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Death wobble. The truck started violently shaking going down the highway. This truck was fixed 3 times for the same problem and every time Ford dealership guaranteed that the problem was fixed. My family was out at risk each time and the people that were driving the highway.
When hitting minor bumps in roadway at various speeds the vehicle is thrown violently off course-major safety issue. This has been an ongoing concern the date listed below is the last occurrence.
My 2019 F-250 usually at speeds above 50 mph begins to have violent shaking in the front end suspension/steering system when you hit a bump in the road. Problem can be so severe that you loose control of the truck while trying to avoid traffic to bring the truck to reduced speed to around 15/20 mph before it stops. Shaking.
I was driving my 2019 Ford F-250 with 11,000 miles on it down the interstate at 72 miles/hr. I went over an expansion joint and the truck started shaking violently. The traffic was heavy but all I could do was slam on brakes and pull to the shoulder to get it to stop. I inspected the truck but found nothing obvious. I took the truck to my local Ford dealer the next day and was told "this is common, we call it porpoising". they wouldn't even look at it. I have now spent almost $1000 dollars on a new adjustable track bar, premium shocks and a dual steering stabilizer to try and remedy this issue. This is a major safety issue and Ford is not going to fix it without NHTSA intervention.
While driving at speeds from 45-65mph on highway, truck will go into a violent shaking and entire vehicle will wobble and bounce. The steering wheel is impossible to control and only way to reduce the shaking episode is to slam on brakes and reduce speed to below 10mph. This is a common Ford front end problem and is usually referred to as the 'death wobble' and occurs in most Ford superdutys from 2005-2020
- Painesville, OH, USA
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I bought this truck with 14000 miles 3 days ago. I was driving with kids 40mph when I hit a bump on road. The trick violently started shaking and did not stop until I completely stopped the truck. I called service and they said it is a death wobble and if they replace the manufacture part it will happen again in about 30K miles. I was driving on a city road when this happened.
At approximately 55 mph, I hit a bump in the road and the steering began to wobble uncontrollably and I lost control of the vehicle. The only way to make it stop was to slow down to approximately 25 mph on a busy highway. Any time I hit a bump in the road at ~55 mph or more, this happens. Truck has 25800 miles. It has been doing this for the last couple of weeks, but up until this time, it was not near as bad. It is very dangerous and impossible to control without slowing down.
Death wobble / severe shaking of steering wheel and almost lost control of vehicle. Was traveling down the road at around 70 mph and hit a rough patch in the pavement at a bridge. Ford should issue a mandatory safety recall and replace the entire front suspension system and steering system and whatever else it takes to fully resolve. People will get injured or killed if this is not fixed.
The problem has happened about 5 times now, the last time I was towing my work trailer. It seems it is always at or near highway speeds and only if I hit some rough pavement or the start or stop of a bridge. After I hit the rough spots the front end and steering wheel starts to shake very violently. I have to slow down drastically to get it to stop, maybe around 25 mph. The first few times where bad, but the last time with my enclosed trailer I was in the middle of I-75 in ft. Myers Florida and I thought for sure it was going to cause a wreck. Fortunately traffic was not to heavy and everyone was able to get out of my way as I made my way to the shoulder. I really like the truck, but I can not have this happen as I am on I-75 with my trailer just about every weekday it would have not been such a good outcome if it would have been normal traffic for this time of year.
While driving down the interstate the pickup started shaking violently. Then the next time I was driving down the interstate and hit a bump in the road the pickup suddenly jumped into the oncoming traffic and then started shaking violently. It almost caused a major wreck.
The truck has a death wobble. When we are on the freeway or hit a bump, it shakes uncontrollably and wont stop until we pull over and make it to a complete stop.
On February 29, 2020, at approximately 12:30 pm, I was driving on the freeway at approximately 60 mph when all of a sudden the front end started to shake and vibrate. It was very extreme and I had to slow down and then pull off the freeway. All the tires were fine, and the shaking did stop as I slowed down.
Truck has sterring wobble when hitting bumps at highway speeds. Common term for this is death wobble. Dealer said it needed front end alignment and sterring stabilizer. Over $500 worth of repairs and it is only some better. This is a $65,000 truck!
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated while her husband was driving 70 mph, the vehicle experienced the "death wobble". the contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was parked for fifteen minutes before proceeding to the destination. Additionally, on occasions while attempting to start the vehicle, the key was placed in the ignition and several unknown warning lights illuminated and the failed to start. The vehicle was taken twice to banner Ford located at (1943 N causeway blvd, mandeville, la 70471) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that steering damper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 11,000.
While driving straight on a highway at approximately 55 mph my truck's steering wheel began to violently shake. It also felt as if the whole truck was shaking. I decreased my speed to approximately 30 mph and my truck quit shaking. This happened on 02/23/2020. This has happened 3 times since I have had my truck. One other time I was driving straight and the same thing happened. I was able to slow down and the truck quit shaking. The other time I was driving on a state highway and I was in a curve. The truck and steering wheel began to violently shake. I briefly lost control of the vehicle and went into the left lane. I slowed down and the shaking stopped. I was able to regain control of the vehicle. I will be contacting the dealer tomorrow morning on 02/24/2020. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic when my truck began to shake. After doing a little research, it seems that Ford has a problem with these vehicles and my truck seems to have a death wobble. I am the only owner of my truck and it has less than 7600 miles. My truck is fully stock with the 18 inch rims and stock tires.
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- George West, TX, USA