I am indebted to 18_F250_4x4 for intelligently creating this thread, and to the respondents who have provided valuable data-based information. I ordered a 2019 F-350 4WD 6.7l Lariat on 10 October, expecting delivery sometime in December as our XMAS gift to ourselves. We tow a 25’ conventional travel trailer weighing about 9,500#s and are full time RVers, traveling with the truck bed always loaded with our ‘stuff’, which includes a 200# camper shell with two sea kayaks (total weight about 100#s) on top. I intend to buy an 8yr/150k or 125k Extended Service Plan given that we travel upwards of 20k+ miles/year and intend to keep the truck for at least 5 years.

Based on all the detailed responses to the DEATH WOBBLE POLL, I am going to have the dealership do an alignment check on the truck BEFORE I TAKE DELIVERY and print out the results. This will tell me whether Ford has implemented the Caster and Camber adjustments in TSB 18-2268 into current builds. I intend to demand that the front end be brought up to specs according to TSB 18-2268 using the parts listed, including an alignment according to the TSB specs and give me a print out. I am also going to ask if having Ford install a FOX 2.0 Steering Stabilizer will void my warranties. I looked under a 2019 Super Duty and saw the stock “shock absorber” Steering Stabilizer. I don’t know much technically about shock absorbers, but I do know that FOX makes good shocks - I run them on my high-end Mountain Bike.

It is clear that DW is a nefarious, gremlinish glitch in unfortunate Super Duty trucks. I intend to do everything in my power to prevent ever experiencing it. The affects, based on personal accounts expressed herein, ranks up there in my book with Tornadoes and Earthquakes - THINGS I DO NOT EVER WANT TO EXPERIENCE, again as with earthquakes, IN MY LIFE. I lived through the 1989 7.1 Magnitude Loma Prieta Earthquake in central California, being 4 miles from the epicenter. I tell people that if I never experience another ground-shaking event like that again in my life that I’ll live longer. Same goes for Death Wobble, which I have never experienced (as is the case with a tornado) and don’t wish to - EVER!

Any comments about my intentions would be appreciated. It will be a couple of months before I take delivery and make my demands. I will post my results.

Hey willynilly,

I figure that I’ll have my best leverage with the dealer BEFORE I hand over the $64k remaining on my purchase. Dangling that WAD of money in front of their noses should get them to at least perform an alignment check. That is easy to do these days with the electronic computerized alignment machines. Once I, and they, have the numbers to look at, we can compare them to the TSB 18-2268 specs. If I’m still getting “pushed”, I’ll print out some of the posts on this thread and lay those in front of them. I can’t fathom them “pushing back” at that point, should it come to that.

By the way, I will gladly pay for a FOX 2.0 Steering Stabilizer if they will put it in. Again, I figure I’ll have more leverage succeeding in that effort IF the truck has NOT been set up to TSB 18-2668 specifications.

I would also be very willing to become involved in the notification effort suggested by the OP. If people don’t speak up, more like YELL OUT, our findings and concerns with regard to DW, nothing may ever be changed at the factory and/or design levels. I ain’t concerned with remaining ANONYMOUS. If I’ve got something to say, I am not afraid to say it and have the recipient know who’s saying it.

Thanks again to everyone who took the time and effort to get involved here. The data from the many SD and LD (F-150) owners who have not experienced DW is as important as the stories of those who have.

Hans N.
CHEERS and MAKE IT A GREAT DAY

It is TSB, and it stands for Technical Service Bulletin.