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Travling 60 mph.hit bump on a cruve, steering wheel started shaking, needed both hands on steering wheel to control truck.both feet on brake pedel.truck controled at 30 mph ! truck did not want to slow down
Driving down the highway at highway speeds...the steering wheel starts shaking uncontrollably. Research shows this to be what is called the death wobble. Been at Ford 3 times and it is still doing it. Extremely dangerous.
Truck is vibrating and wobbling while driving. Issue is causing loss of control of the vehicle which could easily result in a serious accident. I called Ford and they had us take it in on 01/19/2020 to have it repaired under warranty. Evidently this is an issue with this truck and is under recall. The truck was said to have been repaired but the vibration and wobbling happened again today 01/28/2020 which was seriously scary. The driver had to fight with the steering wheel to try to keep the truck on the road. I called Ford today to have the truck taken in tomorrow but I am concerned with the fact that many others are stating that this issue is not getting repaired properly and the issue keeps occurring after repair has taken place. I would like to know what can be done if this is not corrected this time. This truck is not safe to drive.
Purchased vehicle in 06/2018. Contacted spike's Ford around 11/25/2019. Advised service department that vehicle would go into a death wobble every time it hit a bump as I was driving on the highway. The truck would shake and bounce uncontrollably. It could only be stopped by braking to bring down the speed. This could cause a injury or death to myself or others on the road. There are defects in the steering damper. They finally called me on 01/27/2020 to have it repaired because they did not have the part in stock, and were backlogged with service for the same reason on other customers.
At approx. 65 mph, after hitting a small rough spot on the dry paved highway, the truck began vibrating excessively in the front end. I was driving straight and level in a place where I've routinely travelled for several months. I had to immediately apply the brakes to decelerate and stop the shimmy. Fortunately traffic was mild at the time and nothing else happened. It happened at approx 24000 miles on the odometer and has reoccurred five times in the last two weeks in different locations at highway speeds. I have scheduled a service appt with the local Ford dealer to try and figure out what's wrong. The service agent at the dealer referred to it as the 'death wobble'!
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
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60 to 70 mph, hit bump and strong wobble vibration impacting steering. Have to slow down for it to stop. This is known as death wobble (tsb 18-2268) from what I can determine from internet. Truck has about 27,000 miles. Appt to take to dealership Feb 4 2020. Wish Ford would have notified owners of this potential safety issue as it appears they already knew about it. Instead they wait for owners to report issue before fixing. Potential for accidents especially when people that have these type trucks usually pull trailers or campers as do I. not sure what would have happened if I was pulling my 5th wheel when the two incidents happened. One was at about 70 mph and the other 60 to 65 entrance ramp to highway on one and expansion joint bump on bridge the other time. Both times felt like tire was loose and about to fall off. Visual inspection on side of road found nothing abnormal.
Traveling at highway speed and hit a pot hole in the roadway. Experience the death wobble. Vehicle began violently shaking and had to slow vehicle speed to under 50 mph to regain control of the vehicle. 1st time was on I 70 traveling at approximately 75 mph and the second was on highway 25 in Kansas traveling at approximately 68 mph.
Multiple episodes of severe front end shaking and instability that occurs at highway speeds when driving over minimal bumps or other road imperfections. Recently this caused a loss of control when it occurred on a freeway not known to have ice spots at 50 mph. The only way I have been able to disrupt this is to quickly reduce speed to below 40 mph which is also dangerous on the freeway.
2018 Ford F-250 shakes uncontrollably after hitting bumps in the road at approx 70mph. I could not control the steering of the truck until I got it slowed down to approximately 35mph. This has happened 15 times and I've had it in the shop 2 times for repair. Without the problem being resolved. I've seen complaint after complaint on this issue, someone is going to get killed or kill someone else I. the road it is unacceptable and for needs to address the issue.
I have 2018 F-250 and at 19800 it developed this death wobble and has occurred 3X out of nowhere. Very scary Ford acts like it's no big deal. This happened on the interstate going around 59 - 70 and the death wobble started.
Truck has a death wobble... steering wheel shakes to the point of being uncontrollable. Happens when hitting a bump or ruff spot in road, train tracks, bumps on bridges. Can see where losing control would be very easy. God help if you had a loaded trailer hooked to it...
Vehicle steering wheel shakes violently at speeds over 65 when hitting a bump or uneven pavement, example that happened to me, was traveling on I80 going 70 mph went over a bridge on a slight curve and steering wheel started to shake violently and almost threw the truck out of control until I got the truck slowed down to 50 mph. Never experienced anything like this in my life. This is referred to death wobble on the internet and looks like many other F250 owners are having the same issues. Cannot believe there isn't a recall on this.
While driving approximately 65mph in the far right lane, West bound on the us 60, about mcclintock dr in mesa AZ, in my 2018 Ford F250, I hit a small pot hole in the pavement, the truck instantly began jerking violently. It rapidly moved the truck toward the left hand lane. It was all I could do to get the truck back in my lane and slowly move to the shoulder. The violent wobble did not stop until about 35mph. I do not know what caused this. I got out to look at the truck, it appeared normal. I got back on the freeway and in about a mile, hit a expansion joint in the road and caused the truck to do it again. I called san tan Ford to get the truck in to service, I dropped it off the same day. This is an extreme and violent wobble with no warning signs and very little ability to control the truck. Definitely a safety concern. I have since researched and found similar concerns with the 2017 -2019 F250 calling it a death wobble. Sounds right. The truck has under 13000 miles on it. I noticed at the dealer, while walking with the service tech, the tires seem to have strange wear pattern on the outside tread. It is a fully stock vehicle with no additions or alterations. All routine maintenence work has been done at the san tan Ford, the same dealer as purchase. The dealer told me there was a bulletin out on the problem.
December 22, 2019 - 16,068 miles. Driving on divided highway, speed between 65and 70 mph, crossed a bridge expansion joint and death wobble started on the 2018 F-250 Super Duty. Violent shaking occurred and steering was uncontrollable. Wrestled the steering wheel to get the truck onto the shoulder of the road. Braking was also difficult due to severe front wheel oscillations. Luckily there was no other traffic in the area as the truck was uncontrollable. Expansion joint wasn't perpendicular to the highway and wasn't much of an imperfection in the road surface. I'm planning to install a dash cam to record future occurrences.
Uncontrolled severe vibration and violent shaking of entire vehicle. Seems to be initiated by uneven spots in pavement at speeds above 40-50 mph or so. Otherwise known as the "Super Duty wobble", a well known and documented issue since the introduction of the Super Duty line of Ford pickup trucks in approximately 1998 or 1999. I have previously owned 1999 and 2006 F-350 Super Duty pickup trucks which experienced the same problems. I have the repair receipts and NHTSA safety notices for both vehicles. I find it astonishing and extremely disappointing that in over 20 years Ford has not been able to successfully diagnosis and rectify this problem. I am currently awaiting a service appointment (pending parts arrival) to correct this. I obviously hope Ford will fix this, but am quite skeptical. My current vehicle (2018 F250) had only 25,000 miles on it when this problem started occuring. I would appreciate your response on this. I find it unacceptable that Ford has continued to sweep this under the rug, and am surprised that there has not been some type of recall on this considering it has been a known issue for over 20 years. The violent shaking and vibration is so bad that it could lead to loss of control of the vehicle with catastrophic results possible. Thank-you for your consideration of this.
At highway speeds experienced violent shaking in front end steering.it happens when truck crosses a rough road or when crossing bridge at 65 plus mph.it is uncontrollable until speed is reduced to less than 20 mph.
At speeds of 65mph and above, when hitting bumps in the road the vehicle begins to shake uncontrollably until you slow down to around 25mph or even stop completely. When this is happening, the steering wheel shakes so much that it is hard to hold on and bring the vehicle to a stop. It is very dangerous when traveling on an interstate and this begins to happen, as you are required to reduce your speed significantly which could absolutely cause a wreck as your trying to make it over to the shoulder safely. This has happened multiple times and is a complete surprise as to when it is going to happen. I now know what it is like to have the death wobble in the front end as I truly fear for my life when it happens. I have not been able to get video of the death wobble occurring, as I haven't had a second person with me when it has happened. Even when traveling at lower speeds (35mph-55mph) and going across bumps in the road, I still experience a wobble in the steering wheel however it does not go into the death wobble scenario where the whole truck begins to shake. I am however fearful that someday it will begin to start the death wobble at these lower speeds.
This submission is the second notice of "death wobble' on my 2018 Ford F-250 truck. The truck had less then 14,000 miles on it. It occurred on November 9, 2019. I was merging into traffic on an interstate highway at about 65-70 mph and crossed a bridge joint which caused the front wheels and steering wheel to shake violently. I slowed the vehicle and was almost rear-ended by a 18 wheel semi-truck that couldn't maneuver as it was being passed by a second truck on one side and another merging car on the other. I knew what the had caused the issue as this was the second occurrence in one year. I contacted the Ford dealership on November 11th, 2019. They indicated they are aware of the dampener problem. I had them inspect the truck on November 16th at which time they ordered the parts to repair it. The same wobble occurred on November 15th while my wife was driving on a ramp from one expressway to another moving at approximately 55 mph. I returned to the dealership on 11/29/19 and they still didn't have the part. Two weeks later they notified me that they had the part. It was repaired on 12/16/19. They replaced the steering damper assembly, part no. Spo hc3Z 3E651 F. they indicated the dampener is part of tsb 19-2274 and due to large number of vehicles with the same issue, the part is hard to obtain. My wife is now leery about driving the vehicle.
My 2018 Ford F-250 has the "death wobble". I purchased the truck in February 2018 and by December 2018 had driven less than 8,000 miles. While driving at 70 to 75 mph on an interstate highway, I crossed an expansion joint on a bridge and the front-end started bouncing uncontrollably and the steering wheel shaking violently. The shaking stopped after slowing to under 45 mph. I pulled to the side of the road and checked to see if a I had flat tire or other issue causing the problem. I called the Ford dealership, from which I purchased it, for resolution of the problem. They indicated it that they believe the problem was the steering dampener. I brought it to the dealership for repair on 12/30/18 and they kept it for a week. They indicated the "damper" would be replaced under tsb 18-2268. They kept the truck until 1/7/19 until parts arrived. The repair invoice (attached) indicated they'd replaced a failed steering linkage damper, part no. Spo hc3Z 3E651 F - damper assembly. This was not caused by lack of maintenance or improper use of the equipment. It was very frightening. The uncontrollable vibration and the need to suddenly slow on an expressway was extremely dangerous. Several trucks and cars had to take evasive action to miss me while I pulled over.
Driving straight on highway 95 in Arizona, at 70 with cruise control set. Clear day, no adverse weather or road conditions. Tires equally pressurized at factory settings of 59 front and 55 rear and a completely stock suspension and tire package. Out of nowhere, steering wheel begins to shake violently and the truck is swerving from one lane to the other. I had to slow to nearly 30 to regain control of the vehicle. This would have caused a head on collision under the right circumstances. 2018 F-250 with less than 30K miles.
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- Newfane, NY, USA