While accelerating into traffic on I-40 left front wheel hit small pothole and steering wheel and truck shook violently. Traffic was fairly lite and other drivers saw what was happening and let me get off hwy. Thought I had blow out or lost tire. Looked truck over nothing wrong. Continue on to destination at no more then 72mph. Had around 1000 lbs in bed of truck, unloaded. Next day headed home at 74 mph hit bridge connection and violent shaking occurred again, had to slow on interstate to 40 to stop shaking. Dropped speed to 70 mph and hit patch of rough road and shaking happened again. Continued home off interstate, did not occur again but speed was never over 60 mph. Waiting for dealer appointment.

- Chuckey, TN, USA

Around 20,000 miles I experienced isolated incidents of violent front end shaking after hitting a rough portion of highway while traveling 70 mph. Recently around 65,000 miles the truck has experienced this same issue more frequently. The steering becomes uncontrollable and I have to apply the brakes quickly to avoid losing complete control of the vehicle.

- Louisville, KY, USA

Truck isn't even two years old and have had multiple occasions of violent shaking after hitting a small bump on highway. I had to almost come to a complete stop for the shaking to stop. It seems that this is a known Ford issue that they are ignoring. These are near uncontrollable and luckily no other cars were near me when it happened.

- Meridian, MS, USA

I've had multiple occasions of the death wobble while drive at higher speeds. The latest incident happened yesterday 11/16/20 and was the worst incident so far. Driving down the highway at 60 mph after hitting a couple seems in the concrete the truck began to violently shake and wobble, progressively getting worse over the course of 1-2 mins. I let my foot off the gas peddle and applied slight pressure to the breaks, which made the wobble worse. After finally slowing down to ~30 mph the truck stopped wobbling and shaking. I honestly believe a less experienced driver could have easily lost control and rolled the truck causing a multiple vehicle accident on the highway killing people.

- Highlands Ranch, CO, USA

Vehicle exhibits severe steering oscillation when speeds are above 45mph and pass over a pothole, expansion joint, or other normal uneven surface. Loss of vehicle control is highly possible with this scenario. Also commonly referred to as death wobble.

- Louisville, KY, USA

2017 F-250 factory stock with 15,800 miles. Tires are like new, never used as a tow vehicle. City and highway driving by 69 year old man. I was driving on a highway toll road at 70 mph and hit an expansion joint in a bridge and the front end started shaking so violently that I almost lost control of the truck. It continued to shake until I had slowed to 40 mph. It has only happened this one time (two days ago) but after reading similar reports online, I am afraid to go over 65 mph.

- Katy, TX, USA

I was traveling on a flat highway in Kansas at approximately 65 mph, there was no inclement weather. I came upon a typical highway bridge, and when front wheels crossed the bridge expansion joint the front of the truck started to violently shake. The steering wheel started to also violently shake and turn back and forth, about an 1/8th turn each way, back and forth very fast. I immediately began slowing the vehicle and gripped the wheel harder to try to keep from going off the road. The shaking continued unchanged until vehicle reached speeds of approximately 20mph. After the incident I drove the vehicle home and inspected the steering and suspension components, finding no abnormalities.

- Garden Plain, KS, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. While driving 75 mph on the freeway, the steering wheel shook violently without warning. The contact managed to gain control of the vehicle by removing his foot from the accelerator pedal and allowing the vehicle to come to a complete stop. Ken stoepel Ford (400 sidney baker St S, kerrville, tx 78028, (830) 257-5553) was contacted and stated that the parts were not available for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred multiple times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

- New Braunfels, TX, USA

I own a 2017 Ford F250 that I bought new and now has approximately 30,000 miles. In August 2019 I was driving with my wife and two young children at approx 60mph on a two lane highway. Road conditions were dry and I hit a slight frost heave on a straight stretch of highway. All of a sudden the vehicle started shaking violently and I have very little control. I was able to slow the vehicle down to approx. 25mph before the shaking stopped. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic or it could have resulted in a catastrophic head on collision. I have never experienced such violent shaking from a vehicle, it felt as if all four wheels were held on by a single lug nut and I had very little control. I called the dealer immediately and they schedule me for repairs. I later researched the issue and realized that this issue has a name "death wobble" and that it is common in Ford trucks. I have not experienced the issue since but I feel this is an extremely significant safety concern and I am honestly very concerned that it may happen again. If there would have been oncoming traffic or icy road conditions that day it could have resulted in a very tragic accident. I just learned of this site to report safety issues or else I would have done it much sooner. It appears that Ford has a design flaw that needs to be addressed and I cannot believe they continue to allow this to happen. I am fearful that it is going to take fatalities before this extreme safety issue is corrected.

- East Helena, MT, USA

When driving at highway speeds and hitting a small bump or ridge in the road, the front steering systems starts shaking violently and can only be stopped by braking hard and slowing the vehicle to a stop. This is a known issue with many Ford truck owners and is known as the 'death wobble'. I live in houston and braking hard to a stop here, during rush hour, on a major highway is extremely hazardous. I'm beginning to be afraid to drive this truck on the road.

- Alvin, TX, USA

I was traveling along I-40 going about 75 miles per hour around a slight curve to the left when I hit a small bump. The entire front end of my truck began to shake violently. The truck became very difficult to control as the steering wheel was ripped out of my hands. I pulled a muscle in my arm trying to regain control the first time it happened. The shaking went away as soon as I slowed down to about 68mph, and did not return as I accelerated further. This began happening on 11/12/2019 at approximately 38K miles. Here is a link to the video of what occurred. Https://www.facebook.com/100036038931239/videos/158294595381837/ here is another link to a video from another occasion. Https://www.facebook.com/100036038931239/videos/158075658737064/ here is a link of this same issue affecting another person's truck. Https://www.facebook.com/clint.patton.5/videos/10101610077554026/ this problem is so common, there is a class action lawsuit in progress. Https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/auto-news/901841-Ford-class-action-alleges-death-wobble-truck-defect/ you guys seriously need to force Ford to issue a recall and fix these trucks before someone loses it and gets killed. This is not a myth, this is not B.S., this is serious. You're welcome to come drive my truck and experience it yourself.

- La Vergne, TN, USA

6 times in the last four months, my truck has encountered steering wobbles, that have nearly resulted in me crashing my truck in heavy traffic at speeds exceeding 60mph. The wobbles are getting more intense, to the point it's nearly impossible to control my truck.

- Edgewood, TX, USA

40,000 miles death wobble uncontrollable shaking after driving over bride while driving on highway had to run off into the median and grass slowing down as quickly as possible. This is a deadly issue and known to Ford. Please take action before people are killed in these trucks. I contacted my local Ford dealer and there is no recall for this issue.

- Soddy Daisy, TN, USA

While driving straight at 65mph, I hit a small bump in the road (two lane county highway with a 60mph speed limit). My steering wheel started to violently shake and I had to grip it with both hands to keep from loosing control. This violent shaking continued for approximately 20 seconds and wouldn't stop until I reduced my speed to approximately 40mph. This was the worst this has ever happened, but despite my truck having been worked on (per Ford's tsb), I still have regular steering oscillation or bump steer. My truck is currently at the Ford service dept. And the suggestion given to the service manager by Ford tech is that it's normal. I have my cdl and have been driving heavy equipment/ag equipment for almost 25 years. This has me scared.

- Appleton, WI, USA

Driving at highway speed on the interstate I crossed an expansion joint on a bridge and the steering started oscillating back and forth, shaking the truck violently. I proceeded to brake the vehicle in highway traffic until the steering stability recovered at around 40 mph. A second incident then occurred under similar circumstances roughly 20 miles later. The vehicle is stock.

- New Bremen, OH, USA

On multiple occasions, my 2017 F-250 has experienced the so called "death wobble". these events have been triggered by small bumps or pavement transitions in the road when traveling between 55-70 miles per hour. The events seem to have increased in intensity. The first couple of instances the steering wheel shook aggressively, requiring the speed to be reduced to stop the event. The last couple of events have gotten worse. While in traffic traveling down the interstate at 70 mph, the steering wheel / front end began shaking so badly we thought we were getting ready to have a front wheel fly off the truck. I had little to no control over the truck and had to reduce the speed to 45-50 mph to regain control of the truck and get the shaking to stop. The most recent event was triggered while driving in traffic on a state highway traveling approximately 63 mph. A small patch of bumps in the road triggered the event.. again we had little to no control over the truck. The steering wheel and front end of the truck shook violently and continued until the trucks speed could be reduced to 45-50 mph. The truck has been serviced under tsb-2268 and covered by factory warranty. This tsb did not correct the issue and I am now being told by Ford (2,750 miles later) that this pre-existing issue is no longer covered under warranty. My local Ford dealership agreed to check to truck to see if any front end parts were loose. I was told there were no parts loose on the the truck that could be causing the condition and that it must be an alignment issue. I question the alignment issue claim as the truck had the alignment set to tsb parameters 2,750 miles ago. I have now been waiting 8 business days to have the alignment checked. Ford really needs to address this safety issue. The issue puts the owner of these new trucks and the drivers around them in an unsafe situation.

- Marshall, IL, USA

Driving at 72mph on I90 pulling a 3 horse living quarters gooseneck trailer and any small bump or irregularity caused the front end to violently shake to the point of nearly causing loss of control of the vehicle. This happened 8 times in one 800 mile road trip and the only solution was quickly braking to get the speed down under 45mph - which the immediate braking itself in interstate traffic was extremely dangerous.

- Whitewater, WI, USA

On highway, bump in road surface caused bad shaking in steering wheel and front tires. Almost lost control of truck. Was just purchased at pearson Ford in indianapolis Indiana. Ford F-250 2017 with only 23000.0 miles.

- Peru, IN, USA

Steering shimmy uncontrollably when @ 55+ mph and uneven payment. To gain control of vehicle must slow vehicle back down to 30 mph and rock the steering wheel. After researching this issue on line for F 250 2017 it's commonly known as the death wobble' below requests date this occurred. Began @40,000 and progressively gotten worse now occurs daily.

- Deerfield, NH, USA

Death wobble while traveling at highway speeds developed at about 20K miles. When reported to dealer was told wheels out of balance. When you hit a seam or slight imperfection in road vehicle shakes violently until you slow down to approximately 20mph. It feels like the wheels are going to fall off and veering into the next lane of traffic has happened multiple times both while towing my 5th wheel and just traveling with passengers. My truck is now at the dealer-reynolds Ford in norman, ok. They are aware of the ongoing issues with this model truck and are replacing the steering damper which will cost me $769 plus a realignment. This truck has 42K miles on it. The Ford dealer told me they have issues with this happening however Ford has not issues a recall and since I am past the 36,000 B to B warranty I will be paying for the repair. At some point this defect will cause a major accident and Ford will be facing a lawsuit costing them more than a recall. I Transport equipment and passengers on a regular basis for scout troop 222 here in noble, ok. Please continue to address this issue with Ford. I am aware of the many complaints regarding this defect on the 2017 Ford F250 model trucks. This violent shaking usually occurs when traveling above 60mph.

- Noble, OK, USA