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2017 Ford F-350 SD steering problems

292 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2017 Ford F-350 SD, which is 34% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
292 34% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
26,000 miles 240 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford F-350 SD Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 26,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 74 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 111 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 40 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 26,000 miles
Based on 240 complaints that include mileage. 94% 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 miles74
20k to 40k miles111
40k to 60k miles40
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 240 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Experienced extreme and uncontrollable vibration in the steering wheel and throughout the entire truck (death wobble). This happen twice on the same day, 14 january 2018. The first occurrence was at 70 MPH and it did not stop until the vehicle slowed to 50 MPH. The second occurrence was at 60 MPH and did not stop until the vehicle slowed to 45 MPH. Applying the brakes made it worse. The vibrations were so intense it pulled a muscle in my neck. Both occurrences were right after hitting a bump in the road.

Reported at 10,100 miles, January 2018 Injury

I have 30000 miles on truck. I have taken the truck on long road trips with a truck camper loaded in the back with no problems until now. I have had sever wobbling in the steering wheel which has bin happening more and more frequently. I have 2 small boys and my wife in the truck along with the weight of the truck camper and it is starting to scare me. It happens when driving 60 or more and if I hit a rough patch of some sort. Even the safety strips in the road can send the truck into a violent shaking.

Reported at 30,000 miles, January 2020

Other problems reported for the 2017 Ford F-350 SD

Steering problems in other years

Steering problems across all Ford models