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The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated that on two occasions while driving approximately 50-60 MPH, the front end of the vehicle started to bounce and shake abnormally, and the vehicle drifted towards the side of the road. The contact linked the failure to the failure known as the death wobble. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the tire pressures were low. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and a complaint was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle drove over a bump on the highway and the front end started wobbling to the left and the right and the vehicle started shaking violently. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact took his foot off the accelerator pedal to slow the vehicle. The contact was not depressing the brake pedal during the failure. The contact was able to slow and stop the vehicle. The contact turned off and started the vehicle and was able to resume normal operation. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH over a bump in the roadway, the vehicle started shaking and swaying to the left and the right. The contact stopped the vehicle and turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle drove normally. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer; however, the vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.
Truck has 46,000 miles on it. While driving and reaching the speed of 55mph the truck stayed violently shaking, causing me to reduce speed to steady the truck. This has happened on more than one occasion, and seems to be getting worse. The truck was manufactured at the Kentucky plant in December of 2019.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle began shaking violently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that unknown parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.
As I was driving on the freeway at 65 mph the vehicle started shaking uncontrollably. I slowed my speed to 55 mph and it finally stopped. I attempted to return to 65 mph again and it started shaking even worse. I pulled off at the next exit examined the truck and it looked fine. I just drove it home at 50 mph. No warning lights or maintenance lights came on.
- Maricopa, AZ, USA
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Pulling my 5th wheel home to California today from Williams AZ on [XXX]. The truck has just over 53k miles. At least 8 times today my wife and I experienced the death wobble traveling on [XXX]. These episodes were difficult to overcome as we were in freeway traffic. The front end shook so violently that it took everything I had to maintain my lane, slow down and not become involved in an accident or wreck. I have called Ford customer service and have received a case #. As well I have an appt Wednesday at the dealership. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Driving on the interstate at speed limit after hitting a bump the driving straight the truck began to shake or ocellate violently to the point I did not have full control of the vehicle. Almost forced me off the pavement. THis is a known problem known by Ford but they are not going to recall it becuse no one has died YET! [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered from the front end to the rear end. The contact stated that the failure diminished while decelerating. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the failure recurred increasingly. The contact stated that the failure decreased while decelerating, and he was able to continue driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle began to shake violently. The contact was able to safely pull to the shoulder of the roadway. After restarting the vehicle, it returned to normal functionality but has since become a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined the tie rods and ball joints were loose. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to Customer Satisfaction Program 20N04, but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 51,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at speeds over 45 MPH, the vehicle experienced the death wobble with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that an unknown cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that an alignment was needed and that the dual damper kit, drag link, and tie rod link needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Traveling on the highway when I would hit rough road or potholes the front end would shake violently enough to scare me, like the front end was loose. I did not lose control, but it was at the point where I thought I could. I have never felt anything like it. After doing some research and finding many others with the same issue enough that the common name for it was the Ford "Death Wobble"! My Pickup is an F250 2020 with 60000 miles on it should not have that problem this soon. But in my research, I found that it was happening as low as 20,000 miles and that the repairs would only hold for about 25,000 miles. To verify I took it into the local Ford dealership who did a diagnostic check up on it and said the drag links were shot. They said it was a common thing and that they replace several a week to the tune of about $1500 plus dollars.
While driving highway speed (approx. 65 MPH) on a paved Farm Market Road, the front end of the truck started vibrating so bad that I temporarily lost control of the truck. The vibration and bucking of the front end of the truck pulled me into the other lane but fortunately there was no oncoming traffic. I reduced my speed and pulled to the shoulder and examined my tires and undercarriage. Upon examination everything appeared to be intact and no damage was observed. There were no previous warnings or indications of an issue prior to the incident. I have since driven the truck approx.100 miles with no issues. This truck is well maintained and had no previous issues!
The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle experienced a death wobble. The front-end of the vehicle was shaking uncontrollably. The contact pulled over and regained control of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000.
This vehicle has the death wabble. It has happened at least 5 times in the last 6 to 8 months. The last incident the vehicle shook so bad we thought it was going to turn over. Only happens at higher speeds and whenever you hit a bump or.pothole in the road.
My 2020 Ford F-250 4x4, has 40,000. Has developed the "Death Wobble". I went over a expansion joint on a bridge at 55mph and the front wheels started violently shaking, it would not stop until I slowed to 5 mph. My mechanic replaced both the inner and outer drag links, although they were not very worn. After they were replaced the "Death Wobble" returned when I drove over another expansion joint. The mechanic again replaced both inner and outer drag links. I went to a Ford dealer and talked to the service writer and was told that Ford knows about this "Death Wobble" but their not going to fix-it. There are lots of complaints about this, and this needs to be fixed. When a truck gets into this "Death Wobble" it could very easily cause a accident. So far I have spent over $1000 in repairs with no guarantee that this problem is fixed!
Went over a bump and the car started shaking violently. Research has shown this is called the Ford Death wobble. I had to stop on a busy street to get it to stop, which is dangerous
Pulling 5th wheel going down hill at 60 mph pump brakes to maintain speed and steering wheel began to vibrate. Did not stop until speed was reduced to around 45 mph.
I have been experiencing a light oscillation of the steering wheel when hitting expansion joints and bumps in the road at highway speeds (50-75 MPH). Today when I hit the same expansion joint/ bump, my steering wheel oscillated violently, the truck shook violently and the brakes were not very effective in slowing the truck. This lasted about 3 to 5 seconds. I was travelling about 70 MPH when this occurred and I did not see the speed where it stopped as I was a bit shaken up.
While traveling down highway 65-70 mph. after hitting bumps in road my truck started shaking& shimmering wildly. While holding on to steering strongly, slowed down, pulled over and it finally quit. I heard of earlier Ford trucks having problems like this. They called it the Death Wobble!!! I thought problem had been solved by Ford, but this has happend two times to me recently. Have not heard of anyone with newer trucks having problem like this. My truck is 2020 Ford F-250. What do I need to do to solve problem. Thanks
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- Albuquerque, NM, USA