2016 Ford F-350 SD problems
Owners have filed 317 complaints about the 2016 Ford F-350 SD with NHTSA. Suspension accounts for 25.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 24.3%.
Complaints317
Crashes8
Fires8
Injuries13
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Suspension 25.6% · 81
Steering 24.3% · 77
Air bags 6.9% · 22
Engine 6.9% · 22
Unknown or other 6.0% · 19
Power train 5.4% · 17
Fuel/propulsion system 5.0% · 16
Wheels 3.8% · 12
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 13 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Ford F-350 SD in this data, 2016 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2017 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 42 in the last three years against 145 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 45,222 miles.
In owners' own words
Accelerated into the highway. I was at 70 mph when I went to change lanes when the steering wheel started shaking uncontrollably, I couldn't brake and could hardly manage to keep my hands on the wheel to try and steer to the side of the road. Issue was diagnosed as 'death wobble' which was explained as a suspension issue. Called the dealership and was informed this is a known issue and has been for a long time. Suspension · reported at 46,000 miles
When driving this vehicle, it will suddenly go into a violent shake. I have to slow the truck down and pull over to a stop to make it stop shaking - it will not drive through it. It will do it 8 times out of 10 driving it. The steering becomes difficult to handle. All I can do to stop it is pull over. It has done it several times between 1 August and 19 November. I will give you the most recent date below! Suspension
I was driving on the freeway and all of the sudden the front end started shaking violently like I hit washboard ruts on a dirt road at 70 mph. I have come to know this as the death wobble. Fortunately it was not very busy at the time this happened and I was able to get to the section between the onramp and the freeway. I am glad I was not pulling my trailer, it would probably caused an accident. Suspension
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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