The front end of the vehicle and wheels start to violently oscillate at speeds between 50-60 mph. Sometimes it occurs after hitting a small bump and often occurs over smooth roads. This has been described as the "death wobble". I have to slow down below 25 mph for the wobbling to stop. This has put me in numerous dangerous situations on the street amd highway.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

My local tire man described this as a " death wobble" and that is aa good description. As I drive usually at 55 mph the truck suddenly starts to shake, no prior warning, so hard it is hard to hold onto the steering wheel. O far I have been able to pull off to the side of the road and slow to a stop without a wreck. I can then proceed as if nothing has occurred. This seems to be getting more frequent. And makes me nervous when I drive.. I have learned from my tire man there are other owners in my are having this same problem with their Ford trucks. We have had Ford since the '70's and never had this problem with any other one. I understand there is a part or something that can be done to fix this problem; however it costs $400-$500 and I think this is something that Ford should fix, not the owner, when it seems to be a Ford problem.whether in design or whatever. I even had a Ford serviceman tell me that this is a problem sometimes with Ford. This is a frightening thing and I about had a heart attack the first time it happened.. luckily I was alone and didn't frighten anyone else. This has happened numerous times first in 2014. I will put the last time in the space below and I did have a friend with me that time.

- Hotchkiss, CO, USA

The death wobble my F-250 truck has been having a death wobble since I bought it, I first took it in to Ford service department with 10,212 vehicle miles on the truck because of the death wobble, and have taken the truck several times for the death wobble since then. Ford Motor Company has never fixed this problem, they only make minor changes "bandaid" to the truck and it is still not fixed, they keep putting me off and say there is no solution to this problem. I have several pages of service repairs Ford has performed but they have never fixed the death wobble. My Ford F-250 still has low mileage but is not safe to drive. My family and I have came very close to a roll over at 70 mph on the interstate from when we hit a bump in the road. Every time the truck rolls over a bump at any speed above 20 mph it goes into a wobble and becomes very hazardous and scary. We bought this F-250 king ranch to drive and enjoy on vacations and other family trips, but at this time my family and I don't feel safe riding in it, nor having it on the road ways in fear of it being a danger to us and other drivers or pedestrians. This F-250 goes into a death wobble when encountering a bump in the road, on public county roads, city streets, state highways and especially interstates at highway speeds. I have contacted our local dealer several times on this issue while the vehicle was under warranty. I have contacted Ford Motor Corporation on this issues as well. Yet neither one of these entities of Ford Motor Company have assume responsibility. Regards

- Brashear, TX, USA

While driving at approximately 75mph on an interstate; after hitting a bump or expansion joint the front end wobbles uncontrollably until the speed is reduced by about half. I had a trusted mechanic look at my truck and he said all front end parts were in good condition and tight. He talked to a dealer who recommended replacing the steering damper as a cure for the "death wobble" issue. I had that replaced around the first of February 2021. I had not driven the truck on an interstate at speed since the replacement until Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The wobble happened three separate times within a span of ten minutes scaring the daylights out of me and nearly causing two wrecks. The truck is hazardous to drive to not only myself, but to other vehicles in my vicinity while on the road.

- Bardstown, KY, USA

While driving down the interstate at 60mph the truck started violently shaking. The steering wheel was shaking uncontrollably. It was a very scary scenario. Upon researching this is a known problem that Ford hasn't addressed. Since then it has happened multiple times and have dubbed it unsafe to operate at 60mph. I am not the first owner of this vehicle and am not sure if this occured before 131,000 miles or not.

- Gretna, NE, USA

I have a 2012 Ford F-250 with 185K miles. I was driving along la 23 at about 65 mph in Louisiana when I crossed a bridge, passing over where the highway meets the bridge when my steering wheel began to shake violently and lost ability to maneuver the truck. I slowed down to 10 mph in the right lane where the shake diminished. Experienced this approximately five more times recording the shake on my phone, I searched the internet when I got home and discovered the term "death wobble" occurring at speeds between 55-70. My truck begins to wobble violently when I hit a bump or joist in the interstate. Requires me to slow down to app 10mph on the side of the interstate to make it go away. Death wobble began to occur on Thursday, 17 Sep while traveling for work and I had to drive less than 50 mph the remainder of my way home. I took the truck to the nearest Ford dealership on Friday morning to address and fix the problem where they replaced numerous front end parts to the tune of $2100. Picked the truck top on a Saturday morning and by Monday afternoon the wobble occured again traveling on I-12 at 65 mph near mandeville, la. I had to proceed 50 mph home where I took the vehicle back to the dealership immediately for further evaluation. Truck is currently at the local dealership, supreme Ford, in slidell, la for further evaluation. I have several videos capturing the wobble but am unable to upload to the website.

- Slidell, LA, USA

When traveling at speeds in excess of 50 mile an hour the vehicle is subject to doing a death wobble when crossing uneven pavement or hitting bumps. The vehicle shakes so violently that it becomes hard to control and has to come to a stop to regain full control. I have this nice truck that I have to avoid interstate travel because of fear of hurting myself or someone else. I have had bearings and track bar replaced, had truck realigned and tires balanced to try to fix the problem with no luck. I'm getting ready to purchase a steering stabilizer to try but I'm running out of options and money to sink in truck but it has to be fixed. After a lot of research and talking to others with similar problem it sounds like Ford needs to step up and have a fix for the problem. They charge premium prices for their products but mine has to set at the house or travel back roads to stay safe. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

- Morganton, NC, USA

When driving 60mph, out of no where the front end started wobbling like crazy. We almost got in an accident. After slowing down it stopped. This happened again on our way home. We were driving on a one lane highway. This is extremely dangerous and scary. Thank god my husband was driving.

- Trenton, TX, USA

Experiencing a severe front end shimmy, also known as the death wobble. I've replaced tires and almost all front end components. This has been going on since I bought the truck used, and no one can seem to cure it. Happens whenever I hit a small bump on the highway and is extremely dangerous as the truck must be brought to a complete stop to end the wobble

- Palm Coast, FL, USA

While driving 60 mph over highway steering and front wheels starting shaking so violently the truck was out of control and nearly caused major accident, this has happened to us on three occasions. I feel this problem is very dangerous and is a flaw in the design of steering, suspension of front wheels of truck, I am afraid to drive this $67000 vehicle with 48000 miles. I have taken this truck in and repair shop says there is no problem, I have it in shop again waiting for another opinion! I feel this vehicle type be recalled, I hope nobody dies from this flaw in my vehicle and it is why I wanted to report this very dangerous vehicle 2012 Ford F-250 king ranch death wobble driving conditions on three different occasions were on highway conditions driving over small pavement bumps at speeds ranging from 60 to 70 mph straight roads and also turning on curves, the truck shakes so violently that you loose control truck shaking continues until the truck almost comes to a stop while you are braking to slow down. This happens so fast and without any warning in steering or road feel, this occurs with such surprise and so violently out of nowhere

- Cottonwood, CA, USA

I was driving at 35 mph on a smooth asphalt city street in a straight line and my right front tire exploded. The tires are 5 years old and the tread was measured at 6/32 on 6-15-17 at the dealer during routine service. The pressure was set at 65 psi at the same time which is the manufacture spec. The tread coming off caused approximately $1300 damage to my fender (not including the tire cost). Thankfully, there was not an accident since I was the only car on the road. I did not hit anything or run over anything when the tire exploded.

- Westminster, CA, USA

Last year I do believe it was six two of 2016 that I left my 2012 Ford F-250 in Colorado because it was malfunction was death wobble I had no choice but to leave it with the person that I thought I could trust by the name of [xxx] my name is [xxx] [xxx] had the truck stolen from him he didn't bother to make a police report and I had to go to rehab because I was on the run from probation I didn't find out that the truck was stolen until February 15th 2017 the truck was stolen last year in September I don't know when I just noticed September of 2016 so I need any kind of report of to wear that truck has last been pulled over if it's been involved in an accident something that I can maybe find where it's at because I cancelled out payments on it and December because I was going to I know it's a hard story to believe let the bank repo it now the bank can't find it I've made a police report in Colorado and I can't get access to the police report I know it's a hard story to believe but it's the god's honest truth I do have pictures of the truck the license plate number is [xxx] so I will be more than willing to give all the info I can but I'm not sure if we can locate it but thanks for your time my phone number is [xxx] please call me so I can find out what I can do to fix this issue right away. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Midland, TX, USA

I was driving the speed limit of 65 mph on the interstate, when the truck went over a rough spot in the road and began to shake uncontrollably. I could not steer do the steering wheel and the front of the truck shaking so violently. I managed to get the truck slowed down quickly and over onto the median. I stopped and got out to check around and under the vehicle and found nothing. As I attempted to get up to speed and merge back onto the highway the truck started shaking again. After getting up to about 50 mph it smoothed out. I took the truck to discount tire and had the wheels rebalanced and the front checked with no problems noted. The truck has done this about 4 or 5 more times since and it always after you go over a rough spot in the road. The vehicle shakes so bad that you cannot control it and you have to stand on the brake to slow it down enough to be able to steer it. This can result in a major accident or death!!! I have also had problems with the transmission since the truck was new. When it shifts from 1st to 2nd sometimes there is a long delay where the throttle is pushed down and the truck does nothing for approximately 5 seconds, this has occurred numerous times in intersections and can cause you to be struck in the side. I have had the truck to the shop 3 times and they changed the transmission body and the transmission pump and it still continues to have the problem...

- Crossroads, TX, USA

New 2012 Ford F250, Super Duty, 4X4, crew cab truck, purchased 11/2013. Approx. 1 month prior, the truck began having a vibration at highway speeds (75% highway driving, 25% city). The vibration got worse over the course of a day. The 2nd day the front passenger tire exhibited a large bulge (tread separation) on the inside two tread grooves. Ford replaced the tire, with another of the same brand and model. On 6/30/2014, the front driver tire, with no warning, developed the same issue, a large bulge in the inside tread grooves. The tires are Continental Contitrac LT275/65R18 123/120S tires, dot# A3B9 479B 2511. Both tires had very little tire wear and the wear was even across the tire surface, the tires showed no sign of potential failure. I did get to see the inside of the second failed tire, there did not appear to be any damage except the cord separation which was not visible from either the inside or outside of the tire; I did take photos. I contacted Ford's corporate number and awaiting a call from the dealer's service manager, and regional service manager in reference to this safety concern. Ford did state they would contact NHTSA; Ford reference number cas04645143-Z4T8T9. Each time I have to replace the Continental tire under warranty Ford has to locate the tire and it is not easy to locate. In addition, every new Ford F250 on the dealers lot has another name brand tire, which I believe indicates Ford has issue with the Continental tires. I searched the NHTSA data base and found almost the exact same incident; NHTSA id# 10568111. I also found numerous similar complaints about the tire model. I attempted to contact Continental, case #[xxx], the call taker read from a script and could offer no help. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Palm Springs, FL, USA

Traveling on bumpy roads at 55 to 60 mph the front end will start to shake so violently that in order to maintain control I had to brake and pull to the side of the road. This happened several times in a day and I took the truck into a Ford dealer in Minnesota. This dealership put a dampener on the front end and I thought it was solved. However, the problem has started again in Jan of 2013. This is a very serious shake and I feel it will cause a accident if not resolved.

- Mckinney, TX, USA