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Uncontrollable and violent shaking of the steering wheel and entire truck. After hitting a bump in the road the truck will shack so bad that I have to pull over and come to a complete stop. Some times I have to do this in the middle of traffic and or on the interstate. The truck is a complete safety issue not only for me, my passengers, but also the other people on the road. It appears this is an ongoing issue with Ford Super Duty's. it is call "death wobble" for rightful reasons. Please investigate and have Ford make corrective actions in whole. They need to stop selling these trucks until they can figure it out. Its a rolling grenade.
Violent front end shaking upon contact with road bumps or applying brakes at highway speeds over 50mph. Must reduce speed below 40mph to regain control. The more brakes applied the more shaking intensifies. Started at 10K miles when applying the brakes. Progressed to contact with bumps/bounces and uneven pavement. Reported immediately to Ford dealership. They checked at 13,756 miles (took that long to get appointment) and claimed steering dampner bad. Tsb #19-2392 from Ford (use new part #) part backordered for 7 weeks. Continued to drive vehicle during this wait time as they could not provide a comparable vehicle as a loaner. Finally replaced at approximately 19K miles. Alignment checked by dealership. Dealership claims all other parts are still good. Violent shaking returned at 19,867 miles when applying the brakes. Upon hitting rough road and/or bumps in the road the front end feels loose again. Notified dealership again. Response was "we did what Ford told us to do". I asked for a manager and am still waiting for a call back.
I was driving my truck down interstate 95 in the center lane at about 75 miles an hour with about 2000 pounds of tile in the back. All of a sudden I hit a bumpy patch in the road and the front end started vibrating like a tuning fork. It was vibrating so fast and so bad that we had to pull off the highway (in three lanes of heavy traffic) in order to get it to stop. It continued until we could get off the highway for a good ten or fifteen seconds maybe even longer to get off the road. I had two pallets of tile in the back end and was worried it was going to vibrate them onto the road. After the truck stopped the vibrating stopped of course. I walked around looking for a flat tire or other issue but nothing. Then we got on the highway again and the problem was no longer there. I have had the problem in much less severe cases many times where a vibration happened after hitting a rough spot but nothing like this. I called the service manager at kelly Ford and they said unless we could duplicate the problem they can't really do much about the problem. Tonight I searched on the internet and understand that it's been a problem with Ford for a while and there's even a class action lawsuit involving the issue.
Near brand new 2019 Ford F350 dually truck - experienced the so-called "death wobble". was at a speed of about 50mph and went over a bridge. When hitting the "bump" in the transition between the bridge and the pavement, the truck went into the violent shake/shimmy and I could not maintain control - braking did not help until I could manage to slow to about 2 mph. I was on a city street and the bridge/roadway was at a slight left turn when the incident happened. This extreme vibration in the entire truck and steering wheel violently shaking is known online as the death wobble. My truck is nearly new, has only 3600 miles on it and is 100% stock. No wheel/tire/suspension modifications have been made
- Queen Creek, AZ, USA
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While traveling 65-70 mph on highway the front end of truck began oscillating violently causing loss of steering. The condition was only stopped after emergently braking in the middle lane of the highway to a full stop. Very scary!
On Nov 20,2019, while traveling from cornville, AZ to littleton, co I experienced a violent wobble with my 2019 Ford F350 Super Duty diesel truck. I was starting to go up raton pass in New Mexico (just North of raton, nm) and experienced the vibration going roughly 60-65mph. On our return home on 12/02/19 I experienced it again when driving on I25 through Colorado springs. I have been working with sanderson Ford in glendale, AZ and they conveyed to me that Ford has authorized their dealerships to replace the steering dampener and that was done on 01/17/19. When this condition initially happened the truck only had 9400 miles and on the return trip the mileage was 10,127.
When driving from speed limit 60_80 and I hit a small bump or hole in the road I experienced death wobble to the point I have to slow down significantly.
I experienced the Ford "death wobble". traveling in a straight line at 70mph pulling a large 5th wheel trailer I hit a small bump on the interstate and the front of the truck began shaking violently. I had to slow to 40 mph before it stopped. I thought the front end of the truck was going to come apart. As soon as I made it to my destination I made an appointment with the local Ford dealer. They kept it for a day and said they could find nothing wrong but they were aware of the problem and said Ford was working on a solution that was not yet ready. I asked the dealer to rotate the tires and align the front end. They kept the truck another day and completed my request. The truck is a 2019 and has just over 21,000 miles. Every time I hit a bump now I grip the whell a little harder. I now understand there has been a class action lawsuit filed for the issue and I would find it hard to believe the NHTSA has not stepped in. I hope you have addressed this issue with Ford and would appreciate a response one way or the other. I am not educated enough with computers to upload a document. The only document I have is the work order from the dealer.
Experienced the "death wobble." The steering wheel and tires shook uncontrollable and I nearly crashed. Had to slam on the breaks and stop. Only have 26000 miles on the vehicle. I am taking it in for them to work on but it concerns me that it will happen again. Our other truck that is exactly the same did the same thing this week too and are taking it in also. Seems to be a common thing with these trucks. Lucky no one got hurt or killed. Really scared me to death.
Was driving with a load of ~19,000 pounds (fifth wheel) at ~55 mph, when the steering wheel began shaking uncontrollably until I came to a stop. The following day was driving without a load at ~60 mph, hit a rough spot in the road, and the steering wheel bagan shaking uncontrollably until I came to a stop. The truck has done this more than 5 times but less than 10 during the last 30 days. This issue began when my truck had ~24000 miles on it. The vehicle has done this while driving on state highways and local roads, but all paved. The dealership said it was a known issue. There is a steering dampener the dealership would like to try. I am unable to use the vehicle for its intended purpose, according to the dealership.
Severe shaking and movement in the steering system causing an almost loss in control. Truck is currently in the shop for the 5th time to resolve the issue.
Front wheels/steering stabilizer bars. 2019 F-350 srw with 8' bed and 5400 miles on the truck. The front wheels started bouncing when hitting potholes. It was noticeable at lower speeds (less than 35mph) but it was significantly more defined at speeds of over 35-40mph. I did not think much of it until it occurred a couple of times while doing about 45mph and to a point where I almost lost control of the vehicle. Note: The truck has never been off-road or driven recklessly. I recently turned it in to Ford where they confirmed that there have been many other instances reported with the same model/year truck. Technician stated it is becoming a common complaint and related to a faulty front wheel stabilizer bars. Ford is currently replacing the stabilizer bars on my truck. Hence I felt obligated to report this issue in hopes to avoid someone possibly getting into a severe accident due to this faulty stabilizer bars.
On 1/13/20 while I was driving on the highway the steering wheel began to shake violently causing me to lose control. By the time I got slow down enough to sop I was in the left lane (incoming traffic). Luckily there was no traffic or I wouldn't be able to make this complaint as I would of been hit head on and had no control of the vehicle. My dealer said he had another truck with the same issue and it would take 2 months to get a part to maybe fix it. $65,000 and I have a truck I'm scared to drive. It's a 2019 with 7,000 miles on it. I have a pregnant wife and 3 children. The issues with these trucks are death traps. This truck is basically a one ton wrecking ball that I can lose control of at any minute. It's my only transportation. Something needs to be done about these before someone is killed. My wife won't get in it and won't allow the kids in the truck. This is completely unacceptable. Since it happened I researched possible causes and have learned this is a well documented issue in these vehicles. At this point I'm afraid to I'm either going to die or kill someone else in this vehicle. If I could simply return it I would tomorrow.
Sustained steering wheel oscillation (aka death wobble) while driving down the highway at approximately 65 mph. I drove over a rough bridge expansion joint and the steering wheel started to violently shake back and forth until I slowed to approximately 25mph and the oscillations ceased.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. After the contact purchased the vehicle, there was a slight shimmy in the front end. While driving 70 mph over a pothole, there was a shimmy in the front end, the vehicle jerked and veered into a ditch. The contact was able to continue driving. While driving less than 70 mph, the vehicle operated as intended. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to sanderson Ford (6400 N 51st ave, glendale, AZ 85301, (800) 729-3501), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called surprise Ford (16825 w waddell rd, surprise, AZ 85388, (623) 792-2522) where an appointment was scheduled. The manufacturer was contacted and planned to diagnose the vehicle, but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 26,000.
Death wooble took it to the dealer said parts are being redesigned 4-6 weeks out will call when they get them. Very dangerous situation truck has 21000 miles on it problem has happened numerous times on highway 70-80 mph.
After hitting bridge expansion join at approx 60 mph T in New Hampshire I expierenced a speed wooble so severe I had to stop at night on the highway which is extremely dangerous, the wobble was so severe I was unable to turn or get off highway. This has occured three times in the last month but the last wobble was very severe. This is a brand new 2019 F-350 with less than 12,000 miles. This has ocured frequently since I purchased the truck but was not very severe, my concern is if my child was driving this truck likely would have been a severe accident or rollover. After getting online it appears this is a large problem with the superduties wondering why no recall?
When traveling at speeds above 40mph when the vehicle hits grooves, expansion cracks, or just uneven roadways the front end starts to shake violently and becomes very hard to control. The only way to get the shaking to stop is by bringing the vehicle to speeds around 20mph. So far it has happened 4 times and one of the times took me off the road.
I purchased a new F350 in 04/19. It has an issue that causes the steering and front end to shake violently and uncontrollably when it hits a bump in the road when traveling at highway speeds. The issue is only corrected by slowing the vehicle. Sometimes the vehicle has to come to a complete stop before the vehicle will stop shaking. The issue has happened no less than 12 times as of 12/31/19. It has been to the dealer twice for this issue. They made adjustments and replaced steering dampener both times and the issue was not a present until 6-8 weeks after repairs. This is extremely dangerous and I am very fortunate that this has not led to an accident yet.
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- Andale, KS, USA