10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
25,162 miles

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problem #66

Nov 152019

F-250

  • 25,210 miles
1st incident 2/10/2019, when the vehicle hit a bump in road the truck steering would shake and cause vehicle to bounce to the right uncontrollable, vehicle in shop 2/12/19 to replace steering strut. Vehicle mileage 10,699 on 11/15/2019 a trip from md to ky, travel approximately 72 mph and about 5 hours in trip, the vehicle hit a small bump in road on highway 79, the vehicle front began to shake violently and pull the truck to the right uncontrollable. I manage to maintain control and slow vehicle down at approximately 10 mph on the should the shaking stopped. Contact dealer the same day and have an appointment on 12/2/19 to review. The vehicle steering shake when driving at speeds about 40 mph and will began shaking again when hitting a bump in road. Vehicle mileage is 25210.

- Jefferson, MD, USA

problem #65

Nov 242019

F-250

  • 16,200 miles
While traveling on I-74 at 70mph we hit a road expansion joint (slight bump) on a bridge and the truck began to shake and wobble to the point I almost lost control and hit the bridge railing, I hit my brakes to try and control the vehicle when I was almost hit by a semi truck. I pulled off the interstate and stopped. I could find nothing wrong and continued on and again when I was doing 65mph I almost lost control of the truck when we hit another expansion. It shook so bad it almost pulled the steering wheel out of my hands. I got off to the side again almost causing a traffic crash. I fully stopped and then slowly drove off of the interstate and drove home on a secondary road and it was fine until I was on Indiana 63 / us 41 I got the truck to 60 mph and it again shook violently when we hit a slight bump of an expansion joint. I am taking it to the shop tomorrow morning. I never knew this was a problem U til I looked this up on google. How can Ford continue to sell these trucks with a know safety defect and NHTSA does nothing to warn us.

- Williamsport, IN, USA

problem #64

Oct 182019

F-250

  • 28,000 miles
I started looking into this issue to see if others have had it. It's called, the "death wobble". the Ford dealership knows about it but doesn't have a fix for it. It has been taken in and no repairs are needed. How come it's still happening"!"! they need to have a fix for this issue. I don't want to crash because the truck is wobbling so much! I think with the amount we paid for the truck this shouldn't be a concern but it is!!

- Maitland, FL, USA

problem #63

Jan 012019

F-250

  • 9,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle experienced the "death wobble". there were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to brenengen Ford (located at 615 S black river St, sparta, wi 54656, (608) 269-3673) where it was diagnosed that the damper assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,000.

- Viroqua, WI, USA

problem #62

Aug 012019

F-250

  • 20,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. While driving 60 mph over a bump in the road, the vehicle experienced the "death wobble" without warning. The contact had the vehicle repaired under warranty at everett Ford (19501 I-30, benton, ar 72019, (501) 315-4700), but the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to whitson-morgan ozark (2001 N 18th St, ozark, ar 72949, (479) 667-2162) to be repaired; however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and filed a complaint. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000.

- Traskwood, AR, USA

problem #61

Mar 012019

F-250

  • 21,000 miles
My 2018 F-250 Super Duty (purchased new) developed death wobble at 21,700 miles. While driving at freeway speeds (55 to 70 mph) after hitting a small sharp bump, the truck began to shake violently requiring me to rapidly decrease speed and come to a complete stop on the side of the freeway. I immediately contacted Ford. The dealership told me the parts were on back order. I returned to the dealer once they received the part. Dealership replaced the steering damper and the issue went away. At around 39,000 miles the issue appeared again, this time worse than before. On a business trip from wausau to milwaukee and back the vehicle began to shake violently 5 separate times on the same day. Each time the only way to regain control of the vehicle was to pull to the shoulder and come to a complete stop. I again immediately called the for dealer and have an appointment today. Abrupt bumps in the road, rough road, bridge seams all seem to make the F-250 shake to the point of almost loosing control of the vehicle. If I was pulling my camper, trailer or if road conditions were poor I am sure this would have ended in a horrible accident. I live in central wi and the winter season is just beginning. If the truck were to do this on an ice or snow covered road chances of getting it back under control would be impossible and could result in death or serious injury.

- Edgar, WI, USA

problem #60

Apr 222019

F-250

  • 22,000 miles
Bought vehicle on 4/16/19 used with 22,0000 miles. Returned to dealership where it was purchased on 4/23/16 due to 'death wobble' for repairs. The damper assembly was repaired. Returned truck to dealership again on 10/23/19 for repairs due to 'death wobble' again. Steering stabilizer had dead spot so new steering stabilizer installed. 11/1/19. 'death wobble' returns and is worse. Returned to dealership for further diagnostic testing on 11/20/19. Can not find anything wrong..all death wobble occurrences happened in motion on highway at speeds between 51 mph and 70 mph, death wobble will resolve only with greatly reduced speeds. This vehicle is unsafe to drive due to the violent front end shaking.

- Kingston, IL, USA

problem #59

Nov 192019

F-250

  • 36,706 miles
Truck does death wobble aka shakes violently after hitting bumps in the road. Yesterday driving to pick up our son from school going down the interstate at 65 miles per hour in between an 18 wheeler and a school bus I nearly lost control of the truck when this began so badly it ripped the steering wheel out of my hands. Not the first time but by far the scariest

- Winnie, TX, USA

problem #58

Sep 122019

F-250

  • 32,000 miles
The truck will go into a violent (death wobble) in the front end and steering, feels like its totally out of control, had it back to the dealer and had it fixed, a few weeks later had the same thing happen. Did some research and found its a common problem with this vehicle, only 30,000 miles and I feel its not safe to ride in it. I believe its a defect. And can't be fixed. It will happen above 50 miles an hour when hitting uneven road or bumps. Can happen at any moment.

- Sheridan, MI, USA

problem #57

Nov 132019

F-250

  • 44,200 miles
While driving my truck at highway speeds. The truck started to violently shake and was unable to steer the truck. I reacted by quickly taking the truck to a complete stop.

- Porter, TX, USA

problem #56

Oct 312019

F-250

  • 40,000 miles
Truck shakes violently at highway speeds when you hit a rough spot on highway. Death wobble

- Clovis, NM, USA

problem #55

Oct 142019

F-250

  • 25,000 miles
At highway speeds over 60mph, upon hitting a rough spot on the road, heavy road expansion joint or sometime under light braking. The truck steering wheel will oscillate strongly for a few seconds then will subside. This has happened several times. I have told my dealership and they told me that there might be a recall coming but they don't have any parts to fix the problem. That is not acceptable, this could get someone injured or worse.

- Joshua, TX, USA

problem #54

Nov 182019

F-250

  • 18,416 miles
While traveling at highway speeds, front end began to violently shake or 'death wobble' after hitting a bump. Didn't stop until got under 65 mph. This is a serious health and safety issue, I almost crashed in to a guard rail and this is unacceptable.

- Watervliet, NY, USA

problem #53

Nov 162019

F-250

  • 22,000 miles
When driving at speeds of more than about 30 mph, and hit a bump, the trucks steering starts to shake violently. It is very difficult to maintain your lane when this is happening. In addition the brakes have to be applied rather rapidly to stop the wheels from shaking. The truck has 22,000 miles on it with no modifications.

- Hutto, TX, USA

problem #52

Nov 142019

F-250

  • 39,700 miles
At 12pm 11/14/2019, my truck began to shake violently at 70 mph after hitting a bump at a bridge junction. Scared me badly and I immediately decelerated and the violent shaking stopped at about 40 mph. I didn't know if I blew a tire, hit something, the engine was about to fall out of the truck or what! I did some research online and found that my truck had what is known as the "death wobble". today the exact same death wobble issue occurred at the exact same place in the road. I have a call in to the dealership to determine how this can be repaired. My truck is only at 39K miles and was purchased brand new in Jan 2018.

- Spring Hill, TN, USA

problem #51

Nov 142019

F-250

  • 39,000 miles
I was going down the road at 75 mph and went over a bridge hitting a small bump and the truck started to shake violently like a tire had blown out or something. I slowed down and it stopped. It happened two more times not quite as hard but makes the truck hard to control. I got on line and seen several people had the same problem with the F-250 trucks. This condition was called the "death wobble". Ford needs to recall these trucks.

- Mounds, OK, USA

problem #50

Dec 112018

F-250

  • 13,500 miles
Violent shaking and a consistent vibration under normal driving conditions on the highway.

- Naples, FL, USA

problem #49

Nov 142019

F-250

  • 67,390 miles
Death wobble. Outside temp 49 degrees Fahrenheit - seems to happen most when its cold outside. Driving 65 mph and front driver's wheel hit a couple of pot holes. Entire vehicle starts to wobble side to side. Had to pull over and slow down to get it to ease up, and then sometimes can get it to stop if I accelerate immediately after the slow down. After it happened the third time, we had a mechanic change the ball joint, balance and rotated the tires, then do an alignment. Both times that we have taken it to the dealership, they have claimed there is nothing wrong. Understand that they need to be in the vehicle when it happens, but looking over the complaints on this model so far, over half of the complaints are the same thing - some are listed under suspension, and some are listed under tires. There is obviously something going on here and I'm appalled that there's not been a recall.

- Gentry, AR, USA

problem #48

Nov 122019

F-250

  • 52,000 miles
I'm am reporting the famous death wobble. When I talked to my for rep he said it was a known problem but Ford has not done anything to fix it. This happened at 55 mph and was so extreme I thought my vehicle's wheels were going to fall off. Fortunately I was able to get off the road safely but this is a huge problem that is all I've got forums. Please help Ford fix this problem.

- Blanchard, OK, USA

problem #47

Nov 132019

F-250

  • 52,000 miles
At around 65 mph I hit a small bump on the highway and the steering wheel and front wheels began to shake and wobble uncontrollably.

- Waxahachie, TX, USA

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