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While driving 60 mph on a county road, after hitting a small bump in the road, the steering wheel and front end began to oscillate violently. The truck was difficult to control and the shaking only stopped after reducing speed under 30 mph.
While driving 65 mph in heavy traffic curving to the right on the tollway I hit a pothole which sent the front end of the vehicle into violent shaking known as death wobble. The shaking was so violent it almost ripped the steering wheel out of my hands.the only way to regain control of the vehicle was to slow down to approximately 15 to 20 mph.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-350. While driving 65 mph over a bump in the road, the vehicle violently vibrated. The contact stated that the failure worsened when the speed was lowered. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,254. Consumer stated the steering dampener shock was replaced.
Problem # 1 vehicle shakes violently while in motion when it hits a small bump or pothole. It has happened few time in the last couple weeks, on 2/15/2019 while driving at about 60 mhm the vehicle hit a small bump and the vehicle from suspension started to shake so violently that I almost lost control of it. I had to apply brakes and reduce speed by 50% to stop the shaking. Problem 2. front air monitoring system failure. It all the sudden started to give wrong readings in both front tires.
While driving down I-5 between Tacoma, wa and olympia, wa at 60 mph, I encountered a steering wheel oscillation that affected by driving. I slowed down between 30-35 mph before the shaking ceased. I drove safely home and crawled underneath and noticed I could move the drag link rod back and forth. The local Ford dealership plans to replace parts but they are on back order. Ford does have a tsb out on this matter.
- University Place, WA, USA
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It has happened on more than one occasion. Will hit a bump in the road and the vehicle will start violently shaking. It will shake unitl you can get slowed down to about 20 to 25 mph. It is very scary. When it happens, it continues to happen to all small bumps in the road. The weird thing is the next day you can drive it on the same road and it will not shake. It is extremely difficult to maintain control when it happens. So far it hasn't happened when pulling a trailer but scared to find out what might happen if we are.
While driving approximately 75mph on the highway, I drove across a joint in the pavement (small bump) and the steering wheel started shaking back and forth violently, and the entire truck started shaking, vibrating and jumping around the lane. I had felt a few steering wheel shimmies prior to the major vibration/shake, but they dissipated quickly. When the steering wheel shook violently, I had to pull over onto the shoulder and reduce the speed to about 40 mph before the shaking stopped. I then proceeded driving as I had before, noticing smaller steering wheel shimmying when going over bumps.
Driving over expansion joints on interstate and truck steering had a severe wobble, unable to control and almost hit the concrete median wall. Slowed down enough to stop it.
I own a 2017 Ford F350 that has experienced death wobble. Which is a violent shaking and vibrating in the front end. When it happens, the front end shakes so badly, you cannot even control the vehicle. My truck only has 20,000 miles on it, and this shouldn't be happening. It happens when driving on a straight road, when turning, when hitting a bump, going fast or going slow. I know many other Ford owners have reported their death wobble, so I am joining them. Something needs to be done.
On Nov. 7 and Nov. 24, 2018 while driving my 2017 F350 Super Duty diesel truck I crossed freeway bridge transition strips at 70mph, at which time the front end of the truck went into what is commonly referred to by owners as the "death wobble". the front end of the truck began to violently shake up, down and sideways. These violent vibrations were obviously felt in the steering wheel, which also began to violently shake, nearly taking the wheel out of my hands when the event first started. The vibration did not stop until I was off on the berm and reduced speed to approximately 30 mph. These occurrences obviously caused not only a safety hazard for me, but for every vehicle behind or beside me at the time. The only way to stop the problem is to immediately reduce speed, which is extremely dangerous at highway speeds of 70 mph, even more so if towing a trailer or camper. This issue can very easily cause vehicles with this issue to lose control resulting in an accident. This problem is widely known, going back years, and owners have said tsb 18-2268 does not correct the problem. Ford needs to correct this problem, and owner's online don't understand why the NHTSA allows this problem to persist.
2017 Ford F-350 drw 4X4. While driving on us hwy 67 in Arkansas (a very rough road) at 60 mph, towing a 15K lb 5th wheel rv, encountered a bump in the road and subsequently experienced a sustained steering wheel oscillation that lasted approximately 15-20 seconds until speed was reduced to approximately 30 mph and stable operation resumed. This oscillation has been experienced in the past a few times, but only for 1-2 seconds and always after experiencing a bump in the road. I presume this problem is the same as would be covered by Ford technical service bulletin 18-2268 31 Aug 2018
Driving at 65-70 mph on a concrete paved highway. Hit a rough patch of pavement or expansion joint, and the front end began shaking violently, as if one or both of the front tires had flatted. I could see the hood shaking. The steering wheel also oscillated significantly. I let off the accelerator and lightly braked to about 45mph before the shaking and oscillation stopped. This occurred on December 7, 2018.
I've experienced a problem twice with my 2017 F350 Super Duty truck called the "death wobble." At highway speeds hitting an uneven road surface, my truck front wheels begin to shake uncontrollably. I must immediately slow to a stop to end the wobble. My truck has less than 6K miles, so it isn't because of any worn parts. I found out via the internet it is a common problem with Ford Super Duty trucks.
2017 F350 superduty drw, 27000 miles. While on the freeway at 65 mph, the steering went into an uncontrollable vibration (death wobble). The only solution was to reduce speed to approximately 10 mph. Contacted the dealer and Ford's customer service, and was informed that it must be witnessed by an official service technician before any assistance could be rendered.
On 7/22/18, my 2017 F350 (crew cab, long bed, diesel) experienced what is apparently being called "death wobble" 4 times within 20 minutes, while driving on interstate I-15 North of salt lake city, ut. The truck had approximately 27,800 miles on it at the time. In first instance, my speed was about 65 mph, and in the following 3, it was between 50-60 mph. The section of highway was bumpy in all cases. The symptoms were extreme and violent vibration coupled with virtually uncontrollable steering, with the entire front end of truck (and steering wheel) shaking violently, practically bouncing up and down. Braking did not stop the shaking, and seemed to make it worse. It would not stop until I had coasted and very carefully applied brakes until I got below 20 mph. Fortunately, the road was straight in all 4 occurrences, or I feel I would have gone off the road. Upon exiting interstate and inspecting front end, I noted that the "death wobble" had actually torn small chunks out of my front tires (oem Goodyear Wrangler at, LT275/70R18E), along with other cracks and divots; there was no such damage to the rear tires. I did not drive it over 40 mph after that, until I had taken it to a local Ford dealer to be inspected the next day. They said it needed an alignment, and replaced the tires, and since then it has not reoccurred. This had actually happened about 3 times prior to this, over the span of 3 months, with weeks between, under similar driving conditions, but I incorrectly assumed it was just due to combination of stiff suspension and rough road. I own and tow an rv, and it has never happened while towing, regardless of speed (I never exceed 65 mph when towing.) when the dealer serviced the truck, they did not acknowledge the problem and said they could not reproduce it, but I do not believe they drove it over 45 mph in test driving.
Highway speed, hit slight bump in road and violent shake/shimmy started. Only way to stop the shake was to slow down to 15-20 mph while pulling over. Unit had been perfect and trouble free until approximately 35000 miles. Took to Ford dealer where they reffered to a tsb 18 2268 but wanted me to pay $1200 to correct as buy the time they made appointment unit had in excess of 36000 miles and warranty has expired. This is a known by Ford defect and a dangerous safety issue!!!!
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- Berthoud, CO, USA