1. Ford F-250
  2. Problems
  3. 2017
  4. Electronic Stability Control

2017 Ford F-250 Electronic Stability Control Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi5
30–60k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 2, 2019 · 28,962 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension

    Had the "death wobble". Cruising at 70 mph and hit a patch of rough road. Truck started shaking and wouldnt stop until i reduced the speed to 35 (on a hwy). I thought i had a flat tire it was so bad.

    ODI 11277670

  • October 4, 2019 · 28,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Suspension

    Death wobble - driving with or without cruise control, within 65 and 70 mph, a slight bump in the road will cause the front suspension, both wheels, to shake violently until the speed is reduced to below 35 mph.

    ODI 11307486

  • February 10, 2019 · 20,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Unknown Or Other

    My ford f-250 experienced a severe "death wobble" on 3 occasions causing the need to slow down from 65 mph to 25 mph on the freeway during normal traffic. On one occasion, the shaking was so bad it went to the adjacent driving lane while on an on-ramp and was completely uncontrollable. The vehicle is at the ford dealership now and having the steering shock replaced but the service rep stated they are just trying…

    ODI 11180381

  • December 5, 2018 · 31,200 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension

    Vehicle shakes violently at highway speeds when it encounters not smooth highway conditions such as small bumps, chatter, or elevation changes at bridges.

    ODI 11156571

  • December 5, 2018 · 31,200 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension

    At highway speeds when vehicles comes across chatter in rough roads or at bridges vehicles steering violently shakes. Vehicle is difficult to control. To regain control by lightly hitting the brake to reduce speed to about 20 miles per hour so vehicle stops shaking. I could take a video of it if you like just contact me.

    ODI 11156567

  • November 24, 2018 · 33,490 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System

    While driving about 30 mph on mountain road at cade's cove tn. The engine shut off , no indication before hand. All small icon showed on dash including battery. Just made it to the other side of road pull off area or other wise i would have been in center of road. No power steering. Turner key off and waited about 1 minute. Turned key on and engine started up. Was able to return to our campground. This could have…

    ODI 11154034

  • November 10, 2018 · 20,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension

    While driving around 70+ mph and moving over small bumps in the road whether be a bridge transition or small pot hole steering wheel shakes violently only goes away after slowing down to below 60

    ODI 11196801

  • October 1, 2018 · 8,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Suspension

    Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving various speeds on a clear road surface, the vehicle shook violently out of control. As a result, the steering column shook violently. The contact stated that the steering wheel needed to be held with extreme force to keep the vehicle in its lane. The contact stated that the failure was experienced on a daily basis and the shaking failure worsened. The vehicle was…

    ODI 11156845