2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty · symptom sheet
Suspension noise, struts or alignment
- 77owner reports
- 25,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Aug 27, 2024 · checked Oct 2, 2026
77 of the 201 complaints on this car describe suspension. Only death wobble is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 77 reports
Suspension on other F-350 Super Duty years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2020, 2022.
What this problem usually is
Suspension complaints are mostly about noise and handling: a clunk over bumps, a car that pulls to one side, a ride that bounces or leans more than it used to. The more serious reports describe a part breaking or coming loose, and that's where the recalls in this group are concentrated.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the sway bar link (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the suspension system covers the 2018 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the suspension system on the F-350 Super Duty
Violent front end oscillation. Closed mar 31, 2009.
Violent front end oscillation. Closed mar 14, 2008.
None of these investigations covers the 2018 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 17,500 and 35,426 miles, from the 61 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2005-2020 F-Super Duty 4x4 vehicles operated in extreme dust, mud or tar sand conditions may exhibit accelerated 4x4 vacuum hub seal and or wheel bearing wear as a result of harsh operating conditions.
Some 2005-2019 F-Super Duty 4x4 vehicles operated in extreme dust, mud or tar sand conditions may exhibit accelerated 4x4 vacuum hub seal and or wheel bearing wear as a result of harsh operating conditions.
What owners wrote
“Ford starts to shake and lose control going over uneven pavement⦠causing me to have to slam on brakes to keep the violent shaking from persisting”
Filed Feb 5, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 77 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Steering wheel shakes or the "death wobble" 90 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 26 reports