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2017 Ford F-250 SD steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 717 complaints for the 2017 Ford F-250 SD, 39% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
717 39% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
28,000 miles 595 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford F-250 SD Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 28,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 144 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 306 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 106 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 21 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 28,000 miles
Based on 595 complaints that include mileage. 93% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles144
20k to 40k miles306
40k to 60k miles106
60k to 80k miles21
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 595 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles, and 93% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

I began noticing slight forms of wobble when going over bumps/potholes at 24k miles of my 2017 4wd swb cc f250 platinum. This past weekend I got the extreme version of death wobble (extreme steering wheel oscillation) where I thought I had blown a couple tires at about 50 MPH after hitting a pothole on the road. I have never had a super duty do this in my past models going back to the mid 90's.

Reported at 24,702 miles, September 2018 Injury

Vehicle started small shimmy while driving over bumps six months ago. Today while traveling 75 MPH, small bump lead to such violent shaking of front end I had to slow to 35 MPH on interstate. New smyrna dealership indicates they have never heard of this before. Tire pressure is normal. Tires rotated with each oil change . 31,000 miles. Scheduling appointment with dealership asap. This may represent a serious design or mechanical malfunction problem. Many reports of this nature on internet.

Reported at 31,200 miles, January 2020

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Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Ford models