2011 FORD F-350 SD Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND STOP THE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER (O'MEARA FORD, 400 W 104TH AVE, NORTHGLENN, CO 80234) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

VEHICLE WOBBLES/VIBRATES "DEATH WOBBLE" AT HIGH SPEED OR WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON FREEWAY, ONLY WAY TO STOP THE WOBBLE IS TO REDUCE VEHICLE SPEED TO UNDER 30 MPH, VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35K MILES, I HAVE HEARD OF MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE OCCURRING AROUND 30K MILES ON FORDS, DODGE (A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT WAS STARTED IN 2014) & JEEP (CONGRESS HAS ALREADY REQUESTED A RECALL). I AM ASKING THAT THIS ISSUE IS LOOKED INTO FURTHER BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING 60MPH OR FASTER. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU GO OVER A BRIDGE, CATTLE GUARD OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. CAUSE THE CEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND YOU HAVE TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE HAD FORD WORK ON IT AND NOTHING HAS CURED THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

Mileage: 10,800

I LOST STEERING IN THE TRUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED LEFT TO RIGHT AND VISE VERSA WITH A LOT OF PLAY. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. THE FRONT END WILL SHAKES BECAUSE OF NO STEERING MAKING THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLE. IT IS VERY RANDOM WHEN IT HAPPENS AND HAS HAPPENED AT INTERSTATE SPEED. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND HAVE REPLACED TIE ROD ENDS ALONG WITH BRAKES.

Mileage: 108,964

THE ENGINE IN MY 2011 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL SHUT DOWN WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING IN FREEWAY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DUE TO A EGT SENSOR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE 6.7 ENGINE FOR SOME TIME ACCORDING TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DIESEL FORUM SITES. THE ONLY RECALL TO DATE FROM FORD HAS BEEN ON THOSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AMBULANCE PACKAGE, ALTHOUGH THIS AFFECTS ALL VEHICLES WITH THE 6.7 MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

2011 FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE MUST BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP SHAKING. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE SHAKING WAS BAD THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND NOTHING WAS DONE, EXCEPT ROTATING THE TIRES AND CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE. IN FEBRUARY 2014, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TIE RODS, FRONT DRIVE LINK, A FRONT TRACK BAR AND AN ALIGNMENT. *JB

Mileage: 15,000

**2011 F350 SD 4X2. FIRST NOTICED THIS PHENOMENON AT 65MPH ON THE THRUWAY. WHEN HITTING CERTAIN ROUGH ROAD SURFACE, OR BUMPS, OR CONCAVITIES ETC., FRONT WHEELS "HOP" TO ONE SIDE, STEERING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOULDER, IF "HOPPING" TO THE RIGHT, OR INTO THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC IF BUMP CAUSES A LEFT SIDE "HOP". CAN "HOP" EITHER WAY DEPENDENT UPON WHICH WHEEL STRIKES THE ROUGH SURFACE. IF BOTH WHEELS STRIKE THE ROUGH SURFACE THEN IT CAN GO EITHER WAY. THIS HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL. CAN HOP 12" OR MORE. I AM FRIGHTENED BY THIS VEHICLE AS I COULD EASILY STRIKE A CONCRETE BARRIER OR CONCRETE CURB OR A PEDESTRIAN OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER MANUFACTURERS VEHICLES OF SIMILAR GVWR, OVER THE LAST 35 YEARS, AND THIS PROBLEM IS PARTICULAR TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL ONLY. I COMPARED WITH A 2015 FORD, SAME VEHICLE, AND THAT DOES THE SAME THING. FORD CLAIMS ITS NORMAL. FORD CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL UNTIL YOU "LOAD IT" TO CAPACITY, JUST OVER 2 TONS. "ONCE ITS LOADED, YOU WILL BE OK", SAYS FORD. SO THEIR THEORY STATES ITS OK TO BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WHILE YOU'RE TRAVELING TO PICK UP YOUR 4000LB LOAD, THEN ONCE YOU'RE LOADED ITS OK. SO IF YOU HAVE NO LOAD FOR 50% OF THE TIME THEN ITS OK TO HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE 1/2 THE TIME YOU DRIVE IT! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM AND I DOUBT FORD WILL ADMIT IT, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS UNSAFE AND SOMEBODY HAD BETTER LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. **INCIDENTALLY, THIS IS A 2011 THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2014. IT SAT ON THE LOT FOR 3 YEARS. THIS HAS NO BEARING ON THE ISSUE HOWEVER SINCE THE 2015 DISPLAYS THE SAME TENDENCIES. *TR

Mileage: 135

TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, TURNING SLIGHTLY ALONG A CURVED SECTION OF THE ROADWAY, UPON ENCOUNTERING VERY SMALL BUMPS, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL THREATENED TO SHAKE MY HANDS LOOSE FROM IT, I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKE AND TRY TO QUICKLY SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES SINCE THIS ORIGINAL INCIDENT. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES ROTATED REGULARLY AND WITH PROPER PRESSURE MAINTAINED. SEEMS TO OCCUR ON CURVED SECTION OF HIGHWAY THAT IS ALSO ON AN UPHILL GRADE AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRAC BAR, BUSHINGS, BALL JOINTS, STEERING AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE ALL REPLACED. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED AND BALANCED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION FOR THE LAST 70,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS COMPONENTS REPLACED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER INFROMED THE CONSUMER THE OSCILLATION WAS NORMAL.

Mileage: 25,000

WAS ON FREEWAY ABOUT 55 TO 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO WHAT I WOULD CALL A DEATH WOBBLE WHERE IT SEEMED TO BE SHAKING THE TRUCK TO DEATH. ONCE I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED AND STARTED OUT AGAIN IT WAS FINE. 2 DAYS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME I WAS JUST GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY ON THE ON RAMP. IT DID IT AGAIN. DID NOT SEEM TO HIT ANY BUMP OR POTHOLE JUST STARTED SHAKING. HAD DEALER CHECK ITY OUT THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND THEY BLAMED IT ON THE TIRES, AND SAID IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 59 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE CONTACT DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE U-BOLTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING SHOCK ABSORBER WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TORQUE BAR AND THE TWO FRONT SHOCKS WERE REPLACED ON SUBSEQUENT VISITS. LATER, THE TIRES WERE ROTATED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MECHANIC THEN DEFLATED THE TIRES. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TIRES WERE THEN OVER INFLATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE WOBBLE WAS NORMAL AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 294,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 315,000.

Mileage: 294,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HIT BUMP IN ROAD THE STEERING SHAKES REALLY BAD AND TO GAIN CONTROL HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST STOP SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 28,586

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES EXHIBITED AN IRREGULAR WEAR PATTERN IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ALIGNED THE TIRES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED (CLAIM NUMBER 1512842141) BUT IT WAS DENIED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 2,000

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN THE TRUCK REACHED APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I LOST FORWARD MOTION, STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO WRESTLE THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THIS IS A FORD TRUCK POWERED BY A 6.7 FORD DIESEL ENGINE., THE TRUCK IS GENERALLY USED TO TOW A 13000 POUND FIFTH WHEEL. IF I HAD BEEN TOWING THE FIFTH WHEEL, THE OUTCOME WOULD SURELY HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A TOTALLY FAILED BOSCH CP4-2 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP SLOWLY FAILS. AS THE PUMP TRAVELS THE PATH TO TOTAL DESTRUCTION, THE OPERATOR HAS NO WARNING THAT THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY DIE. WHEN THE TRUCK QUITS, THE OPERATOR HAS LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ON A 8,500 TO 23,500 POUND VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000