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With only 15,000 miles, my Ford F250 4X4 Super Duty truck (all stock) would wobble violently when hitting a bump or dip on the road, typically at speeds over 45mph. I brought the truck in for service as this occurs frequently. Ford replaced several steering parts and admitted to what they call a "death wobble". what scares me the most is that the wobble was so bad, it forced me into the medial of the interstate and nearly caused a major accident. My fears are more toward that if I had my 17 year old driving the truck, much worse could have happened as it took all I had to maneuver the truck off the highway and down to a safe speed to bring the truck back under control. The wobble or shimmy was so extreme that I felt it needed reported. When I asked if the parts replacement would solve the problem indefinitely, they could not give me a good answer. So my fears again are "what if this happens again and what if my teenager is driving". I don't feel this problem is resolved and needs further investigation before someone is seriously hurt, or worse.
Death wobble - at about 55-60 miles per hour with an empty truck, I experienced the death wobble on the freeway. My truck seemed to go over a very slight pothole in the road and began this jumping. The freeway was crowded and I was in lane#3. the truck swerved violently. I had to slam on my brakes and get to the shoulder. The death wobble did not stop until I slowed to about 15 miles per hour. I was unable to control the vehicle. The problem happened once more the same day. It took Ford a week to get an appointment. Once the vehicle was seen they only replaced the steering damper with the same type and did a front end alignment. Truck still wants to jump around on road surfaces and I feel the death wobble could happen at any moment. The service manager acted like this was the first time he had heard of this issue, until I did a google search and found many discussions and complaints about other 2017 Super Duty trucks doing the same thing. Then they admitted to seeing it on other vehicles. I felt like I was going to crash at any moment.
Stock, as delivered by the dealer, 2017 F250 superduty 4X4 FX4 with 20, xxx miles. Three events have occurred so far.. at speeds around 55mph the front end starts to shake violently after hitting bump.(death wobble). The bump that initiated the violent shaking of the truck and loss of steering control were not major bumps and on state highways. You loose control of steering the truck until the vehicle is below 25mph. Found numerous references of this occurring when searching issue on line. Dealer says it an known issue and would replace a steering component bushing under warranty. Asked if this would solve the issue. Was told to try an aftermarket dual stabilizer. Dealer would not cover under warranty. Sounded to me like they component that was damaged would be replace but the cause of the component failure would not be resolved.
At approximately 65 to 70 mph and upon hitting a bump/expansion joint/pothole in the road, the truck will enter into a non-dampening castor oscillation (I.e. death wobble). When this occurs it can be very difficult to control and the driver must slow down to approximately 40 - 45 mph to get the wobble to stop. This can be extremely dangerous when towing a large/heavy trailer.
There is a nationwide problem with the Ford Super Duty trucks it's been in the dealer theee times to correct death wobble which is extreamly dangerous and Ford is giving the american public the run around and putting the public in danger, when somebody gets killed because of this it's going to be known that the problem was well documented and known and happening all over the country people are posting it on all social media's how is the government not stepping in on this?
- Oswego, IL, USA
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I experienced steering ossalation and what is considered the "death wobble" while traveling at around 70 mph, it happens after crossing a bridge seam the truck becames uncontrollable, shaking violently, it was so violent I had to slow to almost 20 mph to get it to stop but I was able to get off to the side of the road once I could control the steering. This is not an isolated issue and seems a huge problem with the 2017. Ford has issued a tsb, but the truck should be recalled. 1 affected product
Driving South on I-95 just North of portland, me. Traveling with no load at 70 mph on dry pavement. Came across a bridge expansion joint which ran slightly diagonal to the direction of travel. The truck went into a violent death wobble. The entire vehicle was shuddering. I had all I could do to keep two hands on the wheel. The steering wheel was shaking left to right at a high oscillation. I had limited control of the vehicle and let of the accelerator and drifted toward the breakdown lane. At approximately 25 mph the oscillation stopped. Shortly thereafter the condition repeated. When I got home I went on line and discovered that this is a common problem. I have just over 50K miles on the truck. The dealer recommended that I replace the tires as they may be getting worn. I did follow that instruction although the tires still met the wear limits. I was also informed that Ford has issued a tsb # 18-2268 which I am going to have executed next week which looks into this problem and makes minor adjustment to the front end alignment. All that said, the problem is far greater than some tire wear and alignment adjustments. No vehicle shouls shake and ocillate you off of the road in a violent oscillation where the driver loses their ability to control the vehicle. Ford has a far more serious design issue with these trucks. As they do not acknowlege the problem and offer a true fix (at their cost) the owner of these vehicles is playing a game of russian roulette until the vehicle goes back into the violent oscillation. After reading many on-line posts, this appears to be happening at all different mileage levels. Ford needs to be investigated for this problem. The customer and their family should not be endangered for a defective front suspension
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a death wobble while driving moderate speeds over unleveled land. The contact stated that the vehicle shimmied violently and force had to be used to steer. Ford of murfreesboro (1550 nw broad St, murfreesboro, tn 37129, (615) 713-1436) was notified of the failure and provided a loaner vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.
2017 Ford F250 front end. At speeds of 50 mph and above if I run over a bump in the road, the front end begins to shake uncontrollably. It is an extremely dangerous situation. I must slow to around 30 mph for it to subside. Upon researching this on line, there appears to be hundreds of reports of the same condition. Death wobble it is being called. The truck is becoming unusable.
Suspension oscillation when hitting rough pavement or bridge transition at 65 miles an hour. Violent shaking of steering wheel and tires bouncing (aka death wobble). Truck has 28,412 miles at the time this occurred. Unable to safely drive on the interstate. This issue is a safety problem that Ford needs to address. Multiple 17' 18' Super Duty's having this issue.
Hit a break in the pavement on an interstate driving 70 mph and the trucks front wheels began to shake violently. This truck has only 13,000 miles on it and has never been anywhere except the highway. No load (empty) in the vehicle. Had to almost come to a stop before it would quit shaking. I have noticed a little shimmy the last several weeks when crossing expansion joints but nothing to compare to the interstate episode.
The vehicle was went into "death wobble" on numerous occasions. It was extremely scary for my wife and kids. The vehicle was taken to a dealership where the problem was "fixed." It has since occurred 2 more times after the fix. Ford does not seem to have a permanent fix.
While driving, if the vehicle hits a bump the front end and steering wheel will shake violently back and forth and side to side causing instability and making the vehicle hard to control until the vehicles speed is dramatically decreased or in some instances stopped completely on the side of the road. This has happened numerous timeson the highway traveling at speeds around 70 mph as well as when traveling on city streets at a lower rate of speed
This has happened numerous times. While driving the vehicle begins shaking and "wobbling". it happens on regular city streets and on highway. No control of it from the steering wheel. Called "death wobble" by numerous other Ford owners online.
The trucks steering wheel shakes violently at highway speeds. You have to hold on and reduce speeds to almost a stop to get it to stop. It is the scariest thing I have ever encountered with a vehicle in over forty years of driving. Ford is well aware of the problem. I'm concerned that you all are silent. If your Agency continues to ignore this you all should just closedown and find something else to do.
In November of 2018, at 25,000 miles, my truck became temporarily uncontrollable while traveling on a straight and level section of interstate 10. I experienced severe oscillation of front tires at 70 mph. I was on straight and level ground and was able to slow down to 30 mph at which time I regained control. During the incident, I was unable to maintain lane integrity. After stopping, I checked the tire pressure and all tires were at the recommended pressure's. took the vehicle to chapman Ford dealer in scottsdale AZ and the inspection came back "no problems detected". in January 2019, at 28,000 miles I experienced the same problem at 50 mph while traveling on a straight and level paved road. This time I did not regain control until 20 mph. In both of the described instances I was pulling a light utility trailer loaded with a polaris Ranger. *note: I do not recall hitting a bumpy section of roadway to initiate the severe oscillation.
I have the death wobble like so many others. It starts when I'm driving and a small bump in the road and the steering wheel start rotating left and right almost uncontrollably unless I slow almost all the way to below 10 miles an hour. My neighbor and countless other owners are having the same issue. I also have a 2011 F250 that I've never had this issue. I think it's an geometry issue. Two times I was on the North loop 289 access road turning North under the overpass and traveling around 15-20 miles an hour. Dec 2017 the third time I was between cr 7700 and hwy 41 on cr 1730 both in lubbock tx. Dec 28th 2018
Ford "death wobble" 2017 Ford F-250 4X4 with 20,000 highway miles driving at approximately 50-60 mph on a straight smooth paved highway, the vehicle started shaking violently in the front end without warning. Another motorist stopped to check on the driver described the front wheel shaking so bad he thought it was going to come off. Three different dealer service departments we spoke to all know of the issue with these vehicles and gave the impression that this is a common problem with these trucks.
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- Claysville, PA, USA