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When driving approximately 58mph on city roads or interstate a slight vibration starts and turns into an uncontrollable wobble in front tires and steering wheel. No way to power thru the vibration you have to come to almost a complete stop at times for wobble to stop.
My 2014 F250 has since around 80K miles had an uncontrollable wobble when at low highway speeds hitting even the smallest bump in the road. After multiple alignments and tire changes my dealer admitted that its known as "death wobble" and I need to do thousands of dollars in repairs that are very common. I am at 140K now and they finally admited that its a systemic problem
I was accelerating up the on-ramp onto a freeway when I encountered some rough pavement on the overpass. The front of the truck began to shake violently. I had difficulty holding onto the steering wheel and the truck began heading toward the right side grassy median. I was able to slow by letting off the accelerator. I was afraid that braking might cause me to lose control altogether. At reduced speed the shaking stopped. Looking in my mirror I could tell that the driver behind me saw what was happening and had backed off some distance from me. I have felt the shaking several times since the original occurrence but it has not been as violent as the first time.
At approximately 181,000 this vehicle exhibited "sustained steering wheel oscillation" (aka death wobble). The vehicle was taken to a non-Ford ase certified mechanic and repaired per Ford tsb 18-2268, but did not correct the problem. Ford has claimed this vehicle is not on their list of vehicles subject to correction or mitigation. The only suspension modifications were aftermarket brakes and shocks (I.e. high quality components). The vehicle now has approximately 184,000 miles and still exhibits severe oscillations when traveling over a bump or rough surface, causing hazardous driving conditions and danger to other vehicles when a sudden slow-down or stop is needed to regain control of the vehicle.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph and after driving over a bump in the road the front end began to shake, vibrate and wobble causing the driver to lose control of the steering and crash into a ditch. During the incident no injuries were reported. The contact was able to continue driving the vehicle. The failure had also occurred on several other occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000. The VIN was unavailable.
- Searcy, AR, USA
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While driving at highway speeds, my truck experiences the "death wobble." If I hit a bump when traveling above 60 mph the front wheels wobble like a shopping cart and the front end shakes violently. The steering wheel shakes in my hands. These conditions continue until the vehicle is slowed down to 35-40 mph.
My truck suffers from the death wobble that is usually triggered by hitting a bump, pothole or dip in the road. Usually occurs when going full speed (50-75 mph). The only way to stop it is to slow down and pull off the road, nearly to a stop. This has happened about a dozen times. I note it happens more often when tires have more wear on them. Rarely happens with new tires.
Multiple times before the occurrence yesterday, I would hit a bump and it would seem like the front of the truck would skip a little, replaced shocked and steering damper, 6 months later I hit a little bump going about 70 mph and the steering wheel started to shake vigorously and I almost lost control of the vehicle. This is very dangerous and needs to be addressed by Ford especially since the infamous death roll has been affecting these vehicles for over a decade.
My 2014 Ford F250 platinum diesel has exhibited death wobble on multiple occasions. I have experienced the issue at different speeds on the highway anywhere from 50 to 70 mph after hitting small bumps in the road. I have taken the truck to blaise alexander Ford on multiple occasions to address the issue. The first time they replaced steering stabilizer and it was worse after I got the truck back, the second time they replaced the tie rods and gave it a front brake job, got the truck back and it was even worse, the third time they replaced the steering gear box. Still no effect on the death wobble issue. I then drove the truck with their mechanic who told me it could be the shocks or the tires or maybe a spring or coil is broken. The truck is unsafe and Ford needs to figure out how to fix it. The truck only has 70,000 miles on it.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 mph, the vehicle started shaking violently. The contact stated that the vehicle needed to come to a complete stop for the shaking to stop. The vehicle was taken to klement Ford of muenster (1005 E division St, muenster, tx 76252) where the contact was unaware of the part needed for the repair. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken back to klement Ford of muenster 1005 E division St, muenster, tx 76252 where it was diagnosed that the steering stabilizer shock needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Death wobble started at higher speed. Has progressively gotten worse. Everything is tight in the front end. Changed ball joints both wheel bearings track bar and bushing and steering dampener and nothing has helped. Happened on 2 sets of tires.
Truck when it gets up to about 63mph or hits a pot hole..small bump in road it does the death wobble, in other words the steering wheel shakes violently, the problem stated in June of 2018 as continues to this day
2014 F250 diesel experiences multiple 'death wobbles' while driving on highway at speeds over 60mph and passing over expansion joint on bridge or other like crevices. Felt like the front end was falling apart with violent front end shaking, had to slow down to 35 mph to regain control of the vehicle. Took truck to dealer and had to pay $150 for diagnosis. Ford claims all front end suspension parts need replacing as well as a front end alignment. The truck has just over 100K miles on it and is mostly highway miles. It's just out of an extended warranty and Ford estimates the repairs at over $1,300 with no guarantees that this will solve the problem. This is a design flaw by Ford. I've owned Ford trucks for many many years and have never experienced this in any of the past Super Duty's that I owned.
Driving at highway speed 65-70 mph on ca-99 on 11-30-2019 between bakersfield and fresno I experienced several "death wobbles." This vehicle was repaired for this problem at future Ford in sacramento, ca. On 03oct19 by replacing steering damper and track bar. Also an alignment was done. Evidently the problem still persists on certain occasions.
2014 F 250 superduty. On highway 75 mph came off over overpass at expansion joint to asphalt and truck stated shaking violently. Let off of gas pedal and managed to get over to slow lane, problem straightened itself out on its own when I slow to about 25-30 mph. Had tires checked and rebalanced. Has happened a few more times, again same circumstances. From what I have seen online it's called the Ford death wobble. Taking to shop hopefully can make it safe again.
2014 Ford F250 VIN # [xxx]. the death wobble occurred 1st time on 11/3/19 with my son driving around 10:00 a.M. on 11/09/19 approximately 11:00 P.M with myself driving home. Went over a bridge that was just replaced this summer about 3 miles from home on St, rt. 729, sabina, Ohio 45169. About 1/2 from burristown rd. Which I turned to the right. I was slowing down for my turnoff and complete shaking of the truck. It has had a shake over bumps and bridges but nothing like the whole truck violently shaking. I have an appointment with bedford Ford in Washington C.H., 43160 on Wednesday 11/13/19 to replace all 4 tires and to look at the front end. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
When in motion at highway speeds (60mph +) my truck will violently shake and wobble if a small bump is hit. It looses steering control and is not even close to safe. You have to come to a stop to get the shaking and out of control wobble to stop.
This problem start in 12/2018. When driving on the highway, the vehicle will all of a sudden start shaking uncontrollable. The only way to rectify the problem is to slow down and pullover in the breakdown lane and stop. This option is sometimes not available and the situation is extremely dangerous. After spending a great deal of money this problem has not been fixed. Over the last several months, this situation has happened many, many times. I have read online about this problem, and it seems to be a issue that Ford is well aware of. Mulitple people have referred to it as the "death wobble". as recently as the past week I was experiencing this issue. I brought the truck in on Monday, Aug 26th picked up Tuesday, Aug 27th, drove off the lot, got on the highway and the "death wobble" happened again. This issue is very dangerous and I feel someone could get seriously hurt or even killed. I have spent $5,758.87 in repairs since December and problem still not fixed. Tried downloading receipts, do not think I was able to download off of them
2014 Ford F250 high pressure fuel pump exploded and sent metal throughout my field system. Was driving to houston going 80 mph on ih 10 and my truck came to a stop and power steering turned off so I could barely get it off the highway. 18 wheelers were going by me going over 80 mph. We were almost killed. Was left in 106 degree heat for over 2 hrs waiting for a tow truck. Ford dealer in houston where it was towed (100 miles) wants $14,000 to fix the truck.
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- Brandon, MS, USA