So on my new 2016 F-150 the glass in the passenger side mirror appears to shake or move with the smallest bumps in the road.

It's not so bad that the mirror is useless but it's annoying. Is there a "fix" I can do or is this "normal"?

 

My Super Duty did that once. I found that the mirror was moved at some time while it was parked, so it wasn't locked into place. Snapped it back into the locked position and all was good.

 

If you have the power fold mirrors, that often happens if someone has manually pushed the mirror in or out. If this is the case, try using the power folks to reset. That's the only time I've seen that condition.

 

I should be more clear - the housing itself is not moving and is rock solid. It's the glass itself that appears to be vibrating. Just the upper part that you can adjust electronically - the bottom curved mirrors are rock solid .

Upon close inspection both sides do it - but passenger side moreso.

 

We had the exact same issue on ours. It was only on full extension, I noticed it pulling my boat. yes, the top mirror did vibrate some, no a big deal, but it was noticeable.

I did nothing, but now it is either not an issue, or I just got used to it.... I don't even notice it now, so maybe it tightened itself up after it was drive some...

 

No extension here - I assume if I take it apart I can probably tighten it up but I don't want to deal with that - so I will leave it alone .

 

same issue, stock xl mirror, power adj
dealer ordered parts

 

What parts? So I know what to talk about if I decide to have them look at it.

 

service said mirror?

 

I've had this problem on previous Fords, I don't think replacing the mirror will help. I think it's a design flaw. My Lariat with standard power mirrors do it. Drivers side the worst. Depends on wind direction on how bad it is. I've just learned to deal with it. However, let me know if replacement works and I will add it to my list when I get first oil change. Seems to keep growing...

 

I really want to see if I can get the glass out without taking the whole assembly off - if I can I can potentially find out where it's loose and tighten it up.

 

2008 SD drivers side mirror housing folds in slightly at highway speeds or over bumps. annoying as hell. anyone know how to tighten them up? They arent power fold but they are power extend and retract.

 

Well the issue isn't that the whole housing is moving.

As an example - when I was pulling my trailer if I look in my top big flat mirrors it looks like my trailer is bouncing all over the road up and down, side to side.

If I look in the convex mirrors at the bottom I can see the trailer is perfectly still and planted behind me - not moving up and down or left and right.

In short- the top glass in the mirror shakes like crazy, the bottom glass does not. The housing as a whole does not visibly shake but is clearly shaking on some level otherwise the glass wouldn't be shaking I imagine.

I figured it was just the nature of the design at this point.

 

I've got the same problem with the towing mirrors on my 2016. My dealer tried to tell me it was because of the size of the mirror. That idea didn't fly because I had the towing mirrors on my 2010 and they never budged. Before I left they admitted that Ford is aware of the problem, but no fix as of yet.

 

Mine doesn't vibrate any more than I would expect for a big dumbo ear sticking out in the wind... certainly no more than the 09 F150 with TT mirrors I drove previously.

I do notice a lot of "ghosting" effects from (presumably) the electrochromic coating on the driver side mirror, which drives me nuts. I can barely read a license plate on a vehicle behind me.