Steering Tie Rod Assembly problems of the 2017 Ford F-250

I have filed a previous complaint regarding the same issue. (complaint number 11279636) stock 2017 Ford f250 now with 38,000 miles. The truck has the death wobble. My truck is on its second steering damper and this time the Ford dealer replaced the drag link and the outer tie rod. As well, the dealer adjusted the alignment again. . . The truck is still experiencing sustained steering wheel oscillation and I am again experiencing the death wobble, less than 1,000 miles after the most recent repair. It is very unfortunate that consumers purchase 50k+ dollar trucks and so many people are nervous driving them down the road. Working in automotive, the days are often filled with comments such as the following: continuous improvement. Review the data, the data will tell the story. Change points. Root cause and permanent countermeasures. I have reviewed the historical f250 crew cab 4x4 complaint data on this site (NHTSA) and the data does tell a story. Ford is not continuously improving the death wobble issue on the super duty, instead it has gotten worse. There has been a change point with this fourth generation f250. (2017,2018,2019) as of 11/21/19 the fourth generation f250 super duty has had more NHTSA suspension and steering complaints for the death wobble than the previous two generations combined. (9 years. Second generation 2008-2010 and third generation 2011-2016) the current repairs (countermeasures) are not effective and are not permanent. This can clearly be seen in the descriptions of the complaints on NHTSA. The repairs either do not fix the problem at all or are only a temporarily band aid for the issue. This is truly a safety concern and to date nothing has been implemented to correct the issue. Please, open an investigation and encourage Ford to permanently address the issue.

The truck goes into a �death wobble� at highway speeds. This has occurred repeatedly starting at only 7500 miles. Some front end components were replaced by the dealership at that time (steering stabilizer and tie rod ends). Now with 13,800 miles, the truck again goes into a �death wobble� or a severe front-end oscillation on some road conditions (expansion joints/rough areas). It shakes violently and is difficult to control. It occurs empty or with several hundred pounds in the bed. It seems like a very serious safety issue and has been on-going since the truck was nearly new. Still with very low mileage, it continues to be a problem. Back to the dealership tomorrow though I'm not sensing that there are any real remedies to this problem. I've owned many solid front axle 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks. This is the only one that is almost un-driveable on certain highway conditions.

Purchased brand new, had the first steering oscillating experience or death wobble at around 10000 miles. Happened on and off, took it in for warranty and they couldn't find any issues, but replaced the steering dampner. I pretty munched stopped driving over 63 mph unless I knew every bump on the road by heart. Finally got it in at another dealership at around 17000 miles due to the continued death wobble that would happen over certain bumps at speeds over 65. They found a bad lower tie rod end. After replacing the tie rod end it seemed to drive a little better, finally went 70mph again, but not for long. At about 22,000 miles it started again, my wife was with me and experienced it for the first time. She cried. . . Has not set foot in it since. It now has 23000 miles on it. My wife refuses to ride in it or drive it. I will not allow my 3 kids to ride in it either. If it happened at the wrong time it could easily kill someone. I'm a very mechanically inclined person, and experienced driver. It truly scares me when it happens. Between the death wobble, and Ford urging dealerships to hush hush the severity, I wont be buying another new Ford anytime soon. And I purchased 3 new trucks in the last 5 years, and have easily owned 15 or more. This is just my complaint about something that is potentially a deadly design flaw. Not to mention it shakes bad while towing. And it's not the trailer, I pulled 3 different ones. And the dealer told me it just how they tow when I brought the TSB, part numbers etc. For them to repair it. And just ignore it. I have zero complaints on any of the other Ford vehicles I have owned, but this 2017 f250 has made me rethink my next new vehicle purchase. I also have video footage of several of the death wobble occurrences.

I have a Ford F-250 4x4 crew cab with 12,495. Miles on it. We entered hwy 53 north bound in WI and accelerated up to speed 65 mph . Then went over a crack in the road and the front of the truck started to shake out of control. When I was able to get the trucked stopped on the side of the road. What people in the car behind me said that it looked like the right front tire was going to come off the truck. Took the truck to dealer and they replaced the damper per TSB 18-2268. Pt # hc3z-3e651-f damper assy. Big qustion is why didn't they replace the track bar,and tie rod ends at the same time. With that much shaking going on I am sure it shortened the life of those parts.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. While driving various speeds over bumps in the road, the steering wheel shook violently and the vehicle experienced the "death wobble". There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken several times to longmont Ford (235 alpine st, longmont, CO 80501) where it was diagnosed that sustained oscillation occurred and the drive link, slugs, alignment, steering stabilizer, shocks, and tie rod ends needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: cas24454880p4v938. The failure mileage was 12,000. The VIN was not available.