Ford F-350 Complaints (2019)

467 consumer complaints on file.

#11339710July 16, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN SLOWEST INTERMITTENT MODE WHEN SWITCHED TO THE OFF POSITION. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE ILLUMINATED. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS FROM A FULL STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH WIPER SWITCHES AMONGST F-350 PICK UP TRUCKS IN FLORIDA OR HOTTER CLIMATES. PART COST IS $75.00 DOLLARS PLUS TAX AND 1 HOUR OF LABOR $130.00. THIS CAUSES DRIVER DISTRACTION AND CRASH POTENTIAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339523July 15, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE ON HIGHWAY IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339330July 14, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY 2019 F350 TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE MULTIPLE TIMES ON RECENT TRIP. WHILE TOWING OUR CAMPER WE HIT A SEEM IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO START VIOLENTLY SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I THOUGHT WE BROKE AND AXLE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK AND PULL OVER. I COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE AND SO WE CONTINUED. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 18500 MILES ON IT. THIS DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1500 MILES WHERE IT HAPPENED WHEN WE HIT A SMALL POT HOLE WITH OUR FRONT LEFT TIRE. AGAIN, VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING THAT ONLY STOPS WHEN SPEED IS BELOW 30 MPH. I SLOWED TO PULL OVER BUT IT STOPPED WHEN MY SPEED GOT LOW ENOUGH. WE CONTINUED CAUTIOUSLY NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED. I DID SOME RESEARCH BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AT THE TIME. WE WERE ON AN 8 WEEK TRIP AND HAD STARTED OUR RETURN DIRECTION SO WE CONTINUED. ABOUT 1300 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, STOPPED WHEN OUR SPEED DROPPED. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO FIND INFORMATION ON THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND NOW UNDERSTOOD THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING. I HAD TO DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED AS WE HAD OUR FAMILY AND CAMPER 1400 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AT THIS POINT. I DROVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY, AND DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, ONCE WITHOUT THE CAMPER. ON OUR LAST LEG FROM TN TO NC THE ROADS WERE ESPECIALLY BAD AND WE HAD 5 MORE INCIDENTS. I DROVE 45 MPH WITH MY HAZARDS ON MUCH OF THE WAY TO GET THE TRUCK HOME. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I WOULD SAY IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. ANY SEAM IN THE ROAD OR POT HOLE THAT IMPACT THE FRONT TIRES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH WILL NOW CAUSE THIS TRUCK TO GO INTO VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING THAT ONLY STOPS WHEN SPEEDS ARE REDUCED TO BELOW 30 MPH. VERY BAD SITUATION TO BE IN, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS SEEMS TO BE SUCH A KNOW ISSUE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338356July 9, 2020
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF DEATH WOBBLE. 65000 MILE 10 PLY COMMERCIAL FRONT TIRES ARE BALDING ON THE OUTER AREA OF THE TIRES DUE TO FRONT END TROUBLE CAUSED BY DEATH WOBBLE, CURRENT ACTUAL MILEAGE 21,571 FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ISSUED A FIELD SERVICE ACTION 20N04 THEY ARE FINALLY ADMITTING THERE IS A DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE AND FRONT END TROUBLE, HOWEVER THEY ARE CLAIMING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR IN NOT A RESULT OF THE FRONT END PROBLEMS. FRONT TIRE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR IS A DIRECT RESULT OF SERVICE ACTION 20N04 FOWLERVILLE FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO WARRANTY AND REPLACE TIRES STATING FORD MOTOR COMPANY CLAIMS THE PREMATURE TIRE WARE IS NOT A RESULT OF DEATH WOBBLE SERVICE ACTION 20N04.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338398July 9, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT FROM WORK, RUNNING ABOUT 55-60 AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND GOT WORSE AS I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES. IT CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A FARM FIELD(LUCKILY NO DAMAGE)! SO I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND CHECKED EVERYTHING, I THOUGHT A WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF OR SOMETHING BUT EVERYTHING WAS GOOD, SO I SLOWLY DROVE HOME AND WOULD START TO FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHEN I WOULD APPLY BRAKES BUT NOTHING LIKE BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337686July 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS MODEL HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR TAILGATE OPENING UNINTENDEDLY. I HAD MY IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MY TAILGATE UNINTENDEDLY OPENED AGAIN, AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT AND MY TRAILER. THE TRUCK WAS ALSO LOADED WITH MIC ITEMS THAT COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF MORE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND RISK TO OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT CORRECTED.*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337733July 6, 2020
STEERING, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED PULLING A TRAILER EXPERIENCING VIOLENT FRONT END VIBRATION AND WOBBLE, THIS CAUSED US TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SHOULDER NEARLY CAUSING YA TO FLIP OVER INTO THE MEDIUM. THE TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED AND CHECKED DAILY. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING AND WOBBLE HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY IN A TRUCK PURCHASED AS NEW. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING STARTED AT AROUND 7000 MILES AND HAS CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE AT FOWLERVILLE FORD IN MICHIGAN TO HAVE THIS ISSUES AND OTHER LOOKED AT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337737July 6, 2020
WHEELS
2019 F350 DUALLY WITH 21,000 MILES VALVE STEMS LEAK ON FACTORY WHEELS. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LOSES AIR AND GOES FLAT OVERNIGHT. REAR PASSENGER TIRE LOSES AIR 30 POUNDS OVERNIGHT DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRES THERE ARE TWO BOTH LOSE 20 POUNDS OF AIR OVERNIGHT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE LOSES AIR 10 POUNDS OVERNIGHT SIX VALVE STEMS IN ALL EVERYONE OF THEM LEAKS. TRUCK IS IN FOWLERVILLE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE VALVE STEMS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337210July 2, 2020
STEERING
HIT A BUMP AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHOOK AND VIBRATED VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ALMOST STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331339June 28, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DEATH WOBBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331371June 28, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE PULLING A GOOSENECK TRAILER WITH MY COMPACT TRACTOR ON IT DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE ROAD AT APRX. 50 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND I EXPERIENCED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE WHAT'S KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. FELT LIKE THE FRONT TIRES WERE RAPIDLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY RAISED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. ONCE IT COASTED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH THE VIBRATION STOPPED. A COUPLE HOURS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE DOING ABOUT 70 MPH, SAME TRAILER SETUP AS BEFORE. RAISED MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND ONCE THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY. THE TRUCK STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON IT AND THEY HAVE BEEN ROTATED. I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURES A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND THEY WERE AT/NEAR THE FACTORY RECOMMEND PRESSURES. TRUCK HAS AROUND 38K MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330085June 22, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330086June 22, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330152June 22, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I?M DRIVING MY 2019 FORD PICKUP AT NIGHT. THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTO HIGH-BEAMS AND THEY ARE ENABLED IN THE SETTINGS. IT IS NIGHT AND I DON?T WANT MY HIGH-BEAMS ON SO I TOGGLE THEM OFF BY FLIPPING THE TURN INDICATOR HANDLE. A CAR IS APPROACHING FORM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS THE CAR APPROACHES AND PASSES BY ? WHAT SHOULD MY HIGH-BEAMS DO, STAY OFF OR TURN ON? SENSE I TURNED THEM OFF, I WOULD THINK THEY SHOULD SAY OFF BUT THEY DON?T, THEY COME ON. THIS CAN BE FURTHER EXACERBATED IN FOG. WE ALL KNOW THAT DRIVING WITH HIGH-BEAMS IN FOG IS DANGEROUS ? THE DRIVER COULD BE BLINDED BY THE LIGHT REFLECTION OFF THE FOG. THE SAME SCENARIO ABOVE BUT NOW DRIVING IN FOG WITH THE HIGH-BEAMS OFF ? A CAR IS APPROACHING FORM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER PASSING BY AND THE AUTO HIGH-BEAMS TURNS ON AND I BLINDED BY THE REFLECTION - I SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN (THAT LAST PART DID NOT HAPPEN, BUT IT COULD). WHO WOULD BE LIABLE IN THIS CASE? MY FORD DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY AUTO HIGH-BEAMS AND THAT IS THE WAY THEY ARE DESIGNED TO OPERATE. I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND MUST BE ADDRESS AND RESOLVED. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE LAST TIME THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP (2 WEEKS) FORD ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE TOO BUT THEY DON?T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY TRUCK HOME AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN FORD HAD A SOLUTION. THAT WAS OVER 2 WEEKS AGO (JUNE 5TH). DEALER FOR REPAIR IS WILSON MOTORS IN CORVALLIS OR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329796June 19, 2020
SUSPENSION
ON 7 OCCASIONS, VEHICLE RAN OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, RESEARCH OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWS ..... FORD (DEATH WOBBLE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11328885June 15, 2020
SUSPENSION
EVERY 10K MILES, THE TRUCK DEVELOPS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN WHICH THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO QUICKLY BRAKE AND HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS YOU. DEALERS ARE SYMPATHETIC, BUT SAY THAT FORD CANNOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEY CAN ONLY REPLACE THE FRONT STABILIZER AND KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN. THE CURRENT STABILIZER (THIRD) HAS JUST STARTED TO FAIL AT 31K MILES. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS WHILE TOWING (OR EVER) AND IT MAKES US SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326393May 28, 2020
STEERING
WHEN I HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD I GET A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKE, KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS ON THE WINDY ROAD I LIVE ON, PROBABLY GOING ROUGHLY 25-35 MPH USUALLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE TURNING. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES . IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. THE VEHICLE ONLY HADS 8500 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER.*DT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324946May 18, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60+MPH) AND THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES DEATH WOBBLE TO A DEGREE THAT THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED EMERGENT UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWS BELOW 10MPH. WHICH CAUSES THE TRUCK TO BECOME A ROAD HAZARD. FEAR IS THAT THE DEATH WOBBLE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AS WELL, THERE IS INCREASING FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60MPH ON APPARENT SMOOTH INTERSTATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324977May 18, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION
FIVE OCCURRENCES OF 'DEATH WOBBLE' EXPERIENCED SO FAR. NO AFTERMARKET ACCESSORIES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING IS STOCK FACTORY INSTALLED. 1) THE 1ST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 10/5/2019 AND WE WERE DRIVING SOLO UP A HILL ON HWY 550 DOING ABOUT 45-50 MPH CLIMBING A HILL. WE HIT A BUMP AND I THOUGHT WE HAD FLAT SO PULLED OVER TO CHECK. CHECK AND NO FLAT SO PROCEEDED AND IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN SO I NEVER BROUGHT IN TO HAVE THE DEALER (FORD) LOOK AT IT. I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC MILEAGE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. 2) THE 2ND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/14/2020 AND WE WERE TOWING OUR 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL ON SOUTHBOUND I-25 IN THE MIDDLE LANE DOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SCARED US TO DEATH AS WE HAD TRAFFIC ON BOTH SIDES OF US AND NEED TO SLOW RAPIDLY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY WHILE KEEPING THE TRUCK IN MY LANE AND NOT GET RE-ENDED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY FEELING HAVING A TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL TOWING A 12K TRAILER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MILEAGE WAS 21,927. 3) THE 3RD OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/14/2020 AND WE WERE TOWING OUR 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL ON HWY 24 W DOING ABOUT 45 MPH. I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY AS WE WERE HEADING UP HILL. MILEAGE WAS 21,975. 4) THE 4TH OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/14/2020 AND WE WERE TOWING OUR 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL ON HWY 24 W DOING ABOUT 45 MPH. I HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY AS WE WERE HEADING UP HILL. THIS WAS THE THIRD ONE IN ABOUT 50 MILES. MILEAGE WAS 21,980. 5) THE 5TH OCCURRENCE WAS ON 5/17/2020 AND WE WERE TOWING OUR 12,000 LBS. 5TH WHEEL ON HWY 115 N DOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I HIT A BRIDGE ABUTMENT TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. MILEAGE WAS 22,175. WORKING WITH THE DEALER TO GET FORD TSB 19-2274 ACCOMPLISHED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324620May 15, 2020
STEERING
AT 55MPH OR SO DRIVING OVER A HOLE, BUMP OR RAISED PORTION IN THE RODE WAY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE/SHIMMYING/WOBBLE SOME WHAT VIOLENTLY WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL FOR A DISTANCE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN AND IT THEN SUBSIDES. THE FEELING MAKE A PERSON FEEL LIKE THEIR LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IS SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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