2012 Ford F-350 owner complaints

Truck has a random death wabble and differnt speeds. I've taken the truck to three differnt ford dealers multiple times and they alll can't find any worn parts, the dealers all with say ford knows there is a saftey issue with the trucks but don't have a real fix for the issue. several other ford owners have the same issues

When crossing over some minor pavement irregularity, bridge expansion joint etc - the front end of the truck shakes violently. I must hit the brakes and slow down to try and keep from losing control. It is widely known on the Ford truck forums as "the death wobble" here is a utube video of it happening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8euq6f8rgt4 considering the amount of folks on the Ford truck forum that have experienced it - and the fact that most super duty owners are not even on this forum this is a widespread and extremely dangerous situation. It appears from what I can see it that it seems to be limited to 4x4 super duty trucks. Help!! *tr

First incident at 20k miles: as I was driving down an interstate highway I crossed a bridge joint and the front end started to shake violently. The horizontal steering stabilizing shock absorber failed. Second incident at 49k miles. As I was driving down an interstate highway the front end started to shake violently. The horizontal steering stabilizing shock absorber failed. 99.9 percent of the miles on this vehicle are on highways. This vehicle does not go off-road. The failure of the horizontal steering stabilizing shock absorber is a serious safety hazard. Had I been on slippery roads or towing a trailer when the shock failed, loss of control and serious injury could have occurred. *tr

Driving on the highway at 70 MPH. The steering wheel wobbled out of control which made it so I could not control the vehicle. I applied the brake but it didn't respond until the truck slowed. Cars were serving off the road and I was within seconds of a very serious accident with 2 of my children. I am frightened to drive the truck as no one can tell me what the cause or repair needed. Had something similar on my former Ford but not to the extent of this incident.

I recently crossed a bridge expansion joint doing somewhere between 70 and 75 MPH my truck steering wheel shook violently as I could barely hold it. I slowed down to about 40-45 MPH before it quit. This was on a saturday. Monday I took it to a local garage to have the tires rotated and balanced and check for anything that could be bad in the steering/front end suspension. They rotated the tires and found the steering stabilizer shock was leaking, they replaced it and started to bring me the truck. It started shaking violently at 50 MPH. They ended up replacing the drag link, right outer tie rod end, adjusting sleeve, ball joint at tracker bar and right outer lower tie rod end. They said I needed to get an alignment on it, I drove the truck a couple hundred miles seemed to be fine. I too

Ford death wobble, defect in front steering damping shock causes truck to severely start shaking when 1 wheel hits ripple in road. You cant stop the violent shaking of truck without almost stopping truck. It shakes entire truck. Happens on highways with ripples in pavement or uneven pavement at speeds around 60 MPH or higher. Ford will not do anything about it. Dealership puts after market dual steering stabilizer kit on front end at price of $600.00

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that while traveling 50 MPH, the vehicle traveled over a road bump and the front end shook violently. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a local dealer for a diagnostic test. The dealer stated that the vehicle needed the upper ball joints replaced. The contact then took the vehicle to a local mechanic for a second opinion. The mechanic stated that the new track bar and steering damper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 1/7/14*cn the consumer stated he took the vehicle to the dealer, because he was experiencing a violent shake in the steering and there was a noise coming from the steering linkage. The dealer explained to the consumer, the front suspension had be

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Ford f-350. While switching lanes at 65 MPH on the freeway, the vehicle shook violently and experienced the "death wobble". When the contact released the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stopped shaking and was driven to its destination. The contact called hoffman Ford (5200 jonestown rd, harrisburg, pa 17112, (717) 657-1600) and was informed to have an independent mechanic observe the suspension from underneath the vehicle while turning the steering wheel aggressively from side to side. The dealer stated that the track bar attached to the ball joint should turn from side to side. The manufacturer was contacted and provided a case number. The failure mileage was 150,000.

My f350 has developed a death wobble over the last twelve months. Significantly worse last friday after hitting a bridge expansion at around 65mph. Very close to losing control of the vehicle and shaking did not subside until I came to a complete stop on the shoulder of the road. I have a service appointment on 17dec2020 to have Ford assess problem. They said it is not covered under warranty or tsb so I would have the bear cost of repairs. Ford is guessing could be as much as $4000 out of pocket cost. Since there is a tsb out to fix newer trucks but does not cover mine and there is a class action suit pending for this with Ford filed, I do think Ford needs to consider this a safety issue and repair it pending suit as show of good faith and customer concern about those of us who remain

While driving on a straight stretch of road and not changing speed, the truck will randomly start to vibrate uncontrollably. "death wobble". The only way to get it to stop wobbling is to dramatically slow down . It happens randomly and at varying speeds. When it happens I have very little control over the vehicle it's extremely dangerous

Yesterday, 11/30/18. I have had the "death rattle" a couple of time since I've had this truck, I've always been able to pull off to the side of the road safely. On 11/30 I was traveling on a road in wyoming. It was snowing, and I was going between 40-45mph in a 60mph zone due to adverse road conditions. I suddenly got the "death rattle" which immediately sent my truck into a uncontrolled slide. I slid off the road going across the opposing lane, off the road, and struck a rock slightly damaging my running board and drivers side door. I was able to self-extricate the truck myself after chaining up all four tires. After talking to other Ford powerstroke owners, everyone of them stated that they have all had the "death rattle". While none of them sustained any damage or injuries, it for sure

Due to egt sensor reading high eg temps truck shut off with no warning. Left me stranded in the middle of a busy street until a good samaritan pulled me to the curb. Truck was fully loaded, but not over loaded. *tr

Turbo charger tube failed at the plastic connection joint on the turbo. Plastic connection broke causing a sudden loss of power at highway speed. 4-failures in fleet trucks with the same issue. One turbo hose had a crimp band joint failure. This could result in a rear end crash on a truck pulling a trailer. Ford said its not a problem. 6.7 engine equipped. *tr

This is the third time that my truck has left me on the side of the road. Ford had a recall of all 2012 ambulance f350 because of this exact situation and is leaving the consumer to worry with it on their own. The actual problem is the egt sensor 13 and 14 in the exhaust system. These sensors continue to fail and all Ford can do is to keep my vehicle for 4-5 days and tell me that they cant find the issue and they replace the sensors (only to fail again in about a month). I can not drive this vehicle anywhere without the thought of failure. There is no way I can take this truck out of my normal around town area as if failure does occur, I am stuck. I am afraid that it is going to die on me in traffic and cause an accident or death of myself or a passenger. I have taken it to 3 diffe

On 12-24-19 I was driving ~55 MPH on a 2 lane road and had an accident occur in front of me in which I had to slam on my brakes to avoid the wreck. My truck slowed but not like it was supposed to and I had to swerve off the shoulder to avoid contact with other vehicles. The brakes master cylinder reservoir had blow off causing my truck to loose brake fluid and the use of my brakes.

Moon roof shattered while traveling on a paved highway on a clear day at approximately 45 miles per hour. I heard a loud noise similar to a gun shot and I first thought a large rock had hit the vehicle but I could not see any damage. I was approximately 200 yards behind a tractor trailer rig which was not a gravel truck or an off road type rig. The next day I noticed a piece of tinted glass in the bed of the truck and climbed into the bed and noticed the moon roof had shattered in an outward direction. A large quantity of broken glass had fallen down and were laying on the moon roof inside cover. If I had not had the cover closed at the time of the breakage, I could have been cover in small pieces of broken glass with potentially a different outcome. This is the second incident

Frequently on damp and cold days, the electrical system starts malfunctioning. The wipers fail to work. The lights (head, parking fog, blinkers) on the driver's side of the truck don't work. When I remove the key from the truck the radio and all the interior lights stay on even after I try to lock the doors. Sometimes the radio randomly turns on while I'm not in the truck. While driving the truck the power steering seems to freeze up and the truck pulls hard to the right. Whenever the truck is turned on there is a loud humming noise that comes from under the hood.

Driving ~ 55mph on highway 146 and without warning the transnisson switched gears and locked up rear tires and truck died, heard a loud pop and tires began rolling again. I restarted the truck in neutral while still rolling on highway, shifted into drive and the transmission started jumping gears then locked into 5th gear. I was able to make it home 30 miles in 5th gear and once home I inspected and the truck had no reverse. Only 5th gear worked. I had it replaced with a reman transmission.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Ford f-350 super duty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45-50 MPH, the driver crashed into the passenger's side of a vehicle that failed to yield the right-of-way. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained facial injuries and the contact, who was a passenger, also sustained facial injuries. The driver of the second vehicle also sustained facial injuries. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 4,800.

On 11/3/14, at our operation, we had a collision involving our employee as he was backing up our 2012 f350 when his foot got caught under the brake pedal, causing him to back into a door on a building. It appears due to the design and spacing of the pedals that it is possible to get your foot stuck under the brake pedal as you pivot from the accelerator to the brake pedal. Coincidentally, on 11/6 one of the local companies had a similar event involving a 2012 f350 when there employee was approaching an intersection, he went to stop but his foot got caught under the brake pedal and he went through an intersection resulting in a collision. Appears on the newer 2014 f350 models, the brake pedal is narrower, reducing the chance for the foot to get caught. Spoke with Ford dealer about the issu