2007 FORD F-350 Suspension Problems

Ford death wobble. Truck shakes violent and almost loses control driving at 60 miles per hour.

This truck has the problem known as the “death wobble.” I bought the vehicle from Johnson City Ford in Johnson City Tennessee after they said they had inspected it and everything was fine on the truck. It was used so I bought the extended warranty. The truck started shaking so violently I couldn’t drive it. I took it back to this Ford place. They replaced the universal joint under my warranty. I left didn’t get it home and it started again shaking. I took it back to them and they confirmed the death wobble and said there were no recalls and they want 3600 dollars to fix the problem. I called Ford corporate and they said there were no recalls or programs to help with this problem.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED FIELD ACTION NOTICE NUMBER: 09L02 FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON BUMPY TERRAIN, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BOB THOMAS FORD INC, 2215 DIXWELL AVE, HAMDEN, CT 06514, (203) 281-7500) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND THAT THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE FOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

Mileage: 7,000

WHEN GAINING SPEED ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHAKES TO THE POINT OF INSTABILITY - AFRAID TO DRIVE STOCK TIRES NOT THE PROBLEM HAVE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT -TWICE CANNOT LOCATE ISSUE NO RECALL ISSUED

Mileage: 11,000

THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT IS KNOWN TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY INVOLVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WHICH IS SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS. I HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO LETTERS FROM FORD CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THE ONE I HAVE BEFORE ME IS LISTED AS LITERATURE PROGRAM 09L02. IT STATES THAT FORD AND NHTSA ARE STUDYING THE ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT DOES LITTLE GOOD FOR ME AS MY VEHICLE IS BASICALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THEY (THE SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS) HAPPEN WITH NO PROVOCATION AT TIMES AND THE VIBRATIONS BECOME SO VIOLENT THAT KEEPING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, ADDITIONALLY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE HAD THE SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS OCCUR AT SPEEDS FROM @20MPH TO 55MPH.

Mileage: 189,000

I WAS DRIVING ON AND OVERPASS/ EXIT RAMP AND PASSED OVER A STEEL DIVIDER ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON DOING SO I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING ON THE TRUCK AND HAD TO DECELERATE AND MOVE TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. I RECEIVED AN INFORMATION BULLETIN FROM FORD ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL "STEERING WOBBLE" AND MADE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH FORD IS NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

I JUST RECIEVED A LETTER FROM FORD (LITERATURE PROGRAM 09L02) TALKING ABOUT THE SHIMMY CONDITION ON FORD TRUCKS. THEY SAY TO CORRECT YOUR TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE MY TIRE PRESSURE SET BY THE LOCAL DEALER ON A REGULAR BASIS AND BELIEVE ME THAT DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS SHIMMY PROBLEM. AT 40 TO 60 MPH IT CAN ACTUALLY THROW THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS. THIS LETTER (09L02) TO ME IS JUST A COVER UP OF A REAL PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE NEW. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 F-350 HARLEY DAVIDSON CC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MOSTLY IN CORNERS BUT ALSO ON STRAIGHTAWAY, THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKE VIOLENTLY, ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. TO GET THIS TO STOP, I HAVE TO SLOW WAY DOWN AND ALMOST STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED SOME OF THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT ABOUT 100 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE SHAKING STARTED AGAIN. I SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY COULD DO, AS THE TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED, AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY RUNNING OUT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR TRUCKS. THE SEVERITY OF THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL SAFELY. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, AND WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE AT FORD TO LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T AGREE THAT FORD WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE, HOWEVER I JUST WANT MY TRUCK FIXED. WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS, AND THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED BY THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

THERE IS A SEVERE SHAKING IN MY FORD F30 SUPER DUTY TRUCK THAT IIS GETTING WORSE. STARTED OUT AS GOING OVER BUMPS OR AROUND CORNERS . TOOK IT TO DEALER RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THEY SAID NEEDED ALIGNING. THEN AFTER CHARGING ME FOR IT SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK(FAILING TO NOTE MY TIRE DEPTH ON PAPER,WHICH TIRE TREAD WAS EXCELLENT). TOOK IT BACK SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHEN IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND TREAD WEAR STARTED.PUT ON MACHINE SAID IT WAS ALL GOOD. FAILED TO NOTE DEPTH AGAIN. THEN RECEIVED LETTER "LITERATURE PROGRAM 09L02, STATING IN LESS WORDS THAT THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT DON'T DEEM IT THEIR FAULT , JUST SLOW DOWN WHEN IT HAPPENS. CALLED FORD TOLD ME TO TAKE IT IN DEALER. TOOK IT IN, NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT BECAUSE OF THE POOR TIRE TREAD ON TIRES, WHICH WAS PERFECT WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SHIMMY. NOW THEY WANT ME TO BUY NEW TIRES AND START ALL OVER AGAIN .AFTER GETTING NEW TIRES THEY WANT ME TO BRING IT IN SO THEY CAN CHARGE ME TO PUT IT BACK ON THE ALIGNMENT MACHINE.THIS IS A NEVER ENDING CYCLE. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE LETTER THEY SENT, AFTER I STATED THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE, THEY KEPT SAYING ITS THE CUSTOMERS FAULT FOR NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TIRE PRESSURE. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE IM IN THERE REGULARLY TO GET MY TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED SINCE I TRAVEL ALOT.AT THE CAMPGROUND I GO TO THERE ARE 3 OTHER FORD F 350 SIMILAR TO MINE HAVING THE SAME SEVERE SHAKE AND BOUNCE AS MINE AND ARE HAVING THE SAME WEAR(WHICH IS DIFFERENT ON EACH OF THE FRONT TIRES). EVEN AFTER THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN TO GET THE AIR FILLED, ONE OF THE TECHS NOTICED THE TIRE WEAR AND INFORMED ME THAT " FORD KNOWS THESE FRONT ENDS ARE JUNK AND CAUSE PROBLEMS BUT THEY TRY TO BLAME THE CUSTOMER AND MOST BUY IT" PLEASE HELP... I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS TRUCK AS I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY, STRAIGHT AWAYS AND CURVES, JUST FROM THE BOUNCE AND SHIMMY. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED (5 TIMES I BELIEVE FOR STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS AND OTHER TIMES FOR A BRAKE BOOT PROBLEM AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES). THE OTHER PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS HAD IS WHAT FORD IS CALLING A "SHIMMY". THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW SHOCKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH WE DISPUTED AND TOOK IT TO A SPECIALIST IN SHOCK REPLACEMENT WHO TOLD US THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIRES (WHICH THEY ARE CONTENDING IN THE FORM LETTER THEY SENT US-THAT STATES WE MUST MAINTAIN PROPER PRESSURE TO CONTROL THIS PROBLEM). UNFORTUNATELY, PROPER TIRE PRESSURE SEEMINGLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TO WHICH FORD'S ANSWER TO US IS "GET NEW TIRES" (THE TIRES HAVE ONLY 22,000 MILES ON THEM, THEY ARE THE TIRES FORD PUT ON THE VEHICLE WHEN WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY, OF COURSE, ARE NOT A WARRANTY ITEM). ALL IN ALL, THE TRUCK HAS HAD MANY ISSUES, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN FIXED REPEATEDLY ONLY TO APPEAR AGAIN IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR WAY. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

2007 F350 SHAKES VIOLENTLY ON HWY. OVER 60 MPH ALMOST CAUSES MAJOR ACCIDENT. TRUCK STILL DOES IT WHEN I AM HAULING HEAVY LOADS AND WHEN EMPTY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND HIGHER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,670 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

Mileage: 700