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Vehicle begins to shake violently & uncontrollable when going over a rough road surface. Feels like the tires are going to fall off. Dealer and manufacturer both have acted as if they know little about the huge problem. Dealer parts for repairs are always back ordered as most dealership will willingly admit that there is no fix for the problem as of today. I went to multiply dealerships to find honesty and they are hiding the fact that they have a major issue with the best selling truck they offer. This is your job to protect consumers from danger and this certainly is the most dangerous vehicle I have ever been a part of.
On 11-15-2019 while on hwy I-95 South, at about 72mph, my F250 started shaking violently at the front end after going over slightly rough patch of road. The shaking was so violent that I lost control of the vehicle for a few minutes. Vehicles near me had to avoid me until I was able to slow down to about 25mph. Had I been on a curvature, I would have surely crashed. On 11-17-2019, I experienced the death wobble again on at about the same speed, this time I was with a colleague on the passenger side, the shaking was very scary and worrying. This problem with the F-250 trucks is apparently not uncommon, we pulled over and did a google search, it appears that this problem is nothing new, but Ford has not made consumers aware of it, and continues to sell the vehicle with out informing the public. Do people have to die first "?" please help. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
At 70 miles per hour, I hit a bump in the road and the truck began the "death wobble" where the suspension was bouncing and I completely loss control of the truck until I slowed down to 35 miles per hour on the interstate.
Our company vehicle (with 43K miles on it) steering wheel shakes and entire truck wobbles on the freeway. It is referred to online as the Ford death wobble. If Ford does not take responsibility as they should we need to know what needs to be done to fix this common Ford issue. This began happening in late August and has happened several times since.
Going 65-70 miles on freeway and my truck starts to shake out of control. I haven't had it more that 4 months and this has already happened 3 times. I have looked online to see if this had happened to anyone before and it has. Its something they call a death wobble. It is very scary and nothing I can do to control it. I am scared to drive my truck that I just payed 50K and cannot drive!
- Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Experiencing Ford F250 "death wobble." Not hitting any bumps or ruts before truck starts shaking. Only way to stop is take foot of accelerator and hit brake truck is two months old with 6,600 miles on odo. Started experiencing problem about 1 month ago. First two times happened about 45 mph, last time at 55mph. Service manager at tallahassee Ford says death wobble was on older trucks. Thinks is engine problem and does not know cause but first appointment available is 2 weeks out and I should continue to drive truck. Says cannot fix if they can't replicate. Very intermittent and I cannot replicate so unlikely they will. This is not an engine problem, is scary when happens, and feels like a very dangerous situation to me.
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- Sandusky, MI, USA