Ford F-350 Complaints (2019)

467 consumer complaints on file.

#11431911September 7, 2021
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
front end wobbles terribly at times hitting bumps and on certain road surfaces.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431917September 7, 2021
SUSPENSION
Had the infamous "death wobble" happen to me over the weekend. Luckily, I was by myself and I was familiar with the issue. The steering wheel was shaking violently and it felt like the front wheels were hopping. I slowed down but the issue persisted, I then pulled to the side of the road, came to a stop and the shaking stopped. I've called the dealer this morning and scheduled an appointment for them to look at it. Its a 2019 F350 with 27k miles. This is the first incident, like this, that I've had.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432009September 7, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
The truck tailgate opens unintentionally and with no notice. This has happened several times, seemingly randomly, and there is no notice from the driver seat that the tailgate has opened, other than visually looking via rear view mirror or from the outside of the truck. I am not able to reproduce the malfunction, as it happens randomly. So far, it appears to happen mostly when parked and/or when switching between park/drive/reverse. I have not positively confirmed the tailgate opening while the vehicle is in motion, but definitely have noticed it was open while driving after pulling into a parking space, reversing out, and then continuing to drive. The vehicle is available for inspection anytime. Luckily, this malfunction hasn't caused any damage yet, but if it were to happen while towing it would damage the truck and/or trailer, and if it were to happen with a load in the truck bed, I'd be at risk of losing the load, potentially unknowingly while driving. No indications or warning lamps are present when the tailgate opens on its own. I first noticed this happening in June 2021, but didn't think much of it. It happened again in August 2021, and then happened several times during the day of Sept 4, 2021.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431841September 6, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Three separate times while driving on I-90 our truck started to shutter violently and shake uncontrollably until we were able to come to a stop. We had 3 children in the truck the last 2 times and we were afraid we would lose control of the truck. It seems to happen while driving over 60 mph and the highway has bumps or grooves. Once the truck hits the uneven road it shakes out of control until we’re able to get stopped and pull off the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431388September 1, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
While towing my 5th wheel travel trailer east bound on I-40 from Albuquerque, NM on 8/23/21, the truck and trailer started shaking violently after hitting some small wash board bumps. Only by quickly slowing down from 65 mph to under 40 mph was the situation corrected. After the shaking stopped I sped back up to 65 mph and everything seemed to be normal. A few more miles down I-40 the shaking returned, again after hitting a short section of wash board. This time was more violent than the first, so I pulled over and did a walk around looking for any obvious defects on the tires, wheels and observable suspension components. I did not find any problems, so I continued with my trip to Lubbock, TX. the phenomenon did not occur again. I have not had the truck inspected by a mechanic yet. I have researched this problem and found out that it seems to be a fairly common occurrence on Ford Super Duty trucks with four wheel drive. Why hasn't there been a recall issued for this problem?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11429303August 16, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Travelling at speed (+/-65mph) on I-25in Colorado, I hit a pothole. Immediately, my steering wheel started shaking uncontrollably. This truck was purchased new in 2019, and currently has less than 6,000 miles on it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11428709August 11, 2021
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Front end suspension and steering wheel shake violently when hitting a bump in the road at around 65 mph. Lost complete control of truck until I hit brakes hard to slow down and shimmying stopped. Very serious and dangerous situation. This has happened two times, once at about 30,000 miles and again at 45000 miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11428414August 9, 2021
SUSPENSION
The Vehicle when encountering a road obstruction starts to shake and shimmy, pulling the steering wheel too and fro. this causes the driver to instantly put on the brakes. The situation is all over the internet. Ford knows about this issue and still sell them to unaware customers.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11428193August 7, 2021
STEERING
Traveling 60 mph experienced extreme vibration after hitting bump in the road. Had to slow to 10-20 mph for the extreme vibration to cease. Very unsafe condition. Steering wheel vibrated severely. Truck has 23,400 miles. This condition is known as the Death Wobble!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427509August 2, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Hit bump had steering death wobble. Would not stop violently shaking until I slowed way down.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427333August 1, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
The 2019 Ford F-350 goes into a violent shaking when going over a small or large bump on a highway or interstate. My truck has 40,000 miles on it and I have experienced the violent shaking of the truck several times now. Each time the truck begins shaking, it has to be stopped to relieve the shaking. Yesterday it occurred 3 times in a row on I-80 and we were shaking so bad that the truck veered off into the median nearly causing an accident. An accident nearly occurred earlier as the shaking began as we were passing a tractor trailer on the interstate. I have 3 drivers in my household and I cannot allow my wife or daughter to operate the truck due to the fear of shaking.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11424657July 13, 2021
SUSPENSION, STEERING
Truck hit bump in road and began shaking violently to the point of almost losing control at 45mph. Very hard to hold onto steering wheel to bring truck to a stop.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11424512July 12, 2021
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
The tires have 40000 miles on them. They are the factory tires and the tread came off as I was driving and done damage to the truck not sure of exact amount will be getting estimates tomorrow . It was the driver side front I have pictures of tire and damage and also of the other 3 tires and still have the tire that failed
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11422929June 30, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Engine Start/Brake Interlock Failure. After using the remote start feature to start the engine, upon entering the vehicle it is not required to press the brake pedal to press the Engine Start Button to engage the vehicle's"drive" features. Unlike when simply entering the vehicle and "Starting" the engine you are required to press the brake pedal to start the engine and engage the driving functions. This is a huge safety issue if children were allowed to enter the vehicle without the driver present the children would have total access to the car even though the key fob was not inside the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11422859June 29, 2021
STEERING
Uncontrollable Steering Oscillation, ie, "Death Wobble". Traveling approximately 60 mph and went over uneven pavement in a construction zone. Front end and steering wheel began shaking violently. Had to slow to about 20 mph to get it to stop shaking. Reoccurred a few minutes later on in the same construction zone.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11421370June 18, 2021
STEERING
The truck went into a death wobble traveling down hill at 60mph while braking, stearing column shook violently, no control of vehicle at that point, we were towing an enclosed car trailer, no lights came on, no warning whatsoever, has not been inspected yet, due to it just happening on our trip
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11420414June 10, 2021
STEERING
We hit a small pothole in the highway going 70mph and lost all steering input to the vehicle. Steering wheel started jerking violently side to side. I could hardly hold onto it. I slowly applied breaks and was able to move onto shoulder, vehicle still was erratic until almost a dead stop. I thought I rolled a tire on the rim it was so rough feeling. Got out and did a visual inspection and tires were all good, checked under vehicle and no debris picked up or anything else that would cause this. Slowly got back onto highway and it was fine after that. I had one other experience like this but I thought it wasn’t nearly this bad. Construction bumps in road about 45mph and had moderate wheel jerk side to side but it corrected once past the rough pavement. This latest time it didn’t stop until i stopped vehicle. Best regards, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11420429June 10, 2021
SUSPENSION, STEERING
Severe wobble from 67 miles per hour and up. Not consist comes and goes ever few minutes. Tremendous vibrations while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11420462June 10, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
At speeds over 65, developes a shimmy or wobble. Violently wobbles when it goes over bridge connection etc while on interstates. Had it checked by my mechanic, alignment good, balance is good. Gave me a heads up to the ford f-350 death wobble. not yet a recall, but everyone including the local ford dealership is aware of this
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11420009June 7, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
Multiple instances of the Death Wobble / Sustained Steering Wheel Oscillations while travelling in the Memphis, TN area. Have contacted the local Ford Service department and they plan to replace the Steering Link Damper. Suspect that this is only a short term band aide. Wife has history of Costochondritis, truck shook so violently it reinjured her during the last DW/SSWO event. Vehicle has less than 28,000 miles on it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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