2011 FORD F-250 Suspension Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving over a bump at a high rate of speed, the contact experienced the death wobble and the contact temporarily lost control of the vehicle. The contact slowed down and the violent shaking ceased. The contact stated that the tie rods, ball joints, and other front-end parts were replaced to reduce the risk of the failure recurring. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH and towing a trailer, the contact experienced the death wobble. The vehicle drifted from the far-left lane over to the far-right lane and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact called a local dealer and was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact was then referred to the manufacturer and was provided a case number. The manufacturer advised the contact to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 263,000.

Mileage: 263,000

When driving over 55mph and hitting a bump, pothole, etc....the death wobble starts taking excessive force to keep the truck on the road with the steering wheel nowhere aligned to where the tires are aimed. Dealership stated they wouldn't take the vehicle on trade due to the steering box needing to be addressed first. no warning lamps illuminate. Happens every time while driving from mileage 170K - 189K.

We have experienced the well-reported Death Wobble multiple times - beginning approx in 2020 - going approx 55 mph on a one-lane highway and hit a slight bump in the road. Could not control the vehicle, the steering wheel started shaking violently as we headed for a concrete bridge. Had to stop the vehicle completely. Then we experienced the same Incident on different roads. We had the vehicle front end fixed by a reputable mechanic, and we’ve ended up having the front end suspension rebuilt, so far 3 times. The latest incident was in 2024, we experienced it again driving about 60 mph. This truck is standard stock - has not been lifted or modified in any way. We do not drive it very often as it is used as a farm vehicle.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front of the vehicle was shaking abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the steering column had failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

This truck consistently gets the death wobble even after having several things repaired on It to fix the problem. This needs to be looked into. This has happened several times with this truck

Keeps having a death wobble when I hit a bump going faster than 50 miles per hour that can't be controlled or stopped without pulling over to a stop or near stop.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and switching lanes and depressing the brake, the vehicle started to shake abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after decelerating, the vehicle stopped shaking. The dealer was contacted and made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was contacted and informed about the failure. The manufacturer confirmed that the VIN was not under recall and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

Going over unsmooth roads ,or very little change in road height,vehicle shakes violently have to come to complete stop and risk getting ran over in middle of highway interstate or whatever couple close calls but no accident,YET

I own a properly maintained 2011 Ford F-250. Today, 14 instances of what is commonly know as "Ford Death Wobble" occurred to me on the interstate highway while I drove 250 miles. Violent front end shaking at speeds over 55mph after driving over rough bridges or bumps in the road. Several times I almost lost control of my truck it shook so badly. I had to sharply decrease speed below 35 mph before shaking would stop and I could regain control. I can easily reproduce this problem, but I learned to drive no faster than 50 mph the rest of the way home on the interstate in order to mostly avoid further cases of violent shaking. In addition to almost losing control of my truck, having to slam on my brakes to reduce speed put myself and other vehicles at risk on a highway with fast-moving vehicles. I will be taking it to a Ford dealer tomorrow to see if they can resolve this very dangerous defect.

Death Wabble. Truck uncontrollably shakes in the front end while driving on the highway over 50mph. Extremely scary. It seems like the truck may flip over. Reducing speed below 25mph is the only way to stop it from shaking. Cannot apply brakes while shaking because the truck shakes even more. Allowing the truck to reduce speed on its own is the only safe option.

Driving on highway at about 60 mph and truck wheel started wobbling violently ….. searing wheel violently oscillating right left right left uncontrollably!!! Finally stopped after slowing down to below speed on highway … totally unsafe !!! My shoulders and neck hurt for several days from trying to keep the truck straight. Thank God it was not a busy freeway at the moment or I would have been hit or my horse trailer which I was pulling. No way to stop the violent oscillation except slow to almost stop

The truck has developed the "death wobble" at speeds between 50 and 60mph. Driving becomes uncontrollable as the truck shakes and bounces very hard and I have to rapidly come to a stop. I've had some work done on it at a local shop but it hasn't solved the problem. It's basically not highway road worthy but I can drive it around town.

I was going 65 MPH in center lane, hit a pothole. The right front wheel began to vibrate wildly. I thought it was going to fall off. I slammed my brakes and veered sharply right to reach the breakdown lane. We were nearly in a violent collision. The car behind me slammed his breaks, leaving skid marks, the car in the lane to my right was forced into the breakdown lane, also leaving skid marks. We had 200 miles to home which we drove slowly without further incident. I had to replace: tie rod ends, steering damper, ball joint, stabilizer bar. Truck needed an alignment. $1008.37. 4 months later, I hit a pothole. The LEFT front tire vibrated wildly. Now I knew what do do.

While traveling on the highway, after driving over a slight bump prior to an overpass, the front wheels shook violently while jerking the steering wheel from my hands. This occurred three separate times.

This truck developed "death wobble" after a simple tire rotation. At approximately 53mph, any bump in the road surface would cause the front end to shake violently and cause the truck to be uncontrollable. While violent, it locks the truck into an unsteerable condition and only hard braking can stop the truck. the truck shuttered violently until stopped. From the repairs it appears a combination of weakening shocks and steering stabilizer cause the front end to shutter mildly and probably constantly until the bushings on the track bar are worn enough to cause problems. Then any alteration in front end components, like rotating the tires will unbalance the entire precarious set-up. Once "death wobble" has occurred, it becomes more violent and happens more often until the truck is fixed. Worst of all, there is no single fix or known fix for this problem. The owner if forced to spent thousands of dollars trying every known fix until the problem stops. It was so violent, I was concerned the truck could possibly destroy itself. I was astounded the entire truck did not shake itself apart, it was extremely violent and made steering impossible. I had to drive back to the tire shop at 45mph and carefully avoid even the most minor bump in the road to stop the truck from shaking itself to pieces or killing us.

The problem with this vehicle is Death Wobble from the front suspension of the truck. Over the years it has done this and is quite dangerous when at highway speed, because when it happens, you will have to slow to 30 MPH to regain control of the the truck. I have had this issue fixed two separate times, about every four years, by replacing the ball joint and track bar. These repairs are costing about $450 usd. There are no warning before this problem happens. You simply have to hit a bump in the road going 60-70 MPH for it happen.

2011 FORD F250 DEATH WOBBLE. FRONT END REPAIRED AFTER SEVERAL WOBBLE INCIDENTS IN 2018. VEHICLE NOW BEGINS SHAKING AT SPEED OF 45MPH AND UNCONTROLLABLE AT 65MPH. I EITHER HAVE TO SLOW DOWN, OR ACCELERATE TO 70+ TO AVOID THE WOBBLE, BUT STEERING STILL SHAKES

Mileage: 147,000

EXPERIENCE DEATH WOBBLE EVERY TIME I MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN IN MY LANE.

Mileage: 101,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF HITTING A DEFECT IN THE ROAD, LIKE A POTHOLE OR SOME KIND OF DIP, MY FRONT END STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I CAN BARELY KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 106,000

FRONT END SHIMMY THAT IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHILE MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 61,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE ONRAMP GETTING UP TO SPEED AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH HIT A SMALL BUMP AND FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I HAD TO SLOW TO 30 MPH FOR IT TO STOP ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. ACCELERATED UP TO 75 MPH AGAIN WITH NO ISSUE. APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I WENT ACROSS A BRIDGE AND THE BUMP AT BRIDGE TRANSITION CAUSED THE TRUCK TO AGAIN VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO 30MPH. NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION. TRUCK HAS 112000 MILES. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENED WHILE TESTING IT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERYTIME I HIT A BUMP. BUT IT DOES HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES PER MONTH

Mileage: 112,000

ALMOST KILLED ME AND MY FAMILY FROM DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY. TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT GOING OVER 50MPH. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. HIT A BUMP ON I-25 AND SHOOK ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. I KNOW 8 FORD OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 18,000

I'M EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS ON REGULAR ROADS AND INTERSTATES. I HAVE CHANGED ALL FRONT END PARTS AND SHOCKS, GOT NEW TIRES BALANCED AND ALIGNED, AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. I'M TOLD THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. IT HAS HAPPENED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40MPH AND 70MPH.

Mileage: 160,000

MY FORD F-250 STARTS SHAKING VERY VERY BAD WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE FREEWAY. TO GET THE VERY SCARY WOBBLE TO STOP I NEED TO SLOW DOWN ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 20-30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 50 TIMES. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN 3 TIMES WITHIN TEN MILES BEFORE. SLOWING DOWN TO 20-30 ON THE FREEWAY HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. IT IS SO BAD AND DANGEROUS THAT I TRY NOT TO EVER HAVE ANYONE RIDE IN MY TRUCK WITH ME. MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO RIDE IT IT ANYWAYS.

Mileage: 85,000

DEATH WOBBLE. AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER FREEWAY TRAFFIC MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT A POT HOLE ON THE ON RAMP. I WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A WOBBLE THAT WAS ALMOST UN-CONTROLLABLE. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW MY TRUCK AND DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I INSPECTED THE FRONT END, TIRES, SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER (WHICH WERE NEW) AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 200,000

WAS DRIVING TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN IT BEGAN EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND I RECENTLY HAD THE SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPENER, & DRAG LINK REPLACED AND IT ONLY MADE THE WOBBLE WORSE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TWICE WITHIN 5 MILES TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP SHAKING.

Mileage: 100,000

DEATH WOBBLE, SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROADS ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH

Mileage: 64,000

FORD F-250 CREWCAB WITH NO AFTERMARKET PARTS & FORD RECOMMENDED RIMS/TIRES: A MONTH AGO I NOTICED WOBBLING/SHAKING SIMILAR TO THE DESCRIBED 'DEATH WOBBLE'. PLACED TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND A RECOMMENDATION FOR A SOLUTION. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH AND THE VEHICLE RUNS OVER BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. AS THIS SO CALLED DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS I WILL COAST OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND COAST TO A STOP. I HAVE NOTICED VEHICLES BEHIND ME SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND I AM ASSUMING THEY ARE SEE TRUCK SHAKE VIOLENTLY, TOO. IF OTHER DRIVERS ARE SEEING THIS DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRING I AM WONDERING IF THESE DRIVERS ARE TAKING EMERGENCY AVOIDANCE ACTIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OTHERS. HOW SAFE ARE F-250/F-350 TO BE ON THE ROAD? THE PICKUP HAS BEEN THE SHOP TWICE FOR REPAIRS AND NOW I NEED TO CONTACT THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THIRD RECOMMENDATION. ALL OF THE FORD RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BUT THE DEATH WOBBLE RETURNS AGAIN IN LESS THAN 60 MILES. I CANNOT SELL THE PICK-UP BECAUSE I KNOW THE PICK-UP HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. 'SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH A PICK-UP THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE POST ANY SUGGESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A REPAIR FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

Mileage: 131,546

LET ME START BY SAYING THAT MY TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE ANY AFTERMARKET CHANGES - IT IS COMPLETELY STOCK/OEM. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH+), THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK SOMETIMES SHUDDERS SEVERELY AFTER GOING OVER SMALL ROAD SURFACE CHANGES SUCH AS JOINTS/SEAMS IN THE HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT ONLY OCCURRED DURING SWEEPING HIGHWAY TURNS, BUT IT HAS PROGRESSED TO HAPPENING ON STRAIGHTS AS WELL. THE SHUDDER IS SO SEVERE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY SHAKES OUT OF MY HANDS AND THINGS IN THE STOWAGE SPOTS ON THE DOORS ARE SHAKEN OUT. I NOW HAVE TO SLOW TO <30MPH IN ORDER TO SETTLE THE FRONT END WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO SUDDENLY DO ON A HIGHWAY. THE INITIAL EVENT OCCURRED AT ROUGHLY 80K MILES AND ONLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES A YEAR. I NOW HAVE 130K MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. I'VE RECENTLY REPLACED ALL SHOCK ABSORBERS AND THE STEERING DAMPENER, HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES BALANCED AND ROTATED - TO NO AVAIL. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS RELATIVELY COMMON AMONG FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ONLINE COMMUNITIES DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN OCCURRING WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS FOR OVER A DECADE AND IS STILL OCCURRING ON NEW UNITS WITH AS FEW AS 15K MILES.

Mileage: 80,000

MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR GROOVE. I AM BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP.

Mileage: 226,000

WHEN TRAVELING OVER 50 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, I GET A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHERE THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ONLY OPTION THAT I HAVE IS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 35 OR BELOW TO GET IT TO STOP. I'VE COME CLOSE TO EITHER LOSING CONTROL OR GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I CAN REPLICATE THIS EVENT BY GOING OVER DIFFERENT BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I HAVE RE-ALIGNED MY VEHICLE, REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, INSTALLED A NEW STEERING DAMPNER, ROTORS, ETC, TO NO AVAIL. FORD DEALERSHIPS PLAY STUPID AND ACT AS IF THERE'S NO PROBLEM, I'VE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY INSIST THAT IT'S FAULTY PARTS WITHIN THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IF POSSIBLE, BUT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS AS TO WHAT THE TRUE CAUSE IS. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS . THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2011. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AS IT GETS OLDER.

Mileage: 150,000

FORD DEATH WOBBLE WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE THAT REQUIRES A FULL STOP.

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AUTONATION FORD LOCATED AT 4355 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY, FRONT SUSPENSION, BALL JOINTS, AND TIE ROD CONNECTIONS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE". DEALERSHIP INSTALLED KC3Z 3E651 B:DAMPER ASSY TO FIX THE ISSUE. PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED WITHIN WEEKS. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID THE TRAC BAR BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED IT AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRING WITHIN DAYS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING OVER MINOR BUMPS, ROAD SEAMS IN BRIDGES, ETC. WITH AND WITHOUT CARRYING A LOAD. INDICATIONS ARE HEAVY VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END/STEERING THAT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU LET THE VEHICLE DE-ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT USING THE BRAKE.

Mileage: 80,000

THE STEERING DAMPER HAS MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK ALMOST FLIPPED.

Mileage: 230

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK, WAS DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET @ A LOW SPEED & FRONT END STARTED SHAKING UNCOMTROLLABLE,AFTER RUNNING OVER A MAN HOLE COVER HAD TO FULLY STOP FULLY, SHORTLY AFTER I WAS GETTING ON AN EXPRESSSSSY & RAN OVER SMALL CHUG HOLE AND IT STARTED AGAIN, TOOK TO MY MECHANIC WHO INSTALLED A HEAVY DUTY STABILIZER BAR, NEW SHOCKS A NEW CAMBER KIT & 2 ALLIGNMENTS, STILL DOES THE SAME THING, HOPING FORD HAS THE ANSWER FOR REPAIRS, WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO PULL OUR RV WITH THE GRANDKIDS & WIFE

Mileage: 124,500

DRIVING 45 MPH ON ROAD I DRIVE ALL THE TIME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS NO ABILITY TO STEER AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. I HAD TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO JUST A FEW MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION IF I HAD NEEDED TO. *TR

Mileage: 33,700

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, BRAKES BARELY WORKED WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT MY TIRES WERE ABOUT TO COME OFF MY TRUCK, THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD THAT ITEMS IN THE SEAT ENDED UP ON THE FLOORBOARD OF THE TRUCK. WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP AND OFF THE INTERSTATE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER. *TR

Mileage: 161,000

VEHICLE IN MOTION AT 60 TO 65 MPH ON SMOOTH PUBLIC CITY HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY PARTICULARLY IN THE FRONT END. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND ALTHOUGH I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO BRAKE AND ATTEMPT TO KEEP IT FROM THE MEDIAN OR DITCH THE VEHICLE DIDN'T CEASE THE UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING UNTIL I CAME TO A NEAR STOP OFF THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT CONTINUES TO FEEL AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO OCCUR ANY MOMENT AGAIN THE REMAINING 20 MILES TO MY HOME. I INTEND ON TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AS IF WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO MYSELF AND WIFE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY. PURCHASED VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 MONTHS AGO.

TRUCK HAS EXCESSIVE WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEATH WOBBLE. NEW TIRES, TRACK BAR, TIE ROD ENDS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AND FRONT END ADJUSTED TO FORD BULLETIN WITH NO SOLUTION OF CORRECTING THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE STARTED IN AUGUST 2018 AND HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR CORRECTIONS. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP AGAIN LAST WEEK WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND HAULING A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE SAFELY TO THE DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD CORPUS CHRISTI LOCATED AT 6250 S. PADRE ISLAND DR, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT TIRES GO INTO A DEATH WOBBLE AS YOU ARE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH AND CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. MUST PULL OVER AND STOP TO CORRECT BUT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

Mileage: 170,000

"DEATH WOBBLY" THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING 70MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE THINKING MY TIRES HAD BLOWN OUT. I WALKED AROUND MY TRUCK EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE SO I'M ON MY WAY. IT DOES IT AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE IT WOULD STOP AT THIS TIME I HAVE TALK AROUND AND NEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE SERVICE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THE TRUCK THAT SHOULD FIX IT. MY TIRES WERE PRACTICALLY NEW SO I WASN'T REPLACING THEM SO HE SUGGESTED ROAD FORCE BALANCE. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH LOOKS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. I REALLY HOPE THERE IS A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH 59000 MILES ON IT AT THE PRICE OF 40K. I WOULD PROBABLY WENT WITH A DIFFERENT TRUCK HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THESE ISSUES.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55- 60 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING BADLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND MENTIONED THE FAILURE AS BEING THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND TWICE AN ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT IT COULD BE A DEATH WOBBLE RELATED FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 50MPH AND HITTING MINOR TRANSITIONS, HOLES, IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROADWAY THE FRONT GOES INTO A SEVER VIBRATION CAUSING A OUT OF CONTROL EXPERIENCE. MUST SLOW DOWN BELOW 40 MPH TO GET UNDER CONTROL. I THINK THIS IS REFERRED TO THE "DEATH WOBBLE" CONTINUE TO REPLACE PARTS TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION

Mileage: 85,500

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 40 SPEED 65 MPH MY 2011 FORD F-250 CREW CAB SUPERDUTY EXPERIENCED AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE FRONT END WHICH CAME VERY NEAR TO COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND DROP DOWN TO 20 MPH OR SO BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED-DANGEROUS ON A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. LOOKED IT UP WHEN I RETURNED FROM TRIP AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. SUGGESTED FIXES OF ALIGNMENT, SHOCK REPLACEMENT AND TIRE BALANCING DID NOT WORK-STILL EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM ABOUT ONCE A MONTH-ALWAYS IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. BUMPS IN THE ROAD MAKE IT MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN. DATE BELOW IS THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED-IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.

Mileage: 95,000

UNCONTROLABLE FRONT WHEEL BOUNCE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH WHEN YOU HIT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP OR VARIATION IN THE ROAD. ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH OR LOWER TO GET THE BOUNCE TO STOP. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 30 OR MORE TIMES. TIRES, TIRE PRESSURE, SHOCKS, STEERING STABALIZER, AND ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN CHECK AND REPLACED. STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY WIDESPREAD WITH MANY FORUMS TALKING ABOUT IT. THIS WILL CAUSE MULTIPLE DEATHS IF NOT HANDLED SWIFTLY. DRIVER HAS NOT CONTROL OVER VEHICLE UNTIL THE BOUNCE STOPS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (45 MPH +) THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT CAN BE PUT OFF ANY LONGER. RECENTLY WATCHED ANOTHER FORD F250 (WITH 6.7 ENGINE, SO 2011 OR NEWER) GET THE TIRE BOUNCE AND ENDED UP GOING OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLING TWICE. I HIT THE SAME AREA AND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE BOUNCE AND SLOW BECAUSE I SAW THE OTHER FORD CRASH. I AM TRYING TO RESEARCH THE CRASH AND GET A POLICE REPORT NUMBER TO SUBMIT. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT THIS GETS HANDLED AND FIXED BY FORD!!

Mileage: 176,214

DEATH WOBBLE! DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BALL JOINT, BUSHING, NEW TIRES, SOME CONNECTING ROD ' STILL HAPPENS!!! THIS IS GOING TO KILL ME OR SOMEBODY!!! IT HAPPENS AT 70 MPH AND ABOVE. THIS IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ' FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT; THEY JUST HAVEN'T FIXED IT.

Mileage: 61,000

DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH IF YOU HIT ANY SORT OF BUMP THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER 15 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS A COUPLE TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE SHOP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. AFTER READING FOR HOURS ONLINE THERE IS NO EFFECTIVE FIX FOR THIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS.

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVE WOBBLE ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN YOU HIT ANY SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD OR SOMETIMES ON NEWER PAVED ROADS. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL STATE AND YOU MUST SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH BEFORE YOU CAN RECOVER THE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO FORD AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $2400.00 REPLACING FRONT END PARTS AND TIRES WITH SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL OCCURRING AND IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE OR HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH.

Mileage: 112,000

I DRIVE A 2011 FORD F250SD,WHILE DRIVING 65-70MPH ON FREEWAY, DROVE OVER ROUGH PATCH AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY, STEERING WAS EXTREMLY HARD TL CONTROL, "DEATHWOBBLEL "IS WHAT IT IS CALLED ,WOULDN'T STOP SHAKING ASUNTILL SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME IN MY1989 F250 WITH OVER 250000 MILES ON IT BUT THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 63765 MILES .FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND LAST NITE IT HAPPENED 3 TIME IN A SPAN OF LESS THEN 10 MILES VERY UNSAFE HOPE FORD COME UP WITH A FIX BECAUSE SEEMS TO ME THERE IS MORE THEN FEW PEOPLE WITH THE ISSUE

Mileage: 63,500

DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH IF YOU HIT ANY SORT OF BUMP THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER 15 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS A COUPLE TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE SHOP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. AFTER READING FOR HOURS ONLINE THERE IS NO EFFECTIVE FIX FOR THIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT THAT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS. PLEASE HELP

Mileage: 120,500

BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN APRIL HAS HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE TWICE ABOVE 60 MPH INSTALLED NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS , TIE ROD END ON RIGHT SIDE AND ALIGNMENT STILL HAS A UNCOMFORTABLE VIBRATION AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS HAVEN'T TAKEN TO A DEALER YET BUT LOOKING AT OTHER FORUMS DEALER FIX DOES NOT FIX IT

Mileage: 168,000

TRUCK DEVELOPED WHAT IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON HIGHWAY, USUALLY AT SPEEDS AROUND 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHOLE TRUCK SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO 35. REPLACED TRACKBAR, DRAGLINK, TIE RODS, STEERING DAMPNER, HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED BY TWO DIFFERENT SHOPS, STILL DOES IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, I WILL PUT THE DATE OF THE LATEST BELOW.

Mileage: 214,000

WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR A BRIDGE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO WHAT IS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE" OR SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION. THIS WAS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HIT THE BUMP FIRST OR IN A SLIGHT LEFT HAND TURN WHEN HITTING THE BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY LET OFF OF THE THROTTLE AND SOFTLY APPLY THE BREAKS TO ABOUT 25 MPH TO GET THE VERY AGGRESSIVE WOBBLING TO QUIT. DURING WHICH TIME, THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I HAVE HAD STABILIZER SHOCKS, TRACK BAR ASSEMBLY, BALL JOINTS, TIRES, ALIGNMENTS, ETC COMPLETED AND STILL EXPERIENCE THIS DEATH WOBBLE ALMOST DAILY. IT APPEARS BY READING ABOUT EVERY FORUM AVAILABLE ONLINE, FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT HAS FAILED TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. (SEE TSB 18-2268) FOR VEHICLES 2017-2019, BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM FOR OLDER MODEL VEHICLE ALSO. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE FROM THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 128,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD, THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAS HAPPENED WHILE TOWING AS WELL AS WITHOUT A LOAD. TRUCK WAS "FIXED" 2 YEARS AGO AND THE PROBLEM WASN'T AS BAD, BUT STILL PRESENT. AFTER A RECENT TIRE ROTATION, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR A NEW DIAGNOSIS.

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A HARD BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO WOBBLE. THIS IS CAUSES THE WHOLE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE INTERNET CALLS THIS EVENT A DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELLER BROS. FORD LEBANON (LOCATED AT 1030 SCHAEFFER RD, LEBANON, PA 17042, (717) 949-2000) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS CHECKED, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

AT 125,000 MILES, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HITTING A ROUGH SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY ON A CURVE, THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY BEGIN TO SHAKE. IT BEGINS IN THE FRONT, SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY UNTIL I AM ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO STOP IT. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER (STEERING DAMPER), DRAG LINK, TIE ROD END, ALIGNMENT, TIRE ROTATION, TRACK BAR BUSHING, BALL JOINT, TIE RODS AND ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. IT STILL WILL RANDOMLY START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER I HAVE HIT A ROUGH SPOT AND ESPECIALLY IN A CURVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CANNOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE TO REPLACE. I HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND WE HAVE TOGETHER SEARCHED THE WEB FOR OTHER CURES, BUT THERE ARE NONE TO BE FOUND. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY...THE SHAKING BECOMES SO VIOLENT THAT I BECOME A TRAFFIC HAZARD AND DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO HANDLE IT SAFELY. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS TODAY, 3/5/2019 BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING, IN BETWEEN STAYS AT THE MECHANIC, SINCE NOVEMBER.

Mileage: 128,000

FOR THE SECOND TIME FIRST AT 42,000 NOW AT 82 000 AT HIWAY SPEED OF 66 MPH THE VIOLENT STEERING DEATH WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ONLY WAY IS TO HOLD ON SO TIGHT AND SLOW TRYING TO GET OFF THE TRAVEL LANES ..THIS SO DANGEROUS AND UNFORESEEN. INSPECTED FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION ,ALL IN TOLERANCE. FIRST TIME I USED MY ESP WARRANT PAYING THE DEDUCTIBE.

Mileage: 82,107

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN UNKNOWN FAILURE RELATED TO THE FUEL INJECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WILLOWBROOK FORD (7301 KINGERY HWY, WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION HOLD DOWN BRACKET FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED ONE BRACKET UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS FIXED BUT NOT THE REST. VIN PROVIDED. UPDATED 12/13/18*JB

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER BUSHINGS IN THE CAB MOUNT WERE CORRODED AND DETERIORATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CAB MOUNTS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,384.

Mileage: 85,384

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED MY 2011 F250 RUNS OVER A POT HOLE, BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO CONTROL STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE IN PAST YR. REPAIRED REPLACED A PART, HAD ALIGNMENT DOWN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURED PROBLEM AND NTSA SHOULD ORDER A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, YESTERDAY 5/20/2011.

Mileage: 111,202

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK CERTIFIED USED IN 2011 WITH APPROXIMATELY 9000 MILE ON IT. MY PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 20000 MILES, MORE OR LESS. IT EXPERIENCES THE FAMOUS FORD DEATH WOBBLE REPEATEDLY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ENCOUNTERING A SMALL BUMP OR HOLE IN A ROAD. IT IS PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH AND MAKING SLIGHT LEFT TURN AS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE OR EXIT. THE SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT STEERING CONTROL CAN BE TOTALLY LOST. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING IS TO COME TO NEARLY A FULL STOP WHICH CAN BE EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS ON HIGH SPEED FREEWAYS AND HIGHWAYS. I HAVE READ AND HEARD OF MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE INVOLVING FORD PICKUPS FOR 2011 AND OTHER YEARS. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE BEING IGNORED BY FORD AS "NORMAL" OR BY THE NHTSA DUE TO THE LACK OR A RECALL OR SUGGESTED FIX.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP OR ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO HOLD AND THE TRUCK EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. SLOWING DOWN TO 30 MILES AN HR WILL STOP THE SHAKING. THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED AT 105K MILES. IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND MAKES THE TRUCK ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. LOCAL MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND ANY ISSUE WITH SUSPENSION OR STEERING. AFTER LOOKING AT THE INTERNET THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RAMPANT WITH FORD OFFERING NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 105,000

DEATH WOBBLE, WE ALMOST DIED ON 395, HAD TO STOP FAST AND IT HAPPED TWICE. WITH IN 10 MIN OF EACH OTHER, HE GOT NEW TIRES, AND ALIGNMENT A MONTH AGO. TOWING HORSE TRAILER. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS OUR SECOND FORD TRUCK, WE HAVE A154,000. MILES. WE ARE NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER FORD IF YOU DO NOT HAVE REMEDY TO FIX THIS ISSUE

Mileage: 154,000

SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55 ON CURVE, TRUCK FRONT END BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHIMMY AND WOBBLE TO POINT OF LOSS OF CONTROL. DESTROYED FRONT ROTORS, BRAKE SHOES, AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AS PER PEP BOYS REPAIR RECEIPT. REPEATED AFTER REPAIR AT SAME SPEED. TRUCK HAS 50,000 MILES, VERY LITTLE OFF ROAD MILEAGE. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES OTHER DRIVERS' INSTANCES WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK AS "DEATH WOBBLE".

Mileage: 50,000

FORD F250 4X4 HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION DESIGN. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU HIT A POTHOLE OF ONE OF THE WHEEL IS JARRED THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, THIS CAN BE VERY VIOLENT DEPENDING ON SPEED. THE VEHICLE WITH THIS REPORT HAS HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES IN VARIOUS DEGREES. WE HAVE ALSO TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE INSTANCES HAVE ALL BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY UNTIL SLOWING TO 30 MPH OR COMING TO A FULL STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE LOCAL DEALER (JIM BURKE FORD 2001 OAK ST, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 (661) 328-3600), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

Mileage: 225,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MAC HAIK FORD LINCOLN HYUNDAI 4506 N NAVARRO ST, VICTORIA, TX 77904), BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED UNKNOWN PARTS ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KOONS SILVER SPRING FORD, 3111 AUTOMOBILE BLVD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904 (301) 890-6100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT, BRAKE PADS, AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE SHOCKS AND THE STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,100.

Mileage: 58,100

WHEN DRIVING THIS TRUCK, IF YOU HIT A POTHOLE OR ANY UNEVEN SURFACE, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT'S ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT TAKES ALL THE STRENGTH IN MY BODY JUST TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS COME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP. SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET KILLED, BECAUSE WHEN IT START TO SHAKE, YOU HAVE KNOW CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION IT'S GOING TO GO. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON THE NET, THIS SHAKE IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND FOR GOOD REASONS. I ALSO HEARD THAT FORD HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS, BUT WANT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND.

Mileage: 97,508

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN WHEN ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT SUSPENSION BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR WHICH FORD HAS MANY SERVICE BULLETINS. ONCE VEHICLE SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHAKING STOPS. THE PROCESS OF FIXING IS LONG AND CONSISTS OF TRIAL AND ERROR UNTIL THE MANY POSSIBLE REASONS ARE FINALLY ADDRESSED AND SPECIFIC THING FIXED. FORD SERVICE BULLETIN DISCUSSES SPECIFIC BUILD DATES OF 2011 MODEL YEAR FROM LATE 2010 - MID 2011.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS FOR THE CONTACT TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IT PROCEEDS TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT AN ANTI-WOBBLE TRACK BAR WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. IF THAT IS THE CASE, FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING IT. IT IS DANGEROUS AND A TICKING TIME BOMB. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TIRE PRESSURE. IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. A PERSON SHOULD NOT SPEND $60,000 ON A VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND SINK THOUSANDS MORE JUST TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND CORRECTED BY FORD. HOW MANY CRASHES/DEATHS HAVE HAPPENED BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS AS IT HAS NOT OFFICIALLY BEEN A RECALL ISSUE??

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK SEVERELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

DEATH WOBBLE. SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES SHAKING ON THE FRONT.

Mileage: 90,000

WE HAVE A 2011 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL PICK UP WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. IT IS LIKE NEW, BUT HAS DEVELOPED A SERIOUS MECHANICAL DEFECT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS TRIED UP TO (11) ELEVEN FIXES FOR THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. NONE OF THESE "FIXES" APPLY ON THIS PICK UP. NOW SINCE THE PICK UP IS OLDER THAN 3 YRS. EVEN WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE THEY WANT US TO PAY FOR "TRYING" OUT MORE POSSIBLE FIXES THAT HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL FOR ALL THESE FORD F250 & F350 PICK UPS. THIS SHOULD BE AT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S EXPENSE. THE BOTTOM LINE, IT SHOULD BE BOUGHT BACK BY FORD SINCE IT IS NOT YET PROVEN TO BE FIXABLE. PROBLEM: THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AS DESCRIBED ON THE INTERNET. THIS OCCURS ANYTIME THESE FORD SUPER DUTY F250 OR F350 DIESEL PICKUPS ARE DRIVEN OVER 40MPH AND A BUMP, ROUGH ROAD, OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD IS HIT. THE OPERATOR LOOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE PICKUP WAS PULLED INTO THE ON-COMING TRAFFIC. IT TOOK ALL MY SON'S STRENGTH TO GAIN SOME CONTROL AND KEEP FROM HITTING AN ONCOMING SEMI-TRUCK. THIS VEHICLE IS WORSE THAN THE INTERNET VIDEO AS CONFIRMED BY THE BEND OREGON FORD DEALERSHIP. APPLYING THE BRAKES MAKES IT WORSE. IT HAS TO BE ALLOWED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. THE VIBRATION IS SO VIOLENT IT TAKES ALL ONES STRENGTH TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. IT'S ONE OF THE MORE FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCES YOU'LL ENCOUNTER BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING SO BADLY YOU THINK IT'LL FALL APART AND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DIE. THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE DEVELOPED VIOLENT, RESONANT SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. REDUCTION TO 40 MPH WAS REQUIRED TO REGAIN VEHICLE CONTROL.

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 30 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT SUSPENSION BARS WERE ALSO REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON OUR 2011 FORD F250 4X4 PICKUP BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BUSHING AND BALL JOINTS AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $400. NOW 3,000 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE BY FORD THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD EASILY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO HAVING TO QUICKLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN 30 OR 40 MPH TO GET THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO STOP WOBBLING COULD EASILY CAUSE AN REAR END ACCIDENT LEADING TO CASUALTIES. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE SHAKING BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

FORD SUPER DUTY F250 & F350 ARE WELL KNOWN TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. STARTING AS EARLY AS 10000 MILES. IF THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS DURING A RAIN STORM YOU ARE PRETTY CERTAIN TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING THE SMALLEST UNEVEN SURFACE IN THE ROAD. I HEAR THAT THE DODGE HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM THIS CAN BE GOOGLES AND THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THROUGH A ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND JUMPED OUT OF HIS HANDS . HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK . THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE OUT OF CONTROL TRUCK AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED . I WENT ON TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE . I FOUND A FORUM WITH MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE . MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH ISSUES . THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS POOR TIRE PRESSURE OR OUT OF ALIGNMENT . MY HUSBAND HAD BOTH CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM . I FEAR IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS A SEVERE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE . THE OTHERS SAY THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THE" DEATH WOBBLE" AS IT HAS BEEN COINED ONLINE . PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM . I HAVE ALSO EMAILED FORD MOTOR COMPANY . *TR

Mileage: 22,438

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF MY TRUCK HITS A RIDGE OR BUMP IN ROAD, IT STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY UP AND DOWN. I SLOW DOWN AND FIGHT THE WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO FAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 18 TIMES. MOST OF THE TIME, IT STOPS SHAKING AS I SLOW DOWN. TWICE IT STOPPED SHAKING AFTER I CROSSED TRAFFIC TO GET TO EDGE OF ROAD TO STOP. VERY SCARY! THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT BOUNCED UP & DOWN SO HARD, IT PULLED THE WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. AS I GENTLY BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN, IT STOPPED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN, BUT THEN STARTED UP AGAIN WHEN I HIT THE NEXT EXPANSION SEAM ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT DAY. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN THE RIGHT LANE TO GET TO WORK IN A 65 MPH ZONE BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO GO FASTER. TRAFFIC WAS ZOOMING AROUND ME AND HONKING. THE VERTICAL SHAKING DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS ALTHOUGH I TRAVELED THE SAME HIGHWAY WITH THE SAME BUMPS AND THE SAME SPEED (GRITTING MY TEETH). MY MECHANIC EXAMINED THE TRUCK 2 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF INCIDENTS AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, STEERING, OR SHOCKS. NOTHING WAS LOOSE, BROKEN, OR OUT OF SPECS. I INFORMED FORD.COM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALL OF THE DISCUSSION GROUPS SAID THAT THE DEALERS COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALL FOR THIS INCREDIBLY FRIGHTENING PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORD TRUCKS (LAST TRUCK IS A 1996 F250 THAT WAS A WONDERFUL TRUCK - STILL HAVE IT). AS BACKGROUND, THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS HAPPENING ON YOUTUBE WITH SEVERAL DISCUSSION GROUPS TALKING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" SHOWN IN THE VIDEOS IS THE SAME THING I EXPERIENCED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND DID NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH ONE STABILIZER, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH TWO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE TOWING MY 8000LB TRAILER, I WENT OVER SOME UNEVEN HIGHWAY PAVEMENT AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING TO THE POINT I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL WHERE THE TRUCK WENT I HAD TO LEFT OFF THE GAS UNTIL IT COASTED TO A TOP. 50 MILES LATER, I ENTERED A SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER A 500 FOOT DROP WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AS I CROSSED OVER THE BRIDGE/ROAD SEAM THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AGAIN THIS TIME IT WENT IN TO THE LANE OF THE SEMI TRUCK AFTER LEAVING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RUBBER HE AND I AVOIDED A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I GOOGLED THESE SYMPTOMS AND IT APPEARS YOU HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME, PLEASE I BEG YOU FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY MAKE FORD CORPORATION FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 21,048

MY TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT 40-60 MPH. STEERING CONTROL IS LOST AND CAN ONLY BE REGAINED BY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. TRUCK WILL NOT SWITCH LANES AND PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER IS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING. SHAKING IS VIOLENT TO THE POINT OF LOOSENING BOLTS. TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS AIR PRESSURE OR THE NEED FOR NEW TIRES. THE VEHICLES TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND AIR PRESSURE IS SET AT FACTORY RECOMMENDED LEVELS. FORD SAYS THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT EXTREMELY POSSIBLE. AN INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION SHOP CLAIMS ISSUE IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, LACK OF STEERING DAMPER, AND DEFECTIVE CONTROL ARMS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE FRONT TIRES WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU ALL BUT STOP. THIS COULD CATCH SOMEONE OFF GUARD TO CRASH INTO SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TRUCK DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. HAVE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP SHAKING. THE ISSUE IS REFERRED TO THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" WITH MANY RECORDED INSTANCES OF THIS ON THE WEB AND YOUTUBE. ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALER AND MANY NEW PARTS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM PERSIST. FORD DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO CORRECT SO IT HAS BEEN IN TWO OTHER GARAGES FOR SECOND OPINIONS. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY HAVE NO RECALLS OR ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 101,527

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON THE 91 FREEWAY IN THE DIAMOND LANE I DROVE OVER A ROADWAY IMPERFECTION. AS SOON AS I HIT IT WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE THE VEHICLE MADE A VIOLENT MOTION TO THE LEFT ALMOST CAUSING ME TO STRIKE THE CENTER DIVIDER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES BEFORE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED (12/16/2010). BY THIS TIME, STRIKING AN IMPERFECTION WITH EITHER FRONT TIRE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE LATERALLY, LEFT OR RIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE FORD DEALER WITHOUT REMEDY, A FORD ENGINEER WAS SUMMONED FOR A TEST DRIVE. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A SPOT I CONSISTENTLY HAVE THE PROBLEM AND IT VIOLENTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE HIT THE SPOT (TRANSITION ROAD: 405 FREEWAY TO THE NORTHBOUND 710 FREEWAY). BOTH THE ENGINEER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME AND BOTH FELT WHAT I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT. LATER THAT SAME DAY I WAS LOOKING AT A FORD FUSION WITH MY SON AND THE FORD ENGINEER DROVE INTO THE LOT IN A NEW FORD SUPER DUTY 4X4 THAT HE HAD DRIVEN TO THAT SAME LOCATION. HE TOLD ME AND MY SON THAT THE NEW VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AND HE WOULD REPORT BACK TO FORD SO THAT THEY COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WAS LATER CONTACTED BY THE FORD MANAGER AND TOLD THAT MY PROBLEM WAS WITHIN FORDS TOLERANCE FOR THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME I COULD PROBABLY GO OVER TO THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE PARTS STORE AND PURCHASE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. EVEN MY FRIENDS WHO DRIVE WITH ME COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE TELLING ME I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THIS PAST WEEK I CONTACTED FORD AGAIN VIA THEIR FIX-IT HOT LINE AND SPOKE WITH ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WHO LOOKED INTO MY COMPLAINT (HE SPOKE WITH THE FORD MANAGER AND FORD ENGINEER). TODAY HE ADVISED ME THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINING? *TR

Mileage: 1,480

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED HIT POTHOLE AND TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. PULLED OF THE FREEWAY TO INSPECT AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OK. GOT BACK ONTO FREEWAY AND CROSSED OVER A BRIDGE AND THE SAME VIOLENT SHAKE HAPPENED UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. DROPPED TRUCK OFF AT DEALER ON WAY HOME FROM WORK. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROADS, IF YOU ENCOUNTER ROUGH ROAD SURFACE (CONSTRUCTION, POTHOLE, ETC) STEERING AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY. IT IS ALMOST LIKE THE OSCILLATION CREATES A HARMONIC FREQUENCY THAT INCREASES THE INTENSITY TO A DEGREE THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED OR STOPPED TO RECOVER. *TR

Mileage: 47,503

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 99 IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA NORTH OF VISALIA, CA. I WAS MAINTAINING MY SPEED IN THE FAST (SECOND LANE) LANE BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH ON A PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY THAT WAS RECENTLY LAID WITH FRESH ASPHALT. THIS OF COURSE, MADE THE ROAD SURFACE VERY SMOOTH ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SOME TRANSITION PORTIONS OF THE ROAD SURFACE WITH A FEW ROUGHER SECTIONS. GOING OVER ONE OF THE TRANSITIONS THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC BOTH BEHIND ME AND TO THE SLOW LANE TO MY RIGHT. I BELIEVE THE OTHER DRIVES SAW MY SITUATION AND ALLOWED ME TO PULL TO THE SLOW LANE TO GET CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONCE MY SPEED WAS REDUCED TO AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE PASSENGER WHO WAS WITH ME WAS UNDOUBTEDLY SHAKEN UP - NO BUN INTENDED. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT SO MANY OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS EARLIER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE GOLDEN STATE HIGHWAY IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. MY SPEED AT THAT TIME WAS 60 MPH AND BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER PASSING OVER A CONCRETE TO CONCRETE TRANSITION IN THE ROAD. FOLLOWING BOTH EVENTS I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. MY DEALER IS JIM BURKE FORD, BAKERSFIELD, CA. THE FIRST TIME INTO SERVICE THE DEALER CHANGED OUT THE STEERING STABILIZE AND SAID ALL OTHER FRONT END AND STEERING COMPONENTS CHECKED OUT FINE. THE STEERING STABILIZER CHANGE OUT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE I HAD REPLACED THE ORIGINAL ONE AND INSTALLED A NEW BILSTEIN BRAND STEERING STABILIZER ON THE TRUCK A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. I HAVE ENJOYED THIS TRUCK BUT IT IS BEGINNING TO SCARE MY AS I'M CONCERNED ANOTHER EVENT COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP US FORD TRUCK OWNERS. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I HAVE AN F-250 SUPER DUTY FX4. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 15,000 MILES AND LAST YEAR IN OCT, 2012 THE TRUCK HAD A VIOLENT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END AT 9,000 MILES. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THE TRUCK HAS STARTED THIS SHAKING AGAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. THIS HAPPENS IF I CHANGE LANES THAT ARE UNEVEN AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH AND WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH IF THE ROAD IS A BIT BUMPY. IT IS VERY SCARY AND THE TRUCK IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPS. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ALL OF THE SUDDEN AFTER GOING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD, I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE RATTLING AND LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEARLY CAUSED A MULTIPLE CAR PILE UP. A WEEK LATER, I HAD THE SAME THING. THIS TIME AS I WAS APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEED GETTING ON TO THE HIGHWAY. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THIS CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THAT HIGHWAY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN BUT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF MY HAVING TO SLOW TO A STOP DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. AFTER THIS, I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS SINCE 2006 AND HAS CAUSED MORE THAN ONE ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES. THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AS WELL. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, AND HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

WAS GOING OVER A BRIDGE THAT HAD UNEVEN PAVEMENT WITH A SLIGHT BANK TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEARBY FIELD AFTER RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. I CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED TO CHECK TIRE AIR PRESSURE (AIR PRESSURE WAS FINE-STOCK TIRES AND RIMS). FRONT STEERING STABILIZER WAS CHECKED AND THAT WAS FINE. TRACK BAR AND TIE ROD CHECKED AND THOSE TOO WERE FINE. A LOCAL FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE QUITE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND AT 31000 MILES THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE TIE ROD, DUAL STEERING STABILIZERS, AND ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. MOST OFF ROAD DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND EVEN SAY TO ADJUST THE CASTER TO A POSITIVE 4 TO CORRECT. AS SEEN ON THE INTERNET, THIS BEGAN AROUND 2005 WITH STRAIGHT AXLE AND COIL SUSPENSION. FORD MUST RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 30,500

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF MY 2011 F250 FX4 DIESEL BEGAN VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE MEDIAN AND SLOW TO LESS THAN 20 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, AND, ALTHOUGH I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, CHANGING THE SHOCKS AND STEERING STABILIZER, I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE STEERING OF MY TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THE ISSUE IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I WAS UNAWARE OF HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE WAS UNTIL I STARTED READING FORMS WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK WAY TOO MANY TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DURING A DRIVE ON THE HWY, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THINKING I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR HAD A FLAT TIRED. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS FOUND. THE SAME EVENT OCCURRED A MONTH OR SO LATER WHEN DRIVING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT AND HIT A POT HOLE AT ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FELT OUT OF CONTROL SHIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE HWY AND FELT UNCONTROLLABLE. GOT HOME, CHECKED ALL ASSOCIATED SUSPENSION HARDWARE AND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS DETECTED. AT THIS POINT, I AM A BIT HESITANT TO GO AT SPEED LIMIT AND CONSTANTLY WATCHING, AVOIDING MAIN HIGHWAYS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS SUSPENSION ISSUES AND IT WAS NOT DESIGNED ACCORDINGLY TO ITS HEAVY DUTY RATINGS. THE VEHICLE IS A ROAD HAZARD AND A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS.. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD BECAUSE OF CHANGE IN PAVEMENT ON FLY-OVER PASS. VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND HAD A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO A NEAR STOP ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TO GET SHAKING TO STOP AND TO RE-GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIMMY SHOCKS, STEERING GEAR, PITMAN ARM, BALL JOINTS, AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 75,000

AT 55 MPH, IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES, JUMPS ACROSS THE ROAD. VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE AT FORD SEVERAL TIME AND THEY FOUND NOTHING! *TR

Mileage: 6,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END SHIMMERED SEVERELY WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WHO REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS AND STABILIZER ARM BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, DRIVING OVER A BUMP THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 70 IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL PASSED OVER A PAVEMENT PATCH WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY RAISED. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL PASSED OVER A PAVEMENT PATCH WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY RAISED. THESE TWO RELATIVELY MINOR BUMPS CAUSED A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHICH THEN INTENSIFIED UNTIL THE VEHICLE STEERING WAS VIRTUALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VIOLENT BOUNCING AND WOBBLE I HAD TO BRAKE HARD ALMOST COMING TO A STOP. THIS UNEXPECTED RAPID SPEED REDUCTION QUITE NATURALLY CAUSED VEHICLES TO HAVE TO BRAKE VERY HARD TO AVOID A COLLISION. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HTTP://WWW.THEDIESELSTOP.COM/FORUMS/F149/FRONT-END-BOUNCE-HIGH-SPEEDS-274673/ IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I AM NOT A BEGINNER AT OPERATING HEAVY DUTY PICK UP TRUCKS. I DROVE 3/4 TON AND ONE TON 4X4 TRUCKS FOR 30 YEARS AS PART OF MY DUTIES AS A RURAL AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH CO-LATERAL DUTIES IN REMOTE AREA SEARCH AND RESCUE. HAD I BEEN TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THIS HIGH SPEED WOBBLE OCCURRED IT COULD VERY WELL HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR TRAFFIC INCIDENT/COLLISION INVOLVING MULTIPLE VEHICLES. AS IT WAS WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED REAR END COLLISIONS AS A RESULT OF THE NECESSITY TO UNEXPECTEDLY BRAKE AND SLOW TO REGAIN CONTROL OF OUR TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 37,750

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, MAKING A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT FROM THE 9:00 TO 3:00 POSITIONS. I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH BOTH HANDS. I HAD TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO END THE JERKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22,193 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE FRONT END. CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPER , WHICH SLIGHTLY HELPED FOR ABOUT 500 MILES. IT IS NOW HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IS GETTING WORSE. NOW ALSO HAPPENING AT LOWER SPEEDS, AROUND 30 MPH AND UP. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

2011 FORD 250 DIESEL HAS BEEN IN FOR FRONT END SERVICE(FRONT END ALIGNMENTS) AND EXCESSIVE SCALLOPING OF TIRES FOUR TIMES. TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SEVERITY OF THE TIRES. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND THE FRONT END HAS STARTED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A BUMP. *TR

Mileage: 6,128

AT HIGH SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH, IF TRUCK HITS A BUMP, FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER. ON INTERNET MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CALLED "DEATH RATTLE". *TR

Mileage: 35,757

VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE - DEATH WOBBLE - WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, ON INTERSTATE HWY, WITH MODERATE ROUGH ROAD, SEVERE FRONT-END SHAKE FROM TWO FRONT TIRES WOBBLING. MUST SLOW, QUICKLY, TO LESS THAN 30 MPH TO STOP WOBBLE. HAVE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE SIMILAR EVENTS OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS. SEARCHED GOOGLE AND YOUTUBE FOR F250 DEATH WOBBLE. RESULTS ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. NO FIX OR ANSWER TO PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. NEEDS NHTSA TO GET INVOLVED AND REVIEW. *TR

Mileage: 35,200

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE WHICH MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 60 - 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE SO MUCH THAT USUALLY THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE WOBBLE. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED NEW TIRES WHICH WE REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WE HAVE LEARNED ONLINE WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000