2018 Ford F-350 Sd Other / unspecified Problems

Ongoing problem originally reported 4/12/18, NHTSA ID 11084859. Originally reported failure of one aluminum wheel/valve stem causing loss of air pressure. Since then, all four outer aluminum wheels/valve stems have been subject to ongoing air loss. Ford has replaced all the valve stems because of air loss/leaking 3 times! They have also replaced all four outer aluminum wheels because of air loss/leaking. Truck is out of warranty now and I have had an independent tire seal leaking valve stems on multiple occasions and add air to tires frequently because of this ongoing SAFETY PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11570730

Incident

Feb 8, 2024

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the back-up camera had a glossy covering that developed over time and prevented a clear image. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V401000 (Equipment) however the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and it was confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 130,000.

NHTSA ID

11569908

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Mileage

130,000 mi

Driving at normal highway speed while going over a bridge on highway 290 Worcester, mA the vehicle went over the metal plate that connects the bridge to the road, the front end of the vehicle started to shake. Slowly at first and quickly becoming uncontrollable. The vehicle would not stop violently shaking until I brought the truck to an almost complete stop on an extremely congested highway two days before Christmas at noon time. Many vehicles around me at the time swerved to avoid hitting me, just avoiding accidentally striking my almost completely stopped vehicle in the fast lane of the highway. My confidence in the vehicle has dropped to zero and will not allow my wife or two junior operators to drive that vehicle on the highway anymore until the vehicle problem has been corrected.

NHTSA ID

11498660

Incident

Dec 23, 2022

Lug Nuts "swell" up and are not easy to remove. I have not had a flat on the side of the road, yet, but I can forsee huge problems trying to remove these Swollen Lug Nuts in a bad situation. Contacted Ford Service since I have an extended warranty, but they would not cover giving me replacement Lug Nuts. Bad Design + Bad Service policy = Stranded Customer in Bad Situation

NHTSA ID

11459006

Incident

Mar 30, 2022

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving 60-65 MPH, the TPMS warning light illuminated. The contact stated that air was added; however, the failure reoccurred shortly after. The contact became aware that the TPMS warning light would frequently illuminate shortly after adding air to the tires. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was corrosion between the rim and the valve stem, and that the valve stem was no longer sealed. The independent mechanic replaced the metallic valve stem with a rubber valve stem; however, the failure had been reoccurring on 5 of the 6 rims. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that they did not have the equipment to repair the vehicle. The contact notified a second dealer; San Tan Ford (1429 E Motorplex Loop, Gilbert, AZ 85297) who informed the contact that the vehicle would be repaired at his own expense. An appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 35,800.

NHTSA ID

11448240

Incident

Oct 15, 2021

Mileage

35,800 mi

I CONSTANTLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES GOING FLAT BECAUSE OF LEAKING VALVE STEMS I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ABOUT 6 TIMES IN 18000 MILES THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE VALVE STEMS BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND THEY CLAIMED THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

11362364

Incident

Oct 1, 2020

Mileage

18,000 mi

THE TRUCK HAS DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE IN MOTION AFTER HITTING ANY ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY TIL THE OSCILLATION SUBSIDES AFTER REDUCING SPEED BELOW HIGH SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PERSISTING.

NHTSA ID

11360113

Incident

Sep 18, 2020

Mileage

47,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

NHTSA ID

11330091

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

42,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

NHTSA ID

11330087

Incident

Jun 22, 2020

Mileage

53,000 mi

EXTREME CORROSION AROUND THE VALVE STEM CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. NOW HAVE THE 7TH FLAT TIRE ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

11323970

Incident

May 1, 2019

THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON THIS TRUCK KEEP LOSING AIR PRESSURE DUE TO GALVANIC CORROSION BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM WHEELS AND STAINLESS STEEL VALVE STEMS. PRESTIGE FORD IN GARLAND TEXAS REPLACED DEFECTIVE STEM WITH THE LIKE PART IN JANUARY 2020. I NOW HAVE A SECOND WHEEL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. FORD HAS A CURRENT TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT HAS TAKEN THE STANCE OF NO REPAIR UNLESS THE STEM FAILS. THIS TRUCK HAULS A 16,000 POUND TRAILER AND A TIRE FAILURE MAY CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROLS WITH INJURY OR DEATH. DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES THE NTHSA SHOULD MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE FROM AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD BE AVOIDED BY FORD DOING THE RIGHT THING.*DT CONSUMER STATED CORROSION IS HAPPENING DUE TO DISSIMILAR METALS CONTACTING WHICH IS KNOWN AS GALVANIC CORROSION.*JB

NHTSA ID

11320957

Incident

Jan 10, 2020

Mileage

1 mi

I FIRST HAD A DEATH WOBBLE AT 9000 MILES. I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED, THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING OR BLEW A TIRE AT 60 MPH. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. AT 15000 MILES IT BECAME MORE AND MORE RECURRING AND I STARTED ASKING AROUND AND HEARD OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 50 MPH AND IS SUCH A VIOLENT SHAKE IT MAY PUT YOU INTO ANOTHER LANE. YOU CAN NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT AND MUST SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 25 MPH. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO HIT MY BREAKS ON A FREEWAY WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME GOING 70 MPH AND NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED OR CAUSING A HUGE CRASH. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A COMPANY VEHICLE TO USE AS MY DAILY COMMUTER. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY HEARD OF IT AND SCHEDULED AND ORDERED PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. I SINCE HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ON A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH 16000 MILES. THEY INFORMED ME THIS SHOULD FIX IT BY REPLACING THE STABILIZER. REALLY? HOW DID IT WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY, I FEEL THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM AND THIS IS ONLY A SIMPLE FIX TO THE SITUATION TO GET ME ANOTHER 10000 MILES. DONT HIT ANY ROUGH BUMPS OR IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU WAS MY WORRY AND BEING REAR ENDED OR THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

11317607

Incident

Mar 17, 2019

Mileage

9,000 mi

I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS GETTING SLOPPY AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND GOING OVER BRIDGE JOINTS. TWO NIGHTS AGO I WAS DRIVING AT 57MPH WHEN I CAME OFF A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND PULL TO THE ROAD SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. AT ABOUT 30MPH THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE I HAVE A TRUCK INFLICTED WITH 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

NHTSA ID

11307974

Incident

Feb 7, 2020

Mileage

40,250 mi

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT SMOOTH LANE AND OUT OF KNOW WHERE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY THIS WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE I SLOWED DOWN AS QUICKLY AS I COULD TO TRY TO STOP IT BUT IT TOOK A BIT TO STOP SHAKING I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ANYTHING LIKE THAT

NHTSA ID

11301197

Incident

Jan 22, 2020

Mileage

14,650 mi

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK WILL START TO SHAKE OTHERWISE KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED NEW TIRES AND NEED A NEW STEERING DAMPER PER TSB-19-2392. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 400.00 FOR THE PART. MY RUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY AND I PURCHASED THE FORD PROTECTION PLAN. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR US TO DRIVE. IT SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS

NHTSA ID

11291563

Incident

Dec 18, 2019

Mileage

25,843 mi

THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH OUR TRUCKS, IT'S A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. IN A 10 MILE RIDE IT WOULD HAPPEN 3-4X AT 70 TO 75MPH HITTING THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. VERY DIFFICULT ON A HIGHWAY.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11291231

Incident

Dec 20, 2019

TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY IN A 10 MILE RIDE IT WOULD HAPPEN 3-4X AT 70 TO 75MPH HITTING THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. VERY DIFFICULT ON A HIGHWAY. VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE A VIDEO TO SUBMIT IT IS VERY HARD TO SHOW SHAKING OFF A TRUCK IN PICTURES. *BF PLEASE SEE ATTACHED VIDEO. I HAVE FILED 6 COMPLAINTS FOR 6 DIFFERENT TRUCKS.*JB

NHTSA ID

11291226

Incident

Dec 20, 2019

SPEEDS GREATER THAN 70 MPH AND HITTING SMALL BUMP CAUSES TRUCK FRONT TIRES/DRIVE SUSPENSION TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. ALSO KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE.

NHTSA ID

11287401

Incident

Dec 5, 2019

Mileage

14,378 mi

DEATH WOBBLE!!! I HAVE 15,600 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I CAN'T NOT DRIVE IT DOWN THE ROAD DUE TO THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH AND HAS NEARLY SENT ME INTO THE DITCH AND OTHER OTHER VEHICLES

NHTSA ID

11281189

Incident

Nov 19, 2019

Mileage

15,600 mi

MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE.. STARTED AT 15K MILES. FRONT STERRING DAMPENER HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY AND GETTING THE 3RD ONE DONE TODAY..TRUCK NOW HAS 36K MILES AND AM GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE HER.. SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I GET TO A COMPLETE STOP...VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY...ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ISSUES WITH MY TIRES AS WELL AS OTHER SUSPENSION ISSUES

NHTSA ID

11278207

Incident

Apr 4, 2019

Mileage

15,000 mi

FOUR VALVE STEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR CORROSION AND LEAKING IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS ON 3 OF MY 6 WHEELS. TENDS TO HAPPEN OVER NIGHT. TIRE IS FINE WHEN PARKED THEN NEXT DAY LITTLE TO NO AIR IN TIRE.

NHTSA ID

11241381

Incident

Aug 2, 2019

Mileage

15,000 mi

I OWN A 2018 F 350 DUAL REAR WHEEL PICKUP. I HAVE HAD LEAKING TIRES/RIMS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. MY OWN RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. TWO OF THE TIRES STILL LEAK A LOT AND 2 OF THE TIRES LEAK SLOWER. THE INNER TWO REAR WHEELS DO NOT LEAK LIKELY BECAUSE THEY ARE STEEL RIMS, AND NOT THE ALUMINUM ONES CONNECTED TO A STEEL TPMS SENSOR THAT CAUSES CORROSION.

NHTSA ID

11221613

Incident

Feb 1, 2019

Mileage

7,500 mi

DEATH WOBBLE ON FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 75MPH, WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP WHEN GOING OVER AN OVERPASS AND IT WAS SHAKING SO HARD I ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND COMPLETELY STOP BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO STOP , TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK IT IN TO FORD AND THEY SHOW THE CASTER BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. JUST HAD IT ALIGNED AT A DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP A FEW WEEKS AGO. NOW I'M BEING TOLD I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE SOME SORT OF BOLTS AND IT'LL TAKE ABOUT 2.5 HOURS TO REPLACE, WHICH MEANS A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS?!

NHTSA ID

11219490

Incident

Jun 12, 2019

Mileage

17,900 mi

DRIVER EXPERIENCES WOBBLING OR SHAKING IN THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>45 MPH). IT STOPS AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH FORD'S TSB 18-2268.

NHTSA ID

11155858

Incident

Nov 19, 2018

Mileage

14,000 mi

RECURRING VALVE STEM LEAKS CAUSING LOW AIR PRESSURE WHILE VEHICLE STATIONARY AND MOVING. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX.

NHTSA ID

11104173

Incident

Jun 27, 2018

Mileage

6,400 mi