On three occasion now while driving on the highway at a high rate of speed around 75-80 mph the vehicle started shaking and I couldn't control the steering. Felt like I was loosing control of the vehicle and was thankful there was no other vehicle next to me because I would have surely been in an accident because of the violent vibration and loss of control of the steering and the drifting of the vehicle into other lanes due to the lack of steering control. I had to slowly lower my speed. As a result, I am afraid to drive my vehicle. I took it to the dealership and they said there is nothing wrong with it. As of today the vehicle is at the dealership because of it happening again and hopefully they find and fix the problem.

- Lantana, FL, USA

When hitting a rough patch or expansion joint on road going around 45 mph or higher the truck starts vibrating really bad. This has happened multiple times, with the latest on 12/28/2019, 3 times on my 117 mile trip. Once so bad, that I was almost taken off of the interstate and going into the median. I have contacted the dealership and taken truck in soon to have fixed. Ford is aware of the issue as stated in tsb # 18-2268. From what I was told, Ford is only making the parts when needed and some vehicles have been waiting at the dealership for almost 2 months.

- Charlestown, IN, USA

Driving at 79 mph on interstate I-10 near casa grande Arizona on 12/29/2019 went over a bridge expansion joint, on newer pavement since the expressway was redone this year, the truck experienced the "death wobble". severe wheel bouncing and steering wheel vibrations. Had to rapidly reduce speed to under 60 mph to regain control of the truck. This the second such occurance on different roads since I bought the truck. Mileage now is 16998.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

There is a severe oscillation of the steering system when hitting a bump in the road, bridge expansion joint, etc. This is knows as death wobble. The vehicle shakes violently and control is lost until there is a significant decrease in speed. Mine will do this oftentimes at 40-50mph and also at highway speeds. This is a very widespread issue. Ford has been putting "band aid" on things to get it out of warranty. Further, I know there has been a redesigned damper that was to come out last week. It was scrapped and supposed to start over with the vendor. This is per conversations with the advisor at the Ford dealer. It is not a one time occurrence.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

While driving at approximately 75mph with my family in the vehicle, we went over a small bump on the highway which seemingly triggered a violent shaking of the steering wheel/suspension. I was traveling in the left lane and had to make my way over to the side of the road (while the violent shaking continued). The shaking didn't stop until the vehicle came to a complete stop. I had purchased the truck as a certified Ford from a local dealer at 16,500 miles just 2 days prior. A relative was following us and followed us to the side of the highway and then said to me that it looks like you have the Ford death wobble. He is a heavy equipment mechanic and was responsible for ordering and maintaining their Super Duty fleet. I was obviously dry concerned that my new (to me) $50,000 truck had this problem known as the death wobble. Anyway, we made it to our destination driving at 55mph and on the way home the violent shaking occurred 3 more times, nearly causing accidents every time. I drove straight to the dealer where I purchased the truck and returned it. The dealer wanted the opportunity to repair the truck and refused to take it back. After reading various blogs, getting this truck repaired was a long even and no one seemed to have the exact fix. I wasn't willing to endure this and phoned my bank and.stopped them from funding the loan. The fact that a truck has an issue known as the death wobble is a testament to the dire need to force a fix/recall before this engineering/manufacturing issue kills. Had I been towing my daughter's horse, things could have been deadly. It's beyond me how this has not been addressed at the federal level (forced recall) to date as it is my understanding that this has been an issue for over a decade on super duties (and other manufacturers).

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

Truck exhibited severe front end shaking while accelerating around 45mph. Approx 6180 miles on vehicle at time of event. Event occurred on paved road with some rough patches. Shaking was extremely violent and persisted, causing me to rapidly brake. Symptoms subside after dropping speed to 20mph or so. Drove a few hundred yards to shoulder. Stopped and visually inspected tires and under carriage for loose hardware. No problems observed. Drove another 15 miles to a location where I could get underneath the truck to better inspect. Further inspection didn't show anything loose or worn.

- Johns Island, SC, USA

In asheville, nc; driving 2019 F250 on interstate highway at approximately 70 mph in a straight line, rough pavement created a severe shaking (wobble) to the entire truck. Had to pull over onto the shoulder of the highway and almost stop before shaking/wobble ceased. Checked to ensure all tires were inflated and continued down the interstate. After travelling approximately 10 additional miles, hit a rough bridge approach slab which caused the violent shaking/wobble to occur once again. Pulled off once again and had to slow to approximately 3 mph before shaking ceased.

- Sylva, NC, USA

When traveling on the highway and start to hit a minor bump the trucks steering starts jerking uncontrollably and I have to come to a stop to get it under control. It's dangerous and the dealer said parts are in order bring it back next month and that it's ok to drive. It's not!!! I like to got rear ended on the interstate. The steering is horrible and feels like you don't have control!

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

Driving down interstate in F250. When death wobble occurred. This can be dangerous if dealership doesn't fix the problem due to the size of this vehicle driving down the road.

- Fort Drum, NY, USA

On December 21, 2019, throughout the afternoon on 5 separate occasions, traveling at highway speeds from 65 to 75 mph, the vehicle experienced violent shaking in the front end after encountering bridge abutments and transverse cracking/weathering in the pavement. The violent shaking could only be stopped by rapid deceleration creating extremely unsafe conditions for myself as the drive and other motorist around me. The vehicle has 10,300 miles on it. The 'death wobble' as now call it, started occurring infrequently at around 8000 miles. The frequency is increasing which culminated in reaching out to nhsa after having it occur 5 times yesterday. My girlfriend has stated she will not ride in the truck anymore.

- Somerset, PA, USA

Was driving 65 mph and hit a very slight road imperfection. Steering wheel and truck started shaking very violently. Felt like front end was about to fall off. Had to come to a complete stop for the shaking to end. Have been told this is called 'death wobble' and Ford is aware of the issue but has not issued a recall. Parts are apparently on a nationwide backorder with no estimated date of availability. Very scary incident and it seems there are a lot of these cases. Someone needs to be held accountable for this.

- Houston, TX, USA

This issue happened on October for the first time, and only on one occasion. It happened again on December 18 and 20th. This time 3 times on the 18th and twice on the 20th. While driving on highway 288 North from manvel tx to houston tx after work. Was driving at around 65 miles per hour and came across an imperfection on the road, the truck started to shake and wobble violently, only way to get it to stop was to slow down to around 40 miles per hr, this happened while towing 4 thousand lb trailer. It happened again on the 18th as we were getting closer to houston. We went over another road imperfection and again it started to shake and wobble violently. It shakes so violently that the front of the truck shakes up and down side to side and you can see the truck shake and transfers the vibration to the headlights. The vibration was also felt on the steering wheel and it feels like I was going to loose control of the truck. Only way I got it to stop was to slow down dramatically to around 40mph and below.

- Houston, TX, USA

Driving around 45 miles an hour, hit a bump and the whole steering system went into a wobble that I couldn't stop until I came to about 10 miles an hour. Almost lost control of the vehicle. Never happened this bad before but on occasion when going over a bump over an overpass on a freeway would wobble for couple seconds and out briefly lose little control of the truck. The one yesterday almost caused me to crash. This last incident occurred on a city street. Could have had a collision with oncoming traffic

- Surprise, AZ, USA

Had 5 incidents occur with "death wobble". started at approximately 8500 miles at 65 mph. Had to slow vehicle to 55-60 mph to stop shaking. Had shaking occur at 65, 70, 75 and 80 mph. Hitting slight pavement bumps on roads/freeways and pavement to bridge transitions. Recorded one incident on video with passenger. Took vehicle in and steering damper was replaced with rancho brand due to back order of parts.seems to only resolved issue temporary as the shaking is coming back again. Wife refuses to drive the truck now, had to invest in another safer vehicle due to this F250. Happened once with a trailer attached and nearly caused us to get rear ended by a semi on the freeway.

- Saint Michaels, AZ, USA

I would like to alert you to a very serious issue that is occurring on thousands of late model Ford F250 pickup trucks. The issue is being called the 'death wobble." The problem I am having is when the vehicle encounters pot holes or other irregularities such as railroad tracks, it will lose steering control which results in the steering wheel shaking violently. Ford is very much aware of the problem, but refuses to issue a recall. Rather than accepting the problem as a design defect, they apparently are attempting to blame it on worn steering parts thereby treating it as a maintenance item, much like a requirement to change the oil every 5,000 miles. However, in reality this is not the case. My new vehicle was only a few months old with only 3,000 miles when I encountered a rough section of highway going around a corner and the steering wheel nearly cam free from my hands and started violently shaking making me feel almost certain I was going to lose control of the vehicle. When I let off the gas, the shaking started to subside and I regained control currently, the issue continues to appear whenever I encounter poor pavement conditions, in which I immediately slow down to minimize the 'death wobble.' You can very easily validate my claim my doing a google search on 'Ford F250 death wobble.' As I have just recently learned, countless others are experiencing the same problem as I've contacted several local Ford dealer service departments and learned they are very much aware of the problem. However, they claim the parts are on 'back-order.' I also learned that the few vehicles that have been repaired are receiving a 'steering damper' to solve the problem. This is not a solution, it only lessens the affect.

- Denver, CO, USA

At highway speed when I drive over a bump or expansion joint on a bridge it initiates extremely severe shaking/wobble of the front suspension of the truck. The shaking/wobble will not stop until I hit the brakes and slow down to about 30 mph. This is an extremely traumatic experience. The truck is 11 months old. This has happened three times. The first event was in October 2019 at 17,000 miles on the odometer and the last time in December 2019 with 20,400 miles on the odometer.

- Pearland, TX, USA

Truck vibrates violently after hitting a bump at higher speeds on the highway. I have to slam on the brakes and slow down to approximately 20 mph to get the truck to stop shaking. The violent shaking only happens when truck is above 45mph. Shaking comes on suddenly and feels like it veers to the left. This issue has happened 3 times in the last month.

- Arvada, CO, USA

The contact's company owns a 2019 Ford F-250. While driving 45 mph and higher, the vehicle exhibited the death wobble. The failure occurred intermittently when the vehicle was driven over speed humps and potholes. The vehicle was taken to North county Ford (located at 450 w vista way, vista, ca 9208, 888-689-6190) where it was diagnosed that the steering damper needed to be replaced; however, they were unsure if that would resolve the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000.

- Vista, CA, USA

While driving down the interstate on a warm, clear, dry day at a speed of approximately 75 miles per hour, on a straight section of road. I hit a small pot hole on the drivers side, front tire. At that exact moment, the steering wheel started to shake violently from left to right, and the entire truck began to "bounce" rapidly. The more pressure I applied to the brakes, the less control I had stopping the "bounce". in order to get control of the truck, I had to softly apply brake pressure, while also maintaining firm steering wheel control, until the truck came to an absolute stop. On that same drive home, now at a speed of 70 miles per hour, and about 30 minutes after the previously mentioned occurrence, I ran across an expansion joint of a bridge and road, the truck began shaking violently again for a second time. The same maneuvers as previously stated were used to get control of the vehicle for this second time. Each occurrence took approximately 200 yard from start of bounce to complete stop. The truck was quickly taken to a tire/alignment shop for repair, if needed, however the repair shop stated that the truck did not need an alignment, though they did rotate the tires. The repair shop also stated that this behavior is now know as the "death wobble", and suggested reaching out to Ford for suggestions.

- Rockport, TX, USA

Truck front end shakes violently when hitting an irregular road surface or expansion joint driving at highway speeds - the only remedy is to abruptly brake to speeds around 20 mph to stop the "wobble" and resume driving - this presents a highly dangerous condition due to having to brake so abruptly and potentially cause a rear end collision for other cars.

- West Chester, PA, USA