The truck is scheduled to go in to a Ford Dealer Sept 27, 2022. The steering became unmanageable changing lanes at 50 miles an hour. I was almost impossible to controll the truck due to uncontollable shaking. If someone had been beside us we would have crashed. I am afraid to ride in the truck because there isn't any warning this is going to happen. I was literally scared to death. From my research it is called the death wobble. Consumers should not be responsible for paying for repairs for defective equipment they didn-??t cause. And, most importantly, truck owners should not have to worry about potentially being injured or killed in an accident or harming someone else. this has happened several times with my husband when I wasn't in the truck and I had no idea how serious it is.

- Center, TX, USA

I was driving down the road, going about 45-50. Hit a small bump and the truck started shaking to the point that I had to pull over immediately. Took it to a shop, everything is tight and in working order. As a precaution the tech replaced the shocks. This worked for a few days. On my way to work (7/23/2022), going about 45-50, the shaking happened again. I pulled over to stop it and not to injure other drivers on the road. Starting doing research and found that these Ford trucks are notorious for what is called the "Ford Death Wobble". Although the shocks are less than 4 months old the shaking is occurring more frequently and with more intensity.

- Rapid City , SD, USA

Death wobble shakes tremoundesly after 50 mph

- Palmetto Bay, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front-end of the vehicle was shaking violently. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

- Cleveland, TX, USA

While breaking quickly due to another group of vehicles suddenly breaking, my truck began to shake violently similar to symptoms noted in the repeated reports concerning death wobble. My tires have less than 10,000 miles and the truck has had the alignment checked in the last 12 months. It is important to note that the steering shook so violently that it came out of my hands. This could have caused a major accident or worse for a less skilled motorist.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

I experienced the death wobble in a 2014 F250 while driving 60-65 mph on highway through Memphis. Wobble initiated by hitting a pot hole.

- Waleska, GA, USA

I have experienced the Death Wobble. It has gotten very severe. Truck is now in the shop. Wobble has happened at least 8 times in past two months. Scary it

- Manvel, TX, USA

UNKNOWN! This is the 2nd Ford F250 that I've purchased brand new. I had no clue what the issue was until visiting with fellow Ford F250 owners. Low and behold, the "Ford Death Wobble". I don't understand WHY there has NOT been a recall on this before now. After researching, I've learned there was even a class action lawsuit filed against Ford in 2019! What on earth is wrong with FORD?! I love my truck, but not enough to continue buying a Ford product knowing this is an issue that they don't want to fix!!! I'm so glad I was informed by friends with the same issues and know it's not just "an alignment" issue! Shame on you Ford for refusing to address or acknowledge this issue!!!!! I pray that I don't have an accident due to the "death wobble" that the Ford trucks have.....but at least it is documented that I have the same issues that over 1200 other Ford truck owners have experienced and complained about......I wonder how many others are out there that don't know it's called the "death wobble" and they keep returning to have it repaired! I noticed this incident with my truck in 2015! How sad that it took nearly 7 years for me to discover the real issue!

- Calvin, OK, USA

I was driving on the highway at 70 miles per hour when I hit at what appeared to be a bridge expansion joint. And almost immediately started feeling some vibration. After about two weeks while I was driving about 65 mph on the the hiway, I almost lost control of the vehicle. I could hardly control the steering wheel as it was shaking so bad. I took the vehicle to an independent service center and it was diagnosed as the death wobble. Some parts were repleased but did not take care of the problem. There was no waring other than the shaking. Still cannot go over 50 mph without the vehicle shaking uncontrollably.

- Kingsville, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving over a bump at approximately 70 MPH, the front end was shaking violently. After the vehicle decelerated to approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stopped shaking. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called an independent mechanic and was informed to contact NHTSA. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

My 2014 Ford F-250 started developing a Death Wabble when on rough highways doing over 45mph. Three or four times I took it to Ford service Tucson at 22nd street and technician changed steering box, ball joints and generally looked it over. The other day the Death Wabble was every 5 miles on highway 83 which is a little rough but no potholes. Took the truck in yesterday and they couldn-??t find a problem. Please be advised when this happens the truck is out of control. I need to hit my brakes to about 25 mph and the shaking then stops.

- Sonoita , AZ, USA

"death shake/wobble" driving 60 mph hit a small pot hole in a slight curve to the left front end started shaking so badly that i had to come to a complete stop by placing transmission in neutral and allowing truck to slow down by coasting. brakes made it worse

- Warren , OH, USA

Traveling down the highway at 55MPH, I hit a little bump or crack in the cement and the front end of my truck shacks so hard that my glasses fell from the ceiling storage. This happend 2 times on the same commute. Very scary and dangerous.

- Cedar Park, TX, USA

I experienced a vibration in the front steering and suspension of my 2014 F250 Lariat Super Duty 4X4 after hitting a bump in the road. I was traveling between 45 -?" 50 miles per hour, hit a bump that cannot be avoided in my lane. On October 28, 2021 after hitting the bump as described above, it started vibrating so violently in the front end I had difficulty controlling it and keep it in my lane to slow it down to about 15 miles per hour to stop the shaking from the front wheels. In all my years of driving, I have never experienced anything like this. I carefully checked my F250 for lose wheels or front-end suspension and slowly drove another 4 miles home and checked it again. Please note, my F250, VIN ID [XXX] only has 54,797 miles on it with 99% being highway miles. It has not been abused and has been regularly serviced by Ford technicians since it was new. I searched the internet to find out what may cause the violent vibration in the frontend and discovered the term for it is -??The Death Wobble-??. Therefore, on November 2, 2021, I made arrangements with Vancouver Ford located at 6801 N.E. 40th Street, Vancouver, WA 98661 to check out my F250 to determine the cause of this dangerous violent vibration in the front end after hitting a bump driving down the road. Vancouver Ford technician diagnosed the problem as the steering damper and recommended replacement. I authorized the replacement which cost $310.40. Replacing the steering damper is just a band-aid and it will happen again in a few months. What is Ford doing to resolve this that is better than the band-aid. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Battle Ground, WA, USA

While driving 85 MPH in an 85 MPH zone near the 9900 blk of N SH 130 NB a bump in the left hand lane sent the truck into a violent shake. Reducing speed did little to resolve the death wobble. Luckily no traffic was around allowing me to slowly reduce the speed and bring the vehicle to a stop on the shoulder. Only stopping made the violent wobble stop. Immediately drove to the tire shop and replaced with factory tires. Will have the vehicles front suspension checked by a certified technician.

- Lockhart , TX, USA

On interstate highway, hit a bump in the road and vehicle vibrated, shook violently and was difficult to steer. The vehicle had to slowed down to 50 mph from 70 mph to regain control by hard braking. This action put my life at risk in rush hour traffic. I will not drive this vehicle until this issue is resolved. This happened at 7 am in the morning.

- Harrison, OH, USA

Hitting a bump at highway speed (55+ mph) causes the front end to shake violently as if the front tire has blown. Steering becomes difficult as the front end shutters. Slowing well below highway speed brings it back to a controllable state (had to pull over and completely stop once). Effect is worse as speed increases, above 70 mph is nearly unrecoverable.

- Rockport, TX, USA

I was driving down the highway at approximately 65 mph and my left front wheel began to shake violently, wobble, and bounce out of control. I tried to apply my brakes and the condition got worse. I ended up in the oncoming lane's ditch by the time I was able to stop. Fortunately there was no oncoming traffic because during this event I was unable to steer until the vehicle came to a complete stop. I've heard from other people that Ford Super Duty's frequently have what is a called a "death wobble" and I would certainly consider this event to be the same.

- Morris, OK, USA

At speeds over 50 mph severe shaking occurs and the truck becomes uncontrollable until speed is reduced to below 45 mph. The truck's steering does not respond and cannot control the truck. At this point I can only drive the truck at speeds at or below 45 mph. The issue occurred on a highway during the day. Ambient temperature was 52 degrees and there was no rain. The road area I was traveling through was known for uneven road surface and could cause some shaking in this truck and in other vehicles I've driven but never to this extreme. The severe shaking started while the truck was at 65 mph (70 mph zone) and braking also became difficult. I had to keep off the gas and let the truck slow itself to a stable speed then I exited the highway. The truck is a 2014 Ford F-250 with approximately 109400 miles on it. The auto shop I will take it to tomorrow said that this is a common problem with these trucks and that I should report it.

- Plano, TX, USA

When I hit a smal bump in road travel 60 mph front end of vehicle vibrated violently as well as steering wheel out of control. Could barely keep control of steering wheel. Was on interstate highway had to come to complete stop

- Buffalo, NY, USA