2017 Ford F-350 Steering Problems
- 159
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 159 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- death wobble · 64 records
- steering wheel · 48 records
- slow down · 22 records
- bump road · 21 records
- highway speeds · 20 records
- hitting bump · 18 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 101 |
| 30–60k mi | 48 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Steering · Suspension
I have a 2017 ford f-350 super duty. Over the last two months i have had two situations during acceleration on a highway where the vehicle almost shakes/vibrates apart on the front end. I have reported the issue to ford two times now. When it first occurred in nov 2019 with 19k miles on it, they told me they never heard of this issue. When it happened again on the 29th of december i took it back into the dealer and…
ODI 11292383
Steering
Regularly experience violent shaking in front of vehicle at highway speeds when hitting a bump in the road, such as bridge joints. Multiple steering components have been replaced, including tires, however problem persists.
ODI 11301804
Steering · Suspension
Truck is once again experiencing what is widely known as the "death wobble". Truck was supposedly repaired in nov 2018 per tsb#18-2268. When vehicle hits rough road or bridge transition strips on highway the front end begins to violently shake side to side and up and down, causing this to be transmitted to the steering wheel. When this happens at the only way to stop it is to quickly slow to approximately 30 mph.…
ODI 11282622
Steering · Suspension
Steering or suspension goes into a violent shacking often referred to as death wobble after hitting certain bumps on a roadway. Bumps appear to involve both front tires possibly when one tire hits first similar to bridge joints or pavement breaks. At highway speeds about 55 or greater, only had happen when driving straight. The steering while shakes back and forth about 1-inch each way with truck body shaking. It…
ODI 11271266
Steering
When driving at normal road speeds, between 45 and 70 mph, when vehicle encounters a bump while in a slight turn, the steering wheel starts to "shimmy", or oscillate, violently, making vehicle directional control very difficult. Dealer has stated they corrected the problem but the problem has returned and seems to be worse.
ODI 11269824
Steering
At 17,000 miles just started the death wobble. Hit a bump in the road, it happened pulling a trailer going 62 mph. Had to slow down to 30 mph to regain control of vehicle.
ODI 11268831
Steering
Had truck repaired in april of 2017 with death wobble. Today it is back in for the same problem. Service person said there is no 'fix', just keep bringing it back n. Guess i will until it kills me in an accident! Same problems as before, front end goes crazy when hitting a bump or bridge xian's ion joint at freeway speeds.
ODI 11277326
Steering · Suspension
In oct. 2019 i was headed to texas from minnesota with my 2017 f-350 diesel with only about 28,000 miles on it and was pulling my 43 ft 5th wheel trailer, i hit a bump in the hwy while traveling 70 mph, the truck started to shake violently, i had to apply the breaks hard to get it to stop shaking and all most lost control of the truck and trailer. It was a good thing no one was next to me as i ended up on the…
ODI 11306552
Steering
I have sever shaking while on the freeway after hitting a bump or the road changes. I have taken it into the dealer 4 times now in the last few months to try and solve the problem. It is a safety problem that has almost made me lose control of the vehicle. As of right now the problem is still there with no fix from ford.
ODI 11266929
Steering · Suspension
When traveling at highway speeds the truck violently shakes and is uncontrollable after hitting bumps or potholes. In order to regain control of the vehicle, hard braking must be applied to reduce speed rapidly. This has happened several times while driving at highway speeds. The vehicle has been to three different ford dealerships and had three different supposed service bulletin fix repairs performed. Yet here we…
ODI 11269054
Steering · Suspension
2017 ford f-350 superduty truck experienced severe steering/suspension wobble when encountering bumps in roadway. Four incidents occurred, with three occurring in the sept. 18-26, timeframe in 2019.while traveling at 65 to 70 mph. Vehicle was hard to control during the wobble, and required slowing to 20-25mph to stop the shaking. Other vehicles following me at the listed speeds were required to brake quickly to…
ODI 11258619
Steering · Suspension
Another victim of death wobble. It's happened twice, once with truck alone (january 2019) and another time pulling a 5th wheel trailer (9/22/2019)...both downhill in the mountains. The truck just started shaking violently until i was able to slow down enough to make it stop. The first time the dealer installed some caster shims, the 2nd time they said everything looked fine and no issues with the suspension.
ODI 11269014
Steering
On multiple occasions we have hit a bump/pothole and it causes a severe death wobble. The last time it almost caused an accident. We have taken it in 3 times and they couldnt find anything wrong. After googling it,it is apparent that there is a issue.
ODI 11258192
Steering · Suspension
While driving on the freeway i crossed an expansion joint where there is a bridge, the vehicle because to shake and bounce all over the lane, it is scary and dangerous. I had to slow down to ~30 mph in the middle of traffic on the freeway to bring the vehicle back under control. The vehicle only has 26,000 miles on it and has already been to the dealer for service for this issue in the past.
ODI 11266183
Steering
This truck has the death wobbly. Going over r/r tracks steering wobblys going around a curve at 75 mph hit a bump an steering wheel started whobbling almost hit car in center lane. On going issue in the ford dealer they said they don't have a permanent fix an they want me to pay 500.00 dollars to fix it;
ODI 11290186
Steering · Suspension
Driving down highway around 75 mph and ran over a rough patch in road and my steering wheel started shaking violently. Whole truck shook. Slowed down to 60 and it stopped. Pulled over to inspect under front end and rear. Couldn't find anything out of place. Got back on h.w. And got back up to 75 and no shaking. Hit another spot on a bridge where pavement connects bridge and it happened again. Took to dealership and…
ODI 11300708
Steering · Unknown Or Other
My 2017 ford f 350 xlt 4x4 sb has 30,000 miles. On tues. Morning my wife and i were driving back to mesa,az. From panguitch, utah. A couple miles into our trip , while driving 55 mph we hit a bumpy area of the road and the truck starting shaking violently, like having a blowout. I had to pull over to see what what was happening. I could see no damage to any tires , so we kept driving and it happened again less than…
ODI 11258466
Steering · Suspension
I own a 2017 f-350 super duty with 28,000 miles. Experiencing "death wobble" multiple times per week, typically at speeds between 50-70 mph and hitting even the slightest bump or uneven-ness in the road. The shaking in the front end is so violent that the vehicle is not controllable and is extremely dangerous to the point that my wife refuses to drive it. The only way to regain control is by slowing down to approx…
ODI 11256157
Steering
Experience phenomena called death wobble when traveling at highway speeds. Typically occurs when i drive over a bump which causes the effect. Extremely dangerous. I had taken the vehicle in multiple times to galpin ford factory authorized service center in north hills ca to have the issue corrected. I have extensive records of all steering related components replaced but the issue continues to occur. I am aware…
ODI 11283071
Steering · Suspension
Vehicle developed knocking in front end at 5,000 miles. At around 10,000 miles began uncontrollable shaking in the steering when hitting a bump at 75 mph on highway. This would stop by slowing down to 40 mph. This continued until the front stabilizer was replaced by ford at around 15,000. Vehicle now has 20,000 miles on it and has again started shaking uncontrollably as stated before. Fords fix is to replace it…
ODI 11254164
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving approximately 45 mph and above, the steering wheel began to shake violently and the vehicle exhibited the death wobble. Krause family ford (located at 195 woodstock pkwy, woodstock, ga 30188, [redacted]) replaced the steering damper, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: cas-24549-129-j988w2. The…
ODI 11287846
Steering · Suspension
When hitting a bump between 50 to 60mph, the truck front end started bouncing wildly and became difficult to control on any type of road. This happened several times miles on the vehicle was between 27,000 and 30,000. Ford dealer described this as the "death wobble", literally. Was fixed by replacing steering damper. This event almost caused me to lose control of the vehicle at highway speeds. Very dangerous.
ODI 11256018
Steering · Suspension
Truck goes into death wobble. Was returned for repair under warranty at 35,091. The wobble came back and is a danger. We have 3 f350, 17 and 18 models and they are all having death wobble problems. These problems pose a danger and should be recalled, it is a design flaw. We have contacted ford (ref# cas24123991) to make the aware of the issues and to get them to repair.
ODI 11252229
Steering
While traveling at 65 mph on i-80 transitioned from tar to concrete and experienced severe death wobble. Almost lost control of vehicle. Steering wheel was almost ripped from my hands. Was able to get onto shoulder of highway and stop vehicle. Resumed travel and went directly to ford dealer in reno,nv. They were unable to immediately inspect vehicle so i traveled back to fallon,nv. To dealer. Ran 55mph 60 miles with…
ODI 11246531
Steering
Truck shakes violently after hitting a bump on the expressway. Thought i had a tire blowout.
ODI 11290016