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Traveling down the road at or around 62 -65 mph and you hit a bump truck goes into a violent shake that can only be stopped by slowing down below 40 mph. You have to immediately start slowing down, and it there is someone following that isn-€™t paying attention it going to get us rear ended on the highway. The truck has 54,000 miles on it. Ford should own the problem.
That the intersection of 1010 and Rhodes Road 6204 Ten-Ten Rd, Apex, NC 27539.. I have been driving it and steady crossing my fingers hoping to God my tires don-€™t fly off and hurt somebody or kill somebody or me-€¦ I just can-€™t do it anymore, I have got to get the thing in the shop it-€™s got the death wobble and is just starting to scare me.. I love my truck I was trying to give them the benefit of the doubt but it-€™s definitely got a problem I honestly think it may be several different things but at any rate it needs to be fixed
On dual rear wheel setup. Galvanic corrosion between metal valve stem and aluminum wheel caused air to leak out resulting in an unsafe condition where unequal tire pressures between the inner tire and outer tire caused unpredictable situation under normal driving condition and would have multiplied under towing condition where added weight on tire would have decreased my response time in the event of a tire failure.
Steel valve stem in aluminum wheels develops corrosion around valve stem hole and air leaks develop. Steel wheels are fine leaks have only developed on the 4 aluminum wheels. (truck is a dually)
The vavle stem leaks and looses preasure I have to constantly keep close eye on the preasure. The dealer replaced the tpi. Only weeks after I bought the truck new. I now have a flat right front tire, after spraying soap on the stem it bubbles from the stem, not the core the stem. This is the 3rd. Time dealer has reparied. Now it is nolonger under warentee. 11-17-17 12-13-17 1-18-18 1-10-18 8-1-18 1-15-19 1-23-19
- Norco, CA, USA
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Repeated valve stem leaks in aluminum wheels. First attempted repair on 8/14/2019 at battlefield Ford in culpeper, va (purchasing dealership). Second repair attempt on 2/10/2020 at dealership. Third attempt at repair on 2/22/2021, at this time the dealership reported to me that I now need to replace two of the wheels at my expense.
Two issues. First issue, cracked rim. Started losing tire pressure, leak between rim and stainless steel valve stem, had valve stem replaced with rubber valve. Lasted about a week and started losing air pressure again. Used green slime and solved the problem for about two weeks. Pressure loss was minimal, 70 psi down to 60 psi over a couple of days, would reinflate to 70 psi and would hold for a couple of days and I would just inflate back to 70 psi. Driving back from fl to nc on the 30th of Dec 2020, I experienced a loss of 20 psi in about an hours time. Pulled into rest area, reinflated tire and sprayed with windex and saw bubbles coming from a crack around the tire valve and going about 2 inches toward the inner edge of rim. Changed to spare, and made it home with no other issues. Rim is original factory aluminum rim. Dealership said truck is out of warranty. Purchased aftermarket wheels this week, did not want to replace with same model of rim. Second issue. Truck has approximately 62,000 miles. Noticed death wobble while I was having issues with above mentioned tire/rim issue and figured it was due to the imbalance of front tire that had green slime in it. Wobble happened again today after hitting pothole, was going about 50-55 mph, hit pot hole, truck started shaking, slowed down to about 30 and shaking stopped. Has happened 2 other times but those times I had the old tire/wheel set up. This latest occurrence happened with different tire/wheel setup. Have not taken to dealership because it is out of warranty and figured they would not do anything about it.
While stationary or on trips the tires loose air and become severely under inflated requiring the tires to be inflated to proper psi, usually before each time the truck is used (3-4 times per week). This is a safety issue should tires become under inflated while traveling or if the truck needs to be used in a situation where there is no time to inflate to proper psi. Our truck is used to haul horses and would be dangerous if we had an emergency to move horses without time to inflate the tires or if tires lost inflation while on a trip. Problem first appeared about 10 months (May 2018) after the truck was purchased new. Taken to dealer several times and they would replace leaking valve stems. Internet sources suggest the problem is caused by Ford using steel valves on aluminum wheels, causing corrosion where the two metals meet. Went to another Ford dealer who confirmed such corrosion and recommended I replace all six wheels at an estimated cost of $4,963.16. However, dealer could not confirm that this would solve the problem or prevent its reoccurrence.
Since I have purchased this truck. I purchased it in 2017 brand new. It has never had consistent tire pressure in 3 of the valves. I took it back to the dealer and they said it's not covered under the factory warranty even after having driven it 187 miles.
I purchased my 2017 Ford king ranch dually new on 5/11/18 and have been dealing with repetitive tire air pressure loss of varying rates with all six wheels as a result of corrosion between the tps valve stems and aluminum wheels. The valve stems are steel, wheels are aluminum that rapidly create corrosion where these two metals contact which results in damage to both components. Starting on 8/6/2018, 3979 miles, every wheel on this truck has been replaced or repaired due to corrosion. As of today my truck experienced nine Ford dealer repairs and #10 is scheduled for this Thursday 10/8/2020 for another tps warning. I brought my concern to my selling dealer shortly after purchase and was told they have seen the same failures on other superduty trucks but Ford will only address this condition under their warranty guidelines. They claim their hands are tied. Three Ford dealers have made the same statement. After noticing a pattern of repetitive identical failures, on 4/2/2019 at 6404 miles I contacted Ford Motor Company and explained my concern to a customer service associate. She generated case #cas17549134 and instructed me to continue with warranty repairs and explained someone from Ford would follow up. I never received any communication from Ford. These failures have occurred while parked at home, driving with and without a loaded truck, high and low speeds and in remote areas when we traveled around the states on vacation. Compressed air was not always available in areas of Montana and Oregon. A troubling statement made recently by a repairing dealer was "unfortunately you will be dealing with this as long as you own this truck" one the 9/30/20 repair I asked if Ford is doing anything to address this problem and was told no.
I was on the highway going aprox. 65mph when out of nowhere the truck started shaking and wobbling, I lost control of steering untill I came to a stop. I got to the side of the road and got out thinking I had a tire blowout, but there was nothing wrong with my tires. The truck has been fine since but it was very scary for this to happen.
At 400 miles driving down the freeway the truck started shaking as if the front wheels were coming off, the dealership told us it must be a bad road, same thing when it happened at 7,000 miles and at 22,000 miles. At 35000 miles we took it to a different dealer and they kept the truck for well over a month, to fix it. Now at 39000 it still has the same problem, it happens randomly, and we are taking it back in tomorrow to be looked at. Now that I bought my wife a truck that is well over $70,000 she no longer feels safe to drive it because it is so scary to drive wile the front tires shake like they are falling off. In southern California traffic, she feels like she could kill someone simply by losing control when that happens. I have purchased countless Ford automobiles and paid off many Ford credit auto loans, and we have never had any complaints, never had any issues, we maintain our vehicle with the Ford maintenance contract, we carry a Ford esp warranty on all of our Ford and we are very meticulous in taking care of our vehicles... at this point we want a new truck, and we do not feel that we should have to take the depreciation simply based on these problems. We also want our Ford esp and maintenance contract to be on the new truck, just as we have on this truck.
Death wobble I have about 24 thousand miles on my truck and when I go over bumps the whole truck shakes uncontrollably. When it happens it's a struggle to keep it in the lane. I am terrified to drive it and Ford seems to be blowing me off about it. It's been happening since I got the truck and has been getting worse.
At 39000 miles developed a massive front wheel shake at highway speeds on rough roads. Rotated tires and balanced. No change. Replace all tires with same as came with. Death wobble was gone for 4000 miles has now returned.
I was driving on the interstate at about 70 mph when I hit a small pot hole in the road and my truck began to shake uncontrollably. The steering wheel was shaking violently and I could barely hold onto it. I had to immediately try to get out of traffic and pull off the side of the road to get it to stop.
Vehicle shakes violently when traveling 60mph or higher on freeways after hitting a bump in the road. Have to slow down immediately to remain in control of vehicle. Happened 6 times in last 2 weeks.
At 35000 miles on my 2017 F350 I started getting wobble/vibrations at highway after going over bumps. Talked to Ford dealer and said the is a tsb but parts were two weeks out. Went back and parts were 6 weeks out for a total of 8 weeks. Problem has gotten worse. Last time on interstate I got what I would call death wobble. I had to hit brakes hard to control in heavy traffic. Wobble didn't stop till I slowed from 75 to under 50mph. Truck is stock with stock tire rims. No aftermarket parts. This is a serious safety issue and will end causes wreck or a death
I was traveling down the highway at approximately 60 mph and hit a bump. My vehicle began shaking violently. I had to abruptly decelerate down to 35 mph to get ot to stop shaking. I believe it's called a death wobble. I've had my vehicle in to the Ford dealership twice to have it fixed to no avail. I had the whole front end rebuilt. $1500 down the drain. I had a 2012 F350 that did the same thing. This wobble has happened to me many times. Most recently it happened on 12/22/2019.
Heavy vibration and shacking of steering wheel this is not an isolated incident with our trucks, it's a nationwide problem that is very very dangerous. In a 10 mile ride it would happen 3-4X at 70 to 75mph hitting the slightest bump, the truck would violently shake. I would have to slow down to 20 mph for it to stop. Very difficult on a highway
Shaking of steering wheel this is not an isolated incident with our trucks, it's a nationwide problem that is very very dangerous. In a 10 mile ride it would happen 3-4X at 70 to 75mph hitting the slightest bump, the truck would violently shake. I would have to slow down to 20 mph for it to stop. Very difficult on a highway and unsafe. Consumer stated 6 complaints on 6 different trucks on same issue.
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- Belpre , OH, USA