High Severity Issue
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VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE, SHUDDER, VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH FOR UNKOWN REASONS. IT APPEARS THAT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSE CAR TO BEGIN THIS DEATH WOBBLE. ROAD, WEATHER, AND SPEED CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE AT RANDOM. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS THAT IT MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP NEEDS INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO REPAIR.
VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE, SHUDDER, VIBRATE AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH FOR UNKOWN REASONS. IT APPEARS THAT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSE CAR TO BEGIN THIS DEATH WOBBLE. ROAD, WEATHER, AND SPEED CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE AT RANDOM. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS THAT IT MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP NEEDS INSTRUCTIONS FROM MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO REPAIR.
TAILGATE HAS OPENED ON ITS OWN MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE TAILGATE IS NOW DAMAGED, IT WAS CAUGHT AGAINST MY TRAILER WHILE DRIVING.
TAILGATE HAS OPENED ON ITS OWN MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE TAILGATE IS NOW DAMAGED, IT WAS CAUGHT AGAINST MY TRAILER WHILE DRIVING.
WAS TRAVELING ON I90 WITH MY FATHER, WAS DOING 70 MILES PER WHEN TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP HOLD OF STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS A SEMI BEHIND ME THAT NEARLY HIT US AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP SHAKING NEVER BEEN SO SCARED
WAS TRAVELING ON I90 WITH MY FATHER, WAS DOING 70 MILES PER WHEN TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP HOLD OF STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS A SEMI BEHIND ME THAT NEARLY HIT US AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP SHAKING NEVER BEEN SO SCARED
EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" 2 TIMES. NOTIFIED FORD AND THRY SAID 'OH YEAH YOU EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE. ASKED IF THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED ONLY IF OUR TRUCK IS UNDER 36,000 MILES. OURS HAS 50,000. THE TRUCK IS AT FORD TO BE FIXED WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1800.00. WE BOUGHT OUT TRUCK MAY OF 2017.....FORD WOULD'VE KNOWN BY THEN THAT THERE WAS THIS PROBLEM, YET SOLD TO US....KNOWINGLY THAT "A DEATH WOBBLE IS A VERY DANGEROUS VIBRATION...." "THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE" WHY IS IT ALRIGHT TO KNOWINGLY SELL US SOMETHING THAT IS DANGEROUS?? WHY ARE WE HAVING TO INCUR THIS COST? WHY IS THERE NO REAL RECALL FOR THIS? PLEASE HELP. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST.
EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" 2 TIMES. NOTIFIED FORD AND THRY SAID 'OH YEAH YOU EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE. ASKED IF THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED ONLY IF OUR TRUCK IS UNDER 36,000 MILES. OURS HAS 50,000. THE TRUCK IS AT FORD TO BE FIXED WITH AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1800.00. WE BOUGHT OUT TRUCK MAY OF 2017.....FORD WOULD'VE KNOWN BY THEN THAT THERE WAS THIS PROBLEM, YET SOLD TO US....KNOWINGLY THAT "A DEATH WOBBLE IS A VERY DANGEROUS VIBRATION...." "THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE" WHY IS IT ALRIGHT TO KNOWINGLY SELL US SOMETHING THAT IS DANGEROUS?? WHY ARE WE HAVING TO INCUR THIS COST? WHY IS THERE NO REAL RECALL FOR THIS? PLEASE HELP. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST.
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 55 NORTH OF SIKESTON, MISSOURI. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK. AND WAS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK. SHE NOTICED THE TRUCK LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE AND A LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH RELATING TO THE POWER LOSS. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. AS SOON AS SHE STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND TOLD OUR DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. AS SOON AS THEY GOT TO THE TAILGATE FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE TRUCK. SHE SAW THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE WITH FLAMES DROPPING DOWN ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. SHE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (FORD GROVES) EARLIER THAT DAY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE FIRE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CHILD IN A CHILD RESTRAINT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED BY D & K TOWING AND STORED AT THEIR FACILITY IN SIKESTON. THE SCOTT COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE FIRE. THE TRUCK AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE DESTROYED IN THE INCIDENT.
MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 55 NORTH OF SIKESTON, MISSOURI. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK. AND WAS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT PASSING A SEMI-TRUCK. SHE NOTICED THE TRUCK LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE AND A LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH RELATING TO THE POWER LOSS. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. AS SOON AS SHE STOPPED THE TRUCK, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND TOLD OUR DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. AS SOON AS THEY GOT TO THE TAILGATE FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE TRUCK. SHE SAW THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE WITH FLAMES DROPPING DOWN ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. SHE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (FORD GROVES) EARLIER THAT DAY. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE FIRE. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CHILD IN A CHILD RESTRAINT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED BY D & K TOWING AND STORED AT THEIR FACILITY IN SIKESTON. THE SCOTT COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE FIRE. THE TRUCK AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE DESTROYED IN THE INCIDENT.