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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

BandRecords
1–30k mi101
30–60k mi48
60–100k mi4

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 2, 2018 · 17,700 miles

    Steering · Suspension

    In motion on a highway at 70 miles per hour.the truck hit an uneven condition on the road.the trucks steering capability was totally lost.the front wheels were violently shaking.the tires and wheels were serverly bouncing.slight braking made the uncontrollable condition worse.the vehicle slowly left the highway onto the right away.the speed was approximately 50 mph when it left the paved highway.the front wheels…

    ODI 11074031

  • January 25, 2018 · 14,000 miles

    Steering · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control

    While driving the 2017 ford f350 pickup truck down the highway at 60 mph, whenever i drove across bridges or hit small bumps, the pickup truck would shake violently and i had no control over the vehicle until speed was reduced to under 50 mph. This incident is know as the "death wobble". The truck had 14,000 miles on it the first time this occurred. Took the truck to the dealer, they replaced the track bar, sent…

    ODI 11066716

  • January 14, 2018 · 10,100 miles

    Steering

    Experienced extreme and uncontrollable vibration in the steering wheel and throughout the entire truck (death wobble). This happen twice on the same day, 14 january 2018. The first occurrence was at 70 mph and it did not stop until the vehicle slowed to 50 mph. The second occurrence was at 60 mph and did not stop until the vehicle slowed to 45 mph. Applying the brakes made it worse. The vibrations were so intense it…

    1 injury

    ODI 11062744

  • January 5, 2018 · 17,000 miles

    Steering · Suspension

    Vehicle at times has a violent shaking and loss of steering control that remains until a full stop of the vehicle is enabled, this happens at highway speeds when a uneven road surface and or bump is encountered. Ford case number assigned to my vehicle is cas-144062235 on 3/19/2018

    ODI 11080730

  • January 5, 2018

    Steering · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that the steering wheel was unstable. The failure impacted the suspension, which required the contact to exhibit force to control the steering wheel and prevent a "death wobble". The contact refrained from driving the vehicle because the failure occurred at any speed. Northside ford ([redacted], san antonio, tx 78216, [redacted]) and dave sinclair ford (7466…

    ODI 11076892

  • January 3, 2018 · 6,000 miles

    Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other

    Experienced 'death wobble' at approximately 58 mph on highway.

    ODI 11184552

  • October 14, 2017 · 10,000 miles

    Steering

    While driving down the highway i hit a dip in the road and the steering wheel started shaking violently. I let off the gas and slowed down and the shaking stopped. I had approximately 10,000 miles on the truck. I avoid all bumps and dips now. It has happened 8 or 9 times. I have never had the truck looked at for the problem, now that i have read about all the other people with the same issue i will take it to the…

    ODI 11133226

  • June 6, 2017 · 85,000 miles

    Steering

    Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. Each time the vehicle drove over a bump in the road, the steering wheel shook uncontrollably. The contact had to depress the brake pedal to stop the shaking. The contact stated that the failure was called the "death wobble". There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mcmullen ford (located at 3401 s expressway st, council bluffs, ia 51501,…

    ODI 11171598

  • February 22, 2017 · 5,000 miles

    Steering · Suspension

    At speeds above 45 mph and often after hitting a bump in the road, or a separation in a bridge pavement joint, the front end of the truck shakes and vibrates uncontrollably. While this is occurring, the steering wheel shakes in your hands violently. This condition is very unnerving and greatly reduces the ability to control the truck. The only thing that brings the truck back to a controllable status is to slow down…

    ODI 11287259