2017 FORD F-250 Steering Problems

2017 Ford F250 issue is with the steering damper and the reported "death wobble" caused by the faulty part. In 2019, on several occasions driving on the highway I experienced uncontrollable shaking in the front end. Each time, I had to slow my speed down to under 10 MPH for the wobble to stop. When I took the vehicle to Ford dealer, they knew what the issue was and told me to properly fix the issue I needed to purchase and Aftermarket part, that Ford did not have the proper part to fix this. This comment was straight from the Ford Service Tech. I paid for the fix and up to 2025 the problem was gone. Starting in November 2025 the same issue is back. Each time of the problem, either my wife or I were traveling on a highway, traveling between 65 - 75 MPH. It takes both hands firmly holding the wheel simply to hang on until the truck can be slowed to, again, under 10 MPH. This puts us in a bad situation when on the major highways around the Ft. Worth Texas area. This time the Ford dealer charged ~$600 to fix the steering and re-align the front end. And once again, the Ford Service Tech said this is only a temporary fix and we would be back!! This has been a well known and documented issue with these trucks but Ford has refused to issue a total recall. I guess in this day it takes "confirmed body counts" before recalls actually happen. Why does it take the loss of life for this to happen? Ford should be proactive and fix the issue before deaths occur...but this would be expensive and bottom line financial statements to share with Wall Street take precedence over peoples lives.

While driving 70mph on I20 outside of Ft.Worth, TX. I experienced severe front end vibration after hitting a rough spot on the highway. I was in the inside lane with no shoulder to escape off the highway. Cars were traveling on the outside lane next to me which prohibited my escape to the shoulder of the highway. The vibration did not stop until I slowed down to around 40mph and was able to maneuver to the shoulder of the highway after traffic passed me. The violent vibration causing lack of control until my speed slowed below highway speed and unable to exist the roadway out of busy traffic put myself and others in grave danger. This occurred 2 other times within a 2 week span while traveling at highway speed. This violent vibration (well known on the internet as the death wobble) first appeared in the same vehicle in 2019 and it was serviced on 10-25-2019 and supposedly fixed. Mileage on the F250 was 19,155. The service technician told me then that it needed a dual steering stabilizer but the Ford Company will not recognize the needed fix. This is a defect that the Ford Motor Company is very aware of, yet neglects to make a permanent repair. They are knowingly putting their customers in danger.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The steering wheel shook aggressively, making it difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The contact decelerated and was able to coast to the emergency lane on the side of the road to get off the interstate. The contact continued to drive the vehicle to the residence but did not exceed 15 MPH. The dealer was contacted by phone and referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The contact had scheduled an appointment with a certified mechanic. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact information to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

I was travelling back home at about 65mph on the highway in my 2018 ford f250 crew cab and my left front wheel hit a small bump in the road. The whole truck started to shake violently and I couldn't hold the steering wheel as it was also shaking uncontrollably. I thought at first that I had had a puncture but the truck wasn't leaning as such. The wheels where simply shaking from side to side very fast. I hit the hazard lights and gently brakes down to about 30 mph, pulled over to the side of the ride gently to avoid the risk of flipping over and stopped. When I started up again, the wobbling had stopped. I later looked up the.probable cause and learned about the (infamous) death wobble which several people have experienced. It was truly scary as everything was shaking and I couldn't control the steering wheel. If it would have happened on a bend I would have gone straight over and flipped the truck as I wouldn't have been able to slow down in a straight line to stop the wobbling and shaking... This is a very serious issue that needs to be addressed as people will die...

My vehicle has a death wobble when you hit seams in the roadway.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at speeds over 45 MPH, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated that there were no warning lights illuminated. The contact slowed down to under 45 MPH, and the vehicle operated as needed. The vehicle was taken to dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering linkage dampener needed to be replaced as part of an unknown Customer Satisfaction Program. The vehicle was repaired but the failure reoccurred after one year. The vehicle was taken to another dealer, but the failure was not duplicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the contact experienced the death wobble. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to control the vehicle and slowed down, and prevented the vehicle from driving off the road into a ditch. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with hesitation in the steering wheel linkage, suspension failure, and an oil leak. The death wobble was due to the failure of the suspension. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer, and the contact was provided the same diagnostic results. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

Death wobble in front end. Violent shaking when you hit a bump.

Driving on interstate at 65 mph steering wheel starts shaking violently. Pulled over visually check underneath and around vehicle. Everything looked normal. Proceeded hit an expansion joint on a bridge and it started again. It was shaking so violent. Everything in the truck was moving.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds over bumps in the roadway, the vehicle experienced a "death wobble". The failure caused the front of the vehicle to shake uncontrollably, causing the contact to temporarily lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions where the front steering damper and tie rods were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and automatically transferred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200.

Mileage: 200

While driving I made a left hand turn and when straightening the steering wheel it was 90 degrees out of alignment which caused the truck to steer to the right almost striking another vehicle. The dash had a warning message come on stating adaptive steering fault service required. I have taken it in for service and the steering wheel needs replaced which is a recall on some ford super duty’s the same year but this one was not included

Uncontrollable shaking wobble in steering known as death wobble.

I was on the freeway and doing about 70 and I hit some bumps in the road and my vehicle started to violently shake and I was unable to control my vehicle. I had to hit the breaks and slow down to regain control of my vehicle. This the second time this has happened. Vehicle was repaired about 2 years ago for the same thing. Ford repaired the damper steering linkage last time this incident happened. AKA DEATH WOBBLE.

2017 f250 death wobble when I hit a small bump on the interstate

After driving for a short distance in my 2017 F250 Diesel (75k miles) I pulled into a store. Turned off truck. Upon return and starting truck I got a dash alert that said Adaptive Steering Fault Service Required. When I began to drive I noticed my steering wheel was turned left to the 10 o’clock position while driving straight down the road. I drove to the dealer as I felt my batteries were sluggish at starting and needed both replaced. Luckily batteries were covered but dealer said I need new Battery Cable Harness for $4596.59! I did some research and found the Adaptive Steering Fault is a known issue with several people as is the Battery Cable Harness. I also read where a voltage issue can cause the Adaptive Steering Fault alert which is why I mention the wire harness. I’ve also known others with the battery cable issue and there is a recall on other years not mine. The dealer wants $465.88 just to diagnose the adaptive steering so who knows what cost would be to replace at this point. This all is extremely dangerous as I don’t know if the adaptive steering controls will decide to start working and adjust my steering while driving causing an accident. There have been recalls on both issues but not my model and year. Truck is currently at dealer and I filed complaint with Ford Consumer to no resolution at this point.

Death Wobble. Was driving speed limit of 65mph and vehicle started a violent, uncontrollable shuddering and bouncing movement to the left almost hitting the dividing wall on the interstate. I had little control over steering of vehicle and was barely able to avoid slamming into wall. Finally got vehicle stopped. Has happened before at lower speed. Has happened several times before with less violent shuddering after hitting bumps in roadway. Now understand how very dangerous and scary the less severe incidents have been after this latest incident!

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 50-60 MPH and hauling a trailer, the vehicle drove across uneven pavement, and the vehicle went into the death wobble and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The contact pulled over to the side of the road but found no cause for the failure. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering dampener had failed and needed to be replaced. The steering dampener was replaced. The dealer confirmed that the vehicle had been repaired under Customer Satisfaction Program: 20N04 (Steering, Equipment) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included the Customer Satisfaction Program. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 78,699.

Mileage: 78,699

I hit a small bump at around 45mph and my truck began shaking violently. I was unable to control the truck and had to come to a complete stop. They call it the death wobble. It truely was frightening and I could have killed someone..

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving over a bump at various speeds, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The failure caused the front of the vehicle to shake uncontrollably, causing the contact to temporarily lose control of the vehicle. Recently, the contact was notified of Customer Satisfaction Program: 20N04 (Steering Linkage Damper Extended Coverage). The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but offered no assistance with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000

Driving down the freeway at 65 mph, hit a small pot hole with the right front tire, which caused the front end the shake back-and-forth uncontrollably. I was able to pull over, and upon slowing down the wobbling stopped and we were able to proceed with our drive. We could have hit other vehicles on the road if anyone had been near us. We also could have been thrown off the road. No inspections have been done and no warnings have occurred.

My truck has the Death Wobble . It has been worked on for the incident It happened again yesterday at least 4 times within 30 minutes We turned around and came are parked the truck. Am going to talk to the Dealer where I Purchase the vehicle and want some answers and to fix this major problem with my Ford Superduty 250 2017

Mileage: 107,235

My truck has only 39806 miles. I ran over a rut on the expressway and the steering g wheel shook violently. I almost had to come to complete stop to stop it and continue driving.

Death Wobble at highway speed

My truck experienced death wobble during a recent trip multiple times on the interstate on our way home. With no warning, the truck started shaking violently at 70 mph. I had to immediately slow down in traffic and work my way over to the right lane. We stopped to confirm there was no tire issue or other notable visual problem before proceeding. It occurred again shortly after stopping and I had to do the same thing. We stopped again and found no visible issue, so we continued at a much slower pace. The truck wobbled a few more times but not as violently as the first two. There were no warning lights displayed.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50-55 MPH the steering wheel began aggressively shaking causing them to crash into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. Both the vehicles received damage to the driver-side view mirror. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. There were no warning lights illuminated. A police report was filed. There were no injuries and no medical attention was needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it had not been diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

The star shaking while driving in height speed or bump is called wobble.

Hit a bump in the road going 45 mph and the steering wheel started shaking uncontrollably, had to completely stop to get the steering wheel to stop shaking.

Starting to exhibit signs of the death wobble at 46000 miles

When driving around 50 mph my trucks begins to shake violently. I few times I had to brake hard in traffic almost causing a wreck. I do not feel safe in this truck.

Truck steering wheel bounces, vibrates, shakes violently after going over rough pavement at low and highway speeds it has happened several times since it was new. Dealer replaced the steering damper which didn’t help. This could cause loss of control and an accident. This is dangers.

Truck steering wheel bounces, vibrates, shakes violently after going over rough pavement at highway speeds. Truck has 35000 mikes and it has happened several times since it was new. Dealer replaced the steering damper which didn’t help. This could cause loss of control and an accident.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while reversing, the steering wheel became firm, and the power steering became inoperable. The steering assist malfunction message was displayed. The contact’s husband replaced the steering wheel with parts from a salvage yard however, the failure reoccurred. The contact was able to drive slowly to the nearest dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the diagnostic test confirmed that the steering sensor had failed. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was driven back to the dealer where it remained pending another diagnostic test. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

At a speed of approximately 70mph, the vehicle shook violently after hitting a minor bump. There was a complete loss of steering control and the shaking lasted until the vehicle was significantly slowed. Definitely a safety hazard to my family which occupied the vehicle and every other motorist on the interstate at that time. Ford is well aware of this dangerous issue, often referred to as the “death wobble”. This truck had previously shown signs of this issue, briefly feeling unstable when driving over minor bumps and one other issue of the violent shaking about one year ago. In November 2022, a steering linkage damper was ordered to correct the issue. This part was back ordered, and finally replaced in April 2023. Clearly this was not the fix, as only 4 months later the issue is still present and possibly worsening.

took my truck for a safety recall concerning a potentially deadly defect in my 2017 F-250 Ford truck. I had purchased this vehicle from Brandon Ford new in 2017. The safety recall was to address "The Death Wobble" which causes the vehicle steering to shake violently causing the whole vehicle to lose control. I sent my truck to Brandon Ford 2 time prior stating the same problem. In 2021 they told me it was the tires, so I purchased 4 new ones. Still had the same problem occur. They told me this last time they fixed the problem. No true, my son and I whom is 11 had a day planned to goto the aquarium. On the highway the "Death Wobble" occurred again. This caused me to lose control of the vehicale stopping short of hitting the gaurd rail. My son was terrified and so was I. I drove right to Brandon Ford on a Saturday and.demanded they fix the not fixed recall "Death Wobble" item. After several days received a phone call stating I needed new tires and they where dry rotted and in horrible shape. I told them I just purchased through them 2 years prior. The proveded no answer and new I caught them in a lie. They then proceeded to look into the car problem more. I received a phone call 5 days later only to be told I was needed to pay for the complete rebuild of the steering and front end. The rods where bent from the voilent shaking due to the Death Wobble. They told me to fix the problem it was going to be over $4000. I was shocked and was told if I want the safety recall of the Death Wobble to be fixed thats what its going to cost. I felt held hostage, I filed a BBB complaint only for the dealership to take no responsibility. The problem Is not fixed since I have spent over $4000 for the repair. The steering still clicks every time I drive over bumps in the road. Took it to another repair shop and they laughed at the repairs and what I was charged. Only the tie rod was replaced by Brandon Ford, the cost of this part is only $300 dollars. The new repair shop told me it

Loss of steering control, violent sustained steering oscillation at 60 mile per hour. Twice on the same day on the freeway entrance ramp from Phoenix Oregon to Medford Oregon. June 9th. Mileage on vehicle 26,432 Once on June 16th between on the south bound entrance ramp from Medford Oregon.

Assisted steering has an error stating requires service. The steering wheel is sideways when driving straight. Ford is on back order for the steering wheel due to the issue and cannot get the part to fix it. The error occurred once from being parked. As soon as the truck was driven in a parking lot so it was under 25 mph when the steering wheel went sideways.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. Additionally, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to move the vehicle off the highway. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that metal shavings were found in the fuel pump and determined that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that two weeks prior to the failure, the vehicle had been taken to the same dealer to be diagnosed and repair a fuel leak from the fuel injectors. The contact stated that the fuel leak had been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

On April 26,2023 we were traveling home from Florida in our F250 towing our RV. Suddenly,( after we hit a rough patch of road) our truck started violently shaking. It was HORRIBLE. My husband was driving and I was the passenger. It lasted about 20 seconds during which it took all his strength to hold the steering wheel so we would not die in a horrible crash. THIS IS NO EXAGGERATION. When it stopped I burst into tears and told him"I thought we were gonna die !" He responded, " I dont know how we didnt!" We were both very shook up realizing, what we just experienced is what someone sees right before they die in a fatal car crash. We had this happen in a much, less slighter degree last spring. So we are aware of "The FORD truck death wobble " Our Ford Dealership did replace the steering damper last August. I hope no one has to experience what we did that day ever again ! The next day we continued home cautiously. Again it happened as we entered Michigan. A just a few seconds. But PTSD kicked in from the last event and had us white knuckling. This truck has under 50,000 miles on it. We had it diagnosed and were told it would be $1500 to repair it. ARE YOU KIDDING ? What we experienced should NEVER,EVER happen in a car. Especially with under 50,000 miles on it !!! Our safety and others was put at risk as it started to wobble us into the next lane. THANK GOD, no one was there. FORD should be responsible for this repair ! NOT US ! We almost came home in Body Bags .....

Driving at speeds over 60 mph I have experienced a wobble in the steering. It is at the point that I am unable to control the vehicle. I am forced to slow down considerably to regain control of the vehicle

Steering, front wheels and suspension violently shakes and becomes almost uncontrollable hitting a bump or pot hole at over fifty to seventy miles an hour. Commonly known as the ford death wobbl

While driving down the road, the dash flashed Hill Assist warning, Advance Trac warning and the steering wheel jerks hard to the right with a lot of pressure causing the vehicle to swerve right, then it does it to the left. Then after a few times of doing this, it stops and all the lights and messages go away. I did not take yet take it to the dealership as I currently do not feel comfortable driving the vehicle. It feels like the vehicle is trying to swerve off the road. In fact, it did it while a Sheriff was right next to me on 04/24/2023.

Uncontrolled shaking of the steering system. Required me to stop on a busy interstate highway. Shaking occurred after driving over a rough patch of highway. Symptoms exactly as described online as Super Duty death wobble

Front end will start shaking very hard and can't steer until almost come to stop.

We were merging into traffic on the freeway, going approx 50 when the front-end went into a death wobble. We were forced to slow way down and pull away from traffic. This was extremely stressful and dangerous. From what we have found online, this is a known safety issue with our year superduty truck that FORD is not properly addressing. We do not feel we should have to be paying to fix the parts of the front-end not covered by their small steering damper fix. Our truck has less than 22000 miles on it, should not need new front bearings etc. Feel we are spending money on a vehicle that should have been recalled, this could have killed us or others.

While driving on Interstate steering oscillated left and right very fast. Vehicle was hard to control. Came to a stop on the shoulder of the road to stop the shaking. This is what some call death wobble. Truck had steering dampener replaced for this problem a few years ago. It only has 26,500 miles total.

The truck will shake violently when hitting a bump or dip in the road going speeds of 55MPH or higher. The only way to stop this is to slow down to a near stop. The first time this occurred was around 7000 miles on the truck. Ford replaced a steering dampener and sent me on my way. The issue occurred again at 55000 miles. The dealership said that they do warrant the part, but do not have the part in stock and may never get the part in again due to part shortage. This truck cannot be driven due to the violent shaking that almost caused an accident. Someone is going to get hurt or worse, killed due to this issue and it appears that Ford will not do anything about it. I have a $50,000 paperweight in my driveway.

While driving at highway speeds, the vehicle may encounter a bump in the road that causes the front-end of the vehicle to jump one direction or another and/or shake violently. This causes the steering wheel to shake back and forth violently, requiring two hands and a fair amount of force to control the vehicle. The vehicle will not stop shaking until speed is reduced below 50 mph. The most recent issue was during a 100+ mile interstate trip with speed limit travel (70 mph). The truck experienced this issue on 4 seperate occasions during this trip; twice in moderate traffic where other vehicles around me were at risk of collision due to my vehicle swerving and my sudden braking to maintain control. There are no warning lamps and no other indication when the truck is going to experience the issue. It has repeated regularly at various speeds over 55 mph and under a variety of conditions Local Ford dealer is aware of the issue and offered to replace a steering damper and examined the front suspension for loose or worn parts. Dealer made me aware this was a common problem that Ford is aware of but the only resolution is replacement of the steering damper. Dealer indicated all font suspension components are still in good condition. The part is on backorder and estimated to be a month or more before they can get it. It is my understanding this is not warranty work and I should expect to pay for the labor to install it. My truck only has 25,000 miles and the suspension, wheels, tires, brakes, etc. are all original stock from the manufacturer, there are no after-market parts. The vehicle is available for inspection and no parts have been replaced to date. This vehicle is driven daily and remains a safety concern at highway speeds over 55 mph.

On 6 January 2023, while increasing speed to 55 mph my steering wheel began to vibrate to the point where it was almost uncontrollable and the front end was shaking badly. Vehicle has been in the shop for repair since 12 January 2023 at Henderson Ford dealership in Bay Saint Louis, MS. My safety and others near me on the road was at risk until I could slow the vehicle back down to 45 mph. No symptoms or warnings occurred beforehand. Vehicle was inspected and found to have issues with Drag Link, Stud Right Outer Tie Rod, Adjust Sleeve, and Track Bar. Parts were ordered and repair is ongoing and was supposed to be completed yesterday, 20 January 2023. Vehicle is still in the shop.

Ford death wobble, truck shakes very much after hitting a bump or pot hole It has happened many times in the course of two weeks. Overchristmas while traveling.⁶

Front end shakes violently if I hit a bump. Has happened numerous times usually above 50 mph. Only 21,000 thousand miles on vehicle and tires are in fair shape. Was told by a mechanic that it was a common problem on Ford 250 and advised to report the problem. Requires slowing down dramatically to allow to correct.

I received a recall notice a couple of years ago. I had only experienced minor steering issues before November 2022, such as small vibrations after hitting bumps which only lasted a second or two. Still, I went ahead and had several recalls addressed before the mileage limitation were reached. One of the recalls addressed a steering damper. They said it showed that it needed to be replaced under the recall. I had assumed the small vibrations I felt were the issues addressed in the recall. However, within a few weeks of getting the vehicle back I hit a small bump at the transition from an overpass to street level pavement on I-10 at FM 1516. The truck began to shake fairly violently until I lowered my speed to around 40MPH. I pulled off and inspected the tires/steering/bearings and found no major issues. The truck performed as intended upon re-entering the highway. About a month later I hit another small transition somewhere along Highway 47-Northwest of Highway 60 in College Station. The same issue arose where the truck shook violently until I lowered the speed to around 40MPH. I took the truck back to the dealer and they said now nothing was wrong except some worn ball joints. I find that hard to believe that in the 4 years I owned this truck nothing was seriously wrong until I had the recall "repaired". Now I believe the vehicle is less safe and now the dealer wants to charge $700 for what they say is now the issue.

Truck starts violently shaking when it hits bumps. Usually happens over 60 mph.

As vehicle approaches >60MPH, the steering wheel vibrates violently, and the entire front end of the truck begins to shake and wobble, causing steering to be compromised. This is a serious risk given there could be a loss of control of steering. The only way to eliminate the problem is to slow down or stop the vehicle. But eventually, the problem comes back again. No warning lights come on to alert you of the problem. The problem just develops with no warning whatsoever. This seems to be a known problem. Per research online, this is a known problem for Ford F250s model year 2017-2019. Our model is a 2017. Per online research, and in talking to the Ford Dealer, this is known as the "Death Wobble" and has to do with a failure of the Steering Damper and/or other loose components related to the steering or various joints. There should be an overall recall on this.

Known problem to later model Ford F250 Sper Duty pickup trucks (2015 to 2019??) experiencing a violent steering wheel oscillation after hitting a minor bump in pavement or a pot hole. aka "death wobble" at highway speeds. This has occurred three times thus far on this truck. This seems to occur at approximately 55 to 65 MPH. The shaking is so bad that the driver could easily loose control. The vehicle problem has been reported before to the Ford dealer and the suggested repair is to "replace the steering damper" if it occurs again. This situation occurs with no advanced warning other than a minor wheel shaking which becomes increasingly violent to the point, in the last instance, the truck had to be stopped in order to clear the problem. As indicated, this truck has been inspected for this problem once already and is scheduled for another inspection this coming Wednesday Jan. 4th, 2023.

On three separate occasions over a two-day period, while driving at highway speed, the steering wheel and front of the truck went into an extremely violent shaking episode nearly causing complete loss of control in heavy traffic. The shaking was only stopped by braking sharply to reduce the speed putting other drivers at risk of a colliding into the rear of the truck. The vehicle has been parked until it can be inspected. After researching the problem, this is a well-documented problem with the make/model of vehicle that has earned the term "death wobble", yet no recall has been issued and no warning from the manufacturer.

The "death wobble" occurred for the second time on December 6th, while traveling on interstate 10 W, about 12 miles west of Pensacola, FL. I had just passed over a bridge connection when the violent shaking of the front end started. I had previously had this issue in 2018 on Highway 45 south, about 15 miles south of Meridian, MS, and returned the vehicle to the dealer and it was supposedly repaired while still under warranty. At present the mileage is not quite 24,000. Fortunately I do not do a lot of highway travel as this appears to be a current unaddressed problem with the Ford F250 Superduty and the F350. This is a very unsafe condition. I feel fortunate that I was able to get the vehicle under control and stopped.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned: Steering Dampner failed causing other issued in steering and front-end suspension failures. You can inspect anytime you want. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Repetitive failure on these components put me and family at risk and other drivers to the loss of control Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Yes problem has been reoccurring from 16k mile to present just under 100K miles. Truck has been in the shop multiple times for the same repetitive failure. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Yes, ford has inspected it, independent shops have inspected it, the BBB has inspected it. Ford has told me on more than one occasion to go after market. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? Yes, on symptoms; loose steering and uneven wear patterns on the tires, then complete failure of multiple components.

I have a terrible wobble. At 36,000 miles I had this “fixed” under warranty. I now have 54,000 miles and it is terrible and getting dangerous. I know this is an ongoing issue with f250’s and terribly frustrating to have it “fixed”, but not really.

Going 65mph on freeway and truck started wobbling so bad and shaking. Looked it up and is thre death wobble.

While driving over 50mph the steering wheel and front end of truck violently shakes, unable to steer or control vehicle until you either completely stop or slow down immediately which most times is dangerous due to driving on the highway. In addition, it seems more prevalent when there is the least of bumps in the road that triggers the event. This has happened at least 10 times since we travel. The truck has fairly low mileage, around 37k but this issue has happened more the past 2 yrs. We primarily use the truck to tow a large 5th wheel camper therefore having a load behind you adds tremendous challenges and DANGER! This is NOT a wheel balance or front end parts wear issue but a design fault of some sort by Ford. There desperately needs to be a solution or recall forced upon Ford to remedy the situation immediately.

The death wobble makes controlling vehicle very hard

While driving down parkway on 10/22/2022 at about 1530 hours at about 74 miles per hour the steering wheel started severely shaking uncontrollably after hitting a bump in the road. I immediately started slowing down and finally came to a complete stop. If someone had been in the other lane I’m sure we would have wrecked. It has been reported to the dealer. The dealer was already aware of this same problem with other Ford F-250s. He referred to it as the “Death Wobble”.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the steering wheel started to shake significantly from side to side. The contact depressed the brake pedal until the failure subsided. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred on several occasions. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000. The consumer stated dealer made repairs and replaced some parts which corrected the problem.

Mileage: 32,000

front end violently shakes and the entire truck shakes

In August of 2022, I took my 2017 F-250 King Ranch to the Ford dealer to get it looked at/inspected for previous death wobble occurrences. The dealer replaced, under warranty, pretty much all of the steering items that may affect the wobble. October 4th, 2022; I was traveling during fall break with my wife and three kids on the highway at approximately 60-65 mph while pulling our 34' 5th wheel over a rough patch on Interstate 20 in Texas. The truck started shaking uncontrollably from the front end and after slowing below 50 mph, the shaking stopped. This same issue occurred 5 more times over the course of our camping trip. The truck has 43,000 miles on it, and we mostly use it to pull our 5th wheel. I had warned my wife about this but not the kids since they are younger; When the first instance happened, all three of my children started freaking out and thought we were going to crash and/or die because it was shaking so violently. It was unnerving as a father because we are supposed to keep our family safe, and my kids count on me to do this! The rest of the vacation they were constantly worried that it was going to happen again and put us in further danger or others on the road in great danger. I will be contacting my local Ford dealer again to look into this problem. It is sad that someone will have to die from this before something is done?!?!?

At roughly 50mph while on a left hand curve over slightly uneven pavement the front end of the truck started shuddering and bouncing with loss of control in the steering such that only after significant braking could I regain control of the truck and realized I was in the next lane over to the right. Vehicle was brought to Ford dealer and they replaced a stabilizer bar that had a "dead spot" in it. While the problem is slightly better, it is by no means resolved. Waiting for a call back from the service manager of the dealership after being told today that the repair they had done was all that Ford was willing to do. Vehicle is still under warranty. Purchased 2017 vehicle in march of 2021 with 17,500 miles on it. It now (September, 2022) has 25,000 miles on it.

I hit a bump in the road and the steering wheel started shaking uncontrollably, to the point I had to stop. When I looked under the vehicle I saw the steering dampener broke off

Truck is in the shop for sixth time for death wobble. Front end vibrating at speeds over 60mph. Something you have to bring the truck to a stop on highway to stop shaking.

Ford Death Wobble. The vehicle violently shakes when it hits a bump in the road and only stops if you slow the vehicle or stop completely. You nearly lose control of the wheel. A steering damper was placed on the vehicle as advised by Ford and the problem has not resolved. It has only continued to get worse. The vehicle has had regular maintenance per the Ford warranty plan purchased with the vehicle. Ford should have a recall on all vehicles reported with this problem.

When driving over uneven pavement or really bumpy roads, the front end of my truck shakes uncontrollably and I have to slow down really quickly or come to a complete stop in order for it to stop. It really freaked me out the first time it happened and now it's happening more frequently and I don't know what to do about it. I'm seeing that I'm not alone in this issue and if Ford knows about the issue and complaints, then they need to do something about this before I or someone really gets hurt.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH on uneven surface, the vehicle failed to remain in the lane. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed with steering linkage damper failure. The steering linkage damper was replaced four times; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.

Mileage: 1,000

Death wobble when driving more than 50 MPH when crossing a seam or expansion joint on the roadway, less than 18,000 miles on the truck, used like a car, not a work truck. Became worse over time, becoming violent shaking with the slightest bump. My wife was afraid to drive the truck. Had to slow to less than 45 mph whenever approaching a bridge, etc. The Ford dealership took two years to come up with available part to make the repair. Less than 45,000 miles and feels like it is starting again.

Death wobble

If you hit a bump in the road or rough road you can not control the truck almost put you into a wall.

Death Wobble. Known issue on Ford f250&350. Steering vibration gets uncontrollable at high rates of speed.

The steering wheel shaft is rattling and shaking. I was in a left-hand turn and hit a bump, the wheel shook right to left slightly. The truck has been in for repairs on the steering twice for the shaking. I will be making and appointment at Sarchione Ford in Waynesburg, Ohio.

DEATH WOBBLE

This Vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times for the Ford wobble where the vehicle shacks violently after hitting un-level pavement. 4/23/2019 - Replaced the Linkage Damper 4/8/2021 - Replaced the linkage Damper 4/9/2021 - Took it back because I still felt shacky when hitting bumps in the road. Mike Bass stated there is nothing wrong with the truck. 4/28/2022 - Damper is bad again, took it to the dealer and they are changing the Damper again. Clearly there is some underline issues causing the linkage to get tore up on this Truck or it is a design issue. In either case it is an unsafe vehicle.

This is a DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE - On Feb 23rd 2022 I was coming back from SoFi stadium with my wife and two young children and was in the diamond lane doing approximately 65mph. There was a rough patch in the road and my steering began to shake violently and I nearly lost control of the vehicle. The shaking caused me to move out of my lane into the lane on the right and I nearly collided with another vehicle. I continued to move over to the right lanes and as I got into the #1 lane and my speed had dropped the wobbling stopped and the truck was stable again. I thought that I had a blow out but when I checked the tire pressure on the console, the tires were fine. We were not in a very good area of Los Angeles so chose to continue to drive at about 50mph and finally got home. The next day I drove the truck over to my FORD dealer and that's when I learned of this DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. FORD should have issued a recall for this... my dealer is telling me that they want to replace the front end tie-rods, etc... for a $2300.00 repair that FORD will not cover. I thought the truck was going to flip at one point and could have nearly killed someone or my family.

If the vehicle encounters any roadway surface imperfections at speeds over 40mph, it results in Extreme steering oscillation, or 'wobble'. This 'wobble' renders the vehicle virtually uncontrollable. The driver cannot regain full control until the vehicle slows below 5mph. This issue places the occupants of the vehicle, along with any other vehicles close by, in extreme danger. The problem can be easily reproduced by simply driving it. There are no warnings of any type. The vehicle is available for inspection at any time. A simple and quick search on the internet has confirmed that literally thousands of other F-250 & F-350 truck owners are having, or have experienced, this same problem, referred to as the 'Death Wobble'. Ford is aware of the problem and acknowledges the severity of the problem yet, will not make the necessary repairs free of charge.

At a high rate of speed the steering wheel suddenly began to shudder and shake back and forth causing the whole truck to shake violently and become uncontrollable. My life and the lives of everyone near me were in jeopardy until I regained control of the vehicle. I could not steer the vehicle. The problem has occurred with others employees of our company. The vehicle has been inspected and repaired by the dealership but the problem persists. There were no warnings before the failure. It came on abruptly and my only recourse was to aggressively apply the brakes to minimize the what seemed like an eminent catastrophic outcome.

While driving at approx. 50 mph on a rural highway the front end started to shimmy so violently that I had to grip the wheel strongly, take my foot off the gas pedal and slow down in order to regain control of the vehicle.

Driving on the Interstate at 70 mph the front end began to shimmy so violently that I lost control of the vehicle and it took all my strength to keep my hands on the steering wheel. I thought the front end of the vehicle was coming apart. When my speed dropped down to about 30 mph the shaking stopped and I regained control of the vehicle. I could hardly believe the vehicle could still be drivable after experiencing such violence to the front wheels.

While driving at highway speeds the steering and front end abruptly began vibrating violently.

At a high rate of speed the steering wheel suddenly began to shudder and shake back and forth causing the whole truck to shake violently and become uncontrollable until speed was reduced. My life and the lives of everyone near me were in jeopardy until I regained control of the vehicle. I could not steer the vehicle. The problem has occurred with others employees of our company. The vehicle has been inspected and repaired by the dealership but the problem persists. There were no warnings before the failure. It came on abruptly and my only recourse was to aggressively apply the breaks to minimize the what seemed like an eminent catastrophic outcome. This event scared the hell out of me and my passenger.

Better known as the "Death Wobble." My 2017 Ford F250 truck severely wobbles after hitting a road bump when traveling 50mph. This has happened four times, including today, Sun 2/20/2022. This has not resulted in any crash or injury as of yet. After slowing down and resuming operation the wobble goes away. I have had the truck since Oct 2020.

It is known as the Death Wobble. Truck starts vibrating uncontrollably without any warning. Pulling a trailer when this happens causes a dangerous situation. Unless you have experienced it, no words can describe the violent nature of this suspension breakdown. There is no telling what other damage these episodes cause. Ford is not willing to fix this design flaw.

Experiencing severe shaking in the steering wheel intermittently. this has happened several days in the past week, it occurs at different speeds usually around 30 to 50 mph. It seems to only last a few seconds, but it feels like the vehicle could loose control in the event of needing to make a quick response to something.

I experienced the “Death Wobble” for my first time today! Very scary! I had just reached 65 MPH and suddenly my 2017 F250 starting shaking violently. I had little to no control of steering. Fortunately, I had heard of it before from family and friends who also experienced it. I let off the accelerator and it ended as if nothing was wrong! My vehicle has slightly over 38K miles. There was no warning or messages. I am not aware of any road issues. I have talked with my Ford service department and they are ordered a damper kit. My vehicle is available for inspection.

I was traveling on the highway at approximately 65-70 mph when it drove over unlevel pavement and the truck started shaking uncontrollably from the front end. After slowing and pulling off to the side to check my wheels and tires I proceeded at a slower rate of speed with no further incident so far. I use this truck for towing my horse trailer. I don't know what would have happened if I was towing when that happened. I am afraid to use my truck again in fear that next time this might cause an accident that will put me, my passengers, horses and others on the road in great danger. I will be contacting my local Ford dealer today to look into this problem.

my vehicle has the symptoms of the widely reported front end wobble while driving. it was corrected once before by Ford at ~35,000 miles (i'm looking for previous paperwork). it stopped, but ever since then the front end felt a little loose. it started doing the wobble again 2 weeks ago (76,000 miles). I took to ford, they said there was a steering damper recall and would fix. At the appointment they noted other items that looked to need repair. I noted they should be repaired under the damper item as it is what has caused the excessive wear. they stated it was not covered and i told them i'd have it repaired elsewhere. when i picked up my vehicle it was much worse. Online records report this as the "Death Wobble" and it definitely is so.

I have experienced what has come to be known as “death wobble” at least a dozen times since I bought it new. I have had it repaired by Ford as well as an aftermarket auto shop and the issue persists. At certain speeds and/or on certain bumps or grooves in the road, the vehicle begins to shake violently and I lose control until I am able to slow down to about 20 mph and it stops. It is very scary and one day I fear it will kill me and my family.

The front end experiences significant head shake and "death wobble" at speeds greater than 50mph. An alignment, balance, and tire rotation did not fix it

Without any warning after hitting a small bump on a newly paved highway I had extreme violent shaking in the front suspension after hitting small bump on hwy going approx 60mph, truck shook violently, steering almost unresponsive, had to emergency slow to 25mph in very heavy accident almost rear ended in last incident.. This has happened 2x in the past 6 months 12/21/2021, 8/22/2021. Truck has 12,700 miles on it. I am planning on taking into the Ford dealership after January 1st in 2022 for evaluation.I believe people are calling this a death wobble.

Two days in a row while driving 80 miles an hour on I-15, I drove over a rough spot in the road and the truck (steering wheel) immediately began wobbling violently and did not stop until I slowed down to about 20 miles per hour. Vehicles behind me had to switch lanes to over my truck. I took the truck to the local Ford dealer and reported the issue. They said this has been an avoid me as I quickly slowed down to maintain control issue on this model and told me what repairs were needed to fix the problem. I paid over $1000 out of my own pocket for the repair which I believe should have been covered by the manufacturer.

I have experienced a "death wobble " 3 times in this truck. The last being today. I have my truck in Cruz doing between 70/80 . When I hit an expansion joint on a bridge It feels like violent shaking in the front axle to the point of losing control. It has been happening at the same spot all 3 times and I can probably cause it to happen at will. In that spot of the interstate. It only stops if you slow down immediately! Very dangerous when in traffic!

Violent death wobble on highway. It is so bad other cars on highway slam on brakes to get away from our truck. We are experiencing some loss of control when it happens. Truck has been repaired once in the past for this and now it has started happening again. Took it to dealership that did original repairs and they claimed was not able to replicate. It then happened again for us and we have an appt at a second dealership to inspect. There are no warning lights when it happens just violent shaking after crossing a small transition bump on highway 285 in Atlanta

I was driving on Interstate 94 w of Minneapolis and my vehicle started wobbling violently and I couldn't steer. I had to pull off the highway, checked vehicle as I thought I had a flat tire. No flat, tires were all OK. I proceeded and had no additional problem. When I researched on the internet I found the problem is called a "Death Wobble". My ford F250 had 70,536 miles on it and I have it serviced at regular intervals. I read on the internet this is a common problem in F250"s and Ford refuses to do anything about it.

While driving on a very busy interstate at highway speeds, I went over cracks/bumps in the road. Immediately the front end started to violently shake to the point I thought I could lose control at any moment. The only corrective action was to slow down to around 40 MPH on the highway. Other drivers around me must have seen I was having trouble and got out of my way. This has happened to me numerous times with this truck and acting in the same manner. I have been lucky it did not happen in a curve or bad weather. I have contacted my local Ford Dealer for an appointment, evaluation and assistance. This incident could have ended badly by slowing down on the busy highway and everyone around me driving 70+ MPH. I wonder if any of the other F250 owners with this problem has undergone this shaking in inclement weather.

If I hit a bump or grooved part of the road the front of the truck starts shaking violently. I have to slow way down or come to a near complete stop. This has terrifying while on the interstate towing my 5th wheel or 24 foot enclosed car trailer. I have taken it to the dealer for a "recall repair" the only thing the dealership did was replace the steering damper. This is a mask for a severe issue! As soon as I left the dealership the problem reared its ugly head again. I called them immediately and scheduled to take it back in on 12 Nov 21. During the conversation with the service department the employee told me they would replace the steering damper again. I am waiting till the appointment to see. This had been an ongoing issue since I purchased the vehicle used in Feb or Mar of 2020.

11/6/21 driving 65 mph on interstate. After hitting a bump in the road the truck experienced a severe shaking in the steering to the point that the truck wasn't maneuverable. I had to slow down to 45 mph for it to go away. It happened again about 20 minutes later and I had to go off the interstate to drop the speed below 55 mph. Supposedly this is a known problem but has never been recalled.

I have experienced the "Death Wobble" experienced by many during my internet research into the violent shaking and oscillation of the front wheels at speeds in excess of 50 MPH. The condition occurs routinely on approach and departure from bridges where the concrete slabs have subsided causing a "pothole" effect, on pavement patches, and potholes. The violent oscillation and shaking can cause temporary loss of control. I had to slow down to a dangerously low speed in congested interstate traffic for the conditon to subside.

My Ford has experienced Terrible steering wheel and front end shaking when traveling at speeds of over 55 mphs. I turned it into kinsel Ford at Beaumont tx for repairs on sept 20 and the shaking was fixed but has returned even more violently. Also known commonly only as the “death wobble “ affecting Ford f250’s

At about 45,000 miles on truck the death wobble shake in the steering started. Took to dealer and waited for steering damper. At 49,000 miles the steering damper was replaced by Ford. The wobble never completely stopped and At about 53,000 miles on truck it came back to what it was and is getting worse, at 57,000 miles on truck now it wobbles and shakes all the time over any little bump or uneven spots on the road. Ford is refusing to fix, even though their steering damper never fixed it.

Currently have experienced the "death wobble" for the third time. Ford dealer has fixed it twice and I have a current complaint that remains unresolved although my vehicle has an extended warranty and is well within that warranty period. 2017 F250 purchased new on 9/30/17. First occurrence in October 2019 with a trip to the dealer 11-7-19 (31,830 miles); dealer had the vehicle approximately 3 months before the repair was complete. Second occurrence in March 2020 with a trip to the dealer 4/15/20 (35,239 miles). Third occurrence on 9-30-2021 and 10-1-2021 and remains unaddressed by Ford and unsolved (62,500 miles). Dealerships are claiming excessive wait times to check out vehicles (4 to 8 weeks COVID is to blame from their perspective), meanwhile we have an unsafe vehicle that cannot and will not be driven until this is fixed. It has been reported to the dealer we purchased from and to Ford Customer Relationship Department multiple times. It is my understanding that this problem has existed for approximately 15 years; why has something not ben put in place to permanently fix this issue? My wife was in Louisiana bringing home family after the hurricane when the dangerous death wobble occurred while pulling a trailer; the violent shaking prevented emergency braking (this made it worse) and they were fortunate to be able to direct the truck and trailer onto the shoulder of the Interstate to avoid an accident. It is also my understanding that Ford has issued a recall fix but as of today no dealer has stepped up to expedite the work. No prior warning for this in any form.

Death wobble. Lost all steering and control

We’ve been experiencing the Ford know “Deathwobble” since approximately 30,000 miles and we currently have 48,000. Ford has replaced the steering stabilizer at least two times and it reoccurs within 4,000 miles. I’ve spent countless hours online trying to remedy this problem. I recently replaced the drag link and the associated tie rod end (The OEM ones had minimal play but I wanted to rule out any possibilities), changed to a Bilstein steering stabilizer and 4 new Bilstein shocks. Unfortunately, on are recent 150 mile trip we had two terrifying Death Wobble experiences that we came very close both times having an accident. Today we were actually forced to go into highway median to avoid being pulled into other high speed traffic. I’m including pictures of the tire marks of this incident. This problem is very dangerous and frightening to have happen. Please help!

2017 F250 STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES HAD AT KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD THE LAST 2 DAYS SAYING THEY ARE FIXING WAS TOLD IT WAS READY TO AND COULD P/U YESTERDAY . DROVE IT HOME FELT SOME WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT NOT LIKE IT WAS. DROVE TO WORK TODAY ITS BACK LIKE IT WAS BEFORE PLEASE GET THIS FIXED BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR ANYONE ELSE

Death Wobble on numerous occasions. I first took it to Ford and put some "dampener" on it to fix it. I noticed that the truck still vibrated, but did not go into the death wobble immediately.4-5 months later, a worse death wobble started. It always happens when you hit a bridge abutment paving transition. The violent shaking does not stop until you slow way down. I have had to leave the road twice due to 18 wheelers behind me. It is so bad now, vehicles around me can see the violent shaking and move over and get away from me. This is an extremely dangerous event. If a younger driver freaks out and lets go of the steering wheel, deaths will be inevitable.

When driving at highway speeds and encountering a bump in the road, the steering wheel would begin to vibrate violently, nearly causing loss of control of the vehicle. This would happen nearly every time I would drive the vehicle at highway speeds. After a few time of this happening, the steering wheel started to have continuous slight side to side vibration even while driving on smooth surfaces. After multiple repairs at my expense ( replacing steering dampener twice, track bar and drag links), the problem still exists, and the manufacturer (Ford Motor Company) refuses to even acknowledge that the problem exists, much less correct the problem and reimburse for previous failed repairs.

The front end and steering wheel shake out of control when going over 50 MPH. I have to stop the truck to stop the shaking.

On 3-19-21 I was going to visit my daughter in TN. While driving on Interstate 81 I hit a bump and my Ford F250 experienced the infamous "death wobble". This happened out of the blue, with with no warning.This happened 2 more times and the oscillation was so intense that my truck bounced into the fast lane. So I called my daughter and asked her to call Ford dealers in Knoxville so I could get this fixed. She told me the internet said it is less likely to occur when driving slower so I dropped to 60 mph. I still had 3 more occurences. She contacted several dealerships and they had the part (a steering stabilizer shock) but would not schedule me in for 2-3 weeks. So she finally located a dealer in Sweetwater TN that could schedule me in but did not have the part. So I had to purchase the part from one dealer and take it to a second dealer to have it installed. Total $186.44. I was grateful that Sweetwater installed the part but they took advantage of me and charged $115 for 25 minutes of work. I'm told this is only a temporary fix and just today Ford refunded me the money for the incident. My truck is dealer maintained and only has 30K miles on it, but it is out of the 36 month time frame. Ford has issued multiple bulletins on this citing excuses like improper tire inflation and tires out of balance etc. I called the Ford customer service hotline, when I couldn't get the repairs done in a timely manner, and the CSR told me she did not know how to help me. CAS-31209571-SOX9F0 Bria Watkins told me she was forwarding my issue to a supervisor. The supervisor, CRM:0120377 Randy Randolph was the one that offered no solution or help except to wait 2-3 weeks or limp home to my local dealer. I find this whole incident to be unacceptable and I'm actually afraid to drive the truck very far from home in fear of a recurrence and not being able to take control of my truck.

I have randomly experienced violent shaking of the steering wheel while driving, and have come close to striking vehicles in other lanes twice when this has happened. After discussing incident with co-workers that also own F250's they have experienced same issue which is also known as "Death Wobble". Apparently this is a common defect with Ford trucks and there has not been any recall done on this issue. My Truck has less than 45k miles on it, and I am concerned for my safety and my family's safety while driving this vehicle.

My truck has a front-end suspension shudder when I travel over 60 mph. I've been told it's the early stages of a condition known as the "Death Wobble". Over the last 3 months I've had the tires replaced 2 times and balanced numerous times to make sure the shudder is not caused by the tires. The tires are not the issue... it's a suspension problem. I became aware of the Death Wobble about a month ago. The Ford Dealerships are well aware of the issue. Ford issued a TSB (now expired) to replace the Steering Stabilizers. Ford's TSB - replacing the Steering Stabilizers - is a temporary solution. I believe the Death Wobble is a design defect with the Ford F-250, 350, 450 trucks, in particular those manufactured from 2017 to today. The Death Wobble is a serious problem and WILL cause accidents, injury, and death. My truck has not yet gotten bad enough to cause me to loose control. I believe this is a serious design defect. I urge NHTSA to take action and insist that Ford recall the trucks that may encounter this condition. Ford needs to correct this problem.

Ford has a known issue with a steering issue referred to as the death wobble Which causes the steering wheel to violently shake along with the front wheels shaking side to side until the vehicle is brought to a stop which is caused by hitting a bump in the road I do have a video of the steering wheel shaking but I can not seem to upload it to the photo section

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON DRY NON WINDY EVENING AT 75MPH THE FRONT END STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKING "DEATH WOBBLE" THE SHAKING WAS TRANSFERED THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE. I WAS IN FEAR I WAS GOING TO CRASH OR THE TRUCK SHAKE APART. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. AFTER VISUALIZING THE FRONT END AND TIRES I COULD FIND NO LOOSE OR BROKEN EQUIPMENT. ALL TIRE PRESSURE WAS WITHIN 2 LBS OF EACH OTHER. VEHICLE IS A 2017 FORD F250 XLT DIESEL WITH 85K MILES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AND DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE SIDE ROADS HOME. I HAVE HAD NO RECENT WORK DONE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. I AM IN FEAR OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 85,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE REPAIRS HAVEN'T COMPLETELY RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION ISSUES OVER BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STILL CAUSE IT TO FEEL LIKE THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF CONTROL.

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, I BEGAN TO MAKE THE CURVE IN THE ROAD. AHEAD OF ME WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AS MY FRONT WHEELS HIT THE BUMP, MY TRUCK SHARPLY TURNED PUSHING ME INTO THE OTHER LANE AND BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SHAKING WAS SO BAD I COULD BARELY HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND AROUND 25MPH THE SHAKING FINALLY STOPPED AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL FUNCTION.

MILEAGE 21098. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 65 MPH, ROAD GOT BUMPY, I THOUGHT THE PICKUP WAS GOING TO SHAKE IT SELF APART. LUCKY NO OTHER VEHICLES WAS AROUND ME. I MANAGED TO GET IT STOPPED AND PULLED OVER, IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING, I COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID "YES WE ARE VERY FAMILLAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED RECALL 20N04 AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPER. I STILL GET LOT OF SHAKING AND LOT OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY ON GRAVEL ROADS WITH WASHBOARDS.

Mileage: 21,050

WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A POTHOLE OR UNEVEN ROAD, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION (INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS) BEGIN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. IT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE PROBLEM ONLY CORRECTS ITSELF ONCE THE TRUCK IS GROSSLY SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT BRAKING. BRAKING MAKES THE ISSUE WORSE AS IT IS HAPPENING. I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. FORD HAS BEEN OF NO HELP IN THIS ISSUE. WAITING FOR A RECALL.

Mileage: 75,000

I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT PEOPLE REFER TO AS 'THE DEATH WOBBLE'. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN DECEMBER 2020. ALL 4 INSTANCES WERE THE SAME.... GOING AROUND MAYBE 48MPH ON A CITY STREET WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT/SMALL HOLES THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I MEAN, THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL VICIOUSLY SHAKE AND GIVE THE DRIVER NO CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH. WHEN IT SHAKES YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT AND JUST TRY YOUR BEST TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. IT'S SO DANGEROUS AND SCARY! THERE ARE TONS OF VIDEOS OF OTHER FORDS ONLINE DOING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS TO ME IN MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH 2017+ FORD F-250 AND F-350'S BUT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. SOMETHING WITH THESE YEAR MODELS SUSPENSION IS NOT CORRECT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM IS GOING TO REPLACE THE DAMPENERS, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM EVERYONE WITH THIS ISSUE, IT IS A TEMPORARY FIX AND THE WOBBLE RETURNS AFTER A FEW MONTHS. THERE IS A FORD INSTALLED 6IN LIFT AND 37IN TIRES ON THE TRUCK(HAD THIS WHEN I PURCHASED) BUT FROM INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO THAT.

Mileage: 43,000

I'VE HAD MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65-70MPH AFTER HITTING AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. DEALER FIRST REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER IN MAY/2020. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED, BUT WASN'T AS BAD AS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED. THEN LAST WEEK THE VIBRATION WORSENED. I THEN EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL WITH A VIOLENT VIBRATION IN STEERING AND ENTIRE BODY. ALMOST HAD A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI TRACTOR AS I WAS TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL. WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY, 4/21/2021, AND THEY REPLACED THE TRACK BALL JOINT. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW, AND NOW ONLY 38K MILES. I LOVE FORD TRUCKS, AS THIS IS MY SECOND F250 I'VE OWNED. THE FIRST ONE WAS A 2003, WHICH I ALSO BOUGHT NEW. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THESE FRONT END PARTS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS YESTERDAY AS MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY, WHICH I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS DUE TO IT'S PREVIOUS REPAIR FOR VIBRATION ISSUES WHEN ROLLING OVER IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD. I AM NOW WONDERING IF I SHOULD GET RID OF THIS TRUCK AFTER READING MULTIPLE TOPICS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCES.

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. YOU COULD VISUALLY SEE AND FEEL THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKING. IT GOT WORSE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING OVER MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET THE RECALL FIXED, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE WOBBLE. I ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED AN EVEN WORSE WOBBLE 1 WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR. THE WOBBLE IS STILL A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE WOBBLE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE AS IT WAS MILD AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, I THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE ROAD THAT CAUSED ME TO GET A FLAT TIRE WHEN IN FACT THE TIRE WAS FINE AND THAT WAS THE ACTUAL WOBBLE. EVERYTHING WAS SHAKING AND I HAD TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE TRUCK. EACH OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY.

Mileage: 70,000

WHENEVER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD, MY TRUCK BEGINS TO WOBBLE, NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLY. AT SLOWER SPEEDS, I CAN STILL FEEL THE WOBBLE. IT ONLY DOES NOT WOBBLE WHEN I HIT BUMPS GOING 15 MPH OR LESS.

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG AN INTERSTATE AT 75-80 MPH, AS THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A PAVED BRIDGE JOINT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO SHATTER APART. I HAD NO STEERING ABILITY AND COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO NEARLY COME TO A SLOW ROLL, ON THE INTERSTATE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO RETURN BACK TO NORMALCY. THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE THE SHAKING SUBSIDED ENOUGH FOR ME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS SAME EVENT, ON A DIFFERENT ROADWAY, OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE FIRST EVENT.

Mileage: 27,000

DRIVING ON I 495 LAST NIGHT AND EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE UNDER 27,000 MILES ON MY 2017 F250. IN THE PAST, I NOTICE SHAKING BUT THIS WAS ALOT WORSE AND LASTED A LONG TIME. I HAD TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND MOVE OVER LANES TO SHOULDER WHILE SLOWING DOWN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT BUT COULD EASILY HAVE BENN.

Mileage: 27,690

EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" THE 1ST TIME TRAVELING 65 MPH TRAVELED OVER CONCRETE TO ASPHAULT TRANSITION. MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS AT 13,500 MILES. THIS TRUCK IS 100% STOCK NO MODFIFICATIONS. TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS

Mileage: 13,500

THE DEATH WABBLE WAS A PROBLEM FOR OUR GAS F-250 CREW CAB. THE PROBLEM WAS WARPED FRONT ROTORS. THE PROBLEM DID NOT SHOW UP ON ANY DIAGNOSTIC AND THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE RATED 'GOOD'. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED BY A TALENTED MECHANIC WHO RULED OUT EVERYTHING ELSE AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SUSPECT ROTORS. THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC PROBLEM AND IT IS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FACTORY SUPPLIED ROTORS!!! FORD MUST AVOID INFERIOR PARTS THAT WARP IN CHANGING TEMPERATURES.

Mileage: 99,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE THEN LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND STARTED DRIVING AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED WINSLOW FORD (840 MIKE'S PIKE ST, WINSLOW, AZ 86047, (800)331-6698) WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK REMOTELY TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THREE TIMES FOR THE FRONT TIRES SHAKING AND VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING. JUST HAD THE TRUCK IN TWO WEEKS AGO TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN AND STILL VIBRATING.

Mileage: 22,978

THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 30K MILES ON IT AND LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY IT SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A VIOLENT SHAKING AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH. ONLY BY BRAKING AND PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER WERE WE ABLE TO STOP THE SHAKING. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP-THEY THINK IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DAMPNER AND THE TRACK BAR.

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND PULLING A TRAILER OUT OF NOWHERE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. I QUICKLY SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 40MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOP SHAKING. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A TURN OR SLOPE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK. EACH TIME FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED SAME PART FOR A STEERING DAMPER DOES NOT SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING MY INCIDENTS I FOUND SIMILAR STORIES REFERRING TO THIS AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I WENT OVER A SMALL CRACK IN THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY THE FRONT END STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES WITH THREE TRUCK ACTING IN THE SAME MANNER AS BEFORE; LOSING ALL STEERING CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY, SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOSING ALL STEERING CONTROL.

Mileage: 35,800

WHEN MAKING A TRANSITION BETWEEN ROAD SURFACES OR IRREGULARITIES IN THE ROAD SURFACES ABOVE 50MPH THE STEERING ENTERS A HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION THAT REQUIRES AN ABRUPT SLOW DOWN TO REGAINED CONTROL. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN HITTING POTHOLES BELOW 50 MPH. THIS IS REFERRED TO ASK THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND CAN BE SEEN ON YOUTUBE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH THAT IT IS NOT A ONE TIME INCIDENT OR A FLAKE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND ITS GOING TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR.

Mileage: 46,000

AT 55-65 MPH, IF I HIT ANY KIND OF A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY BRING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 30 MPH TO GET THE SHAKING UNDER CONTROL. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. FORD DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS, AND THEY HAVE NO CERTAIN FIX, THEY PLAN ON JUST REPLACING PARTS ONE THING AT A TIME AT MY EXPENSE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR APPROX 6 MONTHS.

Mileage: 42,000

WHEN I OPERATE MY 2017 FORD F250 AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH AND ENCOUNTER A POT HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK BEGINS A TERRIBLE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AND RATTLES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A STEERING DAMPER AS PART OF A FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM BUT NOW CLAIM THE PROBLEM WILL PERSIST BECAUSE I HAVE WORN BALL JOINTS AND A DRAG LINK THAT NEEDS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD COST ME OVER $1,100 AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD ALTHOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW AND A RESULT OF THE FAILED DAMPER. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD IS WILLING TO IGNORE SUCH AN ISSUE. MY FAMILY WON'T RIDE ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE TRUCK AS IT IS TOO FRIGHTENING FOR THEM. THE SAD PART IS THE TRUCK HAS 25,000 MILES AND COST ME $50,000 AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT OR DEPEND ON IT NOW.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY RIGHT TO LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ALMOST SHOOK THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN LESS THAN 2 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEED- 70 MPH.

Mileage: 20,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND GOING ONTO THE BRIDGE IN JOLIET TRUCK STARTED DEATH WOBBLE AFTER CROSSING FROM THE RAMP TO THE DECK. OSCILITION DID NOT STOP TILL I DROPPED BELOW 55 MPH .

Mileage: 28,000

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE SOUTHBOUND ON THE ILLINOIS TOLL ROAD HIT A POT HOLE AND HAD TO SLOW THE TRUCK TO BELOW 50 TO STOP THE DEATH WOBBLE .

Mileage: 28,500

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 45 - 65 MPH THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IT WOULD HAPPEN ON A STRAIGHTAWAY AND CURVES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON OR ABOUT FEB. 24, 2018 ON I-80 BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND ELKO, NV. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 7,500 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IT SCARES THE HOLY CRUD OUT OF ALL PASSENGERS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD IS HAVING.

Mileage: 7,500

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THAT BUMP CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION GO INTO WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." IT SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 25 MPH. DURING THAT TIME THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF TURNING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT COULD CAUSE SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MUST BE CORRECTED AND FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

Mileage: 52,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT 44,000 MILES

Mileage: 44,000

I RAN OVER A POT HOLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM IN FORD TRUCKS CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPPED.

Mileage: 28,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 60MPH AND 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGINS TO EXTREMELY VIOLENTLY SHAKE; ALMOST FEELING LIKE THE WHEELS ARE QUICKLY JUMPING OFF THE GROUND BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX 30 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 48,500 MILES ON IT. IT WAS BOUGHT TO FORD EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM, THE REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. I DROVE 1 MILD DOWN THE ROAD AND BROUGHT IT RIGHT BACK TELLING THEM THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME 3 MORE PARTS THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE, BASICALLY TELLING ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT WERE GOING TO DO SOME EXPLORING JUST REPLACING PARTS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT POSES A THREAT TO MY FAMILY AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND ME ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND GETS WORSE THE MORE TIME THAT GOES BY!!

Mileage: 40,000

I HAD VIGOROUS SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 80 MPH IN DEC 2020. CALLED DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT IS A RECALL. I GOT THE VEHICLE IN A FEW DAYS LATER WHERE THEY CHANGED THE STEERING DAMPENER. IN JANUARY, I DROVE TO TEXAS AND BACK AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN 3 TIMES. AFTER SLOWING TO 50 MPH, IT WOULD STOP. DEALER SAYS THAT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF ISSUES ON THE FRONT END THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE MY WARRANTY COVERAGE, SINCE I AM PAST THE 3 YEARS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, WHERE AFTER MARKET ACCESSORY DEALERS ARE MAKING A TON OF MONEY TO SELL US STUFF TO FIX WHAT FORD WILL NOT FIX. IT'S DANGEROUS, AS SEEN AND AS THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD IS NOT MANDATED TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 34,500

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO AROUND 40 MPH. VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES ON EITHER SIDE.

Mileage: 6,500

DEATH WOBBLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 55-75MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING SO BAD THE ONLY CONTROL YOU HAVE IS BRAKES. IT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT CAN HAPPEN WITH ANY SMALL BUMP OR "RUB BOARD" SITUATION, CURVE OR NO CURVE. FORD IS AWARE OF, THEY REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER EARLY 2019, AND HAPPENED AGAIN JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE STABILIZER AGAIN, BUT RECOMMENDED I CONSIDER AFTERMARKET. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE IT WAS 9 MONTHS OLD. THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET (INCLUDING MUCH EARLIER YEAR MODELS AND LATER) AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A LAWSUIT. I DRIVEN PICKUPS (WORK RELATED) FOR OVER A MILLION MILES (MOST OF THEM HAD 200,000 PLUS MILES WHEN TRADED IN) AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND, RIDICULOUS, THAT I NEED TO GO SPEND $3000 ISH DOLLARS TO HOPEFULLY FIX A $50,000 + TRUCK WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT TO FIX A KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE THAT I WAS CERTAINLY NOT INFORMED OF WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE LAST INCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ON TOP OF AN INTERSTATE OVERPASS THAT WAS CUT DOWN TO ONE LANE FOR CONSTRUCTION AT 65MPH - IT HAD NOT OCCURRED FOR 8-9 MOTHS (SINCE STABILIZER REPLACEMENT) AND WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT CAME ABOUT 6 INCHES SHORT OF CAUSING A MAJOR INCIDENT. ALSO, DUE TO THE EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT OTHER DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS.

Mileage: 32,000

I'VE HAD MY 2017 FORD 250 AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE TWICE, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SENT ME HOME WITH NO SOLUTIONS TO FIXING THE ISSUE

Mileage: 47,000

DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF NEAR 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND ONLY STOPPED ONCE MY SPEED WENT BELOW 40 MPH. IT HAPPENED 3X ON ONE 500 MILE TRIP AND HAD HAPPENED 1X A MONTH PREVIOUSLY. I CHECKED TIRES, WHEELS, AND PRESSURES AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

Mileage: 28,000

2017 FORD F-250 DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRENCES ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TWO OCCURRENCES AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. ONCE WHILE TRAVELING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. VEHICLE INITIALLY SHOOK AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SLOWED. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS

Mileage: 41,000

MY TRUCK HITS BUMPS IN ROAD AND BOUNCES UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY BUT IT IS ALSO OCCURRING IN CITY STREETS. THE SUSPENSION SEEMS DESTROYED.

Mileage: 55,000

ON TWO SEPARATE ROAD TRIPS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END THAT FEELS AS IF THE WHEELS ARE ABOUT TO COME OFF, IN EARLY DECEMBER 2020, IT HAPPENED AND I THOUGHT I HAD A BLOW OUT, BUT ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK PULLED OVER IT CHECKED OUT OK, SO I CONTINUED AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER. ON DEC. 29 ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY TRIP IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND ALMOST CAUSED A POSSIBLE FATAL CRASH WITH MY GRANDKIDS IN THE TRUCK.. TODAY JAN 6, 2021 TRUCK IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. FYI THE MILEAGE IS 23,346. MY APOLOGIES IF THIS WAS SUBMITTED TWICE, WASN'T SURE IF IT WORKED LAST NIGHT.

Mileage: 23,200

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRACK BAR COMING LOOSE AND CAUSING SPEED WOBBLE. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. NOW I'M AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES AND IT'S REALLY LOOSE AGAIN. IT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO SOMETIMES LOSE CONTROL. IT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY WHEN ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING OUT OF CONTROL. I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE FORD DEALER CAN'T GET ME IN FOR REPAIR UNTIL JANUARY 12TH, 2021.

Mileage: 41,000

THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START OSCILLATING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY 65-75). THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START VIBRATING AND WILL TURN INTO WHAT HAS BEEN TERMED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE SHAKES SO BAD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE OSCILLATING IS TO SLOW DOWN TO 20-30 MPH. THE OSCILLATING HAPPENED WHEN HITTING EVEN THE SLIGHTEST UNEVEN PATCH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AS WELL AS LOCAL HIGHWAYS. SOME OF THESE ROADS HAVE VERY RECENTLY BEEN RECONDITIONED. HAD THERE BEEN OTHER VEHICLES OR TOWING, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY TO AVOID A WRECK AS THE OSCILLATION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO WANT TO MOVE OFF TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

Mileage: 10

WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. HAPPENED TWICE. JUST HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, HOPE FOR THE BEST AND GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. ON THE WAY FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN SOUTH CAROLINA. TRUCK AGAIN IS SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND NO CONTROL OF STEERING. THE SUPPOSED FIX DID NOT ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. WITH A SUDDEN INABILITY TO STEER, THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 78 MPH (SPEED LIMIT 80 MPH) ON I-80 BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY, UT AND WENDOVER, NV, I WENT OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD ON A TURN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MY LANE THROUGH THE TURN. THE SHAKING CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO AROUND 20 MPH. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAFFIC AROUND ME I AM CONVINCED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. MY WIFE, 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND NEW BORN SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE. I SEARCHED NHTSA FOR A SAFETY RECALL ON THE STEERING FOR FORD SUPERDUTY PICKUPS BUT FOUND NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IF THIS IS NOT A RECALL WORTHY SAFETY ISSUE THEN I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS. I NO LONGER TRUST THIS TRUCK TO SAFELY TRANSPORT MY FAMILY. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WELL AND IT HAS ONLY 36,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 36,000

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END WOBBLE UPON HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH. THE WOBBLE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-6 SECONDS AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY GRADUALLY REDUCING SPEED. STEERING IS NOT FUNCTIONAL DURING THE WOBBLE. THE FIRST TWO TIMES (OCTOBER 2019) THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A TRAILER. THE LAST TWO TIMES (DECEMBER 2020) THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAB AND A FEW PIECES OF LUGGAGE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. IN MAY 2020 FORD INSTALLED A STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THAT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND FOLLOWING THE DECEMBER 2020 INCIDENTS, SUBSTANTIAL FRONT-END REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36K MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 36,000

UPON ENCOUNTERING A BUMPY SURFACE ON SOUTHBOUND I-25 NEAR CO. SPRINGS AT APPROX. 70 MPH, THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL I HAD IT ALMOST STOPPED. THIS HAPPENED ONCE MORE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER. I HAVE SINCE BEEN DRIVING IT MORE SLOWLY WITH REPEATED PROMISES BY FORD THAT THEY WILL FIX IT "ONCE THEY HAVE THE PARTS"

Mileage: 53,500

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT 75 MILES AND I HIT A BUMP AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND I HAD TO HOLD ON TO KEEP IT FROM GOING TO THE OTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS VERY SCARY AS I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY, I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF MY TRUCK AND IT ONLY HAS 24,000 MILES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS ISSUE IN SUCH AN EXPENSIVE TRUCK.

Mileage: 24,000

SEVERE CASES OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING OVER 50 AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO 10-20 MPH. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 3 WRECKS NOW ON THE INTERSTATE FROM THIS ISSUE. FORD TOLD ME THE STEERING STABILIZER BAR IS OR BACKORDER UNTIL MID JANUARY. I HAVE A 60K TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE AND NOT POSITIVE THE STEERING DAMPNER WILL EVEN FIX THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 45,000

VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END OF TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL. 58,000 MILES ON F250. HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK HITS POTHOLE OR ROUGH BRIDGE JOINT AT SPEEDS OVER 50. THE DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 58,000

I JUST RESEARCHED THE VIOLENT SHAKE OF MY FRONT END THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND DROVE OVER A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. I IMMEDIATELY STOMPED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AS FAST AS I COULD. I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKE STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HIT THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME SINCE THE TRUCK WENT RIGHT OF CENTER. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME SINCE I SLOWED DOWN SO QUICKLY LIKE YOU WERE GIVING SOMEONE A BRAKE CHECK BEHIND YOU. I HAVE OWNED THIS 2017 F250 LESS THAN A MONTH. IF I KNEW ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOW SERIOUSLY CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK AND NOW I CAN NOT ALLOW MY 17 YR OLD SON DRIVE IT IF NEEDED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE OVER 1,200 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS MY 6TH FORD TRUCK BUT FIRST F250 AND MY LAST. I WILL MOST LIKELY GO TO GMC OR DODGE FOR A 2500 SERIES TRUCK. I TRAVEL FOR WORK AND THIS PROBLEM REALLY WORRIES ME TO DRIVE AT 70/75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE AT THE HIGHER SPEEDS IT IS A GOOD CHANCE LOSS OF CONTROL WILL HAPPEN IF THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS. THESE TRUCKS COST A LOT OF MONEY AND NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO DRIVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE. IF I COULD JOIN THE JOINT LAW SUIT AGAINST FORD I WOULD. MAYBE ANOTHER GROUP OF F250 & F350 OWNERS CAN START A CLASS ACTION SUIT AS WELL AGAINST FORD. IT WILL BE A VERY SAD DAY WHEN WE ALL FIND OUT A DEATH HAS OCCURRED AND COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH A RECALL. IF YOU GOOGLE DEATH WOBBLE YOU WILL NOT PURCHASE A F250 OR F350. I REALLY HOPE FORD TAKES CARE OF THIS SINCE I REALLY LIKE THE LOOK OF THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND CROSSING UNTO A BRIDGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, NO DEFECTS OR PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER COGGIN FORD LOCATED AT 2655 N. VOLUSIA AVE, ORANGE CITY, FL 32763 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Mileage: 104,000

SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION FAILURE AFTER HAVING TSB 19-2392 20TH DECEMBER 2019 EXECUTED 1 YEAR AGO. SO JUST 1 YEAR LATER THE EXACT SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 73 MPH, DRIVING STRAIGHT, AND AFTER HITTING SOME ROAD RUFFAGE WITH THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. SOME LOSS OF STEERING; ONCE BRAKING SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 45 MPH PROBLEM CLEARED. HAS NOT BEEN BACK TO FORD AS OF YET; BUT PLANNING ON CALLING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 20N04 & TSB 19-2392 STATES THIS IS A ONE-TIME REPAIR; WELL THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY AT 73 MPH!!

Mileage: 38,700

DEATH WOBBLE, TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND I LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING AT ALL SPEEDS ESPECIALLY AT 50 MPH OR MORE. I CAN CORRECT IF I TURN STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY HOWEVER THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY

Mileage: 20,000

RUNNING AT 70 MPH. HIT A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE VEHICLE STARTED A FRONT END OSCILLATION THAT WAS EXTREMELY VIOLENT. I HAD TO RAPIDLY REDUCE SPEED AND STRUGGLED WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AT 30 MPH THE OSCILLATING QUIT. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND TRAFFIC HAD TO BRAKE HEAVILY AND SWERVE AROUND ME TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES, BUT PARTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ARE BACK ORDERED AND THERE IS NO KNOWN DATE TO GET THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE JUST HIT 25K MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 25,000

MY VEHICLE'S FRONT TIRES STARTED WOBBLING VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY GOING SPEEDS BETWEEN 55MPH AND 80MPH. THESE VIOLENT WOBBLES CAUSE ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND THE WOBBLE DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I REACHED SPEEDS BETWEEN 20-30MPH. THE WOBBLE JERKS YOUR STEERING WHEEL AND SHAKES THE ENTIRE TRUCK AND IN SOME CASES THE WOBBLE THROWS THE VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER LANE AND YOU DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU REACH THE SLOWER SPEEDS. THE WOBBLE STARTED AFTER EITHER 1. RIDING OVER A NORMAL BUMP OR SLIGHTLY UN LEVEL AREA OF A HIGHWAY 2. HITTING SMALL (LESS THAN 12" DIAMETER) POTHOLES ON THE HIGHWAY, 3. GOING OVER TRAIN TRACKS ON 2 LANE ROADS.

Mileage: 39,000

EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" MULTIPLE TIMES - BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" YET IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITHIN 30-100 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP. ONE FORD DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO TAKE OUR TRUCK BACK BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE TITLE OF THE ISSUE IS VALID. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU FIX THIS?

Mileage: 20,000

MY TRUCK ONLY HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES AND OUT OF NO WERE IT STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AS SOON AS A BUMP OR BRIDGE CONECTION WAS HIT THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD INCREASE TO A POINT WERE YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO BE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN. DUE TO THIS I WAS INCHES AWAY FROM HITTING THE CENTER BARRIER ON A FREEWAY AFTER NEARLY LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETLY. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A SMALL VIBRATION AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER ON THE WARRANTY AND OUT OF MY POCKET THE STEERING DRAG LINK AND IT HELPED BUT WAS STILL GETTING A VIBRATION AND NO MORE THAN A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ALMOST TOOK ME OUT OF THE ROAD. IM NOT AURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT IT HAS TO GET CORRECTED.

Mileage: 42,000

MARCH 2020 MY FORD F-250SD WITH 27,000 MILES BEGAN HAVING THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE STEERING REQUIRING ME TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP AND GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER WITH THEIR RECALL, WHICH LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE RETURNING, WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. THIS TIME IT REQUIRED ME TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP IN THE MEDIAN AREA OF THE HIGHWAY, WHICH CAUSED TRAFFIC TO SWERVE AWAY FROM HITTING ME. I WENT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD DO NOTHING ELSE TO CORRECT IT. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED ON MY TRUCK WHICH NOW HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT.

Mileage: 27,000

DEVELOPED SEVERE FRONT END STEERING WOBBLE (DEATH WOBBLE) AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES, AUGUST, 2020. HAS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES SINCE INTO THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 70 TO 75 MPH, ON HIGHWAYS AFTER HITTING UNEVEN ROAD OR POTHOLES. SEVERAL TIMES THE INCIDENTS WERE SEVERE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, WITH NEAR CRASH, OR ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER, AND TRACK BAR WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO A FORD DEALER, SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX TO THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 17,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 70-75 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE COMMUTE. FROM A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND FROM FORUM BOARDS THEY ARE ALL ASKING WHY THIS HASN'T BECOME A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE YET? THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO STOP SHAKING IS COME DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THAT'S NOT EASY OR SAFE ON A HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A LEFT LANE. I'D LIKE EVERY HOT SHOT OR BIG WIG HIGH UP IN THE FORD INDUSTRY TO GIVE THAT A TRY AND THEN LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME THAT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE OR SHOULDN'T BE A SAFETY RECALL. GO FOR IT, BUSY COMMUTE, FAST LANE, HIT A BUMP, VIOLENTLY SHAKING, THEN COMING SAFELY TO A STOP. NOT JUST UNSAFE FOR MYSELF, BUT EVERY OTHER PERSON WITHIN THE VICINITY OF MY TRUCK. LASTLY, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED THIS YEAR WITH ONLY 36K MILES AND NOW ONLY HAS 48K WHICH IS HARDLY ENOUGH MILES FOR ANY MAJOR WEAR AND TEAR. CONTINUING ON THAT, I WAS TEST DRIVING ANOTHER NEWER F250 (2019) AND DURING THE TEST DRIVE IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING. FROM WHAT I'M GATHERING ONLINE, THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED AND I FEAR WILL ONLY BE TAKING SERIOUSLY WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED. WHY? BECAUSE I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO COST FORD A TON OF MONEY. $40K USED TRUCK FOR ME A TON OF MONEY. BUT DEATH? WELL, I GUESS THAT'S A RISK FORD IS WILLING TO TAKE TO SAVE FACE . THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AS ITS BEING CALLED. THE END.

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. 'DEATH WOBBLE'

Mileage: 60,000

WE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT WAS REPAIRED, AND TRUCK WORKED OK FOR 40,000 MILES. THEN THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN. WE HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED AGAIN. IS THERE NO PERMANENT FIX FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE? THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND FRIGHTENING. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS WHILE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 80,000

TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND YOU HIT A BRIDGE SEPARATOR OR A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 25MPH TO GET CONTROL BACK. FORD HAS REPAIRED IT 3 TIMES WITH A NEW STEERING DAMPENER IN 6 MONTHS TIME. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FASTER THAN 45 MPH FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 21,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHACKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK. I HAD THIS ISSUE PRESENT ITSELF OVER 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING IT IN SEPT. 2016. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK BRAND NEW FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. FIRST AND SECOND INSTANCE WERE IN LATE 2017WITH LESS APPROXIMATELY 18K MILES. ALL INSTANCES HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH OR HIGHER. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE AND THEN CONTINUES TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND THE ENTIRE CAB IS SHAKING. LOSE OF STEERING CONTROL. ONLY STOPPED AFTER FORCIBLY SLOWING DOWN TRUCK TO BELOW 25 MILE PER HOUR CAUSING POSSIBLE COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR BARRIERS. HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER THE SECOND INSTANCE AND THEY SAY FORD IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE AND COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IN MAY OF 2020, THE DEALER DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR WAS AN ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED STEERING DAMPER UNDER WARRANTY BUT AFTER 4 MONTHS THE ISSUE CAME BACK MORE VIOLENTLY THAN BEFORE. ON OCT. 28TH, 2020, IT OCCURRED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITHIN A 40 MILE DISTANCE. THIS TIME THE TRUCK SHOULD SO VIOLENTLY I HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE INTERSTATE TO MAKE IT STOP SHACKING. ROAD WERE WET AND AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE TRUCK ANYMORE WHILE THIS ISSUE PRESENT. I HAVE RE-CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MENTIONED THE ISSUE AND SERVICE THEY PERFORMED BACK IN MAY, THEY DID NOT RETURN CALL FOR ASSISTANCE.

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM TWENTY-NINE PALMS CA. TO LAS VEGAS NV. ON THE MORNING OF THE 27TH OF OCTOBER 2020 AT ABOUT 0530 IN THE MORNING IT WAS VERY DARK OUTSIDE. I WAS ON A 2 LANE ROAD. WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON AMBOY ROAD, WHICH RUNS THRU THE DESERT, AT 55 MPH I DROVE OVER SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT AND MY RIGHT SIDE FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE GAS WHILE LIGHTLY TOUCHING THE BRAKE AND LETTING TRUCK SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. AFTER IT STOPPED SHAKING I CONTINUED TO DRIVE BUT WAS WARY OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS WHAT IS CALLED FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS, THE DEATH WOBBLE. I PURCHASED MY F250 IN APRIL 2017. LATER IN THAT YEAR I HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE MORONGO GRADE IN MORONGO CA. IT WAS NOT AS VIOLENT SO I KIND OF DISMISSED IT BACK THEN. BUT THE OTHER DAY ON AMBOY ROAD WAS DIFFERENT. I HAD MY WIFE, MY NEPHEW AND HIS NEW BRIDE WITH ME. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. MY 3 AND A HALF YEAR OLD 2017 FORD F250 XLT 4X4 IS IN OUTSTANDING SHAPE. IS THE NHTSA AND FORD DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OR ARE WE DRIVERS AND FAMILY'S JUST EXPENDABLE ?

Mileage: 30,950

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 69 AT 70MPH WHEN I HIT AN OVERPASS BRIDGE. THE ROUGH PAVEMENT CAUSE MY TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE TIRES AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN 18 WHEELER FUEL TRUCK. THE SHAKING DIDN'T GO AWAY UNTIL MY SPEED DROPPED TO 50MPH. SERIOUS DEFECT THAT FORD IS NOT FINDING THE CORRECT FIX FOR. FORD HAS REPLACED THE DAMPER TWICE AND THE TRACK BAR. THE SHAKE CAME BACK 3 WEEKS AFTER THE LAST TRACK BAR REPLACEMENT. THE CORRECT FIX , I BELIEVE, IS A CASTER ADJUSTMENT AT 3+ DEGREES. BUT FORD WILL NOT TRY THE FIX. IT WILL COST ME TO DO THAT AND VOID THE WARRANTY.

Mileage: 38,000

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY . WHEN IT HITS SLIGHTLY ROUGH PAVEMENT THE STRUCK STARTS WOBBLING SUPER AGGRESSIVELY AS IF A TIRE POPPED. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEONE IF THEY ALREADY DIDN'T.

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE 2017 FORD F250 PLATINUM WITH 107,000 BUT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND WELL MAINTAINED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL SHUT SHUTDOWN FOR NO REASON.I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM IN THE RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS FAIRLY REGULAR. WHEN IT HAPPENS I GET MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES. TAILLIGHT SYSTEM FAULT, BLIND SPOT SYSTEM FAULT AND THEN SAYS SEE OWNERS MANUEL. I AM WORRIED THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN TOWING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. I HAVE REQUEST A FORD REP LOOK AT IT IF THE SERVICE TECH CANNOT FIGURE THE ISSUE OUT.

Mileage: 107,000

STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON ANY ROAD BETWEEN 50 MPH AND 65 MPH. CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY, DOESN'T MATTER

Mileage: 130,000

THE STEERING ON THE 2017 FORD F250 HAS A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING THAT HAS BEEN CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHENEVER THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A BUMP THAT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE(WOBBLE) AS YOU'RE TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ALWAYS OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 20-30 MILES PER AND GETS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

Mileage: 32,000

UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES ON A TRIP FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO MAINE. BUMPS AND EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROAD SURFACE CREATED AN UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE THAT WOULD ONLY SUBSIDE WHEN THE SPEED OF THE TRUCK GOT BELOW 40MPH.

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS FORD "DEATH WOBBLE" 7 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING MY SUPERBLY MAINTAINED 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY WITH 49,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST FORD DEALER I TOOK IT TO REPLACED THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER ON 9/1/2020, THEN THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER. A SECOND FORD DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE DEATH WOBBLE ON MY TRUCK, AND SUGGESTED I SPEND $1,340.28 ON MICHELIN TIRES THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIP WHICH 'MIGHT' HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. THEN LAST NIGHT THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED 4 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEEDS REQUIRING ME TO MAKE SUDDEN SLOWDOWNS IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. EVEN AS A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER, I COULD BARELY CONTROL THE TRUCK. THANKFULLY, MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING.

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AND GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RANGING FROM 45 TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WITTMEIER HONDA (2288 FOREST AVE, CHICO, CA 95928; (530) 895-8181) WHO WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE WARRANTY, THE DEALER PROVIDED AN UNKNOWN REPAIR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AS WELL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.*DT

Mileage: 45,000

THE TRUCK HAS A SEVERE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS, HOWEVER, FORD HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK'S FRONT END WOBBLES WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED IN SPEEDS RANGING FROM 50 MPH TO 80 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTY HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 34,500

THE TRUCK HAS WHAT THEY ARE CALLING ON THESE TRUCKS, 'THE DEATH WOBBLE' AFTER TONS OF RESEARCH. THIS SHOULD 100% BE A RECALL! THE TRUCK BEGINS TO WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AT THE END OF MAY AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT

I HAVE EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY TRUCK 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS.. THIS IS A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS. AS THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY TRUCK WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER RIDE IN THE TRUCK AND WILL NOT ALLOW MY SON IN THE TRUCK. THIS HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP MORE THAN 15 TIMES TRYING TO REPAIR WITH NO FIX, LAST TIME SPENT MORE THAN 2 WEEKS AT THE DEALER FOR THEM TO NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND FIXED AS I AM 1 OF MANY PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE! THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE 4 OF THE 6 TIMES AND 2 TIMES WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.. LAST TIME WAS PULLING A 9,000LB TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK NEXT TO SEMI THAT ALMOST CAUSE ME TO COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL!

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR OTHER ROUGH BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK DEVELOPS A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END UNTIL YOU CAN GET SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH. I AM CURRENTLY ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 27,100

2017 F-250 DEATH WOBBLE VEHICLE MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 40K WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60-65 MPH I HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD WHICH WAS ABOUT 1.5 INCHES DEEP. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE TRUCK WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 45 MPH BEFORE THE DEATH WOBBLE WOULD STOP. MY TRUCK IS TOTALLY STOCK WITH STOCK WHEELS AND TIRES ON IT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS, AND FORD DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY! THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH MANY FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THEM STEP UP AND FIX THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHICH CAN LEAD TO POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. AS OF MAY 2020 FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER. I JUST TOOK MY TRUCK TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THIS REPAIR AND THEY'RE TELLING ME I NEED TO REPLACE SOME BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS AT MY COST. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS THAT ARE FAILING ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE, BUT FORD WILL NOT COVER THESE COSTS. AGAIN THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME WITH THESE TRUCKS. WHAT OTHER VEHICLE WEARS OUT BALL JOINTS AND BUSHING THAT FAST?

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 3 YEARS AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. LATELY, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK SHAKE HARD ENOUGH TO POTENTIALLY LOOSE GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER I GOT NOTIFICATION OF A POSSIBLE STEERING LINKAGE AND SUSPENSION ISSUE. I DROVE IT AFTERWARDS AND IT SEEMED BETTER. WITHIN A MONTH IT WAS BACK TO DOING THE SAME THING IF NOT WORSE. IT IS CURRENTLY STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO IT HAS NOT COST ME ANYTHING, YET. IT HAPPENS ON BOTH HIGHWAY, CITY AND BACK ROADS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE IT CATCHES YOU UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER WHILE EVEN TRAVELING ON RELATIVELY SMOOTH ROADS.

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN, IN FORD SUPER DUTY'S. THIS AFTER FORD REPLACED A PART AND TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AFTER THE NEW PART WAS INSTALLED AS RECOMMENDED PER FORD THEY DO NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ATTACHED IS COPY OF WORK DONE WHEN THE ISSUES FIRST HAPPENED AND THE PART THEY INSTALLED.

Mileage: 37,000

MY VEHICLE SUSTAINS AND OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND ABOVE, THE FRONT END 'DEATH WOBBLE.' THE VEHICLE BECOMES COMPLETELY ERRATIC IN STEERING AND CONTROL AFTER CROSSING A SMALL SEAM AND OR A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY PAVEMENT SURFACE THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE SPEED FROM ABOVE 60 MPH DOWN TO AROUND 20 TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED UPON NUMEROUS OCCASION WITH MY THREE-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE, AND HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER COMPONENT, WHICH HAS BEEN DONE BY A NON-FORD REPAIR SHOP IN MY INSTANCE. THIS HAS DONE NOTHING TO PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST THE DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY STRANDED IN MARION ILLINOIS, BEING REPAIRED AT A FORD AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER WITHOUT THESE REPAIRS BEING PERFORMED. THIS DESIGN FLAW IN FORD BEGAN IN 2005 THROUGH 2019 MODEL YEAR F250 TRUCKS.

Mileage: 52,000

UNCONTROLLABLE SHUTTING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 35,000

PURCHASED BRAND NEW, HAD THE FIRST STEERING OSCILLATING EXPERIENCE OR DEATH WOBBLE AT AROUND 10000 MILES. HAPPENED ON AND OFF, TOOK IT IN FOR WARRANTY AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES, BUT REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPNER. I PRETTY MUNCHED STOPPED DRIVING OVER 63 MPH UNLESS I KNEW EVERY BUMP ON THE ROAD BY HEART. FINALLY GOT IT IN AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AT AROUND 17000 MILES DUE TO THE CONTINUED DEATH WOBBLE THAT WOULD HAPPEN OVER CERTAIN BUMPS AT SPEEDS OVER 65. THEY FOUND A BAD LOWER TIE ROD END. AFTER REPLACING THE TIE ROD END IT SEEMED TO DRIVE A LITTLE BETTER, FINALLY WENT 70MPH AGAIN, BUT NOT FOR LONG. AT ABOUT 22,000 MILES IT STARTED AGAIN, MY WIFE WAS WITH ME AND EXPERIENCED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. SHE CRIED... HAS NOT SET FOOT IN IT SINCE. IT NOW HAS 23000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE REFUSES TO RIDE IN IT OR DRIVE IT. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY 3 KIDS TO RIDE IN IT EITHER. IF IT HAPPENED AT THE WRONG TIME IT COULD EASILY KILL SOMEONE. I'M A VERY MECHANICALLY INCLINED PERSON, AND EXPERIENCED DRIVER. IT TRULY SCARES ME WHEN IT HAPPENS. BETWEEN THE DEATH WOBBLE, AND FORD URGING DEALERSHIPS TO HUSH HUSH THE SEVERITY, I WONT BE BUYING ANOTHER NEW FORD ANYTIME SOON. AND I PURCHASED 3 NEW TRUCKS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS, AND HAVE EASILY OWNED 15 OR MORE. THIS IS JUST MY COMPLAINT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS POTENTIALLY A DEADLY DESIGN FLAW. NOT TO MENTION IT SHAKES BAD WHILE TOWING. AND IT'S NOT THE TRAILER, I PULLED 3 DIFFERENT ONES. AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT JUST HOW THEY TOW WHEN I BROUGHT THE TSB, PART NUMBERS ETC. FOR THEM TO REPAIR IT. AND JUST IGNORE IT. I HAVE ZERO COMPLAINTS ON ANY OF THE OTHER FORD VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED, BUT THIS 2017 F250 HAS MADE ME RETHINK MY NEXT NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE. I ALSO HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF SEVERAL OF THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRENCES.

Mileage: 10,000

TRUCK EXPERIENCES DEATH WOBBLE AND ABILITY TO CONTROL STEERING . FORD HAS TRIED TO FIX THREE TIMES WITH SAME PARTS. WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD OVER 45 MILES AN HOUR WHEN A ROUGH PART OF ROAD IT SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY TILL YOU SLOW BELOW 25 . CAN'T CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF VEHICLE TILL IT SLOWS DOWN

Mileage: 76,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND SPEEDS OF 60MPH -70MPH IF A FRONT WHEEL WOULD STRIKE ROUGH PAVEMENT, I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AKA "DEATH WOBBLE", AND I WOULD HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE AND BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP, FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. EVERY TIME THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS HAPPENED I HAVE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 29000 MILES, AND THE ISSUE BEGAN BEFORE I HAD 5,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN FOR THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIXED.

Mileage: 26,000

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2/03/17. ON 12/01/17 WIFE AND 7 YR. OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 2017 F250 VEHICLE ON I205 NORTHBOUND ON GLEN JACKSON BRIDGE IN OREGON. SHE RAN OVER THE EXPANSION JOINT GOING ABOUT 60MPH AND THE THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED BOUNCING VIOLENTLY. OTHER TRAFFIC MOVED AWAY FROM HER AS SHE WAS LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT GET THE ISSUE TO REOCCUR. THEY SENT IT OUT THE DOOR IN SAME CONDITION. ISSUE REOCCURRED MANY TIMES. FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO RECORD IT ON VIDEO AND ONLY THEN WOULD WESLIE FORD TAKE IT IN AND DO WORK ON IT. SERVICE WRITER [XXX] SAID FORD DID NOT HAVE A REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE. SHE SAID THEY WOULD PUT SOME SHIMS IN TO HELP. IT DID A BIT. BUT STILL ACTUALLY BOUNCES SO BAD SOMETIMES THAT THE WHEELS LEAVE THE ROAD AND YOU LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING.. CALLED SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] AT DEALER AND TOLD HIM WE ARE LUCKY THAT MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DIDNT GET IN A ACCIDENT, HURT, OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THE TRUCK MALFUNCTION. HE SAID "UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES THATS WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SOMETHING DONE". REALLY? I WAS SHOCKED! PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH THIS AND ENSURE THAT WESLIE FORD, SERVICE WRITERS AND OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER AND AT RISK. ALL I ASK IS THAT FORD STAND BEHIND VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS AND REPAIR THEM SO THAT PEOPLE ARE SAFE. THANK YOU INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 15,092

I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A CONDITION KNOWN AS THE SUPERDUTY DEATH WOBBLE WHERE THE TRUCK STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU HIT UNEVEN PAVEMENT DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE THEN TOOK IT TO MY DEALER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED AND PERFORMED THE RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. IT HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES WITH THE NEW PART AND SHAKING FAR WORSE THAN BEFORE. ATTACHED IS THE 2ND REPAIR WHICH ACKNOWLEDGES BOTH REPAIRS. I AM TRYING TO REACH FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH HELP FROM MY DEALER. ATTACHED IS THE REPAIR INVOICE FROM THE 2ND TIME IN.

Mileage: 45,050

I HAVE A 2017 F-250 WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT RECENTLY STARTED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60 OR BETTER) AND AFTER HITTING A "ROUGH PATCH" IN THE ROAD OR BRIDGE JOINTS. FORD SEEMS TO SAY IT'S BECAUSE SOME OF US AREN'T ALWAYS CARRYING +/- 1000 LBS OF CARGO. I WONDER IF THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE 800 LBS THEY TOOK OFF THE TARE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK WHEN THEY WENT TO THE ALUMINUM BODY IN 2017? *TR

Mileage: 24,378

I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE 6 TIMES WITH THIS TRUCK, ALL BETWEEN 65-80 MPH. THE LAST TWO ON 6/12/2020 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS MEANS MY TRUCK FRONT END SUSPENSION AND EYEING SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU LITERALLY CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL REDUCTIONS SPEED BELOW 30 MPH. MY TRUCK HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. TODAY WAS THE WORST SOO FAR. HAD TO REDUCE SPEED IN LA TRAFFIC TO 30 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE VERY SOON. HAD I VEERED LEFT, IT WOULD BE HAVE PUT INTO THE CENTER DIVIDE, RIGHT INTO A SEMI. THIS STARTED WHEN MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 10K MILES. TODAY THE VEHICLE HAS 26K. RECALL THESE VEHICLES! *TR

Mileage: 26,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT MANY PEOPLE REFER TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY TRUCK. THIS OCCURS AFTER A SERIES OF UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR BUMPS AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND VIOLENTLY. TO DATE IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING BUMP OR BRIDGE IN ROAD AND HEARING A LOOSE CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH.

Mileage: 42,520

TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF BARELY BEING ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST COME TO A STOP FOR IT TO STOP SHAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME I SIDE SWIPED A CONCRETE BARRIER AND TORE OFF MY RUNNING BOARD. MY FAMILY REFUSES TO TRAVEL IN THE TRUCK NOW. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT PAVED ROAD AROUND 50 MPH I HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHACK REEL BAD AND THE FRONT END DID THE SAME. I STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND GOT ON THE BRAKES HARD AND REGAINED CONTROL AT ABOUT 40 MPH. IF I WAS TOWING MY BOAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. I HAVE A WITNESS TO THIS WHO WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ABOVE 40 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 22,500

MY TRUCK HAS 25,600 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH I WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE RESULTING SHAKE/OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING CAUSED ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO SLOW FROM 70 TO 25 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND THOSE ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND OTHER THAN THIS INSTANCE, THE DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRUCK HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE NEW. I.E. THE TRUCK DOES NOT VIBRATE OR WANDER AND EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL. TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE HOW VIOLENT THE SHAKING WAS, MY WIFE SCREAMED THAT WE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT! *TR

Mileage: 25,600

TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE AFTER BACKING UP. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2017 F-250 DIESEL FORD TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT TRAVELING 55 MPH. HAD TO SUDDENLY BRAKE AND COME TO ALMOST COMPLETE STOP TO END SHAKING. LOCAL FORD DEALER UPDATED SOFTWARE AND SAID "TRY THAT, IT SHOULD BE FIXED." DID NOT FIX IT AND AFTER REPEAT OF INCIDENT, LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED TRACK BAR WAS WORN OUT AT 38K MILES. FORD DEALER SAID TRUCK WAS ABUSED AND THAT IS WHY PART WORE OUT. LOCAL MECHANIC ARGUED TRUCK WAS NOT ABUSED. I REPLACED TRACK BAR AT MY EXPENSE. FORD WOULD NOT WARRANTY PARTS. JUDGING BY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES OF FORD TRUCKS MANUFACTURED DURING 2017 TIME PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

THE TRUCK STEERING VIBRATE VERY BAD AND DID NOT TRACK STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK TRACK IN THE OTHER LANE AND CLOSE TO THE DITCH BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN.

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN HITTING A DIAGONAL UNEVEN SECTION OF PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE FRONT TIRES AND STEERING START TO VIBRATE BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY CAUSING A LOSE OF CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER IS TO RAPIDLY SLOW THE VEHICLE TO BELOW 30 MPH. VIDEO OF HE TRUCK DOING HIS IS ON MY YOUTUBE ACCOUNT. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE 4 TIMES, BUT IT HAS COME BACK AGAIN MAY 2020. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 55 MPH, WHEN I STRIKE A POT HOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROADWAY, I EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS HARD TO KEEP A HOLD OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO RESOLVE IT IS STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE LAST IT HAPPENED WAS 5/13/2020. I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROADWAY AND HIT A POT HOLE AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

MY 2017 F-50 60,000 MILES, EXPERIENCES A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE STEERING, NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS A SMALL BUMP OR SMALL DEFORMITY IN THE ROAD ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING ABOVE 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND SERVICED ON SCHEDULE. HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH AND WITHOUT TOWING A TRAILER. THE WOBBLE BECOMES EXTREME TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL SUDDENLY DECELERATING CAUSES THE WOBBLE TO STOP AND REGAIN CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE. SPEED WAS ABOUT 75 AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 50 BEFORE IT WENT AWAY. HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER WHILE SLOWING DOWN. FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS COMING OFF. THERE WAS A DAMPENER REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. TOLD IT WAS A RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 40,700

2 ISSUES THE FIRST IS BUMP STEERING. IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP ON HIGHWAY WHILE STEERING LEFT IT WILL JUMP ACROSS THE LANE. ONLY DOES IT IN LEFT TURN IN HIGHWAY. THE OTHER IS THE DEATH WOBBLE. MINE DID IT WHEN I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS AT 20 MPH. I DO NOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK OVER 63 MPH NOW . THE BUMP STEERING HAS BEEN SINCE NEW. THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AT 32000 IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS AS APPARENTLY IT IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THE NEWER TRUCKS. FORD *TR

Mileage: 32,000

VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING 50+ MPH AND IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE DECELERATION UNTIL THE SHAKING SMOOTHES OUT ENOUGH TO SAFELY RESUME DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE THIS POSES AN EXTREME RISK OF HAVING OR CAUSING A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS DEALER REPLACED STEERING DAMPER AND DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM ALMOST CRASHED WITH MY 10,400 CAMPER HOOKED TO THE BACK. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN IT ROAD JOINTS OR SLIGHTLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT. IT IS SO BAD CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

VIOLENT SIDE TO SIDE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL, COMMONLY KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE HAS PROBABLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 70 MPH WHILE ENCOUNTERING A BUMP OR PATCH IN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 48,700

DEATH WOBBLE - SEVERE STEERING CONTROL ON FM 1409. OCCURRED APPROACHING 50MPH ON SMOOTH SURFACE AND DRY CONDITIONS. 4/10/20. TEST DROVE 4/11/20 ON FM 565 SOUTH AND FM 3180 WITH 3 LESSER STEERING CONTROL OCCURRENCES. ROAD CONDITIONS COMPARABLE AND SPEEDS WERE BETWEEN 50-55MPH. ALL OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON ROADS. LESSER OCCURRENCES WITH SAME R

Mileage: 63,497

PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2017, NOW AFTER 30K MILES WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BE DONE (ONLY A TSB). MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK HAS NOW REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER PER TSB 19-2392. HAVE NOT YET TESTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO VERIFY THIS FIXED THE ISSUE (HOMEM QUARANTINE DUE TO CORONAVIRUS SHELTER IN PLACE.

Mileage: 30,500

I BELIEVE IT IS REFERED TO AS "THE DEATH WOBBLE" TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT ABOVE 60 MPH

Mileage: 10,000

2017 F250 6.2 GAS, TRUCK SHAKES BADLY AT 65-70MPH OF IF YOU HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT SPEED. LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID EVERYTHING IS OK EVEN AFTER I SHOWED THEM THE TRACK BAR END LINKS WERE LOOSE. THE TRUCK HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT NOW BUT IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 30,000. THE TECH. LED ON THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS BUT, THEY DID NOTHING BUT DRIVE MY TRUCK FOR 8 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND IM AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE AND ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 30,000

AT 68 MPH TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION I HIT SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I HAD TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 39,000

WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH BRIDGE ON INTERSTATE AT @ 70 MPH STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. HAD TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH ON BUSY INTERSTATE TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES THE SAME DAY.

Mileage: 21,000

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO ANSWER. THE DEALERSHIP IS VILLAGE FORD IN DEARBORN MI.

Mileage: 26,572

DEATH WOBBLE, EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER ON FREEWAY UNTIL REDUCED SPEED BELOW 50 MPH. PARTS REPLACED AT DEALER-NO RESOLUTION. 1 MONTH WAIT FOR MORE PARTS. UNSAFE.

Mileage: 10,000

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO OSCILLATE SIDE TO SIDE (DEATH WOBBLE). HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 40MPH BEFORE IT WOULD STOP OSCILLATING.

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I EXPERIENCED WHAT THE INTERNET IS CALLING A "DEATH WOBBLE". THE "SHAKING" WAS SO SEVERE THAT I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO REGAIN SAFE CONTROL OF MY FORD F-250.

Mileage: 14,000

TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHEN TRAVELING 60 OR MORE MPH AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD . HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OF OF GAS AND SLOW DOWN TO A SPEED OF 40 BEFORE IT WILL STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A MONTH.

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR HIT SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHERE BRIDGE JOINT WAS AND STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHOOK ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP SHAKING. THIS HAPPENED OVER 4 TIMES ON OUR TRIP. TRUCK HAS ONLY 16,000 MILES ON IT. THE WOBBLE USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT VARIATIONS IN THE ROAD SURFACE IN A CURVE.

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL. THIS SEEMS TO START WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR BRIDGE JOINT IN THE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO HOLD AND STEERING BECOMES NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. SLOWING DOWN DOES NOT SEEM TO STOP THE VIBRATION, HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES. FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO COME APART DURING THIS VIBRATION. VERY CONCERNING.

Mileage: 32,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60-70 MPH) WITHOUT NOTICE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT STARTS OFF WITH SMALL VIBRATIONS, THEN PROGRESSES TO THE STEERING WHEEL ROTATING SHARPLY BACK AND FORTH. IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES, USUALLY SLOWING DOWN WOULD STOP IT, THE LAST TIME IT DID THIS SLOWING DOWN DID NOT STOP IT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FROM HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER, IT HAS DONE IT SINCE THAT PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. IF A DRIVER WHERE TO PANIC WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. I WILL BE TAKING THE TRUCK BACK AGAIN FOR THIS ISSUE NEXT WEEK BUT HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN THE REPAIR. A SOLUTION NEEDS TO BE MANDATED.

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON A SUNNY BEAUTIFUL DAY ON THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE, VIBRATE, AND SHUDDER UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS SO VIOLENT THAT IT WOKE MY TWO YOUNG KIDS UP AS WELL SCARED THE HELL OUT OF THE WIFE AND I. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I DID NOT HAVE A FLAT. AFTER RESEARCH AND TALKING TO FELLOW PEOPLE IT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE CALLING THIS A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS WILL SEVERALLY HURT OR EVEN KILL SOMEONE. I THOUGHT MY NEW 2017 FORD F250 WAS GOING TO FALL APART. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 38,800

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND I HIT A BUMP THE TRUCK GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY TO GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL

Mileage: 40,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE INCURRED FORD DEATH WOBBLE, SPEED BETWEEN 70 & 75 MPH. AFTER TRAVELING OVER BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. CAB SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 35 MPH. TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED, AND ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.

Mileage: 35,000

2017 F-250 4X4 PICKUP EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING IN STEERING AFTER HITTING BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (DEATH WOOBLE). HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOCAL ROADS AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL ONLY BY REDUCING MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A BUSY FREEWAY IN THE RAIN. MORE FREQUENTLY ON WET ROADWAYS. OCCURRED FIRST TIME AT 20000 MILES. DEALER ATTEMPTED REPAIR AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED AT ALMOST 36000 MILES.; DEALER AGAIN ATTEMPTED REPAIR AND PROBLEM RETURNED AT 38000 MILES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BUSHINGS AND DIFFERENT PARTS AT EACH OCCURRENCE BUT PROBLEM KEEPS RETURNING. FORD CONTINUES TO ALLOW THE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WHEN KNOWING THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN AND ATTEMPTS TO MASK PROBLEM WITH TEMPORARY FIXES FOR THEIR VEHICLES..

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65-75 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WILL OSCILLATE BADLY, "DEATH WOBBLE" TO THE POINT WHERE YOU HAVE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO ABOUT 30 MPH SO YOU CAN REGAIN CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK....WHICH I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALER ON 2/10/2020. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 22,500 MILES ON IT. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS TO HAVE IT CORRECTED?? I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS VERY ISSUE ON THE INTERNET.

Mileage: 22,500

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 70 MPH WE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (OSCILLATE). THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP WAS TO SUDDENLY REDUCE SPEED AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. WE EXPERIENCED THIS 5 MORE TIMES, SOMETIMES OCCURRING AFTER JUST GOING OVER A ROAD JOINT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS YOU MUST HAVE ENOUGH SHOULDER TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD AND VEHICLES BEHIND YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT YOU ARE SUDDENLY STOPPING. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME. THE TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY AND WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT BY REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER (WHICH SHOULD NOT GO BAD AT 20,000 MILES). THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF THIS REPAIR WILL WORK OTHER THAN TO TAKE YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HANDS AND DRIVE THE TRUCK WAITING FOR THE NEXT INCIDENT TO OCCUR.

Mileage: 21,000

SEVERE OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL THAT STARTS WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. THE OSCILLATING DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS CLOSED CONSIDERABLY.

Mileage: 28,000

AT 71 MPH WHILE THE TRUCK WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE LIKE IT WAS COMING APART. THE TRUCK'S BACK END STARTED TO COME AROUND ON ME LIKE IT WAS SKIDDING AND WENT BACK AND FORTH A COUPLE TIMES. THE ROAD WAS COMPLETELY STRAIGHT AND DRY SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY REASON THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED EITHER. CARS ON BOTH SIDES OF ME WENT TO THE SHOULDER AND DITCH TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY INSTANTLY KNEW WHAT I WAS DESCRIBING AND CALL IT THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK HAS 15,500 MILES ON IT WITH ORIGINAL TIRES, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER REASON TO DO THIS. VERY SCARY AND I WON'T LET THE FAMILY IN IT NOW. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN AS THEY HAVE TRUCKS COME BACK OVER AND OVER TRYING TO FIX IT BUT THERE ISN'T A LEGITIMATE FIX FROM FORD.

Mileage: 15,500

'DEATH WOBBLE' WHEN DRIVING MY FORD F-250 BETWEEN 60-75 MPH, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SMALL UNEVENNESS ON THE ROAD THE PICK UP BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE! THE PICKUP BARELY HAS 38,000 AND THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE CAN BE LIFE THREATENING TO SELF AND OTHERS. FORD HAS NO INFORMATION REGARDING A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR BUT IT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE VIOLENT SHAKE AT THE FORE MENTIONED SPEEDS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE REGARDING THE PROBLEM (I AM NOT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC) BUT A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS VERIFIED BY MORE THAN 5 CERTIFIED MECHANICS WAS THE DEGREE OF CASTER IN THE AXLE. AN ISSUE FROM WHAT THEY BELIEVE ORIGINATED AT THE MANUFACTURER. I CANNOT UNDERSTATE THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAVE DRIVING MY F250 THAT I LIMIT THE DRIVING I DO IN THIS VEHICLE. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING WHEN FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OR TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH A RECALL. MY HOPE IS THAT THE NHTSA CAN INTERVENE AND PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BECOMING FATALLY INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS THE STEERING PROBLEM GOT WORSE. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH AND CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERS AND SAID THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS I GET A RECALL NOTICE> DEATH WOBBLE IS SERIOUS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THERE PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP. SHAKES LIKE HECK AND ALMOST WRECKED MULTIPLE TIMES. 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB

Mileage: 2

I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR FORD TRUCKS. WHILE DRIVING ON I-35 IN OKLAHOMA (DECEMBER 2019), ABOUT 75 MPH, HIT A SMALL POTHOLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK TO SHAKE. I CAUTIOUSLY PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A COMPLETE STOP TO STOP THE SHAKE/VIBRATIONS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SHAKE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON OTHER OCCASIONS. AT LOWER SPEEDS, THE VIBRATION DAMPER TAKES CARE OF THE ISSUE. BUT, I CAN TELL IT HAD STARTED. IN MY TRUCK, IT HAS NOT CAUSED A SERIOUS LOSS OF CONTROL. THE ABOVE HAS (THUS FAR) BEEN THE WORST OCCURRENCE. THIS ISSUE OCCURS AFTER HITTING POTHOLES OR LARGE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WITH SEVERE SHAKING, THE STEERING DAMPER OVERCAME THE VIBRATION AS I SLOWED SOME, UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THEN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT ROUGHLY 33,000 MILES (JUNE 2019). I NOW HAVE 41,517 (FEB 2020). THE ISSUE FIRST OCCURRED AROUND 39,500 MILES. OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY OF COURSE. CURRENT FORD "FIX" FOR ISSUE FROM FORD DEALER WILL COST $2600. LOOKS LIKE A BASIC REPLACE EVERYTHING FOR THE STEERING AND HOPE IT WORKS KIND OF FIX. I NEED TO CHECK WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY FOR COVERAGE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT HAS BEEN A NOTED PROBLEM IN FORD TRUCKS FOR OVER A DECADE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN. IT WILL KILL SOMEONE EVENTUALLY.

Mileage: 39,600

70MPH OR ABOVE WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD OR BRIDGE JOINTS, TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE THAT CAN'T BE CORRECTED UNTIL I DROP BELOW 20MPH. HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS. THIS CAUSES ALMOST A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL AND REQUIRES PULLING OVER INTO A SHOULDER OR MEDIAN, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE

Mileage: 44,250

THIS TRUCK WHEN TRAVELING OVER 70 MPH GOES INTO A VIOLENT WOBBLE AND SHAKES AND MOVES ALL OVER THE ROAD. ESPECIALLY WHILE TRAVELING OVER 70 AND HITTING A POT HOLE OR BRIDGE SEAM WE HAVE BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH SEMI TRUCKS AROUND US AND THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND LOSE CONTROL. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADDED A STREAKING STABILIZER. ONE WEEK LATER IT STARTED UP AGAIN.

THE TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT .TOOK TO FORD AT 47,000 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ASSY. HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AFTER BEING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. HIT SMALL BUMP AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLABLY. HAD TO HIT BRAKES HARD WITH CARS BEHIND ME TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. NOT HAPPY WITH PUTTING MY LIFE OR OTHERS IN DANGER.WILL BE CALLING FORD AGAIN ON MONDAY ABOUT ISSUE.

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT). WHEN I HIT A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THE TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY VIBRATING TO THE POINT I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I RAPIDLY DECELERATED AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED AFTER I SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT I WAS SECONDS AWAY FROM VEERING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE TREES. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FROM FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS NOT A RECALL. SOMEONE IS LIKELY GOING TO DIE FOR WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN FROM FORD ON THIS ISSUE IS: TSB# 18- 2268. NTHIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 34,000

THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS DEVELOP A VIOLENT VIBRATION AFTER DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR A POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS PHENOMENON IS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I HAVE FOUND THAT SLOWING TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIBRATION AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT IS UNSAFE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC AROUND YOU. IT IS UNSAFE TO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING ESPECIALLY WHEN OTHER TRAFFIC IS ALL ROUND YOU.

Mileage: 22,000

TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 70 MPH. DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND THE SHAKING HAPPENS EVERY DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BELOW. ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD AND BARELY MISSED HITTING ANOTHER CAR. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP TO MAKE IT QUIT.

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT A SPEED OF 70MPH HIT A BRIDGE THAT WAS RAISED (ROUGH BRIDGE)CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE (DEATH WOBBLE)...ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. EXTREMELY TERRIFYING. COULD HAVE KILLED MY HUSBAND AND I! AFTER VEHICLE WAS DROPPED TO A SPEED OF APPROX 35-40 MPH THE TRUCK STRAIGHTENED OUT.

Mileage: 46,482

WHILE DRIVING IN CHICAGO JAN17, 2020, I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 294. HAD TO BREAK HARD TO AVOID PLOWING INTO AN 18WHEELER. 2017 F250 DEATH WOBBLE STEERING STABILIZER NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 35,000 MILES 38 MONTHS OLD TRUCK.

Mileage: 35,000

DURING "NORMAL" TRAVEL WHEN TRUCK HITS BUMP/ROAD JOINT/BRIDGE JOINT VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I FOUND OUT THIS IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE " HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OVER APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 70MPH. ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS IS TO JUST LET VEHICLE SLOW TO STOP WHICH IS VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE

Mileage: 20,800

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU HIT A BUMP THE TRUCKS STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I READ ITS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAS DONE IT MULTIPLES TIMES, AND IT IS HARD TO CONTROL. I HAD FORD PERFORM THE TSB FOR THIS AND IT DID NOT HELP.

Mileage: 30,122

DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A STATE MAINTAINED HIGHWAY I HIT A SMALL DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD DESCRIBING THE DEATH WOBBLE EFFECT. THAT DESCRIPTION IS EXACTLY WHAT I EXPERIENCED.

Mileage: 5

THIS IS THE SECOND FORD F250 I'VE HAD IN LESS THAN A MONTH THAT HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION/STEERING.DRIVING ABOVE 45-50MPH AND YOU DRIVE OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE,THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE AND ALMOST CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROL. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE ON TWO SEPARATE TRUCKS, BOTH 2017 F250'S.IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM,BUT DOESN'T HAVE THE CORRECT PARTS TO FIX IT. DEALER IS NO HELP.THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 21K MILES.

Mileage: 20,000

TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE FRONT END OSCILLATIONS AT 70 MPH WHEN ONE TIRE PASSES OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT. OR OTHER SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT BUMPS. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I HAD ABOUT 17K MILES ON THE TRUCK. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER ON 12/19/2017 AND GOT IT BACK ON 1/12/2018. FORD DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY SPECIFIC CAUSE FOR THE WOBBLE. PROBLEM IS REPEATABLE ON A SPECIFIC BRIDGE IN FOND DU LAC, WI. I TOOK THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND TECHNICIAN ON A RIDE TO WITNESS IT ON 3/16/18 WHEN IT OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON THE BRIDGE IN ONE DAY. I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE EVENT ON VIDEO AND SHARED IT WITH FORD. I WOULD ATTACH IT TO THIS COMPLAINT BUT IT EXCEEDS THE 5M SIZE LIMIT. AFTER REPAIRS THE TRUCK WAS OK UNTIL 2/17/2019 WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE WOBBLE. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND INSTALLED ON 3/1/2019 WHEN TRUCK HAD 28K MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON 4/10/2019 WHEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED WITH 29K MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK DROVE WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL 2/3/2020 WHEN THE WOBBLE REAPPEARED WITH 35.3K MILES ON IT. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE ON 2/10/2020. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AT FORD AND THE TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" HASN'T YET OCCURRED WHILE TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL RV (FOR WHICH I PURCHASED THE TRUCK).

Mileage: 17,000

HORRIBLE DEATH WOBBLE. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER TWICE NOW. THEY CANNOT FIX IT. IF YOU RESEARCH IT ON THE INTERNET IS A BIG DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CASTER ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. PLEASE HAVE THEM FIX THIS. I DO HAVE A VIDEO

Mileage: 35,000

2017 FORD F-250 WITH 23,953 MILES ALL ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, TRANSITIONED OFF A BRIDGE (EXPANSION JOINT.) VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK. KNOWN AS 'DEATH WOBBLE.' APPLIED BREAKS AND ONCE SLOWED DOWN TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAS COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. TOOK TRUCK TO ASHEVILLE FORD BEFORE THIS LAST TIME AND THEY STATED NOTHING WRONG AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE.

Mileage: 23,950

DRIVING IN FORWARD MOTION ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE WHEN HITTING ANY SIZE BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT AN INTERMITTENT EVENT. THIS OCCURS WITH VEHICLE EMPTY OR UNDER TOW (LOADED). THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 40 MPH. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PHENOMENON ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. MOST HAVE REPORTED FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE FORUM THAT FORD USED TO COVER THE REPAIR, BUT IS NO LONGER COVERING UNDER WARRANTY. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 20000 MILES ON IT, I ONLY USE IT FOR EVERYDAY DRIVING AND TOWING A CAMPER UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND INFLATED PROPERLY. THE CONDITION PRESENTS ON ANY TYPE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. I HAVE ALSO NOTED A CREAKING/ CLUNKING SOUND DURING SLOW SPEED TIGHT TURNS IN THE PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 20,000

EXPERIENCE WHAT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60 MPH OR BETTER HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. OSCILLATION STARTED, TO REGAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO UNDER 35 MILES AN HOUR. IN TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THERE IS NO SHOULDER OR IF YOU ARE IN THE FAST LANE. LUCKILY EACH TIME THIS OCCURS I HAVE BEEN IN A RURAL AREA. IF I WERE ON THE DC BELTWAY AND THIS OCCURRED, WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS WOULD CAUSE A MULTIPLE VEHICLE EVENT WITH INJURIES..

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH SURFACE ON THE ROADWAY, THE STEERING SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (JONES-WEST FORD DEALER, LOCATED AT 3600 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 89502), WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND THE TRACK BAR BUSHING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DICK CAMPAGNI CAPITAL FORD DEALER, LOCATED AT 3660 S. CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701), WHERE A DRY PARK INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED TRACK BAR BUSHING AND INSTALL BOTH DRAG LINKS, A NEW STEERING DAMPER AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED NEW DAMPNER HAS BEEN REPLACED, 3RD TIME IT HAS BEEN REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 17,000

ISSUES WITH THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON 3 OCCASIONS. ONE ACCELERATING AT 45-50 MPH AND HIT A SMALL POT HOLE. OTHER TWO TIMES WERE DRIVING 70-75 AND HIT A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 12,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, JERKING BACK AND FORTH LEFT TO RIGHT A FEW INCHES. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY ANY DRIVER INPUT. IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. ANY SMALL BUMPS(RAILROADS TRACKS, POTHOLE, ETC) MAY START OR EXACERBATE THE SHAKING, BUT HITTING ANYTHING SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS AFORE MENTIONED DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE SHAKING WILL OR WILL NOT OCCUR. USUALLY THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL RECEDE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND SPEED IS REDUCED.

Mileage: 14,000

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE THE VEHICLE/STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY STARTED SHAKING AND I STARTED LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AS TIGHT AS I COULD AND BRAKE AND IT FINALLY CAME UNDER CONTROL. I LITERALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE, THAT WAS THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE!! I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, NOR WILL I LET MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK AND IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING.

Mileage: 57,600

WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT TOOK THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OUT OF MY HANDS AND I GRABBED THE WHEEL AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TRIED TO GET TO THE RIGHT EMERGENCY LANE,THE SHAKING CONTINUED TILL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND IT STOPPED SHAKING, EXITING OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED MY TIRES THEY HAD NO ISSUES, HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK 8 MONTHS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES TO ME AND MY WIFE ,MY KIDS CANNOT DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP PLEASE HELP BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE

Mileage: 29,000

I'VE HAD TO HAD MY SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO SEVERE STEERING SHAKE WHEN DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY SITUATION. THE SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT AT TIMES I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 24,000

VERY SCARY DEATH WOBBLE.AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 65 MPH I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO FORD WITH NO HELP. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE BAD. WHICH WAS VERY STRANGE BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THEM. SO I REPLACED THEM AT THE DEALER WITH FACTORY ORIGINALS. NO FIX NO HELP FROM FORD

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STARTED TO VIBRATE AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER COMMUNITY FORD (2200 S. WALNUT ST. BLOOMINGTON IN). THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Mileage: 6,000

THE FRONT END WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY LEADING TO A POTENTIAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL UNLESS YOU IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I HIT AN IMPROPERLY FILLED POT HOLE ON AIRPORT ROAD IN MOBILE, AL. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME ON HIGHWAY 612 IN LUCEDALE, MS WHEN I TRAVELED FROM A PAVED ROAD TO A CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER THE ESCATAPA RIVER. PER THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE AND SO FAR FORD IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING, EVEN THOUGH THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 38,800

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70+ MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A HIGHWAY TRANSITION BUMP. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS ONE DIRECTION AND IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO OSCILLATE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE ENTIRE CABIN OF THE TRUCK SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGINS TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. THIS OSCILLATION/SHUDDERING CONTINUES UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE THREE DISTINCT TIMES DURING TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS IS COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE INTERNET. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF FORD SUPER DUTIES. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. DEALER ATTEMPTED A REMEDY BY REPLACING A DRAG LINK. STEERING IS STILL "WOBBLY" TO THIS DAY.

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT COUNTRY ROAD AT, OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE 55MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE FRONT TIRES OF MY 2017 FORD F250 4X4 TRUCK SUDDENLY BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY "AKA DEATH WOBBLE". THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS SHAKING WAS WITH HARD APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK AT THE TIME WAS SLIGHTLY OVER 11,000 MILES. THIS HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE, AND OFTEN TIMES WHILE TRAVELING ON FREEWAYS, AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (60- 75 MPH). SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, I HAVE NOTICED THE SHAKING FOLLOWS WHEN ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES IS JOLTED BY A BUMP- SUCH AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN CONCRETE AND ASPHALT, OR OTHER UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS STARTS THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN A BACK AND FORTH BOUNCING MOTION AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AGAIN REQUIRING SUDDEN BRAKING OF THE TRUCK IN ORDER TO STOP THE WOBBLING. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT(S) OCCURRED THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. THE MILEAGE PASSED 15,000 MILES DURING THIS TRIP. AGAIN, THE WOBBLE WAS ONLY STOPPED BY AGGRESSIVE BRAKING. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON THIS TRIP. FIRST ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THE SECOND TIME ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT- IF FOLLOWING VEHICLES WERE TO ABLE TO AVOID MY TRAILER.

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND RUN OVER BUMPS OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS THE TRUCK WILL VIBRATE SO BAD YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SO FAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE RODE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE STEERING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO IN BETWEEN LANES UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GUETTERMAN MOTORS, INC DEALER, LOCATED AT 2210 SYCAMORE ST, CAIRO, IL 62914, WHERE A SHOCK DAMPER WAS INSTALLED ON THE STEERING BAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

EXTREME VIBRATION SHAKING THRU THE STEERING WHEEL AT 50 MILES PER HOUR ON SMOOTH ROAD. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THESE EFFECTS ON A SMOOTH ROAD WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE HAS 10700 MILES AND IS EXCELLENT CONDITION. WAS VERY SCARY AS I HAD TO APPLY AGGRESSIVE BRAKING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE , FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN OFF THE ROAD AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING , LIKE A WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, AS THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION . AFTER THIS EVENT RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND AS AN OWNER I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW , IT IS FAULTY AND UN SAFE , ITS NEEDS REPAIRED.. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO OVERSIGHT ON THIS ISSUE WITH A THE MINIMUM A NOTICE OF A POTENTIAL ISSUE . I FELT LIKE I HAD LOST TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS GOING TO CRASH, JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Mileage: 10,700

I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED WHAT IS NOW REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT LEAST SIX (6) TIMES AT HIGHER SPEEDS (70+MPH) AND ONCE (1) AT SLOWER IN-TOWN SPEEDS (45MPH). FORD HAS REPLACED MY STEERING STABILIZER ONCE (19,000M) AND HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THE SECOND ONE (29,000M) FOR 4.5 WEEKS. TO GET IT TO STOP THE FIRST TIME, I HAD TO SLOW TO 50MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE WHILE THE LAST TWO TIMES, IT HAS REQUIRED ME TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30 REGARDLESS OF THE INITIAL SPEED (I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER). IT IS NOW BAD ENOUGH I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. A LOCAL STEERING SHOP WILL EVALUATE THE F250 THIS NEXT WEEK - THEY, APPARENTLY, HAVE HAD GOOD SUCCESS WHEN REPLACING THE STABILIZER WITH AN AFTER-MARKET DOUBLE STABILIZER KIT ALONG WITH NEW FRONT SHOCKS. IT IS ALSO MY NEW UNDERSTANDING THAT IT COULD ALSO INCLUDE OTHER STEERING COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE TRACK BAR, AND TIE-RODS ..... WE'LL SEE. THE DATE OF THE EVENT IS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED IT - IT IS NOW THE END OF JANUARY OF 2020 AND IT IS STILL ONGOING.

Mileage: 19,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60MPH), I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END, TO A POINT THAT I FELT I MIGHT LOSE CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET IT TO STOP WAS TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND IS "VERY" CONCERNING. THE SECOND TIME WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AS WELL, THIS TIME 70MPH.

Mileage: 48,000

FIRST OCCURRENCES WERE LATE 2018.2017 FORD F250 LARIAT FX4 WITH APPROXIMATELY 14000 MILES & ZERO MODIFICATIONS.. WHILE TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP OR BRIDGE/OVERPASS TRANSITION VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. SHAKING OR "DEATH WOBBLE' CONTINUES UNTIL VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO SPEEDS BELOW 40 MILES PER HOUR. ABILITY TO STEER OR KEEP VEHICLE IN LANE IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. AFTER A SERIES OF OCCURRENCES IN LATE 2018 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP JANUARY 2019. STEERING STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. THE ISSUE DID NOT RESURFACE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS/10000 MILES LATER. IN DECEMBER 2019 AFTER HAVING ONE PREVIOUS DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCE WHILE DRIVING ALONE A MONTH OR TWO PRIOR I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE 4 TIMES IN A SINGLE DAY WHILE TRAVELING WITH 5 PASSENGERS. AT THIS TIME AND IN THE FIRST OCCURRENCES WHILE TRAVELING WITH PASSENGERS I WAS ABLE TO INSTRUCT THEM TO RECORD THE VIOLENT SHAKING ON THEIR PHONE AND HAVE RECORDINGS OF 3-4 SEPARATE DEATH WOBBLES.THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AS OF 1/23/20 I'VE BEEN TOLD THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT STABILIZER IS ON BACKORDER/UN-AVAILABLE/DISCONTINUED & THE NEW REPLACEMENT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID-LATE FEBRUARY. INTERNET RESEARCH SUGGEST THIS IS A LARGER ISSUE AND MANY NEWER F-250'S EXPERIENCE IDENTICAL ISSUES. SAFETY TO THOSE TRAVELING IN AND AROUND THESE VEHICLES IS OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN.

Mileage: 14,000

ON 1/21/2020 I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SH225, WENT UNDER BW8, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. IT FELT AS IF THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART. I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP SHAKING AND THE STEERING WAS IMPACTED. THE DASH, MIRRORS, SEATS, AND LITERALLY EVERYTHING ON AND IN THE TRUCK WAS VIOLENTLY VIBRATING AND SHAKING. HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 30MPH AND THE SHAKE FINALLY SUBSIDED, AFTER MULTIPLE CARS COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG AS WELL - AND THEY WERE SEEING THIS HAPPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE TRUCK! THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, TO A LESSER EXTENT IN DECEMBER WHICH CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND THE ISSUE SUBSIDED QUICKER THAN THIS TIME. NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED ME OR OTHER DRIVERS DUE TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF AT MAC HAIK FORD IN PASADENA, TX. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY - ABOUT 25K MILES ON THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. ONLY SLOWING TO BELOW 40 MPH WILL STOP THE VIBRATING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BUT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. THEY TELL ME THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE.

Mileage: 35,485

VEHICLE STARTED SMALL SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS SIX MONTHS AGO. TODAY WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, SMALL BUMP LEAD TO SUCH VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END I HAD TO SLOW TO 35 MPH ON INTERSTATE. NEW SMYRNA DEALERSHIP INDICATES THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. TIRE PRESSURE IS NORMAL. TIRES ROTATED WITH EACH OIL CHANGE . 31,000 MILES. SCHEDULING APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP ASAP. THIS MAY REPRESENT A SERIOUS DESIGN OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION PROBLEM. MANY REPORTS OF THIS NATURE ON INTERNET.

Mileage: 31,200

VEHICLE DEVELOPES A SEVERE VIBRATION,WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD..I LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL TILL I CAN BRAKE TO A LOWER SPEED.VERY DANGEROUS.FORD DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON THIS PROBLEM FOR ME 4 TIMES.

Mileage: 5,000

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS WHAT IS BEING CALLED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ONLINE AS HAVING THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WOBBLE BOTH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55-75 MPH AND ON SECONDARY ROADS AS WELL AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. WHEN THIS WOBBLE OCCURS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK IS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO LEAVE THE TRAVEL LANE TWICE AND END UP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IT WILL POSSIBLY KILL EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM HOWEVER THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NO IDEA OF WHEN THERE WILL BE PARTS AVAILABLE. FURTHERMORE WHEN I ASKED IF THE TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME IT SHOULD BE. SAFETY IS A YES OR NO QUESTION THERE IS NO GRAY AREA. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM IF IT IS NOT CORRECTED.

Mileage: 20,000

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (OVER 55 MPH) THE STEERING WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY ALSO KNOWN AS A 'DEATH WOBBLE' AFTER CROSSING CERTAIN SEAMS IN THE ROADWAY. I HAVE TO BRAKE AND REDUCE SPEED RAPIDLY TO ABOUT 45 OR 50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION DUE TO MOTORISTS BEHIND MY VEHICLE HAVING TO BRAKE ALSO. REMEMBER, THIS IS OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE AS IT STARTED AT ABOUT 20000 MILES. AT THAT TIME A DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND AT ABOUT 29000 THAT PART ALSO FAILED. I AM WAITING FOR MY LOCAL DEALER TO REPLACE THAT DAMPER WITH A 'REDESIGNED' ONE. I FEEL THIS IS JUST A BANDAID ON A MUCH MORE SERIOUS ISSUE.

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CROSSING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR OTHER DISTURBANCES IN THE ROAD SUCH AS POTHOLES OR JOINTED SECTIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY TO THE POINT OF FEELING LIKE IT WOULD EXPLODE. HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND ONLY REMEDY IS TO SLOW DOWN CONSIDERABLY UNTIL IT GETS BACK TO NORMAL. VERY VIOLENT AND VERY SCARY.

Mileage: 42,667

MY TRUCK HAS HAD THE FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE SINCE THE MIDDLE OF 2019. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AND TOLD ME THEY ADDED SOME SHIMS TO CORRECT AN CASTER PROBLEM.. THEY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO ME.SHORTLY AFTER THAT IT BEGAN TO WOBBLE AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. I SCHEDULED IT, BUT THEY IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THE NEXT FIX WOULD REQUIRE PARTS THAT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SO I AM WAITING ON PARTS THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY 60-90 DAYS OUT. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE UNSAFE CONDITION. FORD DEALERS ARE TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN FASTER THAN 70 MPH OR TO SPEND OUT OF POCKET MONEY TO BUY AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT ARE KNOWN FIXES FOR THE PROBLEM. BOTTOM LINE IS MY 60K$ TRUCK IS STILL IN WARRANTY AND A DEATH TRAP TO DRIVE AND FORD IS NOT AGGRESSIVELY FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENS AT ANYWHERE FROM 50+MPH WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER AN UNEVEN PORTION OF ROAD LIKE A EXPANSION JOINT AT A BRIDGE. THE WOBBLE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU ARE BELOW 30 MPH. WHEN THE WOBBLE OCCURS IT IS NOT UNCOMMON THAT YOU LOOSE CONTROL CAUSING YOU TO BE IN THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 32,000

CROSSED OVER VEHICLE WARRANTY AT 36000... AT 38K THE VEHICLE HAD FIRST "DEATH WOBBLE" AT APPROX 70MPH (HIGHWAY) AFTER HITTING MINOR ROAD IMPERFECTION.. VEHICLE IS NOW AT JUST UNDER 40,000 MILES ON ODOMETER.. HAVE HAD 4 OTHER EPISODES IN THIS BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOMEONE'S POINTLESS LOSS OF LIFE. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET IN COUNTLESS BLOGS-WEBSITES-AND VIDEOS. TO CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $35,000-$90,000 DEPENDING ON MODEL AND KNOWINGLY PUT PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK OVER A PROBLEM (THAT MY DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAM ADMIT IS A PROBLEM) AND NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR BUYBACK IS REPREHENSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT.

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, STEERING WHEEL AND SUSPENSION WAS SHAKING TO THE POINT OF ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL. ONLY BY DRIVING UNDER 50MPG WAS I ABLE TO SAFELY RETURN TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE. HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AMPLIFIED THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED IT IS THE STEERING DAMPENING SYSTEM. THEY DO NOT HAVE NEW PARTS OR TIME OF REPAIR. I WAS NEARLY IN 3 ACCIDENTS WITH A SEMI WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND RESOLUTION BEFORE ANYONE IS KILLED

Mileage: 67,753

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE FRONT WHEELS ZIG-ZAGGED TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE SNOW ON THE GROUND BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB MAXEY FORD DEALER (313-392-9200, LOCATED AT 1833 E JEFFERSON AVE, DETROIT, MI 48207) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. THE FAILURE RECURRED, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND AS THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE ROAD THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB, ZIG-ZAGGED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER CONTROL. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

RETURNING FROM NASHVILLE TO MANDEVILLE, LA WE HI IT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 70 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN VOLENTLY VIBRATING. SIMILAR TO A BLOWN TIRE. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR IT TO STOP. IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

Mileage: 40,300

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 64, GOING OVER KASKASKIA RIVER BRIDGE I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING, BOUNCING UP AND DOWN OF THE FRONT TIRES. I THINK THEY CALL THIS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS GOING APPROX 72 MPH, TIRE PSI 65, TRUCK MILEAGE 24,600 MI. THE TRUCK WAS LIGHTLY LOADED AND NOT TOWING. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP FROM NEW. I HAD TO BRAKE AND PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER, SLOWING TO 20 MPH BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT AND ORDERED PARTS. PARTS ARE BACKORDERED WITH NO DELIVERY DATE.

Mileage: 24,600

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE FRONT END WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OVER 70 WHEN CROSSING BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS ON HIGHWAY TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LANE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE EXTREME WOBBLE TO STOP IS TO SLOW SPEED BELOW 25 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR AND EACH TIME UNTIL THE LAST THEY STATE THEY HAVE REPLACED PARTS. THIS LAST MONTH I TOOK IT IN AND THEY STATED FORD KNOWS THE ISSUE BUT PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND EACH TIME PARTS COME IN AND THEY SAY IT IS FIXED THE DEATH WOBBLE COMES BACK AFTER A FEW MILES.

Mileage: 27,000

IN OCT OF 2019 MY TRUCK, A 2017 FORD F250, DEVELOPED THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHILE TRAVELLING ON I-25 IN COLORADO SPRINGS, AT APPROX 65 MPH, I WAS CHANGING LANES OVER A BRIDGE JOINT. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, FORCING ME TO CROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM AND REPAIRS WERE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSB 19-2274. THE INVOICE NUMBER WAS 912963 FROM PHIL LONG FORD CHAPEL HILLS, COLORADO SPRINGS CO. THE TRUCK MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF SERVICE WAS 24298. THE STOCK TIRES WERE/ARE STILL ON THE TRUCK AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE TRUCK. AS OF JAN 2020, THE TRUCK HAS STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 17 JAN 2020 TO RE-ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK IS 27631 AND STOCK TIRES ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 24,298

AT 8,600 MILES, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH,, I DROVE OVER THE SEAMS ON A OVERPASS. THERE WAS A SHIMMY AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE NEXT WEEK I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS FIXED. AT 12,000 MILES AFTER PASSING OVER SOME MINOR BUMPS THE SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED AGAIN RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVING TO STOP IMMEDIATELY IN TRAFFIC ALMOST RESULTING IN A AUTO PILEUP. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT , BUSHINGS REPLACED. TOLD IT WAS FIXED. HAPPENED AGAIN AT 17,400 MILES, 19,000 MILES AND 20,500 MILES RESULTING IN RETURNING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP.PUT NEW STEERING STABILIZER ON AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. AT 23,500 THE SAME EXPERIENCE HAPPENED AGAIN. CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR 4TH TRIP TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON 1/13/2020. I HAVE COPIES OF ALL THE "ATTEMPTED REPAIR" ORDERS FROM FORD.

Mileage: 8,500

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 TO 70 MPH AND HIT A BUMP THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAB VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 TO 40 MPH TO STOP THE VIBRATION. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A ACCIDENT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL OFF THE SHOULDER. I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE AN HOUR OUT OF MY WAY TO AVOID TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2017 FORD F-250 24000 MILES.

Mileage: 24,000

VEHICLE HITS SLIGHT POTHOLE AND STEERING SHIMMIES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL I SLOW VEHICLE TO 40 TO 50 MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALERS TWICE FOR STEERING STABILIZER REPLACEMENT AND ONLY TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM. NOW I WILL TAKE TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME FOR CORRECTION. TWO SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' OCCURS: THE VEHICLE IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE DURING THE WOBBLE EVENT; AND ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT SPEED THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED TO 40-50 MPH, CREATING AN UNEXPECTED SLOWDOWN FOR DRIVERS/VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND.

Mileage: 17,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BETWEEN 60MPH AND 80MPH IF ROUGH PATCH OR BUMP THE ROAD IS HIT THE TRUCK WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED TO 30MPH. IT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN. TODAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR IT HAPPENED AND I ALMOST HIT A CONCRETE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE PARTS THAT ARE TO FIX IT DONT REMEDY THE ISSUE. BASICALLY THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS POINT. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SO I AM NOT DRIVING THE EXPENSIVE TRUCK I'VE HAD FOR ONLY A YEAR AND DEFINITELY WILL NOT HAVE MY KIDS IN IT UNTIL SOMETHING IS FIXED.

Mileage: 33,000

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROX. 30-35 MPH AND THE SHAKING WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECH SAID IT WAS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND EVEN PUT THAT ON THE SERVICE ORDER. THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW IMPROVED STABILIZER AND THAT IT WOULD IT WOULD BE TAKE 6-8 WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. I AM NOW WITH A TRUCK THAT MY WIFE AND GRANDKIDS WILL NOT RIDE IN AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. THE SHAKING IS VERY VIOLENT AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THEN, HAVING TO SLOW TO 30MPH IN A MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 30,000

I JUST HAD TWO EXPERIENCES WITH 'DEATH WOBBLE' IN ONE DAY AND IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DEALING WITH IT. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH HIT A HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON A SMALL COUNTY ROAD THAT SENT MY TRUCK FRONT STEERING JERKING BACK AND FORTH AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE ISSUE AND GOT OUT AND LOOK AT TIRES AND SHOCKS AND LINKAGE TO FIND NOTHING WRONG. SECOND IS THE WORST, I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK ON THE WAY HOME AND I HIT ANOTHER BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN. I THIS IS VERY UNNERVING AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY IN TRUCK

Mileage: 24,652

VEHICLE IS 100% FACTORY EQUIPMENT .NO CHANGES MADE TO VEHICLE. CURRENT ODOMETER 23,750 MILES. HAVE EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" 3 TIMES ALWAYS WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. TYPICALLY IT BEGINS TRAVELLING ABOUT 70 MPH AND CONTACTING AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD OR SOME SIMILAR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. TRUCK FRONT END BEGINS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO ABOUT 50 MPH. HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND KNOW THIS IS ALARMINGLY COMMON ON 2017-18-19 F250/350. I PERSONALLY HAVE 2 FRIENDS WHO OWN 2018 & 2019 F-250 AND BOTH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME "DEATH WOBBLE". DEALER STATES THE NEEDED PART TO REPAIR PROBLEM IS ON BACKORDER. ALSO STATED CURRENTLY THERE ARE 43K OF THESE COMPONENTS ON B/O. THESE NUMBERS MAKE IT EXTREMELY APPARENT FORD HAS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH POTENTIALLY THOUSANDS OF UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE DEFECT USUALLY BEGINS AT 15K TO 25K MILES. AS THESE TRUCKS REACH THAT THRESHOLD IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT FORD ISSUE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THESE MODEL TRUCKS.

Mileage: 23,500

AT DRIVING SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A CRACK OR DUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE STEERING IS COMPROMISED AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED WITH A QUICK DECELERATION TO REGAIN CONTROL.

Mileage: 72,000

AT 55MPH AND ABOVE THE STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 20,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT 70MPH ON 4 LANE STATE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO REDUCE SPEED TO <35MPH FOR IT TO STOP. HAPPENING MORE & MORE FREQUENT.

Mileage: 33,000

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE WELL-KNOWN-BY-FORD DEATH WOBBLE. FIRST TIME WAS AT APPROX. 29K MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOO WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED THE KNOWN "FIX" AND VEHICLE WAS OKAY FOR A BIT. THE SECOND TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED (APPROX. 40K MILES), THERE WAS A PALPABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEEL OF THE STEERING POST-EVENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST EXPERIENCE, I MOVED AND THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WAS OVER 100 MILES AWAY, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (ALONG WITH THE PAPERWORK FROM THE FIRST FIX). AGAIN, SERVICE TECHS WERE WELL-VERSED IN THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY CLAIMED THAT FORD HAD ROLLED OUT A NEW "FIX" AND THAT WHAT THE FIRST DEALERSHIP HAD DONE WAS INCORRECT. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED WITH THIS VEHICLE; HOWEVER THIS DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE IT AND TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THIS FIX. WHETHER THEY COULD LOCATE THE WARRANTY OR NOT, THIS IS A CONTINUED PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS FIX AT ANY POINT IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF BACK AND FORTH LATER, FORD FINALLY AGREED TO PAY. WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THIS "FIX", ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A WEEK, AND WE HAVE AGAIN GONE BACK AND FORTH ON PAYMENT. THE DEALERSHIP DID FINALLY LOCATE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT AGAIN...THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AS IT IS A FORD PROBLEM. ALL TIMES THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED, I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (OVER 70 MPH) AND AM FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND GET TO THE SHOULDER. I AM FREQUENTLY TOWING ITEMS, AND CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THIS WOULD GO DOWN IF IT OCCURRED IN THAT INSTANCE. FORD CONTINUES TO ROLL OUT THESE $75,000+ TRUCKS KNOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I NOW HAVE, AGAIN, A $75K VEHICLE I FEEL IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY SEE THIS DAILY. HOW IS THIS LEGAL???

Mileage: 29,000

WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 50MILES PER HOUR, IF THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP IT WILL START TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY DRIVER HAS TO HANG ON AND BRAKE THE TRUCK DOWN TO 20TO30MILES PER HOUR. DEALERSHIP KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND ACTUALLY WROTE ON MY PAPERWORK DEATH WOBBLE. REPLACED STEERING DAMPER AND ADJUSTED AIR PRESSURE WHICH WORKED FOR AWHILE BUT HAPPENED AGAIN JAN 6 2020. FIRST TIME WOBBLE WAS END OF SEPT 2019 FOUR TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!! I DO NOT TRUST THE SAFETY OF THIS TRUCK !

Mileage: 17,000

I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE GOING INTO A GRADUAL TURN AND WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT WHICH RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL. THIS FORCED ME OFF OF THE ROAD STRIKING A CURB AND BLOWING OUT MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. MY TRUCK HAD DONE MINOR SHAKING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS. I HAVE HAD 2 OTHER VIOLENT SHAKING EVENTS WHEN IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. I WILL NO LONGER DRIVE ABOVE 50 MPH IN THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE. MINOR ROAD IRREGULARITIES ARE RESULTING IN INCREASED BUT CONTROLLABLE SHAKING AT THIS POINT. IT IS WORSE WHEN TURNING OR ON A CURVE. IT STILL SHAKES EVEN ON A STRAIGHT ROADWAY AT LOWER SPEEDS JUST NOT AS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND TIRE ROTATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AS SET OUT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL.

Mileage: 29,900

STOCK VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVAILING ON FREEWAY FRONT OF TRICK STARTED SHAKING SEVERELY. SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER AND INSPECT. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS AROUND ME AT THE TIME. TRUCK WAS SWERVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. PULLED OVER TO INSPECT. DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. STARTED BACK ON FREEWAY GOING SLOWER. SHAKING WAS GONE. 2 WEEKS LATER SAME THING. ON HIGHWAY AGAIN. SAME THING TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SLOWED TO 25 MI PER HR. SHAKING SUBSIDED, RESUMED TO SLOWER SPEED. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. READING ABOUT DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES IN FORD DIESEL NHTSA. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO GET IN RIGHT AWAY. 2ND PERSON WITHIN A WEEK TO CALL FOR SAME THING.

Mileage: 31,000

DEATH WOBBLE TRUCK IN MOTION, HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS WHEN GOING OVER 65 MPH AND YOU HIT A BUMP, SHAKES AND LOSS OF CONTROL HAVE TO COME TO STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. STARTED HAPPENING AT 17K. INFORMED THERE WAS NO FIX. ENDANGERS LIVES OF ALL ON BOARD.

Mileage: 17,000

FORD REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE ISSUE WAS CORRECTED. TEST DROVE. BOTH THE OWNER AND SERVICE TECH EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK. SERVICE TECH PLACED TRUCK BACK IN THE SHOP FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME FOR THIS REPAIR WITH 20,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON THE TRUCK. ISSUE WAS STEERING WHEEL VIGOROUSLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN ENCOUNTERING A SLIGHT IMPERFECTION ON A STRAIGHT, LEVEL, AND PAVED HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 20,000

MY F-250 HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH I WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE INTERSTATE IN KS. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE PICKUP STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH THE OSCILLATION. AFTER SLOWING TO AROUND 30 MPH THE OSCILLATION STOPPED. THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER FILLED THE CAB. THIS SAME EVEN HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR AND A HALF. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I COULD FEEL THE DEATH WOBBLE START IN THE STEERING WHEEL A SECOND OR LESS BEFORE THE VIOLENT SHAKING STARTED. ALL THREE TIMES IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 75 AND 70 MPH. I DO NOT TRUST THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE!!!

Mileage: 26,000

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED WHILE PULLING A HORSE TRAILER AND THIS MAKES THE TRUCK EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER MUCH LESS RETAIN CONTROL OF. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW THE TRUCK HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REPAIR IS NO LONGER COVERED. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED THE PART WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED FOR 12,000 MILES AND THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS JUST OVER THAT MILE MARKER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED THIS TIME. THE LATEST PART REPLACEMENT IS APPARENTLY ON BACKORDER AND WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL WE CAN GET IT REPAIRED ONCE AGAIN.

Mileage: 38,000

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH AND COMING INTO CONTACT WITH ANY UNEVEN SPOTS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND JUMP UP AND DOWN LEFT AND RIGHT SO BAD THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ANYTHING BUT HIT THE BRAKES.WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO ABOUT 30MPH THE SHAKING SUBSIDES AND IS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT BUMP IN THE ROAD.. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 5 MINS AND IN LESS THAN 1 MILE DISTANCE ON A STATE HIGHWAY .. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD ABOUT 8000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE ,IT HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES SINCE, EVERY TIME AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50MPH

Mileage: 11,000

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A DRY ROAD 01/03/2020 I WENT OVER A SLIGHT ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE FRONT WHEELS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL. I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VIBRATING WHEELS AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OVER THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. IN READING ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM. I AM TAKING MY TRUCK TO MY FORD DEALER ON MONDAY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE TRUCK WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING. PEOPLE TEND TO PANIC AND MAY HAVE DRASTIC REACTIONS WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. WE NEED TO KEEP UP THE PRESSURE ON FORD TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED.

Mileage: 36,800

I WAS TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70MPH. I CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION GAP, SLIGHT BUMP, AND THE STEERING WHEEL/FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED SO DRAMATICALLY, I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED AND THE VIBRATIONS STOPPED AROUND 35MPH AS I MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN/COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS AT BEST. I WAS ALSO ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE EXISTING STEERING STABILIZATION PROBLEM AND THAT I COULD BUY AFTER MARKET STEERING DAMPENING SHOCK AND LINKAGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 16,075

I AM REPORTING A SUSPENSION & STEERING PROBLEM WITH MY 2017 FORD F-250 WITH 28,000 MILES. THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND PROPERLY INFLATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION, HAD ANY FRAME WORK PERFORMED ON IT AND THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION HAD BEEN OPERATING ACCEPTABLY. WHILE DRIVING ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A MODERATE BUMP IN THE LANE. THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING BEGAN SHAKING, VIBRATING AND OSCILLATING SEVERELY AT A HIGH FREQUENCY (RELATIVELY FAST VIBRATION). THE SHAKING CONTINUED FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AS THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING SHOOK. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL BUT WAS AFRAID TOUCHING THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE THE CONDITION WORSE. THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. THE SHAKING/VIBRATING DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN. ABOUT A MILE FURTHER DOWN THE SAME ROAD THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER MODERATE BUMP AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME CONDITION. ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER MINOR BUMP AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME SEVERE SHAKING AGAIN. AT THAT POINT, I OPERATED THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 MPH (15 MPH BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT) AND EXITED AT THE FIRST EXIT I GOT TO. I TOOK LOCAL ROADS AT SPEEDS UNDER 50 MPH TO RETURN HOME. I HAVE OPERATED THIS TRUCK AND A 2020 FORD EXPLORER OVER THIS SAME ROAD, IN THE SAME LANE AND OVER THE SAME BUMPS NUMEROUS TIMES AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE EXPLORER OR SUCH A SEVERE REACTION WITH THE F-250. WITH THE 2017 FORD F-250, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE JUMPING LATERALLY WHEN TRAVELING OVER THESE BUMPS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THESE BUMPS ARE NOT DEEP POTHOLES AND ARE TYPICAL MODERATE BUMPS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED ON MANY OLDER HIGHWAYS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A SHORT TIME LATER.

Mileage: 28,000

DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP ON THE ROAD AND FRONT END OF TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE SO BAD HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP.THAT SHAKE WAS ALSO FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL.I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 TO 60 MPH.

Mileage: 31,000

DEATH WOBBLE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMP OVER 65 MPH AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU GET SLOWED TO BELOW 50 MPH. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AT 34000 MILES AND ITS OUT AGAIN AT 55000. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY HAVE 6 TRUCKS SITTING IN SERVICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND CAN NOT GET PARTS TO REPLACE IT . I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AN AFTERMARKET FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SERVICE CENTER THEY REPLACED DROP LINK ,DRAG BAR AND STEERING DAMPENER. AND NOW I HAVE PUT ON A NEW SET OF TIRES IT HELPED A LITTLE PUT AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT IS STILL THERE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK OVER 40 MPH ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD IT WILL SEND THE VEHICLE INTO A DEATH WOBBLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE ALL OVER THE ROAD. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED OF MANY COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. IT IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS OR ANY ROADS OVER 40 MPH. WE JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 12/2019.

Mileage: 40,000

MY TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT HAS BEEN IN TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE TSB FROM FORD AND REPLACED THE FRONT STABILIZER. THAT HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. YESTERDAY, 1/2/2020, I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK MYSELF AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEATH WOBBLE LASTED ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND STOPPED ONCE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ALMOST TO A STOP ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THIS CONDITION IS WELL KNOWN BY FORD BUT THEY HAVE YET TO FIND A SOLUTION. I PAID $70K FOR THIS TRUCK AND I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF MY LIFE AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS.

Mileage: 32,400

I OWN A 2017 FORD F-250 CREW CAB 4 WD AND HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH A STEERING WHEEL SHAKE WHILE HITTING ROUGH ROAD( DEATH WOBBLE). STEERING SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL. IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SLOWER SPEEDS. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER GAVE ME BACK THE TRUCK AND SAID THEY WILL LET ME KNOW WHEN FORD HAS A FIX FOR IT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND SPENT $40K FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE

Mileage: 34,000

DRIVING OUT OF STATE, 1000 MILES FROM HOME. DRIVING HOME. ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATING, THE STEERING WHEELS BEGAN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" DESCRIBED BY SO MANY FORD OWNERS. EXIT FREEWAY AND LIMP BACK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS. NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. MY FAMILY IS STRANDED 1000 MILES FROM HOME. DEALER SAYS "JUST DRIVE IT AND WHEN IT STARTS TO WOBBLE, SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT STOPS". THIS IS NOT A SAFE OPTION. THIS TRUCK HAS 18,160 MILES ON IT!! INSTALLING AFTER MARKET PARTS JUST TO GET MY FAMILY HOME. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS TRULY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS, IN MY OPINION, CRIMINAL TO LEAVE PEOPLE WITH LITTLE OR NO OPTIONS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS "WOBBLE" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS A MAJOR DANGER TO ALL PERSONS IN THE AREA OF THIS TRUCK. MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES MAY BE AT RISK. I HAVE PAID FOR A TRUCK. I WANT A TRUCK THAT IS SAFE AND DEPENDABLE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Mileage: 18,165

VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT 70 MPH THAT ALMOST MADE DRIVER LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH.

Mileage: 33,000

DEATH WOBBLE 4 TH TIME SINCE NEW TRUCK IN CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP PART IS ON BACK ORDER AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD

Mileage: 47,950

WHILE DRIVING HOME AND DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY AND TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. TRUCK WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I HAD TO QUICKLY REDUCE THE SPEED TO UNDER 30MPH FOR THE OSCILLATION TO STOP. DID IT AGAIN 10 MINUTES LATER ON A SIMILAR SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK AND FOUND NOTHING LOOSE. DROVE IT HOME AND SETUP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE NEXT AVAILABILITY.

Mileage: 35,197

I HAVE FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. (COMPLAINT NUMBER 11279636) STOCK 2017 FORD F250 NOW WITH 38,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK IS ON ITS SECOND STEERING DAMPER AND THIS TIME THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE DRAG LINK AND THE OUTER TIE ROD. AS WELL, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT AGAIN... THE TRUCK IS STILL EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AND I AM AGAIN EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE, LESS THAN 1,000 MILES AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPAIR. IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT CONSUMERS PURCHASE 50K+ DOLLAR TRUCKS AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS DRIVING THEM DOWN THE ROAD. WORKING IN AUTOMOTIVE, THE DAYS ARE OFTEN FILLED WITH COMMENTS SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. REVIEW THE DATA, THE DATA WILL TELL THE STORY. CHANGE POINTS. ROOT CAUSE AND PERMANENT COUNTERMEASURES. I HAVE REVIEWED THE HISTORICAL F250 CREW CAB 4X4 COMPLAINT DATA ON THIS SITE (NHTSA) AND THE DATA DOES TELL A STORY. FORD IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE ON THE SUPER DUTY, INSTEAD IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE POINT WITH THIS FOURTH GENERATION F250. (2017,2018,2019) AS OF 11/21/19 THE FOURTH GENERATION F250 SUPER DUTY HAS HAD MORE NHTSA SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPLAINTS FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO GENERATIONS COMBINED. (9 YEARS. SECOND GENERATION 2008-2010 AND THIRD GENERATION 2011-2016) THE CURRENT REPAIRS (COUNTERMEASURES) ARE NOT EFFECTIVE AND ARE NOT PERMANENT. THIS CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN IN THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA. THE REPAIRS EITHER DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT ALL OR ARE ONLY A TEMPORARILY BAND AID FOR THE ISSUE. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN AND TO DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. PLEASE, OPEN AN INVESTIGATION AND ENCOURAGE FORD TO PERMANENTLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 37,750

GOING 64 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A TREMENDOUS 'DEATH WOBBLE' THAT COMPLETE SHOOK MY TRUCK SO HARD THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAME OFF. IT TOOK ABOUT A 1/2 MILE OF DECELERATING TOO ABOUT 50 MPH TO STOP THE WOBBLE. IT OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE HIGHWAY MEETS A BRIDGE OR OVERPASS.

Mileage: 17,515

CROSSED RAIL ROAD TRACKS TRUCK START SHAKING SO BAD LIKE TO HAVE LOST CONTROL AT 65 MILES PER HOUR

Mileage: 84,000

WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER A ROUGH SPOT OR A CHANGE IN GRADE ON THE ROAD SUCH AS A BRIDGE JOINT THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND YOU HAVE TO ALMOST STOP TO GET IT TO CORRECT ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. MOST RECENT WAS ON INTERSTATE TRAVELING 70 MPH. TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND DROVE ACROSS A BRIDGE JOINT, FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 30,000 MILES. PAID WAY TOO MUCH MONEY TO NOW FEAR FOR MY LIFE WHEN I DRIVE IT. FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP

Mileage: 33,341

THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED AFTER 15K MILES ON MY TRUCK. I'VE BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD DEALERSHIP IN SAN JOSE, CA TOLD ME THE DAMPNERS ON MY TRUCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS ARE IN BACK ORDER AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN FORD WILL HAVE THE PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT. DURING OUR LATEST TRIP TO SANTA ANA, CA ON DEC 26, 2019. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK, STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED (45MPH+) WHEN BRAKING OR GOING OVER POTHOLES/ROUGH ROADS. THE WOOBLES ARE MUCH WORST THIS TIME. WE ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE WOOBLES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. WE PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND I'VE CALLED/LEFT VOICEMAIL/TEXTED THE FORD DEALER IN SAN JOSE, CA. NO ONE CALLED BACK AFTER AN HOUR, SO WE DECIDED TO CANCEL OUT TRIP AND TURN AROUND FOR HOME. ONLY TO DRIVE MUCH SLOWER AND KEEPING A MUCH LONGER DISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. MY FORD TRUCK IS A 2017 FORD F250 LARIAT CREW CABS WITH 20200 MILES ON IT. BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW.

Mileage: 20,010

I AM EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE IN MY TRUCK. DRIVING TYPICALLY ABOVE 60 MPH, IF I DRIVE OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR IF THERE ARE RIPPLES OR CONTINUOUS BUMPS IN THE HIGHWAY, I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK IN A SEVER SHAKING. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE DOING FOUND TO FIX IT IS TO SLOW DOWN, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND CONTINUE DRIVING.

Mileage: 31,280

AT AROUND 20,000 MILES DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HIT A BUMP DOING ABOUT 70 MH AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED IT. FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 12000 MILES, NOW AT AROUND 30,000 MILES IT HA STARTED AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT ON IT AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE WILL VIOLENTLY WOBBLE FROM SMALL ROAD BUMPS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55MPH

Mileage: 45,000

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT 45 MPH + GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED NEW TRUCK HAPPENS ALL THE TIME DEALER DOES NOTHING

I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERE SHAKING IN MY FRONTEND SUSPENSION/STEERING WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON ONE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE SHAKING OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A RURAL 2 LANE ROAD. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SHAKING. I HAD TO SLOW TO 25 MPH BEFORE IT WOULD STOP AND I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TODAY WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. EACH TIME IT OCCURS IT WHEN ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (AT LEAST 60 MPH). I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE OVER 60 MPH. ESPECIALLY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK OR NEAR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. IN MY QUICK RESEARCH IT APPEARS TO BE WIDE SPREAD WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS. MY TRUCK HAS STOCK SUSPENSION AND STEERING AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 26,000 MILE ON MY FORD F-250.

Mileage: 26,000

TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BECOME HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING, TYPICALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

Mileage: 46,000

ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON I-555 SOUTHBOUND AT THE BAY OVERPASS. AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UPON THE OVERPASS, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED LEFT AND RIGHT VIOLENTLY UNTIL I QUICKLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. IT WAS ONLY THEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. MY WIFE WAS PRESENT AND WITNESSED HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS FOR ME TO HOLD THE TRUCK ON THE ROADWAY. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER REPAIRED THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2018 AND AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2019. SINCE RECEIVING THE TRUCK AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR, THERE HAS BEEN NOTABLE, BUT LESSER, STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNEVEN PAVEMENT.

Mileage: 20,000

TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON KS TURNPIKE WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE HIT A SMALL BUMP THAT IS THE BRIDGE JOINT AND MY FORD F-250 SUPPER DUTY TRUCK BEGAN A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO FLAT OR DAMAGE. CONTINUED AT MINIMUM HIGHWAY SPEED WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS CROSSING THE ROAD INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT NOT AS SEVERE. ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR WITH RUSTY ECK FORD, WHO TRANSFERRED MY CALL TWICE AND ENDED UP WITH THE VOICEMAIL OF THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER. LEFT NAME, NUMBER AND INFORMATION OF ISSUE. NO RETURN CALL AS OF DECEMBER 26TH.

Mileage: 24,500

THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP, BRIDGE GROVE, OR ANY OTHER IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD. WHEN THIS IS EXPERIENCED I HAVE TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY TO GET THE SPEED DOWN TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE IS SCARY ENOUGH, ADD IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC WHILE DOING THIS AND ITS'S A NIGHTMARE EACH TIME, WHICH IS EVERY TIME I'M ON HIGHWAYS.

Mileage: 18,555

I HAVE A 2017 F250 4X4 WHICH HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND IS STILL COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY 3YR/3600 MILES AND ON 9 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING OVER 55MPH MY TRUCK HAS BEGAN TO SHAKE THE FRONT END CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL SEEMS TO BE MOSTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR EVEN A WHEN THE PAVEMENT WAS UNEVEN EACH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP THE SHAKING UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS BELOW 30MPH AND LAST TIME I WAS ON A 2 LANE UNDIVIDED ROAD THE SHAKE CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CROSS OVER THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD INTO THE PATH OF ON COMING TRAFFIC, LUCKILY THE CAR COMING THE OTHER WAY SAW THE PROBLEM AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER AND SET UP A TIME TO DROP IT OFF FOR SERVICE SERVICE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A FORD MOTOR COMPANY TSB 19-2274 AND THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND BEFORE THIS FORD ALSO HAD A TSB 18-2268 THEN I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK 60 DAYS AGO IT WAS IN THE FORD DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD PARTS INSTALLED THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. I HAVE ONLY DROVE THIS TRUCK ABOUT 1000MILES SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT ALONG WITH MY SELF HAVING THIS PROBLEM WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF TRUCK OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT WHY THERE HAS BEEN 2 DIFFERENT TSB ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM MOST ARE COMPLAINING THAT AFTER THE REPAIR IT STILL DOES THE VIOLENT WHEEL SHAKE OR AS FORD CALLS IT SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION ABOVE 45MPH.AND WORST IS THE PARTS NOTED IN THE TSB IS ON EXTENDED BACK ORDER AND FORD GAVE BACK THE TRUCK AND SAID DRIVE IT AND WE WILL CONTACT IT WHEN THE PART COMES IN THIS IS VERY UNSAFE THE PUBLIC REFERS TO THIS AS THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THAT IS TRULY WHAT IT IS, MY FRIEND HAS A BRAND NEW 2019 WITH 4K MILES ON IT THAT HE BOUGHT NEW AND IT ALSO DOES IT.

Mileage: 29,800

MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT 21000 MILES. I'VE EXPERIENCED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' 4-5 TIMES IN THE PAST BUT ON A RECENT TRIP OF ONLY 250 MILES, IT OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. TRAVEL SPEED WAS BETWEEN 60-70MPH. USUALLY HAPPENED ON COUNTY ROADS THAT AREN'T PERFECTLY SMOOTH, BUT EVEN ON FRESH ASPHALT....ONE LITTLE BUMP CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION LINKAGE, VEHICLE WEIGHT OR WHEEL ALIGNMENT (PROBABLY ALL OF THE ABOVE).

Mileage: 21,000

PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY SOMETIMES AT SPEED OF 70MPH. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS MY TIRES. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH 26K MILES ON TRUCK AND AFTER THE THIRD COMPLAINT THEY CHANGED STABILIZER BAR AND BUSHINGS, BUT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. DATE BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT DATE (AKA DEATH WABBLE)

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-150 AND WANTED TO FILE THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT IN THIER OWN WORDS; I BOUGHT A 2017 FORD F-250 FROM BLUE BONNET FORD IN NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON TIME, EVERY TIME. ON 12/21/2019 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AHEAD OF A TRIP TO COLORADO. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 34,500 MILES ON IT. I ASKED THEM ROTATE AND BALANCE THE TIRES. I KNOW THEY CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE BECAUSE I WATCHED THEM DO IT. THE SERVICE WAS COMPLETED AND I DEPARTED. ON MY WAY TO COLORADO, I WAS TRAVELING AT 75 (THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT) WITH THE CRUISE SET. I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION SEAM ON A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK'S FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE SO VIOLENTLY I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 45 TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. I CONTINUE ON MY WAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK, KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I WANT TO GO ON RECORD WITH NTHSA AND FORD TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK. I WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP UPON MY RETURN.

Mileage: 345,000

I WAS HAULING MY CAMPER WITH FAMILY AROUND 65 MILES AN HOUR TRUCK HIT SMALL ROUGH PART OFF ROAD WENT INTO UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL TRUCK SLOWED TO AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR I WILL NOT TOW MY CAMPER OR BOAT AND WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY IN MY TRUCK!! ONLY DRIVING TRUCK AT SLOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY.FORD PEOPLE NEED HELP.TRUCK IS A 2017 FORD XLT 4 WHEEL DRIVE

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TWO UNDER 25 MILES PER HOUR. I GOT OUT TO CHECK TO SEE IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN OR A WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF BECAUSE OF HOW DRAMATIC THE SHAKING WAS. THERE IS NO VISUAL SIGN OF ANYTHING BROKEN OR LOOSE AND UPON THOROUGHLY CHECKING I STARTES DRIVING HOME AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BOTH MY PASSENGER AND I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO FALL APART WITH US IN IT.

Mileage: 23,000

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR TRANSITIONS. THIS DEATH WOBBLE IS UNSAFE, WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTS I CANNOT MAINTAIN MY LANE OF TRAVEL, STEER, OR BRAKE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY AS WELL AS THE OTHER MOTORISTS DRIVING NEXT TO US. FORD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY TRUCK HAS THIS ISSUE. THEY STATE THEY MADE A NEW PART TO HELP CORRECT IT BUT IT IS 6-8 WEEKS ON BACK ORDER. FORD STATED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY HAVE A BULLETIN TO TRY TO CORRECT IT. IF THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WHY WASN'T I EVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL? I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THE NEW PART THAT WILL INSTAL WILL CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I AM FEARFUL TO HAVE TO LET MY FAMILY DRIVE IN THIS TRUCK AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE DEALER UNTIL THEY CAN GET PARTS TO TRY AND FIX IT. I HAVE VIDEO PROOF OF THE SHAKING (DEATH WOBBLE) WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN DRIVING AT 60 MPH OR MORE & HITTING A POT HOLE OR RUFF BRIDGE EMBANKMENT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY & WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT AFTER IT STARTS IS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 30-40 MPH. HAS OCCURRED 10-12 TIMES IN LAST 6 MONTHS.

Mileage: 53,325

VIOLENT WOBBLING AT HIGH SPEED TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL.

Mileage: 26,000

AT STEADY SPEEDS OF 45 MPH AND OVER THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AFTER TRAVELLING OVER A POTHOLE, OR EXPANSION JOINT, OR OTHER IMPERFECTION IN THE PAVEMENT SURFACE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS. THIS CONDITION HAS COME TO BE KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE IN MY HANDS AND BECOMES VERY ANXIETY PROVOKING AND ELIMINATES MY CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN CONTROL THE TRUCK. THE ONLY CURE ONCE THIS CONDITION STARTS IS TO SLOW DOWN TO THE POINT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE SMOOTHS OUT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW, AND THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED SINCE DAY ONE. FORD CLAIMS THERE IS NO FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN ANY VEHICLE AT ANY PRICE.

Mileage: 100

IN NOVEMBER 2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHIMMY SITUATION COMMONLY CALLED THE DEATH SHAKE. IT WAS A SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEAKER FOR REPAIRS. THE MILEAGE WAS 21078. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. ON DECEMBER 11, 2019 I WAS TOWING A 37 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. I WAS GOING DOWN A 6% WINDING DOWNHILL GRADE AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY WENT INTO A VERY VIOLENT DEATH SHAKE. I BRAKED HARD AND MY VEHICLE WAS BOUNCING AND CROSSED BOTH LANES HEADET TOWOARD THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. I WAS TRYING HARD AS I COULD TO KEEP IT IN THE RIGHT LANE BUT HAD LITTLE CONTROL. I FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BLOCKING THE ENTIRE FREEWAY AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. MANY VEHICLES HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A CRASH. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A SEMI BEHIND ME AS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. I AM AMAZED NO ONE CRASHED OR WAS INJURED. I LIMPED MY VEHICLE DOWN THE HILL WITH THE TRAILER BRAKES AND DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. IT WENT INTO THE VIOLENT FRONT EBD SHAKE THREE MORE TIMES. I TOOK THE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAD IT FOR TWO DAYS AND SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER AGAIN WITH A UPGRADED VERSION. THE PROBLEM IS THE NEW DAMPENER IS ON A 6 WEEK NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I NOW DO NOT HAVE A TRANSPOETATION VEHICLE TOBDRIVE A WEEK LATER. FORD IS TRYING TO PROVIDE A LOANER. THEY HAVE SO FAR BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THEY SAID THEY NORMALY ONLY PROVIDE A LOANER FOR 10 DAYS.

Mileage: 29,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALMON RIVER MOTORS (208-756-4211, LOCATED AT 1051 S CHALLIS ST, SALMON, ID 83467) WHERE THE STABILIZER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODY SMITH FORD (888-876-7438, LOCATED AT 535 S YELLOWSTONE HWY, REXBURG, ID 83440) WHERE THE DRAG LINK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

I JUST BOUGHT MY NEW 2017 F250 WITH 28000 MILES LAST YEAR AND AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 35MPH OR GREATER... IF I HIT A BUMP OR ANY BAD PAVEMENT MY STEERING WHEEL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE ALMOST MADE ME CRASH A COUPLE TIMES THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND OTHER PEOPLE FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE PARTS THAT MAKE THIS ISSUE HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE THIS IS COMPLETELY OUT OF LINE FOR A NEW TRUCK TO ALMOST KILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES

Mileage: 31,000

FRONT WHEELS VIOLENTLY WOBBLE WHEN CROSSING ROAD DEVIATIONS LIKE POTHOLES ,BRIDGE JOINTS AND ANGLED RR CROSSINGS . ORIGINALLY IT STARTED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT CITY STREET SPEEDS MORE AND MORE.

Mileage: 17,959

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW. AT 7700 MILES I HAD A SEVERE SHAKING (KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE)IN THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMP IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY IN ITS OWN CONTROL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL YOU CAN DO IS APPLY BRAKES AND GO WHOEVER IT GOES. ON THIS OCCASION I HAD MY FAMILY IN TRUCK. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED BUSHINGS IN FRONT END AND TOLD ME THEY NEVER HAD SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I NOW HAVE 16,000 MILES ON TRUCK AND I HIT A EXPANSION JOINT IN BRIDGE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY IN TRUCK AND THE TRUCK DID THIS DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE IN FRONT END AND FORD ONLY WANTS TO PUT STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK ON TRUCK. I PERSONALLY THINK THIS IS A BANDAID TO GET THIS TRUCK PAST WARRANTY AND OUT OF THERE HANDS LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. BY THE WAY THE PART IS 8 WEEKS ON BACK ORDER SO TRUCK WILL HAVE TO BE DRIVEN TILL THEN LIKE THIS.

Mileage: 16,000

ON 12/16/2019 WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH ON I-44 EAST AND WEST BOUND BETWEEN BURKBURNETT TX AND OKLAHOMA CITY. MY FORD F-250 BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AFTER HITTING SOME ROUGH ROAD. IT DID NOT STOP UNTIL I REDUCED MY SPEED TO 20 MPH. IT WAS FREEZING WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH DRY ROADS. IT DID THIS 6 MORE TIMES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK HOME. UPON LEARNING THIS IS A PROBLEM KNOW AS A 'DEATH RATTLE' WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE STEERING, I WAS WONDERING WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALLED ISSUE..

Mileage: 16,208

MAJOR WOBBLE ON THE FRONT END. VERY DANGEROUS.. TOTALLY SHAKES THE ENTIRE TRUCK. MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 20,00 MILES. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHAKES WHEN YOU HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP.

Mileage: 19,845

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK RUNNING APPROX 75MPH I HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AFTER HITTING THE PATCH MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. IT'S ALMOST AS THE TRUCK STARTED GETTING A VERY BAD WOBBLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ONCE SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 30MPH. I'VE HEARD OF THE TERM WHAT PEOPLE CALL THE DEATH WOBBLE. ONCE I HIT THAT PATCH IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO SHAKE APART.

Mileage: 17,700

THE TRUCK HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND THEN STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. FELT ALMOST LIKE THE TIRE FELL OFF. WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE SHAKING STOPPED. VERY SCARY SITUATION TO BE IN. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT MANY F250'S EXPERIENCE. PARTS WERE REPLACED PER FORDS TECHNICAL BULLETIN, BUT FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING THIS PROBLEM MAY RE-OCCUR. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE PERMANENT ASSURED FIX.

Mileage: 28,000

HAVE HAD A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN HITTING MINOR POTHOLE TWO TO THREE TIMES IN FRONT WHEELS WHEN DOING 70MPH IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE PURCHASE. HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO CORRECT. IN LAST THREE WEEKS, HAVE HAD SIX INSTANCE PER WEEK WHEN DOING 70MPH. SINCE TIRE ROTATION LAST WEEK, CANNOT GO OVER 60MPH WITHOUT THE WOBBLE, MUST SLOW DOWN TO 50-55 TO RECOVER.

Mileage: 30,000

DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AT 75MPH HAD TO SLOW TO ABOUT 15 MPH TO CONTROL VEHICLE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON A 800 MILE TRIP IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC CURRENT MILES 24,900 VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR UPDATED STEERING STABALIZER

Mileage: 24,900

EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO VIOLENT STEERING SHAKE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AS I WAS CROSSING LANES AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 28,000

CRASHNO FIRENO INJURIES0 DEATHS0 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH I HIT A ROUGH CROSSING A FREEWAY BRIDGE. FRONT LEFT TIRE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. SLOWED DOWN TO 25 MPH TO STOP STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THIS IS PROBABLY THE 3RD TIME HAPPENING. 2017 FORD F250. 4X4. MUST HAVE READ 50-60 INCIDENTS ON INTERNET . EVEN HAD A NAME. "SHAKE OF DEATH".

Mileage: 60,225

2017 FORD F-250 STX FX4. EVERY TIME I HIT A SHARP BUMP OR BRIDGE SECTION THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH BEFORE IT SETTLES. ON THE HIGHWAY! IN TRAFFIC!. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 30+ TIMES COMING FROM A JOBSITE IN THE CHICAGO AREA. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. I'VE BEEN READING UP ON THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE THE DEATH WOBBLE. 100'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS THAT FORD IS PRODUCING. WHEN WILL IT STOP? WILL IT TAKE A DEATH TO RECITIFY THIS ISSUE? I DON'T EVEN WANT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, OWNERS HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCKS INTO THE FORD DEALERS, GETTING THEM FIXED AND STILL HAVING THE ISSUE SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES DOWN THE ROAD. AND THESE TRUCKS ARE NOT CHEAP. AVERAGING $45-80K. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR LOSES A LIFE.

Mileage: 26,900

THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 17,000 MILES, HITTING A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH,EXPERIENCED VIOLET SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL, THE TRUCK HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT NOW WITH NO RESOLVE TO THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND STILL HAS THE PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP TRUCK ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 17,000

IT'S APPARENTLY CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE, YOU ARE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS HIT A POTHOLE, BUMP ON BRIDGE OVERPASS, ECT. WHEELS START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY. IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I HAD MY DEALERSHIP WORK ON THE PROBLEM AFTER THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT PROBABLY ABOUT 19 MONTHS AGO. DIDN'T HAVE TROUBLE FOR AWHILE. RECENTLY COMING HOME AFTER THANKSGIVINIG IT OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON THE 2 HOUR RIDE HOME. CALLED MY DEALERSHIP, THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS. THEM SUPPOSEDED PART FIX IS BACK ORDERED AND HAS BEEN FOR AWHILE.MY TRUCK WAS NEW FROM THE FACTORY, $75,000 TRUCK , ALL STOCK , I SURE HOPE FORD IS MADE TO FIX THESE RIGHT. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING VEHICLE ON FREEWAY, CAN'T LET MY GIRLS DRIVE IT.WAS'T AWARE IT WAS SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM TILL I GOOGLED IT ON THE INTERNET. THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THERE . THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP OR PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED.

Mileage: 58,000

"DEATH WOBBLE" WAS EXPERIENCED IN JANUARY OF 2019. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FORD, AND PER THERE INVOICE, TSB 18-2268 WAS PERFORMED TO FIX PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 12 OF 2019 TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY "FIXED". BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK INVOLUNTARILY WENT OUT OF MY DRIVING LANE AND MADE TRUCK UNABLE TO CONTROL UNTIL SPEEDS REACHED AROUND 35 MPH.

Mileage: 24,000

AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 50MPH AND HITTING A ROAD BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE TRANSITION. THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKE UNTIL SPEED IS DROPPED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPENER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. IT SUBSEQUENTLY HAPPENED AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AS BEFORE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT WHICH I NEED TO PAY FOR. THIS IS NOT A FIX AS THE ALIGNMENT OUT WOULD BE A CONSTANT ISSUE AND SINCE THEY CHANGED THE PART THE ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS. THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT OR FOLLOW TSB 18-2268. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM GETTING PTSD FROM DEALING WITH THIS

Mileage: 35,000

IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. MY 2017 FORD F250 WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WILL GO INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AND HAVE TO TAKE FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL UNTIL IT SLOWS DOWN ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONROL. THE WORST AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IT IS A DANGER TO MY PASSENGERS, MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE AROUND ME. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITH DIFFERENT REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED TIRES AND RIMS THINKING ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF. EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME! I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AT 15K AND HAD THE SHOP INSPECT EVERYTHING AND FOUND NOTHING. INTERNET IS CALLING THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". FORD GOING TO INSPECT AND POSS REPLACE STEERING STABILIZER. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOT AS SEVERE. THOUGHT IT WAS ROAD VIBRATION. NOW I KNOW BETTER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! THEN THERE IS THE ISSUE OF INCREASED FRONT END WEAR. REPORTS SAY FORD IS NOT COVERING DAMAGE, SAYS ITS THE BUYER'S LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A TRUCK WITH UNDER 15K MILES AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

Mileage: 14,500

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH I PASSED OVER A ROUGH PIECE OF ASPHALT AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHIMMY THEN IMMEDIATELY SEVERELY SHAKE AND SHUDDER. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED AND TRIED TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER STEERING WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE SHAKING CONTINUED TILL THE TRUCK STOPPED. THIS WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT BY FAR THE WORST. ALL 3 TIMES THE TRUCK WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AT 60 OR 65 MPH TILL IT HIT A MINOR BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD.

Mileage: 31,000

VEHICLE ENTERS INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE WOBBLE, EVEN IF THE PAVEMENT IS SMOOTH, IS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 30MPH.

Mileage: 49,000

I HAD JUST STOPPED FOR GAS AND GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS IN THE PASSING LANE GOING OVER A BRIDGE DECK AND AS SOON AS I CAME OFF THE BRIDGE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING HORRIBLY. I LET THE CAR NEXT TO ME PASS AS I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER. SCARED MYSELF AND MY UNCLE TO DEATH AND STILL HAD TO DRIVE 160 MILES TO GET HOME. AFTER RETURNING HOME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY REPLACED DAMPER STEERING LINKAGE BUT AS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE WE DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN IT'S SAFETY!

Mileage: 24,450

TRAVELING AT AROUND 70MPH ON I 65 SOUTH IN ALABAMA AT 341 MILE MARKER WHEN A GAP IN THE ROAD CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BEGIN TO VIBRATE BADLY TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND IT STOPPED. I ACCELERATED BACK TO 70MPH AND LESS THAN A MILE LATER HIT A BUMP AND IT STARTED THE SAME VIBRATION AGAIN. IT DID THIS ONE MORE TIME AGAIN BEFORE I EXITED AT THE 334 EXIT. IT IS VERY A VERY SCARY EVENT. I AM AFRAID TO KEEP DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A FRONT END SHOP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT HAD HEARD COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THERE WAS A TECH BULLETIN TO COVER THIS BUT SINCE MY TRUCK HAS 46K MILES IT WAS NOT COVERED.

Mileage: 46,800

EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT SUSPENSION OF TRUCK WHEN HITTING ANY BUMPS, GROOVES ETC IN HIGHWAY TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 75 MILES PER HOUR. HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP EXTREME WOBBLE IN FRONT END. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 2 TIMES AND THEY DISCOUNT ISSUE AND WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHILE ON FREEWAY 11/16/19, 11/28/19 AND 12/6/19

Mileage: 46,000

AT 22000 MILES MY 2017 F250 FX4 ALL STOCK HAS HAD DEATH WOBBLE 5 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BRINGING TO DEALER NEXT WEEK.

Mileage: 22,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HITTING BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS OR ROUGH ROADS CREATE DEATH WOBBLE OF THE FRONT WHEELS AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY LOSS OF CONTROL DEALER HAS TRUCK FOR REPAIRS HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE VERY DANGEROUS MUST APPLY BRAKES IMMEDIATELY TO REGAIN CONTROL

Mileage: 50,000

STARTED GETTING WOBBLE/OSCILLATION IN STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN HITTING ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS OR BRIDGE JOINTS THAT REQUIRES QUICK BRAKING TO BELOW 25MPH TO GET BACK UNDER CONTROL. FIRST STABILIZER WAS REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT PERFORMED WITH RESULTS LASTING ABOUT A YEAR, THEN IT CAME BACK, THIS TIME DRAG LINK REPLACED AND RE-ALIGNED, STILL HAS ISSUE TO SOME EXTENT WHEN CROSSING BRIDGE JOINTS ON HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 25,000

TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 10 IN AZ. ENCOUNTERED UNEVEN ROAD. TRAVELING AT 65 MPH PULLING A 30' AIRSTREAM CLASSIC TRAILER. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING. I COULD HARDLY HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I APPILED THE BRAKE AS TRUCKS WERE SWERVING TO GET AROUND ME AT 75 MPH. I HAD MY WIFE PUT ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AS I COULD NOT LET GO OF THE WHEEL. I COULD NOT STEER OR MOVE TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD. TRUCK WAS LITERALLY "HOPPING" AS I TRIED TO SLOW WITHOUT GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. SHAKING FINALLY SUBSIDED WHEN MY TRUCK REACHED 20 MPH. I LITERALLY WAS CLOSE TO STOPPED ON A 75 MPH ROADWAY! I INCREASED MT SPEED AGAIN TO ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE SHAKING STARTED AGAIN. I HAD TO ALMOST STOP AGAIN. MY WIFE AND I WERE VISIBLY SHAKING. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WE PULLED OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT AND CALLED A FORD DEALER. FORD DEALER REPLACED FRONT STABILIZER SHOCK. FORD IS BACK-ORDERED ON THEIR SHOCK FOR MONTHS. WONDER WHY? WE REPLACED IT WITH A THIRD PARTY SHOCK. THE SUSPENSION WAS CHECKED AND THE DEALER SAID IT SHOULD BE FINE. TWO DAYS LATTER WE EXPERIENCED THE SHAKING AGAIN! WE ARE NOW STUCK IN PALM SPRINGS WAITING FOR A DEALER TO OPEN ON MONDAY. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. THEY SAID THEY WILL CALL THE DEALER AND ME ON MONDAY TO GET THEIR TRUCK DIVISION INVOLVED. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I FEAR DRIVING THIS IN THE MOUNTAIN WITH ROADS THAT CURVE. WHEN THIS SHAKING OCCURS, YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING BUT GO STRAIGHT.

Mileage: 42,800

I WAS DRIVING MY F250 ON THE FREEWAY AND AFTER HITTING A COUPLE BUMPS IT STARTED DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE AS ITS CALLED. ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD HAS TSB BUT THEY DON'T TAKE THIS CONDITION SERIOUSLY AS I SCHEDULED AN APPT WITH THE DEALER SHIP WITHIN DAYS AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS ARE ALL BACKORDERED TO REPAIR IT AND THEY DON'T KNOW THE DATE THEY CAN GET THEM.

Mileage: 23,000

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TENDS TO SMOOTH IT OUT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AND ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND FEELS A BIT WORSE AND IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE.

Mileage: 26,000

VEHICLE HAS A REALLY BAD SHAKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION OVER 35 MPH AND GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. FEELS AS IF THE OPERATOR IS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OR ABOUT TO. IT'S A VERY UNSETTLING FEELING ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4-5 TIMES , MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, TIRES ROTATED, TIRES EVEN CHANGED AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO GIVE AN EXACT EXPLANATION OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THEY NO LONGER WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. IT'S CAUSED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM PROPERLY. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE TRUCK ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND IT'S SPENT OVER A MONTH IN THE GARAGE , STARTED LESS THAN 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE . STARTED APPROXIMATELY 25280 AND STILL HAPPENING TODAY. WE HAVE EVERYTHING DOCUMENTED SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE.

Mileage: 25,280

FRONT END STEERING BEGINS A DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. IF EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD, CITY OR HIGHWAY, IS DRIVEN OVER AT THESE SPEEDS IT MAKES THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

Mileage: 40,000

LOSS OF CONTROL AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH AFTER RUNNING OVER A POTHOLE OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. THE FRONT TIRES START TO BOUNCE OR OSCILLATE AND STEERING BECOMES DANGEROUSLY ERRATIC. YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO LOWER THE SPEED. EVERYTHING LOOSE IN THE CABIN CAN BEGINS MOVING AROUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO HOLD. IF YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS OF 60-70 MPH THERE IS VERY REAL DANGER OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DESCRIPTIONS ONLINE OF FORD F250 TRUCKS CALL IT THE DEATH-WOBBLE.

Mileage: 36,233

WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH OR MORE THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SHOOK SO SEVERELY I HAD TO SLOW TO 30 MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. TRUCK HAS 9000 MILES ON IT AND THAT'S IT. BEEN DOING IT SINCE NEW, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THIS SEVERE. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. EVERYTHING IS STOCK ON THIS 6.2 LITER F-250 SUPER CAB 4WHEEL DRIVE. AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD EASILY HAVE HAD A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THEY DIDN'T HANDLE THE SITUATION CORRECTLY OR IF I WAS ON A TURN.

Mileage: 9,700

ON 11/30/19 WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED MY VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. ON 12/1/19 THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS.

Mileage: 29,200

TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH ON HIGHWAY FRONT END OF TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY ( DEATH WOBBLE). THIS HAPPENED AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE JOINT IN THE ROAD. HAD TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN TO 20 MPH TO STOP THE SHIMMY. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY IF THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME OR IN THE ON COMING LANE. TRUCK WAS BARELY CONTROLLABLE AND TOOK EXTREME EFFORT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.

Mileage: 33,600

HAVE EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY 2017 SUPERDUTY SEVERAL TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AS WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE OSCILLATION BEGINS AFTER HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT, AND GROWS UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN. THE FORD TRUCK OWNERS THAT HAVE POSTED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ARE BEGGING FORD (OR NHTSA) TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR KILLED. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE WILL ALL BE WONDERING WHY THE COMPLAINTS AND INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED, WHEN NOTHING WAS GOING TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE (AND TO SAVE LIVES).

Mileage: 9,000

FORD DEATH WOBBLE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DIVING OVER BUMP OR IMPERFECTION OF ROAD SURFACE AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 50 MPH. HARD TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO APPROX 25 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND FORD HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM . THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SURFACE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO GET FORD TO RECALL THIS SOMEONE WILL DIE SOONER OR LATER!

Mileage: 27,600

AT 20,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE " DEATH WOBBLE" AT 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO GET SLOWED DOWN AND I REGAINED CONTROL AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

Mileage: 20,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE STEERING TO BEGIN TO WOBBLE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE, SLOWING DOWN ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO REGAIN CONTROL. IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE BE MANY PEOPLE AND APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 25000 MILES. CONTINUES TO THIS DAY AT 45000 MILES, SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, IF BOTH FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNTIL THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO AROUND 40 MPH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT ABOUT 2 YEARS AND 40,000 MILES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. A YEAR LATER AND AT 53,000 MILES, THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AGAIN WHILE TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER CAMPER. IT IS ABOUT 8,000 LBS AND 650 POUNDS ON THE HITCH. THE PROBLEM WAS FAR WORSE WITH THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTING HITCH THAN WITHOUT, HOWEVER I DID EXPERIENCE IT TWICE IN ABOUT 100 MILES ON A STANDARD HITCH.

Mileage: 52,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT 45 MPH+ - COMPLETELY STOCK TRUCK GOING 45+ MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP OR GROOVE ON A REGULAR MAIN ROAD AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A SERIOUS DEATH WOBBLE

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70MPH I STRUCK A BUMP AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO OSCILLATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 40MPH. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW. FORD REPLACED A STABILIZER AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

Mileage: 28,500

EXPERIENCING SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATION WITH MY FACTORY STOCK 2017 FORD F-250 4X4. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS STEERING OSCILLATION ISSUE, UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE DEALER NOW STATES THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND STATED A FORD FACTORY TECH INSTRUCTED THEM TO INCREASE THE FRONT TIRE PRESSURE TO 5 PSI OVER WHAT THE DOOR STICKER INDICATES AS THE RECOMMENDED PSI. THE DEALER ROAD FORCE BALANCED THE FRONT TIRES AND TOLD ME THE VEHICLE COULD BE PICKED UP. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE STEERING OSCILLATION AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEATH WOBBLE NORMALLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS BUMPS (EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROADWAY) AND/OR ROADWAY TO BRIDGE TRANSITIONS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL FUNCTION WHEN THE SPEED IS REDUCED TO SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH.

Mileage: 35,751

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I HIT A BRIDGE TRANSITION BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER AND SLOWED DOWN.

Mileage: 14,000

DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 73 MPH. STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FOURTH BADLY, WOBBLING. APPLIED BRAKES AND IT SETTLED DOWN. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO DONE AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON NEWLY ASPHALT HIGHWAY. APLLIED BRAKES AND IT SETTLED DOWN. I ALSO HAD MY TIRES BALANCED AT TWO DIFFERENT TIRE SHOPS THAT I DEAL WITH ALL THE TIME. ALL THIS IS DRVING STRAIGHT ON SMOOTH ASPHAULT HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID STEERING DAMPNER (I THINK WAS THE NAME) WAS BAD. REPLACED IT AND SAID THEY DROVE IT AND WAS OK. TRUCK HAD AROUND 17,800 WHEN IT FIRST DID THIS. TRUCK STILL HAD A VERY VERY SLIGHT RIGHT TO LEFT SHAKE.THIS WAS DONE ON 9/20/2019, 18,257 MILES. DID NOT HAVE A "DEATH WOBBLE" AGAIN UNTIL 11/15/2019. IT WAS HORRIBLE. ON INTERSATE FOURTY IN ARKANSAS DRIVING ON STRAIGHT ROAD ABOUT 78MPH AROUND 8:00 AT NIGHT.. DID NOT FEEL ANY BUMP. WORSE WOBBLE I HAVE HAD ON MY TRUCK . THE WOBBLE DID NO STOP UNTIL I GOT OFF INTERSTATE AND STOPPED THE TRUCK. SCARED ME AND MY BROTHER TO DEATH!!! DID NOT DO IT AGAIN ON WAY HOME, THIS IS ABOUT 350 MILES. STILL HAS LITTLE SHAKE TO STEERING WHEEL THAT I SAID EARLIER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD BEEN MY WIFE OR GRAND DAUGHTER. THIS IS A VERY VERY VSRY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALER WHEN AND HE SAID BRING IT BACK AND TRY NOT TO DRIVE IT OVER 70MPH. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WOTH IT. I HAVE VIDEOS OF SOME OF THIS, BUT NOT THE LAST TIME

Mileage: 17,800

2017 FORD SUPER-DUTY F-250 PICK-UP TRUCK; VIOLENT SHAKING OF FRONT END WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FOR SEEMINGLY NO REASON, WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEEDS. RAPID DECELERATION REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BOTH OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING ON PAVED ROADS ( FREEWAY/EXPRESSWAY AND 2 LANE HIGHWAY ) - NO POT HOLES OR BUMPS HIT, THAT I AM ABLE TO RECALL.

Mileage: 72,000

SEVERAL TIMES MY TRUCK HAS GONE INTO A SEVERE SHIMMY WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO STAND ON THE BRAKES AND HOPE ANYONE BEHIND ME IS ALERT. I HAVE OWNED A 2009,AND A 2013 F-250 AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEM.

Mileage: 74,000

DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEEL AFTER HITING A POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60 MPH. VIOLENT SHAKE IN STEERING WHEEL. TRAVEL WAS IN A STRAIGHT POSITION.

Mileage: 3,400

WHEN HITTING A IRREGULARITY IN THE PAVEMENT, ESPECIALLY BRIDGE APPROACHES AT 60-75 MPH, AT TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS.

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE PICKUP STARTS TO SHAKE REAL BAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKE IS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 45 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABALIZER ARM. AFTER THE REPAIR IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES AGAIN IN ONE DAY. SOME OF THE TIMES I WAS IN THE FAST LANE WHEN IT HAPPENED. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS GLAD THE OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND ME WAS ABLE TO SLOW ENOUGH TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE SUBJECT IT IS WHAT HAS BEEN TERMED THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE 34,000 MILES ON THE PICKUP. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT ONE WEEK AGO. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED WAS ON NOVEMBER 24, 2019. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO ME. THEY NEEDED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 35,363

I WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 HEADING TO JUNCTION TEXAS. THERE WAS AN AREA OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND AS I WAS COMING OFF OF THIS CONSTRUCTION THERE WAS SOME UNEVEN ROAD AND BUMPS. MY FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED TO SHAKE, THE STEERING WJHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT SO BAD THAT THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. I HAD TO GENTLY APPLY THE BRAKES BUT UNABLE TO STEER APPROPRIATELY WE VEERED INTO THE MEDIAN OF I10. I HAD BOTH MY 3 AND 6 YEAR OLD IN THE TRUCK. HAD THERE BEEN A MEDIAN WALL OR TRAFFIC THIS LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES ON OUR TRIP BOTH AT BRIDGE INTERFACES.

Mileage: 28,666

DEATH WOBBLE AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 45MPH AFTER GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINT IN THE HIGHWAY

Mileage: 24,300

AT 70MPH VEHICLE HIT A SMALL ELEVATION CHANGE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE GO INTO WHAT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE". STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND IT FELT AS IF ALL WHEELS WERE BOUNCING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT THE TIME THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND PULL INTO THE CENTER DIVIDE.

Mileage: 10,000

MY TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE TWO TIMES AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SEEM TO NOT CARE ENOUGH TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. SO I WROTE A LETTER TO THE MANGER OF CUSTOMER RELATION HOPING THEY WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER HAS FIXED NUMEROUS TRUCKS WITH THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST YEAR

Mileage: 40,260

2017 F250 WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 65 ON MAJOR HWY THE STEERING WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHERE THERE WAS A SLIGHT IMPERFECTION IN HWY VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

Mileage: 20,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS OF 60-70. UNCONTROLLABLE TELL VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS. HARD TO CONTROL TRUCK. THIS IS DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 26,000

THREE CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE ALUMINUM CAB AROUND THREE DIFFERENT DOORS ALL IN SIMILAR AREAS (SHARP 90 DEGREE BENDS). TRUCK HAS 13.5K MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. ALL CRACKS APPEARED AFTER IT EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE'. GUESSING THE VIOLENT SHAKING IT EXPERIENCED IS THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THESE CRACKS. OF COURSE FORD DOESN'T WANT TO BUY IT BACK AND WILL REPAIR THESE CRACKS. NO WAY TO TELL WHAT OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED BEHIND ANY PANELS OR WELDS. DEATH WOBBLE IN THESE TRUCKS NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED OUT. NOT ONLY DID IT ALMOST PUSH US INTO A WALL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT OCCURRED BUT IT INDUCED CRACKS INTO THE CAB. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A $63K TRUCK THAT MY FAMILY IS SCARED TO RIDE IN AND I'M CONCERNED STRUCTURALLY WAS COMPROMISED.

Mileage: 12,000

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND DROVE OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STEER THE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL. IT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH DAMP ROADS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I WAS DRIVING OVER ANOTHER BRIDGE AND EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN. MY TRUCK HAS 10,600 MILES AND THE TIRES ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.

Mileage: 10,600

AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THIS VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF "DEATH WOBBLE". AT SPEEDS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STRIKE A POTHOLE OR SOME OTHER DEVIATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE, IT WOULD BEGIN SHAKING. THE SHAKING WOULD INTENSIFY UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRUSTED LOCAL MECHANIC FEBRUARY 14, 2019. THIS MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS SO WORE OUT THAT WHEN PUT IN HIS VISE HE COULD SLIDE THE RAM UP AND DOWN WITH NO RESISTANCE. THE DEATH WOBBLE WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED AFTER REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPENER. IT BEGAN AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW, MARK MOATS FORD IN DEFIANCE, OH. AT THIS TIME THE STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THIS DAMPENER WAS AN UPGRADED COMPONENT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. WITHIN A SHORT TIME, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ONCE AGAIN WITH A DEATH WOBBLE. THIS TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD MECHANIC. THIS MECHANIC FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT WAS MEANT TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE. THAT SERVICE BULLETIN # IS 18-2268: 4WD SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION ABOVE 45 MPH, VEH BUILT ON OR BEFORE 7/31/18). IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MARK MOATS FORD NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS SERVICE BULLETIN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS THERE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. ON NOVEMBER 16, 2019 THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN IT OCCURS THE TRUCK CAN SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I'VE HAD PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND IN ONE INSTANCE I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE OF THE SHAKING. QUICKLY SLOWING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON BUSY ROADS TO STOP THE DEATH WOBBLE IS ALSO HIGHLY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VIBRATION BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PORTSMOUTH FORD (400 SPAULDING TURNPIKE, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801, (603) 433-1221) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PHENOMENON KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING DAMPENER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,600.

Mileage: 25,600

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY MY STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND I ALMOST WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD TO QUICKLY STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SOMETHING BUT NOT SURE WHAT. AFTER A SHORT TIME, IT IS OCCURRING AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE A FIX BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. I DON'T THINK IT'S A FIX AT ALL AND SIMPLY A BANDAID.

Mileage: 28,000

AT 60 MPH ON LEVEL PAVED ROADS AND ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROADWAY, STEERING WHEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL WHEN RUNNING OVER UNEVEN ROADWAY DUE TO LEFT TO RIGHT TO LEFT ABRUPT MOVEMENT. AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL IS MANAGEABLE, BUT STILL JERKS LEFT AND RIGHT RAPIDLY. THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENED 11-2017 WITH ABOUT 8600 MILES ON THE TRUCK. IT WAS REPAIRED BY GLEN SAIN FORD OF PARAGOULD.

Mileage: 18,189

I'M ON MY 3RD STEERING DAMPER TO FIX THE "DEATH WOBBLE" PROBLEM. I'M SURE YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO GET FIXED PERMANENTLY! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED FROM THIS PROBLEM. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) #18- 2268

Mileage: 21,000

IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" ON (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65MPH PLUS, WHEN TRUCK ENCOUNTERS BUMP IN ROAD OR IRREGULARITY AT BRIDGE CROSSING, IT CAUSES STEERING TO VIOLENTLY OSCILLATE (DEATH WOBBLE) WHICH FORCES REDUCTION IN SPEED TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE OSCILLATION SUBSIDES.

Mileage: 49,987

THE TRUCK GOES INTO A 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY STARTING AT ONLY 7500 MILES. SOME FRONT END COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME (STEERING STABILIZER AND TIE ROD ENDS). NOW WITH 13,800 MILES, THE TRUCK AGAIN GOES INTO A 'DEATH WOBBLE' OR A SEVERE FRONT-END OSCILLATION ON SOME ROAD CONDITIONS (EXPANSION JOINTS/ROUGH AREAS). IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT OCCURS EMPTY OR WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED POUNDS IN THE BED. IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEARLY NEW. STILL WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, IT CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW THOUGH I'M NOT SENSING THAT THERE ARE ANY REAL REMEDIES TO THIS PROBLEM. I'VE OWNED MANY SOLID FRONT AXLE 3/4 TON AND 1 TON TRUCKS. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS ALMOST UN-DRIVEABLE ON CERTAIN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 7,500

DEATH WOBBLE. FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 70 MPH WITH 5,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. ALMOST GOT SIDE SWIPED BY A SEMI ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET SLOWED DOWN. NEW DAMPENER FROM DEALER. SECOND TIME AT ABOUT 65MPH WITH 13,000 MILES. NEW DAMPENER FROM DEALER. 3RD TIME AT 22,000. NEW DAMPENER. NOW I'M AT 24,000 AND IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. TRUCK IS 100% STOCK. THESE ARE THE MAJOR TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED, I CAN HIT BUMPS ON BACK ROADS AND IT'LL VIBRATE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD AT 45 MPH. I'M SCARED TO EVEN LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE TRUCK OR HAVE THE KIDS IN IT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. $60,000 DEATH TRAP.

Mileage: 5,000

AROUND 20,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED ISOLATED INCIDENTS OF VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PORTION OF HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. RECENTLY AROUND 65,000 MILES THE TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE MORE FREQUENTLY. THE STEERING BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY TO AVOID LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC ON I-40 LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT SMALL POTHOLE AND STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY LITE AND OTHER DRIVERS SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND LET ME GET OFF HWY. THOUGHT I HAD BLOW OUT OR LOST TIRE. LOOKED TRUCK OVER NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUE ON TO DESTINATION AT NO MORE THEN 72MPH. HAD AROUND 1000 LBS IN BED OF TRUCK, UNLOADED. NEXT DAY HEADED HOME AT 74 MPH HIT BRIDGE CONNECTION AND VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AGAIN, HAD TO SLOW ON INTERSTATE TO 40 TO STOP SHAKING. DROPPED SPEED TO 70 MPH AND HIT PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD AND SHAKING HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTINUED HOME OFF INTERSTATE, DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN BUT SPEED WAS NEVER OVER 60 MPH. WAITING FOR DEALER APPOINTMENT.

Mileage: 17,905

WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PICKUP SHAKES SO BAD IT'S HARD TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BOB THOMAS FORD (2215 DIXWELL AVE, HAMDEN, CT 06514, (203) 281-7500), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

2017 FORD F-250 KING RANCH DIESEL STARTED EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE HIGHWAY PULLING THE TRUCK INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC LANE. THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT DAY. I WAS JUST DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT-A-WAY HIGHWAY, NO WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO TRAILER, NO LOAD, ETC.. TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND IS UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. HOWEVER, FORD HAS A NATIONAL BACKLOG OF PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK IS NOT "ROAD WORTHY" AND REMAINS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIR. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A DATE FOR WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE DO NOT EXPECT THEIR VEHICLE TO BEGIN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CAUSING THE STEERING TO NOT BE RESPONSIVE TO THE SITUATION! I AM AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE! PLEASE TAKE ACTION AGAINST FORD TO RECALL AND CORRECTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION!

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING (EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR BRIDGE LINK THE VEHICLE BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE FRONT END. I WOULD HAVE TO HOLD TO STEERING WHEEL TIGHT AND SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT CORRECTS ITSELF. WE HAVE READ ON AN ONLINE FORUM TO REFERENCE TSB #18-2268 WHEN SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH 2017-2019 FORD F-250S. ATTACHED IS A WORK ORDER I FOUND ONLINE FROM SOMEONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 46,000

2017 F-250 FACTORY STOCK WITH 15,800 MILES. TIRES ARE LIKE NEW, NEVER USED AS A TOW VEHICLE. CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING BY 69 YEAR OLD MAN. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TOLL ROAD AT 70 MPH AND HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE UNTIL I HAD SLOWED TO 40 MPH. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED THIS ONE TIME (TWO DAYS AGO) BUT AFTER READING SIMILAR REPORTS ONLINE, I AM AFRAID TO GO OVER 65 MPH.

Mileage: 15,800

VEHICLE EXHIBITS SEVERE STEERING OSCILLATION WHEN SPEEDS ARE ABOVE 45MPH AND PASS OVER A POTHOLE, EXPANSION JOINT, OR OTHER NORMAL UNEVEN SURFACE. LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE WITH THIS SCENARIO. ALSO COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 21,500

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY 11/16/20 AND WAS THE WORST INCIDENT SO FAR. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AFTER HITTING A COUPLE SEEMS IN THE CONCRETE THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WOBBLE, PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF 1-2 MINS. I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDDLE AND APPLIED SLIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BREAKS, WHICH MADE THE WOBBLE WORSE. AFTER FINALLY SLOWING DOWN TO ~30 MPH THE TRUCK STOPPED WOBBLING AND SHAKING. I HONESTLY BELIEVE A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED THE TRUCK CAUSING A MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY KILLING PEOPLE.

Mileage: 24,100

TRUCK ISN'T EVEN TWO YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP ON HIGHWAY. I HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FORD ISSUE THAT THEY ARE IGNORING. THESE ARE NEAR UNCONTROLLABLE AND LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE NEAR ME WHEN IT HAPPENED.

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON A FLAT HIGHWAY IN KANSAS AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. I CAME UPON A TYPICAL HIGHWAY BRIDGE, AND WHEN FRONT WHEELS CROSSED THE BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO ALSO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND TURN BACK AND FORTH, ABOUT AN 1/8TH TURN EACH WAY, BACK AND FORTH VERY FAST. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLOWING THE VEHICLE AND GRIPPED THE WHEEL HARDER TO TRY TO KEEP FROM GOING OFF THE ROAD. THE SHAKING CONTINUED UNCHANGED UNTIL VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. AFTER THE INCIDENT I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND INSPECTED THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, FINDING NO ABNORMALITIES.

Mileage: 36,500

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP OR RIDGE IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT STEERING SYSTEMS STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY BRAKING HARD AND SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY FORD TRUCK OWNERS AND IS KNOWN AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I LIVE IN HOUSTON AND BRAKING HARD TO A STOP HERE, DURING RUSH HOUR, ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. I'M BEGINNING TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 34,000

I OWN A 2017 FORD F250 THAT I BOUGHT NEW AND NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. IN AUGUST 2019 I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AT APPROX 60MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND I HIT A SLIGHT FROST HEAVE ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO APPROX. 25MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC HEAD ON COLLISION. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH VIOLENT SHAKING FROM A VEHICLE, IT FELT AS IF ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE HELD ON BY A SINGLE LUG NUT AND I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL. I CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY SCHEDULE ME FOR REPAIRS. I LATER RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND REALIZED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS A NAME "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT IT IS COMMON IN FORD TRUCKS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE SINCE BUT I FEEL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND I AM HONESTLY VERY CONCERNED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THAT DAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I JUST LEARNED OF THIS SITE TO REPORT SAFETY ISSUES OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE DONE IT MUCH SOONER. IT APPEARS THAT FORD HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I AM FEARFUL THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE FATALITIES BEFORE THIS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE IS CORRECTED.

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. KEN STOEPEL FORD (400 SIDNEY BAKER ST S, KERRVILLE, TX 78028, (830) 257-5553) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

6 TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, MY TRUCK HAS ENCOUNTERED STEERING WOBBLES, THAT HAVE NEARLY RESULTED IN ME CRASHING MY TRUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 60MPH. THE WOBBLES ARE GETTING MORE INTENSE, TO THE POINT IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL MY TRUCK.

I WAS TRAVELING ALONG I-40 GOING ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RIPPED OUT OF MY HANDS. I PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY ARM TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE SHAKING WENT AWAY AS SOON AS I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 68MPH, AND DID NOT RETURN AS I ACCELERATED FURTHER. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING ON 11/12/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 38K MILES. HERE IS A LINK TO THE VIDEO OF WHAT OCCURRED. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/100036038931239/VIDEOS/158294595381837/ HERE IS ANOTHER LINK TO A VIDEO FROM ANOTHER OCCASION. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/100036038931239/VIDEOS/158075658737064/ HERE IS A LINK OF THIS SAME ISSUE AFFECTING ANOTHER PERSON'S TRUCK. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/CLINT.PATTON.5/VIDEOS/10101610077554026/ THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN PROGRESS. HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/CONSUMER-PRODUCTS/AUTO-NEWS/901841-FORD-CLASS-ACTION-ALLEGES-DEATH-WOBBLE-TRUCK-DEFECT/ YOU GUYS SERIOUSLY NEED TO FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES IT AND GETS KILLED. THIS IS NOT A MYTH, THIS IS NOT B.S., THIS IS SERIOUS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME DRIVE MY TRUCK AND EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

40,000 MILES DEATH WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AFTER DRIVING OVER BRIDE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HAD TO RUN OFF INTO THE MEDIAN AND GRASS SLOWING DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A DEADLY ISSUE AND KNOWN TO FORD. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THESE TRUCKS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVING AT 72MPH ON I90 PULLING A 3 HORSE LIVING QUARTERS GOOSENECK TRAILER AND ANY SMALL BUMP OR IRREGULARITY CAUSED THE FRONT END TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT OF NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN ONE 800 MILE ROAD TRIP AND THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS QUICKLY BRAKING TO GET THE SPEED DOWN UNDER 45MPH - WHICH THE IMMEDIATE BRAKING ITSELF IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 39,500

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY 2017 F-250 HAS EXPERIENCED THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE". THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY SMALL BUMPS OR PAVEMENT TRANSITIONS IN THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 55-70 MILES PER HOUR. THE EVENTS SEEM TO HAVE INCREASED IN INTENSITY. THE FIRST COUPLE OF INSTANCES THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AGGRESSIVELY, REQUIRING THE SPEED TO BE REDUCED TO STOP THE EVENT. THE LAST COUPLE OF EVENTS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL / FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING SO BADLY WE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING READY TO HAVE A FRONT WHEEL FLY OFF THE TRUCK. I HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK AND HAD TO REDUCE THE SPEED TO 45-50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS TRIGGERED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH. A SMALL PATCH OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD TRIGGERED THE EVENT. . AGAIN WE HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK. THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE TRUCKS SPEED COULD BE REDUCED TO 45-50 MPH. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER TSB-2268 AND COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY. THIS TSB DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE AND I AM NOW BEING TOLD BY FORD (2,750 MILES LATER) THAT THIS PRE-EXISTING ISSUE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AGREED TO CHECK TO TRUCK TO SEE IF ANY FRONT END PARTS WERE LOOSE. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS LOOSE ON THE THE TRUCK THAT COULD BE CAUSING THE CONDITION AND THAT IT MUST BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. I QUESTION THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE CLAIM AS THE TRUCK HAD THE ALIGNMENT SET TO TSB PARAMETERS 2,750 MILES AGO. I HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING 8 BUSINESS DAYS TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE ISSUE PUTS THE OWNER OF THESE NEW TRUCKS AND THE DRIVERS AROUND THEM IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION.

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND THE STEERING STARTED OSCILLATING BACK AND FORTH, SHAKING THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY. I PROCEEDED TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC UNTIL THE STEERING STABILITY RECOVERED AT AROUND 40 MPH. A SECOND INCIDENT THEN OCCURRED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES ROUGHLY 20 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK.

Mileage: 23,000

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 65MPH, I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (TWO LANE COUNTY HIGHWAY WITH A 60MPH SPEED LIMIT). MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I HAD TO GRIP IT WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP FROM LOOSING CONTROL. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I REDUCED MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THIS WAS THE WORST THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED, BUT DESPITE MY TRUCK HAVING BEEN WORKED ON (PER FORD'S TSB), I STILL HAVE REGULAR STEERING OSCILLATION OR BUMP STEER. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. AND THE SUGGESTION GIVEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER BY FORD TECH IS THAT IT'S NORMAL. I HAVE MY CDL AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT/AG EQUIPMENT FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. THIS HAS ME SCARED.

Mileage: 39,000

ON HIGHWAY, BUMP IN ROAD SURFACE CAUSED BAD SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. WAS JUST PURCHASED AT PEARSON FORD IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA. FORD F-250 2017 WITH ONLY 23000.0 MILES.

Mileage: 23,000

STEERING SHIMMY UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN @ 55+ MPH AND UNEVEN PAYMENT. TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE MUST SLOW VEHICLE BACK DOWN TO 30 MPH AND ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE FOR F 250 2017 IT'S COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE' BELOW REQUESTS DATE THIS OCCURRED. BEGAN @40,000 AND PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE NOW OCCURS DAILY.

Mileage: 4,000

DEATH WOBBLE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DEVELOPED AT ABOUT 20K MILES. WHEN REPORTED TO DEALER WAS TOLD WHEELS OUT OF BALANCE. WHEN YOU HIT A SEAM OR SLIGHT IMPERFECTION IN ROAD VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF AND VEERING INTO THE NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BOTH WHILE TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL AND JUST TRAVELING WITH PASSENGERS. MY TRUCK IS NOW AT THE DEALER-REYNOLDS FORD IN NORMAN, OK. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK AND ARE REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER WHICH WILL COST ME $769 PLUS A REALIGNMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS 42K MILES ON IT. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS HAPPENING HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT ISSUES A RECALL AND SINCE I AM PAST THE 36,000 B TO B WARRANTY I WILL BE PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. AT SOME POINT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND FORD WILL BE FACING A LAWSUIT COSTING THEM MORE THAN A RECALL. I TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND PASSENGERS ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR SCOUT TROOP 222 HERE IN NOBLE, OK. PLEASE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH FORD. I AM AWARE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DEFECT ON THE 2017 FORD F250 MODEL TRUCKS. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING USUALLY OCCURS WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 60MPH.

Mileage: 42,300

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING RADICALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL FROM THE FRONT END BOUNCING. I HAD TO BRAKE RAPIDLY AND PULL TO SHOULDER UNDER PRETTY CROWDED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND IT DIDN'T STOP UNTIL ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. IT DID THIS NUMEROUS TIMES ON A OUT OF TOWN TRIP AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER IMMEDIATELY ON MY RETURN. THE DATE ENTERED IS THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN & HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS. IT IS AT THE DEALER NOW.

Mileage: 10,200

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH I WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED TO WOBBLE INCREDIBLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN A LOT TO MAKE IT STOP. VERY SCARY!

Mileage: 10,500

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VIOLENT, SUSTAINED SHAKING ON THE HIGHWAY IF I HAPPEN TO HIT ONE OUR MANY AVAILABLE BUMPS. THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES AND CANNOT BE STOPPED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETED STOPPED. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW COUNTLESS REFERENCES TO SUCH A PROBLEM INCLUDING LIMITLESS VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. IF THIS PROBLEM IS THAT WELL-PUBLICIZED, THERE IS NO WAY THAT FORD DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. MY LOCAL DEALER, POYNTER FORD IN SEYMOUR, INDIANA, CLAIMED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THE FORD CORPORATION'S CHAT LINE POLITELY DIRECTED ME TO YOUR WEBSITE. IN SHORT, I, AND ALL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, ARE PLAYING WITH FIRE. THIS SHAKING DOES NOT OCCUR AT SPEEDS LESS THAN ONE WOULD BE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. I ASKED THE CHAT LINE REP WHAT THE TERM FOR THE EVENT WAS, WHAT PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

Mileage: 42,000

ABOUT 19000 MILES TRUCK HAD A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMP AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER. STILL DOING IT. NOW DEALER IS BLAMING IT ON WORN TIRES. IF TIRES WERE WORN IT WOULD DO IT AT ALL SPEEDS. FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NO RESPONSE.

Mileage: 19,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS(60 MPH AND UP) AND YOU HIT A BUMP, HOLE, OR DEVIATION IN THE ROAD SURFACE THE FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM IN THE LAST 500 MILES. THE CONDITION IS SO ROUGH THAT I'M IN FEAR OF DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT IS SO SCARY GIVE ME SOME PEOPLE AT THE BAR. I REFUSE TO ALLOW MY WIFE OR DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER. I'M TRULY HAPPY THAT I HAVE A DEALER WHO IS ADMITTING THERE IS A FAULT. LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S GOING TO RETURN AND THIS IS NOT A TRUE FIX IT'S ONLY A BAND-AID TO GET US THROUGH THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT FORD WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND PROPERLY FIX THESE VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE COST UPWARDS OF $75,000 AND ARE JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITION.

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH OVER A BRIDGE JOINT, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOCK VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". UPON SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED PALM SPRINGS FORD-LINCOLN (69200 CA-111, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234, (760) 328-2102) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH OR HIGHER WHEN I HIT A BUMP I GET A VIOLENT RATTLE AND BOUNCE IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL THAT WON'T STOP UNLESS I SLOW DOWN TO AT LEAST 35MPH.

IN OCTOBER 2018, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH IN MY 2017 F-250 (MY TRUCK HAD JUST OVER 24,000 MILES ON IT), I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT AND THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH. THE TRUCK DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER A COUPLE WEEKS LATER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER. THE SHAKING STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN STORAGE FOR NINE MONTHS WHILE DEPLOYED. WHEN I RETURNED IN OCTOBER 2019, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE SHAKING RETURNED AFTER I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHEN HITTING EXPANSION JOINTS AND A POTHOLE AT 70-75 MPH. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I OR OTHER DRIVERS HAVE NOT BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED YET, AND I CANNOT TAKE MY FAMILY IN THIS $60,000 TRUCK. I HAVE READ ABOUT COUNTLESS EXAMPLES FROM OTHERS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER IN TOPEKA TODAY, THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE' IS 'KIND OF JUST WHAT THE TRUCK DOES.' THIS IS CRAZY, AND I CAN'T ACCEPT IT FOR A TRUCK AS EXPENSIVE AS THIS. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.

Mileage: 24,109

WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON AN INTERSTATE AROUND 70 MPH I STRUCK A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING EXTREMELY BADLY. IT FELT BASICALLY OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 40 MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED.

Mileage: 30,000

THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END AFTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND ARM. CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME BUSHINGS. PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE TIRES ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THESE CONDITIONS ALL OCCURED AT SPEEDS AROUND 65MPH. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD. FORD DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A KNOCKING SOUND. MANAGER SAID IT WAS SOME PLASTIC BUSHINGS IN THE SPRINGS. AFTER REPLACING SOME FRONT END PARTS, THE SOUND WENT AWAY. TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR AT LEAST A WEEK ON EACH OCCURRENCE. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BRAND NEW, THE DISPLAY WOULD NOT WORK CORRECTLY. TOOK 6 MONTHS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DISPLAY WAS FINALLY REPLACED. A VIBRATIONS IN THE SEATS OCCURS WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE TRAILER IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WHEN A DIFFERENT TRUCK PULLS THE TRAILER, NO VIBRATIONS OCCURS IN THE SEATS AND FLOORBOARD.

Mileage: 35,000

DEATH WOBBLE IN STEERING WHEEL. THIS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY ! EXTREME STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP BUMP AT 60 MPH OR MORE. TOTALLY LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING FUNCTION. TOOK TO DEALER AND REPLACED SOME PARTS AT 18,000 MILES AND NOW EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN AT 22,000 MILES. MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES 2017 FORD F250 HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH FORD MOTOR CO. !

Mileage: 18,000

ON 10/28/19 I WAS TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY( I-15) AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. I HIT A SECTION OF ROUGH ROAD AND MY VEHICLE STEERING VIBERATED VIOLENTLY. I ALMOST STRUCK OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS VIBRATING SO ROUGH. I SAFELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE FRONT END. I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG SO I TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES WITH NO ISSUE. ON 11/1/19 I TRAVELED 10 MILES ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, AND THE VIBRATIONS RETURNED AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SSECTION OF HIGHWAY. I HAD TO STOP NUMEROUS TIMES AND TRAVEL AT 40 MPH TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION.

Mileage: 15,600

HAD THE "DEATH WOBBLE". CRUISING AT 70 MPH AND HIT A PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AND WOULDNT STOP UNTIL I REDUCED THE SPEED TO 35 (ON A HWY). I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE IT WAS SO BAD.

Mileage: 28,962

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, I LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AFTER DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP. I LITERALLY HAVE TO STOP MY TRUCK BEFORE I CAN REGAIN CONTROL. THE VIBRATION LITERALLY WANTS TO THROW ME OUT OF MY CHAIR. I CAN'T EVEN HOLD ONTO THE STEERING.

Mileage: 11,000

AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 MPH UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL OVER THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LACK OF CONTROL CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EITHER GO STRAIGHT WHEN YOU NEED TO TURN OR TO BOUNCE YOU INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IS TO QUICKLY REDUCE SPEED TO AROUND 30 MPH. THIS IN ITSELF IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A CONGESTED INTERSTATE. THIS SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY NOTHING MORE THAN HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE OVERPASS, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIT A POTHOLE OR SOME OTHER AVOIDABLE OBJECT. BOTH THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ARE A DANGER NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE, BUT ALSO TO ANYONE AROUND OR BEHIND THIS VEHICLE. FORD DEALERSHIP STATES FORD HAS NOTHING TO SAY ON THE MATTER. INITIAL CONCERN WAS HANDLED BY REPLACING THE STEERING STABILIZER, A FIX WHICH LASTED ONLY 8 MONTHS, THEN THE EXACT SAME SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN. ON MY LAST 400 MILE TRIP, I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE 6 TIMES FROM THIS SITUATION. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT, THAT MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED.

Mileage: 48,000

DEATH WOBBLE / STEERING OSCILLATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 11,000

DEATH WOBBLE, SHIMMY, OSCILLATION OVER MINOR BUMPS. MUST DRASTICALLY REDUCE SPEED TO RECOVER

Mileage: 35,000

TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH. HAD TO SLOW TO 40 MPH IN TRAFFIC TO STOP THE DEATH WOBBLE SHAKING AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER TWICE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BUT ISSUE STILL OCCURS AND IS UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY USAGE.

Mileage: 26,025

MY 2017 F250 IS EXPERIENCING ' DEATH WOBBLE '. AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE, ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD SHIMMIES THE STEERING WHEEL AND AT TIMES THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHIMMY TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE NO STEERING CONTROL AND AM FORCED TO SLOW DOWN TO 25-20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP.

Mileage: 59,800

2017 FORD F-250 WHEELS VIOLENTLY SHAKING WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. VEHICLE HAD 22000 MILES WHEN FIRST STARTED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES WITH NO FIX. THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO KILL PEOPLE IF NOT RESOLVED. HAVE BEEN TOLD, AIR PRESSURE NOT CORRECT, ROTORS, BRAKES, TIRES, ALIGNMENT. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH NO RESOLUTION. FORD HAS A PROBLEM AND ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. SPENT 70K ON FORDS SUPER DUTY AND AFRAID TO DRIVE OR LET ANY FAMILY MEMBER DRIVE. IF OR WHEN SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS THE LAWSUIT WILL NOT BE PRETTY. TELL FORD TO FIX THE ISSUE! DEALER SAID THEY PERFORMED TSB 18-2268 AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. I'M CURIOUS IF FORD EXECUTIVES WOULD BE WILLING TO PUT THEIR FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE FOR A FAMILY OUTING? INVESTED TOO MUCH MONEY TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE AND NOW TOO MUCH TIME AND ADDITIONAL MONEY TO FIX WITH NO SOLUTION.

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO LONGMONT FORD (235 ALPINE ST, LONGMONT, CO 80501) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SUSTAINED OSCILLATION OCCURRED AND THE DRIVE LINK, SLUGS, ALIGNMENT, STEERING STABILIZER, SHOCKS, AND TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 12,000

MY TRUCK HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". ON 6/7/19 TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER WITH 32,499 MILES. GULF COAST FORD ANGELTON,TX. DEALER CONFIRMED DEATH WOBBLE REPLACED ALL 4 STEERING LINKS, STEERING SHOCK, CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND SET TOE. 10/22/19 TRUCK NOW HAS 41,000 MILES AND THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS RETURNED. WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN OF LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE I KNOW THAT NHTSA HAS HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD THAT I HAVE HAD THAT HAD THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE 2019 MODELS DO IT AS WELL. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BOTH DEATH WOBBLES I HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT SPEEDS OF 60-65

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE TOWING A 7000 LB TRAILER/RV, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING BADLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING ON CANADA HWY 104 BETWEEN ANTIGONISH NS AND MONCTON NB. AFTER STAYING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT IN MONCTON NB, THE SHAKING HAPPEN ONE MORE TIME THE NEXT DAY ON HWY 1 WHILE DRIVING TO SAINT JOHN. EACH TIME, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE SHAKING STOP AT ABOUT 35 MPH. EACH TIME, THE SHAKING STARTED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH, AND CROSSING A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT. THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 26,000 MILES WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING. THE SAME TRAILER SETUP HAS BE USED FORM THOUSANDS OF MILE SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW. THE SHAKING WAS VERY BAD AND I AM VERY THANKFUL NO OTHER CARS WERE CLOSE BY WHEN IT HAPPEN.

Mileage: 26,000

MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, IT WAS VERY UNSTABLE . WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES BUT THE SHAKING IS STILL THERE AND IT OCCURS AT LOWER THAN HIGHWAY SPEEDS NOW.

Mileage: 31,348

I AM WRITING TO YOU REGARDING MY TRUCK WHICH HAS JUST UNDER 12000 MILES ON IT, BUT, THIS LETTER GOES BEYOND MY TRUCK, IT INCLUDES POTENTIALLY EVERY F250 ON THE ROAD FROM AT LEAST THE 2017 MODEL YEAR AND POTENTIALLY OTHER YEARS. THE ISSUE IS THE INFAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE WHICH OCCURS ON CERTAIN ROUGH ROADS AND BRIDGE JOINTS. I AM CURRENTLY ON A TRIP TO COLORADO AND SOUTH DAKOTA FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND IN THE LAST 1600 MILES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM MORE THAN 35 TIMES (WHAT'S THE POINT OF COUNTING?). I KNOW YOU HAVE A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT LISTING A FIX WHICH FROM MY RESEARCH APPARENTLY DOESN'T WORK LONG TERM BUT DOES WEAR OUT TIRES A HELL OF A LOT FASTER. HAVE ANY OF YOU BEEN OUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH AND EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM? IF NOT, PUT YOURSELF IN ONE OF THESE IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED TRUCKS AND DRIVE UNTIL YOU FIND THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF SPEED, BUMP FREQUENCY AND ANY OTHER SITUATION WHICH MAY CAUSE OCCURRENCE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU WILL HAVE THOROUGHLY SCARED IT OUT OF YOU ALONG WITH THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLES AROUND YOU. THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES WOULD BE PRICELESS IF IT WERE A HORROR SHOW INSTEAD OF A ROAD SITUATION. IN ORDER TO STOP DEATH WOBBLE THE VEHICLE MUST BE BROUGHT TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP, OFTEN IN PLACES WHERE THE BERM OF THE ROAD ISN'T WIDE ENOUGH OR SAFE ENOUGH TO GET OFF ON AND YOU HAVE AN 18 WHEELER ABOUT TO RUN UP YOUR BUTT. AFTER YOU FINISH WIPING, TAKE THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOW ENGINEERING COULD SCREW UP SO BADLY AND QUALITY COULD LET IT SLIDE AND THE BLASTED BEAN COUNTERS CAN BE SO AFRAID OF CUTTING INTO PROFITS TO PERMIT A PROPER FIX. BY THE WAY, IT APPEARS THAT THE DEALERS HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING THE 'PARTS' FOR THE INADEQUATE FIX. I SUSPECT IN ADDITION TO THE IMMEDIATE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM, THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR FATIGUE FAILURE OF SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.

Mileage: 11,000

MY 2017 FORD F-250 HAS A "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT HAS ALMOST KILLED US SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOVE ABOUT 65 MPH AND HITTING SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT IT DEVELOPS A DEATH WOBBLE SO VIOLENT I HAVE TO WHITE KNUCKLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO GAIN CONTROL, WHICH ONLY HAPPENS AT ABOUT 30 MPH. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE TIRES BALANCED AS I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CAUSE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THREE TIMES ON OUR LAST TRIP.

Mileage: 21,000

OCTOBER 19. I HIT A EXPANSION JOINT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. INSTANTLY THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHAKING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT WAS SHAKING SO BAD I THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO LOOSE A TIRE. IT IS A WONDER I DIDN'T CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I CAME HERE AND SEEN I'M NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE INNOCENT VICTIM IS KILLED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I ALSO PULL A 5TH WHEEL. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PULLING THE 5TH WHEEL I DON'T BELIEVE I COULD HAVE GOTTEN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE PAST FORDS I HAVE OWNED HAVE BEEN GREAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD TAKE CARE OF THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IF THEY DON'T I WILL BE REPLACING THIS TRUCK WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND.

Mileage: 44,000

I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 11174271. THE TRUCK IN QUESTION WAS PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 10K MILES LATER THE ISSUE REOCCURED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH ON A BRIDGE. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER AND ENDED UP REGAINING CONTROL AFTER STOPPING COMPLETELY ON THE BRIDGE (THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME STOPPED TOO). I SLOWLY DROVE TO THE SHOULDER AND CLAMED DOWN. THIS WAS ALMOST A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT ON A BRIDGE. BECAUSE THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THIS MALFUNCTION. THIS TRUCK IS BEING TRADED IN WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND TRUCK.

Mileage: 35,200

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD WE WENT OVER A BRIDGE SEAM AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. THIS HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES PRIOR TO THIS BUT NOT AS BAD. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO UNDER INFLATED TIRES, THAT I HAD TO KEEP THEM AT 70 PSI. TIRE PRESSURE HASN'T CHANGED ANYTHING. I TOW A 28 FT. TRAVEL TRAILER OFTEN, IF THIS HAPPENS AS VIOLENTLY AS LAST NIGHT WE WILL SURELY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE RIG. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION!

Mileage: 46,000

SEVERE/VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH ANY DEVIATION IN ROAD SURFACE (BRIDGES/ TRANSITIONS/POTHOLES). FIRST DOCUMENTED IN 2018 AROUND 20,000 MILES. FORD DEALER REPLACED STEERING COMPONENTS IN APRIL 2019 WITH 32470 MILES. WOBBLE RETURNED IN JULY OF 2019 AT 39000 MILES AND CONTINUED TO WORSEN. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 9/25/19 AND THE REPORTED NO ISSUES OR REPAIRS NEEDED. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AGAIN ON 10/15/19 WITH 42K MILES AND THE TECH WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ME AND A 5 MINUTE TRIP IT WOBBLED TWICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT BRAKING TO 35MPH TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR OF DEATH/INJURY. FORD IS ORDERING THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED IN APRIL 2019.

Mileage: 20,000

2017 PRE OWNED FORD F250 DIESEL PURCHASED WITH 10K MILES ON IT. PURCHASED TRUCK NOV 2018. EXPERIENCED 6-7 EPISODES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THIS ISSUE OCCURS ONLY AT SPEEDS OVER 50-60 MPH WHEN HITTING SEMI ROUGH ROAD. IT BEGINS TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY AND WON'T STOP EVEN WHEN CONTINUING ON TO SMOOTH ROAD. ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IT AFTER IT STARTS IS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 50 MPH (THEREBY FRONT LOADING THE SUSPENSION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES) WHICH IS NOT A SAFE THING TO DO WHEN TRAVELING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, BE AWARE THIS TRUCK IS TOTALLY STOCK FROM FORD. NO AFTERMARKET PARTS OF ANY KIND. TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 30K MILES ON IT AND I HAVE OWNED IT ABOUT 11 MONTHS. TRUCK IS GREAT IN EVERY OTHER WAY AND DRIVES REALLY WELL IN EVERY OTHER WAY. THIS DEATH WOBBLE DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH EVERY PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD, BUT IS MORE LIKELY THE ROUGHER THE ROAD IS AT THOSE SPEEDS. TOOK TO DEALER SHIP IN AUG 2019 AND THEY REPLACED MULTIPLE PARTS IN FRONT END SUSPENSION ALL FREE OF CHARGE. IT JUST DID THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN THIS LAST WEEKEND 10/12/19. I AM SCHEDULED FOR A 1K MILE TRIP THIS NEXT WEEK SO I WILL JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND TRUCK IS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE ON THIS ISSUE ON 11/4/19. WE WILL SEE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE. BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS DOES NEARLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. IT AT LEAST CAUSES IT TO VEER 1-2 FEET OUT OF THE LANE YOU ARE IN. IT'S EVEN WORSE WHEN TOWING A 5-10K POUND LOAD. I HAVE SEEN MANY LESS DANGEROUS ITEMS RECALLED ON VARIOUS VEHICLES AND THIS SHOULD CERTAINLY BE ADDRESSED. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED ONE DAY WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT TO MENTION ADVANCED WEAR OF FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS AND TIRES OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 22,000

DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE TRANSITIONS OR WHEN TRUCK COMES IN CONTACT WITH A BUMP. FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. TRUCK HAS TO BE SLOWED DOWN NEARLY TO STOP BEFORE IT STOPS. MAJOR ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE ON AN INTERSTATE WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND PEOPLES LIVES AROUND YOU.

Mileage: 35,000

I WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THE TRUCK DID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE I REDUCED MY SPEED TO 50MPH AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 28,593

I WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL COMING DOWN HIGHWAY 260 IN ARIZONA, VERY MOUNTAINOUS ROADS. CRUISING AT ABOUT 75, HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THROWING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO THE LEFT. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE TRUCK NORMALLY DRIVES SMOOTH, THIS UNEXPECTED EVENT WILL KILL SOMEONE THEY SHOULD RECALL ALL F250S AND F350S, THIS IS A SEVERE ISSUE AND YOU ARE BEING COMPLACENT NOT TREATING THIS AS A DANGEROUS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AND FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND DOESN'T DO ANYTHING BUT THROW PARTS AT IT. I'VE READ THIS IS A CASTER ISSUE. TOTAL [XXX] I HAVE A 65K TRUCK I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE, BE CAREFUL PEOPLE THIS CAN KILL YOU AND ANYONE IN YOUR VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO YOU, YOU WILL THANK GOD WHEN YOU CAN MAKE IT STOP IF YOU'RE ALIVE, I'M A TOTAL FORD GUY, BUT THIS COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OPINION ON MY VERY EXPENSIVE TRUCK AND FORD. FORD IF ANYONE READS THIS YOU PEOPLE ARE PUKES. KNOWING THIS ISSUE AND NOT RECALLING IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 23,000

2017 F250 WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES. FOR 2 WEEKS THE TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING SEVERE STEERING ISSUES AT 50-70MPH. ANYTIME A SMALL BUMP OCCURS IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO ABRUPTLY SLOW DOWN. VERY CONCERNING!

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75MPH WHEN MY TRUCK PASSED OVER SMALL BUMP IN ROAD THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, CAUSING MY TRUCK TO ENTER LANE NEXT TO ME. MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WERE PASSENGERS WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THEY WERE TERRIFIED ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ALMOST CRASHED WITH THE SEMI I HAD PASSED PRIOR TO THE BUMP. THE SHAKING FINALLY STOPPED ONCE MY TRUCK REACHED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THIS HAPPENED EARLIER ON SAME TRIP, HOWEVER, I DIDN'T THINK AS MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOWER AND IT DIDN'T LAST AS LONG. THE 2ND TIME MADE US FEEL OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER SO WE DROVE 10MPH BELOW POSTED SPEED LIMIT TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.

Mileage: 21,000

I HAVE A 2017 FORD F250 SUPER CAB WITH APPROXIMATELY 28,600 MILES ON IT. I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FRONT END OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) FOR ABOUT THE LAST 5,000 MILES. IT OCCURS WHEN TRAVELLING OVER APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS CERTAIN BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR EXPANSION JOINTS AT ROAD BRIDGES. VEHICLE SHAKES SIDE TO SIDE UNCONTROLLABLY AND ONLY STOPS WITH AN IMMEDIATE BRAKING TO AROUND 35 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MYSELF AND MANY OTHER FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCK OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING WHICH COULD LEAD TO MAJOR ACCIDENTS, INJURY, OR DEATH, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY.

Mileage: 26,300

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT LEAST 60 MPH YOU HIT A BUMP OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD AND YOUR WHOLE TRUCK START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, YOU FEEL AS IF YOURE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST COMPLETLY TO GAIN ANY CONTROL OF THE WHEEL. THIS IS SERIOUSLY SO DANGEROUS. IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY PUT A NEW SHOCK ON, IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO I TOOK IT UP THERE AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS A TRAIL AND ERROR PROCESS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. RIDICULOUS

Mileage: 55,000

AT 75MPH ON A THREE LANE FREEWAY, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH RESULTED IN A VIOLENT FRONTEND SHIMMY THAT WAS SO BAD I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SLOW DOWN TO 25MPH TO GAIN CONTROL. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS IN QUESTION. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER AT SAME SPEED SO I HAD TO CONTINUE AT 45 MPH AND DRIVE ON BACK ROADS TO GET HOME. ON TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALER THEY FOUND "DRAG LINKS AND TRACKBAR, BALL JOINTS HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY TECH. ALSO FOUND THAT STEERING DAMPENER HAD TOO MUCH MOVEMENT. REPLACED TRACK BAR BALL JOINTS, DRAG LINKS AND STEERING DAMPENER." HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES, THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED, NOT USED IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, FREEWAY MILES ONLY, AND NEVER BEEN IN THE DIRT. AFTER NOTICING ONLINE THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM AMONGST 2017 F250S, OUR CONCERN IS IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE.

Mileage: 30,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AFTER HITTING BUMP, FRONT WHEELS START UNCONTROLLABLE OSCILLATION BACK IN FORTH CAUSING STEERING CONTROL TO BE LOST AND FEED BACK THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. I MUST COME TO COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM THREE TIMES BUT HAS NOT FIXED ISSUE.

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE #3 LANE AT 57 MPH AT 6:10 P.M. ON INTERSTATE 80 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; AS I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROADWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE/OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY AS WAS THE ENTIRE TRUCK, WHICH HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT THAT POINT. I DECELERATED THE TRUCK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES AS I THOUGHT THAT WOULD SEND ME INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH OR WORSE. LUCKILY, DRIVERS AROUND ME REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND GAVE ME AS MUCH SPACE AS THEY COULD SO THAT I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONCE I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE SHAKING WAS NOT AS INTENSE AND I BEGAN TO CAREFULLY BRAKE ALL THE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. I STOPPED THE TRUCK ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. SINCE MY FORD DEALER WAS CLOSED AT THAT TIME; I DROVE THE TRUCK ON SURFACE STREETS BACK HOME AND CONTACTED MY DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE TRUCK OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND ANYTHING AMISS WITH THE TRUCK. A DAY PRIOR, THE SERVICE ADVISOR ASKED ME IF THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED BEFORE OR AFTER I HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED. I TOLD HIM I HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED ON SATURDAY AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED ON THURSDAY, SO IT WAS AFTER. THE NEXT DAY ON HIS RETURN CALL TO ME HE INDICATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AMISS WITH THE TRUCK OTHER THAN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS NOT CORRECT, FOR WHICH THEY ADJUSTED TO "PROPER" INFLATION. BELOW IS THE SYNOPSIS OF THE REPAIR AS IT IS WRITTEN ON MY INVOICE: 24748 PERFORM TEST DROVE STEERING WOBBLE DO NOT DUPLICATED AT THIS TIME PERFORM PUT VEHICLE ON RACK AND INSPECTON FRONT END CHECK ALIGNMENT OK PASS CHECK AIR TIRES PRESSURE FOUND FRONT TIRES AT 70 PSI REAR 60 PSI PERFORM ADJUSTMENT TO SPECS FRONT 60 PSI REAR 65 PSI RECOMMEND RETURN VEHICLE TO CUSTOMER AT THIS TIME CHECK ON FUTURE CONCERNS

Mileage: 24,700

DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH IF HIT A ROUGH SPOT ON PAVED HWY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. HAVE HAD DEALERSHIP FIX..BUT ONLY REDUCED SEVERITY.

Mileage: 41,965

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED BETWEEN 60-70 OR 80 MPH, THE TRUCK DEVELOPS VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKE, BACK AND FORTH, WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES, TIRES SEEM TO BE SHAKING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER ( DEATH WOBBLE). THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK GOES OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD, BUMP, HOLE OR DEFECT IN THE ROAD. HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, WITH OR WITHOUT TOWING BUT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN TOWING TRAVEL TRAILER. SHAKING WILL NOT STOP UNTIL TRUCK IS BROUGHT TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. VERY SCARY

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM SNEAD FORD (401 W MAIN ST, WAYNESBORO, VA 22980, (800) 650-9207), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

Mileage: 35,000

AT ABOUT 45 MPH AFTER HITTING ROUGH PATCH ON A BRIDGE SURFACE I EXPERIENCED WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY I HAD ZERO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE TO ALMOST A STOP BEFORE BEING ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A RURAL AREA OF EASTERN OR AND HAD NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE EASILY LED TO A COLLISION OR ANOTHER VEHICLE HAVING TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL STARTED WHEN CROSSING A CONCRETE SURFACED BRIDGE THAT HAD A FAIRLY ROUGH SURFACE. THE ROAD PLANE WAS LIGHTLY SLOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2017 F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2019, THE NEXT TIME IT OCCURRED WAS TWO DAYS LATER AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED. THIS TIME I WAS SLOWING DOWN SO THE LOSS OF CONTROL WAS LESS SIGNIFICANT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE TRUCK, EVERYTHING IS STOCK. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DOES ALL THE MAINTENANCE. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE, COLLISIONS OR ROUGH USE OF THIS TRUCK. THE MAJORITY OF THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN AROUND TOWN, WITH ABOUT 20% BEING HIGHWAY USE.

Mileage: 30,900

I HAVE A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. IT ISN'T A CONSTANT WOBBLE AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I NOTICE IT HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER IT DIDN'T HELP. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS TIGHT AND RIGHT AND THAT MY TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE. I HAD THEM BALANCED THAT SAME DAY, AGAIN IT DIDN'T HELP. THE PROBLEM FORCING ME TO BASICALLY PARK MY VEHICLE OR ONLY DRIVE IT AROUND TOWN AT LOWER SPEEDS THAT I KNOW I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THE WOBBLE AT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE WHEN THIS WOBBLE HAPPENS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL I HAVE TO TRY AND SLOW DOWN AND PULLOVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUE. IT'S UNSAFE AND IT GOING TO KILL PEOPLE IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE TO MAKE THE MANUFACTURER FIX THESE PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 22,000

'DEATH WOBBLE' IT STARTED WHEN MY TRUCK WAS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD AT 24,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T GRAB IT. THE TRUCK WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND IT QUITE SHAKING ONCE I GOT DOWN TO ABOUT 25-30 MPH. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, WHICH SCARES ME. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. YOU CANNOT IMAGINE IT UNTIL YOU'VE EXPERIENCED IT. I'VE HAD MY TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY HAVE WORKED ON IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I'M NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN, AND I HAVE BEEN A HUGE FAN OF FORD VEHICLES MY WHOLE LIFE, BUT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

Mileage: 24,000

I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE IN JANUARY 2019 AT AROUND 37000 MILES , TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED WHAT FORD RECOMMENDED, STEERING DAMPER , ETC. THIS PAST FRIDAY SEPT 27, 2019 I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN AFTER ONLY PUTTING 9K MILES ON MY TRUCK. I WAS AGAIN LIKE LAST TIME TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 AND HIT A BRIDGE SEAM AND THE THRASHING BEGAN. I WAS IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN THE PASSING LANE AND HAD TO SLOW TO AROUND 30 MPH. THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMOTION AROUND ME BUT NO ONE HIT US OR ANYBODY ELSE.

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING SEEMS SLOPPY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, A BUMP IN THE ROAD WILL SEND THE VEHICLE INTO A TERRIFYING SHIMMY.

Mileage: 45,000

AFTER HAVING TRUCK IN FOR DEATH WOBBLE AND NEW STEERING DAMPENER INSTALLED, TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY WOBBLING AGAIN AT SPEEDS OF 55-70 GOING ACROSS SOME BUMPS OR BRIDGES. THE WHOLE TRUCK, DASH, STEERING, WHEELS AND SEATS SHAKE UNTIL YOU SLOW BACK DOWN TO 50. THERE IS VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. SO NOW TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS A HIGHWAY, A STREET OR A ROAD. CERTAIN BRIDGES, OVERPASSES OR BUMPS WILL CAUSE THE WOBBLE TO START. DEATHLY FRIGHTENING FOR 10 YEAR DAUGHTER RIDING IN TRUCK WITH ME.

Mileage: 41,000

VEHICLE FRONT WHEEL STARTS SHAKING WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, YOU HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE IT STOP. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH ABOUT 14000 MILES, PUT IT IN THE SHOP AND IT'S BEEN GOOD UNTIL 28000 AND IT'S DONE IT THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. ALMOST PUT ME IN THE WALL ON ONE OCCASION , GOING BACK TO SHOP. ALL HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 TO 70 MPH.

Mileage: 28,000

I PURCHASE A NEW 2017 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT ITS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE " SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP SHOP HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I AM ALREADY VERY FRUSTRATED. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS WEN I'M GOING IN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A SMALL BUMP LIKE A OVERPASS OR BRIDGE AND THE FRONT STEERING START SHIMMYING, SHAKING, DANGEROUSLY SO I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ME, MY FAMILY OR OTHER DRIVERS DIE BECAUSE OF THIS UNCONTROLLABLE SITUATION.

Mileage: 56,000

BOUGHT TRUCK NEW. AT 16,000 MILES STARTING SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OVER 55 MPH, WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, SAID THEY COULD'NT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED, TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE STEERING DAMPER. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR WHILE BUT I COULD FEEL IT GETTING WORSE (STEERING WHEEL STARTING TO SHAKE A LITTLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS) BUT NEVER WENT INTO FULL DEATH WOBBLE, AT 27,000 MILES IT WENT INTO FULL DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN ON FREEWAY OVERPASS WITH WIFE AND KID, VERY SCARY. TAKING BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. TRUCK HAS STOCK TIRES, STOCK WHEELS, STOCK SUSPENSION, STOCK SHOCKS, STOCK RIDE HEIGHT. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY.

Mileage: 16,000

AFTER A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY SUCH AS A POT-HOLE OR BRIDGE APPROACH, MY 2017 F250 WILL SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AT SPEEDS ANYWHERE FROM 60-75 MPH. THIS STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW IN 2017. RECENTLY MY WIFE HAD EXPERIENCE THIS TO THE POINT WHERE SHE WAS SHAKEN OFF THE ROADWAY AND TONIGHT I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD FOCUS ON THE ROAD, THAT'S HOW BAD IT WAS SHAKING!!! I TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MI BEFORE I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. MIND YOU THIS HAPPENED OVER FOUR DIFFERENT BRIDGES. ONE BEING A 150' DROP TO THE RIVER BELOW. . I'M FINALLY AT MY BREAKING POINT WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER ONCE HAD A BAD THOUGHT OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS OF DRIVING FORDS TRUCK BUT THIS ONE BROKE ME. I HAVE KEPT THIS TRUCK STOCK FROM THE WHEELS, TIRES, AND SUSPENSION. I DON'T UNDERSTOOD HOW FORD COULD PUT OUT SUCH DEFECTIVE VEHICLE???

Mileage: 29,327

DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING SHAKES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY. HAPPENS MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. WHEEL BALANCING AND ALIGNMENT DID NOT MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. DEALER FOUND NO ISSUES AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SHAKING.

Mileage: 56,000

I AM EXPERIENCING WOBBLE IN THE STEERING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE. IT IS GONNA KILL ME OR SOMEONE. MY FAMILY ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THIS TRUCK NOW

Mileage: 17,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS REFERRING TO THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE FORD SUPER DUTY. DEATH WOBBLE DEFINED AS UNCONTROLLED OSCILLATION OF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS CAUSING LACK OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WHEN TRUCK HAD ~ 20000 MILES. I HAD VEHICLE SERVICE BY FORD DEALERSHIP @ ~ 28000 MILES AND WAS TOLD STEERING DAMPENER WAS REPLACED. DEATH WOBBLE REOCCURRED AGAIN ~10000 MILES AFTER SERVICE. HOWEVER VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO KEEP MAKING FREQUENT REPAIRS. DEATH WOBBLE IS OCCURING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GOING OVER BRIDGE EXPANSION GAPS, HITTING POTHOLES, OR SIMILAR ROAD BUMPS.

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 61 MPH, TRUCK HIT A VERY SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD AND A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TIRES AND STEERING BEGAN. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN UNTIL THE SHAKING STOPPED. BY THE TIME THE SHAKING STOPPED I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THIS WAS NOT JUST A LIGHT SHAKING. IT WAS VERY VIOLENT !

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING EAST BOUND I25 AT VAIL PASS IN COLORADO I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH WHEN I DROVE OVER SOME ASPHALT THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY STEERING AND WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC(I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE/ WE TRAVELED ACROSS TWO LANES WHEN OUT OF CONTROL). THE ROAD WORK WAS NORMAL, NOT BAD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON EVERY SINGLE BUMP AND ON EVERY SINGLE BRIDGE SEAM I DRIVE OVER. THIS WILL CAUSE A FATALITY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY.

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2017 F250 THAT DEVELOPED A SERIOUSLY VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP OR BRIDGE EXPANSION AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER THE TRUCK NEARLY GOT OUT OF CONTROL ON A FEW OCCASIONS TWICE WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS IN THESE MODEL TRUCKS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACK BAR, HOWEVER IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE TRUCK WHILE I WAITED FOR THE PART. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF ME CALLING REPEATEDLY TO CHECK ON THE STATUS IT FINALLY CAME IN AND THEY REPLACED IT ALONG WITH THE ONE SHOCK BECAUSE THEY SAID IT CAUSED IT DAMAGE. NOW HERE I AM A COUPLE MONTHS LATER AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS BACK AND MORE DANGEROUS. I TAKE THE TRUCK BACK IN AND TELL THEM THE TRACK BAR IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THEY PROCEED TO TELL ME THAT THEY WILL LOOK AT IT, IT COULD BE SEVERAL THINGS. MIND YOU THE TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES NOW AND ANYTHING BUT THE TRACK BAR THEY TELL ME IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, DESPITE THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM I'VE HAD THEM LOOKING AT THAT THEY HAVE NOT FIXED. NOW I GET A PRICE QUOTE TELLING ME THAT IT NEEDS A DRAG LINK, A ROD, AND AN END ASSEMBLY AND THAT IT WILL COST ME $625 FOR THE REPAIRS! THIS IS FOR A PROBLEM THAT I BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR MONTHS AGO AND I GOT STUCK WAITING ON BACK ORDERED PARTS. EVEN AFTER THE NEW DIAGNOSIS I ASKED WHAT WOULD BE THE GUARANTEE THAT I DON'T PAY TO FIX THE "NEW PROBLEM" AND GET THE TRUCK BACK AND IT STILL HAVE THE ISSUE? I WAS TOLD THAT "I CAN'T PROMISE IT'S NOT ALSO THE TRACK BAR, BUT THESE PARTS ARE DEFINITELY LOOSE AND PART OF THE PROBLEM." IF THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED TO THE PROBLEM THEN WHY DIDN'T THEY ALL GET REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AFTER THEY TOLD ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT? NOT SAFE! *TR

Mileage: 35,000

GETTING "DEATH WOBBLE" OR STEERING OSCILLATIONS AND VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN HITTING BUMPS ON ROAD AT MODERATE AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOOK THE TRUCK IN AT 24K MILES AND STEERING PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. 7 MONTHS/14K MILES LATER, SAME THING HAPPENING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND SAME PARTS PLUS OTHERS NOW NEED REPLACED AND FORD CLAIMS IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY

Mileage: 38,234

I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 33,000 MILES ON MY STOCK 2017 F250 LARIAT TRUCK WITH FACTORY 20" WHEELS AND FACTORY MICHELIN TIRES. ABOUT 10,000 MILES AGO, THE FRONT END EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN CROSSING OVER A BUMP/EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORSION BAR, STEERING STABILIZER, AND SOME OTHER PARTS. TODAY, WITH A TRAILER IN TOW, WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. LATER IN THE DAY, I DROPPED THE TRAILER AND THE TRUCK'S FRONT END DID IT AGAIN AT 55MPH WHILE IN AN OVERPASS TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER CROSSING AN EXPANSION JOINT. EVERYTHING IS STOCK EXCEPT FOR THE NEW PARTS THE DEALER REPLACED LAST YEAR. I HAVE 60 PSI IN THE FRONT AND 65 PSI IN THE REAR. I HAVE A VIDEO OF AN OCCURRENCE BUT THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO ATTACH AN MP4 FILE.

Mileage: 33,000

DEATH WOBBLE, SHIMMY, OR OSCILLATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING BUMP, BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR IMPERFECTION IN ROAD. VEHICLE BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE, DARTS UNTO OTHER LANE IF WOBBLE STARTS IN A CURVE. MUST SLOW TO 15-25 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL

Mileage: 34,000

ACCELERATING ON TO INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL HIT A DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD SURFACE, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SWING VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DISPLACEMENT BECOMING LARGER IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I BRAKED HARD BRINGING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. NARROWLY MISSING AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK. AFTER CHECKING FRONT SUSPENSION, I GINGERLY REJOINED THE FREEWAY AND CONTINUED AT 45MPH TO THE NEXT EXIT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS KNOW AS DEATH WOBBLE IN THE F250 COMMUNITY

Mileage: 39,900

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, OUR FORD F-250 STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AFTER GOING ONTO AN OVERPASS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VIOLENT WOBBLE OF THE FRONT END. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION IS GOING TO SELF DESTRUCT. THIS HAPPENED ONE TIME AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH AND ANOTHER TIME AT A SPEED OF 75 MPH. IN ORDER TO GET THE FRONT END SHAKING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. DURING BOTH EPISODES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS SO VIOLENT THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE FIRST EPISODE OCCURRED WITH APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THAT EPISODE, WE TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED SOME PARTS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND INDICATED IT WAS FIXED. THE SECOND EPISODE OCCURRED WITH ABOUT 29,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE CASTER SETTING ON THE VEHICLE TO AN OUT OF SPEC CONDITION AND TOLD US THAT THE FORD REGIONAL SERVICE REP TOLD THEM THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THAT SERVICE VISIT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 72 MPH AND 76 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE BACK AND FORTH AT A RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A THIRD TIME TO ADDRESS THIS NEWEST PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS RIGHT AT 36,000 MILES ON IT AND IS AT THE END OF THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS APPROX OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND THE SECOND INSTANCE WAS APPROX MARCH 1, 2019.

Mileage: 21,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, OUR FORD F-250 STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE IN THE FRONT END AFTER GOING ONTO AN OVERPASS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A VIOLENT WOBBLE OF THE FRONT END. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION IS GOING TO SELF DESTRUCT. THIS HAPPENED ONE TIME AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH AND ANOTHER TIME AT A SPEED OF 75 MPH. IN ORDER TO GET THE FRONT END SHAKING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. DURING BOTH EPISODES, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS SO VIOLENT THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE FIRST EPISODE OCCURRED WITH APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THAT EPISODE, WE TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED SOME PARTS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND INDICATED IT WAS FIXED. THE SECOND EPISODE OCCURRED WITH ABOUT 29,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE CASTER SETTING ON THE VEHICLE TO AN OUT OF SPEC CONDITION AND TOLD US THAT THE FORD REGIONAL SERVICE REP TOLD THEM THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THAT SERVICE VISIT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 72 MPH AND 76 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE BACK AND FORTH AT A RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A THIRD TIME TO ADDRESS THIS NEWEST PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS RIGHT AT 36,000 MILES ON IT AND IS AT THE END OF THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS APPROX OCTOBER 1, 2018 AND THE SECOND INSTANCE WAS APPROX MARCH 1, 2019.

Mileage: 29,000

COMMONLY BEING REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE - DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE HORRIBLY, NEED TO SLOW DOWN, PULL OVER FOR IT TO STOP. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE STEERING STABILIZER BUT STATED IF THAT DOESN'T WORK THEN THEY WILL DO FRONT END ALIGNMENT WITH CASTER SHIMS REPLACEMENT

Mileage: 44,000

DEATH WOBBLE IN THE 2017 FORD F250 IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WE WERE NEARLY KILLED THIS PAST WEEKEND. FORD SERVICE HAS IT RIGHT NOW. BUT FROM ALL THE REVIEWS I HAVE READ, THE WOBBLE RETURNS AND USUALLY AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED ONE TIME TO US 6 MONTHS AGO, AND THIS PAST WEEKEND ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES ON A 250 MILE ROAD TRIP. SHAKES AND WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY . WE WERE ON I-40 GOING ABOUT 70 MILES MPH. WHEN WE WOULD HIT BUMPS OR CROSS UNEVEN BRIDGE IT WOULD GO CRAZY.

Mileage: 24,000

FIRST TIME AT 6000 MILES DRIVING 70MPH EXPENERNST THE DEATH WOBBLE. FORD COULDN'T GET PARTS THEY NEEDED. ALLINED AT LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FORD RECOMMENDATIONS. DIDN'T EXPERIENCE AGAIN TILL 26000 MILES. WE ARE ON A TRIP AND IT HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES. FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO ADMIT WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATES.

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>45MPH) WHEN PASSING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUDDER SIGNIFICANTLY FOR UP TO 100 YARDS AFTER PASSING THE ROUGH SPOT AND ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT AND REQUIRED SLOWING DOWN AND EVEN STOPPING TO MAKE THE VIBRATION CEASE. THERE WAS ALSO A CONTINUOUS SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT AND ABOVE 50 MPH ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT.

Mileage: 20,000

DEATH WOBBLE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY IF A BUMP IN ROAD IS HIT, REQUIRING VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED TO END THE SHAKING, MAKING IT DANGEROUS WHEN CAN'T STOP IN TRAFFIC. HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WITH THE DATE LISTED AS THE MOST RECENT. STEERING WHEEL IS PULLED OUT OF HANDS WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 42,000

IN DOING RESEARCH, I EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE.' WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THIS ACTION CAUSED US TO GO FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER ON THE FREEWAY. TWO HANDS WERE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND NOT GO OFF THE ROAD. WE STOPPED AND INSPECTED AND SAW NOTHING.

Mileage: 33,600

VIOLENT FRONT IN SHAKING AT HIGHER SPEEDS CAUSED BY HITTING ANY SMALL BUMP IN ROADWAY. 'DEATH WOBBLE' I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS AT VARIOUS SEVERITY LEVELS, EACH REQUIRING VEHICLE TO SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. TODAY'S INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE, HIT A SMALL BUMP GOING OVER A BRIDGE, TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING CONTROL LOSS. THE SHAKING PULLED THE VEHICLE ACROSS NEIGHBORING LANE AND HAD TO SLOW TO 20-30 MPH BEFORE SHAKING STOPPED. VERY UNSAFE, LUCKILY NO VEHICLE WAS IN VICINITY PREVENTING POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE. VERY CONCERNING & DANGEROUS. SEEMS TO BE NO FIX.

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-84, I EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE AND STEERING ISSUE THAT THREW MY VEHICLE FROM THE RIGHT LANE INTO THE LEFT LANE. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND HIT SOME UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND SMALL POT HOLES. MY EXPERIENCE WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY RESEARCH OF THE SYMPTOMS CLOSELY MATCHES THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. HOWEVER, FURTHER RESEARCH SHOW THAT THESE ALIGNMENTS CAN MAKE THINGS WORSE. I STRONGLY URGE THAT THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 13,000

DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING AROUND 55-60 MPH AND WAS SHAKING SO BAD I COULD NOT HOLD ON TO STEERING WHEEL. IT HAD RIGHT OVER 15,000 MILES THE FIRST TIME . IF HAVE CALLED DEALER SHIP AND HAD IT BACK IN A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES WITH NOTHING BUT EXCUSES AND THEY SAY THEY PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPNER ON IT . IT HELPED FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS . I HAVE FOUGHT IT EVER SINCE I FIRST NOTICED IT AND NOW IT IS TOO THE POINT IT DOES IT WITH THE SLIGHTEST POTHOLE OR MANHOLE COVER IN ROAD. PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. MY TRUCK NOW HAS JUST OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON IT....... SO I WASN'T SMART ENOUGH TO PLAY THE GAME WITH THE DEALERSHIP WAS PLAYING WHICH WAS JUST GET IT PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD THEN ITS MY BABY. I LOST

Mileage: 15,000

AT APPROX. 7K MILES, FRONT TIRES SEEMED OUT OF BALANCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO AUTHORIZED SERVICE DEALER AND THEY HAD TROUBLE BALANCING FRONT WHEELS AND HAD TO BALANCE MORE THAN ONCE. AT APPROX. 40K MILES THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND OVER ON HIGHWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING CYCLE IS TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX. 35 MPH. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 58K MILES AND BEGINS THE SHAKING, INTERMITTENTLY, AT SPEEDS OF 62 MPH AND GREATER ON HIGHWAY. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MECHANIC'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE TIRES AND INSTALL WHEEL CAMS, WHICH ARE NOT PARTS CURRENTLY ON THE VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY. NONE OF THIS RECOMMENDED WORK OR DIAGNOSIS WAS COVERED BY FORD.

Mileage: 7,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END "WOBBLE" AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. 2 OF THOSE INCIDENTS WITH YOUNG (19 AND 24 YR OLD) DRIVERS AT THE WHEEL. SEEMS TO OCCUR COMING OFF A BRIDGE ONTO HIGHWAY PAVEMENT AT 60-65 MPH.

Mileage: 30,000

"DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN I HIT ANY ROUGH SPOTS ON ROAD, OR BRIDGE JOINTS, OR ROAD JOINTS AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH I GET A VIOLENT WOBBLE ON FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING IT AND HAVE TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN BELOW APPROX.40 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. MY TRUCK WAS SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE AT APPROX. 20K MILES AND THE ISSUSE SUBSIDED FOR A WHILE BUT HAS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN WITH APPROX 37K MILES. THIS IS A VERY UNNERVING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS.

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TWICE I HAVE HIT A BRIDGE WITH A SOMEWHAT ROUGH APPROACH. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE FIRST TIME THE SHAKING STOPPED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO 55MPH OR SO. THE NEXT TIME I HAD TO BRAKE AGGRESSIVELY AND FADE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WILL LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENTS. MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS SET TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS LISTED ON THE FRONT DOOR FRAME. ORIGINAL TIRES ARE WELL WITHIN WEAR LIMITS AND THE TRUCK DRIVES STRAIGHT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I HIT A BUMP AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY VIOLENT SHAKE, TOOK MY TRUCK TO AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON CO, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER, IT HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. AT 21,000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED, I AGAIN RETURNED TO AUTONATION FORD AND THEY TOLD ME ON THE SERVICE REPORT THAT I NEEDED TO INSTALL AFTER MARKET PRODUCTS AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO MY TRUCK. I HAVE SINCE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, SPRADLEY FORD IN PUEBLO CO. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A CAMBER AND CASTER ISSUE AND ANY FORD DEALERSHIP KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AUTONATION FORD IN LITTLETON AND SUMMIT FORD IN SILVERTHORNE CO, BOTH HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY SUCH ISSUE. TODAY I SPOKE WITH 4 WHEEL PARTS ABOUT MY ISSUE, THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE BACK LOGGED WITH FORD TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND IT CAN BE RESOLVED WITH MANY PART REPLACEMENTS AT A COST RANGING FROM $25.00 TO $700.00, UNLESS THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. AT THIS POINT I FEEL MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WHICH DIRECTION TO TAKE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE "DEATH WOBBLE"

Mileage: 15,000

"DEATH WOBBLE". IF YOU HIT ANY ROUGH SPOTS ON ROAD AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH YOU GET A VIOLENT WOBBLE ON FRONT OF THE TRUCK. YOU HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING IT. YOU HAVE TO GET BELOW 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. DEALERSHIP SAYS NOT A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN I GET A LOT OF SHACKING FROM MY TRUCK WIN DRIVING AND SHACKING WIN THE ROAD HAS BUMPS AND SMALL POT HOLES

Mileage: 12,698

TRUCK HAS APPROX 15,0000 MILES HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING OF TRUCK WHEN CROSSED ROUGH PAVEMENT AT 45 MPH HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE RECENTLY

Mileage: 15,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 35,500 MILES I HAD THE TRACK BAR, A NEW STEERING BOX AND PITMAN ARM REPLACED BECAUSE OF WEAR, AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 THE TRUCK DEVELOPED "DEATH WOBBLE" 3 TIMES OVER SMALL BUMPS AT ABOUT 50MPH . I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY BACK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I 81 IN THE FAST LANE THINKING THEY FIXED AND THE TRUCK AGAIN WENT INTO DEATH WOBBLE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 -70 MPH AND HAD TO BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR PILE UP AS THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME. AFTER I GOT BACK I DROPPED THE TRUCK AT FORD AGAIN AND TOLD HIM DRIVE IT, WHICH HE WOULDN'T , HE SAID HE CHECKED ALL THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND THEY WERE TIGHT, HE SAID "TAKE TO SOME PLACE THAT HAS A BETTER ALIGNMENT RACK, SO I DID THAT AND PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR IT. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I REPLACED THE STEERING BOX TO A TOP OF THE LINE BOX OUT OF MY OWN POCKET EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN REPLACED . I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK SAFELY SINCE NOV. OF 2018 AND IT IS NOW JUL. 29TH 2019. I CANT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF KILLING AN INNOCENT PERSON, EVEN THE MECHANIC THAT PUT THE SECOND STEERING BOX IN DID THE ALIGNMENT AGAIN IS SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WITH HIM AFTER THE 2ND REPLACEMENT BOX. AFTER LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM AND SOLUTIONS I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE. IF THIS IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF PEOPLE ARE GOING DIE, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY. IT IS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THERE ARE NOT DEATHS AND VERY SERIOUS INJURIES CAUSED BY THIS AS I HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE OTHER LANE SEVERAL TIMES AND DROP A HUGE AMOUNT OF SPEED VERY QUICKLY . I PAID $60,000 DOLLARS FOR A BRAND NEW TRUCK AND NOW NO ONE CAN SAFELY DRIVE IT, EVEN THE MECHANIC'S ARE SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE HAD DEATH WOBBLE AT LEAST 13 TO 15 TIMES FROM JANUARY UNTIL NOW AND AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 70. PLEASE HELP !!

Mileage: 35,500

TRUCK ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAS DONE THE DEATH WOBBLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 60 TO 75 MPH ---VERY DANGEROUS --HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES ON FREEWAY AND GO 20 MPH TO MAKE IT STOP ---HAD TO DEALER A FEW TIMES ALREADY THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX ---I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS --THIS TRUCK COST $70,000 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ---IS THERE A LEMON LAW? OR WHAT DO WE DO CLASS ACTION SUIT ---PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS...

Mileage: 15,000

DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING 60 TO70 MILES PER HOUR ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE.THE STEERING WHEEL ABOUT CAME OUT OF MY HANDS (MOVING BACK AND FORTH LEFT TO RIGHT) AND THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FIXED IT. NOW LESS THAN 10,000 MILES LATER THE TRUCK IS DOING THE SAME THING. THIS TIME IT WAS BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD DOING 45 MPH.THIS TRUCK IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF FORD CANNOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. I WILL NOT LET MY KIDS OR WIFE DRIVE THIS TRUCK! WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY ,I MUST SLOW TO ABOUT 40 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON WET ROADS!!!! I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO! PLEASE HELP US!

Mileage: 29,000

AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THE FRONT TIRES WOBBLE YOU HAVE TO HANG ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL EVERYONE CALLS IT A DEATH WOBBLE BUT NO ONE HAS A FIX FOR IT. I FEEL IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO ME AND MY FAMILY

Mileage: 100,000

AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, IF YOU DRIVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE, AT WHICH TIME YOU BASICALLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAN ALSO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING OVER RAISED PAVEMENT MARKERS. THE SAME THING IS TRUE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE WITH EXPANSION JOINTS. IN ALL CASES, THE TRUCK'S STEERING CAN OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE A 'DEATH WOBBLE'. RECENTLY, WHILE TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER 'ON THE HIGHWAY', I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN A 6% GRADE AND HIT A SMALL ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. I BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, I WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH BELOW THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. I WAS TOWING A 12,000 POUND 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE WOBBLE SUBSIDED. IT WAS THE SCARIEST THING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. THE WHOLE TIME DURING THE WOBBLE, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIFTING LEFT AND RIGHT OUT OF CONTROL. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES DURING THE 2 HOUR TRIP. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S ALSO HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO TRAILER ATTACHED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT IT SEEMS TO INVOLVE THE STEERING/SUSPENSION. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 12,000

PULLING A GOOSENECK TRAILER WITH MODERATE LOAD DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN PASS, WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, FRONT END WENT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND HAD TO COME TO A NEAR STOP. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON LEVEL TERRAIN WHILE BRAKING THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND HAD TO COME TO A NEAR STOP. AFTER UNLOADING ,I TRIED THE SAME BRAKING ON LEVEL TERRAIN AND HAD NO PROBLEM. AFTER UNHOOKING THE TRAILER I TRIED THE SAME BRAKING SCENARIO AND HAD NO PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE HAULING A LOAD ,WHICH THE VEHICLE I DESIGNED FOR

Mileage: 20,450

STEERING OSCILLATIONS AKA "DEATH WOBBLE": AT 60-65 MPH OR GREATER, THE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE OSCILLATION ONLY STOPS AFTER LOWERING SPEED TO ABOUT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS 23,000 MILES. THIS IS A REPEATED PROBLEM; THE DEALER FIXED IT BEFORE AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AND USUALLY AT SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE THERE ARE PARTICULAR BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY SURFACE.

Mileage: 23,000

HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN TO WOBBLE. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES

Mileage: 40,000

WHAT IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAVE VIDEO THE SITUATION. THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM . TRAVELED ON FM 1462 BRAZORIA COUNTY TX. TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHACKING. WAS TRAVEL 55 MPH HAD TO SLOW TO 30 THEN IT STOPPED.

Mileage: 32,000

FORD F-250 XLT CREW CAB 4X4 6'6" BOX - COMPLETELY STOCK TRUCK. STOCK WHEELS, STOCK TIRES, 38K MILES, TIRES AT 7/32 TREAD. TRUCK EXPERIENCES "DEATH WOBBLE" - VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE DUE TO OSCILLATIONS IN FRONT AXLE/STEERING SYSTEM/TIRES. MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE BECOMES UN-CONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THIS ISSUE HAPPENS.

Mileage: 39,000

MY 2017 FORD F-250 WAS HAVING WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN I DROVE OVER 65MPH AND HIT ANY IMPERFECTION IN THE ROADWAY (SMALL POT HOLE, UNEVEN SURFACE AT BRIDGES, VERY SMALL TEXTURED ROAD) THIS HAPPENED AROUND 5 TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE THEY LOOKED IT OVER, THEY SAID IT WAS STABILIZER BAR, TENSION ROD AND BUSHINGS WORE OUT, PICK-UP HAD 50K MILES SO... NO WARRANTY ON REPAIRS ($895.00 IN REPAIRS) . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ONCE WOBBLE STARTED I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 40-45 MPH AND PULL TO SHOULDER OF HI WAY TO STOP SEVERE SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BOUNCING. IT FELT LIKE A BLOW OUT ON THE FRONT TIRES.

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 70 MPH I HIT A BUMP AND THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECAME VIOLENTLY ERRATIC, JERKING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HANDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AS IF IT WAS BEING TORN APART INTERNALLY. I HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST 10 MPH BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS ACTED IN SUCH A MANNER.

Mileage: 64,000

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HIT BUMPS GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS. LOSS OF STEERING AND TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO 25-30 MPH. ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON A RECENT VACATION WHILE PULLING CAMP TRAILER.

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS PULLING A CAMPER DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY AND HIT A PLACE IN THE ROAD WHERE THEY REPAIRED A CULVERT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL BEFORE I GOT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO GET IT TO STOP. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 10 TIMES DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M LOADED OR NOT WHEN I HIT ROUGH PATCHES IN ROAD OR BRIDGE TRANSITION. IT ABOUT TAKES STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HAD IT'S SHAKING SO BAD, TOOK TO DEELERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO DO IT AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN WITH THEM SO THEY REALLY CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S HIT OR MISS WHEN IT DOES IT BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT IT'S LIKE THE WHEEL IS SHAKING SO HARD IT'S LOCKED AND WON'T LET YOU STEER THE TRUCK TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING OFF INTO DITCH. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 24600 MILES BUT IT'S BEEN DOING IT SINCE AROUND 7000 MILES. WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE IT TO THEM TILL IT GETS FIXED BEFORE I HAVE A WRECK.

Mileage: 7,000

AT 60 MILES AN HR WHEN YOU CROSS A BRIDGE CONNECTION THE FRONT END SHAKES AND WOBBLES VIOLENTLY. IT LITERALLY TAKES CONTROL IF THE STEERING. SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. CALLED SEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT IS A COMMON ISSUE EVEN NAMED IT DEATH WOBBLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM! I ALMOST CRASHED.

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY I DROVE OVER A BRIDGE AT 65 MPH, TRUCK STARTED A MASSIVE VIBRATION IN FRONT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE EFFECTIVELY

Mileage: 28,200

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH TO 75MPH IF THE VEHICLE HITS A ROUGH BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BOUNCE UP AND DOWN PULLING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THIS CAUSES A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO 25MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE YESTERDAY ON A HIGHWAY TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO DENVER GOING 70MPH ON I-76 WESTBOUND, MAY 9,2019. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI-TRUCK. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF FORD DOES NOT FIX THIS ASAP. I HAVE DASH CAM VIDEO OF THIS BUT THE FILE IS TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD.

Mileage: 23,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING WILDLY. I STOPPED AND CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AND THERE WAS NONE. TOOK IT TO MY FORD'S DEALER AND THEY DESCRIBED IT AS 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. I RECENTLY WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND A ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD CAUSED IT TO BEGIN THE DEATH WOBBLE. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND EXAMINED IT AGAIN. STARTED DRIVING AND THE WILD VIBRATION STARTED AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER TO FIX.

Mileage: 30,400

AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AND HIT A BUMP EXCESSIVE SHAKING IN THE STEERING AND/OR FRONT END

Mileage: 25,000

"DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS WHEN HITTING BUMPS OR GOING OVER OVERPASS WHERE ROAD TEXTURE CHANGES OVER 50 MPH. VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND LOOSES CONTROL UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES TO REPAIR WITH NO LUCK. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES.

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATES BETWEEN 60 MPH AND 75 MPH I WILL HIT A RIDGE OR POT HOLE ON ROADWAY; VEHICLE WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP AN EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (AKA DEATH WOBBLE). WILL HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST STOP BEFORE DEATH WOBBLE GOES AWAY. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 27000 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS ALL STOCK WITH NO AFTERMARKET MODIFICATIOS AND HAVE HAD ALL RRQUIRED SERVICES PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED FORD'S TSB 18-2268 ON VEHICLE; THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE PERFORMED THEM; THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I HAVE ESCALATED THE ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THEY HAVE ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER TO THE SITUATION; PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR THE SPECIFIC CASE NUMBER.

Mileage: 24,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE HAD NO CONTROL AS THE VEHICLE SPED THROUGH THREE LANES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM CLICK FORD (6244 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711, (877) 777-9263) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE THE CONTACT AND HIS FAMILY WERE TAKING A ROAD TRIP, THE REPAIR FAILED WITHIN HOURS. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN TRAFFIC AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHIM INSTALLED BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL SHIM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE'S BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Mileage: 3,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 70+ MPH AND MOVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHETHER BE A BRIDGE TRANSITION OR SMALL POT HOLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY ONLY GOES AWAY AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO BELOW 60

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. PHIL LONG FORD (301 S 2ND ST, RATON, NM 87740) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND SHOULD BE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

STEERING AND SUSPENSION VIOLENTLY SHAKES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN GOING OVER BRIDGE GROOVE, POT HOLES, SMALL BUMPS, AND AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS WITHOUT ANY PROGRESS IN REMOVING ISSUE. SOMEONE WILL DIE AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 27,000

EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (DEATH WOBBLE) AT 70MPH IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC AFTER GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINT ON BRIDGE OVERPASS. COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL ENDANGERING MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK. SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL CAUSING SEMI TRUCKS AND ALL OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND ME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION !

Mileage: 17,000

BOUGHT VEHICLE ON WEDNESDAY, 4/3/2019. ON 4/4/2019 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, THE TRUCK SMOOTHED OUT. TODAY, 4/6/2019, THE TRUCK DID THIS TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND NEARLY STOP BEFORE IT SMOOTHED OUT AGAIN. I DO HAVE A VIDEO OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. MY CHILD IS NOW TOO SCARED TO RIDE IN MY "NEW" TRUCK AND QUITE FRANKLY, SO AM I. I CONTACTED A DEALER AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. THAT IS A SEPARATE BATTLE THAT I NOW HAVE TO FIGHT. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

Mileage: 33,400

VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCED AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. I EXPERIENCE THIS OVER 20 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK FROM 45-75MPH. NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND IS A POTENTIAL FOR A DEADLY SITUATION. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35000 MILES.

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVING TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 60 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE ERRATICALLY.

Mileage: 30,000

DEATH WOBBLE FRONT STEERING. HAPPENS ANYWHERE AFTER 55MPH. TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30 AND "DEATH WOBBLE" SUBSIDES. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN PAST WEEK.

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND I AM FORCED TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY REPLACED PARTS WHICH TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12-22-18 AND WAS FIXED ON 01-04-19 BY REPLACING THE DRAG LINK AND DAMPER ASSEMBLY. TODAY, 03-31-19, THE TRUCK DID ANOTHER DEATH WOBBLE AT 70 MPH.

Mileage: 10,727

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH PASSED OVER BUMP IN ROAD, STEERING BEGAN SHIMMYING VIOLENTLY. SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH AND STEERING STOPPED SHIMMYING

Mileage: 47,000

AT 60 TO 65 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD (GOING OVER BRIDGES) THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY / VIOLENTLY. IN TWO CASES I WENT OFF THE ROAD TRYING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. IT WILL NOT STOP UNLESS YOU SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH. IN ALL CASES IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. TYPICALLY WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHILE ENTERING FROM AN ON RAMP. MOST CASE THE BRIDGE JOINT STARTS THE CONDITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.

Mileage: 62,000

FRONT END WHEELS AND SUSPENSION VIBRATES BADLY WHEN YOU HIT A SMALL ROUGH SPOT OR EXPANSION GAP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD REFERS TO THIS AS STEERING OSCILLATION, THE INTERNET REFERS TO THIS AS A "DEATH WOBBLE"

Mileage: 27,000

DEATH WOBBLE CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AFTER DEALERSHIP REPLACED WORN PARTS. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED ON AN OPEN ROAD AND NOT A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND IT HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT AND REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 20,000 MILES. A RECALL SHOULD BE PURSUED IN ORDER TO MAKE DRIVING A 2017 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY SAFE.

Mileage: 49,000

DEATH WOBBLE CONTINUES TO PLAGUE MY 2017 FORD F-250 EVEN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COMPONENTS THAT WERE SHOWING WEAR. IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE AND I FEAR HITTING ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD. EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP LIKE A JOINT IN THE ROAD WILL CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED VIOLENT SHAKING UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO 30-40 MPH. SAFETY IS AT RISK WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE IS SET OFF. I HOPE A RECALL WOULD HOLD FORD TO A HIGHER STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO ENGINEERING STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE TO WORRY FOR YOUR SAFETY WHEN DRIVING A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE IN NEARLY NEW CONDITION.

Mileage: 45,000

DEATH WOBBLE AS THE DEALER CALLS IT HAS BEEN A REOCURRING PROBLEM ON MY 2017 FORD F-250. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS THE DEATH WOBBLE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 15,000 MILES. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE ON A REGULAR, BUT UNEXPECTED, BASIS. I HOPE FORD WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE BUT I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THEIR "SOLUTIONS" TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS VIOLENT AND OUT OF CONTROL.

Mileage: 20,000

AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WHICH ALMOST SENT ME OFF OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO SLOW DOWN RATHER QUICKLY AND REGAIN CONTROL. THE MORE I RESEARCH I FOUND IT IS NAMED "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS A VERY RANDOM AND DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I NOW HAVE A $46,000 TRUCK THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TRUST IN AND WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, ABOUT A WEEK IN BETWEEN AND IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

Mileage: 27,000

DEATH WOBBLE,THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY START SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES AT AROUND 60 MPH WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. THE TRUCK HAS VEERED INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE THIS SHAKING IS OCCURING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKE IS TO BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH RAPIDLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SO FAR AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EACH TIME.VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. USUALLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AT AROUND 60-65 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

Mileage: 21,000

HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THINK WHAT EVERYBODY IS CALLING DEATH WOBBLE, WAS GOING AROUND 70 AND WOULDN'T COME OUT OF IT TILL I GOT SLOWED DOWN TO 25. HAPPENED 3 DAYS IN A ROW NOW, WIFE WONT EVEN DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THIS WILL CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT.

Mileage: 31,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND DRIVING 3,000 MILES, IT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO KERLIN MOTOR, INC. (STATE ROAD 15, SILVER LAKE, IN 46982, 260-408-6052) THREE TIMES. DURING EACH VISIT, THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND CHANGED THE TIE ROD AND PERFORMED A REALIGNMENT. THE DEALER CURRENTLY STATED THAT THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF A CRASH OCCURRING DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Mileage: 6,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60MPH. THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING SO HARD COULD NOT STEER THE TRUCK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WITH THIS TRUCK.

Mileage: 35,000

MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 16,000 MILES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON SIX (6) SEPARATE OCCASIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 16 AND MARCH 18, 2019. ALL INSTANCES OCCURRED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. FIVE OF THE INSTANCES OCCURRED ON ROUGH ROADS, STATE HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ONE INSTANCE OCCURRED AS I WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY BRIDGE. THE 'WOBBLE' RESULTS IN A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FEELS AS IF THE DRIVER LOSES COMPLETE CONTROL OF ANY STEERING ABILITIES UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A SPEED OF LESS THAN 50 MPH. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NINE MONTHS AGO AS A NEW VEHICLE FROM COURTESY FORD IN SAUK CITY, WI. THE DEALER REPLACE WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS A STABILIZER BAR ON ITS FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW AT COURTESY FORD FOR A SECOND TIME AS THEY CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS HEAVY DUTY TRUCK IN ORDER TO SAFELY PULL OUR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK.

Mileage: 15,500

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

Mileage: 30,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF ANY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD

Mileage: 15,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON A CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY, DROVE OVER A BRIDGE JOINT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SPEED NEEDED TO BE REDUCED TO ABOUT 30MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. THE SAME CONDITION HAPPED ABOUT 2 MILES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A SMALL BUMP WAS HIT AT ABOUT 50 MPH.

Mileage: 13,000

SEVERE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS WITH SHAKING FROM FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MUST SLOW DOWN TO CEASE

Mileage: 22,800

DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD HIT SMALL ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD TRUCK FRONT TIRES STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEN I GOT SLOWED DOWN I WAS IN THE OTHER LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS RUNNING ABOUT 55 MPH.

Mileage: 17,500

FORD TSB #18-2268. DEATH WOBBLE. SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND VIOLENT FRONT END OSCILLATION WHEN TRAVELING OVER EXPANSION JOINT, POT HOLE OR OTHER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 65 MPH. EVENT IS REMEDIED BY SLOWING DOWN TO LESS THAN 45 MPH.

Mileage: 15,000

AT CERTAIN TIMES AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. HAD THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE SO FAR AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPNER BOTH TIMES. STILL HAVING ISSUES AND ANOTHER APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 18,000

DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK HAS ABOUT 28,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN GOING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I HIT AN AVERAGE BUMP AND THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. ACTUALLY HURT MY WRIST FROM HANGING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE I HAD CONTROL AGAIN.

Mileage: 28,000

CONDITION BECOMING KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN BACK IN APRIL OF 2018. VIOLENTLY SHAKING OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AFTER HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN HIGHWAY. VERY SCARY AND LIFE THREATENING. WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP WHEN IT HAD 17,000 MILES. WAS FINE UP UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO OR 3/12/19. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND IS CURRENTLY AT SAME DEALERSHIP BEING EVALUATED. VEHICLE IS A DEADLY ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE PICKUP CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES.

Mileage: 32,000

2017 FORD F250 HAS A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. IT SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD,EVEN WITH TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL IT WILL THROW YOU INTO ANOTHER LANE. IT HAPPEN TODAY 3/13/2019 AT 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRUCK HAS 26066 MILES ON IT. I HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND TRUCK SERVICE ONLY A FORD DEALERSHIP. MY TIRE ARE NOT WORN, I DO NOT HAVE ANY CRACKED BOOTS NOR IS THERE AND GREASE COMING OUT OF THEM.

Mileage: 22,066

AFTER HITTING CERTAIN TYPES OF BUMPS, POTHOLES ETC, I EXPERIENCE WHAT IS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THIS IS HAPPENING IN INCREASING FREQUENCY.

Mileage: 14,800

2017 F-250 CURRENTLY HAS 19,000 MILES. 100 PERCENT STOCK VEHICLE. HAS SEVERE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS OF THE TRUCK ON CONCRETE ROADS AT 60 MPH. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW. FIRST TIME HAPPENED WHEN PULLING A HORSE TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES AT THE TIME. ALMOST CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. WAS THE MOST VIOLENT SHAKING I HAVE EVER FELT IN A VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO BARELY GET CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. THAT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FREAK INCIDENT BUT HAS BECOME MORE COMMON. CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET. HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES WHILE NOT PULLING ANYTHING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60MPH AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON HIGHWAYS OR INTERSTATES.

Mileage: 19,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65MPH. WHEN I DROVE OVER AN OVERPASS. AT 65 MPH I WENT OVER THE EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. AFTER SLOWING DOWN WE RETURNED TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ONLY TO HIT SOME POTHOLES TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD. WHERE WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM A SECOND TIME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM, AND ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, ON THE SAME HIGHWAY IN THE SAME SPOT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE TRUCK WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. HOWEVER ON 03/07/2019 MY WIFE TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN APPOINTMENT, AND ONCE AGAIN ON THE SAME HIGHWAY IN THE SAME PLACE AT 70MPH IT HAPPENED A FOURTH TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT OUR TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED, BALANCED , AND ARE NOT EVEN DOWN TO THE TREADWEAR INDICATORS.

Mileage: 14,000

WELL TRAVELLING AT 65MPH I WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND GOT WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 20MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE TRUCK IS 100% STOCK WITH 24K MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO DAYS.

Mileage: 24,000

THE VEHICLE HAS A "DEATH WOBBLE" MAKING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. IT HAS ALMOST KILLED ME TWICE. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/4JV7L8BBO1Q THE LINK IS A VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENS TO STEERING WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS. I AM FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE

Mileage: 18,000

2017 F250 44,000 MILES EXPERIENCING EXTREME FRONT TIRE WOBBLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY (DEATH WOBBLE) NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN IM CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE OR HIT MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. USUALLY HAPPENS AT AROUND 65 MPH AND WHEN THE WOBBLE STARTS IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL AROUND 30 MPH I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNTIL I CAN GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE EVERYTHING STOCK ON MY TRUCK . I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO A SHOP TO CHECK FRONT END AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE TIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED PROPERLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH FORD TRUCK OWNER BLOGS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I AM A LONG TIME FORD TRUCK OWNER AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH ANY OF MY TRUCKS.

Mileage: 44,000

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 70-75 MPH, AN EXTREME WOBBLE AND SHAKING TOOK PLACE AFTER RUNNING OVER A LITTLE ROUGH PAVEMENT. TRUCK HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH FOR SHAKING TO STOP. SOME POSTS ON THE INTERNET HAVE CALLED THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON I 90 FREEWAY IN RECENT TRIP FROM TACOMA TO SPOKANE. DEALER IS CHECKING OUT THE TRUCK. SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT STEERING CONTROL IS LIMITED. PROBLEM FIRST EXPERIENCED 3-3-19. TRUCK HAS 40,000 MILES.

Mileage: 40,000

SATURDAY, MAY 2ND, 2019. DROVE OVER A HIGHWAY BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THAT WAS ON AN ANGLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED TO OSCILLATE FAIRLY VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHUDDER. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. AS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, ONCE AROUND 30MPH THE SHUDDER/SHAKING STOPPED. MY TRUCK HAS 19,037 MILES ON IT. IT IS STOCK. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE.

Mileage: 19,037

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 COMING HOME FROM TRIP WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TRUCK WENT INTO A SHACK THAT ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CROSSING LANES INTO TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS NEXT TO ME. GOT PULLED OVER CHECKED TRUCK OVER AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF PLACE. LATER CHECKED ON WEBSITES AND FOUND OUT FORD CALLS THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIME BEFORE WE GOT HOME ,BUT NOT AS SEVERE.

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVING AROUND 60-65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 40 AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE TSB ISSUED FOR THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE PROBLEM IS JUST PUTTING A BAND-AID ON THE PROBLEM AND DOESN'T FULLY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE GOING ONE HERE WITH MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS.

Mileage: 44,000

STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK STARTED AT 25000 MILES.

Mileage: 24,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL STARTS TO WOBBLE AND STEADILY WOBBLES FASTER AND FASTER UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AND I HAVE TO BRING IT TO A STOP FOR IT TO SETTLE DOWN BEFORE I CAN PROCEED THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2018 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2019 THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM I HAVE SINCE LEARNED AND DONE RESEARCH THE TERM THAT IS BEING USED IS THE DEATH WOBBLE THE TRUCK HAS 15,500 MILES ON IT

Mileage: 15,500

FRONT END WOBBLES VIOLENTLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP OVER SPEEDS OF 40MPH. PROBLEM STARTED @ 26K MILES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO SANTA MARGARITA FORD 3X'S FOR FIX. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT AND HAVE TOLD ME TO TAKE TO TUTTLE CLICK FORD IN IRVINE. NEED HELP!!!! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!!

Mileage: 27,000

VEHICLE ENTERS AN UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WARBLE WHEN EXITING BRIDGES ON THE INTERSTATE. PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED AND "REPAIRED" AT 17000 MILES. YESTERDAY THE WARBLE CAME BACK AFTER EXITING A BRIDGE. IT WAS SO BAD THAT I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE IS STOCK WITH ONLY A TOOL BOX AND BED COVER ADDED. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AT 65 MPH HEADING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION WHILE PULLING A TRAILER ON HWY 64. TSB # 18-2268 HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 17000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS RETURNED MORE VIOLENTLY AFTER THE REPAIR AT 30124 MILES

Mileage: 17,000

2017 F250 WITH 43,000 MILES AND HAVE HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE MANY TIMES. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIME TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. ALL THEY DO IS PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPER ON. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES, BUT HAPPENS AGAIN. I KEEP WASTE TIME AND MONEY TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED. EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS I JUST PRAY IT'S NOT THE DAY I DIE, FOR HOW VIOLENTLY IT SHAKES THE VEHICLE. WOULD HATE FOR FORD TO HAVE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM DUE TO THE DEATH OF SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 20,000

TRUCK HAS A "DEATH WOBBLE" AT SPEEDS ABOVE 56 MPH.

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT OVER 45 MPH MY 2017 FORD F250 GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW. I KNOW FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB #18-2268 WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ON MY 3RD TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE PARTS INCLUDED IN THE TSB EXCEPT FOR A NEW STEERING STABILIZER. I WAS TOLD THEY ARE ON BACKORDER AND THEY NEEDED TO TRY THESE OTHER STEPS FIRST. AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALER TODAY I STILL EXPERIENCE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DIDNT GO INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE TODAY BUT SUSPECT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE VIBRATION STILL THERE.

Mileage: 20,000

DEATH WOBBLE. WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH WHEN I PASSED OVER A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE FRONT END. I HAD TO SLOW TO 30PMH TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER UNCONTROLLABLY BEING FORCED INTO ANOTHER LANE AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS TRUCK AND THE FIRST TIME AFTER FORD ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUES BY REPLACING PARTS. I HAVE VIDEO OF BOTH EVENTS AND FORD WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

Mileage: 23,500

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING A 'DEATH WOBBLE' ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 45MPH OR SLOWER FOR IT TO SUBSIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. IT IS VERY UNSAFE.

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPX. 70-75 MPH AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OR BUMPS ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY, I HAD TO SLOW TO 35-40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAVE JUST HAD THE TIRES BALANCE, ROTATED, AND INFLATED TO THE SPECS. I WAS JUST IN THE DEARLSHIP ON FRIDAY 02/15/19 AND MENTIONED IT TO THEM THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AND WOULD BE $120 DIAGNOSTIC FEE NEVER GOT AN ANSWER BACK. THIS MORNING ALONE I HAD EXPERIENCED IT 3 TIMES IN THE 40 MILES I DRIVE TO WORK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND TO EXPERIENCE IT THAT MANY TIMES IN A 40 MILE DRIVE TO WORK IS NOT OK. LUCKILY MY KIDS AND WIFE WEREN'T IN THE TRUCK THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER RODE IN IT AGAIN. I HAVE 41K MILES ON MY TUCK AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. BEFORE TAKING THE TRIES TO BE BALANCED AND ROTATED FIXED THE ISSUE SO IT SEAMED BUT RIGHT AFTER LAVING THE TIRE SHOP IT HAPPENED. I WILL BE TAKING THE TRUCK BACK TO FORD AGAIN FOR THEM TO TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WHAT IS THE FIX FOR THIS? IT SEAMS TO A COMMON PROBLEM IS FORD DOING ANYTHING TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS? NOW AFTER THIS RUN OF SUDDEN SHAKES MY SUN ROOF WILL NOT OPEN SEAMS TO BE JAMMED OR OFF TRACK FROM THE VIOLENT SHAKING NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IS BROKEN OR NO LONGER WORKS AFTER THIS.

Mileage: 41,000

2017 F250 WITH 35K. FIRST TIME HAULING MY 3 HORSE BUMPER PULL TRAILER. WENT OVER THE BUMP ONTO AN OVERPASS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL WERE SHAKING. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I SLOWED TO 55 AND IT STOPPED. IT DID IT TO ME TWICE YESTERDAY WITH SOPHIE IN THE CAR. I GOOGLED 2017 F250 SHAKING. IT'S A DEATH WOBBLE. AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 35,000

THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I GOT MY SPEED UP TO 55MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD HAS TO ADDRESS!!

Mileage: 47,000

MY FORD F-250 EXPERIENCED A SEVERE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON 3 OCCASIONS CAUSING THE NEED TO SLOW DOWN FROM 65 MPH TO 25 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DURING NORMAL TRAFFIC. ON ONE OCCASION, THE SHAKING WAS SO BAD IT WENT TO THE ADJACENT DRIVING LANE WHILE ON AN ON-RAMP AND WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP NOW AND HAVING THE STEERING SHOCK REPLACED BUT THE SERVICE REP STATED THEY ARE JUST TRYING THIS AS A SOLUTION BUT DO NOT KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE. THEY ARE ALSO REQUESTING THAT I PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT AS ANOTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE TRUCK HAS ROUGHLY 20K MILES ON IT AND IS COMPLETELY STOCK (LESS A CAMPER SHELL). I DO NOT FEEL SAFE PUTTING MY 2 YEAR OLD, 7 YEAR OLD, OR WIFE IN A VERY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE WHILE HAVING TO WORRY IF THE TRUCK WILL CAUSE A WRECK DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT.

Mileage: 20,000

STOCK, AS DELIVERED BY THE DEALER, 2017 F250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 FX4 WITH 20,XXX MILES. THREE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED SO FAR.. AT SPEEDS AROUND 55MPH THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMP.(DEATH WOBBLE). THE BUMP THAT INITIATED THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE TRUCK AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WERE NOT MAJOR BUMPS AND ON STATE HIGHWAYS. YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING THE TRUCK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS BELOW 25MPH. FOUND NUMEROUS REFERENCES OF THIS OCCURRING WHEN SEARCHING ISSUE ON LINE. DEALER SAYS IT AN KNOWN ISSUE AND WOULD REPLACE A STEERING COMPONENT BUSHING UNDER WARRANTY. ASKED IF THIS WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. WAS TOLD TO TRY AN AFTERMARKET DUAL STABILIZER. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. SOUNDED TO ME LIKE THEY COMPONENT THAT WAS DAMAGED WOULD BE REPLACE BUT THE CAUSE OF THE COMPONENT FAILURE WOULD NOT BE RESOLVED.

Mileage: 20,020

DEATH WOBBLE - AT ABOUT 55-60 MILES PER HOUR WITH AN EMPTY TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THE FREEWAY. MY TRUCK SEEMED TO GO OVER A VERY SLIGHT POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND BEGAN THIS JUMPING. THE FREEWAY WAS CROWDED AND I WAS IN LANE#3. THE TRUCK SWERVED VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE DEATH WOBBLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE MORE THE SAME DAY. IT TOOK FORD A WEEK TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN THEY ONLY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER WITH THE SAME TYPE AND DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. TRUCK STILL WANTS TO JUMP AROUND ON ROAD SURFACES AND I FEEL THE DEATH WOBBLE COULD HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER ACTED LIKE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, UNTIL I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MANY DISCUSSIONS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT OTHER 2017 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS DOING THE SAME THING. THEN THEY ADMITTED TO SEEING IT ON OTHER VEHICLES. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO CRASH AT ANY MOMENT.

Mileage: 14,000

WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES, MY FORD F250 4X4 SUPER DUTY TRUCK (ALL STOCK) WOULD WOBBLE VIOLENTLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR DIP ON THE ROAD, TYPICALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AS THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY. FORD REPLACED SEVERAL STEERING PARTS AND ADMITTED TO WHAT THEY CALL A "DEATH WOBBLE". WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THAT THE WOBBLE WAS SO BAD, IT FORCED ME INTO THE MEDIAL OF THE INTERSTATE AND NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY FEARS ARE MORE TOWARD THAT IF I HAD MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVING THE TRUCK, MUCH WORSE COULD HAVE HAPPENED AS IT TOOK ALL I HAD TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY AND DOWN TO A SAFE SPEED TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE WOBBLE OR SHIMMY WAS SO EXTREME THAT I FELT IT NEEDED REPORTED. WHEN I ASKED IF THE PARTS REPLACEMENT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM INDEFINITELY, THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A GOOD ANSWER. SO MY FEARS AGAIN ARE "WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN AND WHAT IF MY TEENAGER IS DRIVING". I DON'T FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED AND NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT, OR WORSE.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENSIVE 'DEATH WOBBLE' UPON DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ASPHALT. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL WITH FORCE TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS STABILIZED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. SOUTHLAND FORD (801 NORTH ST, ASHBURN, GA 31714, (229) 567-3301) DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED SOME FRONT END PARTS, INCLUDING THE TIRE STABILIZER, BUSHINGS, DAMPENERS, AND RESET THE CAMBER CASTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEATH WOBBLE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 55-70 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN TERRAIN THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE STEERING COLUMN WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL YOU BRAKE AND BRING THE SPEED BELOW 40 MPH. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT

Mileage: 26,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH AND UPON HITTING A BUMP/EXPANSION JOINT/POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK WILL ENTER INTO A NON-DAMPENING CASTOR OSCILLATION (I.E. DEATH WOBBLE). WHEN THIS OCCURS IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE DRIVER MUST SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 - 45 MPH TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TOWING A LARGE/HEAVY TRAILER.

Mileage: 30,100

I EXPERIENCED STEERING OSSALATION AND WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING AT AROUND 70 MPH, IT HAPPENS AFTER CROSSING A BRIDGE SEAM THE TRUCK BECAMES UNCONTROLLABLE, SHAKING VIOLENTLY , IT WAS SO VIOLENT I HAD TO SLOW TO ALMOST 20 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE I COULD CONTROL THE STEERING. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND SEEMS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2017. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB, BUT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED. 1 AFFECTED PRODUCT

Mileage: 50,000

THERE IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS IT'S BEEN IN THE DEALER THEEE TIMES TO CORRECT DEATH WOBBLE WHICH IS EXTREAMLY DANGEROUS AND FORD IS GIVING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THE RUN AROUND AND PUTTING THE PUBLIC IN DANGER , WHEN SOMEBODY GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS IT'S GOING TO BE KNOWN THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WELL DOCUMENTED AND KNOWN AND HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE POSTING IT ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA'S HOW IS THE GOVERNMENT NOT STEPPING IN ON THIS?

Mileage: 27,000

2017 FORD F 250 DIESEL 19,000 MILES, FEBRUARY 6, 2019 ON HIGHWAY 70 @ APPROX. 60-65 MPH(TIRE PRESSURE 55#) I HIT A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, THE FRONT WHEEL WENT INTO A UNCONTROLLABLE WOOBLE, FINALLY SLOWED SUFFICIENT TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. INITIALLY AT 17,000 MILES, I HAD NOTICED A SLIGHT WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER CERTAIN BUMPS AND EXPANSION JOINTS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TESTED IT AND SET THE TIRE PRESSURE LOWER, UNTIL THIS INCIDENT IT WAS BETTER. WILL BE GOING IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND BRING THIS TO DEALERS ATTENTION,

Mileage: 19,500

DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 JUST NORTH OF PORTLAND,ME. TRAVELING WITH NO LOAD AT 70 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT. CAME ACROSS A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT WHICH RAN SLIGHTLY DIAGONAL TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS SHUDDERING. I HAD ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING LEFT TO RIGHT AT A HIGH OSCILLATION. I HAD LIMITED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LET OF THE ACCELERATOR AND DRIFTED TOWARD THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE OSCILLATION STOPPED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CONDITION REPEATED. WHEN I GOT HOME I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE JUST OVER 50K MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE TIRES AS THEY MAY BE GETTING WORN. I DID FOLLOW THAT INSTRUCTION ALTHOUGH THE TIRES STILL MET THE WEAR LIMITS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB # 18-2268 WHICH I AM GOING TO HAVE EXECUTED NEXT WEEK WHICH LOOKS INTO THIS PROBLEM AND MAKES MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ALL THAT SAID, THE PROBLEM IS FAR GREATER THAN SOME TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENTS. NO VEHICLE SHOULS SHAKE AND OCILLATE YOU OFF OF THE ROAD IN A VIOLENT OSCILLATION WHERE THE DRIVER LOSES THEIR ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. FORD HAS A FAR MORE SERIOUS DESIGN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. AS THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEGE THE PROBLEM AND OFFER A TRUE FIX (AT THEIR COST) THE OWNER OF THESE VEHICLES IS PLAYING A GAME OF RUSSIAN ROULETTE UNTIL THE VEHICLE GOES BACK INTO THE VIOLENT OSCILLATION. AFTER READING MANY ON-LINE POSTS, THIS APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING AT ALL DIFFERENT MILEAGE LEVELS. FORD NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CUSTOMER AND THEIR FAMILY SHOULD NOT BE ENDANGERED FOR A DEFECTIVE FRONT SUSPENSION

Mileage: 50,500

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE OVER 50 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP OR RIDGE IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO OUR LOCAL DEALER FOR THE SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIR THAT FORD HAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND OUR DEALER TELLS US THEY HAVE 8 TRUCKS IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING MODERATE SPEEDS OVER UNLEVELED LAND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIOLENTLY AND FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO STEER. FORD OF MURFREESBORO (1550 NW BROAD ST, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129, (615) 713-1436) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *DT*JB

Mileage: 34,000

SUSPENSION OSCILLATION WHEN HITTING ROUGH PAVEMENT OR BRIDGE TRANSITION AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES BOUNCING (AKA DEATH WOBBLE). TRUCK HAS 28,412 MILES AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED. UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS. MULTIPLE 17' 18' SUPER DUTY'S HAVING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 28,412

TYPICAL HIGHWAY DRIVING OVER MINOR ABNORMALITIES IN ROADWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WILL CONTINUE UNLESS/UNTIL YOU BRAKE NEARLY TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS BY ME PERSONALLY. THERE IS NO STEERING CONTROL UNTIL YOU HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS CONDITION IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE. FORD HAS A TSB ON IT BUT THEY ARE SIMPLY REPLACING DEFECTIVE PARTS TO GET PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND NOT SOLVING THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF NOT CURED PROPERLY, LIVES WILL BE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN FLAWED DESIGN. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS KILL ANYONE (ELSE?)!!!

Mileage: 20,000

'DEATH WOBBLE' STEERING WHEN A ROAD BUMP ENCOUNTERED. FRONT SREERING DAMPER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE (2 TIMES) PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHIMMY IS BACK. HAVE NEVER HAD A FORD TRUCK WITH THIS SORT OF PROBLEM. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST THE DAMPENER, OR COMBINATION OF INADEQUATE SHOCKS/SUSPENSION, BUT IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DESIGN DEFECT! I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR A 3RD ATTEMPTED FIX. VEHICLE NOW HAS 40,000 MILES, BUT, AS I SAID, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME FOR REPLACEMENT. SOMETHING STRUCTURALLY IS CAUSING THE STEERING ISSUE. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE FATALITIES FOR FORD TO FIND A SOLUTION.

Mileage: 40,000

AND LEAST 6 TIMES WHILE I MOTION FRONT STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP THIS LAST TIME WAS AFTER THE TRUCK HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS LAST TIME I ENDED UP IN THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH LIVESTOCK BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. DEALERSHIP ENCOURAGED ME TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DANGEROUS OF A PROBLEM THIS IS. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS

Mileage: 12,000

THE VEHICLE WAS WENT INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED." IT HAS SINCE OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THE FIX. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A PERMANENT FIX.

Mileage: 19,500

SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY WHEN HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP. REPAIR AND REPLACE BOTH UPPER SHIMS WITH 1 DEGREE BUSHING, STEERING SHOCK, AND BAR BALT JOINT. ALL PARTS ON BACK ORDER INDICATING THIS IS COMMON OCCURRENCE.

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING, IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING INSTABILITY AND MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL THE VEHICLES SPEED IS DRAMATICALLY DECREASED OR IN SOME INSTANCES STOPPED COMPLETELY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMESON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH AS WELL AS WHEN TRAVELING ON CITY STREETS AT A LOWER RATE OF SPEED

Mileage: 13,000

WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 75MPH THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE. THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLY VEERED INTO THE LEFT LANE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN 'REPAIRED' BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY THREE TIMES AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK CAME OUT OF THE SHOP MOST RECENTLY 2 DAYS AGO AND IS ALREADY HAVING DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 39,000 MILES. A VIDEO OF THE OCCURRENCE IS AVAILABLE, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO UPLOAD.

Mileage: 39,000

ON 4 SEPERATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. SLOWING DOWN TO 15-20 MPH WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES GOT THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE VIBRATION IS AKIN TO THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WHILE I DID NOT CRASH THE TRUCK, IF THERE HAD BEEN A VEHICLE IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME ON ANY OF THE INCIDENTS, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TRUCK VEERED INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. THE TRUCK IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS 20K MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 16K MILES.

Mileage: 18,000

DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING EXPANSION JOINT IN ROAD

Mileage: 35,200

FRONT TIRES WOBBLE EXTREMELY HARD AT CERTAIN SPEED

THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON AND REDUCE SPEEDS TO ALMOST A STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. IT IS THE SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED WITH A VEHICLE IN OVER FORTY YEARS OF DRIVING. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THAT YOU ALL ARE SILENT. IF YOUR AGENCY CONTINUES TO IGNORE THIS YOU ALL SHOULD JUST CLOSEDOWN AND FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO.

Mileage: 33,000

IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, AT 25,000 MILES, MY TRUCK BECAME TEMPORARILY UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL SECTION OF INTERSTATE 10. I EXPERIENCED SEVERE OSCILLATION OF FRONT TIRES AT 70 MPH. I WAS ON STRAIGHT AND LEVEL GROUND AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH AT WHICH TIME I REGAINED CONTROL. DURING THE INCIDENT, I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN LANE INTEGRITY. AFTER STOPPING, I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ALL TIRES WERE AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE'S. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHAPMAN FORD DEALER IN SCOTTSDALE AZ AND THE INSPECTION CAME BACK "NO PROBLEMS DETECTED". IN JANUARY 2019, AT 28,000 MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT 50 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL PAVED ROAD. THIS TIME I DID NOT REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL 20 MPH. IN BOTH OF THE DESCRIBED INSTANCES I WAS PULLING A LIGHT UTILITY TRAILER LOADED WITH A POLARIS RANGER. *NOTE: I DO NOT RECALL HITTING A BUMPY SECTION OF ROADWAY TO INITIATE THE SEVERE OSCILLATION.

Mileage: 25,000

DEATH WOBBLE - THE UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE HAS STRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES WITH MY 2017 FORD SUPER DUTY. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY, TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE, UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING SAFETY ISSUE, AND EVEN MORE SURPRISING IS THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE THIS UNDER A RECALL! AS WE RESEARCHED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND STEERING. WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STRIKES IT IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING. THIS CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS INDEED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 33,000

TRUCK FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP GOING 70 MPH

Mileage: 16,207

I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. IT STARTS WHEN I'M DRIVING AND A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL START ROTATING LEFT AND RIGHT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY UNLESS I SLOW ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO BELOW 10 MILES AN HOUR. MY NEIGHBOR AND COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE A 2011 F250 THAT I'VE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. I THINK IT'S AN GEOMETRY ISSUE. TWO TIMES I WAS ON THE NORTH LOOP 289 ACCESS ROAD TURNING NORTH UNDER THE OVERPASS AND TRAVELING AROUND 15-20 MILES AN HOUR. DEC 2017 THE THIRD TIME I WAS BETWEEN CR 7700 AND HWY 41 ON CR 1730 BOTH IN LUBBOCK TX. DEC 28TH 2018

Mileage: 41,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MILD SHAKING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SHAKING, THE CONTACT HAD TO DECREASE THE SPEED FROM 70 TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHENEVER THE SPEED EXCEEDED 60-75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHIL LONG FORD (301 S 2ND ST, RATON, NM 87740) AND UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. A MONTH AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *DT*JB

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF "DEATH WOBBLE"...... VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT..... HAVE DONE RESEARCH. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A SAFETY BULLETIN OUT. FORD TOLD ME THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER FOR FIX.....PEOPLE ONLINE SAYING EVEN AFTER FORD FIX STILL NOT FIXED. I DONT FEEL SAFE LETTING ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE....OR ME DRIVING IT ABOVE 50 MPH. SO BASICALLY IF YOU HIT A ROAD JOINT FOR A BRIDGE FOR EXAMPLE (WHERE I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN 3 TIMES SO FAR) IT THROWS THE FRONT END INTO A RYTHMATIC VIOLENT SHAKE. YOU HAVE TO SLAM ON YOUR BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH FOR IT TO GO AWAY. I AM GOOD AT RECOVERING FROM IT NOW..... BUT I ALMOST SMASHED INTO THE GUY NEXT TO ME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED..... IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND FORD HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL. PLEASE HELP AND MAKE THIS A MORE KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE READ ALOT OF THE SAME STORIES ONLINE. I HAD NOTHING IN TOW DURING MY OCCURRENCES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.....

Mileage: 11,000

SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION (AKA DEATH WOBBLE) WHILE DRIVING DOWN A US HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH I ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHTLY ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT THAT AFFECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK ONLY. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND THE OSCILLATIONS CEASED. FORD DOES HAVE A TSB OUT ON THE ISSUE BUT THEY ARE ONLY REPLACING PARTS THAT HAVE WORN OUT, NOT THE HIDDEN ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING HEAVY DUTY SUSPENSION PARTS TO WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY.

Mileage: 35,704

THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A "DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER FIRST OCCURANCE RETURNED TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. PARTS WERE EXCHANGED AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME. FIRST REPAIR COMPLETED OCT 11 2017. NEXT TWO OCCURANCES WERE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING DEALER COULD NOT SEE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TILL 11-30-2017 VEHICLE STILLAT DEALER AS OF 12-19-2017 TOLD PARTS ON ORDER TILL 1-28-2019

Mileage: 20,000

ON TWO OCCASIONS DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 10, 2018 MY F250 EXPERIENCED VIOLENT OSCILLATION OF STEERING WHEEL AFTER CROSSING OVER A HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINT. IN BOTH CASES I HAD TO EXCESSIVELY GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH TO REGAIN FULL CONTROL. BOTH OCCASIONS WERE EXPERIENCED DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THE LOCATION THAT PROMPTED THE OSCILLATION WAS DURING A GRADUAL LEFT CURVE IN THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 19,000

AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH, WHEN A SERIES OF BUMPS ARE DRIVEN OVER THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUES UNTIL THE SPEED DROPS TO AROUND 20 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IT SHOOK SO BADLY SHE CROSSED CENTERLINE AND WAS IN THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS WELL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND THIS IS A NEARLY NEW TRUCK. FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION AND IS CALLED THE"FORD DEATH WOBBLE". IF NOT FIXED WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP THE TRUCK IT IS SO DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 23,000

VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING AFTER HITTING BUMPS WHILE DRIVING AT 50-60 MPH.

Mileage: 27,000

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHUDDER. IT CAN RIP THE WHEEL FROM YOUR HANDS AND INCREASES IN SEVERITY AS YOU SLOW YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE A FEW VIDEO EXAMPLES: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HDEFJB7C2X8

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE BETWEEN 60 & 65 MPH I HIT A BUMP AND IMMEDIATELY ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VIBRATION WAS SO SUDDEN AND VIOLENT THAT I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VIBRATION STOPPED. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT. I REMOVED THE WHEEL COVERS AND VERIFIED THAT THE LUG NUTS WHERE TIGHT AND THAT THE TIRES WHERE IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION. I ALSO INSPECTED THE STEERING LINKAGE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AT THIS POINT I CHALKED IT UP TO THE HIGHWAY AND WENT ABOUT MY BUSINESS. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING MY FAMILY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I PARKED MY TRUCK AND NOW WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. I GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND THERE ARE PAGES OF COMPLAINTS/ISSUES WITH THIS SAME SCENARIO AND IS DEEMED "DEATH WOBBLE".

Mileage: 15,000

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN VEHICLES COMES ACROSS CHATTER IN ROUGH ROADS OR AT BRIDGES VEHICLES STEERING VIOLENTLY SHAKES. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TO REGAIN CONTROL BY LIGHTLY HITTING THE BRAKE TO REDUCE SPEED TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR SO VEHICLE STOPS SHAKING. I COULD TAKE A VIDEO OF IT IF YOU LIKE JUST CONTACT ME.

Mileage: 31,200

VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS NOT SMOOTH HIGHWAY CONDITIONS SUCH AS SMALL BUMPS, CHATTER, OR ELEVATION CHANGES AT BRIDGES.

Mileage: 31,200

DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENS AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. TRUCK IS STOCK WITH STOCK WHEELS AND TIRES.

2017 FORD F250 SUPERCREW DIESEL. DRIVING 40MPH OR FASTER ON HIGHWAY AND RUN OVER ANY TYPE OF UNEVEN SURFACE TRUCK SHAKES AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY! IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS HAULING MY HORSES AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO WRECK WITH TRAILER IN TOW! I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF ROADING OR ANYTHING CRAZY THAT SHOULD EVER MAKE THE SUSPENSION DO THAT KIND OF SHAKING! IT WAS HORRIFIC! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM!

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR DRY HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH, I HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE TRUCK DRIFTED ACROSS TWO LANES BEFORE I COULD GET SLOWED DOWN TO 30MPH WHEN THE SHAKING STOPPED. I PULLED OFF, CHECKED THE TRUCK AS BEST I COULD THINKING SOMETHING HAD COME LOOSE. NOTHING FOUND, I WENT TO A GAS STATION AND VERIFIED TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT. CONTINUED ON, THE NEXT DAY AT THE SAME SPOT ON THE WAY TO WORK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED ' STEERING SHOCK' THIS IS A 2017 F250 WITH ONLY 25K MILES THIS WAS TERRIFYING AND SOMEONE MUST MAKE FORD FIXTHIS PERMAMENTLY.

Mileage: 25,592

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD , I HIT A WASHBOARD SPOT IN THE ROAD . THE STEERING WHEEL STARTING OSCILLATING WILDLY . I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AS THE FRONT END SEEMED LIKE IT WAS BOUNCING DOWN THE ROAD . I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE THE TRUCK RECOVERED . FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD AND HAD NO SIDE BY SIDE TRAFFIC AS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

Mileage: 8,300

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I45 AT 70MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED TO WOBBLE REALLY BAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE BAD ALSO. IT WAS HARD TO HOLD ON TOO. I SLOWED DOWN AND GOT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE , AT ABOUT 30 MPH IT QUIT WOBBLING AND I PROCEEDED ON. SOON AFTER I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH AND IT STARTED WOBBLING AGAIN. I SLOWED DOWN AS I DID BEFORE AND IT STOPPED WOBBLING AGAIN AROUND 30MPH. I PARKED WHEN I GOT HOME. I WENT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND IT STARTED WOBBLING AGAIN. EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, IT WOBBLES NOW. I HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WILL BE TAKING T IN 6 DAYS FROM TODAY. THEY COULD NOT FIT ME IN UNTIL THEN.

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEACON JONES FORD-LINCOLN, INC. (919-736-3387, LOCATED AT 3301 MCLAIN ST, GOLDSBORO, NC 27534) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN OCCURRENCE, BUT THERE WAS NEITHER A RECALL NOR A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

THE TRUCKS STEERING SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER UNEVEN, EXPANSION JOINT, BUMPS, ETC IN THE ROAD. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT YOU CAN SWERVE INTO OTHER LANES OF TRAFFIC AND THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT STOP IS SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MPH OR UNDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO HITTING OTHER VEHICLES, THANKFULLY THEY WERE ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME AS I HAVE VIRTUALLY NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AT THAT POINT.

Mileage: 17,000

FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS ON PAVED ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH. THE WORST OCCURENCES WERE WHEN TOWING A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND GET DOWN BELOW 45 MPH TO GAIN CONTROL. EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED HAS BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE (I-95, I-40, I-75). THIS IS DANGEROUS ANYTIME AND PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC. I CONTACTED TWO FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. LOCAL FORD TRUCK SHOP HAS HAD PARTS ON ORDER FOR COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I WILL PUT THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD IT, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF VIDEOS (MP4 FORMAT) THAT WERE TAKEN IN THE CAB DURING A TWO INSTANCES. THESE SHOW THE MAGNITUDE OF THE VIBRATIONS. THE DATE OF OCCURENCE BELOW WAS ONE OF 3 DIFFERENT DAYS. OTHER DATES WERE 15 AND 18 OCT 2018.

Mileage: 20,000

TRAVELING AT 65MPH ENCOUNTERED A BUMP ON A INTERSTATE 4 LANE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IMMEDIATE ACTION ON MY BEHALF SAVED A NEAR ACCIDENT FULL APPLICATION OF MY BRAKES STOPPED THIS DEATH WOBBLE !

Mileage: 14,000

10/19/2018, AT 54 MPH, ON A SMOOTH, 4 LANE FREEWAY AT 4:30 AM, MY TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING ON A ROLLING FLAT TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN AS QUICKLY AS I COULD WITHOUT BRAKING; ALTHOUGH DIFFICULT TO STEER, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT IT. I COULD NOT DETERMINE THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK OR ANY EVIDENCE I UNKNOWINGLY RAN OVER SOMETHING. LATER THAT MORNING, CALLED 3 FORD DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF I COULD GET MY TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION, WHICH ALL 3 TOLD ME THIS ISSUE IS KNOW AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK COULDN'T BE SEEN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TIRE SHOP WHOM I HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH ALL MY FLEET TRUCKS AND TRUST THEIR EXPERIENCE IN SUSPENSION, TIRE, BRAKE AND SHOCK SERVICES. THE MANAGER TOLD ME THE SAME THING ABOUT THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. HE SAID HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS LOOSE, BROKEN AND THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS CORRECT. THAT ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS COMMON FOR THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS AND APPARENTLY FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA TAKES THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND BECOMES INVOLVED IN THE REMEDY OF THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 18,000

MY FORD F250 HAS A SEVERE "WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DOES NOT STOP UNTIL SLOWING TO ABOUT 35 MPH. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT ONLY 45 MPH AND AFTER THAT IT HAPPENED AT GREATER SPPEEDS UP TO 70 MPH. AT TIMES, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT HAPPENED BETWEEN 15-20 ON MY TRIP BACK TO TEXAS. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DESCRIBED IT AS A WOBBLE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS DEFECT, I LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AT LEAST 2011 AND FORD WILL NOT CORRECT THIS AS A WARRANTY PROBLEM EVEN IF YOU'RE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD MY FRONT END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT TO WHICH I REPLIED " IF IT IS, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WOBBLE", AND OF COURSE THE MECHANIC SAID THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE, BUT HE WAS NEVER IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT "WOBBLED". I THEN WAS TOLD ABOUT ANOTHER CORRECTION, BUT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. SO THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE "WOBBLE" IS TO ADD STEERING/STABILIZER SHOCKS TO THE FRONT END AND PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ALL ABOUT. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP TELLING ME "AFTER MARKET PARTS", ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN IF THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO REPAIR THE OBVIOUS DEFECT OF THE FORD F250. I HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT FORD WAS ADDING PARTS TO THE VEHICLE, RATHER I THOUGHT THEY WERE MAKING REPAIRS TO THE EXISTING VEHICLE. SO, IT IS OBVIOUS FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE OF THEIR VEHICLES OR THEIR CUSTOMER SAFETY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WOULD BE EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I AM ASKING YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT TURNS DEADLY, AND IT WILL TURN DEADLY.

Mileage: 30,900

WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE , I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY (DEATH SHAKE) ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF TRUCK. I HAD TO MOVE BACK OVER INTO MY LANE BEFORE I SHOULD OF AND PULL OFF ONTO THE NARROW SHOULDER WHICH CAUSED ABOUT 6 VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE SHAKE WENT AWAY. I CONTINUED ON DRIVING TILL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO A SAFE AREA TO INSPECT FOR A CAUSE, BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING LOOSE OR ABNORMAL IN ANY STEERING OR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. FORTUNATELY I WASN'T TOWING MY CAMPER AT THE TIME, OTHERWISE I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HERE TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT.

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR SERIES OF BUMPS THE FRONT END TENDS TO 'JUMP' IF I'M CORNERING OR WILL BOUNCE THE FRONT END THAT EFFECTS THE STEERING OF THE TRUCK. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70MPH) GOING STRAIGHT HIT A COUPLE BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCKS FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY BOUNCING TO THE POINT I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO LESS THAN 10MPH BEFORE IT SMOOTHED BACK OUT. THIS IS A VERY SCARY THING TO HAPPEN AT THOSE SPEEDS. I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL AND CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 33,000

MY F-250 HAS SOME TERRIBLE STEERING ISSUES WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND MUCH WORSE WHEN I HIT A SERIES OF BUMPS. THE FRONT END STARTS BOUNCING AND THE TRUCK WILL BASICALLY BOUNCE SIDEWAYS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS PREPARED AND COME CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL. IT WILL BOUNCE OR WOBBLE GOING 40 MPH JUST AS BAD AS DOING 55 OR 60. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT ON ANY HIGHWAY, ONLY AROUND TOWN BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DEATH SHE MIGHT LOSE CONTROL AND WRECK OR LOSE CONTROL AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 69 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED WAS UNDER 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT LANDMARK FORD TRUCKS, INC (3401 E CLEAR LAKE AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62702, (217) 528-0770); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO LANDMARK FORD TRUCKS, INC, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-15627787. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,100. *DT UPDATED 10/2/18*JB

Mileage: 10,100

AT 36,000 MILES 2017 F250 SD BEGAN TO EXHIBIT EXTREME LOSS OF CONTROL WITH STEERING AFTER TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROADWAY. ROAD BUMPS CAUSED VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. (DEATH WOBBLE). DEALER INSPECTED AND REPLACED TRACK BAR BALL JOINT AND NON-FUNCTIONAL STEERING DAMPER...DROVE 300 MILES AND WOBBLE IS BACK AGAIN. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AS MALFUNCTIONS OCCUR IN TRAFFIC, NO RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY FORD AT THIS TIME. SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE.

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE A 2017 FORD F250 THAT HAS "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUES. IT BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE IF IT HITS ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE HIGHWAY, USUALLY AT 70 MPH. IF THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO SLOW TO ABOUT 20 MPH OR STOP COMPLETELY. WHILE DECELERATING IT WILL GET WORSE THAT AT 70 MPH FOR A SHORT TIME, AND THEN SLOWLY STOP SHAKING. I HAVE BEEN TO THE HELLER FORD DEALERSHIP IN EL PASO, THEY REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER. THE TRUCK NOW HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO START THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF WORN TIRES. THEY HAVE 9/32" OF TREAD ON THE FRONT. THEY ARE HOWEVER DAMAGED FROM THE WOBBLE, FORD WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES. THE TEARS HAVE ABOUT 7/32" AND ARE NOT "CUPPED" LIKE THE FRONT. THE TRUCK DOES THIS WHILE IN MOTION ON ALL TYPES OF PAVEMENT USUALLY 55-70MPH

Mileage: 48,000

VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. VEHICLE BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. MUST REDUCE SPEED IMMEDIATELY TO UNDER 20 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. INVESTIGATING LEMON LAW. INCREDIBLEY UNSAFE PROBLEM. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS CONDITION AND STILL NO FIX/RECALL.

Mileage: 17,900

I PURCHASED MY 2017 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. I FIRST NOTICED AN ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND REGAIN CONTROL. I BEGIN TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND LEARN OF THE DEATH WOBBLE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF, I WILL NOW TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION CHECKED. SECONDLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE'S WITH MY SYNC3 SYSTEM, BLUETOOTH, CLIMATE CONTROL, EASY ENTRY AND EXIT FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE APPLE CAR PLAY FEATURE. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, I WAS TOLD THE SYNC3 SYSTEM, A COUPLE MODULES AND THE CHASSIS HARNESS WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE'S. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO FORD THREE TIME FOR THE SYNC3 MALFUNCTION AND WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THE BLUETOOTH STREAMING WITH APPLE PRODUCTS, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IF IT'S SUPPOSE TO WORK. I HAVE CONTACT FORD FOR A BUY BACK AND THE ANSWER OF COURSE WAS "NO" I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP A FEW MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR AND IT HAS ALREADY BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE FOR THE SYNC3 ISSUE THAN ANY OTHER ISSUE'S. HOPEFULLY FORD FIGURES OUT THERE ISSUE'S AND OFFER GREATER CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR A NOT SO CHEAP VEHICLE.

Mileage: 4,500

DEATH WOBBLE.. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 70 ON HIGHWAY IF YOU HIT ANY KIND OF BRIDGE OR BUMP IN ROAD THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY LIKE A WHEEL HAS FALLEN OFF.. YOU HAVE TO COME DOWN TO 20MPH OR STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL.. I HAVE ONLY 19000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW.. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOME ONE NEEDS FIXED.. HAVE HAD IT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES ON MY WAY FOR 4 TH TODAY . I BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK TO FEEL SAFE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW.

Mileage: 19,000

I HAVE A 2017 F250 4X4. WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45MPH OR FASTER THE FRONTEND WILL START TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN I HIT ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON IT. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 13,500

FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO "WOBBLE & SHAKE" VIOLENTLY OF SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH.

Mileage: 15,000

EXCESSIVE WHEEL BOUNCE.

Mileage: 18,000