2018 FORD F-350 Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and driving over a bump on the road, the steering wheel started vibrating and shaking abnormally. The contact stated that the failure had occurred approximately twelve times. The contact stated that an independent mechanic and a dealer were contacted. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering dampener needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the steering dampener, the pitman arm, and the inner and outer drag links needed to be replaced; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the death wobble. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the inner and outer drag link and pitman's arm were worn and that only the steering dampener replacement would be covered. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced a "death wobble". The contact then received notification for Customer Satisfaction Program: 20N04 (Steering Linkage Damper Extended Coverage). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the repair was performed; however, the failure recurred approximately 5,000 miles after the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was also referred to the NHTSA Hotline to file a safety complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 38,320.

Mileage: 38,320

Violent front end shimmy (death wobble) at highway speeds. Seems to be worsening. Happened in Interstate traffic near Atlanta Georgia. Extreme concern as I was among multiple vehicles with many behind me as well, all moving at highway speeds. I could not stop the problem until I had slowed to about 20 miles per hour.

Vehicle steering began shuddering violently while driving at around 50MPH. I had to slow to around 25MPH to get the shuddering to stop. It happened again around 50MPH any time I hit a bump or pothole. At this point the vehicle is unable to be driven at highway speeds.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as well as it was no longer centered. The adaptive steering warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was diagnosed as the steering effort control module (SECM) was not communicating and the steering wheel needed to be replaced. The steering wheel was not replaced however, the dealer attempted to reprogram the SECM and the failure continued. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 10222258 (Steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the Manufacturer's Communication Number due to the plant assembly location. A case was not opened with the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

I was changing lanes at 75 MPH on the interstate in Chicago and hit a bump in the road. The steering wheel and the truck started shaking violently (Death Wobble). The only way that I could get it to stop was to come to a complete stop. Luckily there wasn't a ton of traffic and I was able to change lanes easily. I was on my way home with 300 miles of travel left. This happened again 2 more times on the way home. I had to travel at a reduced rate of speed to try and keep the issue from happening again. Luckily I had just dropped of my 42ft 5th wheel camper. If this had happened while pulling my camper I don't think I would of been able to control the vehicle. I have ordered $1,000 of aftermarket and replacement parts to fix the issue . I will not drive the vehicle again until I have this repaired.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started shaking excessively. The contact had to reduce the speed to stop the vehicle from shaking. In addition, the steering wheel was shaking, and the contact stated it felt like the wheels were also shaking. The contact stated that the failure recurred while exceeding 40 MPH. The vehicle was safely driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was unofficially diagnosed as steering isolation. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

Experienced the "Death Wobble" multiple times while on vacation March and April 2023 while towing a 30 foot 5th wheel RV. When traveling interstate highways between 55 and 65 MPH we experienced extreme violent shaking of the front end whenever going over rough pavement. Immediate slowing to below 50 MPH ended the violent shaking. We do not tow the RV at speeds above 65 MPH. We reported the issue to Kendall Ford of Meridian, 250 East Overland Road, Meridian Idaho 83642, 208-888-4403 on April 24, 2023. Kendall Ford acknowledged the issue and we are "in line" for the parts that supposedly fix the issue. Once the parts arrive, Kendall Ford will schedule the repair.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where Customer Satisfaction Program: 20N04 (Steering Linkage Damper Extended Coverage) was performed; however, the failure recurred while the contact was driving 35 MPH. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,175.

Mileage: 53,175

Twice while driving between 65-70 mph when hitting a bump or groove the front end began shaking violently and I had to pull over to make it stop. Luckily I was in an outside lane and did not hit another car. This sounds like the "death wobble" problem that many others have reported. I have contacted the dealer and am waiting to get a call back. This was terrifying and I don't feel safe driving my truck on the highway now.

Suspension and or steering goes into a violent shaking and vibrating motion that will stop only when hitting the brakes and or significantly slowing down. Safety of the driver, passengers, and others around may be significantly injured if loss of control should occur. There are numerous complaints to the NHTSA, and lawsuits regarding this exact issue, known as the "death wobble". There are no warnings to when this may occur, and usually starts with a bump in the road. This vehicle is available for inspection upon request.

Experienced death wobble/uncontrollable vibration in front end and loss of steering. Truck is at the Ford service center but cannot get parts from Ford to fix per Ford Technical Service Bulletin #18-2268. What work the shop did actually made the situation worse.

Traveling on highway with no load and no passengers at the speed of 53 mph the trucks steering wheel began shaking violently when I hit a rough spot in the road. At this point I had to bring the vehicle to a complete stop in the middle of the highway. Motorists that where behind me were doing all they could do to stay clear of me and one driver actually waited to be sure everything was alright. This was my first experience since purchasing the vehicle new and the truck only has 25,600 miles on it , and now I'm scared to drive it. I am waiting on Ford to respond since calling them. This is very scary and dangerous and I feel lucky that no one was hurt, although I thought it was going brake my hands off while trying to hold on.

I have a 2018 F350 with about 60k miles, otherwise excellent condition. Problem started about 2 months ago (around Nov 2022) or about 1 month after the last shop maintenance visit. Description: Coming home from work with driving speed around 50-60 mph the front end started shaking strongly. Had to slow down quite a bit to get it under control or stop shaking. The incident has been repeated on other roads. The stimulus that starts it all is when some roughness of the road is encountered. This shaking has become violent at times and have had to take evasive maneuvering to avoid an accident or damage to the truck. No warning lamps have come on nor have any other indicators. The problem has progressed to where it may be unsafe to take it on the freeway for any trips. I do fear for my safety and have to be vigilant at all times. The dealer will be notified on 27 Jan 2023 so a record can be made. Have gone on-line to find out that over a thousand other similar reports are out there and video footage. I have seen this happen on other Ford chassis specifically the 2004 Thor motorhome built on a Ford F53 chassis.

DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT SUSPENSION

Driving at normal highway speed while going over a bridge on highway 290 Worcester, mA the vehicle went over the metal plate that connects the bridge to the road, the front end of the vehicle started to shake. Slowly at first and quickly becoming uncontrollable. The vehicle would not stop violently shaking until I brought the truck to an almost complete stop on an extremely congested highway two days before Christmas at noon time. Many vehicles around me at the time swerved to avoid hitting me, just avoiding accidentally striking my almost completely stopped vehicle in the fast lane of the highway. My confidence in the vehicle has dropped to zero and will not allow my wife or two junior operators to drive that vehicle on the highway anymore until the vehicle problem has been corrected.

Truck is experiencing what is referred to as death wobble. It has happened 8 times in the last three times vehicle has been driven. It happens mostly after hitting bridge transitions or pavement changes. Happens when towing and also unloaded. Happened 4 times while pulling 40 foot 5th wheel. Steering wheel shakes violently and you have little control of steering until you slow or stop truck. Dash light comes on and steering wheel is off center until you stop and restart truck. I fear I’m going to cause accident while trying to slow vehicle fast. Dealer has looked and thinks it’s a bad damper but says probably can’t get one for at least 3 weeks. Parts are back ordered.

We were traveling on a highway in Arizona (Hwy93 between Wickenburg and I40 JCT), going about 65mph. We hit a rough patch on the road. When we hit some really rough patches, the front end began wobbling and shacking, even after the road smoothed out. This would last an extra 15 to 30 seconds after the last bump. This made it hard to steer, so I had to slow down. This happened many times, even when we were on different roads. It happened again a couple of days later on I15 between Pocatello, ID and Idaho Falls, ID.

Sunday 06/12/2022: Driving south in the center lane on I-65 near Shepherdsville, Kentucky, the front end of my truck began shaking uncontrollably. I had to fight to maintain control of my truck as I attempted to decelerate and steer towards the shoulder. The shaking lasted approximately 15 seconds before I could safely get to the shoulder, and numerous cars has to brake rapidly and swerved to miss me . As I pulled to the side, I exited and looked under the front end to inspect my truck for a broken part or damage. Upon visual inspection, I couldn’t see anything that appeared out of normal. I contacted the auto craft shop on Fort Knox on 06/13/2022, and they inspected the truck for broken or worn parts. They reported there was no excessively worn components.

In 2019 I had to take the vehicle to the Ford dealership to have it inspected for violent shaking and loss of steering control after hitting a uneven spot in the road around 55 mph on a two lane highway towing a 40' 5th wheel. The dealership added a component which eliminated the issue for a short period of time. The vehicle has low miles and has exhibited the same issue 4 times in the last two months. Once it occurred at a speed of 35 to 40 mph on a city street and the last occurrence happened while on an on-ramp to the freeway. During the latest on-ramp event it occurred while accelerating to match freeway speeds a complete stop on the side of the freeway in order to get the shaking to stop.

(Death Wobble) Driving down the road and you hit a bump then the front end starts to shake viciously and out of control until slow down or stop to get the truck back under control. I’m afraid to have anyone in my truck besides me

The steering wheel shakes violently on my F350 Super Duty truck. Ford has supposedly fixed this issue for me twice. It typically occurs at speeds over 50 miles per hour. It can also happen after going over bumps or grooves in the road. To stop the shaking, I have to quickly slow way down or even stop completely. I tow a 15k pound 5th wheel with this truck. I'm concerned that this could cause a tragic accident especially since my family is also traveling with me in this vehicle. How can Ford not be responsible for fixing this serious issue, we are taking about losing steering control at high speeds.

While driving on the interstate at approximately 65 miles an hour the steering wheel began to violently shake back-and-forth and causing me to lose control of the vehicle. The first time this occurred it was relatively short-lived and lasted maybe 15 seconds as a slowed. At that time I was unsure what I had just experienced and then noted it a second time up at which I had to pull the car to this over to the side of the road and stop. The last event occurred and was prolonged with really an inability to steer the vehicle I was able to stop it. I went home and started to find someone who would repair this. When describing it to the service center I was told that this is become known as the death wobble and he recommended I get it in for repair. I looked online at videos describing the death wobble this was exactly what happened to my vehicle. This is a horrendous safety issue that will likely take several lives until this gets reported and these vehicles repaired.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 73 MPH, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the steering damper to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience a failure. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated she had experienced the failure three times. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

While traveling approximately 60 MPH on a divided four lane road the truck drove over a small bump (crack/pothole) in the road, immediately following the truck started to develop a suspension wobble that resonated through the steering wheel and increased in amplitude quickly. I quickly identified what was happening and applied a liberal amount of braking which caused the wobble to subside immediately. I spoke to my dealer and they are going to replace the steering (redesigned per the dealer) damper as a starting point. The road condition at the time of issue was cool and dry. My biggest concern is what would have been the outcome if a less experienced person was driving.

Above 50 Miles Per hour...hitting any irregularity on the pavement such as expansion joints, potholes, road joints causes the front end to vibrate violently making the truck very difficult to handle. I took it to the dealership once,(Phil Long Ford in Colorado Springs) and they replaced the steering stabilizer. It seemed that just masked the problem. 10k miles later the problem has come back and is getting worse and worse making me not even want to drive the truck anymore as it feels unsafe on the highway. Also going around bends in the highway, as low as 40MPH the truck skips across expansion joints, bucking sideways.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the steering damper assembly failed. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle hit a bump in the roadway and the vehicle violently started to shake and wobble. The contact also stated that when the vehicle was driven on uneven pavement, the vehicle would also wobble and shake violently out of control. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering link tie rod damper assembly was faulty. The dealer repaired the vehicle however, the repair failed to fix the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,300.

Mileage: 34,300

I have had numerous times where I am driving between 25-70 mph and run over a small bump in the road and the truck front end begins to shake violently until I am able to slow down to around 10-20mph. Steering is difficult and it has caused near accidents with people almost hitting me from behind because I have to slow down quickly for no apparent reason to gain control of the car, and they are not expecting the quick slow down. This is a well documented condition Ford is aware of called "death wobble". I did have a recall to replace some "dampening part" but it has not helped and now the vehicle seems much worse and will start to shake with the slightest of bump or even when applying the brakes quickly. This began within 6 months of ownership and has continued frequently to current date of this report.

I have a severe wobble in the steering wheel

DEATH WOBBLE THE TRUCK SHAKES WHEN DRIVING OR HITTING A BUMP ION THE HIGHWAY

WITH ONLY 39470 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AT APPROX 60 MIKE PER HOUR THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY....I HAD TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO 25 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. THERE WAS A TRUCK IN BACK OF ME AND HE HAD TO SWERVE TO GO AROUND ME. I DID BRING IT RIGHT TO MY DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER PER BULLETIN 20N04. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS JUST A TEMP REPAIR AND THAT THIS WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN.

Mileage: 39,470

VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING BUMPS STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT SHAKING BACK AND FORTH HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE SHAKING

Mileage: 42,300

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING, HAD TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT (ALMOST REAR ENDED). AFTER SLOWING DOWN STEERING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE SECTION OF FREEWAY IS BRAND NEW CONCRETE. THE VIOLENT SHAKING HAS HAPPENED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 TO 80 MPH ON A DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROAD SURFACES. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU COME ACROSS A SMALL BUMP (LIKE GOING OVER AN OVERPASS WHEN ROAD SURFACE CHANGES). THIS SCARES THE HOLY CRAP OUT OF YOU HOPING YOU CAN CONTROL THE TRUCK WITHOUT BEING HIT, DUE TO THE SUDDEN SLOW DOWN YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL.

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND HIT A SEPARATION ON THE ROAD CROSSING A BRIDGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. MY TRUCK HAS 23,000 + MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ALL OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN IT FOR ALL RECALLS. I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK ON THIS.

Mileage: 23,400

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON IDAHO HIGHWAY 48 AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. WHEN I HIT A PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD, NOT A POT HOLE, JUST UNEVEN SURFACE, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AND SHOOK ME OFF THE ROAD. I WAS TOTALLY UNABLE TO CONTROL IT AND ALMOST WENT INTO A CANAL. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE IN THIS CONDITION.

Mileage: 20,800

THE TRUCK HAS DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE IN MOTION AFTER HITTING ANY ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD THE TRUCKS STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY TIL THE OSCILLATION SUBSIDES AFTER REDUCING SPEED BELOW HIGH SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL PERSISTING.

Mileage: 47,000

OWENED A 2002 F350 NEVER HAD STEERING ISSUES. BOUGHT 2018 F350 IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, FROM THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT FRONT-END SEEM TO HAVE SOMETHING OFF WITH IT. THAT CAME TO A EYE OPENING STEERING SHAKE AT 70 MPH PULLING A 40' 14K TRAILER, GOING INTO A CONNER ON INTERSTATE 84 IN OREGON THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN1500 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WITH NO CONTROL HOW I DON'T CRASH, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN INTERSTATE 15 IN AZ, INTERSTATE 40 AZ, INTERSTATE 90 WA ALL THESE WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 70 MPH PULLING A 40' TRAILER,AND OTHERS. WE'RE I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND CLEAN MY SHORTS!!!!! I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 6 OR 7 TIMES FOR REPAIRS THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT IN AND SAY FRONT-END SHAKE SERVICE GUYS WOULD OH YEAH WE'D SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THIS IS AT 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS??? THEN I FIND OUT IT HAS A NAME (THE DEATH WOBBLE) WHICH FORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH SINCE THEY CHANGED FRONT-END DESIGN I THINK AROUND 2006. JUST GO TO YOU TUBE WATCH VIDEOS. HOW THEY LET A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS ISSUE FOR SO LONG IS STUPID !!! HOW SOMEONE HAS NOT BEEN KILLED DO TO THE ISSUE OR MAYBE THERE HAS ??? TO THIS DAY TRUCK ONLY HAS 19000 MILES ON IT AFRAID TO DRIVE OR WHEN I DO IT'S A BUTT PUCKER YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!!! SPENT 78,000 ON A TRUCK THAT'S A DEATH MACHINE. I HAVE TRIED FOR A LEMON LAW FORD WILL NOT RESPOND. HOW THIS ISSUE HAS GONE ON SO LONG WITH OUT REMOVING THESE TRUCKS FROM THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM MAYBE WE JUST WAIT TILL ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE, AND FILE LAW SUITS, THEN FORD WILL SEE ITS CHEAPER TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEN PAY SETTLEMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DO A SERIOUS RECALL ON THESE.... THIS WILL PROBABLY GO TO MUTE EARS.

Mileage: 1,500

DEATH WOBBLE ALMOST CRASHED ON THE FREEWAY. DROVE OVER A BUMP ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER THEY REPLACED A STEERING DAMPER. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE WILL BE A FATAL CRASH IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE ABOUT THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU

Mileage: 15,000

TRAVELLING ON I-90 IN IDAHO ON 8/22/2020 AT ABOUT 70 MPH VEHICLE WENT INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE IN OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THIS VIOLENTLY. MY WIFE AND I WERE GOING ON ABOUT A 60 MI. ROUND TRIP. WE EXPERIENCED THIS 4 TIMES TOTAL. I TRIED SLOWING TO 60 MPH BUT IT STILL RE-OCCURED. ANYONE NOT AS STRONG AND EXPERIENCED COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. PART OF OUR TRIP WAS ON SECONDARY ROADS TRAVELLING AT 60 MPH OR LESS AND DID NOT OCCUR, ONLY ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS EXTREMELY VIOLENT.

Mileage: 17,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL HE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAC HAIK FORD JACKSON (6130 I-55, JACKSON, MS 39211) AND THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WITH CONTAMINATED DIESEL FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED HIS INSURANCE COMPANY SENT AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES OF "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM ABOUT 30,000 MILES. AT 63,000 MILES FORD DID THE STEERING DAMPER RECALL. IT DID NOT HELP AT ALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, SO IT SITS AT HOME. IT IS AN $80,000 VEHICLE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT GETS WOBBLY GOING ABOVE 60 MPH, AND REACTS BAD WHEN BUMPS ARE ENCOUNTERED ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THIS VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AFTER HITTING A GROOVED SURFACE OR A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SHAKING TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

VEHICLE HAS UNDER 29,000 MILES. VEHICLE DOES NOT TOW HEAVY LOADS NOR COME CLOSE TO ITS RATED CAPACITY FOR USE AS A 1 TON. TODAY JUNE 1ST 2020 AT 50MPH ON SIDE ROAD I DROVE OVER A TRANSITION BETWEEN OLD ASPHALT AND NEW ASPHALT, A SMALL BUMP, THE TRUCK FRONT END STARTED SHAKING. ALL CONTROL OF THE FRONT END WAS LOST. I COASTED U TILL THE PROBLEM STOPPED I DROVE ANOTHER 4 MILES HOME. SEARCHED THE INTERNET. LEARNED OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. I REPEATED THE DRIVE UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AT THE SAME SPOT THE TRUCK DID THE EXACT SAME LOSS OF CONTROL DEATH SHAKE. *TR

Mileage: 28,600

MY 2018 F-350 HAS A UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END, THE FORD DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER, BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE FALLING OFF, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T FEEL SAVE TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

ON APRIL 4, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, I TRAVELED OVER AN OVERPASS THAT HAD A SMALL LIP TYPE BUMP. THE TRUCK HIT THE SMALL BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY SO THAT I HAD TROUBLE HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE TRUCK VEERED HALFWAY INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME CAUSING A VEHICLE TO SOUND ITS HORN AND TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE TRUCK FINALLY SETTLED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AS I WENT HALFWAY OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. MANY ARTICLES IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WERE DISLODGED INCLUDING A COFFEE CUP, READING GLASSES. THIS TRUCK HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT, HAS HAD ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL. THIS INCLUDES TIRE ROTATION AND REGULAR TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS TO THIS TRUCK, IT IS EXACTLY AS IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY. I AM A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WITH DECADES OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVING TO MY CREDIT WITH NO ACCIDENTS. I TRULY FELT IN DANGER AND ATTRIBUTE THE SAFE OUTCOME OF THIS EPISODE TO MY PROFESSIONAL EMERGENCY VEHICLE DRIVER TRAINING SKILLS.

Mileage: 22,000

I FIRST HAD A DEATH WOBBLE AT 9000 MILES. I WAS UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED, THOUGHT I HIT SOMETHING OR BLEW A TIRE AT 60 MPH. AFTER THE FIRST TIME IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. AT 15000 MILES IT BECAME MORE AND MORE RECURRING AND I STARTED ASKING AROUND AND HEARD OF THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 50 MPH AND IS SUCH A VIOLENT SHAKE IT MAY PUT YOU INTO ANOTHER LANE. YOU CAN NOT DRIVE THROUGH IT AND MUST SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 25 MPH. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO HIT MY BREAKS ON A FREEWAY WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME GOING 70 MPH AND NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED OR CAUSING A HUGE CRASH. I WAS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A COMPANY VEHICLE TO USE AS MY DAILY COMMUTER. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY HEARD OF IT AND SCHEDULED AND ORDERED PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. I SINCE HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ON A BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH 16000 MILES. THEY INFORMED ME THIS SHOULD FIX IT BY REPLACING THE STABILIZER. REALLY? HOW DID IT WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY, I FEEL THIS IS A BIGGER PROBLEM AND THIS IS ONLY A SIMPLE FIX TO THE SITUATION TO GET ME ANOTHER 10000 MILES. DONT HIT ANY ROUGH BUMPS OR IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU WAS MY WORRY AND BEING REAR ENDED OR THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 9,000

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-75 UPON HITTING A BUMP ON THE PAVEMENT THE TRUCKS FRONT AXLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL AND FORCES RAPID DECELERATION TO REGAIN CONTROL. AT FIRST I ATTRIBUTED IT TO NORMAL BUMP STEER WITH SOLID FRONT AXLE BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM. TRUCK ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING SINCE 16,000

Mileage: 16,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ANY SPEED 55MPH-80MPH, HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" BEGINS. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. VERY SCARY!

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 75 MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY (THE 'DEATH WOBBLE') AND WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW.

Mileage: 17,500

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE FREEWAY AND HITTING A "ROUGH" PATCH, THE TRUCK'S WHEELS THEN BEGIN SHAKING, CAUSING THE WHOLE TRUCK TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SHAKING WON'T SUBSIDE TO REGAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE SPEED DROPS BELOW 50 MPH OR LOWER. THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LIMITED RESPONSE TO TURNING WHEN THE SHAKING IS HAPPENING. THIS SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO WHAT I'VE HEARD DESCRIBED AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND MAINTAINING SPEED (I.E. NOT TURNING OR ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING). THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY, BUT ALWAYS AFTER A CHANGE IN SURFACE (EXPANSION JOINT, POTHOLE, UNEVEN SURFACE). I HAVE DRIVEN OVER THE SAME SPOT WITH OTHER VEHICLES, INCLUDING A FORD EXCURSION, AND CANNOT REPLICATE IT. IT SEEMS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THIS GENERATION OF THE SUPER DUTY.

Mileage: 36,700

BOUGHT BRAND NEW, THE FEEL WAS BOUNCY; AT 14,000 MILES MORE BOUNCY IN FRONT END, BY 23,000 MILES THE FULL "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 45 MILES AN HOUR ON A VERY SMALL BRIDGE. THEN EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU DROVE THE TRUCK, THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WOULD HAPPENED, EVERYTIME, EVEN WITH THE LITTLES BUMPS. VERY SCARY AND THE TRUCK IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I WAS ACTUALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER.

Mileage: 24,000

I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS GETTING SLOPPY AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES AND GOING OVER BRIDGE JOINTS. TWO NIGHTS AGO I WAS DRIVING AT 57MPH WHEN I CAME OFF A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND PULL TO THE ROAD SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. AT ABOUT 30MPH THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ON LINE HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE I HAVE A TRUCK INFLICTED WITH 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

Mileage: 40,250

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. INSTINCTUALLY, I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN WHICH SEEMED TO ADD TO THE FORCEFUL SHAKING BY CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I'M A HEALTHY SIZED 210 LB MAN AND I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT VEERING OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ANOTHER CAR. I MANAGED TO STEER MY WAY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO WHERE THE SHAKING AND SWAYING STOPPED. ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 30 SECONDS IN DURATION, IT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY AND IT WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOMENTS IN MY LIFE. AFTER THE INCIDENT TODAY, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SUPER DUTY F-250 & F-350 PICKUP TRUCKS. IT HAS BEEN LABELED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" (YES THAT'S REALLY WHAT ITS CALLED). THANKFULLY, IT WAS ME AND NOT MY TEENAGE SON BEHIND THE WHEEL BECAUSE I THINK TODAY'S INCIDENT WOULD HAVE ENDED MUCH DIFFERENTLY HAD HE BEEN DRIVING! PLEASE ADVOCATE FOR THE CONSUMER AND ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE.

Mileage: 25,000

IT STARTED WITH A SLIGHT SHAKE GOING OVER A SEAM IN THE PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES IT DEVELOPED INTO A HARD SHAKE THAT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL YOU WOULD SLOW DOWN BELOW 35 MPH. THE DEALER "FIXED" THIS WITH A STEERING STABILIZER, BUT IT STILL FEELS LIKE IT DID WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AND THE DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PROBABLY BECAUSE I WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY IN ABOUT 2000 MILES.

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE FRONT END HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL BEGINS AN OSCILLATION THAT CARRIES THROUGH ENTIRE TRUCK. TRUCK NEEDS TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO GET VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. STARTED HAPPENING AT AROUND 15,000 MILES AND ONLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH TIME. TRUCK NOW HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. FORD REPLACED A STEERING DAMPENER 1-24-20 BUT TRUCK STILL HAS ISSUE

Mileage: 27,421

I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT STEERING CONTROL ISSUES AT 65MPH TO THE TRUCK STEERS LEFT AND RIGHT AS IF THE TIRES ARE WOBBLING TAKEN IT TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT WAS PURCHASED AT AND TWICE THEY CLAIM TO FIX PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT THE TRUCK IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON ROUGH ROADS ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT SMOOTH LANE AND OUT OF KNOW WHERE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY THIS WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE I SLOWED DOWN AS QUICKLY AS I COULD TO TRY TO STOP IT BUT IT TOOK A BIT TO STOP SHAKING I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ANYTHING LIKE THAT

Mileage: 14,650

UPON REACHING SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 60MPH AND DRIVING ON BUMPY, UNEVEN OR SMALL FISSURES IN THE PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEELS SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY AND IS AT TIMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

Mileage: 34,500

TWENTY THOUSAND MILES AND FRONT END PARTS ARE WORN CAUSING " DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, SOMETIMES VERY EXTREME SHAKE,

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON I-15 NEAR CLEARFIELD UTAH I WAS DRIVING NORMAL HWY SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE WENT INTO A UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN ME STEERING. IT FELT LIKE MY TIRE WAS WOBBLING OFF OF THE AXLE. I ALMOST WIPED OUT AN ENTIRE FAMILY NEXT TO ME BUT LUCKILY THE DRIVERS PASSENGER SEEN MY UNCONTROLLABLE TRUCK AN TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 22,273

WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE VIGOROUSLY UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT FORD KNOWS OF THE ISSUE AND CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. A TSB WAS ISSUED, 19-2393 HOWEVER THERE ARE NO PARTS TO CORRECT THIS.

Mileage: 43,000

PURCHASED NEW IN WENATCHEE WA. AT LESS THAN 18,000 MILES I NOTICED A FRONT END SHAKE AND BOUNCE WHEN I WOULD DRIVE OVER ANY TYPE OF EXPANSION JOINT IN A BRIDGE. AT AROUND 18,400 IT BECAME A VIOLENT UP AND DOWN BOUNCE SIDE TO SIDE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. THE LAST TIME IT DID THIS I WAS GOING AROUND A SLIGHT RIGHT HAND CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WERE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE HIGHWAY WHICH A FILLED WITH TAR TO SEAL THEM. AFTER RUNNING OVER THEM THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING, THE WHEELS WERE VIOLENTLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND IT BOUNCED US INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO LOCK UP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE SHAKING. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE ONCOMING LANE. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER. THEY EXAMINED IT AND FOUND NEARLY ALL OF THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE WORN OUT. THIS IS AT 18,000 MILES ON A TRUCK THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN ON ANYTHING BUT MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAD TO FIX A FEW ALREADY BUT SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ONE THIS WORN OUT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THEY INSTALLED ALL NEW PARTS. I ASKED IF THE NEW PARTS WERE ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES THAT FAILED, (SUCH AS NEWER BATCH NUMBER), THEY SAID NO. TOOK THE TRUCK HOME. WE HAVE NOW PUT ON ANOTHER 2,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS STARTING TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS ON ANY VEHICLE MUCH LESS A TRUCK WE PAID CLOSE 70,000 DOLLARS FOR. I HAVE ALL OF THE PAPERWORK FOR THE REPAIRS THEY DID.

Mileage: 18,000

TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY IN A 10 MILE RIDE IT WOULD HAPPEN 3-4X AT 70 TO 75MPH HITTING THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. VERY DIFFICULT ON A HIGHWAY. VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE A VIDEO TO SUBMIT IT IS VERY HARD TO SHOW SHAKING OFF A TRUCK IN PICTURES. *BF PLEASE SEE ATTACHED VIDEO. I HAVE FILED 6 COMPLAINTS FOR 6 DIFFERENT TRUCKS.*JB

THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH OUR TRUCKS, IT'S A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM THAT IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. IN A 10 MILE RIDE IT WOULD HAPPEN 3-4X AT 70 TO 75MPH HITTING THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, THE TRUCK WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I WOULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH FOR IT TO STOP. VERY DIFFICULT ON A HIGHWAY.*DT*JB

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH. VEHICLE IS ALL STOCK, IT STARTED ABOUT 25K MILES.

Mileage: 25,000

SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING TRUCK HAS 30,000 MILES

Mileage: 30,000

ON 12/6/2019 WHILE TRAVELLING FROM FORT COLLINS, CO TO CHEYENNE, WY BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH, THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT-HAND LAND AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND SLOW DOWN. THE SHAKING CONTINUED UNTIL I REACHED ABOUT 30 MPH AND THEN IT QUIT. THE TRUCK HAD JUST UNDER 30000 MILES. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE LOVELAND FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS FOR THE TRUCK. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY A BAD STEERING DAMPER AND THAT IT NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM FORD AND WON'T BE UNTIL THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2020. THEY HAD NO OTHER SUGGESTIONS EXCEPT TO MAKE SURE THE TIRES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE AND PROPERLY INFLATED.

Mileage: 30,000

ON 12/17/19 I WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHICH CAUSED VIOLENT OSCILLATIONS IN MY STEERING. I HAD NO CONTROL AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY CAUSING A TRACTOR-TRAILER TRAVELING BEHIND ME TO CHANGE LANES QUICKLY.

Mileage: 55,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THIS VEHICLE WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT, GETS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FRONT WHEELS, & STEERING WHEEL, START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, SHAKING THE WHOLE TRUCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT YOU LOOSE GRIP OF IT. THE TRUCK CAN'T BE STEERED AND ONLY BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN CAN THE VIOLENT SHAKING BE STOPPED. IT HAPPENS COMPLETELY RANDOMLY. IT HAPPENED TO ME AT 75 MPH, 70 MPH, & AT 55 MPH. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED EVERY TIME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IN MY LANE. I TOOK IT TO FORD & THEY PUT NEW PARTS ON BUT IT STILL DOES IT. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. ALL SERVICE ON MY TRUCK HAS BEEN BY THE FORD DEALER, INCLUDING TIRE ROTATIONS, ETC.

Mileage: 19,500

EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY AND CROSSING A EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROADWAY. HAD TO SLOW TO UNDER 30 TO GAIN CONTROL. DURRING RUSH HOUR THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. FORD HAS REPLACED THE TRACK BAR BALL JOINT UNDER WARRANTY AT 15000ISH MILES DUE TO IT BEING COMPLETELY WORN OUT CAUSING ALL KINDS OF CODES AND ALARMS ON THE DASH.ONCE REPLACED THE CLUNKING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL ALARMS HAVE NOT RECURRED.

Mileage: 26,000

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 80 MILE AN HOUR AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL GETS A VIOLENT SHAKING AND THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS IS TO HIT YOUR BREAKS AND SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR THIS DEATH WOBBLE PUTS YOU OUT OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 36,400

HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. I'VE HAD THE FRONT END PARTS CHANGED OUT (SHIMMY SHOCK, LINKS,ETC. HAVE THIS DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES ROUGHLY. I NOW HAVE 20,000 MILES ON MY VERY EXPENSIVE F350 POWER STROKE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS FORD IS AWARE BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX. I KNOW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT ON THIS BUT FORD IS DENYING IT..

Mileage: 8,000

EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT FRONT. KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TOOK IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THEM, PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. TRUCK VIOLENTLY VIBRATES TO THE POINT WHERE I LOSE CONTROL WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOMEONE SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER FOR VIBRATION TO STOP.

Mileage: 27,500

SPEEDS GREATER THAN 70 MPH AND HITTING SMALL BUMP CAUSES TRUCK FRONT TIRES/DRIVE SUSPENSION TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. ALSO KNOWN AS A DEATH WOBBLE.

Mileage: 14,378

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL ROADWAY BUMP, MY STEERING AND ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING STOPPED AFTER QUICKLY SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH SO FAR. I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AT SOME POINT, ESPECIALLY IF THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS WHILE TOWING OUR TRAILER. I DO NOT LET MY 17 YEAR OLD SON DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE DUE TO FEAR THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO HIM WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK IS A 2018 F350 WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 SOUTH IN PORTLAND OREGON AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH AROUND 12PM 12/01/2019 IN MY 2018 F350 DIESEL PICKUP.THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE ENCOUNTERED A SMALL BUMP IN ROADWAY SURFACE AT WHICH TIME THAT OCCURRED THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND STEERING WAS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH MAKING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE GIVING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST. MY WIFE AND II WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND BOTH EXPERIENCED THIS FIRST HAND. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THAT THIS IS CALLED A "DEATH WOBBLE" WELL HAVING EXPERIENCED IT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.

Mileage: 42,500

IN JANUARY OF 2019 WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE IN VT MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL BEGAN OSCILLATING UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TRUCK OVER AS I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND NO PROBLEMS APPARENT SO I BEGAN ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER I HIT SOME BUMPS ON THE ROAD AND AGAIN THE VIOLENT OSCILLATION OCCURRED. IT SEEMED TO BE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS LOCATED. I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND FURTHER INSPECTED SUSPENSION BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. I CALLED DEALERSHIPS BUT BEING A SUNDAY ALL WE'RE CLOSED AND I WAS 8 HOURS FROM HOME. AGAIN I GOT ON THE ROAD....I NOTICED THIS VIOLENT SHAKING WOULD OCCUR AT SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH WHENEVER I WOULD HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD. THE SHAKING WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. FOR THE REMAINED OF THE DROVE HOME I DROVE IN THE SLOW LANE AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP POTTSVILLE FORD WHO ADVISED ME TO BRING VEHICLE FOR SEVICE. THEY EXAMINED AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE STEERING DAMPER AND THE FRONT BUSHINGS. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN YESTERDAY 11/19 WHILE DRIVING TO PA TO VISIT MY BROTHER IN THE HOSPITAL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH ON I476 IN PA. THIS TIME I WAS IN THE FAST LANE IN MUCH TRAFFIC AND THE OSCILLATION NEARLY CAUSED ME A MAJOR ACCIDENT PRIOR TO MY BEING ABLE TO PULL CAR OVER. I CALLED DEALER IN PA WHO ADVISED THIS IS PART OF A TSB 19-2274 HOWEVER PART TO FOX IS IN BACK ORDER AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS NO RECALL EXISTS. I AM NOW STUCK HOURS FROM HOME WITH NO VEHICLE AND NO MEANS TO REPAIR. THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION SHOULD BE EVALUATED BY FORD AND GIVEN RECALL STATUS TO HOLDER FORD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX.

Mileage: 41,000

FIRST TIME, WAS IN MOTION PULLING A TRAILER AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE HIGHWAY, TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THOUGHT WE WERE ABOUT TO GO INTO THE DITCH AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE TRUCK BRAKES MADE IT SHAKE WORSE SO I USED THE TRAILER BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WHICH MADE THE SHAKING FINALLY STOP. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED HIT AN UNEVEN PART OF A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, NOT TOWING ANYTHING, TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING UNTIL IT WAS SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO STOP SHAKING. UNABLE TO BRAKE, JUST HAD TO LET IT SLOW DOWN ON IT'S OWN. WHEELS WERE WOBBLING.CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. HAPPENS ANYTIME I'M GOING OVER 60MPH AND HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT IN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 28,000

DEATH WOBBLE!!! I HAVE 15,600 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I CAN'T NOT DRIVE IT DOWN THE ROAD DUE TO THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH AND HAS NEARLY SENT ME INTO THE DITCH AND OTHER OTHER VEHICLES

Mileage: 15,600

SO FAR TWICE WITHIN ONE WEEK (11/10/19 AND 11/16/19) WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I EXPERIENCE VIOLENT STEERING OSCILLATIONS. RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY CALL THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED IT WAS DECELERATING TO A VERY SLOW SPEED - NOT VERY SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH AND TOWING AN AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER (ABOUT 8,000 LBS). THE SECOND TIME I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH AND NOT TOWING. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHEN HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT ON THE ROAD. IT APPEARED TO OCCUR SEVERAL OTHER TIMES, BUT LESS SEVER AND CORRECTED ITSELF. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 55K MILES ON THE TRUCK. EVERYTHING ON THE TRUCK IS ORIGINAL OEM. ALL TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED.

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE ABOVE 60 MPH ON 11/14/2019, I HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SUSPENSION BECAME TO VIBRATE AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY ALMOST LIKE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS GOING TO COME OFF. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT EXPERIENCE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON NEWER MODEL F350 TRUCKS. I HAD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER 60 MPH IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT ANY BUMP IN THE ROADWAY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SEEMED TO VIBRATE UP AND DOWN ANYTIME IT HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHEN TRYING TO GO HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 46,040

17000 MILES ON TRUCK AND HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED A DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT OF TRUCK WHEN ANOVE 45 MPH AND HIT BUMP IN ROAD, MUST RAPIDLY BRAKE TO CONTROL TRUCK

Mileage: 17,000

TRUCK HAS A SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT LIKE A BRIDGE OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING OVER 50MPH.

Mileage: 39,000

MY TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE.. STARTED AT 15K MILES. FRONT STERRING DAMPENER HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY AND GETTING THE 3RD ONE DONE TODAY..TRUCK NOW HAS 36K MILES AND AM GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE HER.. SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I GET TO A COMPLETE STOP...VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY...ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ISSUES WITH MY TIRES AS WELL AS OTHER SUSPENSION ISSUES

Mileage: 15,000

IF TRAVELING 30 MPH OR MORE, AFTER RIDING OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. ONLY APPLYING ON THE BRAKES FOR SOME TIME WITH BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO A CONTROLLABLE STATE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED 3 TIMES - TO NO AVAIL. WHILE IT WILL APPEAR TO BE GONE SHORTLY AFTER PICKING UP FROM THE DEALER, IT WILL SOON BEGIN TO STILL OCCUR AGAIN.

Mileage: 16,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2018 F350 CREW CAB DUALLY DEISEL TRAVELING AT APPROX. 55MPH DOWN A HILL. I WAS TOWING MY 20FT EQUIPMENT TRAILER WITH MY TRACTOR ON IT FOR A COMBINED WEIGHT OF ABOUT 6K POUNDS. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THIS HILL, I HIT A POTHOLE AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY, I COULDN'T KEEP MY HANDS ON IT. I PANICKED AND DID WHAT I COULD, WHICH WAS SLAM ON THE BRAKES, WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE EVEN WORSE. AS MY TRUCK WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND MY TRAILER FISH TAILING BEHIND ME, MY PASSENGER AND I BRACED FOR IMPACT. AS THE TRUCK DECREASED IN SPEED, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. MY FORD HAS 11, 800 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 11, 400 MILES ON IT, AND NOW I'M BEGINNING TO REALIZE WHY SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK WAS TRADED IN. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. I'M JUST HAPPY THAT I DIDNT KILL ANYONE AND WAS ABLE TO GO HOME SAFE AT THE END OF THE DAY.

Mileage: 11,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE WHEELS WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LANDERS MCLARTY FORD OF FORT PAYNE (1916 GLENN BLVD SW, FORT PAYNE, AL 35968, 256-273-0060) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRACKING BAR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS A HIGHWAY OVERPASS AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND DRIVING OVER A SMALL ROUGH SPOT, VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO A POINT I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, TO SLOW DOWN AND REGAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING PAST ME WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I SPECIAL ORDERED THIS TRUCK AND DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING DANGEROUS LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN IN A NEW TRUCK.

Mileage: 7,000

THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED WHAT IS CALLED DEATH WOBBLE HIT A BUMP AND TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY TOLD BY FORD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I HAVE IT ON A DRIVE CAMERA UPLOADING VIDEO. I WAS GOING 66 MPH ON HWY 201 WEST BOUND SLC, UT. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/LTIGJLDXSJO LINK TO VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.

Mileage: 4,517

EXPERIENCE FRONT END WOBBLE WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY . OCCURS WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APROX 65MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING & HAD TO SLOW TO BELOW 30MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP & THEY DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND CHECKED THE BALANCE OF THE TIRES, NEVER MENTIONING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". IT DID TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR 3 MONTHS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

Mileage: 12,500

WHEN TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH), I HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET IT TO STOP. THE TRUCK HAS 13,256 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 13,256

A SHAKING OR WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END GENERALLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH, WHEN YOU RUN OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD OR A ROAD SEAM. THE FRONT END WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN (40-50MPH). A FORD DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THE ALIGNMENT AND TIRE BALANCE IS CORRECT. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TRUCK HAS 20K MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 20,000

WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE OR EXPANSION JOINT ON ROADWAYS THE TRUCK HAS A VIOLENT SHAKE OR WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND DRIVE.

Mileage: 12,000

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OVER ROUGH PAVED ROAD, THE STEERING STARTED OSCILLATING SEVERELY AND CONTINUED UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY UNDER VERY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES

Mileage: 24,500

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AT SPEEDS OF 55-70MPH I'VE HIT A SMALL BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH ON THE RODE. THIS SENDS THE STEERING WHEEL/FRONT END INTO A VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE, OSCILLATING WOBBLE WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS VEHICLE IS UN MODIFIED AND WELL MAINTAINED SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW 9 MONTHS PRIOR. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN AND HAVE MADE ME SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT. FORD HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 22,000

STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATES ABOVE 50MPH CAUSING A STEERING TO BE COME LOOSE AND UNPREDICTABLE. HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW, HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORE WITH ACCUMULATED MILEAGE.

Mileage: 2,000

DRIVER EXPERIENCES WOBBLING OR SHAKING IN THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (>45 MPH). IT STOPS AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE SYMPTOMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH FORD'S TSB 18-2268.

Mileage: 14,000