Body problems of the 2017 Ford F-350

My truck had a recall for the door locks freezing, which my truck had an issue with. The dealer performed the recall and 1 of the doors continued to freeze. The door will not latch and it will open when driving down the road. I took it back to the dealer and they charged me to diagnose and confirm it's still doing it. They will not repair it again, they said the recall repair was inadequate and it would cost 900$ to fix.

2017 Ford F-350 with door latches that freeze. There are multiple symptoms which occur whenever the temperature drops below 32 degrees: (1) the door will not open when door handle pulled, (2) the door opens but latch sticks in the "open" position which does not allow door to latch closed, or (3) the door opens while driving due to not being fully latched. I have only had #3 happen once. Primarily, #2 is the scenario that happens most often. I am able to open the driver's door, but cannot drive the vehicle until I am able to exercise or warm up the latching mechanism enough to safely latch the door. This is accomplished by pressing the door lock/unlock switch repeatedly or slamming and holding the door, then pressing the lock button. I am told by the dealership that my VIN does not qualify for recall 17s33. It did qualify for customer service program 18n03, which was performed in 2022. However, the "fix" did not last beyond a month or so and Ford clearly states that 18n03 is a "one time only" repair. It seems to me that Ford knew back in 2017 (or before) they had problems with freezing door latches as this also occurs on the f150 and there have been multiple recalls that still have not fixed the issue. At best, this is annoying that a $75,000 vehicle cannot be driven until the door has been slammed, exercised, or manipulated enough times to allow the door to latch. This, of course, assume the door opens to begin with. At worst, this vehicle is a rolling deathtrap as the occupants wait for the door to suddenly open while moving. My dealer is no help. They lean on the "one time only" clause in 18n03. They have charged parts to my extended warranty without knowing if the part is bad or the cause of the problem, then smile as they tell me there is "no charge" to me.

For many months while attemting to slide open or tilt my sun roof the sun roof would jamb and not move. Then one day after I was able to get my sunroof into the tilted up position I was unable to get it to re turn down and sealed. Took my vehicle to the Ford dealer near me where they confirmed that the sun roof track had been severely damaged and would need to have the entire frame rail replaced at a cost of $6,000+. Upon researching online I have come to find out that many of Ford vehicles equiped with the panoramic sunroof have had this exact same problem and the primary cause of the problem was substandard plastic material being used in the track/frame design that fractures easily and jambs and breaks sunroof components. Because of this problem I was unable to close my sunroof subjecting my vehicle to water damages and forceing me to have the dealer fix it to avoid water damage at an exorbenant cost.

Many times the tailgate has opened by itself. I ensured I didn’t bump the button and found after my drive that it had opened.

The tailgate has been malfunctioning since day one and I had it kind of working here and there but then it ended up coming apart completely and the backup camera has been lost due to that and I just seen that that is a problem that they've had with many of these vehicles and I would love to get that fixed. Also because I do not have no backup camera on this truck it's just crazy. I mean I use it for work and I pull a lot of trailers and it was just you know. I don't even know what to say. I would please love it if somebody could help me get these problems fixed with Ford. I have tried and tried to no avail. I think they're trying to wait for me to get many many miles on my truck. I started trying to get this stuff fixed when I was back at $65,000 mi. You know and they was will not fix nothing. I realized that the door had water in it way back then and they just won't fix it. The tail lights do the same thing. My number is 984-303-2866. Thank you.

Death wobble on highway after hitting a bridge seam. Just started after 2 years in January 2021.

Tl-the contact owns a 2017 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while leaving a carwash and making a left turn the passanger side door suddenly flew open and a passanger almost fell out. The contact went to a dealer larry h. Miller Ford draper 11442 s lone peak pkwy, draper, ut 84020 (801) 742-5237 . They informed the contact that there was a internal recall for a defective door latch. They told the contact would only inform customers if they complainted about the issue. The door currently will not stay closed without the contact tieing the door shut with a rope. The manufacturer had not been contacted because the contact has not recieved the internal recall number. The contact goes through a call loop and speaks to no one and got disconnected. The vehicle was currently being repaired at the dealer. The mileage was 25,630. Tf.

Tail gate on the pickup came down on its own while driving and was damaged. This was a recall item on the truck, that we had completed by Ford just prior to incident. The recall did not work, the tail gate still came down on it's own while driving. Ford is refusing to cover damages.

The driver's side door rattles. I brought to my home dealership twice with no luck for them to diagnose. I brought to a 3rd party Ford dealership, they diagnosed the problem and replaced the seal/gasket liner around the door. 2 years later, the same issue has returned. I brought to my dealership where I currently live twice with them stating they could not retrigger the noise, although it's very audible any time the truck is driven. Priced me $500 to correct, even though I have an extended warranty that apparently covers nothing. Not sure if it's connected to the door latch issue or not, but a clear wind audible noise is heard anytime the truck is driven.

I was driving on the highway and was going over an overpass where there was construction and hit a bump in the road. The truck started vibrating and swerving out of control. My fear was that I was going over the bridge! I was afraid to hit the break for fear it would make it worse. So I took my foot off the accelerator and as I slowed, I finally gained control of the vehicle. This is the second time this had happened to me in the last 2 weeks while going over an overpass and hitting a bump in the road. I am unsure what would have caused this to happen. I have never had this happen to me in any vehicle before and I have been driving for 34 years. I will not drive this vehicle!!! it is a death trap!!!.

Driving down road truck loses all power and then comes back on. Door not shutting. Driving truck down road and hit a bump feels like you are going to lose control and you have to pull over to stop the truck from shaking. Automatic 4 wheel drive stopped working. Wiper motor went out.

Doors on truck will not latch as they freeze in the cold weather. This has been an ongoing issue since 2019. I have brought it to the dealership and they say there is no recalls. I have to use a ratchet strap to keep my door from opening! this is extremely unsafe! when you go under Ford’s site there are other trucks having the same issue and they say to go to the dealership to fix the issue. I have copied the info below: description door latch freezing concerns campaign# 18n03 next steps contact your local dealer for next steps.

Ford f350 uncontrollable steering oscillation beginning around 12/3/18 @ approximately 20,000 miles on truck I began experiencing vibrations in steering. Reached out to dealer from where vehicle was purchased new 1 year earlier. Reported issues and was informed its a known issue but could not be seen till January 15,2019. On 12/16/18 while merging lanes on highway(approx. 60 mph) steering wheel began shaking uncontrollably causing vehicle to swerve lane to lane. Control was able to be regained only after slowing to minimal speed(assuming 20 mph or so). Incident caused all immediate traffic to stop. Vehicle was driven into breakdown lane . Upon exiting vehicle ,a witness to incident also pulled over . As a owner of a 17 f250 he informed me of what is called deathwobble which he had experienced in prior months. With information a second dealership was contacted ,with there response being they are aware of possible causes but could take it immediately. Vehicle was delivered on 12/20/18. Diagnosed with a TSB 18-2268/06-22214. Repairs will be made, however parts are back ordered till 1/29/19. Truck was deemed unsafe by dealer an was recommended not to drive. As of 1/5/19 Ford customer manager has been brought into case ,whom also stated they were aware of possible causes of incident yet reassured me she would be able to expiate parts. This appears to be a known problem on commercial weighted vehicles with the ability to lead to catastrophic damages to unknowing owners an general public.

Rear window of standard truck cab blew out explosively scaring the driver and almost causing an accident. Tempered glass is a menace in this application. Dealers think lexan is illegal. Happened while driving on fed highway with no other vehicles around.

Tl-the contact owns a 2017 Ford F-350. While driving at 60 mph the contact ran over a pot whole and the entire front of the vehicle shook uncontrollably. The contact pressed the break pedal slowly and the front of the body slowly began to stop shaking. The vehicle was not towed. The contact took the vehicle to moody motors Ford 251 spruce Ave, niobrara, ne 68760 (402) 857-3711. Where the vehicle was repaired and a steering shock stabilizer was replaced. The vehicle was not under recall. However, the front body vibrating occurred again. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and they relayed the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was 21,356. Jw.

Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Ford F-350. The contact stated that when it rain water would leak from the roof and from the marker light over roof into the vehicle. The contact called spradley barr Ford & Lincoln of greeley dealer at (970) 506-3600, located at 4901 w 29th st, greeley, CO 80634, and was informed to contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Aw.