5 complaints reported

2009 Ford F-350 STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
5
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jul 2024

When I hit a bump at between 55 and up, the Truck develops a death wobble even after having all the steering components, including ball joints, tie, rod ends, stabilizer, bar, shocks, replaced

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2024
Jul 2023

Death wobble when hitting any bump whilr going over 55

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2023
Jun 2021

On September 4th & 5th two separate occasions I was driving on US 85 in WY when I hit a bump in the road and my truck started shaking violently and was hard to control. I immediately pulled over and slowed down until the shaking stopped but was almost rear ended by the truck behind me on one occasion.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Apr 2021
Jun 2020

I OWN A 2009 FORD F350 KING RANCH THAT I PURCHASED USED 2 YEARS AGO FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS ANY DEFORMITY ON THE ROAD. THE SHAKES ARE SO INTENSE AND UNCONTROLLABLE THE I HAVE TO TRY AND PULL OFF THE ROAD TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SHAKING DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAVE HAD THE BODY MOUNTS REPLACED, AN ALIGNMENT- BECAUSE I WAS TOLD PROPER TIRE INFLATION WOULD FIX IT- THE SHOCKS REPLACED, AND STEERING STABILIZER REPLACED. NONE OF THESE REMEDIED THE SITUATION. I AM TRYING TO SELL THE VEHICLE BUT SINCE THE DIFFERENT MECHANICS WE HAVE USED DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE/FIX THE PROBLEM, I AM UNABLE IT TO SELL IT WITH THIS COMMONLY KNOWN 'DEATH WOBBLE' THAT FORD IS AWARE OF. I ALSO CAN'T SAFELY DRIVE IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE, IN THE LAST MONTH, A COMPLETE FAULTY FUEL SYSTEM ($9,000) AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER, IN 2011, HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR-WHICH WE WERE UNAWARE OF. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 FORD F-350, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2020
Nov 2015

HIT ROAD BUMP & THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' OCCURRED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY & FORCE US TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP & THEY QUOTED ME OVER $7K TO FIX VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING SUSPENSION RELATED. I TOOK IT 2 LOCAL DIESEL MECHANICS WHO EVENTUALLY FIXED IT AFTER REPLACING APX $700 IN PARTS. THE PART THAT FIXED IT WAS THE TRACK BAR BALL JOINT & TRACK BAR BUSHING. IN SEARCHING ONLINE AMONGST FORD ENTHUSIAST AS WELL AS OTHER DIESEL TRUCK OWNERS....THIS IS A SCARY, DANGEROUS & SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM. FORDS RESPONSE IN A LOT OF INSTANCES IS THAT TIRE PRESSURE, TIRE WEAR, ETC... IS THEIR COMMON RESPONSE. ALL I KNOW IS WITH AS MANY GUYS THAT I'VE SEEN HAD THIS, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS DANGEROUS. IF SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ALREADY, I'D BE SHOCKED. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2009 FORD F-350 SD, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2014

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The 2009 Ford F-350 has 5 STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.