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This truck consistently gets the death wobble even after having several things repaired on It to fix the problem. This needs to be looked into. This has happened several times with this truck
The contact owns a?2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 68-70 MPH, the vehicle drove over a bump and experienced a death wobble. The contact attempted to turn the steering wheel with force, but the vehicle crashed into a guardrail. The contact developed blisters on the palms of his hands from gripping the steering wheel, but medical attention was not received. Police arrived on the scene; however, no police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the contact was informed that he needed to pay for the diagnostic. The vehicle was then towed to the residence, where the contact replaced the steering gearbox, ball joints, tie rod ends, track bar, shocks, front springs, and wheel bearings. The failure recurred. The vehicle was later taken to three different independent mechanics; however, the cause of failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 167,000.
Keeps having a death wobble when I hit a bump going faster than 50 miles per hour that can't be controlled or stopped without pulling over to a stop or near stop.
You are driving along at any speed above 45 or above and hit a bump of any kind or rough pavement on roadway.it wobbles and shake like a death wobble of what is referred by some mechanics.we believe its possible to be something wrong with steering but it will shake rattle like a you blew out a tire
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and switching lanes and depressing the brake, the vehicle started to shake abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after decelerating, the vehicle stopped shaking. The dealer was contacted and made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was contacted and informed about the failure. The manufacturer confirmed that the VIN was not under recall and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 160,000.
- Harker Heights, TX, USA
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Going over unsmooth roads, or very little change in road height, vehicle shakes violently have to come to complete stop and risk getting ran over in middle of highway interstate or whatever couple close calls but no accident, YET
I own a properly maintained 2011 Ford F-250. Today, 14 instances of what is commonly know as "Ford Death Wobble" occurred to me on the interstate highway while I drove 250 miles. Violent front end shaking at speeds over 55mph after driving over rough bridges or bumps in the road. Several times I almost lost control of my truck it shook so badly. I had to sharply decrease speed below 35 mph before shaking would stop and I could regain control. I can easily reproduce this problem, but I learned to drive no faster than 50 mph the rest of the way home on the interstate in order to mostly avoid further cases of violent shaking. In addition to almost losing control of my truck, having to slam on my brakes to reduce speed put myself and other vehicles at risk on a highway with fast-moving vehicles. I will be taking it to a Ford dealer tomorrow to see if they can resolve this very dangerous defect.
Death Wabble. Truck uncontrollably shakes in the front end while driving on the highway over 50mph. Extremely scary. It seems like the truck may flip over. Reducing speed below 25mph is the only way to stop it from shaking. Cannot apply brakes while shaking because the truck shakes even more. Allowing the truck to reduce speed on its own is the only safe option.
The steering is lock up while drive you Issued a recall for Meijer model vehicle but my vehicle is not included and the steering is locking up while driving down the road that acts like the power steering pump is going out this having the same problem with the cylinder as the others
This truck developed "death wobble" after a simple tire rotation. At approximately 53mph, any bump in the road surface would cause the front end to shake violently and cause the truck to be uncontrollable. While violent, it locks the truck into an unsteerable condition and only hard braking can stop the truck. the truck shuttered violently until stopped. From the repairs it appears a combination of weakening shocks and steering stabilizer cause the front end to shutter mildly and probably constantly until the bushings on the track bar are worn enough to cause problems. Then any alteration in front end components, like rotating the tires will unbalance the entire precarious set-up. Once "death wobble" has occurred, it becomes more violent and happens more often until the truck is fixed. Worst of all, there is no single fix or known fix for this problem. The owner if forced to spent thousands of dollars trying every known fix until the problem stops. It was so violent, I was concerned the truck could possibly destroy itself. I was astounded the entire truck did not shake itself apart, it was extremely violent and made steering impossible. I had to drive back to the tire shop at 45mph and carefully avoid even the most minor bump in the road to stop the truck from shaking itself to pieces or killing us.
Own a 2011 F250 super duty and have experienced the death wobble on numerous occasions. I-??m getting concerned because it has been getting worse. It takes longer for the oscillation to dissipate as I do my best to slow down without losing control. Please help all who have experienced this to get resolution without the high cost that is related. It is a danger to ourselves and possibly others as I control the vehicle on a busy highway and others have to brake. Thank you, Bill
Traveling on interstate onramp getting up to speed and at approximately 50 mph hit a small bump and front end started to shake violently to the point I had to slow to 30 mph for it to stop almost causing accident. Accelerated up to 75 mph again with no issue. Approximately 3 miles after the first incident I went across a bridge and the bump at bridge transition caused the truck to again violently shake until I slowed down to 30mph. No modifications to the vehicle suspension. Truck has 112000 miles. Dealer says nothing wrong even though it happened while testing it. It does not happen everytime I hit a bump. But it does happen 2-3 times per month
Almost killed me and my family from death wobble on the highway. Truck violently shakes when bumps are hit going over 50mph. Extreme safety hazard. Hit a bump on I-25 and shook across 3 lanes of traffic. This is about 6 times since I bought the vehicle and the dealer says there are no issues with the truck. I know 8 Ford owners with the exact same issue.
I'm experiencing the death wobble while driving after hitting a bump in the road. It happens on regular roads and interstates. I have changed all front end parts and shocks, got new tires balanced and aligned, and it's still not fixed. I'm told there's nothing else that can be done. It has been happening for over a year. It has happened anywhere between 40mph and 70mph.
Death wobble. As I was accelerating to enter freeway traffic my right front wheel hit a pot hole on the on ramp. I was doing approximately 50 mph. The truck immediately went into a wobble that was almost un-controllable. I was able to slow my truck and drive to the shoulder of the freeway. I inspected the front end, tires, shocks, steering dampener (which were new) and did not find any problems.
Ford F-250 crewcab with no aftermarket parts & Ford recommended rims/tires: A month ago I noticed wobbling/shaking similar to the described 'death wobble'. placed truck in for service and a recommendation for a solution. While driving over 50 mph and the vehicle runs over bump on the highway, the steering wheel and truck will shake violently. As this so called death wobble occurs I will coast over to the emergency lane and coast to a stop. I have noticed vehicles behind me slow down quickly and I am assuming they are see truck shake violently, too. If other drivers are seeing this death wobble occurring I am wondering if these drivers are taking emergency avoidance actions which could cause an accident to others. How safe are F-250/F-350 to be on the road? the pickup has been the shop twice for repairs and now I need to contact the shop again for third recommendation. All of the Ford recommendations have been completed but the death wobble returns again in less than 60 miles. I cannot sell the pick-up because I know the pick-up has the death wobble. 'so now I am stuck with a pick-up that cannot be driven on the highway. Please post any suggestions/recommendations for a repair for the death wobble. Thank you for your help
Let me start by saying that my truck does not have any aftermarket changes - it is completely stock/oem. At highway speeds (60mph+), the front end of my truck sometimes shudders severely after going over small road surface changes such as joints/seams in the highway. At first it only occurred during sweeping highway turns, but it has progressed to happening on straights as well. The shudder is so severe that the steering wheel nearly shakes out of my hands and things in the stowage spots on the doors are shaken out. I now have to slow to <30mph in order to settle the front end which is obviously extremely dangerous to have to suddenly do on a highway. The initial event occurred at roughly 80K miles and only happened a few times a year. I now have 130K miles and the problem has occurred 3 times within the last month. I've recently replaced all shock absorbers and the steering dampener, had an alignment and the tires balanced and rotated - to no avail. The truck is currently in the shop where they are trying to identify the specific problem but have told me this is relatively common among Ford Super Duty trucks. After doing some research online I have found numerous online communities discussing this problem that has apparently been occurring with Ford Super Duty trucks for over a decade and is still occurring on new units with as few as 15K miles.
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- Vonore , TN, USA