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While driving I made a left hand turn and when straightening the steering wheel it was 90 degrees out of alignment which caused the truck to steer to the right almost striking another vehicle. The dash had a warning message come on stating adaptive steering fault service required. I have taken it in for service and the steering wheel needs replaced which is a recall on some ford super duty-??s the same year but this one was not included
I was on the freeway and doing about 70 and I hit some bumps in the road and my vehicle started to violently shake and I was unable to control my vehicle. I had to hit the breaks and slow down to regain control of my vehicle. This the second time this has happened. Vehicle was repaired about 2 years ago for the same thing. Ford repaired the damper steering linkage last time this incident happened. AKA DEATH WOBBLE.
After driving for a short distance in my 2017 F250 Diesel (75k miles) I pulled into a store. Turned off truck. Upon return and starting truck I got a dash alert that said Adaptive Steering Fault Service Required. When I began to drive I noticed my steering wheel was turned left to the 10 o-??clock position while driving straight down the road. I drove to the dealer as I felt my batteries were sluggish at starting and needed both replaced. Luckily batteries were covered but dealer said I need new Battery Cable Harness for $4596.59! I did some research and found the Adaptive Steering Fault is a known issue with several people as is the Battery Cable Harness. I also read where a voltage issue can cause the Adaptive Steering Fault alert which is why I mention the wire harness. I-??ve also known others with the battery cable issue and there is a recall on other years not mine. The dealer wants $465.88 just to diagnose the adaptive steering so who knows what cost would be to replace at this point. This all is extremely dangerous as I don-??t know if the adaptive steering controls will decide to start working and adjust my steering while driving causing an accident. There have been recalls on both issues but not my model and year. Truck is currently at dealer and I filed complaint with Ford Consumer to no resolution at this point.
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Death Wobble. Was driving speed limit of 65mph and vehicle started a violent, uncontrollable shuddering and bouncing movement to the left almost hitting the dividing wall on the interstate. I had little control over steering of vehicle and was barely able to avoid slamming into wall. Finally got vehicle stopped. Has happened before at lower speed. Has happened several times before with less violent shuddering after hitting bumps in roadway. Now understand how very dangerous and scary the less severe incidents have been after this latest incident!
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 50-60 MPH and hauling a trailer, the vehicle drove across uneven pavement, and the vehicle went into the death wobble and the vehicle became difficult to steer. The contact pulled over to the side of the road but found no cause for the failure. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering dampener had failed and needed to be replaced. The steering dampener was replaced. The dealer confirmed that the vehicle had been repaired under Customer Satisfaction Program: 20N04 (Steering, Equipment) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included the Customer Satisfaction Program. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 78,699.
I hit a small bump at around 45mph and my truck began shaking violently. I was unable to control the truck and had to come to a complete stop. They call it the death wobble. It truely was frightening and I could have killed someone..
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving over a bump at various speeds, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The failure caused the front of the vehicle to shake uncontrollably, causing the contact to temporarily lose control of the vehicle. Recently, the contact was notified of Customer Satisfaction Program: 20N04 (Steering Linkage Damper Extended Coverage). The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but offered no assistance with the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.
Driving down the freeway at 65 mph, hit a small pot hole with the right front tire, which caused the front end the shake back-and-forth uncontrollably. I was able to pull over, and upon slowing down the wobbling stopped and we were able to proceed with our drive. We could have hit other vehicles on the road if anyone had been near us. We also could have been thrown off the road. No inspections have been done and no warnings have occurred.
My truck has the Death Wobble. It has been worked on for the incident It happened again yesterday at least 4 times within 30 minutes We turned around and came are parked the truck. Am going to talk to the Dealer where I Purchase the vehicle and want some answers and to fix this major problem with my Ford Superduty 250 2017
My truck has only 39806 miles. I ran over a rut on the expressway and the steering g wheel shook violently. I almost had to come to complete stop to stop it and continue driving.
My truck experienced death wobble during a recent trip multiple times on the interstate on our way home. With no warning, the truck started shaking violently at 70 mph. I had to immediately slow down in traffic and work my way over to the right lane. We stopped to confirm there was no tire issue or other notable visual problem before proceeding. It occurred again shortly after stopping and I had to do the same thing. We stopped again and found no visible issue, so we continued at a much slower pace. The truck wobbled a few more times but not as violently as the first two. There were no warning lights displayed.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50-55 MPH the steering wheel began aggressively shaking causing them to crash into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. Both the vehicles received damage to the driver-side view mirror. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. There were no warning lights illuminated. A police report was filed. There were no injuries and no medical attention was needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it had not been diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.
Hit a bump in the road going 45 mph and the steering wheel started shaking uncontrollably, had to completely stop to get the steering wheel to stop shaking.
When driving around 50 mph my trucks begins to shake violently. I few times I had to brake hard in traffic almost causing a wreck. I do not feel safe in this truck.
Truck steering wheel bounces, vibrates, shakes violently after going over rough pavement at low and highway speeds it has happened several times since it was new. Dealer replaced the steering damper which didn-??t help. This could cause loss of control and an accident. This is dangers.
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- Kilbourne, IL, USA