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Driving at 45 mph the truck drifts to the right then snaps back to the left, after applying the brakes the steering wheel shakes violently. After coming to a full stop and starting off again it is fine for a few miles then it starts all over. I have had upper and lower ball joints replaced, steering box replaced, brakes replaced, just about anything to do with the front end has been replaced and it still goes on.
While driving my 2006 Ford F250 FX4, at speeds between 45-65 mph, a slight vibration is felt. Within a few seconds it turn into a violent shaking motion as if I'm driving on large cobble stones. It has been so bad I have almost lost control on the highway and came within inches of hitting another vehicle. When it starts there is no stopping it, as the steering wheel jerks violently. Ford has sent a letter out that say inflate your tires and if it still happens slow down until it stops. That's not right. This is dangerous. I have to slow down to 30 mph for it to stop. I can't do that on the highway. The dealers and Ford say there is nothing they will do. This issue is extremely dangerous due to Ford engineering mishap.my tires are stock, rotated, balanced, and aligned, this happens at least once every other week 2005-2013 F250,350 owners report the same issue. Google: Ford death wobble, and watch the F250 at cruising speed.
I have a 2006 F250 lariat crew cab 6.0. there are no modifications from stock on the vehicle. I was and continue to run recommended air pressure in the tires. While driving the vehicle at a speed of 50 mph in a slight turn, immediately after hitting a dip in the road, I experienced a violent shake in the front end. It felt as though the tires were hopping which made the truck extremely hard to control. As the front end hopped it pushed through the turn. This seems to be in intermittent condition brought on by speeds over 40mph, in turning situations, where there is a bump and or dip in the road. Based on my research lately this seems to be a know safety issue that Ford has chosen to ignore.
I had never heard of a death wobble until I was on my way to the hospital with my three children after being involved in a rollover accident. We were traveling North bound on the M53 van dyke expressway which has a posted speed of 70 mph. I had just passed a vehicle that was in the right lane. Just after passing this vehicle I developed this death wobble, I was switching lanes back to the right lane when my steering wheel started to shake, not just a little shacking either. I had applied my brakes and held the wheel with both my hands. My steering wheel was shacking so badly that my dashboard was falling apart, and I was having major problems controlling my vehicle. It felt as if my driver"S wheel was bouncing up and down and my steering wheel was also shaking so badly that in just a second I had lost total control of my vehicle. My truck drifted to the right and my left front wheel hit the turf followed by my left rear wheel hitting the turf and we started to roll. We rolled two in half times before coming to a stop upside down. The cab of the truck was crushed, the right rear corner of the cab was pushed down further than the headrests on the seat were my youngest was sitting, and thank god my 7 year old wasn?T killed. On the passenger"S side the roof was smashed against the head rest were my daughter was seated. I am very thankful that my 3 children and I lived through this night mare. I have driven a pickup truck for over 20 yrs., and I have never felt this death wobble before.
This complaint is for steering oscillation, or "death wobble". the vehicle in question is completely stock, with no lift. This event has occurred numerous times under a variety of driving conditions and speeds. The violence of this happening while driving at any speed is frightening and dangerous, particularly at 70 mph on the interstate. Ford has issued several technical bulletins relating to this problem, but no solutions have been offered besides checking your tire pressure. To me and the thousands of consumers that have had this problem, that seems to be a convenient way to say it is not a design problem that should be corrected, but operator error. It is incredible that something this dangerous and potentially life threatening is not being addressed by the NHTSA and that Ford is not being held accountable for their design problem. This is a dangerous situation that needs to be addressed.
- Hoschton, GA, USA
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When traveling down the highway at 60 miles per hour the truck stated violently shaking in the front end and the steering wheel did as well when I hit a bump in the road. The shaking stopped as I reduced speed to 20 miles per hour. Very dangerous, and has almost caused me to hit other cars twice. Afraid to drive on highway!! needs to be fixed by Ford before someone dies!! ## VIN passed ##
The front end of the truck begins to violently shake at 60 miles an hour. Sometimes a bump causes it, other times it occurs when simply driving straight. Have had regular service at Ford dealer, but the issue has gotten progressively worse over the years. Have alerted them of the problem for years. It's all over the internet as "Ford F250 front end shake" or more concerningly as the "Ford death wobble." It's not a tire pressure issue, as I've only used properly inflated factory tires that were dealer installed. Problem has continued to get worse, and the shake has now made the truck virtually undrivable at 60 mph. Please google the issue. It's real. Love my Ford, but my family comes first, and the wobble is too scary to ignore. Just paid another $2800 to try another fix (track bar and ball joints), plus another $2000 for new tires. Someone will get hurt with this.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250. The contact stated that when the vehicle was being driven 50 mph or more, the front end of the vehicle would vibrate violently. The failure would also occur when driving over a slight road bump. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the front shocks, struts and steering stabilizer was replaced, but the repairs did not permanently correct the failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 150,000.
I have over 118 pages of repairs dealing from electrical, suspension, engine failure, turbo, fluid leakage, oil cooler failure. Ejectors, glow plugs and counting. They continue to reoccur time after time and dealer will not cover. I met alot of consumers that has the same vehicle and they all are having the same problem. I know that Ford has sued the designer of the 6.0 engine and won billions but will not attempt to assist the consumer. The right thing to do is, if you know that if there's a problem with a problem why not assist the consumer in correcting instead of doing a patch job. They will not attempt to do the right thing unless someone force them to do so. Thanks
From the very first day I got the truck when you go down the highway at a speed of 60 or higher the front end shakes violently and pulls the truck to the left. And it does it to this day 6yrs later. Ford knows of the problem and stated in a letter to me from Ford that 2006 F250 trucks have this problem and is dangerous. But they have not come up with a fix for it as of this date. It was dangerous when I bought it in 2006 and it is still dangerous today. You could possibly go into another lane and hit another car or cross over into on coming traffic. Ford should be made to fix the problem at no cost to the owners.
Upon hitting an edge of bridge bump, the truck violently vibrated until I slowed to under 45 mph on interstate. I was frightened so much that I thought I would crash. My tires were inflated and vehicle aligned properly.
Driving down the road and hit a small bump and the front end starts shaking so violently that you can't control the vehicle. Applying brakes does not stop the severe wobble. I almost went through a guard rail due to loss of control. This has happened several times and Ford says it tire pressure. Not! this problem is all over the internet. Ford needs to man up and fix there problem.
See attached description with this report using tcn: Ccn26-19640 description write-up.....updated 04/19/12 the consumer stated the defect involved severe front suspension and steering wheel oscillation that can result in loss of control and lane change at highway speeds. The consumer stated the vehicle performs perfect when not transportation a load at any speed on any road condition. However, when traveling downgrades of 6% or more with the 5th wheel trailer at speeds above 50 mph, a light touch of the brakes to slow the combination vehicle down initiates the oscillation which will not stop the until the vehicle speed falls below 50 mph. Updated 05/02/12
The truck now three times in less than 5 months has shook so bad that we couldn't hold onto the steering wheel, when just riding over a bridge seam. The truck shook so bad that the car in the next lane ran off the road and we ended up in the median. We have purchased new tires and we check our pressure daily. Which has nothing to do with this issue. Someone is going to be killed with this hyper shaking. I know if there isn't something done there are going to be accidents. We live in the northeast where we have snow and ice with the roads in that condition we would have never been able to control the truck if we would have been on ice and snow. Lucky it was not snowing and it was dry pavement. I know if something isn't done about this and all the other complaints that have been filed Ford is going to be sorry when someone is killed. The problem is so bad you have no control over the steering and have no place to go when this happens. We almost sideswiped the car next to us thank goodness they were paying attention when it happened. They stopped and asked if we were ok. They said they never saw anything like that before. We have owned at least 6 F-150 trucks and 4 Ford Explorer so you could say we are Ford people. But I am not so sure we will stay a Ford family since they don't seem to want to do anything to remedy this issue and it is happening in the new ones also. We have a friend that has a 2011 and it does the same thing. I know you have dismissed complaints before but someone is going to be killed. Then maybe something will be done by you or Ford when that happens it is a shame that it takes a death to make someone do something.
Was driving on the freeway and hit a small bump. Front end started shaking severly. Truck was forced to changed lanes and thank goodness no one was beside me. Everything in the truck was shaking. Once I pulled over ot the side of the road, I could smell a burnt smell.
The "death wobble" occurred in my vehicle while traveling alone with no trailer and the bed was empty. This has occurred several times, the first while traveling northbound on the 5fwy in southern California. At the time the shaking was so violent that I thought that I had blown a tire and pulled over. I had just purchased the vehicle. The same issue is already under investigation: PE07057.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250. The contact was driving 60 mph over a road bump when the vehicle began to shake violently. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test but the dealer was unable to defect the causes of the failure. The manufacturer suggested adding front dampers to the vehicle but the vehicle was already equipped with stock dampers that did not need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was concerned with the possibility of losing control of the vehicle when the failure occurred. The failure mileage was 62,000.
After "shutter" incident (this has occurred since purchased new) vehicle steering would no turn to the left. After repeated attempts a full right turn then fast forced left turn a pop/ crack occurred which then allowed restricted left turn. Steering locked several more times while trying to safely exit the highway.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250. The contact stated that when driving over any road bump or uneven road surface, the front end of the vehicle would shake violently. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was determined that the upper and lower ball joints on the front passenger and driver side of the vehicle needed to be replaced. The contact spoke with the dealer and the dealer advised that the failure was caused by the tires and recommended checking the tire pressure. The failure mileage was 53,500 and the current mileage was 54,000.
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- Glassboro, NJ, USA