2013 FORD F-350 Steering Problems

Was driving at 55mph and suddenly truck went into a terrible death wobble & almost caused a serious crash. On 11/25/2025 I had taken it in to the ford dealership to correct this problem since it had happened four times in August & September of this year. Which also almost caused four serious accidents. The ford dealer replaced L & R dragline ends & adjuster sleeve.Replaced right outer tie rod end & replaced track bar ball joint. Performed 3D wheel alignment & road tested on highway..This is the second time I’m writing you to get this recalled.

STEERING BECAME ERRATIC & UNCONTROLABLE WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. STEERING WHEEL SHOOK . IT WAS A DEATH WOBBLE AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THIS IS A 2013 FORD F-350 WITH 102,000 MILES. EACH TIME TRUCK HAD IT HAPPEN, IT WAS AFTER A EXPANSION JOINT IN ROAD WAS GONE OVER. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER & WE ARE WAITING FOR THEIR ASSEMENT OF THE PROBLEM.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 65-75 MPH over a bumpy road surface, the vehicle experienced a death wobble. The contact stated that the steering wheel and the front end of the vehicle were shuddering violently, nearly causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The contact stated that upon decelerating to 20 MPH, the vehicle failure ceased, and the contact pulled over to the side of the road temporarily. The contact resumed driving. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to Ford Campaign Number: 20N04. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

When driving my 2013 Ford 350 Crew Cab 4x4 6.7 Diesel with only 68,000 miles stock with original equiptment , I was driving to my chemo appt as I have stage 4 cancer and a mom of a young son the truck started a shake and the sterring wheel violently came away from my hands. It got so bad I almost went into oncoming traffic putting my sons life and myself and others in danger, I have brought this truck to local shop and they figure it out. This has gone several times. Its my primary truck. Im a widow and need a safe truck. I cant bring to dealer as they charge $150 hr. I dont have a extended warranty on the truck, No codes popped up on dash, Ford has many complaints with there trucks including the f 150 which i owned and it lived at the shop . over $10,000 out of pocket and problem never fixed always can find issue. something needs to be done before someone gets killed in a accident .

We had the death wobbles going 65 on cruise control everytime we hit a bump on the freeway. I lose control until I slow down to 35 mph.

The Ford F350 Death Wobble due to - stablizers and track bar.

We have experienced “death wobble” several times with the Ford. Every time we get all the necessary parts replaced and they’ll last about 6 months and the death wobble will return. It’s highly dangerous as you lose control of the vehicle and it can walk into another lane with traffic. You are unable to steer when this is happening. The only way to regain control is to slow the vehicle down to around 35/40 mph. It’s a danger to us and to others on the road.

When hitting a bump in the road at highway speed, the front end of the truck will began to wobble and oscillate uncontrollably. Had to stop by the side of the road to get it to stop. Took it to the local Ford dealership and they are replacing all the steering components in the front end at my expense…$2100. This is apparently a known issue with 2009 and later Ford Super Duty trucks. This is an extremely dangerous situation and should be rectified by Ford at no cost to owners.

Death wobble

Driving down the road at approximately 60 mph we crossed over a bridge. Once we crossed the bridge the trucks steering wheel started to shake violently making the truck near impossible to handle and steer. We had to reduce speed quickly and pull to the side of the roadway to keep from wrecking the truck.

Traveling at speeds between 60-70mph on highways, at slights curves with rough pavement, my truck begins shaking violently to the point of losing control. Once I slow down and pull over it stops. It occurs without any warning. It has now happened a half dozen times. Nearly lost control and just avoided an accident on the last event. I had recall work done at Ford dealer today. Described the event. They told me about “death wobble” occurrences common with F250 and F350s. Looked it up. Description matches perfectly with my experience. Mechanics checked my steering linkage, axel, wheels for play, u linkages. Nothing out of the ordinary. I am deeply concerned for my safety.

Violent shaking while driving even after steering damper replaced.

I have had a few instances where the steering wheel gets a little shaky when hitting a bump but had a significant event that recently happened. I was traveling about 70 mph, with 3 other individuals in the truck with me. We were on a relatively smooth highway, one that is very well maintained. We went over a bridge and as we came off of the bridge and over the “joint” between the road and the bridge, the steering wheel began to violently shake, worse than anything I have ever experienced. I was white-knuckled trying to keep control of the vehicle, all the while slowing down on the highway. The truck was drifting left as it was shaking and I finally was able to come to almost a complete stop, which is when the shaking stopped. The shaking lasted maybe 20 -30 seconds. There was no warning, no lights or messages on the dash…and the “joint” between the road and the bridge was not very rough. I am thankful no one was hurt and there wasn’t much traffic around us when it happened. I am also thankful I wasn’t hauling my horse trailer and horses when it happened because it could have turned out much worse. I have scheduled an appointment with the dealership to take the vehicle in. I can’t possibly chance this happening again…especially with a horse trailer hooked up.

The truck vibrates uncontrollably when driving on the freeway at speeds between 65-75mph. This typically occurs when the truck hits a bump when driving in this speed range. Doing a google search and reviewing videos of this issue reveals a pheonomea referred to as 'death wobble'. This has happened to me at least 8 times over the past 8-10 months. I had the shocks changed recently hoping that this would fix the problem. This did NOT fix the problem. On one occassion while driving in Pennsylvania towing my boat, I was nearly in an accident. When the vibration/attenuation occurred I was driving approx 70mph and had to slow to 40mph nearly causing an accident. This is a very scary issue that apparently through research Ford is well aware of. I have my truck at the dealership as I write this complaint and they are saying they cannot identify the problem....So, the genesis of the Ford class action law suit was a similar issue. The dealership turned a customer away with a known safety issue. Wonder if this is going to happen to me? If I am turned away with a known safety issue and end up in an accident, you will certainly hear from me again! This is crazy. Merry Christmas!

I was driving on the freeway when I hit a small bump and the steering wheel began to shake uncontrollably. Luckily, I was able to merge to the shoulder for safety. Only after I stopped completely did the shaking stop. Signs of the famous "death wobble" on these trucks. Ford needs to fix! Veer dangerous and scary.

My vehicle is currently at 79,200 miles and have recently experienced what is called the Death Wobble. Any bump in the road causes my steering to violently shake back and forth until I slow down and regain control. At this time it’s unknown what is causing the problem and an appointment with my dealer isn’t available until December 17, three months from now. We use this vehicle to tow a12,000 pound fifth wheel. At this point I’m afraid to tow with this vehicle. Currently the vehicle is covered under Ford’s extended warranty until Feb 28.

THE TRUCK DEVELOPS A SEVERE SHAKE/WOBBLE IN FRONT END WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK IS HARD TO CONTROL AND HAS TO BE SLOWED CONSIDERABLY BEFORE IT STOPS THE WOBBLE AND CAN BE CONTROLLED.

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE TRAVELING ABOVE 50MPH OR SO, THE TRUCK HAS VIOLENTLY SHOOK AFTER HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE PULLING TO ONE SIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WITH EACH TIME BEING EXACTLY THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WILL BE DRIVING SMOOTHLY, AND THEN EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT REPETITIVE SHAKING. EACH TIME, THE DRIVER HAS HAD TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 20MPH OR LOWER, THE VEHICLE REGAINED CONTROL. VISUAL EXAMINATIONS OF THE VEHICLE RETURNED NO LOOSE OR BROKEN PARTS, AND THE VIOLENT VIBRATIONS WERE NOT EVIDENT BY ANY MARKINGS OR OTHER DISTURBANCES UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME INITIAL RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED ALMOST IDENTICAL SITUATIONS, AND IS CHARACTERIZED AS "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM SAFE TO DRIVE, AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY RECALLS FROM FORD ON THIS KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD ISSUE.

Mileage: 78,000

STEERING STARTS TO SHAKE ANYWHERE FROM 30 MPH TO 70MPH

Mileage: 50,350

WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE TRAVELING ABOVE 65MPH, THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAPE (DEATH WOBBLE) UNTIL YOU SLOW TO BELOW 50MPH

Mileage: 121,000

2 WEEKS AGO I GOT THE TERRIBLE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND ALMOST WRECKED THE TRUCK AS WELL AS ME ALMOST HAVING A HEART ATTACK . I WAS GOING 60 MPH (SPEED LIMIT IS 65) ON A DUAL LANE HIGHWAY AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND HIT THE BRAKES MAKING IT 10 TIMES WORSE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT AND IT SEEMED TO BE OK. HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC FRIEND AND WE REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. DID GOOD FOR 2 WEEKS AND RAN UP ON STOPPED TRAFFIC AND THE WORST HAPPENED TWICE AS BAD AS THE FIRST TIME. TRUCK HAS 57,000 MILES AND I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS UNTIL NOW. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE DEATH WOBBLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE NO REPAIR FOR IT. MAYBE THE BEST FIX IS TO BUY A NEW OTHER BRAND TYPE OF TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN A FAITHFUL FORD BUYER UNTIL THIS HAS COME UP UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL OR REPAIR TO BE MADE

Mileage: 57,200

SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RANGING FROM 55 TO 65 MPH I HAVE HIT A SMALL BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHICH HAS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE DEATH WOBBLE. IT SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE TO SLOW TO ALMOST A STOP BEFORE IT QUITS.

Mileage: 62,500

A FORD TRUCK "DEATH WOBBLE" ALLEGES F-250 AND F-350 TRUCKS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE AND SUSPENSION SYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INCLUDES CURRENT AND FORMER OWNERS AND LESSEES OF 2005-2019 FORD F-250 AND F-350 TRUCKS. HOWEVER, THE PLAINTIFF SAYS THE FORD DEALERSHIP DENIED THE WOBBLE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE TRUCK UNDER WARRANTY. THE FORD TRUCK DEATH WOBBLE LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - WILLIAM LESSIN, ET AL., V. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Mileage: 92,568

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 56 MILES PER HOUR ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCED A HORRIBLE WOBBLE OF THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. THEY REPLACED ALMOST ALL COMPONENTS IN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE TRACK BAR, STABILIZER, BEARINGS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED BUSHINGS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON A DIFFERENT ROAD AROUND 60 MILES PER HOUR AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN RUNNING OVER ANY BUMP AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH, THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I'VE RECENTLY HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES.

Mileage: 121,000

THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A DEATH WOBBLE, WHICH IS COMMONLY EXPLAINED ON THE INTERNET AND HAS SEEMED TO PLAGUE FORD SUPERDUTYS WITH SOLID FRONT AXLES. MY DEATH WOBBLE DEVELOPED WHILE STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, WHICH WAS EXPLAINED IN DETAIL WITH SYMPTOMS AND EXPERIENCE. DEALER CLAIMS THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. IN THE END THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER, WHICH ULTIMATELY DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS FRIGHTENING, IT BEARS NO WARNING AND HAPPENS IN A SPLIT SECOND. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAS ONLY OCCURED AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50MPH. THE SIMPLIEST EXPLAINATION IS THAT ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD, LARGE OR SMALL, CAN UPSET THE VEHICLE AND SEND IT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE, SHUTTER AND OCSILATION THAT IS UNCONTROLLABLE TO AVOID, STOP OR CONTROL THE OCCURANCE. THIS SCARIEST PART IS THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY FREQUENTLY WITH SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 70MPH AND THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO SLOW DOWN AND MANUEVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE DEATH WOBBLE OFFERS NO CONTROL OR STEERING CAPABILITIES TO THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY MY SPOUSE OR KIDS WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS TRUCK FOR FEAR OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN.. UNFORTUNATELY MY FAMILY DOES HAVE TO TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS A DAILY DRIVER. THE FACT THAT THIS IS AN EXTREME FLAW, DEFECT AND DANGER IS ONLY COMPOUND WHEN YOUR ONLY RECOURSE TO STOP THE VIOLENT WOBBLE IS TO PULL OVER OR STOP IMMEDIATELY ONLY ADDS TO THE DANGERS OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF TRAFFIC AROUND YOU.

Mileage: 24,000

MY FORD F350 SUPER DUTY 4WD HAS HAD THE FRONT END REBUILT 3 TIMES FOR WHAT IS COMMONLY CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ON STRAIGHT DRY PAVEMENT THE FRONT END WHEELS WILL START AN OSCILLATING AND UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT THAT IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE IS SO PRONOUNCED THAT ITEMS FLY OUT OF DOOR POCKETS, THE CONSOLE AND CUP HOLDERS. VEHICLES BEHIND ME AND NEXT TO ME ARE FORCED TO APPLY THEIR BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO A POSSIBLE COLLISION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OVER MULTIPLE YEAR MODELS AND FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO SOLVE IT. YOU CAN SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR "FORD DEATH WOBBLE" AND VIEW MANY VIDEOS TAKEN OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 171,521

2013 F350 FRONT END VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER RUNNING OVER A BUMP ON HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH,THIS MADE THE TRUCK LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL. WITH APPLIED BRAKING THE SITUATION ONLY GOT WORSE. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP ON THE CENTER LINE CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. WE ONLY GAINED CONTROL OF THE SITUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 45 MPH. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE DAY.

Mileage: 107,500

WHILE OUR TRUCK ON A NORMAL HIGHWAY WITH MINOR IRREGULARITIES AND SOME ROUGH SURFACES AT A SPEED OF 60 TO 70 MPH, THE TRUCK WILL START TO OSCILLATE TO THE POINT OF INDUCING A VIOLENTLY STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND AN UNCONTROLLABLE BOUNCE OF THE FRONT WHEELS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 2-MONTHS WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN IN TOWN, I AM NOW SCARED TO GO ON THE ROAD WITH THE TRUCK AS THE CONDITION SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE TO BRAKE QUICKLY AND STEER THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP THE OSCILLATION. THE SHAKING IS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ONLY AFTER SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DOES THE OSCILLATION STOP. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I AM PERPLEXED WHY FORD OR THE NTHSA HAVE NOT STEPPED FORWARD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, SOMEONE WILL BE HURT OR KILLED IF A SOLUTION IS NOT FOUND. WE HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK NOW TO TWO DIFFERENT CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIPS AFTER EACH INCIDENT EACH TIME WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS WITH THESE TRUCKS. THIS CAN'T SERIOUSLY BE TRUE? AFTER DOING RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TERMED BY THE MASSES IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR MANY YEARS NOT FOR THE SELECT FEW CONSUMERS BUT FOR SO MANY.