2016 platnium vibration problem
05-20-2016, 08:39 AM
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Let's get back on track here.... It is a new body style 2016.. I had a 2013 platinum before this one and it was great , rode awesome .
After test driving another truck and comparing apples to apples they do not all ride like mine. The test truck rode great. After we did more frequency readings from the test truck compared to mine the are pretty much identical. The only factor that isn't the same is tires.
That being said they have swapped my tires to a set of good years and I will be testing them tomorrow on th highway at speed. I have my fingers crossed it will make difference.
After test driving another truck and comparing apples to apples they do not all ride like mine. The test truck rode great. After we did more frequency readings from the test truck compared to mine the are pretty much identical. The only factor that isn't the same is tires.
That being said they have swapped my tires to a set of good years and I will be testing them tomorrow on th highway at speed. I have my fingers crossed it will make difference.
Hard to believe they had 10 bad tires or the Bridgestone dueller just don't work on this truck. I testes it out with weight in the truck and empty....
05-20-2016, 08:51 AM
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Let's get back on track here.... It is a new body style 2016.. I had a 2013 platinum before this one and it was great , rode awesome .
After test driving another truck and comparing apples to apples they do not all ride like mine. The test truck rode great. After we did more frequency readings from the test truck compared to mine the are pretty much identical. The only factor that isn't the same is tires.
That being said they have swapped my tires to a set of good years and I will be testing them tomorrow on th highway at speed. I have my fingers crossed it will make difference.
After test driving another truck and comparing apples to apples they do not all ride like mine. The test truck rode great. After we did more frequency readings from the test truck compared to mine the are pretty much identical. The only factor that isn't the same is tires.
That being said they have swapped my tires to a set of good years and I will be testing them tomorrow on th highway at speed. I have my fingers crossed it will make difference.
Hard to believe they had 10 bad tires
and this is my problem but I will be very happy of it is only a tire issue.
Maybe Bridgestone dueller just don't work on these new trucks.i had them on my 13 150 and they lasted 80,000 miles just not a fan of the goodyears.
The Ford FSR said his favorite tire for these 150'd is a Michelin ltx
I will post results this weekend ....
05-20-2016, 11:14 AM
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I've seen it on new trucks! And you could watch my tailgate on the driver side and see if doing a dance. this was in a '13 and a '14.
NOT!!!!!!! had a quad cab RAM, smooth as glass, never any shakes (didn't care for the 6 speed 8 speed traddy though).
have a Silverado double cab.....smoothest riding truck ever (even smoother than the ram)...........So its not as prevalent on Ram and Chevy. Not Toyota...Goodness, have you ever seen one of these shake????
But its affected EVERY Ford truck I've owner. It will eventually drive you crazy, and you'll end up getting rid of it!
NOT!!!!!!! had a quad cab RAM, smooth as glass, never any shakes (didn't care for the 6 speed 8 speed traddy though).
have a Silverado double cab.....smoothest riding truck ever (even smoother than the ram)...........So its not as prevalent on Ram and Chevy. Not Toyota...Goodness, have you ever seen one of these shake????
But its affected EVERY Ford truck I've owner. It will eventually drive you crazy, and you'll end up getting rid of it!
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06-14-2016, 10:14 PM
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I now have put about 3000 miles on the truck with the new tires on it and it rides great. They put a set of Michelin LTX on it and I am very happy to have this issue behind me.
The only issue I am having a tough time with is the ford field service rep did not figure this out and was ok with telling me there is nothing wrong with the truck and he would keep me posted if he found out more infomation. If it wasn't for me not accepting this answer and pushing to try another set of rims and tires I would probably of got rid of the truck and either jumped brands or ordered another to try. Ford did step up and pay for the upgraded tires and gave me a flashlight.. $250
I must note my dealer lamouriux ford did not give up and did everything possible to correct the problem and I thank them for that. This is why you need to have a good relationship and stick with a dealer that will stick up for you and not just shop for price point alone. (Although they gave me a great deal )
The only issue I am having a tough time with is the ford field service rep did not figure this out and was ok with telling me there is nothing wrong with the truck and he would keep me posted if he found out more infomation. If it wasn't for me not accepting this answer and pushing to try another set of rims and tires I would probably of got rid of the truck and either jumped brands or ordered another to try. Ford did step up and pay for the upgraded tires and gave me a flashlight.. $250
I must note my dealer lamouriux ford did not give up and did everything possible to correct the problem and I thank them for that. This is why you need to have a good relationship and stick with a dealer that will stick up for you and not just shop for price point alone. (Although they gave me a great deal )
08-09-2016, 08:58 PM
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After 5000 miles on my new tires it was time to rotate them and now my vibration is back !!
I rebalanced them and still there. Swapped out my rims with another truck and it rides fine.
Brought it to the dealer again and they say 2 of the tires are bad again. Really????
Every 5000 miles I am going to need new tires... I looked at the rims myself and feel there is a hop to at least 2 of them but they insist the runout is fine and I have 2 bad tires as road force balancing shows it. I need some thoughts about my situation as I feel it is rims but they don't want to pony up and replace them but rather keep blaming the tires. I have had 20 bad tire threw out this diagnosis ,,,, Really..... I don't think so.
I am so sick of this vibration I am ready to get rid of the truck....frustrated to no end ...
I rebalanced them and still there. Swapped out my rims with another truck and it rides fine.
Brought it to the dealer again and they say 2 of the tires are bad again. Really????
Every 5000 miles I am going to need new tires... I looked at the rims myself and feel there is a hop to at least 2 of them but they insist the runout is fine and I have 2 bad tires as road force balancing shows it. I need some thoughts about my situation as I feel it is rims but they don't want to pony up and replace them but rather keep blaming the tires. I have had 20 bad tire threw out this diagnosis ,,,, Really..... I don't think so.
I am so sick of this vibration I am ready to get rid of the truck....frustrated to no end ...
08-10-2016, 07:40 AM
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I don't own a new F150 (mine is a 1995) but reading your thread I am wondering if the wheels are torqued correctly.
I know that VW Touaregs had a very similar issue and a lot of complaints of vibration. Many Treg owners address this on their own by ensuring that the wheels were torqued to spec, for many this eliminated the vibration. It seems that most Tregs that had the issue were running 20" wheels, that seemed to be a common factor.
Just a thought.
I know that VW Touaregs had a very similar issue and a lot of complaints of vibration. Many Treg owners address this on their own by ensuring that the wheels were torqued to spec, for many this eliminated the vibration. It seems that most Tregs that had the issue were running 20" wheels, that seemed to be a common factor.
Just a thought.
08-10-2016, 11:12 AM
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Trade it! (I did)
After 5000 miles on my new tires it was time to rotate them and now my vibration is back !!
I rebalanced them and still there. Swapped out my rims with another truck and it rides fine.
Brought it to the dealer again and they say 2 of the tires are bad again. Really????
Every 5000 miles I am going to need new tires... I looked at the rims myself and feel there is a hop to at least 2 of them but they insist the runout is fine and I have 2 bad tires as road force balancing shows it. I need some thoughts about my situation as I feel it is rims but they don't want to pony up and replace them but rather keep blaming the tires. I have had 20 bad tire threw out this diagnosis ,,,, Really..... I don't think so.
I am so sick of this vibration I am ready to get rid of the truck....frustrated to no end ...
I rebalanced them and still there. Swapped out my rims with another truck and it rides fine.
Brought it to the dealer again and they say 2 of the tires are bad again. Really????
Every 5000 miles I am going to need new tires... I looked at the rims myself and feel there is a hop to at least 2 of them but they insist the runout is fine and I have 2 bad tires as road force balancing shows it. I need some thoughts about my situation as I feel it is rims but they don't want to pony up and replace them but rather keep blaming the tires. I have had 20 bad tire threw out this diagnosis ,,,, Really..... I don't think so.
I am so sick of this vibration I am ready to get rid of the truck....frustrated to no end ...
08-10-2016, 01:27 PM
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I am getting real close to that point
What where the problems you had going on ???
Ford customer service is ridiculous an is of no help just a written script the read from ...
What where the problems you had going on ???
Ford customer service is ridiculous an is of no help just a written script the read from ...
08-10-2016, 04:23 PM
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Did they ever do a front End Aliment? That should be the First thing.
Every three months when I change my Oil & Rotate the tires I have them Test the Front End.
Sounds strange the tires go bad at 5,000 miles.
The front tires or back tires go bad?
I had the Bridgestone tires on my 2014 Lariat. Ride was very smooth & they went through Snow with ease.
2015 FX4 Platinum came with the Hankook AT-M. They also ride smooth down the Highway. Going to do some 4-Wheeling next week. I haven't had them in any Snow, but, I will.
The only way to make my Truck Flutter is to Open the Roof, Roll down one Window or something like that or Back Window. Very Annoying?
Others can Chime in. That's the Harmonics part.
My Truck is very smooth at 75 or 80.
Every three months when I change my Oil & Rotate the tires I have them Test the Front End.
Sounds strange the tires go bad at 5,000 miles.
The front tires or back tires go bad?
I had the Bridgestone tires on my 2014 Lariat. Ride was very smooth & they went through Snow with ease.
2015 FX4 Platinum came with the Hankook AT-M. They also ride smooth down the Highway. Going to do some 4-Wheeling next week. I haven't had them in any Snow, but, I will.
The only way to make my Truck Flutter is to Open the Roof, Roll down one Window or something like that or Back Window. Very Annoying?
Others can Chime in. That's the Harmonics part.
My Truck is very smooth at 75 or 80.