10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
33,639 miles

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problem #24

Aug 182020

F-250

  • 104,000 miles
Upon hitting a bump in the road at highway speeds the truck started shaking in the front end. In another instance I was accelerating to highway speeds and the truck started violently shaking at about 65mph, steering was difficult I had to slow down and stop on the shoulder for it to stop. I was able to start driving again after slowly accelerating along the shoulder then merging back into traffic. I noticed that it appears whenever I even hit a minor road defect I feel a slight vibration.

- Dadeville, AL, USA

problem #23

Aug 132020

F-250

  • 80,000 miles
Truck has 80,000 miles on it, 99.9% of which are paved road driving at moderate speeds. Truck suddenly developed the ' death wobble ' after hitting a bump on the road above 45 mph or so. First noticed the condition 100 miles ago. Getting hesitant/ a little scared to drive the truck at highway speeds. Feeling the wobble in the steering wheel after a road bump has to be seen to really believe what is happening.

- Woodland Park, CO, USA

problem #22

Jun 022020

F-250 8-cyl Diesel

  • 58,800 miles
Steering dampener and tie rods had to be replaced at 58800 miles due to shaking or wobbling of the front end. This was at the normal rate of speed on the highway at 55 to 70 miles per hour.

- Paradise, TX, USA

problem #21

Apr 132020

F-250 8-cyl Diesel

  • 127,043 miles
Driving one day the front end started shaking violently. Had it repaired - but it is doing it again just 2 months later. (death rattle).

- Ochlocknee, GA, USA

problem #20

Feb 012020

F-250

  • 52,700 miles
Death wobble. Truck shakes uncontrollably after a bump on the freeway at 70 mph

- Poway, CA, USA

problem #19

Apr 162020

F-250

  • 71,250 miles
While driving my 2016 Ford F250 crew cab on a highway, at 50 miles per hour the vehicle steering started wobbling uncontrollably and the whole truck started shaking, I had to slow down to 25 miles per hour to stop the wobbling. Happened again at 65 miles and hour a few minutes later on the same road.

- Spring, TX, USA

problem #18

Feb 092020

F-250 8-cyl Diesel

  • 48,000 miles
Truck has 48,000 miles on it and when I was driving home from pennsylvanian (not pulling a trailer just driving home) when I was going alone the interstate at 65 miles per hour the truck started to shake violently. I braked and then back on the gas and it was fine. I've read a ton about the "Ford death wobble" and feared this when buying a F250 but didn't think that I too would be a victim of this poor design by Ford. I rotate and balance my tires every 5K to 15K miles and alignment checked okay. Very frustrating I have to buy new parts for a track that should last 100K+ without issues. I ordered an aftermarket (fox) stabilizer shock because the Ford oem one on the truck was shot (lost all its gas or leaked). Again only 48K miles what a joke! unfortunately the stabilizer shock hasn't completely solved the issue. When I hit bumps in the road I can feel the play in the wheel still and believe I need to go through and change all the ball joints and link ends. Do all this and again cross my fingers that it wont come back. Want to be part of the class action law suite. Just want a truck that works for as much as I paid for this thing from the factory. Sad Ford. I'm a die hard Ford guy but this is a sad day.

- Churubusco, IN, USA

problem #17

Jan 212020

F-250

  • 24,000 miles
With 24,000 miles on my truck my vehicle front tires and steering wheel experienced a violent shaking to where my truck felt like the axle was going to fall off. It has been in the Ford dealership 4 times for this death wobble. The first time I was going 70 mph on the freeway and went over a bridge joint which triggered the shaking. As soon as I slowed down below 45 (on the freeway mind you), the wobble goes away and my truck rides like normal. I pulled over to inspect, but I couldn't find anything wrong. I took it to the dealership, and they found that my ball joints were destroyed, and replaced them. Three months later the death wobble came back and I took it back to the dealer who originally replaced the ball joints, and once again the new ball joints were destroyed. This time they also installed a steering stableizer which made the front end feel better, but after a few months of driving it, the death wobble came back. I now took my truck to another dealer who instantly found a technician service bulletin (tsb) #16-0087 which is posted from Ford in April of 2016 which states that some suspension parts need to be added to the rear of my truck, so they installed those parts..the very next day the death wobble cam back, and the dealership installed a new track bar, this time even though it didn't look defective, but because after having my truck for a month, and even with the help of Ford's mechanical specialists at the main headquarters couldn't find anything anything else wrong. This wobble all started while my truck was under warranty, and then the past 3 repairs, it was no longer under warranty.

- Goodrich, MI, USA

problem #16

Jan 082020

F-250

  • 11 miles
Driving on interstate and the truck started a uncontrollable wobble. During the wobble I felt I had no control of vehicle and was moving out of my lane. Ford needs to do something immediately before someone gets killed I also tell a fifth wheel camper and I can only imagine having that kind of weight behind me that the truck would flip and possibly kill me or someone else on the interstate.

- Spring Hill, FL, USA

problem #15

Mar 152019

F-250

  • 34,000 miles
"death wobble" at approx 34K miles I experienced what I later found out was known as the death wobble. I drove over a section of highway that I had been over a thousand times but this time I hit a pot hole just right and my steering wheel began to violently shake in my hands. At the same time I was approaching a curve and literally had to stop to make the shaking go away. Fortunately nobody was following me on the highway and I was going the speed limit of 55mph when this occurred. The problem has also happened on certain city streets wheel you hit a pot hole or road seem in just the right way. I contacted a Ford dealership and they replaced several front end components and told me that those repairs would fix my issue. My truck now has 47K miles on it and the problem is slowly returning. The wheel doesn't shake as badly as it did the first time but in the right condition it will shake in your hands.

- Lavaca, AR, USA

problem #14

Feb 112020

F-250

  • 44,000 miles
Steering wheel oscillation, my Ford truck experiences the death wobble when traveling more than 45 mph and the tires hits a groove or bump in the road. The only way to control the violent shaking is by quickly reducing speed, a dangerous move when driving in traffic.

- Thornton, CO, USA

problem #13

Jan 282020

F-250

  • 185,878 miles
When driving around 70 mph I hit a bump and the vehicle started shaking horribly. When I reduced the speed to around 50mph the shaking stopped. The technician called it a "death wobble" and after a few days, the vehicle was repaired for $3755.80.

- New Boston, TX, USA

problem #12

Nov 222019

F-250

  • miles
High way speeds very bad shake. Death wobble. Need caster set more on a 2.5 - 3 degree. Everything is stock on this truck and as much as I paid for it I as sure wasn't expecting that to happen. I had to pull of the highway and stop completely and then gradually gain speed and avoiding hitting egg yokes dividing lanes. That would set it off running 55 to 60. My mechanic is the one who told me about the caster adjuster. I don't want to void my warranty much less have to buy something that should've been already installed on this beast of a truck.

- Wylie, TX, USA

problem #11

Sep 182019

F-250

  • 75,000 miles
While driving, if I hit a pothole or dips in the roadway, hit the transition from the roadway pavement to a bridge or overpass on the highway or hit a groove in the roadway the front end and the steering wheel can begin to shake and wobble erratically and sometimes violently. This is scary and has almost caused accidents. This usually occurs while driving at speeds between 55 and 70 mph. Also, when driving at speeds between 68 and 75 the steering wheel shakes. This occurs all the time. I have spent a lot of money on having all front end parts replaced, shocks replaced and two sets of brand new tires replaced within three and a half months.yet, still I get the vibrations in the steering wheel and front end.

- Clermont, FL, USA

problem #10

Nov 012019

F-250

  • 56,500 miles
While driving hit small cracks and bumps that caused a violent shaking of truck, got on brakes stopped and then it happened three more times regular expressway joints caused it, hwy 385 and I 240 both 4 lane expressways, no pot holes just joint connections at speeds of 45 miles a hour getting on expressway and at speed on I240 65 mph when it happened. Truck was going strait at all times when this happened. Truck is stock no modifications.

- Arlington, TN, USA

problem #9

Oct 222019

F-250

  • 56,000 miles
The front wheels will start shaking violently causing the entire truck to shake. This is known as the death wobble. The truck only has 56,000 miles and this has happened several times. It usually happens when you are in a slight turn at highway speeds and hit any type of bump or rough patch in the road.

- Cox¿S Creek, KY, USA

problem #8

Mar 012019

F-250

  • 47,000 miles
At 42000 miles I started to experience what is known as the death wobble when I hit a rough patch in the road. Took the truck to the local dealer and they had it for a week and told me the couldn't find an issue. Issue is getting progressively worse and occuring more frequently.

- Tomball, TX, USA

problem #7

Oct 012019

F-250

  • 41,500 miles
While traveling 65mph in a posted 65mph zone, I drove over uneven pavement. This caused the steering wheel and vehicle to violently shake. So severe was the shaking that my coffee cup shook out of the snug cup holder it was in, the overhead sunglass storage compartment came open and the passenger-side sun visor came down. When I applied the brakes, the shaking became worse and I could not control the vehicle. Only when I decelerated without braking did the shaking stop, at about 35mph. This was extremely terrifying, so much so that a fellow motorist, who witnessed the ordeal, stopped behind me on the shoulder to make sure I was okay.

- Lake Villa, IL, USA

problem #6

Aug 212019

F-250

  • 140,000 miles
This truck starting doing the death wobble at about 50 mph. Ran over some rumble strips approaching a stop sign and the wheels shook violently. Put new drag link, tie rod and steering dampner, still did it. Put new trackbar and ball joint, bushing and had alignment still doing it. It is at dealer now replacing track bar ball joint, shocks and having alignment shimmed. Total cost about 3500.

- Searcy, AR, USA

problem #5

Aug 142019

F-250

  • 50,000 miles
When driving on road/interstate over 60 mph and hit a rough spot in the road the front end shakes violently. Almost loosing control of the vehicle. This happens very often. Shakes so bad you need to slow down to about 30 mph before it stops. Not safe.

- Destrehan, LA, USA

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