10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
12,453 miles

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problem #157

May 062019

F-250

  • 26,000 miles
While driving at or above 60 mph any bump or deflection in the road can and will cause my vehicle to start shaking and walking side to side down the road until I can slow down to a near stopped speed. First time the vehicle had less than 26000 miles. The Ford dealership replaced my drag link, then at 36000 miles it started doing it again. I have now spent the last 5 months dealing with this problem as Ford insists they cant get me parts to fix my truck. I have now moved past Ford and I am repairing the problem on my own. As for paperwork all I have is an email from Ford customer care with a complaint number and all contact was by phone. Dealership has all the paperwork and not willing to release it to me at this time.

- Broken Bow, OK, USA

problem #156

Jan 042020

F-250

  • 12,300 miles
Death wobble!! was going home from work, and there are some bumps in the road and my truck steering wheel started to shake very badly. Had a hard time keeping my truck in control. Had to pull onto the shoulder of the road and come to almost a complete stop before it stopped. It happened a few times before where the steering wheel would shake some, then stop on its own, but not that time. If a death wobble causes a accident or worse yet, someone gets killed, Ford will have a law suit on their hands. 😨 this happened on a highway (hwy 59 in fort bend county in Texas. On a straight way going about 60 - 65 mph.

- Wharton, TX, USA

problem #155

Jan 052020

F-250

  • 7,195 miles
While driving on a highway at 60mph we hit several potholes. The truck started to violently shake and was very hard to control. We had to slow down rapidly to regain control and stop the shaking there was no damage to the tires the truck has only 7195 miles on

- Palm Desert, CA, USA

problem #154

Oct 202019

F-250

  • 6,500 miles
After about three months of owning my brand new, 2019 F250 Super Duty, with considerably less than 10,000 miles on it, the death wobble began occurring at a speed of or higher than 60mph after a rough patch in the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer initially for the death wobble, where they then replaced the steering damper after deeming it faulty. About two months later, with just over 10,000 miles on the vehicle, the death wobble reappeared with more severity as well as the braking causing the vehicle to essentially shake and bounce. Again, I took the vehicle to the dealer, and they were not able to replicate the braking issue due to the cold weather and told me to keep track of how long after starting to drive the vehicle does the issue begin and that they will work on it when they can fix the other issue, so they also did not fix the steering issue with the death wobble. They deemed the steering damper faulty again, but were unable to repair due to a nationwide backorder on the parts. Well this vehicle is my daily driver that has had to be parked due to it being unsafe to drive. They sent me home with an unsafe vehicle due to a backorder. My safety is at risk every single time I drive at highway speeds so I had no choice but to park it and I now believe I have a lemon sitting in my driveway.

- Bryans Road, MD, USA

problem #153

Nov 112019

F-250

  • 32,000 miles
2019 F250 experiencing 'death wobble' with 32,000 miles. Dealer suggested after market parts! this appears to be a known issue with no resolution. The vehicle violently shakes if the truck drive over any small defect in the road and shakes violently until the vehicle gets below 5 mph.

- Katy, TX, USA

problem #152

Jan 092020

F-250

  • 31,000 miles
At highway speeds, came over a rough patch, and the front end began to shake violently as though I had a flat tire. Steering locked up, and I pulled over to see what the issue was. Found nothing wrong. This was the second time this has occurred, the previous instance, the shaking stopped once I reduced speed, this time it continued until I came to a stop.

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #151

Dec 222019

F-250

  • 28,000 miles
2019 Ford F-250 diesel did the "death wobble" while traveling on interstate at 70 mph (one on September 14, 2019 and again on December 22, 2019)

- North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

problem #150

Jan 052020

F-250

  • 27,500 miles
After hitting a bump on the highway travelling at 75 mph, the front end and steering wheel started shaking violently. Nearly lost control of the vehicle. The shaking did not stop until speed was reduced to less than 35 mph.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #149

Jan 062020

F-250

  • 20,000 miles
Vehicle had approximately 20K miles when the "death wobble" issue started. Driving down the interstate at 75 mph, hit bumps or bridge expansions renders the truck uncontrollable with the only remedy to slow below 40 mph to cease. Worst scenario almost sent my uncontrollable truck off the highway. Very frightening and extremely dangerous. Suppose it will take multiple fatalities and lawsuits before Ford takes the issue seriously. Getting nowhere with Ford warranty service. About to trade this junk off for a Dodge.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #148

Jan 042020

F-250

  • 21,290 miles
When accelerating on the freeway the car shimmies out of control

- Denver, CO, USA

problem #147

Dec 242019

F-250

  • 13,000 miles
When driving at 50-55 mph, vehicle has went into extremely violent, uncontrollable shaking multiple times after driving over small bumps in road (it happens intermittently, and with bumps you normally would not notice or adjust speed for in a small car). The vehicle cannot be steered or controlled when this occurs other than applying the brakes. Tthe brakes do not work or stop you as fast as they should when this happens (I am assuming due to all the shaking). Last time this occurred it caused me to veer into oncoming traffic lane and I narrowly avoided a head on collision. If the oncoming vehicle had not reacted to my truck moving in to their lane we would have collided. This vehicle is very unsafe to drive until this problem is fixed. Their has been no recall but Ford has issued a tech bulletin about the issue. This problem is very dangerous and will result in lives lost (if it hasnt already). I am currently waiting for parts to fix this (ive already been waiting 10 days and Ford has no clue when they will be in. I was told it might be as long as 60 days before parts come in (unless I use lemon laws to remedy it). How many 2019 F250S have been in head on collisions this year" is there a statistical difference? how many times does this have to happen before something is done" I was told by the dealer that there are 2-3 other trucks ahead of mine waiting on the same part. The truck has been driven 7 months and only has 13,000 miles on it,

- Statesboro, GA, USA

problem #146

Dec 272019

F-250

  • 8,000 miles
As many other people have reported, I experienced the "death wobble" with my 2019 F250, and it has approx 8000 miles on it. Went over a mild bump on the freeway at 65mph and the entire front end including steering wheel began to shake and vibrate violently, rocking the vehicle side to side, only stopping when I pulled over at the side of the freeway. Since then the vehicle vibrates, shakes, and rocks all the time, worse the faster you're going. Spradley barr Ford dealership in cheyenne, wy said they need to replace the steering dampener but the part is on backorder with 30,000 trucks ahead of mine. It's not safe to drive, and I have no estimated time when I might get it back. It's ridiculous to be making a giant monthly payment on a truck that is not safe to drive and with no expected date when I will be able to drive it. Dealership will not return my phone calls requesting a loaner vehicle either.

- Wellington, CO, USA

problem #145

Jan 042020

F-250

  • 6,088 miles
I own a 2019 F-250 and was driving at approximately 65 miles per hour and a car cut in front of me and I had to brake hard and the front end of my truck started shaking violently to the point where I though I would lose control. I had to brake even harder to regain control of the truck. I called my dealer/service and the tech told me "Ford knows about the problem and he would order the parts!" Ford: If you know of the problem then why not do a mass recall to save lives?

- El Paso, TX, USA

problem #144

Nov 112019

F-250

  • 13,200 miles
The truck just turned 15,000 miles and has experienced severe death wobble and the dealership has no parts to fix my truck to make it safe to drive. It has happened at least 5 times with my wife and 3 kids in the vehicle. The truck becomes almost uncontrollable and you can barely brake or steer when the situation happens you have to try to get off the road asap and hopefully not cause an accident because the truck needs to slow down to almost a complete stop the get the uncontrollable shaking to stop.. from what I read on the internet, there is no fix and this truck is going to get me in to an accident. I have come close to hitting a center divide. This is my daily driver and the condition is getting worse. I fear that a wreck is eminent. Hopefully it doesn't happen with my family in the vehicle. A fix is needed asap or Ford needs to buyback these faulty vehicles.

- Visalia, CA, USA

problem #143

Jan 032020

F-250

  • 21,000 miles
When hitting some bumps on the road at highway speed (40 to 80 mph.) the vehicle can begin to violently shake and will not stop shaking until bringing the vehicle to less than 10 mph or a complete stop. Https://youtu.be/yogdzco-L7M

- Magnolia, TX, USA

problem #142

Aug 052019

F-250

  • 15,000 miles
Starting at about 15000 miles, the death wobble started. When going anywhere above 55 mph, then going over semi-rough road or hitting a bump or expansion joint on the freeway, it goes into this death wobble. The steering wheel rotates back and forth rapidly and the whole truck shakes dramatically. When slowing down to about 20-30 mph, it stops. Speed back up again and it starts again. It is very dangerous. I have talked to the dealer multiple times. They have no parts to fix it. Supposedly it is the steering stabilizer that is failing. I have a case with Ford customer care who have also been communicating with the dealer I bought it at. No resolutions as of yet. It continually death wobbles today. I can't seem to get anywhere on getting it fixed by Ford under the warranty.

- Frederick, CO, USA

problem #141

Dec 142019

F-250

  • 12,000 miles
We were driving down the interstate at 70 miles per hour and hit a bump in the road and the steering wheel began excessively shaking. We lost complete control of the vehicle and had to carefully slow down and come to a stop on the side of the highway. This has happened multiple times now. We took the car into Ford for service. They are aware of the issue, called "death wobbles" and says the part needed to fix is on a national backorder with no eta.

- Henrico, VA, USA

problem #140

Oct 172019

F-250

  • 5,800 miles
I purchased a new 2019 Ford F250 Super Duty truck from sanderson Ford in glendale AZ. The problem is with the front end. When I hit a bump or grove in the road going over 50 mph (I was going 70mph and 65mph when this happened). The truck starts shimmying so severely that I immediately have to come to a stop to get the shimmying to stop. Once I stop and start going again everything seems to be ok. This has happened twice and both times has nearly caused an accident. I know if my wife would have been driving she would have had an accident. I have taken it to the dealer and waited two months with a part supposedly ordered and it had not come in. I then went back and said they needed to make this an emergency order. They did and it has been three weeks and no part. I'm thinking Ford has no fix for this and this is a very dangerous problem. I paid 60K for this vehicle and added another $5800 for extended warranty and maintenance contract all to have a vehicle I am afraid may go into this shimmy at any time when driving down the road. I need your help to make Ford aware they need to fix this problem. I'm fine with the truck otherwise but I need this fixed. This truck is suppose to get me through retirement. I don't have this kind of money to spend on replacing it as I would lose tons of money if I had to trade it in already. The truck has 9K miles. Please help. Thank you.

- Glendale, AZ, USA

problem #139

Jan 022020

F-250

  • 20,000 miles
This truck has the "death wobble". we do not feel safe driving this vehicle. We have dealt with three dealerships and Ford's customer service department, to no avail. We are told the part to fix this is on back log with no expected date given. In researching this issue it is obviously a very dangerous issue that is being blamed on a steering stabilizer, but also the front axels.

- Edmond, OK, USA

problem #138

Dec 092019

F-250

  • 37,110 miles
This vehicle was driving down a dry highway with a unloaded trailer. Driver reported all at once a death wobble and had to slow down in traffic almost getting hit by another driver. Cruising at 72 mph on a dry paved highway the vehicle shook and felt as if it would go out of control. Our company purchased two within a short time of each other and they both have had the same issue more than once and are appearing more often.

- Perry, OK, USA

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