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Was driving my new 2019 Ford F-350 and rolled over a rough section of road. Truck started to wobble really bad and had to slow to 20mph to get out of this situation.
After hitting a bump on the freeway (I215 in Utah) at 75mph the front end/steering started shaking violently. Had to brake/slow down to about 45mph to get the shaking to stop. Was difficult to keep the truck in the lane and avoid other traffic around the truck. Truck is completely stock- no modifications with approx 31K miles. All miles are highways miles. After doing some internet research there is a service bulletin from Ford to have the steering dampener/suspension checked. This appears to be a common problem that Ford has been very slow to rectify.
While driving about 60-65 mph the steering wheel started shaking violently as the whole front end felt like it was shaking apart. I had to maneuver to the shoulder and stop before it stopped. Very difficult to keep the vehicle under control.
My 2019 Ford F350 has repeatedly entered a "death wobble" after hitting a bump at highway speeds over the last several weeks. I have to slow down to less than 20 mph to get it to stop. This truck has less than 38K miles. Fortunately, I have not been in an accident. While doing research on this, I discovered that Ford has issued a field service advisory (20N04) to replace the steering linkage dampener, however, research indicates that this is a temporary fix. I will have it repaired, but this should be documented for future recall efforts.
My 2019 F350 has a death wobble which is uncontrollable. Durning the past 2 weeks has made us almost crash. Fit leaves the truck uncontrollable which almost hit two tractor trailers and caused a major traffic accident when the death wobble started with a small bump in the road. We were in the left lane when it started we went all the way to the right without any notice with the entire truck shaking out of control.we bright it to the dealership which stated there's a recall blamed the tires and alignment. The recall is back ordered and not available. They refunded us a suitable rental car. When I complained and asked if I should bring my truck to a different dealership he asked me when will I be picking up my truck. My truck is under factory warranty
- Bristol, CT, USA
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While traveling at approximately 70 mph on the freeway, I suddenly experienced a violent shaking in the front end after hitting an ordinary bump in the freeway. The shakoing was so violent that I temporarily lost control of the vehicle. The shaking ceased as the truck slowed to about 30 mph. I initially suspected a wheel or tire problem, but upon inspection I could not find any tire issues. This vehicle only has 20K miles, and has been completely dealer maintained since purchase.
Experienced death wabble on a 2019 Ford F350 after hitting a small bump while traveling in a straight line at 40 mph on a paved major city street. Able to stop the wabble after slowing to 25 mph. Truck has less than 5000 miles on the odometer. Drive-train and suspension are stock and truck purchased from a new vehicle dealership less than one year ago. Symptoms are the same as I would expect to experience with worn suspension parts on a Jeep Cherokee or Wrangler, not a new truck. Given the newness of the vehicle and low mileage, it is highly unlikely to be worn parts, which means it is possible there is a design defect where the frame at the steering box or a suspension interface flexes creating the same symptoms as worn components
I was driving my 2019 F350 with just over 18000 miles to a family residence via 130th avenue a two lane road in Iowa, traveling 55mph. I went over a bridge and had violent shaking of the truck from the front end (death wobble). I had to quickly slow down to under 30mph for it to stop. Then again -same day- traveling on I-80 at 70mph, I went over another bridge and the truck did the exact same thing. The truck violently shook at the front end (death wobble). I had to again quickly slow down to under 30mph on a interstate for it to stop. Both time I had a pregnant wife and son in the vehicle. I was lucky that I was able to slow down and get over to the far right. I was also lucky that I did not have one of my trailers with livestock attached. This is a very unsafe truck right now, I happy that I was driving and not my wife. She will not be driving this truck anymore.
On Sept 4,2020 with mileage at 20980 and again on Sept 3, 2020 at 21560 at around 65 to 70 mph the front end wobbled for 6 to 8 seconds in a uncontrolled manor. This made control very difficult and dangerous. I checked the air pressure which was at the recommend level. Both times I was traveling on well maintained state hwy. I find this unacceptable and highly dangerous. This was on a straight road.
Vehicle started shaking violently when I was driving on the highway with 60 mph, I lost control. Luckily there was no car next to mine but if there was I would have crashed. I can not trust this truck any longer. I am terrified to drive.
Our vehicle has experienced the Ford "death wobble" on multiple occasions. This is particularly concerning and dangerous while towing a 20K pound fifth wheel. At one point the wobble was so severe that it damaged our fifth wheel, the bed of the truck, and we could not control the vehicle when we hit a bump in the road. Ford has a bad reputation for this issue, long standing, and I request the federal government would investigate why they continue to produce vehicles without correcting the issue. We have had ours fixed but this could have resulted in death and it is not acceptable that Ford continues to sell a product with a potentially deadly safety issue. The date below is one of many dates.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving various speeds, the steering wheel shook violently whenever the vehicle went over bumps in the roadway. The contact stated that the failure ceased after slowing down and coming to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to an independnent mechanic and the wheels were rotated. The vehicle was taken to merrill Ford okemos (1830 w grand river ave, okemos, mi 48864, (517) 347-1830) where the tires were replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same independnent mechanic who tested but had not installed a suspension dampener which was used to cushion the vehicle from the bumps on the roadway. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.
I was driving on the freeway at about 70 mph and went over a bridge seam in the roadway. The seam was at an angle. The entire vehicle shook badly. The steering wheel shook and rattled so much I had difficulty holding on to it. As a result, the truck veered out of my lane and in to the other lane (thank goodness there wasn't another vehicle there) before I could grab the wheel again and slow the truck. Had to slow down to about 30-35 mph to get the shaking to stop. Surprised I wasn't rear-ended in that process... this has happened several times - all while at or over about 50 mph, and after driving over some uneven pavement/pavement imperfections (very mild unevenness such as a bridge seam and small roadway patch; doesn't matter if I hit it at an angle or not). The first time this happened was 5/25/2020 when I bought the truck. It didn't last long and I thought it was a fluke... but now it happens more frequently. The truck shakes even worse/ shaking lasts way longer when the uneven surface is more pronounced such as a pothole, the uneven surface is an angle, or the path driven is on a curve. I once had a Jeep Wrangler (early 2000's) that did this. It was known as the "death wobble." This feels the similar except the shaking is more violent.
Hit a few bumps in the road and the front left (drivers) tire wobbles as if is going to fall off. Have to slow from interstate sppes to 25 mph to stop it. This has happened several times now.
Going down the road at highway speeds. Hitting a bump truck shakes uncontrollably it's worse when in a curve. Have to slow down to approx 35 mph to get it to stop.
Driving down the road at 65 mph in the fast lane in bumper to bumper traffic hit a bridge joint and the truck severely started shaking un uncontrollably until I slammed on my brakes and slowed to 35 mph. Same trip 5 min later hit a small pothole in the road same thing only worse.. my wife and kids were in the truck and witnessed it and now she wont drive the new truck with only 13K miles on it.... this problem needs addressed asap !
Hitting a bump or bridge juncture at highway speeds (>65) causes a violent resonance in the front suspension. The truck shakes violently and the steering wheel turns side to side rapidly. The shaking gets worse unless you quickly slow down to <35 mph. Tire pressures were at the Ford recommended psi and the vehicle was within payload and towing limits. This happened multiple times with about 26,000 miles on the truck. Ford "fixed' the problem, but the problem recurred again at 33,000 miles. Ford issued a new fix which has been applied to the vehicle which now has 41,000 miles. The fix was to replace the drag links and put a very stiff steering damper on which greatly increased the steering effort. The underlying issue of poor front suspension design is still there and we can feel the issue is coming back and it is only a matter of time before it happens again. This is very dangerous. One of the times this happened, a tanker truck was following me and had to swerve into the other lane on I-65 near cullman, al to avoid me when I had to slow quickly to regain control of the vehicle. When this happens, it is very violent and you can not control the vehicle. If you do not slow down immediately, it gets worse.
I own a 2019 Ford F350 with about 13,500 miles on it. On multiple occasions I have experienced what seems to be named the Ford "death wobble". when driving occasionally the truck starts to shake uncontrollably causing the driver to death grip the steering wheel to avoid losing control. This problem has occurred 10-15 times in about 4 months. Ford does not have a recall on this problem, and they are refusing to put in writing at the service department the exact issue I am bringing the truck in for. They call it "recalls" however there is no recall for this issue. When this occurs, the vehicle attempts to move side to side making it nearly impossible to stay in the lane of travel. This has occurred at speeds of 30 miles per hour on city roads and 65 miles per hour on the freeway. Slowing down or removing your foot from the accelerator only makes the problem worse as we slow down. I have a video recorded of one of the times this occurred which we were going about 63 miles per hour, we slowed down to about 42 miles per hour rapidly in an attempt to keep control. Doing this almost caused the car behind us to hit us and the car to the right of us needed to steer out of the way quickly. Ford does not have a fix for this issue, the front tires on the vehicle look like they have been chopped up due to the bouncing that occurs during the wobble. Someone is going to get killed if Ford does not fix the problem. I have a video that I will gladly share, this only lets me upload pictures
While driving there can be a clunking noise heard and felt from under the driver seat going 60-80 mph on the highway. The clunking is intermittent. The clunking happens more when we are towing our rv which is 16K lb. When the rv is unattached the clunking can be heard and felt less. Most of the roads are smooth when the clunking starts. A 2019 F450 owner told us they had the same issues at 7000 miles after putting it into 4L. They informed us the took it into Ford and they found out that during the assembly of the truck, a part was broken off. Ford fixed it under warranty because it was a factory caused issues.
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- Westminster, CO, USA