10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,646 miles

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problem #505

Nov 092018

F-250

  • miles
Death wobble when driving more than 50 MPH when crossing a seam or expansion joint on the roadway, less than 18,000 miles on the truck, used like a car, not a work truck. Became worse over time, becoming violent shaking with the slightest bump. My wife was afraid to drive the truck. Had to slow to less than 45 mph whenever approaching a bridge, etc. The Ford dealership took two years to come up with available part to make the repair. Less than 45,000 miles and feels like it is starting again.

- Oswego, KS, USA

problem #504

Jun 122022

F-250

  • miles
Death wobble

- Fairview , OK, USA

problem #503

Jun 092022

F-250 8-cyl Diesel

  • miles
If you hit a bump in the road or rough road you can not control the truck almost put you into a wall.

- Oak Brook, IL, USA

problem #502

May 012022

F-250

  • miles
Sometimes the truck will start violently shaking when reaching speeds over 50 mph. Vehicle becomes impossible to control and the only way to eliminate the shaking is to slow down or stop the vehicle.

- Zoar, OH, USA

problem #501

May 022022

F-250

  • miles
Death wobble

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #500

Apr 282022

F-250

  • miles
This Vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times for the Ford wobble where the vehicle shacks violently after hitting un-level pavement. 4/23/2019 - Replaced the Linkage Damper 4/8/2021 - Replaced the linkage Damper 4/9/2021 - Took it back because I still felt shacky when hitting bumps in the road. Mike Bass stated there is nothing wrong with the truck. 4/28/2022 - Damper is bad again, took it to the dealer and they are changing the Damper again. Clearly there is some underline issues causing the linkage to get tore up on this Truck or it is a design issue. In either case it is an unsafe vehicle.

- Elyria, OH, USA

problem #499

Feb 232022

F-250

  • miles
This is a DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE - On Feb 23rd 2022 I was coming back from SoFi stadium with my wife and two young children and was in the diamond lane doing approximately 65mph. There was a rough patch in the road and my steering began to shake violently and I nearly lost control of the vehicle. The shaking caused me to move out of my lane into the lane on the right and I nearly collided with another vehicle. I continued to move over to the right lanes and as I got into the #1 lane and my speed had dropped the wobbling stopped and the truck was stable again. I thought that I had a blow out but when I checked the tire pressure on the console, the tires were fine. We were not in a very good area of Los Angeles so chose to continue to drive at about 50mph and finally got home. The next day I drove the truck over to my FORD dealer and that's when I learned of this DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. FORD should have issued a recall for this... my dealer is telling me that they want to replace the front end tie-rods, etc... for a $2300 repair that FORD will not cover. I thought the truck was going to flip at one point and could have nearly killed someone or my family.

- Simi Valley, CA, USA

problem #498

Nov 142021

F-250

  • miles
If the vehicle encounters any roadway surface imperfections at speeds over 40mph, it results in Extreme steering oscillation, or 'wobble'. This 'wobble' renders the vehicle virtually uncontrollable. The driver cannot regain full control until the vehicle slows below 5mph. This issue places the occupants of the vehicle, along with any other vehicles close by, in extreme danger. The problem can be easily reproduced by simply driving it. There are no warnings of any type. The vehicle is available for inspection at any time. A simple and quick search on the internet has confirmed that literally thousands of other F-250 & F-350 truck owners are having, or have experienced, this same problem, referred to as the 'Death Wobble'. Ford is aware of the problem and acknowledges the severity of the problem yet, will not make the necessary repairs free of charge.

- Disney, OK, USA

problem #497

Mar 262022

F-250

  • miles
Death wobble

- Slippery Rock , PA, USA

problem #496

Mar 012022

F-250

  • miles
Death wobble. Vehicle is very dangerous to drive at speeds above 60 MPH on highway specially when going over a uneven area. I have taken my vehicle to a Ford dealership in the past and it was ok for a few months and now it is worst.

- Fontana, CA, USA

problem #495

Feb 152022

F-250

  • 35,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving over a bump in the road at an undisclosed speed, the front suspension was shaking violently. The vehicle experienced the death wobble. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

- East Schodack, NY, USA

problem #494

Mar 052022

F-250

  • miles
Have experienced a violent shaking ("death wobble") on multiple occasions while driving at highway speeds. When this occurs, the steering wheel and entire vehicle wobbles/shakes and the only way to stop it is to quickly reduce speed. This has almost led to multiple accidents while driving at highway speeds.

- Cedar Park, TX, USA

problem #493

Feb 172022

F-250

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, he hit a bump on the highway and experienced and the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated that the vehicle began to violently shake until the vehicle came to a near-complete stop. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

- Croton On Hudson, NY, USA

problem #492

Mar 012022

F-250

  • miles
Experienced so called "death wobble". Truck started shaking violently and I could not control it. If a car had been coming toward me I would have hit it head on. No warnings prior to failure.

- East Prairie, MO, USA

problem #491

Sep 012021

F-250

  • miles
At a high rate of speed the steering wheel suddenly began to shudder and shake back and forth causing the whole truck to shake violently and become uncontrollable until speed was reduced. My life and the lives of everyone near me were in jeopardy until I regained control of the vehicle. I could not steer the vehicle. The problem has occurred with others employees of our company. The vehicle has been inspected and repaired by the dealership but the problem persists. There were no warnings before the failure. It came on abruptly and my only recourse was to aggressively apply the breaks to minimize the what seemed like an eminent catastrophic outcome. This event scared the hell out of me and my passenger.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #490

Oct 062021

F-250

  • miles
While driving at highway speeds the steering and front end abruptly began vibrating violently.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #489

Feb 202022

F-250

  • miles
Better known as the "Death Wobble." My 2017 Ford F250 truck severely wobbles after hitting a road bump when traveling 50mph. This has happened four times, including today, Sun 2/20/2022. This has not resulted in any crash or injury as of yet. After slowing down and resuming operation the wobble goes away. I have had the truck since Oct 2020.

- Alachua, FL, USA

problem #488

Feb 102022

F-250

  • miles
It is known as the Death Wobble. Truck starts vibrating uncontrollably without any warning. Pulling a trailer when this happens causes a dangerous situation. Unless you have experienced it, no words can describe the violent nature of this suspension breakdown. There is no telling what other damage these episodes cause. Ford is not willing to fix this design flaw.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #487

Feb 042022

F-250

  • miles
The death wobble returned for the 3 time after getting it repaired at the fire dealer 2 other time. Make a appointment to have it look at again. They can-€™t get me in for two weeks to look and not sure how long to repair. Unsafe to drive

- Vail, CO, USA

problem #486

Jan 312022

F-250

  • miles
Experiencing severe shaking in the steering wheel intermittently. this has happened several days in the past week, it occurs at different speeds usually around 30 to 50 mph. It seems to only last a few seconds, but it feels like the vehicle could loose control in the event of needing to make a quick response to something.

- Mount Pleasant, SC, USA

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