This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The first time it occurred the truck was five years old I was driving on an interstate highway at highway speed, passed over an expansion joint of a bridge, entire truck began to shake uncontrollably, I thought a had blown a tire, but as I slowed to pull to the side of the road, the truck "smoothed out" and I was able to continue on my way. However it happened again two more times that trip, each at highway speed (55-75) and would be "triggered" by small bumps in the road. I took it to a local garage they rotated the tires, did a front end alignment and replaced the steering dampener. Problem continued to reoccur. Has been back to a different garage 4 additional times: Tie rod, drag link, track bar joints/bushings, shocks, all have been replaced, however while at highway speeds small bumps in the road continue to induce uncontrollable front end shaking. So far I have paid just under $2500, the problem continues and my mechanic is unsure what is left to try to correct the problem. Online search reveals this to be the "Ford death wobble".
2015 Ford F-250 4X4 crew cab diesel short bed; while traveling between 50-70 mph, when the truck hits a bump or hole, the truck sometimes shakes violently unofficially explained as the Super Duty death wobble. Truck is uncontrollable until speed has been drastically reduced. Doing so is a hazard in itself for surrounding traffic. Ford Motor Company is aware of this issue and does not identify it as a problem. Up to now there has only been incidents and crashes with or without injury. No fatalities logged. My personal opinion is they will wait until someone is killed before taking action. By officially reporting this to NHTSA, I as well as the many others are hoping that Ford will take responsibility and initiate a campaign to rectify this issue. I have replaced tires, shocks twice, steering stabilizer dampener, rebalanced, realigned and had a complete brake rotor and shoe replacement (all 4) to no avail. I'm in well over $2500 so far and still experiencing problems. I work 78 miles from my residence so I'm logging well over 150 miles per day.
When going 70 mph on the highway you hit a bump and the truck goes into a death wobble. Apparently is a common problem with Ford Super Duty trucks.my truck only has 65000 miles on it. Took to a mechanic and said that he sees it all the time and it costs about $1500 to fix. My brothers newer truck which is identical except for year model has a recall for this issue.
Twice now in the last two weeks I have struck a bump in the road at 60 mph that caused the steering to shake so violently I had to pull over to stop it this also happened recently at 70 mph in a similar situation on interstate highway causing me to have to pull off the road in desperation to gain control
The vehicle front end begins to shake violently, sometimes with a bump in the road, or when I apply the brakes. The problem seems to be getting worse. Very noticeable at highway speeds. Mileage around 130,000, tires showed wear outside edge, new tires from the dealer had to be re-balanced around 50,000 after I bought them, way out of balance. The shaking moves the steering wheel so much so that I could easily loose control if I was not paying attention, very dangerous.
While driving at highway speeds my steering wheel shakes very violently when hitting bumps in road the shaking doesn't go away till I get vehicle slowed down to about 20 mph doing this on a interstate is very dangerous. This is happening more frequently on 10/7/20 this happened and it shook so bad air cleaner came off and vehicle lost power and stopped on highway. Vehicle had to be towed to a dealer. They found the maf sensor became dirty when air filter came off so they clean it test drove vehicle and verified vehicle shaking. They said suspensions looked good but had slight wear on track bar ball joint. They wanted to replace the steering damper and I showed them that it was replaced on 10/6/20 for the same shaking problem. I asked if this would repair the shaking they said they were not sure but it would eliminate it as a possibility. I declined their guessing game at my expense. This shaking problem is going to get someone hurt or killed and Ford needs to get a cure for this problem
The vehicle will start to shake violently when traveling at speeds of 30-50 miles an hour if the road is not smooth. It does not happen all the time. Ford replaced the steering damper but that did not resolve the issue. They are now saying that it may be the traction bar. This is a safety issue as the front end shakes so violently that it almost cause loss of control. This should not happen with a vehicle that only has 107000 miles.
While driving on local roads the steering wheel starts shaking, the front wheels are wobbling and causing the truck to become unstable. In order to maintain control I have to slow the vehicle down until the wobbling stops. It seems to happen on very smooth and flat highways. It first happened around two years after I bought the truck new but I didn't think it was an issue as it only happened on one certain stretch of road that I traveled occasionally. In the last year it has started happening more and more often causing me concern that the truck could become uncontrollable. The truck has been well maintained and has never been used off road or hauled/pulled heavy loads. The stock suspension is not modified/lifted.
Traveling on interstate 4 in orlando fl at approximately 55 mph. Hit a rough spot in the road. Front end started shaking violently and steering wheel was impossible to hold on to. Slowly slowed down and shaking eventually stopped.
While driving down the highway at 75 miles an hour I passed over a bridge and my Ford truck started shaking violently. I had to slow down to get it under control. This has continued to happen while driving at any speed when passing over bumps going over bridges etc. The only way to stop the shaking is to quickly slow down endangering me and everyone else. This violent shaking happens every time we drive the truck.
Hit a bump on interstate and truck began shaking violently as if it were about to come apart. Slowed down to 30 mph (on the interstate!) and the shaking stopped. Recently had work done on the steering damper and other suspension elements. Unsure if this fix worked.
I was driving my truck on 6 lane highway at highway speeds, 65-75mph. When I hit a bump in the road the entire vehicle began to shake violently. The truck was hard to control and the steering and braking of the vehicle were greatly impaired and the shaking didn't stop until I decreased the speed by at least 15-20mph. This has happened several times when either one tire hits a pothole in the road or both tires hit an uneven bridge on the highway.
This truck has what is known as in the internet as death wobble, I got the vehicle recently from a dealer with no info on the manner. The truck loses control briefly when over 60 miles per hour when the front tires drive through small holes or bumps on the road, more common on the highway. Has happened multiple times, tbis specific incident happened on the highway over 60 miles per hour, lost control briefly, had to significantly slow down to regain control.
My 2015 F250 has developed the notorious Ford death wobble. When the truck hits a bump, bridge joint, or any large enough deformity in the road it will cause the truck to shake violently and lose all steering control. This has happened 4 separate times now and it is only getting more frequent. I have booked an appointment with a Ford service department on 24jun2020 to have the suspension looked at. Unfortunately, I have not been able to document the incident yet, but I have had others in the vehicle with me when it has happened.
Tengo una Ford 250 2015 Y en varias ocasiones cuando voy conduciendo a 50 millas Y hay parches irregulares en la carretera O alguna irregularidad en la calle el vehculo comienza a temblar Y pierdo el control del volante tengo que reducir la velocidad para que vuelva a la normalidad. Le he reemplazado la barra del pitman Y los terminales, pero contina con el problema. I have a 2015 Ford 250 and on several occasions when I'm driving 50 miles and there are irregular patches on the road or some irregularity on the street the vehicle begins to shake and I lose the steering wheel control I have to reduce the speed. I have replaced the pitman bar and terminals, but the problem continues.
I was driving at 60 mph on an interstate flyover that was curving to the left and hit an expansion joint. The truck began to shake violently. I almost lost control and had to quickly slow down to around 30 mph before the shaking stopped.
Bought this F 250 platinum new in 2015 it started having a front end wobble problem, some call it the "death wobble' I paid to have it fixed and it has happened intermittently since then and now it is worse than ever, I cannot in good conscience sell this car like this.
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