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The vehicle wa in motion, ran off the side of the road , clipped a few trees, landed in a pond. Force of impact hitting water cracked windshield. Passenger side of truck was mauled.truck was totaled.... Air bags did not deploy, had there been a passenger, in all likely hood would have been dead.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that the engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was included in a recall involving the sensors with the exhaust system. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact informed the dealer who scheduled another repair. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact found that nhtsa action number: rq14005 (electrical system, engine, and engine cooling) directly related to the recalls received and included the vehicle's year, make, model, and engine referenced in the investigation. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The nhtsa campaign number was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Radio lighting display is out along with transmission light display is out to show what gear you are in. 12 v plug has been out since i owned it in 2014.
My 2011 f-350 truck's heating system suddenly would not switch locations. It was stuck on dashboard heating, and would not switch to the floor or to the defrost. The truck is 2 years old. At the beginning of winter, driving without defrost is rather hazardous as it is difficult to defrost the windshield. I had to pay to get it fixed, and it cost me $1862.37. I feel that any vehicle's heating system ought to operate without issues for a decade or more, so it was rather frustrating to hear that ford would not cover it on my 2 year old vehicle.besides the common sense frustration factor, it could be a safety concern if it is a common occurrence in that people may not be able to defrost the windshield, which could result in excessive frost buildup in northern climates, which can block the driver's vision and result in a crash.
Fuel tank collapsed. Had a 2011 f350 and the fuel tank collapsed on itself the truck is a service body, took to the dealer and they said we damaged the tank and tried to cover it up by putting a new skid plate on it. Not the case the truck has never left the pavement so whatever they recommend we replace it so we did, this is a (steel tank mind you) the next day it did it again so we took to dealer again, they said the vent valve solenoid was plugged so they replaced that and put a new tank in it next day it did it again took back to dealer sat there for almost six months and they said the ecm or pcm was bad,they wouldn't cover anything in parts so far so we paid for that too. Got it back ran great for six months and now has the same issue. Don't wanna dump more money into it as we spent close to 9,000 the time and the dealer wont cover it again. So has anyone else had this issue? the dealer says its never happened anywhere to anyone before.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. While driving 20 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise and smelled an electrical burning odor. In addition,an unknown idle system warning message illuminated on the instrument panel. Also, the window and door locks failed to function. The contact was able to park in a nearby parking lot. The vehicle was taken to liberty bay auto center (located at 20201 front st ne, poulsbo, wa 98370, (360) 697-4066) where it was determined that there was a short in the body control module. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 11v128000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 72,000. *lnconsumer stated they are unable to honor recall due to my vehicle not on their list of affected.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to elder ford of romeo located at 633000 van dyke, washington, mi 48095, (586)838-1250, on several occasions in the past four months in regard to an electrical system failure. The contact stated that the bcm (body control module) was replaced on three occasions however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 87,000
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost power. The service advisory indicator illuminated. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle; however, the engine failed to crank and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,102.
The interior wiring harness shorted via the seatbelt and melted the entire wiring harness.the car was in motion and a city street and started smoking from the driver seatbelt housing.no fuses blew from the short which caused the harness to melt.
2011 f350 with 6.7l diesel. Traveling at 60 mph and light comes on to slow down. I approach intersection at 4 lane and engine shuts off in middle of intersection and will not restart.my mechanic found a faulty egt exhaust temperature sensor and i read in manual that truck is subsequentlyprogrammed to shut off below 3 mph if overheated condition exists. The automatic shut off is a dangerous feature, as in my case stranded me in the middle of an intersection. Had this happened when i was on the interstate it would have caused a collision. I informed ford of this incident and there only response was to take it to the dealer.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that the insrument panel could not bemanually illuminated. The instrument panel would only illuminate at night when the sensor detected low lighting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician stated to the contact that there were no defects and the vehicle was manufacturer to perform as it was. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100.
Driving on highway at 70 mph, hit bump in the road and the whole front end starts wobbling so bad and had to slow way down to get it to stop. Was almost rear ended by vehicle behind me and car pulled beside me and was pointing at front of truck, so i thought i had a flat. Pulled off road and no flat, scared me so waited a few minutes and proceeded on. This has happened on a couple occasions, always when hit a by spot in road, once going over smooth railroad tracks. Also will be driving and foot on gas pedal and all of sudden have no power. Truck will loose all power out of nowhere while driving and other times will drive just fine. Have had trouble in the electrical system with it starting, have replaced batteries twice andperiodically will not turn over, it's like the batteries are completely dead when they are not.
When driving on a highway and hitting a pot hole, the front end of the truck shakes violently until the speed of the truck is reduced to almost a stop.this is obviously dangerous because, not only do i loose control temporarily, but the cars behind me can hit me.many people on line have expressed the same problem.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. While driving at approximately 60 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the egt sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 167,580.
Purchased vehicle. Drove 63 miles towards home then check engine lite illuminated. Drove to a close ford dealer and diagnosed as an egt sensor failure. I was told had i driven further the engine would have been disabled and i would have stalled on the road.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that the engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was included in a recall involving the sensors with the exhaust system. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact informed the dealer who scheduled another repair. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact found that nhtsa action number: rq14005 (electrical system, engine, and engine cooling) directly related to the recalls received and included the vehicle's year, make, model, and engine referenced in the investigation. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The nhtsa campaign number was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
While drivingmy ford f350 crew cab longbed diesel 4x4 at 70 mph on interstate 10, a 4 lane hwy in each direction, the truck lost all engine power and power assist to the brakes and power steering.luckily the traffic was light and i was able to maneuver the off the hwy without coming in contact with another vehicle.the truck was towed to a ford dealership and it was determined that the high pressure fuel pump came apart and put metal shaving everywhere throughout the fuel system.ford recommended replacing all of the high pressure system this included all new fuel injectors.this repair cost $9,000..a search of the internet revealed that this is a known failure.i had an independent lab test the fuel.there were no contaminants in the fuel except the metal shaving from the pump.( the ford fuel system recirculates the excess fuel back to the tank)the truck has 115000 miles.i had the ford maintenance agreementwith the 5000 mile services option. Ford has provided all of the service including the ones after the maintenance agreement ended.this is a very expensive repair to undertake on a 7 year old vehicle.engineering changes could have prevented theextent of the damage.a post pump filter or screen would have prevented the rest of the high pressure system from needing replacement.an advisory about the potential pump failure and replacing the pump before failure would have costed less than $2000.had i been towing near full gcwr, 21,000 lbs and come up on los angeles stop and go traffic, this could have be a terrible accident.
Driving on highway at 70 mph, hit bump in the road and the whole front end starts wobbling so bad and had to slow way down to get it to stop. Was almost rear ended by vehicle behind me and car pulled beside me and was pointing at front of truck, so i thought i had a flat. Pulled off road and no flat, scared me so waited a few minutes and proceeded on. This has happened on a couple occasions, always when hit a by spot in road, once going over smooth railroad tracks. Also will be driving and foot on gas pedal and all of sudden have no power. Truck will loose all power out of nowhere while driving and other times will drive just fine. Have had trouble in the electrical system with it starting, have replaced batteries twice andperiodically will not turn over, it's like the batteries are completely dead when they are not.
This 2011 ford 350 diesel had a catastrophic engine failure on january 26,2016 while driving down nc highway 113 pulling a hay trailer. The mileage was 136,539 , the vehicle was well maintained, and the engine suddenly stopped running with oil blowing out of the front base of the engine.i bought the above ford 350 on february 13, 2014 from nostalgic motor cars in amherst, va.the truck was extremely clean, well maintained, and had 112,156 miles. The truck ran well for almost one year until 136,539 miles.on january 26, 2016 there was a catastrophic engine failure. The engine locked as we were traveled on highway 113 here in alleghany county, nc.no warning lights whatsoever were displayed. There was a sudden loss of power and oil was spewing from the front of the engine. We immediately stopped the vehicle on the side of the road.bill's garage of west jefferson, nc charged $100 to haul the truck to blue ridge truck and equipment.kelly joe barker, an experienced diesel mechanic and owner of blue ridge truck examined the truck and found the crankshaft was locked up. Front seals and bearing from around crank shaft had spewed oil. In his opinion, an internal engine component had broken and the engine seized.we ordered a new ford engine from piedmont truck center in greensboro, n c . It took 6 weeks to arrive. The cost of the repair is excess of $16,000.00. While the engine was removed, we had kelly joe do any and all maintenance and repairs as reflected on the bill. The original engine was returned. The 6.7 engine was recommended to me as being a great engine, and was good until this catastrophic failure.a ford f350 6.7 must last more than 136,539.ford took the old engine when the new engine was purchased, but they have denied any responsibilty for the engine.
Truck cut off .the egt exhaust sensor keep going out. This is the four time the sensor have gone out .now the ac is out at 51000. Miles i buy a new ford f350 about ever two to five years i have a lot of problen with this 2011 f350 my next truck may not be a ford.
Pickup with just under 50,000 miles has now had a "failed" oil cooler. We take immaculate care of our vehicles.i would like to know how many other 2011 ford f-350 super duty diesels have had an issue with a failed oil cooler as such low miles. No warning lights came on - it was "found" during a routine oil change (that there was oil in the coolant bay). This is a huge repair cost for a vehicle that has low miles.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was merged off road and engine stalled and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was diagnosed as having a faulty engine egt exhaust gas temperature sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 26000.
2011 ford f-350.consumer writes in regards to diesel engine failure - service bulletin refers to vehicle misfire/ runs rough due to a broken injector hold down clamp...updated 09/07/17the consumer stated while driving the engine suddenly lost power and stopped. The engine would not restart or idle. The consumer advises the failure should be a recall..updated 9/5/18
Started the truck and was running odd. Decided to start driving to see if the problem would work it self out and started to smell lots of diesel fuel. Pulled over and fuel was everywhere under the hood and on the ground and also a very strong diesel smell inside the cab. Had it towed to the deal and turns out that a fuel injector clamp failed. We also found out ford has already identified these parts as defective, and have started using a new part with a new part number. This should be a recall.this truck only has 61,000 miles on it.the fuel is atomized in the spray from the injector, this is a serious safety issue that could have resulted in a fire, or worse.
While traveling north bound on the maine turnpike at mm 34 i experienced a loss of power. I was in the left lane with heavy traffic. I made my way safely to the right hand breakdown lane. I noticed white smoke coming from under the hood. I heard a popping sound. After i stopped, the engine was still running, but smoke was coming from under the hood and starting to enter the cab on the right side. I shut the engine off and but on my emergency flashers. Traffic was very heavy. I exited the cab and looked under the hood. There was no fire, but i could smell diesel fuel. The truck has the 6.7 liter ford diesel. I noticed fuel leaking onto the frame on the right side behind the front tire. I called ford roadside assistance and was towed to the ford dealer in portsmouth, nh where i bought the truck. When i got home i did some research online and found out the hold down clamp for the fuel injectors had been replaced by a new part number. These crack and can allow the injector to blow out of the cylinder head. They spray fuel in the engine compartment after exiting the head. Ford has issued a tsb 12-3-4 on the matter. Others have experienced this problem. Why has this not been recalled is beyond me.i was surprised i did not have a fire! ford will only replace the affected part, not all 8. I have opened a case with ford to have all 8 replaced. At this point in time the part is back ordered. The dealer did locate 1 and will be installing it tomorrow. I assume this is a redesigned part.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that she noticed a leak from the radiator. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the radiator would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 148,000.
The engine light came on today in my 2011 f350 diesel . Dealer says def pump error code. Dealer says no pumps available until 03/15/2014. I think ford should issue a service bulletin. Dealer says no warranty.dealer states truck will shut down at any time. This should become a recall issue with the nhtsa.owners of these trucks tow trailers frequently with lengths in excess of 36'. Having a tow vehicle shut down in traffic at highway speeds is eminently dangerous and will cause fatalities refer to nhtsa campaign number: 13v535000 on similar vehicles.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, there was a loss of acceleration power. The vehicle was restarted and resumed to normal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the data transformation service pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,805. Djr
Vehicle parked at approximately 10:50 am after being driven, within 15 minutes smoke was noticed coming from under the hood.fire department was called and then own forces were used to try to extinguish what had now become a flaming fire. As fire was going, electrical items such as lights, windshield wipers, and dump bed started operating on their own.fire was extinguished with both water and extinguishers before fire department arrived.complete engine and engine compartment destroyed as a result of fire. Manufacturer was notified.
According to ford the truck's fuel pump went out.they said it was back ordered.1100 trucks affected.i don't believe ford is supplying the whole story on the issue and their is a lot more to it.ford is hiding something and you should look into it.i fortunately was in a safe place when the pump went out but others may not be.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost power. The service advisory indicator illuminated. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle; however, the engine failed to crank and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,102.
Having owned the truck less than a month and driving in city traffic, the vehicle lost power and went to idle. This happens repeatedly. Seems to occur primarily in city driving - not highway driving. Have been to the dealership several times with no solution. They can find no codes. This is dangerous as i could be making a left turn in heavy traffic when it drops to idle and could be involved in a serious accident. We have now owned this truck for a year and it only has 6,800 miles on it due to the danger of driving in traffic. Most of these miles have been from repeated trips to the dealership to no avail.
My wife and i went to pick up the 5th wheel camper from the storage area. I backed up to the camper, put the truck in park and did a few things before my wife got out. As she was getting out i mashed the brake pedal fairly hard and placed the transmission in reverse. I didn't want the truck moving with the passenger front door open and whacking my woman.as the wife was getting ready to shut the door the engine rpm went sky high on its own. My wife looked at me as if to say what the heck are you doing! i gave her a blank/scared look as it was nothing i did to make this happen. I glanced at the tach and i was up over 2500 rpm, in reverse, but the truck wasn't trying to go anywhere. It was as if it had disengaged from reverse and was running wild.i put the transmission back into park and let go of the brake. The engine continued at high rpm for another few seconds (seemed like forever) and then went back to idle.i shut the engine off, sat for a few moments to collect my senses and then re-started the engine. Ran through all of the gears and all was working fine. I then continued the effort to connect my camper to the truck and all went well.facts:1. I am 100% absolutely certain my foot was not on the accelerator pedal and the brake at the same time. I never do this and have never done this by accident.2. I have a witness and she was scared to death!3. Tsbs were current at the time of the incident.4. This problem has never happened in the past.5. My truck still has the infamous shifting issues (tip-in, 2-3 snap-shifts amongst other gear shifting issues) even after the 2011-7-?? tsb.6. I cannot replicate this situation.if these trucks had black box recorders on them, when issues like this occur we could shut off the truck, pull the black box and take it to the dealer for diagnosis.
The vehicle will suddenly and randomly lose power.it may last a few seconds to several miles.eventually the power comes back and the vehicle continues moving.this has happened at 55 miles per hour while hauling a full trailer.it has also happened in high traffic areas which presents a danger to the vehicles following me.i have had the vehicle in to a ford service department several times and they can't determine the problem.the loss of power happens several times every week.at this time ford is refusing to address the problem.
This is the 3rd. Time that a egt sensor has failed on my ford f-350 diesel truck. This first time was in california in the desert traveling at 70 miles per hour. The truck shut down for no reason that i could see. I had a horse trailer with 5 horses on board and the temperature outside was 109 degrees in the desert. The truck was still under warranty and ford took 4 hours to come and rescue us. The truck and trailer was towed to the dealership where they discovered egt #10 had failed and shut the truck down to protect the engine. The egt sensor was replaced. The second time i had just left the dealership and the truck turned itself off again 130 miles away from the dealership. Ford was called again and i was towed back to the same dealership. They discovered that egt sensor #11 had failed and was replaced. Gee, only 2 more sensors to go. Now on april 10, 2014, egt sensor #13 failed and i only stopped to get diesel fuel. I pulled out of the gas station and the engine just died in drive gear position. This time the dealership charged me for the service and part and failed to notify me of a recall on this matter and part. When pulling my horse trailer with prized and valued horses on board, i would hate to cause and accident or have an 18 wheeler rear-end me while stopped in the lane of a major interstate highway. I find it shameful that my own ford dealership, or for that matter ford motor company can take my $65,000 for a new purchase truck, but they can't inform me when my family, children, passengers or horses lives are in danger!!! i am also going to confront the dealership that charged me on april 10, 2014 for a recall that they say doesn't exist according to the ford motor company computer system and database.
Brought my 2011 ford f350 diesel truck into certified ford dealer to have oil change came back with a ticking noise, brought the truck back to dealer and they stated that this noise happens to the 6.7 diesel engines after a oil change.. I have bought my truck to many other places and have had the oil changed and i have never had this happen.. I am expected to have this noise for the rest of my ownership of this truck, if ford knows of this problem they need to find away to fix it!!
This is the 3rd. Time that a egt sensor has failed on my ford f-350 diesel truck. This first time was in california in the desert traveling at 70 miles per hour. The truck shut down for no reason that i could see. I had a horse trailer with 5 horses on board and the temperature outside was 109 degrees in the desert. The truck was still under warranty and ford took 4 hours to come and rescue us. The truck and trailer was towed to the dealership where they discovered egt #10 had failed and shut the truck down to protect the engine. The egt sensor was replaced. The second time i had just left the dealership and the truck turned itself off again 130 miles away from the dealership. Ford was called again and i was towed back to the same dealership. They discovered that egt sensor #11 had failed and was replaced. Gee, only 2 more sensors to go. Now on april 10, 2014, egt sensor #13 failed and i only stopped to get diesel fuel. I pulled out of the gas station and the engine just died in drive gear position. This time the dealership charged me for the service and part and failed to notify me of a recall on this matter and part. When pulling my horse trailer with prized and valued horses on board, i would hate to cause and accident or have an 18 wheeler rear-end me while stopped in the lane of a major interstate highway. I find it shameful that my own ford dealership, or for that matter ford motor company can take my $65,000 for a new purchase truck, but they can't inform me when my family, children, passengers or horses lives are in danger!!! i am also going to confront the dealership that charged me on april 10, 2014 for a recall that they say doesn't exist according to the ford motor company computer system and database.
This diesel truck was being driven at 20 mph when without any warning, the engine shut off resulting in loss of all power steering and brakes.would not restart. Towed to dealer service. Dealer diagnosed lack of fuel pressure and they observed metal shavings in the lower filter indicating the hpfp was disintegrating. Dealer submitted pictures of the flow control valve to ford warranty prior approval per service manual directions. Dealer observation was that they observed no significant water or debris contamination in the fuel filter.prior approval response was that the pictures submitted were representative of fuel contamination and denied the warranty coverage for the repair. No water in fuel indication was ever seen by owner. Filters maintained per maintenance schedule.bill for repair is estimated at approx $11,000.two weeks prior, this vehicle was towing a 14k lb 5th wheel down the santiam pass in oregon.steep inclines, sharp drop offs, and snow on the road.a sudden loss of power without warning would very likely have resulted in loss of control of the vehicle, severe bodily injury, or death.it appears the bosch cp4 fuel pump was not designed to operate with the 560 scar fuel lubricity of us fuels and that ford is blaming pump failures on water contamination by observation of a corrosion appearance on another component. Warranty coverage was denied without any observation of the fuel pump itself. Note that no indication that anything was wrong with the truck was observed prior to the failure. The truck is equipped with a factory 5th wheel hitch and is intended to haul up to 21.5k lb trailers. Sudden loss of power steering and brakes without warning under this intended use is extremely dangerous.
The engine light came on today in my 2011 f350 diesel . Dealer says def pump error code. Dealer says no pumps available until 03/15/2014. I think ford should issue a service bulletin. Dealer says no warranty.dealer states truck will shut down at any time. This should become a recall issue with the nhtsa.owners of these trucks tow trailers frequently with lengths in excess of 36'. Having a tow vehicle shut down in traffic at highway speeds is eminently dangerous and will cause fatalities refer to nhtsa campaign number: 13v535000 on similar vehicles.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he noticed that the fuel tank was leaking. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, where the contact was informed that an object from the road pierced the lower fuel pump cover. The vehicle was repaired. The contact expressed concerns over the fuel pump being positioned out in the open. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 17,500.updated 11/18/11*ljthe dealer informed the consumer the damage to the lower fuel pump cover was caused by something flying off the road and hitting it. The cover was damaged on the driver's side, so fuel was leaking all over the frame and running boards.updated 02/27/12
I noticed that my truck would shift hard when i started it in the morning at around 24000 miles.took the truck to ford under warranty and they told me that they could not do anything that it was the new six speed.now i have been smelling fuel so i took it to ford and they told me that it was more than likely a varmint chewed the line and that i was over months on my 2011 model truck but not miles, could not help me even though it is a fire hazard. I decided to see what i could find and found that it was leaking around the fuel sending unit from a possible fuel line seal, still have not fixed because you have to buy all new lines and replace at a large cost.told ford thinking i would receive some help since it is less than 36000 milesand their mechanic said that isthe shift problem in the morning which was under warranty when reported and still got shot down.my baby to fix at my cost. I have owned nothing but fords my entire life and now considering gmc.
The 2011 ford f350 super duty (gas, not diesel) has an issue that occurs during fueling.the venting that occurs during fueling that allows fuel to flow freely into the fuel tank is not adequate.with the 2011 f350, the fuel builds in the pipe leading from the fuel nozzle port to the tank and then causes the fuel nozzel to shut off prematurely.additionally, there is often an excessive amount of fuel that is sprayed out of the fuel nozzle port.
Stopped at bp gas station in pocahantas, il for diesel.pump handle and button were green.apparently was 85 octane gasoline.drove approximately 7 miles east on i-70 when unleaded fuel hit the fuel injectors and lost power while hauling a 3,300 lb camper and 21' fiberglass boat with tandem axle while in the #2 (high-speed) lane attempting to pass a slower vehicle at approximately 70 mph.lost all power, check engine light came on and signaled immediately for right turn, and pulled to the side of the highway.called three ford dealerships in the local area and two said they couldn't even look at it for a week.paid additional towing to have it towed to schmidt ford, salem, il and it sat until monday before i was called and told it would cost me $8,500 estimate to replace the entire fuel system (injectors, fuel rails, high and low pressure pump, tank, and fuel filter).service rep told me if i didn't do the repairs they would have to notify ford of the warranty violation against ford's job-aid for this continued problem.i researched the issue on multiple forums and discovered there is a de-lamination issue occurring with the fuel tanks that is causing high pressure pump failures.since i didn't drive it for a prolonged period i instructed the service tech to drain the entire system including the return line, to which they told me that would require dropping the tank, and i told them to drop the tank, empty it of all contents, inspect for delamination, change the fuel filter, and put fresh diesel fuel into it and run it and call me back.they did not call me back and when i called 5 minutes before close of business on tuesday they said it's fixed and running fine.i had to ask how much the bill was and was told it was $640 (approx).returned to the dealership on thursday (10 july 14) and picked up the vehicle, paid the bill and returned home (896 miles).
Fuel tank collapsed. Had a 2011 f350 and the fuel tank collapsed on itself the truck is a service body, took to the dealer and they said we damaged the tank and tried to cover it up by putting a new skid plate on it. Not the case the truck has never left the pavement so whatever they recommend we replace it so we did, this is a (steel tank mind you) the next day it did it again so we took to dealer again, they said the vent valve solenoid was plugged so they replaced that and put a new tank in it next day it did it again took back to dealer sat there for almost six months and they said the ecm or pcm was bad,they wouldn't cover anything in parts so far so we paid for that too. Got it back ran great for six months and now has the same issue. Don't wanna dump more money into it as we spent close to 9,000 the time and the dealer wont cover it again. So has anyone else had this issue? the dealer says its never happened anywhere to anyone before.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the fuel injector clamp fractured causing a fuel leak. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000. Updated 05/06/16*lj
The contact owned a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated while driving 62 mph, their wife was in the vehicle and heard a pop noise. The contact continued to drive when his wife noticed from the rear view window that the vehicle was on fire from underneath the cab of the truck. The contact pulled over to the side the road. The contact and his wife grabbed their belongings and exit out of the vehicle to move a great distance while the vehicle was in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. No one was injured and no medical treatment was needed at the scene. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an impound yard. The vehicle was deemed as a loss. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 288,000.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. While driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled without warning . The contact was unable to start the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the fuel temperature sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
Started the truck and was running odd. Decided to start driving to see if the problem would work it self out and started to smell lots of diesel fuel. Pulled over and fuel was everywhere under the hood and on the ground and also a very strong diesel smell inside the cab. Had it towed to the deal and turns out that a fuel injector clamp failed. We also found out ford has already identified these parts as defective, and have started using a new part with a new part number. This should be a recall.this truck only has 61,000 miles on it.the fuel is atomized in the spray from the injector, this is a serious safety issue that could have resulted in a fire, or worse.
While traveling north bound on the maine turnpike at mm 34 i experienced a loss of power. I was in the left lane with heavy traffic. I made my way safely to the right hand breakdown lane. I noticed white smoke coming from under the hood. I heard a popping sound. After i stopped, the engine was still running, but smoke was coming from under the hood and starting to enter the cab on the right side. I shut the engine off and but on my emergency flashers. Traffic was very heavy. I exited the cab and looked under the hood. There was no fire, but i could smell diesel fuel. The truck has the 6.7 liter ford diesel. I noticed fuel leaking onto the frame on the right side behind the front tire. I called ford roadside assistance and was towed to the ford dealer in portsmouth, nh where i bought the truck. When i got home i did some research online and found out the hold down clamp for the fuel injectors had been replaced by a new part number. These crack and can allow the injector to blow out of the cylinder head. They spray fuel in the engine compartment after exiting the head. Ford has issued a tsb 12-3-4 on the matter. Others have experienced this problem. Why has this not been recalled is beyond me.i was surprised i did not have a fire! ford will only replace the affected part, not all 8. I have opened a case with ford to have all 8 replaced. At this point in time the part is back ordered. The dealer did locate 1 and will be installing it tomorrow. I assume this is a redesigned part.
According to ford the truck's fuel pump went out.they said it was back ordered.1100 trucks affected.i don't believe ford is supplying the whole story on the issue and their is a lot more to it.ford is hiding something and you should look into it.i fortunately was in a safe place when the pump went out but others may not be.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. After refueling the vehicle and driving approximately 60 mph while hauling a fifth wheel trailer, the vehicle lost power, steering and braking power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that water entered the diesel fuel system and further diagnostic testing was required to determine what parts needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the water intrusion warning indicator failed to illuminate to indicate the failure, the water separator system failed, and the diesel fuel filter failed to keep any contaminants out of the system. The dealer did not address the fact that the components failed. The manufacturer was notified the failures. The insurance company was also going to investigate the fuel station the contact re-fueled from and the internal failure to the diesel fuel system. The contact was waiting to determine the remedy to repair the vehicle. The vin and failure mileage were not available. Updated 1/15/16 updated 4/24/18vin and failure mileageavailable updated 5/17/18
Driving on highway at 70 mph, hit bump in the road and the whole front end starts wobbling so bad and had to slow way down to get it to stop. Was almost rear ended by vehicle behind me and car pulled beside me and was pointing at front of truck, so i thought i had a flat. Pulled off road and no flat, scared me so waited a few minutes and proceeded on. This has happened on a couple occasions, always when hit a by spot in road, once going over smooth railroad tracks. Also will be driving and foot on gas pedal and all of sudden have no power. Truck will loose all power out of nowhere while driving and other times will drive just fine. Have had trouble in the electrical system with it starting, have replaced batteries twice andperiodically will not turn over, it's like the batteries are completely dead when they are not.
While drivingmy ford f350 crew cab longbed diesel 4x4 at 70 mph on interstate 10, a 4 lane hwy in each direction, the truck lost all engine power and power assist to the brakes and power steering.luckily the traffic was light and i was able to maneuver the off the hwy without coming in contact with another vehicle.the truck was towed to a ford dealership and it was determined that the high pressure fuel pump came apart and put metal shaving everywhere throughout the fuel system.ford recommended replacing all of the high pressure system this included all new fuel injectors.this repair cost $9,000..a search of the internet revealed that this is a known failure.i had an independent lab test the fuel.there were no contaminants in the fuel except the metal shaving from the pump.( the ford fuel system recirculates the excess fuel back to the tank)the truck has 115000 miles.i had the ford maintenance agreementwith the 5000 mile services option. Ford has provided all of the service including the ones after the maintenance agreement ended.this is a very expensive repair to undertake on a 7 year old vehicle.engineering changes could have prevented theextent of the damage.a post pump filter or screen would have prevented the rest of the high pressure system from needing replacement.an advisory about the potential pump failure and replacing the pump before failure would have costed less than $2000.had i been towing near full gcwr, 21,000 lbs and come up on los angeles stop and go traffic, this could have be a terrible accident.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that the interior lighting failed to operate while he was inside the vehicle or when the doors were open. The vehicle was taken to tyler ford (2626 s sw loop 323, tyler, tx 75701, (800) 788-7876) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 11v128000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vin was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the doors were shaking. The doors spontaneously opened. The door ajar warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to faith's ford north (6896 us-5, westminster, vt 05158 (802) 463-3300) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the door latches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to nhtsa. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Invalid vin.
To date this vehicle has been in 5 times for emission work. Trouble codes include, i don't have the paperwork yet for all incidents, p207f, p20ee & p2200. Prior to this it was in 1 time under recall for an emissions system "flash." out of service time has to be around 3+ weeks at (not business days) this point with additional time sitting at home waiting for shop space to open up. The powertrain on this vehicle is stock and has never been modified. Replacement parts have been at the regional reps direction and not what the service tech's wanted. My feeling is that relatively inexpensive parts are being "thrown" at this with no attempt to fix the underlying problem.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f350. The contact stated that after shifting into park, the vehicle rolled away in reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
According to ford the truck's fuel pump went out.they said it was back ordered.1100 trucks affected.i don't believe ford is supplying the whole story on the issue and their is a lot more to it.ford is hiding something and you should look into it.i fortunately was in a safe place when the pump went out but others may not be.
I noticed that my truck would shift hard when i started it in the morning at around 24000 miles.took the truck to ford under warranty and they told me that they could not do anything that it was the new six speed.now i have been smelling fuel so i took it to ford and they told me that it was more than likely a varmint chewed the line and that i was over months on my 2011 model truck but not miles, could not help me even though it is a fire hazard. I decided to see what i could find and found that it was leaking around the fuel sending unit from a possible fuel line seal, still have not fixed because you have to buy all new lines and replace at a large cost.told ford thinking i would receive some help since it is less than 36000 milesand their mechanic said that isthe shift problem in the morning which was under warranty when reported and still got shot down.my baby to fix at my cost. I have owned nothing but fords my entire life and now considering gmc.
My wife and i went to pick up the 5th wheel camper from the storage area. I backed up to the camper, put the truck in park and did a few things before my wife got out. As she was getting out i mashed the brake pedal fairly hard and placed the transmission in reverse. I didn't want the truck moving with the passenger front door open and whacking my woman.as the wife was getting ready to shut the door the engine rpm went sky high on its own. My wife looked at me as if to say what the heck are you doing! i gave her a blank/scared look as it was nothing i did to make this happen. I glanced at the tach and i was up over 2500 rpm, in reverse, but the truck wasn't trying to go anywhere. It was as if it had disengaged from reverse and was running wild.i put the transmission back into park and let go of the brake. The engine continued at high rpm for another few seconds (seemed like forever) and then went back to idle.i shut the engine off, sat for a few moments to collect my senses and then re-started the engine. Ran through all of the gears and all was working fine. I then continued the effort to connect my camper to the truck and all went well.facts:1. I am 100% absolutely certain my foot was not on the accelerator pedal and the brake at the same time. I never do this and have never done this by accident.2. I have a witness and she was scared to death!3. Tsbs were current at the time of the incident.4. This problem has never happened in the past.5. My truck still has the infamous shifting issues (tip-in, 2-3 snap-shifts amongst other gear shifting issues) even after the 2011-7-?? tsb.6. I cannot replicate this situation.if these trucks had black box recorders on them, when issues like this occur we could shut off the truck, pull the black box and take it to the dealer for diagnosis.
While drivingmy ford f350 crew cab longbed diesel 4x4 at 70 mph on interstate 10, a 4 lane hwy in each direction, the truck lost all engine power and power assist to the brakes and power steering.luckily the traffic was light and i was able to maneuver the off the hwy without coming in contact with another vehicle.the truck was towed to a ford dealership and it was determined that the high pressure fuel pump came apart and put metal shaving everywhere throughout the fuel system.ford recommended replacing all of the high pressure system this included all new fuel injectors.this repair cost $9,000..a search of the internet revealed that this is a known failure.i had an independent lab test the fuel.there were no contaminants in the fuel except the metal shaving from the pump.( the ford fuel system recirculates the excess fuel back to the tank)the truck has 115000 miles.i had the ford maintenance agreementwith the 5000 mile services option. Ford has provided all of the service including the ones after the maintenance agreement ended.this is a very expensive repair to undertake on a 7 year old vehicle.engineering changes could have prevented theextent of the damage.a post pump filter or screen would have prevented the rest of the high pressure system from needing replacement.an advisory about the potential pump failure and replacing the pump before failure would have costed less than $2000.had i been towing near full gcwr, 21,000 lbs and come up on los angeles stop and go traffic, this could have be a terrible accident.
Upon acceleration transmission goes into neutral between 2nd and 3rd gear allowing the motor to race while the truck goes into coast only mode.this can put you at the mercy of oncoming traffic if pulling on to the road.hard shifts in the upper gears both up shifting and down shifting, often bone jarringly hard. This causes the truck to break traction with the road when wet, snow covered or with loose gravel present.my last experience with this nearly caused me to jack knife a trailer on a steep snow covered downgrade.this is not an uncommon problem there several post about it at http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f149/, http://www.powerstroke.org/forum/6-7-tranny-problems/ and others, probably just the tip of the iceberg.dealer originally dealer said it was not a problem now they say my warranty is up give us $199.99 and we will do up to two hours of testing.there is a tsb on this but it doesn't appear to work for everyone.if this were a recall ford would have to address the safety of all involved.
2011 ford f-350.consumer writes in regards to diesel engine failure - service bulletin refers to vehicle misfire/ runs rough due to a broken injector hold down clamp...updated 09/07/17the consumer stated while driving the engine suddenly lost power and stopped. The engine would not restart or idle. The consumer advises the failure should be a recall..updated 9/5/18
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350.when attempting to shift between gears the vehicle would hesitate. The vehicle would also down shift into neutral gear while the rpms increased but theaccelerator pedal did not respond. The failure occurred intermittently since the vehicle was purchased in august 2010.the dealer made two attempts to duplicate the failure. The performance was monitored by the dvr system; however, the system could not detect any codes.the manufacturer was aware of the failure; however, they did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 31,000. The approximate failure mileage was 1,500.
Paeking brake backing plates completely rusted through when replacong brake rotors.forums say this is a common problem.ford should powder coat the parts.if this prone to rust.may cause wheel.lock at high speed.
My wife and i went to pick up the 5th wheel camper from the storage area. I backed up to the camper, put the truck in park and did a few things before my wife got out. As she was getting out i mashed the brake pedal fairly hard and placed the transmission in reverse. I didn't want the truck moving with the passenger front door open and whacking my woman.as the wife was getting ready to shut the door the engine rpm went sky high on its own. My wife looked at me as if to say what the heck are you doing! i gave her a blank/scared look as it was nothing i did to make this happen. I glanced at the tach and i was up over 2500 rpm, in reverse, but the truck wasn't trying to go anywhere. It was as if it had disengaged from reverse and was running wild.i put the transmission back into park and let go of the brake. The engine continued at high rpm for another few seconds (seemed like forever) and then went back to idle.i shut the engine off, sat for a few moments to collect my senses and then re-started the engine. Ran through all of the gears and all was working fine. I then continued the effort to connect my camper to the truck and all went well.facts:1. I am 100% absolutely certain my foot was not on the accelerator pedal and the brake at the same time. I never do this and have never done this by accident.2. I have a witness and she was scared to death!3. Tsbs were current at the time of the incident.4. This problem has never happened in the past.5. My truck still has the infamous shifting issues (tip-in, 2-3 snap-shifts amongst other gear shifting issues) even after the 2011-7-?? tsb.6. I cannot replicate this situation.if these trucks had black box recorders on them, when issues like this occur we could shut off the truck, pull the black box and take it to the dealer for diagnosis.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f350. While driving approximately 10 mph, an unusual noise emitted from the vehicle with the sudden loss of power steering. The contact experienced difficulty turning the steering wheel and was able to maneuver to the side of the road. He then inspected under the hood and discovered that the steering fluid reservoir was empty. The contact resumed driving. The brakes were applied with force repeatedly before the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The failure mileage was 1,039.updated 8/30/11 the consumer was informed the fluid lines were misaligned which caused the serpentine belt to rub on the fluid lines which wore the lines out.
My wife and i were driving on i 70 west of denver heading towards silt colorado.we were coming down a hill that had a bridge and a turn at the bottom.as soon as we hit the approach to the bridge our truck start what i call a "death wobble" as this portion of the rockies is very steep with narrow corners i was faced with a struggle for life in my opinion.we had brand new tires on it and a fresh alignment.the truck shook violently and i was afraid for our lives.we promptly took the truck to our dealership (columbine ford) explained the situation and they gave us a loaner.when we got the truck back i took it for a test drive only to find out that the problem still existed. I still have the exact same problem!!i have been a ford man my whole lifeboat i cannot continue to be a loyal customer when they disregard the problem with fake fixes!!!my wife and grandchildren are far too important to me to allow this to go on without ford addressing the situation!!
At any freeway speed if you hit a pot hole or a seam in the road on a turn, the truck will shake violently until you come to a stop. We have had ford look at this a number of times with not success in getting a solution. The truck is not safe and it has happened to multiple drivers of this truck.
Highway speeds driving on concrete truck hit bumps and started violently bucking and vibrating. This happened a dozen times in my 300 mile trip.
The vehicleis shakingterribleat 50 maybe 60 mph can'ttel exactly because i was scared .i got new tires andis still doingsame. I was on hwy 83 toward scott city ks.
On three separate occasions while driving on highway at approximately 70 mph the front wheels began oscillating (death wobble) after going over a rough patch of road or bridge expansion joints. The oscillation makes it impossible to steer and the only way it will stop is to slow down to 25 mph or below.nearly struck in the rear end by another vehicle while trying to regain control.
At speeds of 55 to 60mph, mostly when hitting some kind of bump or dip in the road the truck steering wheel goes out of control shaking back and forth, along with the entire front of the truck. I have to slam on the brakes and it does not stop untill the truck is almost completely stopped.is been in and out of automotive shops with the problem still remaining.when looking it up online (the world wide web) this is definitely a very common ford issue and not just individual trucks.the shaking is so violent you can barely keep it in control and waiting for something to break. I can't believe this is not a safety recall issue.
2011 ford f350 4x4 48,000the first time i was driving at 50mph, while driving over a bridge the wheel hit a small hole in the road and put my truck in to a horrible violent wobble! i had to switch lanes and brake to gain control of my truck.i thought it was the hole , but since then at while im traveling at 50+ and pass over any decent size imperfection in the roadway it puts the truck into that dangerous wobble. This needs to be addressed by ford i do not feel safe driving this truck on the freeway!!! and 80% of my driving for business is on the freeway. Please help ford owners this is dangerous and cause a horrible accident [xxx]information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
When driving down the roads the front end and steering wheel goes into a violent shaking and vibration to point where i have to almost stop the truck. It seems to happen on both townroads and highways it also seems tobe worseon the highway.
The well known issue called "death wobble". This is documented issue with the ford f-series trucks where the truck violently wobbles out of control when driving approximately 55mph. Ford denies this is an issue, yet you can find evidence of this issue all over the ford truck forums. With my truck, this issue is becoming more frequent. When it occurs, i have to pull off to the shoulder and slow down to approximately 15mph before it stops. I have replaced the shocks, tie rod ends, track bar, track bar ball joint, rotated tires, alignment, and it is still occurring. The only thing left to replace are the ball joints then pretty much the entire front end suspension will have been rebuilt at a cost of a couple thousand dollars.this is a significant safety issue and can easily cause an accident, especially when in construction zones on the highway. From what i've read, this has already caused accidents in certain cases and is due to a poor design of these trucks. Ford needs to address this and the nhtsa should force ford to issue a recall to correct the problem.
Driving my 2011 ford f-350 today and hit a bump doing 55mph on a black top road going straight forward, after the bump the "death wobble" started and almost shook my pickup into the ditch.i had to slow down to 20 mph to get it to stop.after a lot of reading, this is a common problem in ford super dutys that are my pickups age and brand new. Why have they not fixed this problem and made a recall to fix all the older pickups as well??!!
Vehicle hit a pothole on interstate 75 north near dalton georgia at approximately 65 miles per hour.the front right wheel and front end violently shook and the steering wheel shook so bad control ofthe f350 became an issue.i was unable to control the vehicle until i slowed to below 20 miles per hour.the incident presented a very serious safety issue
2011 f350 4x4 dual rear wheel lariat. Everyone calls it the "super duty death wobble" ford has no plans to fix. Started at 30k miles, replaced all known worn parts and suggested parts like everyone else - still doing it. Youtube videos show violent shake to the point your head can smack the side windows. Front end on highway hits slight bump like on over pass shakes so violently it can break the front end wheel tires and everything else.. Changed tires, stabilizer shock, alignments. Recently this past week on i75 in ohio it happened 1/2 dozen times @ 65 to 70 mph shook so hard you cannot control lock the brakes down hardto 30 mph just like everyone else on the net says. Nearly causing wrecks on the freeway. Happens without warning. Totally stock $55k truck. Dealer says no tsb or recall. But ford does know about it and says it "may help" to check stabilizer shock. Everyone has done that. Google super duty death wobble it and see videos. My first ever online complaint. This ford truck is insanely dangerous. At dealer now with no solution. I discovered by switching into 4whd it will stop which tells me it is internal control arm bushings because 4wd will bind the front end up enough to preload suspension. It got me home but the wife will never ride in it again!
The truck violently started shaking after hitting several small bumps in road. Almost lost control of truck. In order for shaking to stop i had to slow truck down to 25 mph. I almost was rear ended by a truck following me. The shake feels like the front wheels are about to come off. This has happened almost a dozen times since the truck was bought new.
When traveling at highway speeds while turning slightly left and hitting any moderate bump in the road the truck shimmys violently and does not stop until speed is reduced to under 20 mph.while the shimmy is occurring steering control becomes nearly impossible.there seems to be an un-dampened oscillation or severe vibration of the front wheels.not sure what the cause is.i've had the front end looked at and been told everything looks tight and the tire pressure is even and correct.i have also personally lifted the truck and inspected all the steering components and do not see obvious play in any of the ball joints, tie-rod ends, sway bar etc.the truck also has had new shocks within the past 200 miles and that did not help.this problem has occurred more than once and is repeatable given the right conditions.i had purchased this truck april 2016 and during the test drive i complained of a vibration.the service people took nearly a month to figure out a cause.what the did helped, but the vibration never truly went away. This slight steady vibration seems to be related to the sever vibration because it is of exactly the same frequency and speeds, just under normal circumstances the truck is very controllable.
I have owned this truck for 45 days / 2,000 miles.numerous times i have experienced a suspension malfunction commonly known as a "deathwobble".as of late, it has become increasingly worse.yesterday's incident required me to lower my speed to 10 mph on a major highway to regain control of my f350 super duty.i was nearly rearended by multiple vehicles including a tractor trailer.in addition i nearly collided with a jersey wall on a bridge.taking the vehicle back to the dealer, but want to ensure that there is a record of the danger in this vehicle.
After hitting very small bumps in the road at 50mph, the left front wheel started shaking violently, making it difficult to control the vehicle. The only way to regain control was to slow to about 30mph, very dangerous on the interstate highway.this has happened several times since, always starting with small bumps in the road, left front wheel, causing the violent shaking.vehicle control could only be regained by slowing to about 30mph.
When traveling usually at highway speeds and i come to a difference in surfaces a slight difference in the road say going over an overpass, the stearing wheel shakes violently.on you tube there are hundreds of videos about this problem.its very dangerous, i left the dealership today and after spending $1,300 to repair the problem i can only assume that this will be a year or two fix as the same parts will fail again.ford should solve this problem.
Death wobble,has been to dealer several times. Said it was the tires cupping less than 20,000 milesnew tires did not help, they aligned it and said they rotated tires.now it is back, 40,600 miles, just as bad a ever. They know the problem and refuse to repair as there is no safety recall. Guess it will take a few deaths to get some help or a high named political/sport/rich figure, for any help. Yes for us to spend $1500 bucks there may be some relief.why should we need to pay for something they know how to repair. It is the same problem associated to the 1967/68 ford bronco.we had one at the albertville dealer when as a young man almost lost my life driving it as i went across the median and 2 lanes of traffic when i worked there in service.speed 45 to 70 mph on any road surface at any time it wants to act up, only way to stop is slow down several timestill is stops hope it will not come back. This is verrrrry in-nerving when pulling our 2014 redwood42' rv with a combined weight of 24,600 pounds. How many kids< children<adults can i kill should this cause the steering gear box to bust, as it did on the bronco??
On 5/8/21, while driving at approximatly55-60 mph, i hit a pothole on hwy231 south (4 lane) and the front end of my 2011 f350 truck started to shake violently and became hard to steer. I had to almost stop before it quit shaking. I was afraid we (wife & i) were going to loose control and hit another vehicle. I took it to a repair shop and after inspection, they told me there was a problem only a ford dealer could fix. The shop had seen this before and ford refused to tell them what parts were needed to do that fix. On 5/12/21, i took the truck to tallassee automotive ford dealer for repair. After inspection,they said they knew the problem and could fix it for $1100 (or $11?? something. I was flabbergasted at the amount, but had to have it fixed and agreed. They oredered parts and called two days later to come pick it up. Upon arrival, they said my bill was $1450. I complained loudly that they told me $1100 something. After consultation between someone i did not see, they agreed to discount it by $300. Later someone told me they had heard of this ford problem and i should look it up online.idid and found stories about something called the "death wabble."my purpose for this complaintis to add my voice to the group of pepople who have had a similar experience and may require ford motor company to take responsibility for their obvious design flaw that could cause injuries or death to unknowing people. As for the repairs, it seems they replaced everything between the two front wheels and the steering column. Not being a mechanic, i do not know what caused this or what was really necessary to fix it. No symptoms before this incident indicated there was anything wrong with my truck. There were no warnings or events that could have made me check out any problem like this situation. I have not contacted ford motor co., the police, or insurance company.looking on the internet, it is apparent ford is aware of thiis problem and claims no responsibility.
While driving at highway speeds steering wheel shakes uncontrollably after hitting a bump and won't stop until slowing down nearly stopping.
I was driving and my steering arms caught on fire.
08during 2018 we took an extended camping trip to maine. It was atthis time we experienced the most instances of what i have heard called "death wobble".the first time was in pennsylvania pulling the fifth wheel camper when we hit a pothole and was terrified i was going lose control. This occurred at least three more times, once more with the cmper and twice just traveling with the truck, but all brought on by hitting a bump in the pavement.all happened on interstates and fairly heavy traffic. Having to come almost to a stop in heavy traffic is not something no one should have to experience.in 2019 we finally got to where we could financially have a ford dealer look at.this. They replaced the ball joints , upper and lower and aligned the front end. So far it has not occurred again.
Hit a slight bump in the road and the truck started to shake violently and the steering wheel had severe shaking. Had to slow down to 30mph before the truck quite shaking and allowed me to return to normal speed.
I have a 2011 ford sd f-350 srw with 26505 miles.on several occasions, i have experience violent front end shimmy after hitting a bump in the road or an expansion joint on a bridge or on the freeway.the vehicle requires sudden braking to bring the vehicle back in control.the front end shakes violently to the point of taking the steering out of your hands. This is very dangerous.the last time it occurred i was on a bridge.the violent movement of the front end moved me into the adjacent lane, luckily, there was no vehicle in the lane.i could have caused an accident due to this problem.
Steering goes into violent shaking. Feels like tires are falling off. Slowed down and stopped. According to you're reports this is not the first time for this problem. This should be a recall before someone gets killed because of this.
I was driviing on the highway 65mph an the truck started the death wobble it was out of control.things on the back seat landed on the floor due to the uncontrolable shaking of the truck.i had to slow down which i almost caused an accident.this is a scary an unsafe issue..it has happened quite a bit an is going to cause someone to get seriously hurt or even die.something has got to be done.ford has got to recognize they have a big issue here an do something about it.i have to keep the speed down an even then its still an issue.i am scared to drive the truck its that bad in one instance i thought i was gonna die i couldnt get it to stop finally was able to get over to the breakdown lane an stop i was shaking an scared to death.i have not been to the dealership due to dueing my research an findin out it was the death wobble an there is no fix for it.please there has got to be something you can do to help i would appreciate it.thank-you
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle would shake violently and without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering stabilizer needed to be replaced. The contact mentioned the vehicle was taken to the dealer twice for the same failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 30,000.
Driving at 65 mph on ih-10 houston tx, hit a bump in the road and truck entered into a death wobble, had to veer across 3 lanes and a on ramp to the shoulder and slow to about 5 mph before the shimmy stopped. Very scary actually a little scared of my truck now.went to a front end shop today and was told i have no loose parts and the steering stabilizer was fine. He told me the ball joint on the track bar is usually what it is and only ford can fix it.they did not charge me.
Driving about 60 mphon new highway, steering wheel started rocking violently just about lost control, steering wheel whipped so hardthe spoke on the steering wheel hit and hurt my thumb. Took truck to dealer who found everything within ford acceptable specifications. Dealer said wear was found recommended replacing all moving parts in front suspension plus new shocks and tires. $4000.00
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350 sd. While driving 60 mph, the contact drove over a bump and the vehicle started to shake excessively, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. The dealer informed the contact that the steering dampner was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had not been notified and the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 38,000.. Updated 12/07/11updated 12/12/11
Death warble twice 7/15/2020 on the highway doing the speed limit almost killedseveral people with truck and empty trailer. Death warble needs to be addressed immediately. Have spent too much time and money on a truckthat should be considered unsafe to drive on the freeway.
While driving in the left side passing lane and coming up to a slight left bend in the road the truck went over a expansion joint in the road, if there is slight pressure on the steering wheel from holding the truck into the left bend in the road the trucks wheels will start to shake and wobble, it will get so bad you need to hold the steering wheel with two hands and guide the truck to a complete stop in that left lane so to make it go away. This is real scary. I know there is items on the web sights that will fix this problem, but ford will void your warranty if they find any aftermarket parts on the truck.what i don't understand is ford knows there is a problem with this wobble and if you go and fix it they void your warranty.
Front wheels went into an extreme wobble after hitting a bump, and would not stop wobbling until i came to a complete stop.
2011 ford f-350 super duty 4x4. The vehicle has never had a lift or large tires of any kind installed on it and has always had stock oem spec tires. This vehicle has what has become known as "the death wobble". Ford calls it "sustained steering wheel oscillation". It is extremely dangerous and terrifying to experience.the problem is well documented and i am shocked that there has not yet been a safety recall on this. The death wobble primarily occurs at speeds above 50 or so miles per hour when the vehicle hits a pot-hole, expansion joint, unavoidable road debris, etc. It also has a nasty snowball effect in that once you have experienced it a couple of times the additional damage it is creating causes it to happen easier and easier to the point that it will then occur regularly all the way down to 35 miles per hour. We have experienced the death wobble literally many dozens of times over the years since we purchased this vehicle. We have done and replaced everything that we can think of to fix this problem; some of them multiple times but nothing works. Things we have done: new tires (multiple times), new front-end alignment (multiple times), new track bar bushing and ball joint (multiple times), new tie rod ends (multiple times), new center link (multiple times), new shock absorbers, new steering damper, new upper and lower ball joints, new u-joints. None of this has worked. The death wobble is so violent that it is wreaks havoc on the entire truck including the newly installed parts, the frame, drivetrain and suspension components, chassis, etc. Literally everything on the vehicle including windshields.ford is obviously aware of this problem and the propensity for their solid front axle f-250 and f-350 trucks from the past two decades to experience the death wobble. Somebody will eventually die from this, if it hasn't happened already. It needs dealt with!
Death wobble in my truck violently shaking at highway speeds with no warning
On multiple occasions when driving at highway speeds when i run across ruff roads or bumps the trucks front end begins to wobble and shake. The shake is worse if i am in any kind of turn, but it will do it on straight roads also.i must slow down to under 30 mph to regain control of vehicle.i have taken it into ford dealerships and gotten no results. One dealership claimed it to be in the ball joints and i had them replaced but the problem still exists.doing online research, i am seeing others with the same issue and some calling it the death wobble.i have been experiencing this since 2018 but the last time was 10/22/2020.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the steering wheel required excessive force. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000. The vin was not available.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f350. While driving approximately 10 mph, an unusual noise emitted from the vehicle with the sudden loss of power steering. The contact experienced difficulty turning the steering wheel and was able to maneuver to the side of the road. He then inspected under the hood and discovered that the steering fluid reservoir was empty. The contact resumed driving. The brakes were applied with force repeatedly before the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The failure mileage was 1,039.updated 8/30/11 the consumer was informed the fluid lines were misaligned which caused the serpentine belt to rub on the fluid lines which wore the lines out.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f350. The contact noticed that there was no shield in front of the running board causing dirt, debris and snow to be thrown onto the running board. The contact stated that he could possibly fall and injure himself on the wet running board. The manufacturer was notified who informed the contact that there were no related recalls and would provide no further assistance. The contact did not inform the dealer of the failure nor was the vehicle repaired. The vin was unavailable. The current mileage was approximately 9,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 2,000.
The truck has 8 cab body mount bushings that had deterioratedaway that left the cab moving and bouncing up and down on the frame. This happened while drivingdownthe road whilein motion on the highway and in the city. The truckhas lessthan80000 miles.
On 5/8/21, while driving at approximatly55-60 mph, i hit a pothole on hwy231 south (4 lane) and the front end of my 2011 f350 truck started to shake violently and became hard to steer. I had to almost stop before it quit shaking. I was afraid we (wife & i) were going to loose control and hit another vehicle. I took it to a repair shop and after inspection, they told me there was a problem only a ford dealer could fix. The shop had seen this before and ford refused to tell them what parts were needed to do that fix. On 5/12/21, i took the truck to tallassee automotive ford dealer for repair. After inspection,they said they knew the problem and could fix it for $1100 (or $11?? something. I was flabbergasted at the amount, but had to have it fixed and agreed. They oredered parts and called two days later to come pick it up. Upon arrival, they said my bill was $1450. I complained loudly that they told me $1100 something. After consultation between someone i did not see, they agreed to discount it by $300. Later someone told me they had heard of this ford problem and i should look it up online.idid and found stories about something called the "death wabble."my purpose for this complaintis to add my voice to the group of pepople who have had a similar experience and may require ford motor company to take responsibility for their obvious design flaw that could cause injuries or death to unknowing people. As for the repairs, it seems they replaced everything between the two front wheels and the steering column. Not being a mechanic, i do not know what caused this or what was really necessary to fix it. No symptoms before this incident indicated there was anything wrong with my truck. There were no warnings or events that could have made me check out any problem like this situation. I have not contacted ford motor co., the police, or insurance company.looking on the internet, it is apparent ford is aware of thiis problem and claims no responsibility.
At speeds of 55 to 60mph, mostly when hitting some kind of bump or dip in the road the truck steering wheel goes out of control shaking back and forth, along with the entire front of the truck. I have to slam on the brakes and it does not stop untill the truck is almost completely stopped.is been in and out of automotive shops with the problem still remaining.when looking it up online (the world wide web) this is definitely a very common ford issue and not just individual trucks.the shaking is so violent you can barely keep it in control and waiting for something to break. I can't believe this is not a safety recall issue.
2011 f350 4x4 dual rear wheel lariat. Everyone calls it the "super duty death wobble" ford has no plans to fix. Started at 30k miles, replaced all known worn parts and suggested parts like everyone else - still doing it. Youtube videos show violent shake to the point your head can smack the side windows. Front end on highway hits slight bump like on over pass shakes so violently it can break the front end wheel tires and everything else.. Changed tires, stabilizer shock, alignments. Recently this past week on i75 in ohio it happened 1/2 dozen times @ 65 to 70 mph shook so hard you cannot control lock the brakes down hardto 30 mph just like everyone else on the net says. Nearly causing wrecks on the freeway. Happens without warning. Totally stock $55k truck. Dealer says no tsb or recall. But ford does know about it and says it "may help" to check stabilizer shock. Everyone has done that. Google super duty death wobble it and see videos. My first ever online complaint. This ford truck is insanely dangerous. At dealer now with no solution. I discovered by switching into 4whd it will stop which tells me it is internal control arm bushings because 4wd will bind the front end up enough to preload suspension. It got me home but the wife will never ride in it again!
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph over a road bump when the vehicle began to vibrate violently, causing the vehicle to travel into another lane without intent. The failure recurred three times while driving over a road bump or pothole. The contact planned to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 23,400.
At any freeway speed if you hit a pot hole or a seam in the road on a turn, the truck will shake violently until you come to a stop. We have had ford look at this a number of times with not success in getting a solution. The truck is not safe and it has happened to multiple drivers of this truck.
On three separate occasions while driving on highway at approximately 70 mph the front wheels began oscillating (death wobble) after going over a rough patch of road or bridge expansion joints. The oscillation makes it impossible to steer and the only way it will stop is to slow down to 25 mph or below.nearly struck in the rear end by another vehicle while trying to regain control.
While driving in the left side passing lane and coming up to a slight left bend in the road the truck went over a expansion joint in the road, if there is slight pressure on the steering wheel from holding the truck into the left bend in the road the trucks wheels will start to shake and wobble, it will get so bad you need to hold the steering wheel with two hands and guide the truck to a complete stop in that left lane so to make it go away. This is real scary. I know there is items on the web sights that will fix this problem, but ford will void your warranty if they find any aftermarket parts on the truck.what i don't understand is ford knows there is a problem with this wobble and if you go and fix it they void your warranty.
Death warble twice 7/15/2020 on the highway doing the speed limit almost killedseveral people with truck and empty trailer. Death warble needs to be addressed immediately. Have spent too much time and money on a truckthat should be considered unsafe to drive on the freeway.
The truck violently started shaking after hitting several small bumps in road. Almost lost control of truck. In order for shaking to stop i had to slow truck down to 25 mph. I almost was rear ended by a truck following me. The shake feels like the front wheels are about to come off. This has happened almost a dozen times since the truck was bought new.
When driving on a highway and hitting a pot hole, the front end of the truck shakes violently until the speed of the truck is reduced to almost a stop.this is obviously dangerous because, not only do i loose control temporarily, but the cars behind me can hit me.many people on line have expressed the same problem.
Driving at 65 mph on ih-10 houston tx, hit a bump in the road and truck entered into a death wobble, had to veer across 3 lanes and a on ramp to the shoulder and slow to about 5 mph before the shimmy stopped. Very scary actually a little scared of my truck now.went to a front end shop today and was told i have no loose parts and the steering stabilizer was fine. He told me the ball joint on the track bar is usually what it is and only ford can fix it.they did not charge me.
The well known issue called "death wobble". This is documented issue with the ford f-series trucks where the truck violently wobbles out of control when driving approximately 55mph. Ford denies this is an issue, yet you can find evidence of this issue all over the ford truck forums. With my truck, this issue is becoming more frequent. When it occurs, i have to pull off to the shoulder and slow down to approximately 15mph before it stops. I have replaced the shocks, tie rod ends, track bar, track bar ball joint, rotated tires, alignment, and it is still occurring. The only thing left to replace are the ball joints then pretty much the entire front end suspension will have been rebuilt at a cost of a couple thousand dollars.this is a significant safety issue and can easily cause an accident, especially when in construction zones on the highway. From what i've read, this has already caused accidents in certain cases and is due to a poor design of these trucks. Ford needs to address this and the nhtsa should force ford to issue a recall to correct the problem.
Highway speeds driving on concrete truck hit bumps and started violently bucking and vibrating. This happened a dozen times in my 300 mile trip.
Truck is experiencing death wobble at highway speeds, happened numerous times over last several months after ford replaced many components of front end
Vehicle hit a pothole on interstate 75 north near dalton georgia at approximately 65 miles per hour.the front right wheel and front end violently shook and the steering wheel shook so bad control ofthe f350 became an issue.i was unable to control the vehicle until i slowed to below 20 miles per hour.the incident presented a very serious safety issue
When driving down the roads the front end and steering wheel goes into a violent shaking and vibration to point where i have to almost stop the truck. It seems to happen on both townroads and highways it also seems tobe worseon the highway.
I was driviing on the highway 65mph an the truck started the death wobble it was out of control.things on the back seat landed on the floor due to the uncontrolable shaking of the truck.i had to slow down which i almost caused an accident.this is a scary an unsafe issue..it has happened quite a bit an is going to cause someone to get seriously hurt or even die.something has got to be done.ford has got to recognize they have a big issue here an do something about it.i have to keep the speed down an even then its still an issue.i am scared to drive the truck its that bad in one instance i thought i was gonna die i couldnt get it to stop finally was able to get over to the breakdown lane an stop i was shaking an scared to death.i have not been to the dealership due to dueing my research an findin out it was the death wobble an there is no fix for it.please there has got to be something you can do to help i would appreciate it.thank-you
Hit a slight bump in the road and the truck started to shake violently and the steering wheel had severe shaking. Had to slow down to 30mph before the truck quite shaking and allowed me to return to normal speed.
Death wobble,has been to dealer several times. Said it was the tires cupping less than 20,000 milesnew tires did not help, they aligned it and said they rotated tires.now it is back, 40,600 miles, just as bad a ever. They know the problem and refuse to repair as there is no safety recall. Guess it will take a few deaths to get some help or a high named political/sport/rich figure, for any help. Yes for us to spend $1500 bucks there may be some relief.why should we need to pay for something they know how to repair. It is the same problem associated to the 1967/68 ford bronco.we had one at the albertville dealer when as a young man almost lost my life driving it as i went across the median and 2 lanes of traffic when i worked there in service.speed 45 to 70 mph on any road surface at any time it wants to act up, only way to stop is slow down several timestill is stops hope it will not come back. This is verrrrry in-nerving when pulling our 2014 redwood42' rv with a combined weight of 24,600 pounds. How many kids< children<adults can i kill should this cause the steering gear box to bust, as it did on the bronco??
I have a 2011 ford sd f-350 srw with 26505 miles.on several occasions, i have experience violent front end shimmy after hitting a bump in the road or an expansion joint on a bridge or on the freeway.the vehicle requires sudden braking to bring the vehicle back in control.the front end shakes violently to the point of taking the steering out of your hands. This is very dangerous.the last time it occurred i was on a bridge.the violent movement of the front end moved me into the adjacent lane, luckily, there was no vehicle in the lane.i could have caused an accident due to this problem.
After hitting very small bumps in the road at 50mph, the left front wheel started shaking violently, making it difficult to control the vehicle. The only way to regain control was to slow to about 30mph, very dangerous on the interstate highway.this has happened several times since, always starting with small bumps in the road, left front wheel, causing the violent shaking.vehicle control could only be regained by slowing to about 30mph.
I was driving and my steering arms caught on fire.
Death wobble, i have replaced every single parts that moves on the front of the truck and at 60 mph turning slightly left and hit any kind of bump in the road and steering oscillating left and right and only way to stop is to brake hard down to 25 mph, ford unwilling to help. Truck has been in the shop 5 times for 3 days each time, at a total cost of $3800. It started june20th 2018 and is still acting up as of today13 months later. Truck is 100% factory.
The vehicleis shakingterribleat 50 maybe 60 mph can'ttel exactly because i was scared .i got new tires andis still doingsame. I was on hwy 83 toward scott city ks.
On multiple occasions when driving at highway speeds when i run across ruff roads or bumps the trucks front end begins to wobble and shake. The shake is worse if i am in any kind of turn, but it will do it on straight roads also.i must slow down to under 30 mph to regain control of vehicle.i have taken it into ford dealerships and gotten no results. One dealership claimed it to be in the ball joints and i had them replaced but the problem still exists.doing online research, i am seeing others with the same issue and some calling it the death wobble.i have been experiencing this since 2018 but the last time was 10/22/2020.
At high speeds the truck enters into a death wobble.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle wobbled without warning. The vehicle was taken to fx caprara chrysler dodge jeep ram watertown (18476 us-11, watertown, ny 13601, (315)-788-7400) where it was diagnosed that the lower control arm failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to bring the vehicle in for a second diagnostic test. The failure mileage was approximately 42,656.
2011 ford f-350 super duty 4x4. The vehicle has never had a lift or large tires of any kind installed on it and has always had stock oem spec tires. This vehicle has what has become known as "the death wobble". Ford calls it "sustained steering wheel oscillation". It is extremely dangerous and terrifying to experience.the problem is well documented and i am shocked that there has not yet been a safety recall on this. The death wobble primarily occurs at speeds above 50 or so miles per hour when the vehicle hits a pot-hole, expansion joint, unavoidable road debris, etc. It also has a nasty snowball effect in that once you have experienced it a couple of times the additional damage it is creating causes it to happen easier and easier to the point that it will then occur regularly all the way down to 35 miles per hour. We have experienced the death wobble literally many dozens of times over the years since we purchased this vehicle. We have done and replaced everything that we can think of to fix this problem; some of them multiple times but nothing works. Things we have done: new tires (multiple times), new front-end alignment (multiple times), new track bar bushing and ball joint (multiple times), new tie rod ends (multiple times), new center link (multiple times), new shock absorbers, new steering damper, new upper and lower ball joints, new u-joints. None of this has worked. The death wobble is so violent that it is wreaks havoc on the entire truck including the newly installed parts, the frame, drivetrain and suspension components, chassis, etc. Literally everything on the vehicle including windshields.ford is obviously aware of this problem and the propensity for their solid front axle f-250 and f-350 trucks from the past two decades to experience the death wobble. Somebody will eventually die from this, if it hasn't happened already. It needs dealt with!
Front wheels went into an extreme wobble after hitting a bump, and would not stop wobbling until i came to a complete stop.
We were driving in a street road and hit a small bump and the car started shaking violently and my husband lost control of steering, we almost hit a light pole but were able to reduce the speed and only hit the curve. When we slowed down the tie rod was broken and we had to call for road assistance. All of the things we experienced were exactly as they are described by other people who have experienced theā€œdeath wobbleā€¯. There were no warnings that it was going to happen, it was sudden. Luckily we werenā€™t in a highway so we werenā€™t going at high speed, but otherwise it would have been very dangerous also for the cars surrounding us. After the incident we took our car to ford to be repaired and it was a very expensive repair, they didnā€™t give us a reason as to why it happened but thatjust left us wondering if it might happen again in the future. The insurance company doesnā€™t seem interested in getting in touch with us to see if there is something they can help us with. And now we are just left to hope it doesnā€™t happen again to us or other people. Ford needs to recall his trucks.
I have owned this truck for 45 days / 2,000 miles.numerous times i have experienced a suspension malfunction commonly known as a "deathwobble".as of late, it has become increasingly worse.yesterday's incident required me to lower my speed to 10 mph on a major highway to regain control of my f350 super duty.i was nearly rearended by multiple vehicles including a tractor trailer.in addition i nearly collided with a jersey wall on a bridge.taking the vehicle back to the dealer, but want to ensure that there is a record of the danger in this vehicle.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the front end of the vehicle started to jerk violently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who referred him to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 23,500.
My super duty is doing a death wobble which is violent shaking in the truck it only happens on the highway and there is no warning to when it happens and doesn't happen all the time my friend has 90 of those trucks and more than half of his are doing it ford replaced everything in the front end and he drove 5 miles and it started to do it again ford has no idea how to fix the problem and it's happening to the whole line of super dutys i have almost killed myself and other people because of this problem i don't know what else to do ford is going to take it in and see what they find but i am not confident that they will be able to fix it my truck is stock with 68k mileage 2nd owner every service has been done at the same dealership they either need to do a recall or give me another truck because i have called everyone been to multiple dealerships and each one told me that it was a different problem in the front end the truck is still under warranty this first started in june and has happened every time i get on the highway at least once so i stopped driving on the highway because someone is going to get killed and because ford won't acknowledge that there is a problem the warranty won't cover it if you send me a way to send you a video of this i will ford headquarters is going to try and get this fixed or possibly buy back the truck but it is paid for and i don't want a truck payment so i would only accept something like a new truck or more than what it is worth which is 40000
When traveling usually at highway speeds and i come to a difference in surfaces a slight difference in the road say going over an overpass, the stearing wheel shakes violently.on you tube there are hundreds of videos about this problem.its very dangerous, i left the dealership today and after spending $1,300 to repair the problem i can only assume that this will be a year or two fix as the same parts will fail again.ford should solve this problem.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact noticed that the rear of the oem trailer hitch had premature cracks near the welding. The contact replaced the oem trailer hitch with a new hitch. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact stated that the label that indicated the towing capacity may be incorrect. The vin and failure mileage were not available.
Driving about 60 mphon new highway, steering wheel started rocking violently just about lost control, steering wheel whipped so hardthe spoke on the steering wheel hit and hurt my thumb. Took truck to dealer who found everything within ford acceptable specifications. Dealer said wear was found recommended replacing all moving parts in front suspension plus new shocks and tires. $4000.00
On 5/8/21, while driving at approximatly55-60 mph, i hit a pothole on hwy231 south (4 lane) and the front end of my 2011 f350 truck started to shake violently and became hard to steer. I had to almost stop before it quit shaking. I was afraid we (wife & i) were going to loose control and hit another vehicle. I took it to a repair shop and after inspection, they told me there was a problem only a ford dealer could fix. The shop had seen this before and ford refused to tell them what parts were needed to do that fix. On 5/12/21, i took the truck to tallassee automotive ford dealer for repair. After inspection,they said they knew the problem and could fix it for $1100 (or $11?? something. I was flabbergasted at the amount, but had to have it fixed and agreed. They oredered parts and called two days later to come pick it up. Upon arrival, they said my bill was $1450. I complained loudly that they told me $1100 something. After consultation between someone i did not see, they agreed to discount it by $300. Later someone told me they had heard of this ford problem and i should look it up online.idid and found stories about something called the "death wabble."my purpose for this complaintis to add my voice to the group of pepople who have had a similar experience and may require ford motor company to take responsibility for their obvious design flaw that could cause injuries or death to unknowing people. As for the repairs, it seems they replaced everything between the two front wheels and the steering column. Not being a mechanic, i do not know what caused this or what was really necessary to fix it. No symptoms before this incident indicated there was anything wrong with my truck. There were no warnings or events that could have made me check out any problem like this situation. I have not contacted ford motor co., the police, or insurance company.looking on the internet, it is apparent ford is aware of thiis problem and claims no responsibility.
Our truck lost all power and quit running while we were traveling on us50 at approx. 55 mph we were towing our 37ft fifth wheel at the time.it was 100+ degrees and we had to wait for over 3 hour for road assistance to arrive. Our truck is a 2011 with only 42,215 miles on it.ford doesn't know exactly what caused this to happen, but needed to replace "dpf" pressure sensor & filter and all egt sensors.this was very dangerous for us.our truck gave no warning and our truck has been maintained for all routine services and recalls,no assistance offer from factory.we purchased this truck because ford stated that this diesel engine was reliable and dependable.i question how something like this could happen with absolutely no warning.thank goodness we are all safe.my husband, me and our dog.truck has been repaired $$$ big dollars to repair.ford needs to make a recall on this item, step up this is a safety issue.
When the truck reaches speeds over 60 mph, the vehicle will go into an uncontrollable shake, the death wobble. The driver looses partial control and has to fight to keep the truck in a single lane for safety until the truck speed gets under 45 mph.there is no warning for the wobble. We have checked the alignment, the tires, the tie rods, the suspension and steering, brakes and bearings and all are in mechanical order. We drive on a highway daily with traffic speeds from 60-75mph. I do not have photos, but we do have a short video of it happening.
My super duty is doing a death wobble which is violent shaking in the truck it only happens on the highway and there is no warning to when it happens and doesn't happen all the time my friend has 90 of those trucks and more than half of his are doing it ford replaced everything in the front end and he drove 5 miles and it started to do it again ford has no idea how to fix the problem and it's happening to the whole line of super dutys i have almost killed myself and other people because of this problem i don't know what else to do ford is going to take it in and see what they find but i am not confident that they will be able to fix it my truck is stock with 68k mileage 2nd owner every service has been done at the same dealership they either need to do a recall or give me another truck because i have called everyone been to multiple dealerships and each one told me that it was a different problem in the front end the truck is still under warranty this first started in june and has happened every time i get on the highway at least once so i stopped driving on the highway because someone is going to get killed and because ford won't acknowledge that there is a problem the warranty won't cover it if you send me a way to send you a video of this i will ford headquarters is going to try and get this fixed or possibly buy back the truck but it is paid for and i don't want a truck payment so i would only accept something like a new truck or more than what it is worth which is 40000
The contact rented a 2011 ford f350. The contact was driving in reverse approximately 5 mph when shifting into drive, there was a sudden acceleration. The vehicle failed to slow down. The brake was applied with excessive pressure and the tires began to spin uncontrollably. The brake pedal was engaged firmly numerous times. The contact shifted the gear into park and turned the engine off in order to stop the vehicle. When the rental vehicle was returned to the facility, the contact informed them of the unintended acceleration failure. The failure mileage was less than 600. The vin was unavailable.
Having owned the truck less than a month and driving in city traffic, the vehicle lost power and went to idle. This happens repeatedly. Seems to occur primarily in city driving - not highway driving. Have been to the dealership several times with no solution. They can find no codes. This is dangerous as i could be making a left turn in heavy traffic when it drops to idle and could be involved in a serious accident. We have now owned this truck for a year and it only has 6,800 miles on it due to the danger of driving in traffic. Most of these miles have been from repeated trips to the dealership to no avail.
I was driviing on the highway 65mph an the truck started the death wobble it was out of control.things on the back seat landed on the floor due to the uncontrolable shaking of the truck.i had to slow down which i almost caused an accident.this is a scary an unsafe issue..it has happened quite a bit an is going to cause someone to get seriously hurt or even die.something has got to be done.ford has got to recognize they have a big issue here an do something about it.i have to keep the speed down an even then its still an issue.i am scared to drive the truck its that bad in one instance i thought i was gonna die i couldnt get it to stop finally was able to get over to the breakdown lane an stop i was shaking an scared to death.i have not been to the dealership due to dueing my research an findin out it was the death wobble an there is no fix for it.please there has got to be something you can do to help i would appreciate it.thank-you
I was driving and my steering arms caught on fire.
The contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while at a stop sign the vehicle began to accelerat and the engine revved up. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage and the current mileage was 34,500.
Power folding side rear view mirrors will not hold their position setting causing lack of ability to monitor traffic on both sides of the vehicle when vehicle is in motion.
My 2011 f-350 truck's heating system suddenly would not switch locations. It was stuck on dashboard heating, and would not switch to the floor or to the defrost. The truck is 2 years old. At the beginning of winter, driving without defrost is rather hazardous as it is difficult to defrost the windshield. I had to pay to get it fixed, and it cost me $1862.37. I feel that any vehicle's heating system ought to operate without issues for a decade or more, so it was rather frustrating to hear that ford would not cover it on my 2 year old vehicle.besides the common sense frustration factor, it could be a safety concern if it is a common occurrence in that people may not be able to defrost the windshield, which could result in excessive frost buildup in northern climates, which can block the driver's vision and result in a crash.
At any freeway speed if you hit a pot hole or a seam in the road on a turn, the truck will shake violently until you come to a stop. We have had ford look at this a number of times with not success in getting a solution. The truck is not safe and it has happened to multiple drivers of this truck.
Death warble twice 7/15/2020 on the highway doing the speed limit almost killedseveral people with truck and empty trailer. Death warble needs to be addressed immediately. Have spent too much time and money on a truckthat should be considered unsafe to drive on the freeway.
The rear driver side dually wheel came loose causing the driver to loose control of the vehicle. This is the second incident in six weeks with identical ford model trucks that we own and use everyday. The first incident two weeks prior the wheel fell completely off the truck causing the truck to veer out of control across a four lane highway. This model ford truck is very dangerous!!!!
Vehicle hit a pothole on interstate 75 north near dalton georgia at approximately 65 miles per hour.the front right wheel and front end violently shook and the steering wheel shook so bad control ofthe f350 became an issue.i was unable to control the vehicle until i slowed to below 20 miles per hour.the incident presented a very serious safety issue
Continental contitrac tr m+s lt275/70r18 125/122s load range e tires.tire split across tread approx. 10 inches while driving, not under load and not towing.tires have less than 11,000 miles on them.
2011 ford f-350 super duty 4x4. The vehicle has never had a lift or large tires of any kind installed on it and has always had stock oem spec tires. This vehicle has what has become known as "the death wobble". Ford calls it "sustained steering wheel oscillation". It is extremely dangerous and terrifying to experience.the problem is well documented and i am shocked that there has not yet been a safety recall on this. The death wobble primarily occurs at speeds above 50 or so miles per hour when the vehicle hits a pot-hole, expansion joint, unavoidable road debris, etc. It also has a nasty snowball effect in that once you have experienced it a couple of times the additional damage it is creating causes it to happen easier and easier to the point that it will then occur regularly all the way down to 35 miles per hour. We have experienced the death wobble literally many dozens of times over the years since we purchased this vehicle. We have done and replaced everything that we can think of to fix this problem; some of them multiple times but nothing works. Things we have done: new tires (multiple times), new front-end alignment (multiple times), new track bar bushing and ball joint (multiple times), new tie rod ends (multiple times), new center link (multiple times), new shock absorbers, new steering damper, new upper and lower ball joints, new u-joints. None of this has worked. The death wobble is so violent that it is wreaks havoc on the entire truck including the newly installed parts, the frame, drivetrain and suspension components, chassis, etc. Literally everything on the vehicle including windshields.ford is obviously aware of this problem and the propensity for their solid front axle f-250 and f-350 trucks from the past two decades to experience the death wobble. Somebody will eventually die from this, if it hasn't happened already. It needs dealt with!
When traveling usually at highway speeds and i come to a difference in surfaces a slight difference in the road say going over an overpass, the stearing wheel shakes violently.on you tube there are hundreds of videos about this problem.its very dangerous, i left the dealership today and after spending $1,300 to repair the problem i can only assume that this will be a year or two fix as the same parts will fail again.ford should solve this problem.
I have a 2011 ford sd f-350 srw with 26505 miles.on several occasions, i have experience violent front end shimmy after hitting a bump in the road or an expansion joint on a bridge or on the freeway.the vehicle requires sudden braking to bring the vehicle back in control.the front end shakes violently to the point of taking the steering out of your hands. This is very dangerous.the last time it occurred i was on a bridge.the violent movement of the front end moved me into the adjacent lane, luckily, there was no vehicle in the lane.i could have caused an accident due to this problem.
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