHING/SOMEONE! EVERYTHING ON MY TRUCK IS FACTORY STOCK. THE TIRES ARE GOOD AND I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND WANTS ME TO REPLACE GOOD PARTS AT MY EXPENSE WHICH DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW. THERE ARE MANY AFTERMARKET PARTS AVAILABLE THAT CLAIM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT THEM ON BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE FORD A REASON TO BLAME THE PROBLEM ON THE AFTERMARKET PARTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE AND LOOKS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!

MY FORD F-350 HAS EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS FROM 50-75 MPH, IT'S RANDOM AND DOESN'T SHOW ANY WARNING SIGNS, IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND UNNERVING TO EXPERIENCE. HITTING THE BRAKES MAKES IT VIOLENTLY UNCONTROLLABLE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ME IN WORSE SHAPE THEN BEFORE I TOOK IT IN. I HAVE DONE TONS OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL F-250,F-350,F-450,AND F-550 TRUCKS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED! THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IT, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. I OWN 3 FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS SO FAR 2 OF THEM HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS UNCONTROLLABLE SITUATION AND MY 2019 F-550 IS SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS AS MY OTHER 2 TRUCKS BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY DEATH WOBBLED. FORD KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE AND SO DOES THE NHTSA. PLEASE DO RESEARCH AND AN INVESTIGATION SO THIS CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR ALL SUPER DUTY OWNERS! OR STAY AWAY FROM THESE TRUCKS IF YOU ARE A CONSUMER. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY TRACK BAR, STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK AND SOME SORT OF SLUGS WHICH I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF. SO WE WILL SEE WHEN I GET IT BACK THIS TIME IF IT'S ANY BETTER.

MY 2016 F 350 HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY REPAIRED THE ALIGNMENT STABILIZER ARM AND LET ME GO AND GOT ON THE INTERSTATE10 HEADED TO HOUSTON GOT SPEED UP 75 MPH AND HIT BUMP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK,18 WHEELER ALMOST RUN ME OVER; IT SCARED SO BAD I HAVE A PACEMAKER I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK!!