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Purchased truck a couple weeks ago and after driving it on roads to work at speeds of 40 mph and above showed high level of instability when going over bumps and rail road tracks on rough roads especially and vehicle was hard to control in traffic, death wobble in front end causing safety hazards and is very dangerous; vehicle is hard to control and puts safety of my family and others at risk in this huge truck. Reported to dealer and they would not help me said to schedule service, i demanded my truck back or a different truck, manager would never return my calls or emails. Service doesn't respond, managers either, electrical keeps locking up as well in gps and interior controls as well as voice prompts. This is a lemon and waste of 60 grand. Intend to seek legal action and report this safety hazard of rockwall texas ford selling unsafe vehicles and lying to customers saying their vehicles have been thru 200-point inspections and safe. I replaced all the shocks, tires, and wheels and some suspension parts hoping to help the problem and have spent over 6k and still have not fixed it, dealer doesn't help. This should be illegal selling unsafe vehicles and not providing any warranty as i was charged for it when purchased.
Tail gate on the pickup came down on its own while driving and was damaged.this was a recall item on the truck, that we had completed by ford just prior to incident. The recall did not work, the tail gate still came down on it's own while driving. Ford is refusing to cover damages.
The power tailgate will release while in motion.i had the ford recall completed once, i believe around september of 2020.i just had the truck back to the dealer because the power tailgate fix does not appear to correct the issue.they just removed the original recalled parts and did the recall again on my truck.this current work was completed on 1/20/21.please force ford to do a reprogram of the body control module to include notification when the tailgate is open in the display in the dash.i will have to wait and see if the reinstallation of the recall will correct the issue, my thoughts are not.
I took my truck in for a nonrelated repair.when i was there i was informed that there was a safety recall on tailgate opening.i never had a problem with it opening but since it was already at the dealership for other repairs, i okayed the recall repair on the tailgate opening on its on.now since i have had the repair done on my truck the tailgate opens on its own now.i have taken it back several times for the problem.but i have been told that if they can't verify the problem they can't fix it. Buti can't make it do it on command.it does it on its own once every 7 to 14 days. Can i get help on getting this problem repaired?most of the time when this happens i get into my truck, start it and go to back up. I get warning tone and notice that the tailgate is down.i'm worried that i could be pulling a trailer when this happens and it damages my tailgate and trailer.
Well driving tailgate opens on its own causing damage to tailgate trailer .was in for repairs butis still opening not safe don't want law suit for stuff that falls out. Lost ratchet straps & 2 power drills batteries & charger no light or buzzer letting driver know that tailgate has opened there is one for hood think i would notice my hood. Scared to drive also too costly & dangerous to drivers behind me.
The tailgate at times comes unlatched.i do have a canopy which keeps the tailgate from dropping down all the way.truck only has 10700 miles on it and is still on warranty.i have taken it to the dealer twice, they cannot duplicate the problem, nor find anything wrong.i have called ford customer service 3 times, and have done what they told me to do, but they do not follow through with what they tell me they are going to do.vechicle is in motion, and has happened when pulling my cargo trailer.date below was the last time this happened.i do not drive this vechicle much.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 65 mph, the electric tailgate slowly opened on its own without warning. As a result, objects in the cargo bed spilled onto the highway. The same failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to ken garff american fork ford (597 e 1000 s, american fork, utah 84003) several times and they replaced the wire harness and the latches. The vehicle was currently at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that the key would remain stuck in the ignition switch and was unable to release when the vehicle was turned off. Ford motor company dealer was contacted (1 american rd, dearborn, mi 48126(313) 322-3000) and the contact was advised to bring the vehicle to the local ford dealer for diagnosis. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was advised the vehicle had ignition failure due to an unknown cause. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. Failure mileage was 10,422.
When my truck reaches 35 to 40 mph or hits a small bump it begins to shake violently in the steering wheel making it hard to control. I took it to a dealership who stated there was a recall part available, but after the repair the problem immediately began upon leaving their parking lot. My hill decent assist system now turns on and says there is a fault. The dealership was able to reproduce the problem, but stated i would need to pay for any further inspections and repairs out of pocket. I have not reported to my insurance as i didn't think it would be covered by them. The problem began this year in early july (2021) and has yet to be fixed.
Truck tailgate randomly opens when vehicle is being driven. I have owned this truck for 6 months and the random opening has occured 4 times when driving.without any notice or warning the truck tailgate opens when the vehicle is being driven. The most recent occurrence caused the loss of cargo on the highway.it appears the fob is somehow double clicked when in the driver's pocket causing the tailgate to open (fob has tailgate remote opening feature).this is a serious safety concern since the vehicle operator has no way of knowing the tailgate has opened. There should be an interlock that prevents the automatic opening of the tailgate when the vehicle is being driven.
Had recall perform for tailgate opening unexpectedly on march 3, 2020.in december 2020, the tailgate opened multiple times while driving on the highway and while reversing to attach a trailer causing damage to the tailgate.we contacted kendal ford in meridian id to get this problem resolved and they said ford would not cover it since the recall was performed and is now closed.they want in excess of $1500.00 to fix the problem that should have been fixed with the recall.ford will not budge in covering this issue which was part of the original recall.obviously the recall for the tailgate did not work.please can you have another recall issued for this tailgate issue.it is extremely dangerous to have items in the bed of our truck and not knowing when the tailgate will open and contents fall out causing an accident.
The door ajar light, dome light, and truck bed light stays on when the doors are closed and while driving on city roads. Once on the highway the senor will finally go off. We have told the dealership about the problem a few times but they refuse to do anything if they cannot see it happening. After driving to the dealership, the problem is not visible because we have to take the highway. They finally scheduled an appt. But waiting until the warranty expired to tell us they had time for us to bring it. It has literally been 3 years this month!
My 2017 ford f-350drw tailgate keeps opening when driving or stationary.it has opened at least 10 times in the past year and at least 15 times since purchasing.trying to convince ford dealerships that the tailgate was up, and i did not forget to secure or touched one of the buttons to release the lock.on november 21, 2019, while towing on i-44 in oklahoma, our 5th wheel rv, the tailgate opened and damaged the tailgate along with the two doors of the rv.i always check my truck and rv after each service stop.i checked at the previous stop prior to lawton, oklahoma and the tailgate was up. I stopped at the last service station on i-44 prior to entering texas and saw the tailgate down and the damage.until i get my truck repaired, i have had to install black bungie cords to keep the tailgate from falling.
For no reason the tailgate will open on it's own. Either driving or parked. Tailgate has come down a number of times. At highway speeds and in a parking lot.
The 2017 ford superduty trucks have a remote tailgate release in the lariat and king ranch models.the tailgate of my truck and others have dropped without action from the user.this makes these vehicles unsafe when carrying cargo that is only secured by the tailgate or when towing 5th wheel trailers.mine has dropped some 16 times since november.apparently ford dealers are universally blaming the operators for accidentally pushing the tailgate button twice on the fob. However, i had an accident on may 6th, when i could not have pushed the button on the fob.the tailgate dropped, after i drove over 65 miles on mountain roads - just as i was entering an interstate on-ramp.my trucks tailgate and my 5th wheel camp trailer were both damaged.fortunately i was not in traffic.the damage to the 5th wheel was just under the propane tanks and near the mail power bus.i am changing the truck wiring to disconnect power to the tailgate, but this is really not a satisfactory fix.on line i found at least 3 other instances of this problem.whether the operators and unknowingly activating the tailgate release or the fobs are faulty or the electrical systems are faulty or whatever the cause, the result is a hazard that can cause loss of vehicle/ trailer control or the dropping of cargo on the highways.this is a hazard that needs fixing by ford.
Driving down road truck loses all power and then comes back on. Door not shutting. Driving truck down road and hit a bump feels like you are going to lose control and you have to pull over to stop the truck from shaking. Automatic 4 wheel drive stopped working. Wiper motor went out.
At 45-65 mph if the truck hits the slightest bump in the road the tires and steering wheel start shaking uncontrollably. You lose all control of the vehicle unless you can stop the vehicle before causing a crash. The first time this happened the truck drifted through 4 lanes before coming to a stop.
While driving catalytic converter heats up and starts leakingblack liquid on sensor wires and smoking real bad with a burning smell.
Death wobble, you hit a small bump or uneven road at 20-75 mph and it shakes violently you have to slow down to 15mph to make it quit. The dealer could not duplicate and said it was tires out of balance, the next time it went in they said it was mud in the wheels.2nd promblem is the upper oil pan started leaking at 80k , 3rd promblem the stainless steel braded line that goes from master cylinder to abs module ruptured and left me with no brakes . All of this over a course of about 89k miles
Vehicle was in motion on a city street and the fuel injector dash light appeared momentarily and then disappeared . Shortly afterwards, i began to sense the slight smell of diesel and just as i turned into my homes driveway there was a loud burst from the engine compartment and the truck began to smoke.i stopped and shut off the vehicle immediately and exited as i was going to inspect the situation.there were screams of fire coming from my wife as the trucks engine compartment began to roar with flames. Action was taken to put out the fire but the flames were too strong.911 was called and the fire department began in route to our location. In my attempts to contain the fire the truck began to attempt to start on its own.after approximately 3 attempts of the truck starting, there was another loud burst and more flames. Afterwards the horn began to alarm for several minutes.with the help of my neighbors between the water hose and fire extinguisher we were able to contain upon the 18 minute arrival time of the fire department. It is unknown at this time to what caused this fire. Please understand my frustrations as i tell you my 2 year old son was strapped in his car seat in a vehicle that was on fire which was only purchased only 6 months ago from a certified ford dealership. Photos of engine compartment and cab dash area are attached. *dt *dtconsumer stated he has yet to hear from ford. *dt *dt *dt *dt *dt *dt *dt
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 60 mph over a pothole, the entire front end of the vehicle shook uncontrollably. The contact depressed the brake pedal slowly and the front end slowly began to stop shaking. The contact took the vehicle to moody motors ford (251 spruce ave, niobrara, ne 68760, (402) 857-3711) where the steering shock stabilizer was replaced, but the front end of the vehicle continued to shake. The vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to nhtsa. The failure mileage was 21,356.
While driving vehicle down the road, "reduced engine power" light illuminates and then the vehicle stalls in less than five seconds. There is no warning of an issue or any problem before the engine dies. This is the second occurrence of this on the truck. It has happened while towing a heavy load. Total loss of power, sterring and braking ability is a serious issue and a danger to the public as well as myself and my family. This issue needs to be resolved by ford asap!
The truck shuts off at while running.this happens at both highway speeds and while stopped.i have taken it to the dealer but they cannot find out what has happened. When the truck shuts of the steering and brakes are not working to the level that is needed to stop the vehicle or control the vehicle, and it appear they are power assisted from the motor, so when the motor stalls they are lost. *dtupdated 10/19/18
Forde-350 2017 has a brake problem. I drove around trip from baltimore to bowie, md where self storage zoneplace. With the vehicle, i was not able to stop the vehicle before the vehicle ran through the gate itself. Brake was frozen and unable to press the brake but the brake was released after the gate was broken then i stopped it immediately. Its engine powerful run slow itself despite i stopped it but it continued to run through gate despite i applied the brake. There was skid on the road though brake was not working.
The tailgate opens intermittently even when locked, especially when you hit a bump in the road.it is like the latch it not working correctly.also, the radiator keeps leaking on the left upper hose on the drivers side.
Coolant leak from "tee" connections on line from overflow bottle across engine. Ford part: hc3z-8075-d. Smelled coolant leak while driving on freeway. While hundreds of miles from home had one of the hose connections at the plastic tee above the engine air intake come loose causing coolant leak. Inspected other connections on both tee's and found all to be loose and/or leaking. Secured all hose connections (6) on both tee's with screw type clamps to get home.ford has used oetiker clamps and single barb plastic tee instead of a more robust spring or screw type clamp on a multi barb connection.
The door ajar light, dome light, and truck bed light stays on when the doors are closed and while driving on city roads. Once on the highway the senor will finally go off. We have told the dealership about the problem a few times but they refuse to do anything if they cannot see it happening. After driving to the dealership, the problem is not visible because we have to take the highway. They finally scheduled an appt. But waiting until the warranty expired to tell us they had time for us to bring it. It has literally been 3 years this month!
The headlights as designed with daytime lights installed are very bright and blinding to oncoming vehicles and vehicles in front of these trucks.they are as bright as a normal car's high beams.this is on the new ford super duty trucks, not f150.
Vehicle was in motion on a city street and the fuel injector dash light appeared momentarily and then disappeared . Shortly afterwards, i began to sense the slight smell of diesel and just as i turned into my homes driveway there was a loud burst from the engine compartment and the truck began to smoke.i stopped and shut off the vehicle immediately and exited as i was going to inspect the situation.there were screams of fire coming from my wife as the trucks engine compartment began to roar with flames. Action was taken to put out the fire but the flames were too strong.911 was called and the fire department began in route to our location. In my attempts to contain the fire the truck began to attempt to start on its own.after approximately 3 attempts of the truck starting, there was another loud burst and more flames. Afterwards the horn began to alarm for several minutes.with the help of my neighbors between the water hose and fire extinguisher we were able to contain upon the 18 minute arrival time of the fire department. It is unknown at this time to what caused this fire. Please understand my frustrations as i tell you my 2 year old son was strapped in his car seat in a vehicle that was on fire which was only purchased only 6 months ago from a certified ford dealership. Photos of engine compartment and cab dash area are attached. *dt *dtconsumer stated he has yet to hear from ford. *dt *dt *dt *dt *dt *dt *dt
While driving vehicle down the road, "reduced engine power" light illuminates and then the vehicle stalls in less than five seconds. There is no warning of an issue or any problem before the engine dies. This is the second occurrence of this on the truck. It has happened while towing a heavy load. Total loss of power, sterring and braking ability is a serious issue and a danger to the public as well as myself and my family. This issue needs to be resolved by ford asap!
I was driving approximately 70 mph when i crossed a set of rail road tracks and the vehicle shook violently enough to cause me to enter left ditch.after applying the breaks and slowing to 15 mph i regained control. I got out and check the tires and all seemed fine. Started to slowly drive and it was fine.a few miles later i began to smell diesel fuel. When i reached my destination the smell was very strong. Opened the hood and there was fuel leaking from the top of the engine and steaming from the inter cooler.drive it to a ford dealer and they replaced the fuel filter as the shaking had caused it to crack.
I'm a mechanic at an independent shop. These pickups all have the same problem. Somewhere between 11 and 13 locally. The little fuel line off the top of the filter breaks and fuel everywhere. The last one i had to farmer fix only had 1200 miles on it. Ford needs to fix this problem. All i can do is patch it so they can get home. This is a problem and needs to be looked into. I don't know any other way to do this. When every one of them all have the exact same problem in the exact same spot though?
Fuel line disconnect allowing 9 gal of fuel on driveway.
Truck was driving down the highway and fuel sprayed over the motor and caught the truck on fire and lost brakes while fire was coming up onto the i windshield. Truck finally came to a stop with the use of trailer brakes. The cab was filled with smoke and thee dashboard was melting.
While driving on interstate the said vehicle hit a bump or bad spot in the road. The steering wheel and front of vehicle began to shake and vibrate extremely erratic. I immediately held on, looked in mirrors for other vehicles around me and had to hit the brakes. The truck had to slow down and immediately get it off the road without causing an accident. We happened to be on a 65mph highway. With hazard lights flashing we did manage to get off the main road to the shoulder. I new immediately what it was. My wife was with me at the time as well. We have owned this truck since it was brand new. At 9000 miles the same thing happened. Then again at 16,500, 18,900, 24,440 and the most recent time is 27,500. This problem has been addressed 4 prior times. Each time they change the steering damper and i get my vehicle back. Now i am told i need new tires, a caster adjustment and possibly another damper. Surprise the dampers are on back order.i'm very surprised there has not been a recall.luckily i guess people have not been seriously injured yet. Thank goodness for that. This is my third new truck from ford. I think we have certainly spent our fair share of money with them. Fix our truck so we can feel safe when we pull our camper around the country. That's why we bought this particular truck. Thanks for reading our experience.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving and making a left turn, the passenger's side door suddenly flew open, almost causing the passenger to be thrown from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken larry h. Miller ford draper (11442 s lone peak pkwy, draper, ut 84020, (801) 742-5237, and the contact was informed that there was an in-house recall on the vehicle for a defective door latch. The contact stated that the door failed to remain securely closed and was secured using a rope. The repair was still pending. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,630.
Tailgate opens on its own unexpectedly. It seems like it happens when putting it in gear. Never had it happen at much speed. It happens at least once every week or two. Seems to happen a lot while backing up. It also happens just sitting there. Have it happen with key fob just sitting in the console and nobody touching it.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that the tailgate unlatched independently while the vehicle was being driven. The failure was experienced several times. On one occasion, while hauling a trailer, the tailgate unlatched anddamaged the trailer and destroyed the reverse camera that was housed in the tailgate door. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer who stated that the vehicle needed to be taken to a body shop to repair the tailgate before an inspection could be performed. The tailgate was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 39,000.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 25 mph, the tailgate unlatched independently. The contact noticed the failure while looking at the backup camera. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,900.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated while turning into a parking lot, the tailgate detached from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 19v864000 (latches/locks/linkages) at labrum ford, inc. (901 s main st, heber city, ut 84032, (435)654-4910). The contact stated that the failure recurred over 50 times, before and after the recall repair. The dealer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the repair was no longer covered under warranty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 65 mph, the electric tailgate slowly opened on its own without warning. As a result, objects in the cargo bed spilled onto the highway. The same failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to ken garff american fork ford (597 e 1000 s, american fork, utah 84003) several times and they replaced the wire harness and the latches. The vehicle was currently at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 45 mph, the tailgate inadvertently opened and damaged the tail lights. The contact called the dealer (pure country ford, 333 c w stevens boulevard, grayson, ky 41143, (606) 474-5414), but the vehicle was not taken in for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 27,000.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While accelerating from a stop, the middle and rear sections of the vehicle vibrated severely. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and confirmed that the driveshaft was tight and secured. The vehicle was taken to crystal ford (located at 2440 nw, us-19, crystal river, fl 34428, (352) 795-7371) where it was diagnosed that the driveshaft was too long, the carrier bearing needed to be lowered, and the rear end needed to be shimmied done for the differential pinion angle. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: cas-21793867. The failure mileage was 18,443.
Flex plate and converter failure.driving down the road, when suddenly the transmission shifted from 3 into 6th gear with a load bang. I drove straight to the dealership, explained the issue.they called and said the converter had failed.the truck has 61,800 miles, na the ford dealership has services the truck since it was new in their shop. The drive train on the converter and flex plate is 60,000 miles. After doing much research, the flex plate starts to go out which in turn affects the torque conventer.the tale tale sign is when the starter engages it miss hits or grinds a little. Which started approximately 5 months ago (today is 8/21/19), which would put the issue well within warranty. Ive also found a service bulletin through the nhtsa (10160931) with a manufacturer's communication number of: ssm 47976. After several talks with the dealership, they have turned in a complaint, however, they want me the consumer to pay over $2,000.00 for manufacturers defective failure i hope this get resolved so other do not get taken advantage of by ford motor company, this will be my last one. After doing some research, i
I was merging onto an express lane ramp on tuesday, july 13, 2021 at approximately 10:10pmthe rear end of my truck started vibrating; i thought i had a knot on a tire, so my plan was to take the next exit to check all tires.as i merge onto the express lane, literally approximately 1 mile from the beginning of the ramp and the uncontrollable vibrating, i hear a lot of noise (i.e. Clanking and beating).my truck rpm increased, but my speed did not.i coasted over to the shoulder to check my truck out.all tires were still inflated.i looked underneath and found my rear drive shaft laying on the ground.it had came loose from the front drive shaft.i had it towed to diesel mechanic shop the next day.they diagnosed as my rear axle suspension is cracked.i have the 4.10 rear axle on my truck.
While driving catalytic converter heats up and starts leakingblack liquid on sensor wires and smoking real bad with a burning smell.
After 70mph the rear end vibrates constantly. This happened on the expressway. It appears to be coming from the back wheels.
I have a 2017 ford f-350 super duty. Over the last two months i have had two situations during acceleration on a highway where the vehicle almost shakes/vibrates apart on the front end. I have reported the issue to ford two times now. When it first occurred in nov 2019 with 19k miles on it, they told me they never heard of this issue. When it happened again on the 29th of december i took it back into the dealerand mentioned that i almost lost control of the truck and the wife refuses to drive it on a highway. They admitted there is an issue. Either my truck or their design is unsafe. Massive wobble/vehicle vibration - if i was in a corner i would have been in an accident.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, he became aware that the driver's side seat belt failed to latch securely. The vehicle was taken to malloy ford of winchester (1911 valley ave, winchester, va 22601, (540) 667-4434) to be inspected. The contact was informed that the seat belt buckle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,303.
My 2017 ford f350 has now experienced three events referred to as "death wobble" or shimmy which causes severe shaking of the entire truck and especially the steering wheel. First event in bakersfield calif where i hit consecutive bumps in the freeway while traveling 65 mph. Had to slow to less than 40 mph to get it to stop. Second event was towing my 5th wheel down a 6% grade into verde valley arizona. Heavy braking caused the same death wobble in addition to the truck pulling to the right. Speed was 65 mph. Third event was leaving mccarren airport in las vegas nevada where hitting a freeway bridge transition caused the death wobble again. Truck has been to local ford dealership. Alignment checked ok, tracking bar torque ok, wheels ok, ball joints ok. Brake hose did not pass pressure test and was replaced under warranty. Dealership cannot find cause. I sincerely believe this is a design issue or oem parts installed at factory were defective at time of installation. This is my fourth superduty 4x4 supercrew. My other three never had this issue. In investigating this issue i found two automotive related websites where 35 plus late model superduty owners complained about this same problem.
Started vehicle, placed in reverse to back out of driveway, at end of driveway stepped on break and did not stop, pressed hard and stopped. Put truck in drive to get back on driveway and almost hit garage door as breaks did not work normally so i pressed emergency break. Shut off truck, restarted and breaks worked fine. Thought it was a computer glitch and restart corrected. Drove next several days with no problem, then on way home from store i again lost normal breaking and had no power steering . I was doing approximately 30 miles per hour on a city street. Pulled over, shut off truck and restarted but this time that did not correct problem. Drove about 1 mile to ford dealer and turned over for repair. The vehicle only has 17k miles on it. They diagnosed the power steering pump to be bad and replaced. I have not had problem since the repair. I have about 30 miles since repair. The problem is that i received no failure or warning lights, started intermittent and if i would of been driving other different conditions i would likely of been in a serious accident. If my wife was driving she would of not been able to stop or steer the truck. I have normal strength for a 60 year old man and i could barely stop and steer the truck. If i was pull an rv i would of been in a very bad situation. I am concerned that there was no warning and concerned that after first failure it seemed to reset thus assuming a computer issue. Seems strange that a mechanical pump failed and then started working for several days before failing again. After the first failure that corrected itself, i did go to ford dealer where i bought the car and they said they were not aware of any issues but if it happens again bring the truck in to be checked. Unfortunately, i was 60miles from my purchasing dealer so went to closest ford dealer for the repair.
Death wobble, you hit a small bump or uneven road at 20-75 mph and it shakes violently you have to slow down to 15mph to make it quit. The dealer could not duplicate and said it was tires out of balance, the next time it went in they said it was mud in the wheels.2nd promblem is the upper oil pan started leaking at 80k , 3rd promblem the stainless steel braded line that goes from master cylinder to abs module ruptured and left me with no brakes . All of this over a course of about 89k miles
The truck shuts off at while running.this happens at both highway speeds and while stopped.i have taken it to the dealer but they cannot find out what has happened. When the truck shuts of the steering and brakes are not working to the level that is needed to stop the vehicle or control the vehicle, and it appear they are power assisted from the motor, so when the motor stalls they are lost. *dtupdated 10/19/18
Forde-350 2017 has a brake problem. I drove around trip from baltimore to bowie, md where self storage zoneplace. With the vehicle, i was not able to stop the vehicle before the vehicle ran through the gate itself. Brake was frozen and unable to press the brake but the brake was released after the gate was broken then i stopped it immediately. Its engine powerful run slow itself despite i stopped it but it continued to run through gate despite i applied the brake. There was skid on the road though brake was not working.
I bought this 2017 f350 used with approx. 67000 miles on it. It has a 3000 mi 0r 90 day warranty. When this event occurred i had owned this vehicle 3 weeks.on 9-25-20 my wife and i went to pick up a desk at a residence 20 miles from our house. After leaving the residence i accelerated to highway speed 50-60 mph on a paved two-lane highway.we hit a rough patch, rippled section of pavement.the steering wheel started shuttering back and forth in my hands and the truck starting steering into the oncoming lane.i had no control over the vehicle, i gripped it as hard as i could with no result to return the truck back to the lane we were in.i also was pushing the brake pedal trying to slow the vehicle at the same time, but was having a difficult time slowing down.after , approximately 200-300 yards the truck slowed and the steering returned, so i could gain control and returned to my lane of traffic.
At 35000 miles on my 2017 f350 i started getting wobble/vibrations at highway after going over bumps. Talked to ford dealer and said the is a tsb but parts were two weeks out. Went back and parts were 6 weeks out for a total of 8 weeks. Problem has gotten worse. Last time on interstate i got what i would call death wobble. I had to hit brakes hard to control in heavy traffic. Wobble didn't stop till i slowed from 75 to under 50mph. Truck is stock with stock tire rims. No aftermarket parts. This is a serious safety issue and will end causes wreck or a death
Experiencing horrible death wobble. If i hit a road expansion joint, pot hole, etc. In a certain manner at typical highway speeds typically 55 to 70, the front end starts shaking horribly. The only way to regain control is by firmly pressing the breaks to immediately reduce the speed. This started when the vehicle had 26,000 miles on it and the dealer replaced the ball joints under warranty. This vehicle is only driven on the road. That fixed the problem until the vehicle reached around 50,000 miles now. It is dangerous either from the loss of control or having to slam on the breaks to regain control.
I experienced the ford 'death wobble' on a highway at approx. 65mph december 23rd 2020. I took the truck my local ford dealership.my steering dampener had already been replaced, due to the recall, on june of 2020. The local dealership stated the dampener was in good condition but the track arm needed to be replaced at a cost to me of approx. $400.00.the dealership also stated the the track arm is not covered under the extended warranty recall.this leaves me driving a vehicle that will experience the 'death wobble' again and put me and my family in grave danger.the ford dealership refused to cover this known problem under warranty.ford needs to be held responsible for this design flaw and should replace all parts that are affected in this case to reduce the risk of harm or death to the vehicles occupants. A description of what the ford dealership did, or didn't do, can be found on the ford oasis report with the vin number provided.
While traveling at approximately 65mph truck developed a high speed wobble. Wife was driving at the time and was barely able to get the truck stopped without losing control. The truck that has 26000 miles on it had no payload shook so hard that my wife was unable to hold on to the steering wheel and had to apply the brakes to get it stopped while trying to stay in her lane and on the road.
In november 2019, at approximately 14k miles on the vehicle while driving on a nevada freeway at speeds over 50 mph the vehicle unexpectedly and without warning exhibited violent shaking in the front end and steering wheel causing the vehicle to be difficult to control. During this episode, the vehicle was not towing.the violent shaking stopped after slowing the vehicle to approx 30mph.returning to ca the vehicle did it several times and was sent to the dealership where ford tsb 18-2268 was performed.the problem seemed to be fixed until recently on 01/01/2020, it returned at 19.8k miles.this time pulling a 40 foot 5th wheel trailer at approx 55 mph on a ca freeway when the front began violently shaking after driving over a small bump in the freeway.the vehicle was difficult to control and maintain within a lane of travel with the trailer attached.the violent shaking only stopped after slowing to approx 30 mph.
While driving at freeway speeds, we hit a small bump in the road.the steering was shaking uncontrollably and almost caused us to hit the car in the lane next to us.we had to slow down significantly to stop the shaking.this has happened twice in the last week and the second time we weren't aware we hit a bump, the vehicle just started shaking uncontrollably.our truck only has about 20,000 miles on it.we have a service appointment to have this looked at next week.
We had a front steering oscillation, aka "death wooble", occur will in a curve at 55 mph after a minor bump.we had to slow to 5 mph before it recovered.this was on a 2 lane road (ga 369) in forsyth co.i 'may' have video, but i an not sure i saved it.
When driving over 50 miles per hour truck has "death wobble" steering wheel shakes and front end feels unsafe at highway speeds
The truck experiences 'death wobble' upon hitting certain bumps in the road. The steering wheel along with the whole truck shake uncontrollably until the truck is slowed to well below highway speeds. During the shaking the driver is unable to maintain full directional control of the truck. I have had the truck get into 'death wobble' four times now, every time i have had the issue speeds have been from 65mph to 75 mph.
After hitting some rough pavement at between 40 and 50 mph on a country highway my truck steering wheel started to shake violently.i think i was in a slight turn at the time.
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.
My truck has been at the dealer 3 times to try and fix the death wobble that continues.if you hit a bump at highway speeds, the wheels vibrate out of control and shake the entire truck violently until slowing to under 40 mph.ford knows about this, but still has not done anything to fix it.i am paying rental car fees and extended warranty deductibles every time i have to go back, which is too often.this is dangerous and ford should be forced into a recall to fix this uncontrolled vibration.
Was on the highway, in a 65mph zone, when i hit a bump, and the whole truck started to violently shake.i tried to pull over, thinking it was a tire blow out, but the steering wouldnt react.i slowed down, and about 20mph, as people around me almost hit me, the truck came back in control, and stopped shaking.i speed back up like nothing happened.... My wife and son was witness.this also happened at around 12k milage, but this time was much worse......all tires were fine, and after it came back in control...it hasnt done it again, yet...
Extreme wobble in steering when over 50mph
I have had the so called dreaded death wobble experience 2 times.they replaced steering dampner with no success. Then replaced some drag link. ?however that was out of pocket
When going 65mph or over and driving over a transition in the road, the vehicle steering oscillates uncontrollably until you decelerate to 35mph or under.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 65 mph over a rough, bumpy asphalt road, the vehicle and steering jerked and shook violently. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the "death wobble". There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to bozeman ford lincoln (2900 n 19th ave, bozeman, mt 59718, (406) 587-1221) where it was diagnosed that a steering stabilizer was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 36,000. The vin was not available.
Driving over 45 miles per hour and hittingpot hole, extremely rough roads and crossing a bridge joins the front end shakes so violently that i almost lost control of the truck, it keep shaking and getting worse until i was able to slow down below 45 miles per hour. I called dealer he said to replace the steering stabilizer, because parts from ford are on back order, i did replace with a new stabilizer,but the condition still exists, a 2017 f 350 with 48,00miles oshould not have this dangerous problem. This shaking happens on any road over 45 miles per hour
I own a 2017 ford f-350. This truck is fully stock, no mods of any kind. No abuse. Maintenance is always on time and tires are always rotated and balanced every 5000 miles. In may 2018, i was driving along a straight moderately bumpy road at about 40 miles per hour and my truck went into the death rattle. The front end shook so hard i almost lost control. I had to come to a complete stop to get the shaking to stop. The mileage was approximately 24,000 miles. It hasn't happened again until yesterday, 10/10/18. I was traveling on a newly paved road at 30 mph. I hit a slight bump and the truck went into the death rattle again. I had to slow down to about 5 mph to regain control of the vehicle. I had about 3 miles til i got home. I crawled at about 15 mph with no problems. I stopped at the stop sign about 60 feet from my home, started to take off at an extreme crawl and it started shaking again. The mileage was approximately 36,036. I have children and this is dangerous! my kids are always with me and i can't risk their lives because ford hasn't come up with a solution to this problem. Someone needs to make ford fix this. It is a design flaw, as i have come to find out. This is going to kill someone.
While driving at highway speeds (55mph or above), if hitting potholes, expansion joints, rough patches, etc. Truck steering wheel will start to vibrate and shimmy in a uncontrollable or disconnected manner. The problem is worsened when hitting bumps at highway speeds while in a turn. When this happens the truck can not be steered correctively. Had the issue looked at by ford dealer 3 times at this point with various fixes including: new steering stabilizer, caster shims and realignment, new track bar and drag link. The issue has not been fixed and i am awaiting another steering stabilizer at this moment. The dealer has been attempting to fix the issue but does not appear to know how. The service advisor stated many trucks have had this same issue starting in 2017.ford needs to be forced to recall and fix these trucks correctly for safety purposes. (issue started at approximately 15,000 miles and still exists at 39,000 miles)
While driving on the interstate i hit an uneven piece of pavement which caused my steering wheel to begin shaking violently. I immediately decelerated in attempt to regain control and maintain lane position. It is a reoccurring problem. Every time i see a bump, pothole, uneven pavement, etc, in my path, i grip the steering wheel as tightly as possible and brace forthe worst. I have researched the problem and seems to be a well known and very serious problem among ford owners. Something need to be done to correct this problem immediately. Sticker price on my truck was 77,250. That's a steep price tag for a truck that is barely driveable. Furthermore, my children ride in that truck. That's unacceptable. Ford needs to be held accountable and madeto fix their inferior and dangerous design.
On several occasions, the steering wheel shakes violently, making the truck hard to control. This happens at freeway speeds. It seems the only way to make the shaking stop is to rapidly brake the vehicle. Sudden braking iand limited steering control n heavy, fast traffic seems dangerous to me.
2017 ford f-350, truck can hit any bump in the road and the steering wheel goes crazy shaking extremely violently. This happens at speeds from about 45mph and faster. The only way to stop the shaking is to immediately pull over on the side of the road and slow down to about 25-30mph. It's very hard to control the vehicle while it's shaking, as you do not have full control of the steering. A big problem is the fact that you can't tell which bumps will cause the violent shaking. It could be a large unavoidable pothole, or it could be a small concrete joint in an otherwise very smooth flat road. I have also experienced this when there were no bumps in the road. It is very disheartening to know that ford motor company is selling vehicles for upwards of $80,000 that can't be safely driven any faster than 45-50mph, and are putting peoples lives in danger on a daily basis.
Shaking of steering wheelthis is not an isolated incident with our trucks, it's a nationwide problem that is very very dangerous. In a 10 mile ride it would happen 3-4x at 70 to 75mph hitting the slightest bump, the truck would violently shake. I would have to slow down to 20 mph for it to stop. Very difficult on a highway and unsafe.*dt consumer stated 6 complaints on 6 different trucks on same issue.
I have 30000 miles on truck. I have taken the truck on long road trips with a truck camper loaded in the back with no problems until now. I have had sever wobbling in the steering wheel which has bin happening more and more frequently. I have 2 small boys and my wife in the truck along with the weight of the truck camper and it is starting to scare me. It happens when driving 60 or more and if i hit a rough patch of some sort. Even the safety strips in the road can send the truck into a violent shaking. It has happened on highways and on mountain roads as well.
When hitting bump in road at 60mph or more front end starts to wobble.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that the steering wheel was unstable. The failure impacted the suspension, which required the contact to exhibit force to control the steering wheel and prevent a "death wobble". The contact refrained from driving the vehicle because the failure occurred at any speed. Northside ford (12300 san pedro ave, san antonio, tx 78216, (210) 525-9800) and dave sinclair ford (7466 s lindbergh blvd, st. Louis, mo 63125, (314) 892-2600) were contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. There was one tsb for the steering, but no tsbs for the suspension and no recalls forthe steering and suspension. The contact was waiting on a response from the manufacturer. The vin and failure mileage were not available.
The truck shuts off at while running.this happens at both highway speeds and while stopped.i have taken it to the dealer but they cannot find out what has happened. When the truck shuts of the steering and brakes are not working to the level that is needed to stop the vehicle or control the vehicle, and it appear they are power assisted from the motor, so when the motor stalls they are lost. *dtupdated 10/19/18
While driving between 55-70 mph, the steering wheel begins to shake violently in the truck if you drive over the slightest road imperfection. I have called ford with my vin number and was told that there was no recall or service bulletin for this problem. However, they did say that this was a widespread issue. I was advised that the steering components and track bar was subject to premature failure.
When hitting a bump between 50 to 60mph, the truck front end started bouncing wildly and became difficult to control on any type of road. This happened several times miles on the vehicle was between 27,000 and 30,000. Ford dealer described this as the "death wobble", literally. Was fixed by replacing steering damper. This event almost caused me to lose control of the vehicle at highway speeds. Very dangerous.
When traveling at speeds above 55mph, if the truck encounters any rough or uneven pavement such as a bridge expansion joint, the steering wheel will oscillate violently making it impossible to control the vehicle.on two occasions this has caused my vehicle to cross the center line before i was able to reduce speed and stop the oscillation. Had there been oncoming traffic, we would have had a collision.i am told by the local dealer that ford is working on a known issue with the steering dampener along with other steering components such as the pitman arm.ford knows they have a major issue here and i am not the only one who has reported the so called "death wobble."i have driven heavy duty pickup trucks for over 20 years and i have never experienced something so dangerous and unpredictable as this. This is by far a greater danger than the two recalls; one for the tailgate opening, and one for the seat belt pretensioner fire risk that i have received so far.if this issue has not caused any fatalities in the past, i would be very surprised.
This truck has developed the infamous death wobble. On a trip in november it occurred for the first time at 75 mph and we almost lost control of the truck and crashed. I limped it back home and took it to the dealer that i bought it from and who does all of the service on it. The necessary parts were ordered over 3 weeks ago and i am being told that these parts are on a nationwide backorder and it will be at a minimum of 6-8 more weeks.
While travelling on the highway at highway speeds (55+ mph), the truck experiences the "death wobble". The steering wheel will begin to shake violently, compromising steering control. The shaking will typically only subside by reducing speed, of the vehicle.
Starting almost immediately after a used purchase of the vehicle at 48,000 miles and 3 years old, a intense front axle oscillation was intermittently noticed at speeds between 45 and 75mph, often the issue would happen while driving straight directly after driving over bumps in the roadway or bridge expansion joints. After having the ford dealership look at the vehicle 4 separate times to try and figure out the root cause of the problem, the issue still has not been solved. So far the fixes tried by the dealer have been balancing the tires, installing new steering dampener, new tie rod ends, new drag link and two separate alignments.
At approx. 20,000 miles my truck developed a issue when ever i reached speeds above 55mpds and hit a rough patch in any road. The steering wheel began to shake violently and you could feel the front end shake. You would drop your speed down to a crawl and it will stop.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated while driving at 65mph, the vehicle front end wobbled out of control. The contact was able to engage the brake pedal slowly and brought the vehicle under control. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to jim oneal ford 516 south indiana avenue sellersburg, in 47172, (812)-246-4441. The dealer test drove the vehicle and was unable to recreate the failure. As a courtesy the dealer installed a steering damper on the steering wheel and informed the contact that steering damper may correct the failure. The contact was concerned that the failure was not fixed. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 42,588.
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
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.
Experience phenomena called death wobble when traveling at highway speeds. Typically occurs when i drive over a bump which causes the effect. Extremely dangerous. I had taken the vehicle in multiple times to galpin ford factory authorized service center in north hills ca to have the issue corrected. I have extensive records of all steering related components replaced but the issue continues to occur. I am aware there currently is a class action law suit against ford for this exact issue as this issue is systemic with 2017 and 2018 ford f-250 and ford f-350 trucks.
When traveling at highway speeds the truck violently shakes and is uncontrollable after hitting bumps or potholes. In order to regain control of the vehicle, hard braking must be applied to reduce speed rapidly.this has happened several times while driving at highway speeds. The vehicle has been to three different ford dealerships and had three different supposed service bulletin fix repairs performed. Yet here we are still with the death wobble.
After hitting a bump in the road at speeds above 45 mph the truck begins to wobble and i lose steering until i slow down and the wobble subsides.i took the truck to a ford dealership in jun 2019 when the truck had 35k miles.the dealership replaced the damper assembly and told me the problem has been fixed. The truck continued to have the issue and i brought the truck back in nov 2019 with 40k miles and they told me everything was fine.i complained and said the wobble still continues.they then decided to decreased front wheel caster one degree and charged me $600.they said this would fix the problem.the truck is still experiencing wobble and i fear that ford is not addressing the urgency of this issue.i am not sure where to take my truck for service is ford dealerships are ubable to fix the issue.
I've experienced 5 "death wobble" incidents on my f350 with less than 10k mileage. This problem always happens at highway speeds crossing over uneven bridge expansion strips on a diagonal. The last time this happened, i was in the number two lane driving at freeway speed in busy traffic.i had to slow down below 30 miles an hour to regain control of the truck.this is a very dangerous issue that seems to be a common problem with ford superduty 4x4 trucks.it's the second time i've taken it to the dealership for repair. First time, ford replaced the steering dampener.now they are changing tie-rod ends.ntsb really needs to look at this dangerous situation and force ford to stop nickel diming repairs and fix this problem once and for all.
With just 20,000 miles my 2017 f350 has developed the "death-wobble" . At highway speeds, especially in a slow arching turn, if the truck hits a bump in the road, the steering wheel starts to violently shake. I brought it back to the dealer (2nd time) and they told me that this was the 4th truck back this week for the same issue. All the dealer can do is replace the steering components with the same ones that were on the truck. Seems like ford just wants to get out of the warranty period.
I was on the highway going aprox. 65mph when out of nowhere the truck started shaking and wobbling, i lost control of steering untill i came to a stop. I got to the side of the road and got out thinking i had a tire blowout, but there was nothing wrong with my tires. The truck has been fine since but it was very scary for this to happen.
On december 24 ,2020 after entering interstate i25, and reaching about 50 to 65 miles per hour the truck when into a violent shack and was hard to control.
My truck reached 70 plus miles an hour and it shakes violently
Steering wobble (some call it death wobble) on cartoon bumps it appears t induce a uncontrollable wo bue in front wheel steering.wheels will isolate fast and violently until vehicle slows.my vehicle so far happens int he 55 to 60 mph range and coasting without using brakes it will discontinue before 40mph. I notice on the highway that i ha e experia cedar this (3 times so far) that several of the typical cross ridges caused by ground heave or freezing will make steering wheel shale like 3 times.this is not normally experianced on most smoother black top roads.i feel the 3 shakes are a pre-wobble action and when a bump maybe is repeated in cartoon distance maybe it makes that 3 shake i've feel cross the controlled steering point and this shake/wobble happens.i have only had the wo bue happen while going straight but have felt this 3 shack pre-wobble several times when in a curve and feel like it could do it in a curve also should the needed trigger bumps be there.i do not have photo or video do hope to mount camera and have a video should it repeat in the future.ford dealer 1st visit fou d nothing but felt they could change alignment but needed to order a shim i believe.2nd visit realigned using a shim and change steering dampner.3 rd visit same answer but shims on backorder will change past 3/4 degree adjustment to 1 degree.hope to knowmore about this adjustment when they are able to do it..service showed me a service bulletin outlining these steps to solve issue.
I was driving my ford f-350 pickup on the highway and hit a pothole. The whole front of the truck started wobbling and shaking to the point that i could barely control it. At first i thought i might have blown a tire or tow but that wasn't the case. I had to reduce speed since i wasn't in a position to pull over safely. I called ford and all they said was to make sure the tires were at the right tire pressure. Luck for me i was able to make it home in one piece.
2017 ford f350 crew cab with front end wobble ("death wobble"). Began a short time ago and becoming easier to initiate the wobble after bumps, grooved pavement, or a transition from different surfaces at speeds above 55mph. There is much information on this problem but no recall notice from ford. I know i am not the first to describe this complaint.
"death wobble"march 2020 driving down the road (it was a very straight section of road) at about 60 mph the steering wheel began to shake violently, controlling the vehicle was difficult aggressive braking slowed the vehicle and the shaking stopped. The nearest ford dealer installed a new steering damper following the incident.september 2020 this time i was towing a 39 foot fifth wheel rv. Same violent shaking also at highway speed 70 mph straight road. Again aggressive braking returned control of the vehicle to me.no accident or injuries associated with either incident but it was sure scary! my vehicle has less than 20,000 miles on it.
Driving on the highway between 55mph-75mph, hit a rough patch and the truck begins to shimmy out of control. The only way to regain control is to slam on brakes.
Violent shaking of steering wheel at highway speeds when going over bridge expansion joints or pot holes.
My 2017 f350 has 34k miles. If any bump in the road is hit it causes the truck to violently shake. Any speeds over 65mph this will happen. I have almost lost control 2 time. The violent shake continues until you can slow the truck to 20-30mph. Someone is going to die. Ford is not stepping up and fixing this. Please help!
Driving straight at 60mph on road when i hit a small patch of snow. The front end of the truck started violently shaking, and continued to shake horribly until i got the truck stopped. I was doing everything i could do to stay on the road and not go in the ditch. Dealer informed me that it was steering dampner.
Death wobble. At speeds over 50 mph truck goes into a "death wobble" after driving over small potholes or even freeway expansion joints. Front end shakes violently and it is all i can do to hold onto the steering wheel with both hands. Slowing down does not help until slowing below 45 mph. This has happened at least 7 different times. It happened 4 times in one day (1/18/19) driving down interstate 5 from sacramento to bakersfield, california while towing my 38ft 5th wheel trailer.this 2017 super duty f350 has all the factory towing options and heaviest gvw package. The factory installed tires have good even wear at more than 50% and total miles on the truck is 40,000. The truck is regularly maintained and serviced at the dealer where purchased(corning ford in corning california).
My 2017 f350 4x4 with 11600 miles has a death wobble in the front suspension when driving over 45 mph and driving over rough roads. I had the truck in for inspection all looked good, had front tires balanced and air pressure inspected. Few days later almost crashed my vehicle on the beltway. Doing some research i noticed this is a major concern for ford owners. I tow a 40' camper and would hate to lose control killing my family, myself or someone else. Ford needs to make this an urgent recall asap.
Less than 20k miles, the steering wheel violently shakes at times when hitting a bump while in a turn or one side hits the bump and not the other.the pickup becomes incontrollable.you have to aggressively brake to regain control which is likely to cause and accident.this happens at highway speeds 45 to 70 mph.
Truck is once again experiencing what is widely known as the "death wobble". Truck was supposedly repaired in nov 2018 per tsb#18-2268. When vehicle hits rough road or bridge transition strips on highway the front end begins to violently shake side to side and up and down, causing this to be transmitted to the steering wheel. When this happens at the only way to stop it is to quickly slow to approximately 30 mph. When forced to do this on a highway i've nearly caused accidents due to the required quick deceleration. This is a widely reported problem that ford wants to blame on the vehicle owner, saying that it is the result of improper owner care or not having enough weight in the bed of the truck!! owners are dumbfounded that a recall has not been issued on the ford super duty trucks. This is an extremely dangerous fault that is going to eventually result in tragic accidents if it hasn't happened already. Dealer has had my truck for over 3 weeks now, stating that ford is backlogged on sending required parts to repair. Totally unacceptable when the vehicle is required for business.
I was driving 65 mph on the freeway when i encounter extreme steering ocilation which everyone knows as ford death wobble. The steering shook violently with my kids in the truck. I had to slow down dangerously to 25 mph before it would stop shaking. This has happened over 10 times between taking it into my local dealer and them not properly repairing the issue. My wife and kids are no longer allowed in the vehicle until i can confirm it has been properly repaired. It is very dangerous, i can say that i think if my wife were driving the truck atleast on 2 of the instances it happened, she likely wouldnt have been able to keep it from a crash. 1 instance i was between lanes and braking with fast moving traffic. I do have video footage as well but couldnt figure how to upload an mp4 file.
Had truck repaired in april of 2017 with death wobble. Today it is back in for the same problem. Service person said there is no 'fix', just keep bringing it back n.guess i will until it kills me in an accident!same problems as before, front end goes crazy when hitting a bump or bridge xian's ion joint at freeway speeds.
Massive steering wobble and shaking at highway speeds 60 to 70 mph. Usually on a rougher highway or a bump for joint expansion. Rattle continues till speed reduction to approximately 40 miles per hour.
Experienced uncontrolled shaking of the front of the truck and inability to control the vehicle well over a dozen times while driving down the road at speeds of 45 to 50 mph. Slight bumps in the road create this situation. It's very dangerous and could cause me to lose control of the vehicle.
While traveling at 65 mph on i-80 transitioned from tar to concrete and experienced severe death wobble. Almost lost control of vehicle. Steering wheel was almost ripped from my hands.was able to get onto shoulder of highway and stop vehicle. Resumed travel and went directly to ford dealer in reno,nv. They were unable to immediately inspect vehicle so i traveled back to fallon,nv. To dealer. Ran 55mph 60 miles with no further incident.i do feel that if i had not been traveling in the inside lane on i-80 i would have been involved in a deadly accident.this is a safety issued that needs to be remedied immediately!
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.
Have experienced the death wobble on several occasions. Everything on the truck was stock....tires, wheels, shocks, and steering damper. Have replaced shocks, steering damper, and drag link and still have the same death wobble. Worse with my fifth wheel trailer hooked to it with a load on. Can't travel down back roads in upstate ny faster than 25mph because it gets scary.
Heavy vibration and shacking of steering wheel this is not an isolated incident with our trucks, it's a nationwide problem that is very very dangerous. In a 10 mile ride it would happen 3-4x at 70 to 75mph hitting the slightest bump, the truck would violently shake. I would have to slow down to 20 mph for it to stop. Very difficult on a highway
Bought my ford f 350 xlt in feb of 2019 with 12,936 miles on it from rochester ford in mn driving home on the interstate at about 70 mph it did the death wobble 3 times and i called them and they acted like they had never heard of it. Couldn't get it into the shop until a couple weeks later at bedford ford in bedford indiana where they replaced the steering dampener.hadn't happened again until nov 26, 2019. Made an appt. At bedford in ford dealership and they said it was the tires and needed an alignment and new tires.mileage is less than 24,000 miles on it.so the problem is still not fixed and they are just pushing me away and blaming the tires.
Coming a interstate bridge at 60 mph the steering wheel started shaking badly. I had to slow down to stop the shaking.
When driving at highway speeds and you go over a crack or bump in the road the steering wheel and truck will shake violently to the point that you also most lose control of the vehicle. You must slow down to speeds below 30 mph on the highway to regain control of the truck.
Experienced 'death wobble' at approximately 58 mph on highway.
I was driving on the interstate at about 70 mph when i hit a small pot hole in the road and my truck began to shake uncontrollably. The steering wheel was shaking violently and i could barely hold onto it. I had to immediately try to get out of traffic and pull off the side of the road to get it to stop.
I have a 2017 ford f-350 super duty. Over the last two months i have had two situations during acceleration on a highway where the vehicle almost shakes/vibrates apart on the front end. I have reported the issue to ford two times now. When it first occurred in nov 2019 with 19k miles on it, they told me they never heard of this issue. When it happened again on the 29th of december i took it back into the dealerand mentioned that i almost lost control of the truck and the wife refuses to drive it on a highway. They admitted there is an issue. Either my truck or their design is unsafe. Massive wobble/vehicle vibration - if i was in a corner i would have been in an accident.
Vehicle developed knocking in front end at 5,000 miles.at around 10,000 miles began uncontrollable shaking in the steering when hitting a bump at 75 mph on highway.this would stop by slowing down to 40 mph.this continueduntil the front stabilizer was replaced by ford at around 15,000.vehicle now has 20,000 miles on it and has again started shaking uncontrollably as stated before.fords fix is to replace it again with the same part that has already failed twice.i have heard of the same issues from other people is similar makes and models.
I wasdriving on i-25 in colorado, mile marker 255, through a construction zone. My speed was 50 mph. The truck experienced an extreme steering oscillation/death wobble after driving over a rough spot in the construction zone. I was in the right lane and was able to bring the vehicle to a stop on the narrow shoulder. Attached is the repair document from the dealer. Dealer replacedpart #hc3z 3e651 f :damper assembly per tsb19-2274.
After hitting a bump in road vehicle shimmy's till speed is reduced to 20-25 miles a hour. Seems to happen more often when i am in a curve. Happen on free way and two lands. Usually of 60 miles per hour. Less prevalent at lower speeds. First noticed when truck was new in 2017. Dealer said could find nothing wrong with truck. I just got back from dealer service for same problem 1650 dollars still doing same shimmy.
In motion on a highway at 70 miles per hour.the truck hit an uneven condition on the road.the trucks steering capability was totally lost.the front wheels were violently shaking.the tires and wheels were serverly bouncing.slight braking made the uncontrollable condition worse.the vehicle slowly left the highway onto the right away.the speed was approximately 50 mph when it left the paved highway.the front wheels were still violently shaking and bouncing.at this point still with no steering the truck began to spin out of control.it finally ended up stuck in a ditch 30 to 40 yards off the highway.the shaking and bouncing didn't stop until the vehicle came to a complete stop.after much research i leaned that this mechanical steering problem has been a reacuring malfunction.it has been named the death wobble.how can ford continue to manufacture a product with documented extreme safety issues.its obvious that ford has made this extremely dangerous condition an ongoing process.im amazazed that with all the past complaints concerning the death wobble that its become nothing more than a band-aid fix.please address and correct this ongoing negligent manufacturing process that ford continues.they knowingly continue to place innocent consumers into a life or possible death situation.
While driving down the highway i hit a dip in the road and the steering wheel started shaking violently. I let off the gas and slowed down and the shaking stopped. I had approximately 10,000 miles on the truck. I avoid all bumps and dips now. It has happened 8 or 9 times. I have never had the truck looked at for the problem, now that i have read about all the other people with the same issue i will take it to the dealer ship. I just thought it had something to do with the fact that its a heavy duty suspension.
Death wobble
2017 ford f-350 superduty truck experienced severe steering/suspension wobble when encountering bumps in roadway.four incidents occurred, with three occurring in the sept. 18-26, timeframe in 2019.while traveling at 65 to 70 mph.vehicle was hard to control during the wobble, and required slowing to 20-25mph to stop the shaking.other vehicles following me at the listed speeds were required to brake quickly to avoid collision with my vehicle.all incidents occurred on interstate highways.vehicle mileage was approx. 17000 miles at the time.
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.
My 2017 ford f350 has experienced heavy steering oscillation (death wobble) starting at approximately 30k miles. The oscillation occurs while driving over 60 mph. The vehicle must be slowed to below 45-50 mph to stop the oscillation. Reducing my speed to 45-50 mph on a highway with speed limits of 75 mph is very dangerous for my family. I have been to the dealership 3 times to resolve this issue and it has not been resolved. After the last visit, i replaced my tires that were not worn past the tread warning bars at the request of the manufacturer and now i have constant shimming of the steering while driving on the highway between 55-70 mph.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle shook violently. The contact had to let up off the accelerator pedal to regain control of the vehicle and pulled off to the side of the road. The contact noticed that all of the steering components were very loose. The vehicle was taken to williamsburg ford (701 e rochambeau dr, williamsburg, va 23188, (757) 229-2411) where it was diagnosed that all of the steering components needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was called and stated that they would get back with the contact regarding reimbursement. The failure mileage was 41,000. Consumer states truck shakes violently when driving. Updated 12/13/18
While driving at approximately 55 mph on the highway the front end and steering wheel started wobbling strongly, it did not subside until i slowed down to about 30 mph. This is not the first time this has happened, but frequency is increasing. I have oem suspension, wheels, tires, no modifications to the vehicle.
When driving at normal road speeds, between 45 and 70 mph, when vehicle encounters a bump while in a slight turn, the steering wheel starts to "shimmy", or oscillate, violently, making vehicle directional control very difficult. Dealer has stated they corrected the problem but the problem has returned and seems to be worse.
My 2017 ford f350 has now experienced three events referred to as "death wobble" or shimmy which causes severe shaking of the entire truck and especially the steering wheel. First event in bakersfield calif where i hit consecutive bumps in the freeway while traveling 65 mph. Had to slow to less than 40 mph to get it to stop. Second event was towing my 5th wheel down a 6% grade into verde valley arizona. Heavy braking caused the same death wobble in addition to the truck pulling to the right. Speed was 65 mph. Third event was leaving mccarren airport in las vegas nevada where hitting a freeway bridge transition caused the death wobble again. Truck has been to local ford dealership. Alignment checked ok, tracking bar torque ok, wheels ok, ball joints ok. Brake hose did not pass pressure test and was replaced under warranty. Dealership cannot find cause. I sincerely believe this is a design issue or oem parts installed at factory were defective at time of installation. This is my fourth superduty 4x4 supercrew. My other three never had this issue. In investigating this issue i found two automotive related websites where 35 plus late model superduty owners complained about this same problem.
When my truck reaches 35 to 40 mph or hits a small bump it begins to shake violently in the steering wheel making it hard to control. I took it to a dealership who stated there was a recall part available, but after the repair the problem immediately began upon leaving their parking lot. My hill decent assist system now turns on and says there is a fault. The dealership was able to reproduce the problem, but stated i would need to pay for any further inspections and repairs out of pocket. I have not reported to my insurance as i didn't think it would be covered by them. The problem began this year in early july (2021) and has yet to be fixed.
In oct. 2019 i was headed to texas from minnesota with my 2017 f-350 diesel with only about 28,000 miles on it and was pulling my 43 ft 5th wheel trailer, i hit a bump in the hwy while traveling 70 mph, the truck started to shake violently, i had to apply the breaks hard to get it to stop shaking and all most lost control of the truck and trailer. It was a good thing no one was next to me as i ended up on the shoulder of the road and had to bring the truck down to around 30 mph before it stopped shaking. This happened one more time while on my way to texas and once again it shook violently till i got it slowed down to 30 mph. I put the truck into a ford dealer in mineral well's, tx and they replaced the steering stabilizer. I left tx and was going to az, i was there for a few months and had to return to mn for 1 month but left my 5th wheel trailer behind and just drove the truck back, then on 1/29/2020 i headed back to az with my truck and not pulling anything. On my return trip to az i hit a bump on the hwy at 70 mph and the truck started to once again shake violently and had to hit the breaks and get it slowed down to 30 mph before it stopped shaking, there was only about 6,000 miles on the truck since it's repair. Now i'm back in :az ( 1/31/2020) and i have a appointment at the ford dealer here on 2/13/2020 to repair this problem once again. This shaking gets so bad that i don't know if i want to keep the truck, someone is going to get killed if ford doesn't get this problem corrected.
Ford f350 uncontrollable steering oscillation beginning around 12/3/18 @ approximately 20,000 miles on truck i began experiencing vibrations in steering. Reached out to dealer from where vehicle was purchased new 1 year earlier. Reported issues and was informed its a known issue but could not be seen till january 15,2019. On 12/16/18 while merging lanes on highway(approx.60 mph) steering wheel began shaking uncontrollably causing vehicle to swerve lane to lane. Control was able to be regained only after slowing to minimal speed(assuming 20 mph or so). Incident caused all immediate traffic to stop. Vehicle was driven into breakdown lane . Upon exiting vehicle ,a witness to incident also pulled over . As a owner of a 17 f250 he informed me of what is called deathwobblewhich he had experienced in prior months. With information a second dealership was contacted ,with there response being they are aware of possible causes but could take itimmediately. Vehicle was delivered on 12/20/18. Diagnosed with a tsb 18-2268/06-22214. Repairs will be made, however parts are back ordered till 1/29/19. Truck was deemed unsafe by dealer an was recommended not to drive. As of 1/5/19 ford customer manager has been brought into case ,whom also stated they were aware of possible causes of incident yet reassured me she would be able to expiate parts.this appears to be a known problem on commercial weighted vehicles with the ability to lead to catastrophic damages to unknowing owners an general public.
I have sever shaking while on the freeway after hitting a bump or the road changes.i have taken it into the dealer 4 times now in the last few months to try and solve the problem.it is a safety problem that has almost made me lose control of the vehicle.as of right now the problem is still there with no fix from ford.
Truck shaking, was told tire inflation was not being maintained. All valve stems leaking since day i bought it. One tire had fix a flat in it when i bought it. It took ford 6 months to replace valve stems correctly.after this truck still shakes on any rough road, if hit any real ruff truck violent shake have to stop to get it to stop. Now since tire pressure can be maintained since valove stems fixed. They tell me front tires need replaced from not maintaining tire pressures. That is why truck shakes.the truck has shakenough since the first month i owned it it march 2018, this has caused front tires to were on both outside edges. The truck shakes so bad, i have ran off 7 times, ran two other cars off road, and pulled over for suspecteddui told officer what happened and if i didn't get it fixed he write me ticket defective equipment and deem vehicle unsafe to operate.always in motion, any speed, any ruff road, even going across briggs anything that is not perfect smooth road
I was driving during moderate rain and wet road conditions. My truck hit a seam in road and the entire front end started to shake and bounce. I had to get on the brake fast and this was early morning lots of seattle traffic at highway speeds in excess of 60mph. The truck actually started a shimmy that put me in the other lane luckily there was no traffic on my left side. It went away when i was on the brake and had slowed way down under 35 mph. When i got back on accelerator, i again returned to highway speed only to have it return worse after hitting bumps in the road. This time there were more vehicles around and i had to hit brake extremely hard so as not to bounce everywhere. The truck got noticeably light on front end bouncing all over the place and veered off road to the right. This could have resulted in an accident twice in less than 10 minutes. Truck was parked and taking to ford dealership after researching online and finding out this is a known issue. Truck only has 17510 miles on it has been in for all routine maintenance and tire rotation and balances. In fact tires were just rotated at 17000 miles.
At approximately 24,500 miles, while traveling on the interstate at 70 mph, i crossed a small crease in the road at the beginning of a bridge, the truck went into a "death wobble", or as ford calls it "sustained steering wheel oscillation".this is a violent shaking of the front end that causes you to temporarily lose control of the vehicle until you can reduce your speed to under 45 mph.i took it to the ford dealer and they replaced the steering stabilizer.this solved the problem for approximately 11,200 more miles.at around 35,700 miles, the death wobble returned with a vengeance.it happened again on the interstate traveling at 70 mph.reducing the speed to less than 45 mph stopped the wobble.however, since you cannot drive 45 mph on an interstate, it happened every time i sped up and hit the slightest of small bumps in the road.happened 6 more times until i was able to get off the interstate.this time it was worse than before.truck is now sitting at dealer again for almost 2 weeks while they "look" at it.all ford is willing to do is slap another pos steering stabilizer on it and push me out the door.this is not the fix.ford has a problem on their hands, but is refusing to listen, or simply cannot figure this out.someone is going to get killed.something must be done before that happens!!step up and fix your trucks ford!!!!
We were driving our f350 with 31,000 miles on it down the highway towing a camper at 65 mph. We hit a small bump in the highway and the steering wheel started shaking violently causing me to almost run off the road before getting it stopped. Immediately called my ford dealership and they said it is normal but to bring it in for repair? i took the truck in and they replaced the front steering stabilizer shock and said it was fixed. 900 miles later i am driving the truck down the highway towing a 12,000 lb. Loaded gooseneck trailer down the road when it happens again at 60 mph! even worse this time. I called ford and they said again that it is normal and they will order an aftermarket steering stabilizer to put on it this time. This is bsolutely ridiculous and insanely unsafe. If my wife had been driving we would have wrecked both times for sure. I dont know how they can sell a 90,000$ truck knowing it has this problem! i have a video in mp4 format of the first time it ever did it to me but i cant get it to upload.
My 2017 f350 has 15,000 miles on it and has experienced extreme death wobble at least 10 times.if you are going over 70 on the turnpike and hit a bump this happens.you need to make ford recall this before people die.my truck is 100 percent stock except for a rear sway bar i added, and has never been off road.it happened 9-28-19 3 times but has done this before.i have an appointment to have it fixed 12-19-19, but from what i have read fords fixes do not really fix the problem.please make ford recall this before people start dying on the highways.
Was traveling on a 2 lane highway in a corner around 60-65 mph when i hit a small hole in the road and the steering wheel began shaking back and forth in a very unsafe fashion.truck only has 33k miles on it.i notice prior to the incident that in similar situations the steering became very "loose", but this last time it shook much more.
I own a 2017 ford f350 4x4, at the time of the incident the vehicle had around 65000 miles on it. I was driving down the interstate at 70 mph, as i crossed over the transition on to a bridge a violent vibration began in the front axle/ tires. Vibration was so pronounced it was shaking my hands from side to side on the steering wheel. I quickly decelerated to gain control of the truck. Vibration subsided around 35mph. This happened a few more times and i took the vehicle to the dealership where i purchased it. Initially they could not recreate the issue. After a drive over a bridge entrance at speed they were able to see the issue i described to them. They replaced some steering components. After driving the vehicle for two days, following the repairs, the issue returned. Currently vehicle is being returned to the dealership for the second time. I have seen numerous other similar concerns documented on line, but the dealership explained to me ford has not issued a recall or tsb on the issue. So for i have spent $450.00 in parts and labor for a repair that has not corrected the issue. Not certain it is safe to continue driving vehicle.
When driving a speeds greater than 50 mph i have found that the internet has termed "death wobble" in my truck. When this first occurred i took the truck in and they made some tweaks under warranty and said nothing was wrong. Then it happened again and took it back to the ford dealership. They stated they could not find anything wrong and that i just needed new tires. They deliberately lied to me putting me and my employees at risk. Ford knows this is occurring and doesn't care. You can completely lose control of the vehicle at high rates of speed out of the blue.
Driving at around 50 mph the steering wheel started to bounce and vibrate after hitting a uneven road surface. The bounce and vibration did not stop until the vehicle was completely stopped taking a major effort to keep the vehicle under control till stopped. This problem has happened twice.
Vehicle had severe death wobble at highway speeds over 65mph. Dealer adjusted castor and improved the severity. Still have unacceptable level of steering wheel oscillation and vibration. Many visits to dealers in two states with no correction or improvement. Uncomfortable and unsafe to tow 5th wheel.
Multiple instances ~15 of 'death wobble' where the truck and steering wheel shake violently. Normally at speeds above 55 mph when hitting a bump or rough road. Started occurring only when turning and hitting a bump, but now happening when driving straight. Requires slowing quickly to below 30 mph to stop shaking, making it very dangerous for myself and other drivers on the highway. Stock f350 drw with 32k miles
At speed ove 60 on road bumps , bridge joints, rough roads the steering wheel will viotnely shake uncontrollably also called the death wooble.coast to about 50mph will stop shaking.scarey when it happens does not appear to have any vehivke control at while it wobbles. Sone rough roads the bumps cause a vibration like it wants to do the death wooble then the right bump ir its angle on th road starts a death wooble.truck has had dealer visit #1 alingment, inspection, #2 steering damper replaced, #3 camber adjusted toservice bulletin (tsb) #18- 2268 specs.#4 camver adjust addubg more camber. Oroblen aeems to be reduced now but can still happen but now less vilonlty. Than before. I feel like a test case they dont know how to fix.
Driving at 60-65, when you hit a bump such as railroad tracks, potholes or rough roads, the front end will begin to wobble and then the entire truck shakes violently with very little control. Once you slow down to about 40, the shake goes away and the truck drives normal.
Hit a bump in the road at 50mph +, the steering wheel began to shake violentlymaking the vehicle impossible to control. I had to hit the brakes hard and slow way down to regain control of the truck. This nearly caused the car behind me to rear end me on one occasion.this has happened to me 3 times in the last month. I have only experienced this unloaded with no trailer on straight roads, thus far. The vehicle is right at 19,000 miles, still under warranty. It should not behave this way.even when the wobble doesn't happen, the vehicle will sometimes jump to one side or another going over angled joints in the road. If you are not paying extreme attention, you will be in the median. This has happened many times in the last few months. It simply isn't very safe to drive without a high payload.the wobble occurred multiple times at the same bridge joint going in two directions. The jumping to the side occurs almost daily at the same joint. The wobble occurred a separate time on another road. Both roads are 2-3 lane city thoroughfares. Not really city street or highways, but i supposed divided highway is the best description .i just replaced stock/original tires, hoping those have something to do with it.
Driving down highway around 75 mph and ran over a rough patch in road and my steering wheel started shaking violently.whole truck shook.slowed down to 60 and it stopped.pulled over to inspect under front end and rear.couldn't find anything out of place.got back on h.w. And got back up to 75 and no shaking.hit another spot on a bridge where pavement connects bridge and it happened again.took to dealership and they told me it that i needed new tires.which i did.replaced with factory michelins.they also put a new steering damper on.got truck back several days later and while driving under 60 there are no problems.above 60 the steering starts shaking a bit, but not like the death wobble.at 75 mph it is the same, along with what seems to be a rear end vibration. Called dealership and they said a part was on back order and would call.haven't heard back in months.so, i called and they said the part is on back order.having to borrow a car from mother in law to get around.i purchased a warranty that will expire at 60,000 and was told that if i go over, it will still be under the original claim and i would not have to pay the $75 deductible.i will get that in writing hopefully this week.with these vibrations, it know it will wear out other front end parts like ball joints and tie rods that hopefully will be replaced at no cost.doubtful!this is my 4th ford truck and have not had any of these problems with other trucks.i have only 57,000 miles and this should be a recall and ford is running from it.very disappointed.please help!
2017 f350 kr srw lwb 21500 miles over the last 1000 miles or so i had noticed a little shimmy in the steering wheel when i'd go over a road cut, a patch, or expansion joint. Well today i hit one at around 70 mph going straight on the interstate and the steering wheel just went freaking bizerk. It started osculating back and forth really quick.i tried to just grab it and hold it still to no avail. Eased on the brakes and tried to get to the shoulder with traffic bearing down on me. At 45 mph it still hadn't let up.. As i hit the shoulder at around 40 it finally quit shaking.
At 17000 miles experienced steering oscillation and death wobble while driving 55mph or greater. Extremely unsafe especially when pulling a trailer. Have had parts replaced and serviced several times. Most recent parts replaced at 35500. Dealer has performed tsb several times. This issue is extremely common and is affecting a lot of these trucks.
I was traveling down the highway at approximately 60 mph and hit a bump. My vehicle began shaking violently. I had to abruptly decelerate down to 35 mph to get ot to stop shaking. I believe it's called a death wobble. I've had my vehicle in to the ford dealership twice to have it fixed to no avail. I had the whole front end rebuilt. $1500 down the drain. I had a 2012 f350 that did the same thing. This wobble has happened to me many times. Most recently it happened on 12/22/2019.
The truck does the death wobble (front end bounces side to side) at highway speeds.it's been in 5 times for the same problem, and it continues.i'm scared to have anyone in my family drive the truck.
When traveling at speeds greater than 50mph, truck will randomly respond to going over a slight bump by beginning to shake. The shaking increases to a violent level. The entire truck shakes violently, especially the front end and the steering wheel. The only way to regain control of the truck is to come to a nearly complete stop. All three times this has happened the truck was on a highway. The last time it happened the truck was on a bridge crossing a river with heavy traffic all around. It is a complete miracle that the surrounding drivers were able to avoid hitting our truck since the speed limit was 65mph, and we had to slow to 22mph before the shaking stopped. This first happened in oct 2017. The dealership repaired it, but it happened two more times on feb 12, 2018. The truck has only 24700 miles on it.
While driving at freeway speeds i went across an overpass.coming off the bridge i went over the bridge expansion joint and cased my pickup to immediately start an extremely violent "death wobble".i had to apply brake and slow down to 35 mph before it would come out of it.i have made an appt with the dealer that i purchased the truck from new however they were extremely non-nonchalant about my problem.in doing some research it seem that this is a problem the hundreds of super duty owners are having with no recall yet.i feel like if i was not as an experienced driver or in adverse weather conditions i would not have been able to maintain control of my vehicle and would have crashed.
Front tires oscillate back and forth when hitting potholes at highway speeds above 50mph, bridge overpasses anything that is rough.known as the death wobble for most people. Truck becomes out of control shaking back and forth, having to slow the truck down almost to a stop. This issue started around 37k miles and has just gotten worse.now the dealer says my track bar with ball joint is ruined, steering stabalizer,2 drag links 1 at passenger knuckle and 1 at the pitman arm.this repair is close to $1,000.
My truck has the "death wobble". At freeway speeds it shakes so bad!! when traveling 60 to 75 mph and drive over a bridge expansion joint, it shakes so bad. This will cause a accident. My truck has 50,000 miles on it. This has also happened on normal pavement.
While driving highway-speedabout 65 mph, the truck hits a grove in the highway road andstarted to shake violently and uncontrollable. I slowed down while trying to keep the truck in one lane and it stopped the bucking/wobble action when the speed was reduced to 20 mph. This has happened twice in the past week and vehicle is scheduled to belooked at in the service center.
At speeds over 60mph, the truck goes into a "death wobble" when a large bump, pothole or bridge expansion joint is encountered. The steering wheel shimmies rapidly from side to side, and the truck feels as if it is losing control. The truck must be decelerated rapidly to stop the shimmy. This has happened at least a dozen times, making the truck dangerous to drive.the truck has less than 30,000 miles. .
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving at various speeds the steering wheel vibrated and there with an abnormal clunking noise detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to (sames kingsville ford 2501 us-77, kingsville, tx 78363 (888) 903-4562) where it was diagnosed that the steering shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred the manufacturer was contacted but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 2,000.
Death wobble symptoms at highway speeds, violent shaking in steering and suspension.had to replace track bar, steering stabilizer, align front end to reduce/eliminate potential danger. Poor response by ford on this one. Happened numerous times, difficult to duplicate, possible serious injury if an i experienced driver of this vehicle is behind the wheel.
Continue to experience the "ford death wobble" steering oscillation.i have been to the dealership 4 times and the problem continues. The incident usually occurs while traveling highway speeds and started at approximately 15,000 miles. Whin this occurs, it is usually when crossing a seam on the road from a bridge or hitting a rough patch in the highway.the steering wheel begins shaking violently causing you to fight keeping the vehicle under control.i have to slow down to about 30 mphin order to get it to stop, which is quite dangerous while on the interstate. My current mileage is 20,400.i have been told by the dthat they have been working closely with engineers at ford hq in an attempt to resolve the problem and have made the following modifications to my vehicle without any success in correcting the issue: adjusting the camber on every visit, added 2 different size of shims,replaced both steering dampers, and most recently add a 1 1/2" leveling kit.unfortunately the issue still is not resolved, the vehicle is unsafe to drive and impacting my ability to use the vehicle for the purpose it was purchased for.
I was driving down the freeway to work at approximately 70 mph when my truck started to shake so bad in the front end i almost took out the vehicle to my left and ended up halfway in the ditch. I had 0 control over my truck
Upon starting the vehicle a warning was displayed that said "adaptive steering fault service required".power cycling the vehicle 3 time and each time presented with the same warning and corresponding dash warning indicator. When driving the vehicle the steering ratio was clearly affected. The dash warning light stayed lit at all times during operation of the vehicle.a subsequent restart of the vehicle an hour later caused the same message and indicator light.however after only a couple minutes of driving the indicator went out.the warning and indicator have not returned after several starts in the past 24 hours. Steering seems to have returned to normal operation. Continuing to monitor.
Truck has death wobble.after hitting a bump on the freeway steering wheel and front end starts to shake violently.requires slowing down to under 40 mph to stop shaking.very dangerous situation.this has happened numerous times.ford has inspected the front end and said everything looks fine.another ford dealer replace the steering stabilizer shock at my cost.problem still exists.
Death wobblefrom 50 to 70 mph if you hit a small bump in the road it will set the truck off in to an uncontrolable shake, it is considered very dangerous, ford replaced the steering absorber but that made no difference,, i am now communicating with ford corporate office as the dealership is unable to do any work without the coporate office permission
2017 ford 350 srw/crew cab/long bed/diesel, 31k miles,steer/bump resonance / death wobble as some refer to it as, happened for the first time about 2k miles ago. I was on a stretch of highway that had a very weird ripple which triggered the first incident, i thought it was an anomaly due to conditions and didn't think anything more. Since then i have noticed a slight vibration in the steering wheel that is particularly pronounced when in a slight left highway turn (unloading the steering damper i assume). While travelling straight and level i went over a bridge transition and went into a steer/bump resonance which forced me to the shoulder and slowing to 30 mph or so before it diminished.this can be disturbing on an empty road and downright dangerous on a busy one. I'm just lucky that it was a relatively low traffic environment during the most current incident.
While driving on interstate the said vehicle hit a bump or bad spot in the road. The steering wheel and front of vehicle began to shake and vibrate extremely erratic. I immediately held on, looked in mirrors for other vehicles around me and had to hit the brakes. The truck had to slow down and immediately get it off the road without causing an accident. We happened to be on a 65mph highway. With hazard lights flashing we did manage to get off the main road to the shoulder. I new immediately what it was. My wife was with me at the time as well. We have owned this truck since it was brand new. At 9000 miles the same thing happened. Then again at 16,500, 18,900, 24,440 and the most recent time is 27,500. This problem has been addressed 4 prior times. Each time they change the steering damper and i get my vehicle back. Now i am told i need new tires, a caster adjustment and possibly another damper. Surprise the dampers are on back order.i'm very surprised there has not been a recall.luckily i guess people have not been seriously injured yet. Thank goodness for that. This is my third new truck from ford. I think we have certainly spent our fair share of money with them. Fix our truck so we can feel safe when we pull our camper around the country. That's why we bought this particular truck. Thanks for reading our experience.
Truck shakes violently after hitting a bump on the expressway. Thought i had a tire blowout.
Sustained steering wheel oscillation after hitting bumpor an expansion joint at highway speed.vehicle has 40,000 miles.has occurred several times in the past.
The complaint is sustained steering wheel oscillation after hitting rough pavement on an expansion joint above 72 km/h (45 mph) making it hard to keep control of the truck.
While driving at 65 mph on a highway hit a small pothole and the steering / front suspension started wobbling very violently, had no more control on the the steering. Had to slow down and pull over on the shoulder. No damage visible to tires or steering components so i continued driving and the wobble was gone. This happened before on bridge joints in a curve for a short moment, but not as violently as today. Truck seems not safe, will take it to dealer on monday.
Vehicle shakes violently when traveling 60mph or higher on freeways after hitting a bump in the road. Have to slow down immediately to remain in control of vehicle. Happened 6 times in last 2 weeks.
The contact owns a 2007 ford f-350. While driving 55-65 mph, the steering wheel vibrated abnormally. After the vehicle was stopped, the vehicle operated as intended. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact also experienced the failure at approximately 30-40 mph. The vehicle was taken to suburban ford located at (37000 us-26, sandy, or 97055: (503) 668-5511) where it was determined that a forced wheel balance was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000.
Death wobble.at speed, truck shakes violently, having to slow down and sometimes stop before regaining control
Two issues.first issue, cracked rim. Started losing tire pressure, leak between rim and stainless steel valve stem, had valve stem replaced with rubber valve. Lasted about a week and started losing air pressure again.used green slime and solved the problem for about two weeks. Pressure loss was minimal, 70 psi down to 60 psi over a couple of days, would reinflate to 70 psi and would hold for a couple of days and i would just inflate back to 70 psi. Driving back from fl to nc on the 30th of dec 2020, i experienced a loss of 20 psi in about an hours time. Pulled into rest area, reinflated tire and sprayed with windex and saw bubbles coming from a crack around the tire valve and going about 2 inches toward the inner edge of rim. Changed to spare, and made it home with no other issues. Rim is original factory aluminum rim. Dealership said truck is out of warranty. Purchased aftermarket wheels this week, did not want to replace with same model of rim. Second issue.truck has approximately 62,000 miles. Noticed death wobble while i was having issues with above mentioned tire/rim issue and figured it was due to the imbalance of front tire that had green slime in it. Wobble happened again today after hitting pothole, was going about 50-55 mph, hit pot hole, truck started shaking, slowed down to about 30 and shaking stopped. Has happened 2 other times but those times i had the old tire/wheel set up. This latest occurrence happened with different tire/wheel setup. Have not taken to dealership because it is out of warranty and figured they would not do anything about it.
At 17,000 miles just started the death wobble. Hit a bump in the road, it happened pulling a trailer going 62 mph. Had to slow down to 30 mph to regain control of vehicle.
Death wobble! my truck has 31k. While on the expressway doing 50+ mph if i hit and bump or take a turn fast, the entire front end shakes violently. Extremely scaring and dangerous, caused me to stop in the middle of the expressway before it went back to driving normal.
My 2017 ford f 350 xlt 4x4 sb has 30,000 miles. On tues. Morning my wife and i were driving back to mesa,az. From panguitch, utah. A couple miles into our trip , while driving 55 mphwe hit a bumpy area of the road and the truck starting shaking violently, like having a blowout. I had to pull over to see what what was happening. I could see no damage to any tires , so we kept driving and it happened again less than 10 minutes into the drive.. This time i slowed down until i regained control. We did not have any more issues the rest of our trip to mesa.we were pulling a 40 ft. Fifth wheel #13,500. At the time. We were just finishing up our summer trip when this happened.this happened about 45 days earlier just outside cheyenne, wy.,after reading a lot of similar incidents from other ford owners. I felt that i needed to report this issue
Death wobble i have about 24 thousand miles on my truck and when i go over bumps the whole truck shakes uncontrollably. When it happens it's a struggle to keep it in the lane. I am terrified to drive itand ford seems to be blowing me off about it.it's been happening since i got the truck and has been getting worse.
Took truck to dealer on 11/29/19 for death wobbles above 60mph when hitting bumps or seams in the roadway. Was told by the service department that my steering shock was bad. Problem is the steering shock is on backorder and was on a 6 to 8 week waiting list. Truck is getting worse, becoming unsafe to drive. Called dealership on 01/07/20 to check if they had heard if they had any ideas if the shock was gonna be delivered anytime soon. Was stated that they had just placed an order for another one and that there was still a 6 to 8 week wait on the shock. They stated they had 12 on back order. I have ordered an aftermarket one for now. Hopefully if this is the problem and this will keep from destroying my front end.
My 2017 ford f-350 has started the well known (death wobble at speed above 30 mph after hitting seams, repaired holes and pot holes. It becomes very unstable at times on highway. I had this same problem with my 2008 f-350 crew cab 4x4. I guess ford doesn't see the violent shake as a concern.
My f-350 with no modifications and stock tires has repeatedly went into the "death wobble" or violent shaking after hitting irregular areas on the roadway.my truck seems to do it primary on bridges, even ones that barely have a transition and seem smooth.ford recently updated some parts at less than 30k miles.today, i went over three bridges in a row at 70 mph and each bridge made the front end shake violently.the third bridge was in a construction zone and a tractor trailer nearly hit me.you must slow to 30 mph to make it stop.this is an extreme safety hazard, you can't always slow to 30 mph in 70 mph traffic.this is a widely known problem and the nhtsa needs to do something about it.
My truck has had a "death wobble"since it was about 3 months old. The first time i thought maybe just a road condition. It's been "fixed" 3 times but hasn't been corrected yet. It happens at interstate speeds of 70+ mph
Started vehicle, placed in reverse to back out of driveway, at end of driveway stepped on break and did not stop, pressed hard and stopped. Put truck in drive to get back on driveway and almost hit garage door as breaks did not work normally so i pressed emergency break. Shut off truck, restarted and breaks worked fine. Thought it was a computer glitch and restart corrected. Drove next several days with no problem, then on way home from store i again lost normal breaking and had no power steering . I was doing approximately 30 miles per hour on a city street. Pulled over, shut off truck and restarted but this time that did not correct problem. Drove about 1 mile to ford dealer and turned over for repair. The vehicle only has 17k miles on it. They diagnosed the power steering pump to be bad and replaced. I have not had problem since the repair. I have about 30 miles since repair. The problem is that i received no failure or warning lights, started intermittent and if i would of been driving other different conditions i would likely of been in a serious accident. If my wife was driving she would of not been able to stop or steer the truck. I have normal strength for a 60 year old man and i could barely stop and steer the truck. If i was pull an rv i would of been in a very bad situation. I am concerned that there was no warning and concerned that after first failure it seemed to reset thus assuming a computer issue. Seems strange that a mechanical pump failed and then started working for several days before failing again. After the first failure that corrected itself, i did go to ford dealer where i bought the car and they said they were not aware of any issues but if it happens again bring the truck in to be checked. Unfortunately, i was 60miles from my purchasing dealer so went to closest ford dealer for the repair.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving approximately 45 mph and above, the steering wheel began to shake violently and the vehicle exhibited the death wobble. Krause family ford (located at 195 woodstock pkwy, woodstock, ga 30188, 877-808-3640) replaced the steering damper, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: cas-24549-129-j988w2. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.
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.
I am experiencing the death wobble. The steering wheel shakes back and forth violently as well as the truck. It is a very terrifying experience. It has happened multiple times lately.
During the past several weeks, while driving at normal speeds of 45-55 mph, the front end of my truck will vibrate and shake while traveling over rough highways and especially when driving over the center rumble strips.this condition is also referred to bump steer or "death wobble". I purchased the truck brand new in february 2017.currently, there is 18393 miles on my truck.this "vibration" started in the past 6-8 months ago moths, if i had a cup of coffee or any drink in the center console cup holder, the cups would vibrate and slip liquids.i initially blamed this on the tires needing rotated, which are rotated every 3000-5000 miles.last week, i inadvertently drove over the center line rumble strips.i was traveling approximately 55 mph when the truck began to violently shake and steering unresponsive.this lasted approximately 3-5 seconds and ceased when i slowed down.the same violent shake and condition occurred 2 other times in the pats 2 weeks with one of them being this afternoon.all times when this occurred was at the moderate speed previously mentioned.after further research on this condition, it sounds like that there are over 1600+ complaints of the same condition.please note, my tires are 9/32 tread, no signs of cupping or bad alignment and air pressures exactly at the manufactured recommended 60psi front, 80psi rear.i have a scheduled appointment for december 16, 2019 to have this concern address at the dealership where i purchased my truck.
I was driving approximately 70 mph when i crossed a set of rail road tracks and the vehicle shook violently enough to cause me to enter left ditch.after applying the breaks and slowing to 15 mph i regained control. I got out and check the tires and all seemed fine. Started to slowly drive and it was fine.a few miles later i began to smell diesel fuel. When i reached my destination the smell was very strong. Opened the hood and there was fuel leaking from the top of the engine and steaming from the inter cooler.drive it to a ford dealer and they replaced the fuel filter as the shaking had caused it to crack.
Death wobble. Front end shakes so bad you cant control it between 50 and 60 mph on highway.
While traveling on a 4 lane highway at approximately 50 mph in traffic, i hit a bump in the roadway and the truck started to shake violently.i had to brake and slow down to approximately 20 mph for the shaking to stop.i feel that this is a front suspension/steering issue.
While towing a 28" fifth wheel trailer i encounter severe, and i mean severe front end wobble which almost caused loss of control on 3 separate occasions (death wobble). It occurred when hitting expansion joints at bridge crossings and when going over moderate road bumps. Speeds varied from 65mph to about 55mph.truck is relatively new with only 15k miles on it.
My truck is experiencing death wobble.when i drive and the truck hits a rough patch or bump in the road the steering creates a wobble so bad that the whole truck shakes.the wheel moves back and forth uncontrollably and i have to slow down to about 40 mph or less for it to stop.on the interstate pulling a 5th wheel camper this is a extremely dangerous condition for both my family and other cars on the road.when the death wobble is happening it scares my family to the point of wanting to get out of the truck.something is wrong with the steering or alignment of these trucks.i see that ford has created a couple of service announcements to try to fix this problem but are unsuccessful.ford has so many service issues to correct this problem that parts are on back order.they are putting a band-aid on the issue instead of trying to fix the problem.
I experienced "death wobble" while driving approximately 65 mph on interstate 35 in northern il on 3-9-19. This started after i ran over a minor road bump. The steering wheel began to shake violently. I almost lost control but was able to reduce speed which stopped the vibration and pull over to the side of the road. This did happen again on 3-10-19 while driving approximately 45 mph. I have an appointment with my ford's service department on 3-13-19.
On multiple occasions we have hit a bump/pothole and it causes a severe death wobble. The last time it almost caused an accident. We have taken it in 3 times and they couldnt find anything wrong. After googling it,it is apparent that there is a issue.
Purchased truck a couple weeks ago and after driving it on roads to work at speeds of 40 mph and above showed high level of instability when going over bumps and rail road tracks on rough roads especially and vehicle was hard to control in traffic, death wobble in front end causing safety hazards and is very dangerous; vehicle is hard to control and puts safety of my family and others at risk in this huge truck. Reported to dealer and they would not help me said to schedule service, i demanded my truck back or a different truck, manager would never return my calls or emails. Service doesn't respond, managers either, electrical keeps locking up as well in gps and interior controls as well as voice prompts. This is a lemon and waste of 60 grand. Intend to seek legal action and report this safety hazard of rockwall texas ford selling unsafe vehicles and lying to customers saying their vehicles have been thru 200-point inspections and safe. I replaced all the shocks, tires, and wheels and some suspension parts hoping to help the problem and have spent over 6k and still have not fixed it, dealer doesn't help. This should be illegal selling unsafe vehicles and not providing any warranty as i was charged for it when purchased.
Vehicle owner was travelling at 65mph on four lane interstate.upon crossing over an expansion joint at an overpass the steering and front end began shaking violently and uncontrollably.the shaking persisted until speed was reduced to under 45mph.no vehicles were present in the adjacent lanes.if there were it is very likely an accident would have occurred.
Truck goes into death wobble.was returned for repair under warranty at 35,091.the wobble came back and is a danger.we have 3 f350, 17 and 18 models and they are all having death wobble problems.these problems pose a danger and should be recalled, it is a design flaw. We have contacted ford (ref# cas24123991) to make the aware of the issues and to get them to repair.
I own a 2017 f-350 super duty with 28,000 miles. Experiencing "death wobble" multiple times per week, typically at speeds between 50-70 mph and hitting even the slightest bump or uneven-ness in the road. The shaking in the front end is so violent that the vehicle is not controllable and is extremely dangerous to the point that my wife refuses to drive it. The only way to regain control is by slowing down to approx 30-40 mph until the shaking subsides. Yesterday, while driving on the highway, the wobble started and pulled me into the next lane, nearly causing an accident. Slowing down in order to regain control caused another near miss as cars were having to swerve to avoid me as i tried to regain control from the wobble. This was an expensive vehicle and it is practically new with very low miles - this should not be happening and in doing research its appears this is a very prevalent issue with these trucks and ford is aware of the defect and is not doing much to address it. I need to be able to drive this vehicle and i need it to be safe and this defect does not allow that. There have been no modifications to this vehicle - it is 100% factory stock.
Vehicle randomly experiences "speed wobble". Happens at highway speeds if the vehicle hits even a small imperfection in the road. The front axle will start oscillating so vigorously that the front tires start to bounce up and down, side to side. This only stops bouncing if you you apply the brakes and slow down to about 20 mph. Very dangerous on they highway.
I was pulling a 12,000 lbs 5th wheel trailer on a highway mountain pass when i went over an expansion joint at about 55 mph and the vehicle started a death wobble.the vehicle violently started shaking and i struggled to maintain control of the truck and trailer barely being able to stop the vehicle on the shoulder before going over a cliff with my family in the vehicle.there were vehicles behind me that had to slam on their brakes to keep from hitting us.
My vehicle currently has 68,871 miles. I purchased it less then one year ago with 57k miles. I have experienced "death wobble" three times with the most recent being 11/17/19. The most recent sent me onto the shoulder at interstate speeds. Each of the three times has happened between 70-78mph on the interstate after hitting rough road or a bridge expansion joint. The vehicle is completely stock. I have no videos of the incidents due to my primary concern being correcting the problem by immediately slowing below 45mph. I have contacted a repair shop who stated they wanted nothing to do with it, and i can't get it into a ford dealer for a while.
Unpredictable, violent shaking of the steering wheel 'death wobble' at highway speeds, causing loss steering control of the vehicle until it is brought nearly to a stop. This has occurred multiple times since i purchased the vehicle. Ford dealership said the issue was resolved when i took it to them last time, it has progressively gotten worse. Reading multiple forums this seems to be a 'common' problem that has not been resolved. My vehicle is scheduled to return to dealership 12/30/19. Key search words 'death wobble' my vehicle is 100% stock with the original oem tires that have been rotated every 5000 miles.
January 2018 i bought a new 2017 ford f-350. After driving the truck around 24000 miles it started this horrible shaking and almost lost control. Researched the symptoms referred to as death wobble. The truck has been back to the dealer where i bought it 4 times and they haven't been able to fix it. If you are driving down the road at 60 mph and hit a bump the truck violently shakes back and forth and it real hard to control it. You have to slow down as fast as you can with out using the brakes if you step on the brake the shaking gets more violent. Type in death wobble on google it is hard to believe as common as this problem is that there is not a recall on these trucks. Rolling down the freeway going to houston thanksgiving day it started to the wobble 12 times in 50 mile span each time having to try to steer onto the shoulder and slow down as fast as you can and try to not get run over in the traffic.
I purchased this truck 3 months ago when it had a little less than 15k miles on it. Everything was ok until about 26k miles when if you hit a bump in the road at freeway speeds and you have to pull completely to the shoulder to make it stop. I have brought it to apple valley ford in minnesota and got the run around. They told me that they were going to replace the steering stabilizer (which is on factory back order) when it comes in. I had to replace it my self with one that i purchased from o reilly which did not fix the problem. I stopped at a different dealership today (boyer ford in minneapolis mn) and talked to the service manager. He knew a lot about this issue but stated it is not a recall and told me that he was waiting for 3 steering stabilizers himself. He said i could change the tires to a softer rubber, change to a double stabilizer at a off road shop or purchase custom wheels with a different offset which he has heard fixes the issue (of course at my expense). Only issue is i just paid $57,000 for this truck with lower miles and purchased the extended warrantee so i did not have issues. I do not have any documentation right now due to the dealership not being done with the repairs.my son has a video of this if you want to see it, but it is very dangerous.
I was driving on the highway and was going over an overpass where there was construction and hit a bump in the road.the truck started vibrating and swerving out of control.my fear was that i was going over the bridge! i was afraid to hit the break for fear it would make it worse. So i took my foot off the accelerator and as i slowed, i finally gained control of the vehicle.this is the second time this had happened to me in the last 2 weeks while going over an overpass and hitting a bump in the road. I am unsure what would have caused this to happen. I have never had this happen to me in any vehicle before and i have been driving for 34 years. I will not drive this vehicle!!! it is a death trap!!!
On 3 different occasions while driving approx 60mph, i drove over a bump and the steering wheel/front end experienced uncontrollable shaking, commonly called a 'death wobble.' problem continued until i slowed the truck to 10 mph.first time it happened the truck only had 17,000 miles. After the 3rd time the dealer replaced steering components. After the repair the truck continued to have minor problems (quick short wobble) but the dealer said that was part of the repair.on memorial day weekend the full wobble returned. I dropped the truck off at dealer because it was too unsafe to drive ( i have teenagers and refuse to risk their lives). I attempted to return the truck to ford under the state lemon law. Ford refuses to take back the truck but cannot guarantee it is fixed or safe.
This vehicle on normal roads, interstate or backroads, will go into what i would call a death wobble. This "wobble" is very violent, and it usually occurs at 50mph or greater. At this speed the vehicle becomes barely guideable to the point that it is very dangerous. The only way to make the vehicle stop the event is to slow down. My experience has been that it will continue down to speeds of 35-40 before it goes away. I strongly feel as though this event, if it were to happen at the wrong time will cost a life. It does not take a huge pot hole to set it off, it is typically a smaller irregular bump that will get it going. Under warranty i have had the steering damper replaced as well as both front shocks and nothing so far has touched the issue.
Driving at approx. 65 mph my f-350 4x4's steering wheel began to shake very hard, enough to have a dps state trooper heading in the opposite direction notice. He made a u-turn, caught up to me, put on his lights and stopped me. What i thought was a traffic stop turned out to be a safety check. He told me that he stopped me because he had noticed my wheels wobbling and thought that i was in danger of crashing. I had told the officer that the wobbling stopped once i reduced my speed to about 40 or so. Tires were close to needing changing, i replaced my tires and the problem stopped until recently. It is starting to wobble now and then only after an additional 15,000 miles. This is clearly not a once in a million event, this is something that i have heard many times among other ford owners to show them we need to be taken care of. My life is worth more than a bad engineering design. Did i buy a $ 73,000.00 coffin?
With 19721 miles my truck at highway speeds after hitting a bump would start shaking uncontrollably. Dealer put a new steering damper on it. Now with 23341 miles on it its doing it again. Dealer says a part ford says will fix problem is back orderd this truck is un safe to drive as is.
While driving at normal highway speeds (65) an 'extreme'wobble developed in front steering and suspension.steering wheel deflection was around 30 degrees side to side from top center.a fifth wheel travel trailer was being towed and the wobble resulted in departure from travel lane; however, no accident occurred.speed was reduced to 20 mph before wobble ceased and trailer brakes we the only effective thing to straighten truck. Application of truck brakes seemed to worsen the wobble. Volumes of information exist on this issue labeled as 'death wobble.' https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4jv7l8bbo1qhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8euq6f8rgt4vehicle is at purchasing dealer for repair.i am happy to speak with nhtsaif deemed appropriate.
While driving at freeway speeds of 60+mph and go over any bump in the road - such as a bridge transition that should be barely noticeable - the truck begins to shake uncontrollably and will push you into other lanes of traffic. The only way to get control of the vehicle is to brake hard and fast getting below 40 mph so the shaking will stop and you can regain control of the vehicle. It is unbelievably unsafe, dangerous and absolutely frightening. It is terrifying to drive my $60,000 truck. This occurs on a daily basis if driven at those speeds. Although we have not had an accident as of yet, it will happen if we drive the truck on the freeway. Extremely disappointing that the us department of transportation has failed to do something about this. It has and will continue to kill people on the road. Ford must be mandated to fix these trucks.
Another victim of death wobble.it's happened twice, once with truck alone (january 2019) and another time pulling a 5th wheel trailer (9/22/2019)...both downhill in the mountains.the truck just started shaking violently until i was able to slow down enough to make it stop.the first time the dealer installed some caster shims, the 2nd time they said everything looked fine and no issues with the suspension.
While the vehicle is in motion going straight down a highway at approximately 65 mph or over, and if a small bump in the road is experienced, the front left tire vibrates violently and the steering wheel becomes extremely shaky. This has almost caused my to lose control of the vehicle on multiple separate occasions, and almost causing a collision on one occasion. Slowing the vehicle down seems to cause the vibrations to go away temporarily, however going 40mph is not a fix as that is not a safe speed in a 70mph highway zone. This 2017 f350 was bought brand new from the dealership and has less than 28k miles on it. Extremely disappointed in ford and extremely scared to have family in the truck in the event of total failure.
Going down the highway at 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly started shaking violently.i had to immediately slow down and pull over on the shoulder.once i came to a complete stop, the shaking stopped.after checking all tires, i started going again and did not experience it again.after some research, it appears that there are several complaints regarding this same issue.i bought this used 3 months ago, it has 46,600 miles on the vehicle.as this is not a warranty issue, i will be out of pocket on this.
While driving on the highway about 50mph i passed over a small bump (roadway to overpass) in the road. The front end of my truck began to shake violently. I had to pull over to the side of the road and stop to get it to stop shaking. This has happened a few times in the past but the shaking has not been as violent and has stopped when letting off the throttle (not this time). This seems to be getting worse. My truck has 11,450 miles.
I purchased a new 2017 f-350 a couple years ago. It has about 22,000 miles on it. I experienced the "death wobble" yesterday for the second time. I now know why it's called that. I was going about 60mph on a two-lane highway when the truck and steering started shaking violently. I almost crashed trying to slow it down and definitely could have killed me! it sounds as if this is becoming all too common of a problem with these trucks. I'm scared to drive again!
Traveling on a paved highway at 60 mph. The roadway had a bumpy section. When driving thru the bumpy section, the front end of the truck began to shake violently and nearly caused a loss of control. It continued to shake until the truck speed was reduced below 30 mph.
When traveling above 60 mph and i hit a ridge or pot hole the front of the vehicle shakes violently. It happened the first time around 34,000 miles. Ford replaced the steering stabilizer and drag link, part of a tsb. It happened again at 40,000 miles.
When hitting a bump on the highway at 70 mph, the steering wheel developed a violent shimmy. I had to slow down and pull over to get the truck back under control. It happens a speeds over 45 mph for no apparent reason. It happens when you hit the right bump the wrong way.
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!!!!
At 39000 miles developed a massive front wheel shake at highway speeds on rough roads. Rotated tires and balanced. No change. Replace all tires with same as came with. Death wobble was gone for 4000 miles has now returned.
Ford death wobble - at random times while driving at highway speeds (45-75mph) severe steering and front suspension shakes causing loss of control of vehicle. To gain control driver must brake heavily and reduce speed.
Experiencing death wobble. It caused me to loose control of the truck. I hit uneven pavement on the interstate, the wobble began and i spun 180 while traveling 65mph on the interstate. Fortunately it was overnight while there was very little traffic, otherwise i could have been killed. I had this same problem while the truck was under warranty and the dealer said they installed a steering dampener. Problem returned at a little over 50,000 miles.
When driving my 2017 ford f350 pickup truck at a speed over 55 mph and hit a bump in the road, my steering wheel will jerk violently left and right until i apply the brakes and reduce my speed to 30 mph or less.it can occur on a bumpy road, washboard gravel , concrete expansion joints on the highway, dips, or when transitioning on or off a bridge. I've gotten the violent shaking on both straight roads and corners.i have had the death wobble between 14 & 16 times. It first happened when my truck had approximately 19,000 miles. Attempted repairs have been done at ford under warranty at 27,969 miles...30,680 miles...35,800miles. My truck now has 40,000 miles and is out of warranty.
It has happened on more than one occasion.will hit a bump in the road and the vehicle will start violently shaking.it will shakeunitl 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.
Experienced extreme and uncontrollable vibration in the steering wheel and throughout the entire truck (death wobble). This happen twice on the same day, 14 january 2018. The first occurrence was at 70 mph and it did not stop until the vehicle slowed to 50 mph. The second occurrence was at 60 mph and did not stop until the vehicle slowed to 45 mph. Applying the brakes made it worse. The vibrations were so intense it pulled a muscle in my neck. Both occurrences were right after hitting a bump in the road.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving onto a bridge at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle started to shake and vibrate violently causing the driver to nearly loss control of the steering wheel. During the failure, the steering wheel also vibrated and was difficult to control. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was previously serviced for the same failure and the steering sensor was replaced but the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,500. The vin was unavailable.
When you drive my truck down the road at 50 mph or higher it and i hit a bump it develops the death wobble. It has numerous times almost put in the ditch. Very unsafe to drive.
This trucks front end shakes terribly at highway speeds, to the point of being dangerous,on improved gravel roads and speed over ten mph it's almost impossible to control. This problem started at approximately 15000 miles and has gotten worse now at 34000 miles.
At speeds above 45 mph and often after hitting a bump in the road, or a separation in a bridge pavement joint, the front end of the truck shakes and vibrates uncontrollably. While this is occurring, the steering wheel shakes in your hands violently. This condition is very unnerving and greatly reduces the ability to control the truck.the only thing that brings the truck back to a controllable status is to slow down considerably.this is unpredictable and dangerous.ford is aware of this situation but cannot offer a solution.unacceptable for any vehicle and especially a vehicle that cost $70k.
Front-end death wobble.doing highway speeds and hit a bump, the steering does a serious death wobble requiring braking to re-gain control.
My truck has the so called "death wobble" whereas hitting certain bumps the truck's steering is uncontrollable.it has happened several times with mine.i almost hit the car next to me the last time it happened, going 70 mph down the highway. It will not stop until i slam on the brakes. This seems to be a huge problem with ford, but they will just tell you it's the tires being out of balance. I know that this isn't the case, however, i replaced all six tires at the ford dealership, but it has happened again.i cannot understand why a safety recall has not been issued.
4 times in the last 3 weeks our truck experienced the "death wobble".in every instance we were travelling at about 65-70 mph and crossing bridges.our truck began to shake violently and we lost control, even crossing into the oncoming lane once. After slowing down and pulling to the shoulder the violent shaking stopped.one of the times, my daughter was driving in snow and ice on the expressway and crossed lanes before she could get the truck under control.now i'm afraid to let my wife or daughter drive the truck..
At 45-65 mph if the truck hits the slightest bump in the road the tires and steering wheel start shaking uncontrollably. You lose all control of the vehicle unless you can stop the vehicle before causing a crash. The first time this happened the truck drifted through 4 lanes before coming to a stop.
At ~25,000 miles, truck begins to shake uncontrollably after hitting any small defect in the road if traveling over 60 miles per hour. Very easily could result in death or serious injury if it were to occur in heavy traffic or around a sharp curve on the highway. Trucks error message "service advance track". Mechanic attributed it to failed steering dampers. Began november 2018, became a serious safety hazard in january 2019.
While driving on interstate @ approximately 70 mph and going straight, i hit a small bump in the road with the left front tire. There were 4 people in the truck and we were pulling a 21 foot boat approximately 4000 pounds. The steering wheel began to shake so i let off of the throttle, the shaking became more violent and began to veer uncontrollably to the left. The shaking was so violent that i could not see clearly and my passengers thought the truck was coming apart. The only recourse in my mind was to jam on the brakes. This did eventually stop the shaking after slowing the vehicle to a speed of less than 30 mph. Fortunately there were no semi's or other vehicles behind us at the time. The stress of the shaking on the steering system has now caused vibrations while traveling at lower speeds.the truck was serviced for a vibration problem on 9/6/2019 with 20512 miles on it. There is now only 23300 miles on the truck.
At highway speed, - occasionally this issue occurs at about 75 mph when going over a rough area or "concrete to asphalt" seam in the roadway, the truck will go into a very violent, almost uncontrollable wobble of the steering wheel and front end. Let off on the foot pedal to begin slowing to around 60 mph for the wobble to stop. Then highway speeds can be achieved only to expect the same thing to occur at any random time when going over a rough area in the road. Really scary situation when this occurs!!!
If a bump is hit around highway speeds there is uncontrollable shaking of the steering wheel and loss of control of the vehicle.commonly called "death wobble" i am told.this renders the vehicle unusable as it is not safe.ford says they believe a steering dampener replacement may fix the issue but have no parts in stock, no option for outside parts, and no eta for availability.
At 60mph on the highway, after hitting a minor bump in the road, the truck shook and vibrated violently and the steering wheel was very difficult to hold onto to. The shaking stopped around 25mph as i was pulling on to the shoulder. The truck has 21,000 miles on it and all tires, wheels, parts, suspension do not appear damaged. Research into the issue revealed what is being called, "death wobble." those descriptions fit my experience perfectly. There seems to be no clear solution.
Front steering death wobble at highway speeds after hitting small bump transitioning asphalt to concrete over bridge. Has happened multiple times over two weeks, to the point of losing control of vehicle. Extremely difficult to control and bring truck to a safe stop. Took to dealer and they replaced several steering components referencing ford tsb 18-2268. When i originally called dealer they stated there were no recalls or tsb notices on my truck.
Steering wheel shakes out of my hand . Truck goes left when hitting bump on streets at a speed of 40 mph or higher
Violent shaking of steering wheel and front end suspension at speed over 55 mph when hitting a bump on the road.
At 400 miles driving down the freeway the truck started shaking as if the front wheels were coming off, the dealership told us it must be a bad road, same thing when it happened at 7,000 miles and at 22,000 miles.at 35000 miles we took it to a different dealer and they kept the truck for well over a month, to fix it.now at 39000 it still has the same problem, it happens randomly, and we are taking it back in tomorrow to be looked at. Now that i bought my wife a truck that is well over $70,000 she no longer feels safe to drive it because it is so scary to drive wile the front tires shake like they are falling off. In southern california traffic, she feels like she could kill someone simply by losing control when that happens.i have purchased countless ford automobiles and paid off many ford credit auto loans, and we have never had any complaints, never had any issues, we maintain our vehicle with the ford maintenance contract, we carry a ford esp warranty on all of our fords and we are very meticulous in taking care of our vehicles...at this point we want a new truck, and we do not feel that we should have to take the depreciation simply based on these problems.we also want our ford esp and maintenance contract to be on the new truck, just as we have on this truck.
I had several incidents with the infamous "death wobble" when the front suspension vibrates excessively resulting in loss of steering control and overall vehicle control. After the first three incidents i researched and found the death wobble thread on the internet. I took vehicle to dealer and they replaced a drag link and ball joint. The vehicle drove mostly normal for the next several months with only occasional front steering vibration after driving over a bump in the road. Then on june 10, 2019 i ran over an expansion joint in a bridge on a corner going 45-50 mph and the steering wheel and entire truck vibrated to the point of losing control and going off road nearly into the ditch before i got the vehicle under control at approximately 15 mph. The vibration and oscillation was extremely severe with everyone in vehicle being tossed about violently. I immediately made an appointment to have vehicle inspected and dealership stated they knew of problem and referenced tsb 18-2268. They shimmed the suspension, adjusted the castor, and replaced the steering dampener to the tune of $624. I talked to three different ford customer service representatives and got nothing but a run-around. After truck was repaired, i was notified that ford would pay $335 for repairs since vehicle was out of warranty. Ford customer service is horrible and i am very disappointed since this is a known problem and was not repaired correctly the first time. We could have been seriously injured or killed due to the violent nature of the vibration and loss of control. Kendall ford in kenai was very accommodating and helpful in getting my problem solved but ford needs to take care of their customers and get these vehicles repaired before someone dies. There are many reports of this happening now with this vehicle. Vehicle has 45,332 miles.
While driving on the freeway i crossed an expansion joint where there is a bridge, the vehicle because to shake and bounce all over the lane, it is scary and dangerous.i had to slow down to ~30 mph in the middle of traffic on the freeway to bring the vehicle back under control.the vehicle only has 26,000 miles on it and has already been to the dealer for service for this issue in the past.
Vehicle at times has a violent shaking and loss of steering control that remains until a full stop of the vehicle is enabled, this happens at highway speeds when a uneven road surface and or bump is encountered.ford case number assigned to my vehicle is cas-144062235 on 3/19/2018
My 2017 ford f-350 super duty 4x4 with 6.7 diesel has developed the death wobble.it has reached the point at just 50,000 miles that the steering becomes uncontrollable at highway speeds and requires rapidly slowing down to regain control.this vehicle is totally stock and has not been driven off road.
The steering on my 2017 f-350 occasionally becomes uncontrollable and shakes violently from side to side when hitting bumps at highway speeds. The dealer referred to this as " death wobble"ford has already attempted to fix it once by replacing the steering damper but the problem persists. The truck is completely stock with all original components and tires. Ford is unwilling to make any more repairs to the vehicle at their expense. I have done quite a bit of research on line and this seems to be a very common problem with the 2017 and newer f 250 / 350 series trucks.the last time it happened to me was on tuesday, april 16, 2019 and i immediately took the vehicle to the nearest ford dealer- northside ford in san antonio, tx.
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.
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.
Experienced 'death wobble' today at 70 mph went away around 40 mph. Never had it before. Not sure if related but dealer replaced the wheels less than 300 miles ago. Vehicle is well maintained appx 18,000 miles
I was traveling at approximately 65mph on i84 when i hit a rough patch of road and i almost lost control of the truck. The steering wheel began to shake violently and the the entire truck began to shake making it next to impossible to control the truck. I came to a stop on the emergency lane and truck continued to shake until i came to a complete stop. Very dangerous situation, the highway had a slight left bend when i drove over the rough spot which is not even that bad of a spot and i drive it everyday with my other vehicle. It felt as though the steering had broken loose and had there been other vehicles around it could have been very bad if not deadly.
After hitting an expansion joint on the highway at approximately 75mph, entire vehicle front end started wobbling/oscillating violently. Steering wheel was almost impossible to hold onto and was shaking back and forth rapidly. Condition was remediated by a panic brake on a busy highway down to approximately 30mph where steering resumed normal operation. Issue also occurred earlier the same week when hitting a pothole at approximately 50 mph on an empty side road with same effects and remediation - panic brake and slow to 30mph to stop the condition.
Truck just turned 25k miles this week. I experienced the "death wobble" twice today for the first time. The first time i crossed an expansion joint that was not perpendicular with the road at about 70 mph. Steering wheel went back & forth maybe seven times moving 3" or so very quickly, definitely got my full attention! second one about an hour later going over another expansion joint which was perpendicular to the road, same occurrence but much milder.
Sustained steering wheel oscillation (aka death wobble) while driving down a road at approximately 55 mph i encountered a slightly rough patch of pavement. The steering wheel started to violently shake back and forth until i slowed to approximately 10mph and the oscillations ceased. Ford does have a tsb out on the issue but they are only replacing the steering damper and not looking into the root cause. This has happened several times and the damper has been replaced once as well.
While driving approximately 70 mph on i-40 eastbound in east tennessee i went through some rough patches and potholes in the roadway. This resulted in my steering wheel begin to shake violently back and forth, making it almost impossible to hold on to and control. Because of the lack of traffic i was able to quickly apply the brakes and once it reduced speed to about 30 to 40, it stopped. During the next 200 miles it occurred 3 more times. Once while driving at 60 mph and going over a rough patch where a bridge and road meet, and two other times due to potholes that i was able to prevent/stop a full blown violent shaking episode by driving slower and being aware of what might happen. Had i been in traffic or anywhere else it might have resulted in an accident.
While driving 45 - 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.on a road with a speed limit of 55 mph doing rush hour traffic.
This truck has the death wobbly. Going over r/r tracks steering wobblys going around a curve at 75 mph hit a bump an steering wheel started whobbling almost hit car in center lane. On going issue in the ford dealer they said they don't have a permanent fix an they want me to pay 500.00 dollars to fix it;
Death wobble on highway after hitting a bridge seam. Just started after 2 years in january 2021
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.
Turned vehicle to the left on to a main roadway, got speed up to about 40 miles per hour, ran over a small bump/dip in the roadway, steering wheel began to shake uncontrollably. Had to slow to almost a complete stop to bring steering wheel under control and allow vehicle to continue to travel safely.
On three separate occasions i have experienced a violent shaking in the steering wheel. Each event happened when traveling the highway at approximately 65 mph. The shaking is so severe its causes a loss of control and almost results in an auto accident. The shaking continues until the vehicle speed is reduced below 10 mph.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. Each time the vehicle drove over a bump in the road, the steering wheel shook uncontrollably. The contact had to depress the brake pedal to stop the shaking. The contact stated that the failure was called the "death wobble". There were no warning indicatorsilluminated. The vehicle was taken to mcmullen ford (located at 3401 s expressway st, council bluffs, ia 51501, (712) 366-0531) and the tie rod was replaced. The contact stated that the replacement of the tie rod did not correct the failure. The vehicle was also taken to woodhouse ford (located at 2546 us-30, blair, ne 68008, (402) 426-4126) and the steering stabilizer shock was replaced, but it did not correct the failure. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
The truck violently shakes and bounces in the front end and steering wheel shakes almost unable to control steering direction. This has happened 2 times in the past month both while driving on 2 different highways after hitting a bump on the highway going straight forward and the other after driving over the metal end dam after the approach slab before a bridge on a gradual left turn in the road sent me in the shoulder. Had to slow to 35mph +\- to regain control and normal operation.
Yesterday while crossing a bridge my truck started shaking violently and uncontrollable until i had slowed to below 45 mph. This 'death wobble' as it is know is very dangerous. Luckily no cars were near me and i was able to let off of the throttle and hold on to the steering wheel until the truck stopped shaking.
Regularly experience violent shaking in front of vehicle at highway speeds when hitting a bump in the road, such as bridge joints. Multiple steering components have been replaced, including tires, however problem persists.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the death wobble. While driving 65 mph, the steering wheel shook violently without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal to slow the vehicle down to 20 mph and the steering wheel began to shake less. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to his destination. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact called vern eide ford lincoln (located at 2300 n main st, mitchell, sd 57301, (605) 996-5614) where an appointment was scheduled. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.
2017 f-350 encountered sustained steering wheel oscillation (death wobble) on three different occurrences two occurred in a three week period. Two occurred traveling on the highway at 65 mph and driving over an expansion joint. One occurred on a divided city road at the speed of 55 an running over a manhole cover that was not level with the roadway. Two of the events were in high traffic areas and ended in near collisions. Ford tsb # 18-2268 acknowledges the problem and provides corrective action; however, this situation is dangerous and should be addressed through a recall process. Vehicles must slow to approximately 25 mph to regain control, a difficult feat if the individual is driving on a multi-lane highway surrounded by traffic traveling at highway speeds. Problem is being correct by ford; however this needs to be addressed prior to the condition presenting itself.
On december 16th, 2019 i was driving down ohio state rt. 2 in sandusky, ohio about 1:00 pm going 70 mph in a straight line.i drove over an expansion joint in the road and my truck ,with no warning, started a violent death wobble. I applied the brakes but the wobble didn't stop shaking until the truck got down to 30 mph. My truck only has 24,000 miles on it and is well maintained. I called the dealership and they said this has happened to several trucks but the parts to fix it are back ordered and would call me when available. I thank the lord that my wife was not driving it at the time.
Steering or suspension goes into a violent shacking often referred to as death wobble after hitting certain bumps on a roadway. Bumps appear to involve both front tires possibly when one tire hits first similar to bridge joints or pavement breaks. At highway speeds about 55 or greater, only had happen when driving straight. The steering while shakes back and forth about 1-inch each way with truck body shaking.it appears to worsen if breaking hard so slow deceleration has been my practice. When towing trailer have used manual application of trailer brakes to drag truck slower which seems better.experienced when driving truck only and also when towing a fifth wheel 12k pound trailer or a 7k pound hitch pull box trailer. Truck weighs about 9k pounds.ford dealer has serviced unit according to service bulletin #18-2268.four visited for repairs and a few additional visits for inspection before ordering parts.ford company issued a case number cas-17515150-l3w8h1.this case case closed by ford following the last repair with out confirming with be it had been fixed.i presently had ford dealer order new tires for install on 10/28/2019 then hope to have alignment checked again as well look for any new signs of wear on components. Last trip from eminence , mo to dixon il experienced this death wobble 7 times. Combined vehicle weight about 22k pounds.
While driving the 2017 ford f350 pickup truck down the highway at 60 mph, whenever i drove across bridges or hit small bumps, the pickup truck would shake violently and i had no control over the vehicle until speed was reduced to under 50 mph.this incident is know as the "death wobble".the truck had 14,000 miles on it the first time this occurred.took the truck to the dealer, they replaced the track bar, sent back, and a week later the same issue of the "death wobble" happened again.truck is at the dealership currently, and has been for a week.the same exact incident has occurred on another family member's newly purchased 2017 ford f350 also and has been taken to the same dealership.
When traveling at 60-75 mph and hit a bump in the road like a pavement to bridge deck but not limited to that the front end goes into a violent shimmie and have to hit the brakes hard to keep control and slow to 30mph or so. Mostly hiway driving some no hiway. Have taken in to ford and others and was told ford can't fix this issue. Started happening around 36k and i have 42k on it now. Have installed a steering dampener with no fix. This is has deflated the value of my vehical if i was able to sell it at all with all the blogs like cargurus death wobble. Ford needs to be forced to make a fix for this issue and hope you will pursue this issue. I don't have the kind of money to just buy another brand vehical to pull my 5th wheel and this issue could kill sombody. Thank you
Death wobble. Truck has 6000 miles on it, when i hit the expansion joint on the bridge at 55mph steering wheel shakes uncontrollably and nearly caused me to crash vehicle (happened 4 times). Truck is new w/ 6000 miles on it. Just happened again at a small pothole when i was going 35mph.
I bought this 2017 f-350 ford and as i was driving the steering wheel and the truck started to shake violently. I was told buy a few ford customers that they call this the death wobble. I just bought this truck to haul heavy items. Why would ford resell this truck knowing it has this problem? i am a 74 year old veteran and when this happens its very hard to control the steering wheel. Why is there not a recall on this truck? and why has nhtsa not done anything about this?now i am afraid to drive this truck with my family anywhere.can a lawsuit be filed? is ford doing anything to fix this problem?
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.
My 2017 f350 has a death wobble issue.started back in june 2019.i have taken it to the local dealer and they have tried many attempts to fix it but nothing seems to help.it has been in 6 times so far.complaint has been filed with ford and ford is working with dealer but nothing they come up with will fix it.truck is getting to the point where i no longer feel comfortable driving it as the death wobble has nearly ran me off the road a few times now.seems to start when the truck is going 60+ mph and will not stop until i slow below 40 mph.truck will death wobble everyday to and from home if i dont slow for the bumps which then causes a safety issue with other vechicles.
Ran across slight bump on bridge on i75 at 70 mph and the front end started shaking violently.had to cross in front of other traffic and come to a stop on the shoulder to regain control of the vehicle.
Hauling horse trailer with 4 horses, hit a bump in road and vehicle began shaking and almost lost control on a 5 lane highway thru slc ut. Also learned after the fact ford death wobble.
While towing my 5th wheel trailer 65 miles, the tailgate opened by itself causing damage to trailer and tailgate.
For no reason the tailgate will open on it's own. Either driving or parked. Tailgate has come down a number of times. At highway speeds and in a parking lot.
I was driving on the highway and was going over an overpass where there was construction and hit a bump in the road.the truck started vibrating and swerving out of control.my fear was that i was going over the bridge! i was afraid to hit the break for fear it would make it worse. So i took my foot off the accelerator and as i slowed, i finally gained control of the vehicle.this is the second time this had happened to me in the last 2 weeks while going over an overpass and hitting a bump in the road. I am unsure what would have caused this to happen. I have never had this happen to me in any vehicle before and i have been driving for 34 years. I will not drive this vehicle!!! it is a death trap!!!
The tailgate at times comes unlatched.i do have a canopy which keeps the tailgate from dropping down all the way.truck only has 10700 miles on it and is still on warranty.i have taken it to the dealer twice, they cannot duplicate the problem, nor find anything wrong.i have called ford customer service 3 times, and have done what they told me to do, but they do not follow through with what they tell me they are going to do.vechicle is in motion, and has happened when pulling my cargo trailer.date below was the last time this happened.i do not drive this vechicle much.
Tailgate has opened up on it's own on two different occasions. Once while parked and once while driving.
The tailgate opens intermittently even when locked, especially when you hit a bump in the road.it is like the latch it not working correctly.also, the radiator keeps leaking on the left upper hose on the drivers side.
Ford tail gate opens spontaneously while in motion.it has happened 3 times.it has damaged my travel trailer and the top of the tailgate.the latest occurrence was 11/8/18.i don't recall the other dates. It is unknown when it opened.i realized that it had opened when i heard the crunching sound it the tailgate damaging my trailer.i have not way of knowing when the tailgate opened, i only know when it caused damage to my trailer.i am reluctant to put cargo in my truck because it come out and damage property or kill someone.
On may 24th, 2018 while driving my tailgate automatically came down. I was towing a 5th wheel rv trailer at the time and damage occurred to the tailgate top trim and the rv front garage door. Both the trim and the front garage door had to be replaced, plus touchup paint for the tailgate edges.
Had recall perform for tailgate opening unexpectedly on march 3, 2020.in december 2020, the tailgate opened multiple times while driving on the highway and while reversing to attach a trailer causing damage to the tailgate.we contacted kendal ford in meridian id to get this problem resolved and they said ford would not cover it since the recall was performed and is now closed.they want in excess of $1500.00 to fix the problem that should have been fixed with the recall.ford will not budge in covering this issue which was part of the original recall.obviously the recall for the tailgate did not work.please can you have another recall issued for this tailgate issue.it is extremely dangerous to have items in the bed of our truck and not knowing when the tailgate will open and contents fall out causing an accident.
The driver's side door rattles.i brought to my home dealership twice with no luck for them to diagnose.i brought to a 3rd party ford dealership, they diagnosed the problem and replaced the seal/gasket liner around the door.2 years later, the same issue has returned.i brought to my dealership where i currently live twice with them stating they could not retrigger the noise, although it's very audible any time the truck is driven.priced me $500 to correct, even though i have an extended warranty that apparently covers nothing.not sure if it's connected to the door latch issue or not, but a clear wind audible noise is heard anytime the truck is driven.
Driving down road truck loses all power and then comes back on. Door not shutting. Driving truck down road and hit a bump feels like you are going to lose control and you have to pull over to stop the truck from shaking. Automatic 4 wheel drive stopped working. Wiper motor went out.
Electronically latched tailgate opening by itself while driving. Especially worrying when towing 5th wheel trailer as impact with trailer can occur. Local dealer inspected and said, "unable to duplicate. Unable to repair." has occurred multiple times.
Well driving tailgate opens on its own causing damage to tailgate trailer .was in for repairs butis still opening not safe don't want law suit for stuff that falls out. Lost ratchet straps & 2 power drills batteries & charger no light or buzzer letting driver know that tailgate has opened there is one for hood think i would notice my hood. Scared to drive also too costly & dangerous to drivers behind me.
Rear window of standard truck cab blew out explosively scaring the driver and almost causing an accident. Tempered glass is a menace in this application. Dealers think lexan is illegal. Happened while driving on fed highway with no other vehicles around.
Power tailgate opened while driving on the interstate. Some items in the bed were lost.
While driving on the highway in my 2017 ford f350 pickup and pulling a bumper pull trailer the tailgate released by itself and lowered. It came in contact with the trailer jack and when i pulled of the road it damaged the tailgate. I had taken the truck in for a tailgate recall several months prior and a second time for the the tailgate not opening. Automax ford in killeen tx advised me that the tech found nothing wrong with the recall work and they would not cover the issue. When the tailgate went down on its own the doors were locked and the truck was in gear and moving, bothe safety features that should prevent the tailgate from unlocking'
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 60 mph over a pothole, the entire front end of the vehicle shook uncontrollably. The contact depressed the brake pedal slowly and the front end slowly began to stop shaking. The contact took the vehicle to moody motors ford (251 spruce ave, niobrara, ne 68760, (402) 857-3711) where the steering shock stabilizer was replaced, but the front end of the vehicle continued to shake. The vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to nhtsa. The failure mileage was 21,356.
While driving so far the rear tailgate has dropped open twice. First time backing a trailer almost bent gate on trailer jack 03/13/21 and the second time was going down the interstate and lost a gallon jug of oil and the rest 4 gals were about to go off the tailgate. Had to stop and close tailgate. 03/30/21
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving 65 mph, the electric tailgate slowly opened on its own without warning. As a result, objects in the cargo bed spilled onto the highway. The same failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to ken garff american fork ford (597 e 1000 s, american fork, utah 84003) several times and they replaced the wire harness and the latches. The vehicle was currently at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.
Tailgate opens unexpectedly.i bought my 2017 f350 lariat dually used in june 2017.8 days after i bought the truck the tailgate opened while i was towing a gooseneck horse trailer.luckily i was about 50 feet from my driveway.the tailgate was contacted by the trailer as i turned and has some damage from an aluminum foot stool falling out.it has happened 3 other times.each time i thought i had possibly bumped the key fob in my pocket, as it has a tailgate release button.you do have to touch the button two times in succession for the tailgate to open. Each time it has happened i have started or moved the truck, unlocked and opened the drivers door and then got back in the truck.i believe there is some correlation but i have not been able to duplicate it.each time the vehicle was under way, but i did not see it open as i have tinted windows.and i usually don't watch the tailgate in the mirrors.
I took my truck in for a nonrelated repair.when i was there i was informed that there was a safety recall on tailgate opening.i never had a problem with it opening but since it was already at the dealership for other repairs, i okayed the recall repair on the tailgate opening on its on.now since i have had the repair done on my truck the tailgate opens on its own now.i have taken it back several times for the problem.but i have been told that if they can't verify the problem they can't fix it. Buti can't make it do it on command.it does it on its own once every 7 to 14 days. Can i get help on getting this problem repaired?most of the time when this happens i get into my truck, start it and go to back up. I get warning tone and notice that the tailgate is down.i'm worried that i could be pulling a trailer when this happens and it damages my tailgate and trailer.
My 2017 ford f-350drw tailgate keeps opening when driving or stationary.it has opened at least 10 times in the past year and at least 15 times since purchasing.trying to convince ford dealerships that the tailgate was up, and i did not forget to secure or touched one of the buttons to release the lock.on november 21, 2019, while towing on i-44 in oklahoma, our 5th wheel rv, the tailgate opened and damaged the tailgate along with the two doors of the rv.i always check my truck and rv after each service stop.i checked at the previous stop prior to lawton, oklahoma and the tailgate was up. I stopped at the last service station on i-44 prior to entering texas and saw the tailgate down and the damage.until i get my truck repaired, i have had to install black bungie cords to keep the tailgate from falling.
Occasionally, the tailgate will automatically fall, when i put the transmission in reverse, from a stationary position. I verified that this can happen when the key fob is not in my pocket. Thankfully, it hasn't happened while driving. The truck has less than 50k miles on it. It started, for me, soon after i purchased it used, in june 2020.
Ford f350 uncontrollable steering oscillation beginning around 12/3/18 @ approximately 20,000 miles on truck i began experiencing vibrations in steering. Reached out to dealer from where vehicle was purchased new 1 year earlier. Reported issues and was informed its a known issue but could not be seen till january 15,2019. On 12/16/18 while merging lanes on highway(approx.60 mph) steering wheel began shaking uncontrollably causing vehicle to swerve lane to lane. Control was able to be regained only after slowing to minimal speed(assuming 20 mph or so). Incident caused all immediate traffic to stop. Vehicle was driven into breakdown lane . Upon exiting vehicle ,a witness to incident also pulled over . As a owner of a 17 f250 he informed me of what is called deathwobblewhich he had experienced in prior months. With information a second dealership was contacted ,with there response being they are aware of possible causes but could take itimmediately. Vehicle was delivered on 12/20/18. Diagnosed with a tsb 18-2268/06-22214. Repairs will be made, however parts are back ordered till 1/29/19. Truck was deemed unsafe by dealer an was recommended not to drive. As of 1/5/19 ford customer manager has been brought into case ,whom also stated they were aware of possible causes of incident yet reassured me she would be able to expiate parts.this appears to be a known problem on commercial weighted vehicles with the ability to lead to catastrophic damages to unknowing owners an general public.
The tailgate has opened on it's own while driving at least 12 times. The truck is one year old and has approximately 13k miles.
Tail gate on the pickup came down on its own while driving and was damaged.this was a recall item on the truck, that we had completed by ford just prior to incident. The recall did not work, the tail gate still came down on it's own while driving. Ford is refusing to cover damages.
Death wobble on highway after hitting a bridge seam. Just started after 2 years in january 2021
The power tailgate will release while in motion.i had the ford recall completed once, i believe around september of 2020.i just had the truck back to the dealer because the power tailgate fix does not appear to correct the issue.they just removed the original recalled parts and did the recall again on my truck.this current work was completed on 1/20/21.please force ford to do a reprogram of the body control module to include notification when the tailgate is open in the display in the dash.i will have to wait and see if the reinstallation of the recall will correct the issue, my thoughts are not.
Two issues.:1) i had a hard time keeping the tires inflated to the correct levels.after four or five trips back to the dealership, this issue may be corrected.it was so bad i had to purchase a pump to make sure i could pump the tires up when i was away from home -- rving.the dealership would have to have known about the issue when they sold me the vehicle.the truck could lose 30 pounds of tire pressure over a two week period.i purchased the truck in march 2018.2) on four or five occasions the tailgate has fallen open.once it did it while i was towing a trailer.on the other occasions it has fallen open without us knowing it.today, my wife used the truck.she got home and parked the truck in the driveway.when she went out to check the mail, she found the tail gate open.we recently complained to fox ford, the dealership that sold us the truck.when my wife took the truck in for an oil change, she complained about the tailgate issue.they claimed they "tightened it" according to my wife.well, the problem has not been solved.i will complain again to them tomorrow.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that rain would leak from the roof and roof marker light into the vehicle. The contact called spradley barr ford & lincoln of greeley at (970) 506-3600 (located at 4901 w 29th st, greeley, co 80634) and was informed to call the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty. The contact was referred to nhtsa. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that the tailgate popped open intermittently. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to flood ford of east greenwich (2545 s county trl, east greenwich, ri 02818, (833) 651-8957) where they found straps and an air mattress stuck in between the tailgate. The latch was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 25,700.
My truck has been at the dealer 3 times to try and fix the death wobble that continues.if you hit a bump at highway speeds, the wheels vibrate out of control and shake the entire truck violently until slowing to under 40 mph.ford knows about this, but still has not done anything to fix it.i am paying rental car fees and extended warranty deductibles every time i have to go back, which is too often.this is dangerous and ford should be forced into a recall to fix this uncontrolled vibration.
While driving at normal highway speeds (65) an 'extreme'wobble developed in front steering and suspension.steering wheel deflection was around 30 degrees side to side from top center.a fifth wheel travel trailer was being towed and the wobble resulted in departure from travel lane; however, no accident occurred.speed was reduced to 20 mph before wobble ceased and trailer brakes we the only effective thing to straighten truck. Application of truck brakes seemed to worsen the wobble. Volumes of information exist on this issue labeled as 'death wobble.' https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4jv7l8bbo1qhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8euq6f8rgt4vehicle is at purchasing dealer for repair.i am happy to speak with nhtsaif deemed appropriate.
At speeds above 45 mph and often after hitting a bump in the road, or a separation in a bridge pavement joint, the front end of the truck shakes and vibrates uncontrollably. While this is occurring, the steering wheel shakes in your hands violently. This condition is very unnerving and greatly reduces the ability to control the truck.the only thing that brings the truck back to a controllable status is to slow down considerably.this is unpredictable and dangerous.ford is aware of this situation but cannot offer a solution.unacceptable for any vehicle and especially a vehicle that cost $70k.
My vehicle currently has 68,871 miles. I purchased it less then one year ago with 57k miles. I have experienced "death wobble" three times with the most recent being 11/17/19. The most recent sent me onto the shoulder at interstate speeds. Each of the three times has happened between 70-78mph on the interstate after hitting rough road or a bridge expansion joint. The vehicle is completely stock. I have no videos of the incidents due to my primary concern being correcting the problem by immediately slowing below 45mph. I have contacted a repair shop who stated they wanted nothing to do with it, and i can't get it into a ford dealer for a while.
This incident happened in may 2019. When we're on a highway next to a river traveling about 60 miles an hour and all of the sudden the truck start to vibrating violently (also known as death wobble).there was nothing i could do to control it. Mean while my 4 year old son was so terrified he could stop asking my wife if we were going to die. We were so helpless and we all feared for our life lives. That's truly the worst moment of my life. We had the vehicle tow to the dealership where we purchased the vehicle little over a year ago and explained to them what happen and told them no is no way we were getting back in that truck and asked them to buy back. Ford denied our request and assure the problem was fixed after waiting about half month for them to fix it and after multiple attempts. And in order for them to consider it, we most experiences the tragedy repeatedly. Without any other option,i drove the vehicle for over a month on my own to make sure it was safe before i allow my family back in the truck and for about 3 months everything seem fine. Until yesterday when we were on our way to the airport and the death wobble came back. Again, we took the vehicle to the dealer and have them service. After what happened,i can see where the death wobble term came from. It was truly a life and death situation and ford doesn't seem to care about that. I think we've giving them plenty of attempts to address the issue and i feel it time to reach out for further assistance.we currently live in alaska. However we have just sold everything and ready to move out of state in about four days. But at this point we do not have a vehicle and our house will be sold soon. I don't understand why ford is not alert with this deadly situation. We are very desperate and any help will be much apprecaited.
At 35000 miles on my 2017 f350 i started getting wobble/vibrations at highway after going over bumps. Talked to ford dealer and said the is a tsb but parts were two weeks out. Went back and parts were 6 weeks out for a total of 8 weeks. Problem has gotten worse. Last time on interstate i got what i would call death wobble. I had to hit brakes hard to control in heavy traffic. Wobble didn't stop till i slowed from 75 to under 50mph. Truck is stock with stock tire rims. No aftermarket parts. This is a serious safety issue and will end causes wreck or a death
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.
At 1700 miles developed fairly violentdeath shake. Dealer told me tires only after much demanding replaceed steering damper. Developed a violent wobble on interstate at 20000 miles with trailer at 70 mph that could have caused a crash. They then changedcaster which helped but it is still there fairly bad. Not sure what to do next as they are not offering any fix, truck has 30000 miles currently.
After 70mph the rear end vibrates constantly. This happened on the expressway. It appears to be coming from the back wheels.
Driving over 45 miles per hour and hittingpot hole, extremely rough roads and crossing a bridge joins the front end shakes so violently that i almost lost control of the truck, it keep shaking and getting worse until i was able to slow down below 45 miles per hour. I called dealer he said to replace the steering stabilizer, because parts from ford are on back order, i did replace with a new stabilizer,but the condition still exists, a 2017 f 350 with 48,00miles oshould not have this dangerous problem. This shaking happens on any road over 45 miles per hour
While driving the freeway at 70 mph hit a bridge expansion joint in the road and the truck began shaking violently. It was difficult to maintain control as i slowed to about 20mph before it would stop. Then again when i hit a section of ground pavement same thing happened. Dealer says it's tire only have 20k on factory installed tires. They then replaced steering dampener, did not correct still at dealership. 2017 f350 crew cab completely stock. 27k miles
Another victim of death wobble.it's happened twice, once with truck alone (january 2019) and another time pulling a 5th wheel trailer (9/22/2019)...both downhill in the mountains.the truck just started shaking violently until i was able to slow down enough to make it stop.the first time the dealer installed some caster shims, the 2nd time they said everything looked fine and no issues with the suspension.
When driving a speeds greater than 50 mph i have found that the internet has termed "death wobble" in my truck. When this first occurred i took the truck in and they made some tweaks under warranty and said nothing was wrong. Then it happened again and took it back to the ford dealership. They stated they could not find anything wrong and that i just needed new tires. They deliberately lied to me putting me and my employees at risk. Ford knows this is occurring and doesn't care. You can completely lose control of the vehicle at high rates of speed out of the blue.
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.
Death wobble i have about 24 thousand miles on my truck and when i go over bumps the whole truck shakes uncontrollably. When it happens it's a struggle to keep it in the lane. I am terrified to drive itand ford seems to be blowing me off about it.it's been happening since i got the truck and has been getting worse.
The truck does the death wobble (front end bounces side to side) at highway speeds.it's been in 5 times for the same problem, and it continues.i'm scared to have anyone in my family drive the truck.
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!!!!
Traveling on a paved highway at 60 mph. The roadway had a bumpy section. When driving thru the bumpy section, the front end of the truck began to shake violently and nearly caused a loss of control. It continued to shake until the truck speed was reduced below 30 mph.
At approx. 20,000 miles my truck developed a issue when ever i reached speeds above 55mpds and hit a rough patch in any road. The steering wheel began to shake violently and you could feel the front end shake. You would drop your speed down to a crawl and it will stop.
Vehicle owner was travelling at 65mph on four lane interstate.upon crossing over an expansion joint at an overpass the steering and front end began shaking violently and uncontrollably.the shaking persisted until speed was reduced to under 45mph.no vehicles were present in the adjacent lanes.if there were it is very likely an accident would have occurred.
After turning on to a main road and bringing the vehicle up to highway speeds of around 55-60 mph, the front end of the vehicle started violently shaking to the point where i could feel it through the power steering system and it was shaking me in the driver's seat. I slowed the vehicle down and started pulling over to the side of the road but, after about 5 seconds or so, the vehicle stopped shaking.
I had several incidents with the infamous "death wobble" when the front suspension vibrates excessively resulting in loss of steering control and overall vehicle control. After the first three incidents i researched and found the death wobble thread on the internet. I took vehicle to dealer and they replaced a drag link and ball joint. The vehicle drove mostly normal for the next several months with only occasional front steering vibration after driving over a bump in the road. Then on june 10, 2019 i ran over an expansion joint in a bridge on a corner going 45-50 mph and the steering wheel and entire truck vibrated to the point of losing control and going off road nearly into the ditch before i got the vehicle under control at approximately 15 mph. The vibration and oscillation was extremely severe with everyone in vehicle being tossed about violently. I immediately made an appointment to have vehicle inspected and dealership stated they knew of problem and referenced tsb 18-2268. They shimmed the suspension, adjusted the castor, and replaced the steering dampener to the tune of $624. I talked to three different ford customer service representatives and got nothing but a run-around. After truck was repaired, i was notified that ford would pay $335 for repairs since vehicle was out of warranty. Ford customer service is horrible and i am very disappointed since this is a known problem and was not repaired correctly the first time. We could have been seriously injured or killed due to the violent nature of the vibration and loss of control. Kendall ford in kenai was very accommodating and helpful in getting my problem solved but ford needs to take care of their customers and get these vehicles repaired before someone dies. There are many reports of this happening now with this vehicle. Vehicle has 45,332 miles.
Vehicle shakes violently when traveling 60mph or higher on freeways after hitting a bump in the road. Have to slow down immediately to remain in control of vehicle. Happened 6 times in last 2 weeks.
Truck has death wobble.after hitting a bump on the freeway steering wheel and front end starts to shake violently.requires slowing down to under 40 mph to stop shaking.very dangerous situation.this has happened numerous times.ford has inspected the front end and said everything looks fine.another ford dealer replace the steering stabilizer shock at my cost.problem still exists.
Truck goes into death wobble.was returned for repair under warranty at 35,091.the wobble came back and is a danger.we have 3 f350, 17 and 18 models and they are all having death wobble problems.these problems pose a danger and should be recalled, it is a design flaw. We have contacted ford (ref# cas24123991) to make the aware of the issues and to get them to repair.
Was on the highway, in a 65mph zone, when i hit a bump, and the whole truck started to violently shake.i tried to pull over, thinking it was a tire blow out, but the steering wouldnt react.i slowed down, and about 20mph, as people around me almost hit me, the truck came back in control, and stopped shaking.i speed back up like nothing happened.... My wife and son was witness.this also happened at around 12k milage, but this time was much worse......all tires were fine, and after it came back in control...it hasnt done it again, yet...
Multiple instances ~15 of 'death wobble' where the truck and steering wheel shake violently. Normally at speeds above 55 mph when hitting a bump or rough road. Started occurring only when turning and hitting a bump, but now happening when driving straight. Requires slowing quickly to below 30 mph to stop shaking, making it very dangerous for myself and other drivers on the highway. Stock f350 drw with 32k miles
Ford death wobble - at random times while driving at highway speeds (45-75mph) severe steering and front suspension shakes causing loss of control of vehicle. To gain control driver must brake heavily and reduce speed.
While travelling on the highway at highway speeds (55+ mph), the truck experiences the "death wobble". The steering wheel will begin to shake violently, compromising steering control. The shaking will typically only subside by reducing speed, of the vehicle.
Going down the highway at 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly started shaking violently.i had to immediately slow down and pull over on the shoulder.once i came to a complete stop, the shaking stopped.after checking all tires, i started going again and did not experience it again.after some research, it appears that there are several complaints regarding this same issue.i bought this used 3 months ago, it has 46,600 miles on the vehicle.as this is not a warranty issue, i will be out of pocket on this.
I was pulling a 12,000 lbs 5th wheel trailer on a highway mountain pass when i went over an expansion joint at about 55 mph and the vehicle started a death wobble.the vehicle violently started shaking and i struggled to maintain control of the truck and trailer barely being able to stop the vehicle on the shoulder before going over a cliff with my family in the vehicle.there were vehicles behind me that had to slam on their brakes to keep from hitting us.
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.
Purchased truck a couple weeks ago and after driving it on roads to work at speeds of 40 mph and above showed high level of instability when going over bumps and rail road tracks on rough roads especially and vehicle was hard to control in traffic, death wobble in front end causing safety hazards and is very dangerous; vehicle is hard to control and puts safety of my family and others at risk in this huge truck. Reported to dealer and they would not help me said to schedule service, i demanded my truck back or a different truck, manager would never return my calls or emails. Service doesn't respond, managers either, electrical keeps locking up as well in gps and interior controls as well as voice prompts. This is a lemon and waste of 60 grand. Intend to seek legal action and report this safety hazard of rockwall texas ford selling unsafe vehicles and lying to customers saying their vehicles have been thru 200-point inspections and safe. I replaced all the shocks, tires, and wheels and some suspension parts hoping to help the problem and have spent over 6k and still have not fixed it, dealer doesn't help. This should be illegal selling unsafe vehicles and not providing any warranty as i was charged for it when purchased.
When you drive the truck over 60 miles an hour andhit a pothole or expansion joint in a bridge the truck violently shakes you cannot even hold onto the steering wheelor control it at all. It seems like the front end of the truck is actually hopping off of the ground.the only way to get it to stop is you have to slow the vehicle down to under 40 miles an hour, this is also very dangerous because everyone else on the highway is going 70.this is obviously an engineering defect because i see online thousands of other people with the same problem.this is very dangerous because it catches you off guard and you're going 70 miles an hour on the highway with other vehicles and you cannot control yours. People are going to get killed
I was driving my ford f-350 pickup on the highway and hit a pothole. The whole front of the truck started wobbling and shaking to the point that i could barely control it. At first i thought i might have blown a tire or tow but that wasn't the case. I had to reduce speed since i wasn't in a position to pull over safely. I called ford and all they said was to make sure the tires were at the right tire pressure. Luck for me i was able to make it home in one piece.
Steering or suspension goes into a violent shacking often referred to as death wobble after hitting certain bumps on a roadway. Bumps appear to involve both front tires possibly when one tire hits first similar to bridge joints or pavement breaks. At highway speeds about 55 or greater, only had happen when driving straight. The steering while shakes back and forth about 1-inch each way with truck body shaking.it appears to worsen if breaking hard so slow deceleration has been my practice. When towing trailer have used manual application of trailer brakes to drag truck slower which seems better.experienced when driving truck only and also when towing a fifth wheel 12k pound trailer or a 7k pound hitch pull box trailer. Truck weighs about 9k pounds.ford dealer has serviced unit according to service bulletin #18-2268.four visited for repairs and a few additional visits for inspection before ordering parts.ford company issued a case number cas-17515150-l3w8h1.this case case closed by ford following the last repair with out confirming with be it had been fixed.i presently had ford dealer order new tires for install on 10/28/2019 then hope to have alignment checked again as well look for any new signs of wear on components. Last trip from eminence , mo to dixon il experienced this death wobble 7 times. Combined vehicle weight about 22k pounds.
When hitting a bump between 50 to 60mph, the truck front end started bouncing wildly and became difficult to control on any type of road. This happened several times miles on the vehicle was between 27,000 and 30,000. Ford dealer described this as the "death wobble", literally. Was fixed by replacing steering damper. This event almost caused me to lose control of the vehicle at highway speeds. Very dangerous.
When my truck reaches 35 to 40 mph or hits a small bump it begins to shake violently in the steering wheel making it hard to control. I took it to a dealership who stated there was a recall part available, but after the repair the problem immediately began upon leaving their parking lot. My hill decent assist system now turns on and says there is a fault. The dealership was able to reproduce the problem, but stated i would need to pay for any further inspections and repairs out of pocket. I have not reported to my insurance as i didn't think it would be covered by them. The problem began this year in early july (2021) and has yet to be fixed.
I've had 4-5 instances of steering oscillation in the past 6 months (aka "death wobble") from either driving over highway expansion joints, potholes, or just from tapping the brakes at speed. This includes an instance on july 2, 2020 while descending the west side of wolf creek pass (hwy 160) while towing a 10,000 fifth wheel trailer. I had tapped the brakes to further engage the engine braking function and the front wheels began shaking violently. The shaking was transmitted through the steering wheel as well (which is typical). The vehicle also transmits oscillation/vibration from the front wheels during normal driving over small bumps. The steering is what i would describe as loose too - lots of play and lack of responsiveness.
In oct. 2019 i was headed to texas from minnesota with my 2017 f-350 diesel with only about 28,000 miles on it and was pulling my 43 ft 5th wheel trailer, i hit a bump in the hwy while traveling 70 mph, the truck started to shake violently, i had to apply the breaks hard to get it to stop shaking and all most lost control of the truck and trailer. It was a good thing no one was next to me as i ended up on the shoulder of the road and had to bring the truck down to around 30 mph before it stopped shaking. This happened one more time while on my way to texas and once again it shook violently till i got it slowed down to 30 mph. I put the truck into a ford dealer in mineral well's, tx and they replaced the steering stabilizer. I left tx and was going to az, i was there for a few months and had to return to mn for 1 month but left my 5th wheel trailer behind and just drove the truck back, then on 1/29/2020 i headed back to az with my truck and not pulling anything. On my return trip to az i hit a bump on the hwy at 70 mph and the truck started to once again shake violently and had to hit the breaks and get it slowed down to 30 mph before it stopped shaking, there was only about 6,000 miles on the truck since it's repair. Now i'm back in :az ( 1/31/2020) and i have a appointment at the ford dealer here on 2/13/2020 to repair this problem once again. This shaking gets so bad that i don't know if i want to keep the truck, someone is going to get killed if ford doesn't get this problem corrected.
Experienced 'death wobble' at approximately 58 mph on highway.
While driving at 65 mph on a highway hit a small pothole and the steering / front suspension started wobbling very violently, had no more control on the the steering. Had to slow down and pull over on the shoulder. No damage visible to tires or steering components so i continued driving and the wobble was gone. This happened before on bridge joints in a curve for a short moment, but not as violently as today. Truck seems not safe, will take it to dealer on monday.
At highway speed (55 to 65mph) three times now (9-13-19 was first), after crossing a rough bridge expansion joint, the front of the truck began shaking violently in a self sustaining very rapid harmonic vibration that made steering extremely difficult. The longest lasted approx. 0.75 of a mile as the truck was in left lane and needed to cross 5 lanes of urban traffic to get to right side break down lane. Each time the violent shaking ended when braking to 37 to 35 mph. Seems to occur if the driver side wheel hits the bump first.the second and third events were similar to the first. Truck now has 10,800 miles and is 27 months old.
While driving on the freeway i crossed an expansion joint where there is a bridge, the vehicle because to shake and bounce all over the lane, it is scary and dangerous.i had to slow down to ~30 mph in the middle of traffic on the freeway to bring the vehicle back under control.the vehicle only has 26,000 miles on it and has already been to the dealer for service for this issue in the past.
53,000 miles on the truck, always has routine maintenance. Started with a shimmy in the front end (you could feel it in the gas pedal and steering wheel). The "wobble" got worse. We were told needed new tires and alignment. So we did that, not fixed. Got the run around from the ford dealer who finally told us it needed a drag link, steering damper and track bar. We pick it up today so we will see if this fixes the problem. Of course it is not covered under any warranties or recalls so it's costing me upwards of $700 with not one bit of concern or help from ford. This is obviously an epidemic with ford and something needs to be done. This is $60,000 + truck there is no excuse for this kind of safety issue at just over 50,000 miles!
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.
2017 ford f-350, truck can hit any bump in the road and the steering wheel goes crazy shaking extremely violently. This happens at speeds from about 45mph and faster. The only way to stop the shaking is to immediately pull over on the side of the road and slow down to about 25-30mph. It's very hard to control the vehicle while it's shaking, as you do not have full control of the steering. A big problem is the fact that you can't tell which bumps will cause the violent shaking. It could be a large unavoidable pothole, or it could be a small concrete joint in an otherwise very smooth flat road. I have also experienced this when there were no bumps in the road. It is very disheartening to know that ford motor company is selling vehicles for upwards of $80,000 that can't be safely driven any faster than 45-50mph, and are putting peoples lives in danger on a daily basis.
Driving at approx. 65 mph my f-350 4x4's steering wheel began to shake very hard, enough to have a dps state trooper heading in the opposite direction notice. He made a u-turn, caught up to me, put on his lights and stopped me. What i thought was a traffic stop turned out to be a safety check. He told me that he stopped me because he had noticed my wheels wobbling and thought that i was in danger of crashing. I had told the officer that the wobbling stopped once i reduced my speed to about 40 or so. Tires were close to needing changing, i replaced my tires and the problem stopped until recently. It is starting to wobble now and then only after an additional 15,000 miles. This is clearly not a once in a million event, this is something that i have heard many times among other ford owners to show them we need to be taken care of. My life is worth more than a bad engineering design. Did i buy a $ 73,000.00 coffin?
I own a 2017 ford f-350. This truck is fully stock, no mods of any kind. No abuse. Maintenance is always on time and tires are always rotated and balanced every 5000 miles. In may 2018, i was driving along a straight moderately bumpy road at about 40 miles per hour and my truck went into the death rattle. The front end shook so hard i almost lost control. I had to come to a complete stop to get the shaking to stop. The mileage was approximately 24,000 miles. It hasn't happened again until yesterday, 10/10/18. I was traveling on a newly paved road at 30 mph. I hit a slight bump and the truck went into the death rattle again. I had to slow down to about 5 mph to regain control of the vehicle. I had about 3 miles til i got home. I crawled at about 15 mph with no problems. I stopped at the stop sign about 60 feet from my home, started to take off at an extreme crawl and it started shaking again. The mileage was approximately 36,036. I have children and this is dangerous! my kids are always with me and i can't risk their lives because ford hasn't come up with a solution to this problem. Someone needs to make ford fix this. It is a design flaw, as i have come to find out. This is going to kill someone.
I purchased a new 2017 f-350 a couple years ago. It has about 22,000 miles on it. I experienced the "death wobble" yesterday for the second time. I now know why it's called that. I was going about 60mph on a two-lane highway when the truck and steering started shaking violently. I almost crashed trying to slow it down and definitely could have killed me! it sounds as if this is becoming all too common of a problem with these trucks. I'm scared to drive again!
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
When traveling at speeds greater than 50mph, truck will randomly respond to going over a slight bump by beginning to shake. The shaking increases to a violent level. The entire truck shakes violently, especially the front end and the steering wheel. The only way to regain control of the truck is to come to a nearly complete stop. All three times this has happened the truck was on a highway. The last time it happened the truck was on a bridge crossing a river with heavy traffic all around. It is a complete miracle that the surrounding drivers were able to avoid hitting our truck since the speed limit was 65mph, and we had to slow to 22mph before the shaking stopped. This first happened in oct 2017. The dealership repaired it, but it happened two more times on feb 12, 2018. The truck has only 24700 miles on it.
This is our second complaint filed for the same problem on the same truck. We brought our truck into the dealer back in april 2019 after hitting a bump on the road and going into the death wobble. We filed a complaint and our truck was fixed, or so we thought. Then in november 2019, while driving only 45 mph, the truck went in to a death wobble again while on a country road. The next day while driving into town, going no faster than 45 it happened three more times. None as drastic as the first or second instances, but we still needed to slow the truck down in order to stop the wobble. We called the dealer and got it fixed. The first time the replaced the damper. The second time they fixed the damper and adjuster. We have been driving with the new fix for three months now. There have been numerous times over the last month when you hit a bump, or a even just a crack in the road, where the suspension still doesnt feel right. We are convinced that we will be bringing the truck back into shop again in the next month or two.
After hitting an expansion joint on the highway at approximately 75mph, entire vehicle front end started wobbling/oscillating violently. Steering wheel was almost impossible to hold onto and was shaking back and forth rapidly. Condition was remediated by a panic brake on a busy highway down to approximately 30mph where steering resumed normal operation. Issue also occurred earlier the same week when hitting a pothole at approximately 50 mph on an empty side road with same effects and remediation - panic brake and slow to 30mph to stop the condition.
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.
The truck violently shakes and bounces in the front end and steering wheel shakes almost unable to control steering direction. This has happened 2 times in the past month both while driving on 2 different highways after hitting a bump on the highway going straight forward and the other after driving over the metal end dam after the approach slab before a bridge on a gradual left turn in the road sent me in the shoulder. Had to slow to 35mph +\- to regain control and normal operation.
Truck is once again experiencing what is widely known as the "death wobble". Truck was supposedly repaired in nov 2018 per tsb#18-2268. When vehicle hits rough road or bridge transition strips on highway the front end begins to violently shake side to side and up and down, causing this to be transmitted to the steering wheel. When this happens at the only way to stop it is to quickly slow to approximately 30 mph. When forced to do this on a highway i've nearly caused accidents due to the required quick deceleration. This is a widely reported problem that ford wants to blame on the vehicle owner, saying that it is the result of improper owner care or not having enough weight in the bed of the truck!! owners are dumbfounded that a recall has not been issued on the ford super duty trucks. This is an extremely dangerous fault that is going to eventually result in tragic accidents if it hasn't happened already. Dealer has had my truck for over 3 weeks now, stating that ford is backlogged on sending required parts to repair. Totally unacceptable when the vehicle is required for business.
I was driving during moderate rain and wet road conditions. My truck hit a seam in road and the entire front end started to shake and bounce. I had to get on the brake fast and this was early morning lots of seattle traffic at highway speeds in excess of 60mph. The truck actually started a shimmy that put me in the other lane luckily there was no traffic on my left side. It went away when i was on the brake and had slowed way down under 35 mph. When i got back on accelerator, i again returned to highway speed only to have it return worse after hitting bumps in the road. This time there were more vehicles around and i had to hit brake extremely hard so as not to bounce everywhere. The truck got noticeably light on front end bouncing all over the place and veered off road to the right. This could have resulted in an accident twice in less than 10 minutes. Truck was parked and taking to ford dealership after researching online and finding out this is a known issue. Truck only has 17510 miles on it has been in for all routine maintenance and tire rotation and balances. In fact tires were just rotated at 17000 miles.
At 400 miles driving down the freeway the truck started shaking as if the front wheels were coming off, the dealership told us it must be a bad road, same thing when it happened at 7,000 miles and at 22,000 miles.at 35000 miles we took it to a different dealer and they kept the truck for well over a month, to fix it.now at 39000 it still has the same problem, it happens randomly, and we are taking it back in tomorrow to be looked at. Now that i bought my wife a truck that is well over $70,000 she no longer feels safe to drive it because it is so scary to drive wile the front tires shake like they are falling off. In southern california traffic, she feels like she could kill someone simply by losing control when that happens.i have purchased countless ford automobiles and paid off many ford credit auto loans, and we have never had any complaints, never had any issues, we maintain our vehicle with the ford maintenance contract, we carry a ford esp warranty on all of our fords and we are very meticulous in taking care of our vehicles...at this point we want a new truck, and we do not feel that we should have to take the depreciation simply based on these problems.we also want our ford esp and maintenance contract to be on the new truck, just as we have on this truck.
I was traveling at approximately 65mph on i84 when i hit a rough patch of road and i almost lost control of the truck. The steering wheel began to shake violently and the the entire truck began to shake making it next to impossible to control the truck. I came to a stop on the emergency lane and truck continued to shake until i came to a complete stop. Very dangerous situation, the highway had a slight left bend when i drove over the rough spot which is not even that bad of a spot and i drive it everyday with my other vehicle. It felt as though the steering had broken loose and had there been other vehicles around it could have been very bad if not deadly.
This vehicle on normal roads, interstate or backroads, will go into what i would call a death wobble. This "wobble" is very violent, and it usually occurs at 50mph or greater. At this speed the vehicle becomes barely guideable to the point that it is very dangerous. The only way to make the vehicle stop the event is to slow down. My experience has been that it will continue down to speeds of 35-40 before it goes away. I strongly feel as though this event, if it were to happen at the wrong time will cost a life. It does not take a huge pot hole to set it off, it is typically a smaller irregular bump that will get it going. Under warranty i have had the steering damper replaced as well as both front shocks and nothing so far has touched the issue.
Death wobble at speeds over 60mph.the truck only has 40k miles.
Had an occurrence of 'death wobble' on i-25.traveling 68~70 mpg hit an expansion joint (asphalt to bridge) squarely (with both front wheel at the same time).front wheels broke into oscillation.intensity of oscillation quickly increased to the point i could barely maintain control of truck.speeding up and slowing down (releasing throttle did not damped the oscillation).hard braking did not help until vehicle speed was below about 30 mph.the following day, this happened 3 times within about 5 miles (rough roads - construction area) on i-25.very similar conditions.
Hit a bump in the road at 50mph +, the steering wheel began to shake violentlymaking the vehicle impossible to control. I had to hit the brakes hard and slow way down to regain control of the truck. This nearly caused the car behind me to rear end me on one occasion.this has happened to me 3 times in the last month. I have only experienced this unloaded with no trailer on straight roads, thus far. The vehicle is right at 19,000 miles, still under warranty. It should not behave this way.even when the wobble doesn't happen, the vehicle will sometimes jump to one side or another going over angled joints in the road. If you are not paying extreme attention, you will be in the median. This has happened many times in the last few months. It simply isn't very safe to drive without a high payload.the wobble occurred multiple times at the same bridge joint going in two directions. The jumping to the side occurs almost daily at the same joint. The wobble occurred a separate time on another road. Both roads are 2-3 lane city thoroughfares. Not really city street or highways, but i supposed divided highway is the best description .i just replaced stock/original tires, hoping those have something to do with it.
Death wobble on highway after hitting a bridge seam. Just started after 2 years in january 2021
While traveling on a 4 lane highway at approximately 50 mph in traffic, i hit a bump in the roadway and the truck started to shake violently.i had to brake and slow down to approximately 20 mph for the shaking to stop.i feel that this is a front suspension/steering issue.
When driving my 2017 ford f350 pickup truck at a speed over 55 mph and hit a bump in the road, my steering wheel will jerk violently left and right until i apply the brakes and reduce my speed to 30 mph or less.it can occur on a bumpy road, washboard gravel , concrete expansion joints on the highway, dips, or when transitioning on or off a bridge. I've gotten the violent shaking on both straight roads and corners.i have had the death wobble between 14 & 16 times. It first happened when my truck had approximately 19,000 miles. Attempted repairs have been done at ford under warranty at 27,969 miles...30,680 miles...35,800miles. My truck now has 40,000 miles and is out of warranty.
I own a 2017 f-350 super duty with 28,000 miles. Experiencing "death wobble" multiple times per week, typically at speeds between 50-70 mph and hitting even the slightest bump or uneven-ness in the road. The shaking in the front end is so violent that the vehicle is not controllable and is extremely dangerous to the point that my wife refuses to drive it. The only way to regain control is by slowing down to approx 30-40 mph until the shaking subsides. Yesterday, while driving on the highway, the wobble started and pulled me into the next lane, nearly causing an accident. Slowing down in order to regain control caused another near miss as cars were having to swerve to avoid me as i tried to regain control from the wobble. This was an expensive vehicle and it is practically new with very low miles - this should not be happening and in doing research its appears this is a very prevalent issue with these trucks and ford is aware of the defect and is not doing much to address it. I need to be able to drive this vehicle and i need it to be safe and this defect does not allow that. There have been no modifications to this vehicle - it is 100% factory stock.
My truck reached 70 plus miles an hour and it shakes violently
We were driving our f350 with 31,000 miles on it down the highway towing a camper at 65 mph. We hit a small bump in the highway and the steering wheel started shaking violently causing me to almost run off the road before getting it stopped. Immediately called my ford dealership and they said it is normal but to bring it in for repair? i took the truck in and they replaced the front steering stabilizer shock and said it was fixed. 900 miles later i am driving the truck down the highway towing a 12,000 lb. Loaded gooseneck trailer down the road when it happens again at 60 mph! even worse this time. I called ford and they said again that it is normal and they will order an aftermarket steering stabilizer to put on it this time. This is bsolutely ridiculous and insanely unsafe. If my wife had been driving we would have wrecked both times for sure. I dont know how they can sell a 90,000$ truck knowing it has this problem! i have a video in mp4 format of the first time it ever did it to me but i cant get it to upload.
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.
Vehicle randomly experiences "speed wobble". Happens at highway speeds if the vehicle hits even a small imperfection in the road. The front axle will start oscillating so vigorously that the front tires start to bounce up and down, side to side. This only stops bouncing if you you apply the brakes and slow down to about 20 mph. Very dangerous on they highway.
Ford super duty death wobble issue.i've experienced the death wobble (uncontrolable steering wheel shaking at highway speeds.) over 12 times since i've owned my 2017 f350. Which has less than 17k miles. I've taken it back to the dealership and they have installed new steering dampeners six times including three of their new improved dampeners supposedly to fix the death wobble issue.this problem occurs at highway speeds when he vehicle crosses over uneven or very rough pavement.usually on freeways.to correct the situation, the vehicle must be slowed down to about 20 miles an hour which is very dangerous on a busy freeway.
Bought my ford f 350 xlt in feb of 2019 with 12,936 miles on it from rochester ford in mn driving home on the interstate at about 70 mph it did the death wobble 3 times and i called them and they acted like they had never heard of it. Couldn't get it into the shop until a couple weeks later at bedford ford in bedford indiana where they replaced the steering dampener.hadn't happened again until nov 26, 2019. Made an appt. At bedford in ford dealership and they said it was the tires and needed an alignment and new tires.mileage is less than 24,000 miles on it.so the problem is still not fixed and they are just pushing me away and blaming the tires.
While driving at approximately 55 mph on the highway the front end and steering wheel started wobbling strongly, it did not subside until i slowed down to about 30 mph. This is not the first time this has happened, but frequency is increasing. I have oem suspension, wheels, tires, no modifications to the vehicle.
On 3 different occasions while driving approx 60mph, i drove over a bump and the steering wheel/front end experienced uncontrollable shaking, commonly called a 'death wobble.' problem continued until i slowed the truck to 10 mph.first time it happened the truck only had 17,000 miles. After the 3rd time the dealer replaced steering components. After the repair the truck continued to have minor problems (quick short wobble) but the dealer said that was part of the repair.on memorial day weekend the full wobble returned. I dropped the truck off at dealer because it was too unsafe to drive ( i have teenagers and refuse to risk their lives). I attempted to return the truck to ford under the state lemon law. Ford refuses to take back the truck but cannot guarantee it is fixed or safe.
While the vehicle is in motion going straight down a highway at approximately 65 mph or over, and if a small bump in the road is experienced, the front left tire vibrates violently and the steering wheel becomes extremely shaky. This has almost caused my to lose control of the vehicle on multiple separate occasions, and almost causing a collision on one occasion. Slowing the vehicle down seems to cause the vibrations to go away temporarily, however going 40mph is not a fix as that is not a safe speed in a 70mph highway zone. This 2017 f350 was bought brand new from the dealership and has less than 28k miles on it. Extremely disappointed in ford and extremely scared to have family in the truck in the event of total failure.
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.
Driving down highway around 75 mph and ran over a rough patch in road and my steering wheel started shaking violently.whole truck shook.slowed down to 60 and it stopped.pulled over to inspect under front end and rear.couldn't find anything out of place.got back on h.w. And got back up to 75 and no shaking.hit another spot on a bridge where pavement connects bridge and it happened again.took to dealership and they told me it that i needed new tires.which i did.replaced with factory michelins.they also put a new steering damper on.got truck back several days later and while driving under 60 there are no problems.above 60 the steering starts shaking a bit, but not like the death wobble.at 75 mph it is the same, along with what seems to be a rear end vibration. Called dealership and they said a part was on back order and would call.haven't heard back in months.so, i called and they said the part is on back order.having to borrow a car from mother in law to get around.i purchased a warranty that will expire at 60,000 and was told that if i go over, it will still be under the original claim and i would not have to pay the $75 deductible.i will get that in writing hopefully this week.with these vibrations, it know it will wear out other front end parts like ball joints and tie rods that hopefully will be replaced at no cost.doubtful!this is my 4th ford truck and have not had any of these problems with other trucks.i have only 57,000 miles and this should be a recall and ford is running from it.very disappointed.please help!
While driving on the highway about 50mph i passed over a small bump (roadway to overpass) in the road. The front end of my truck began to shake violently. I had to pull over to the side of the road and stop to get it to stop shaking. This has happened a few times in the past but the shaking has not been as violent and has stopped when letting off the throttle (not this time). This seems to be getting worse. My truck has 11,450 miles.
Death wobble symptoms at highway speeds, violent shaking in steering and suspension.had to replace track bar, steering stabilizer, align front end to reduce/eliminate potential danger. Poor response by ford on this one. Happened numerous times, difficult to duplicate, possible serious injury if an i experienced driver of this vehicle is behind the wheel.
After hitting a bump in the road at speeds above 45 mph the truck begins to wobble and i lose steering until i slow down and the wobble subsides.i took the truck to a ford dealership in jun 2019 when the truck had 35k miles.the dealership replaced the damper assembly and told me the problem has been fixed. The truck continued to have the issue and i brought the truck back in nov 2019 with 40k miles and they told me everything was fine.i complained and said the wobble still continues.they then decided to decreased front wheel caster one degree and charged me $600.they said this would fix the problem.the truck is still experiencing wobble and i fear that ford is not addressing the urgency of this issue.i am not sure where to take my truck for service is ford dealerships are ubable to fix the issue.
Driving on the highway between 55mph-75mph, hit a rough patch and the truck begins to shimmy out of control. The only way to regain control is to slam on brakes.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact reduced the speed to 20 mph and continued driving to his destination. The vehicle was taken to local dealer lawley's team ford (100 az-90, sierra vista, az 85635; (520) 458-8140), where it was diagnosed with needing several components on the front suspension of the vehicle to be replaced. The vehicle parts were replaced but not repaired and continued to experience the failure. The failure recurred four times. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 24,826.*dtconsumer stated vehicle has been sold.
The steering on my 2017 f-350 occasionally becomes uncontrollable and shakes violently from side to side when hitting bumps at highway speeds. The dealer referred to this as " death wobble"ford has already attempted to fix it once by replacing the steering damper but the problem persists. The truck is completely stock with all original components and tires. Ford is unwilling to make any more repairs to the vehicle at their expense. I have done quite a bit of research on line and this seems to be a very common problem with the 2017 and newer f 250 / 350 series trucks.the last time it happened to me was on tuesday, april 16, 2019 and i immediately took the vehicle to the nearest ford dealer- northside ford in san antonio, tx.
When traveling at highway speeds the truck violently shakes and is uncontrollable after hitting bumps or potholes. In order to regain control of the vehicle, hard braking must be applied to reduce speed rapidly.this has happened several times while driving at highway speeds. The vehicle has been to three different ford dealerships and had three different supposed service bulletin fix repairs performed. Yet here we are still with the death wobble.
Death wobble- violent front wheels wobbling, steering shaking so violent can't control.different roads, mph-45,60,65,70.to bring under control must brake and try to get off road & get below 20mph.extreme safety issue.death wobble has happened on all types of roads, usually starts with an expansion joint, pot hole or bump in road.
When traveling above 60 mph and i hit a ridge or pot hole the front of the vehicle shakes violently. It happened the first time around 34,000 miles. Ford replaced the steering stabilizer and drag link, part of a tsb. It happened again at 40,000 miles.
Wobble/oscillation- violent front wheels wobbling, steering shaking so violent can't control. Different roads, mph-usually above 60. To bring under control must brake hard and try to get off road & get below 30mph. Extreme safety issue.wobble has happened on all types of roads, usually starts with an expansion joint, pot hole,bridge end or bump in road.more often if on a curve.
Driving truck on interstate experienced four events where entire truck shook violently.this caused things in cab such as cell phones coffee cups water bottles to fall into the foot well.each time my first reaction was to apply the brakes to lower speed at which time i estimate the violent shaking stopped around 35 mph.i took truck to the dealer after each event where they replaced the steering stabilizer twice but this has not corrected the issue.this was recommended within a service bulletin #18-2268.these four events exposed me to being rear ended since the braking required to stop the violent shaking is random to the vehicles cruising at interstate speeds with flow of traffic adjacent and behind me.during the most recent event (11/17/2019) traveling in straight line the truck drifted half way into the lane to the left. What is occurring is that you can be traveling at 70 mph with clear weather and traffic and when you hit a pavement joint, it sets off this extreme violent uncontrolled harmonic vibration event that instinctively you brake hard to get out of the cycle.fortunately, the vehicles behind where also able to reduce their speed in time from 70 mph to around 35 mph for an event they have no ability to predict.this condition has made me and my family very apprehensive about driving the vehicle.after the last event on 11/17/2019 my wife and i discussed taking side streets home from our destination but decided to take the interstate at reduced speed in relation to flow of traffic.
I bought this 2017 f350 used with approx. 67000 miles on it. It has a 3000 mi 0r 90 day warranty. When this event occurred i had owned this vehicle 3 weeks.on 9-25-20 my wife and i went to pick up a desk at a residence 20 miles from our house. After leaving the residence i accelerated to highway speed 50-60 mph on a paved two-lane highway.we hit a rough patch, rippled section of pavement.the steering wheel started shuttering back and forth in my hands and the truck starting steering into the oncoming lane.i had no control over the vehicle, i gripped it as hard as i could with no result to return the truck back to the lane we were in.i also was pushing the brake pedal trying to slow the vehicle at the same time, but was having a difficult time slowing down.after , approximately 200-300 yards the truck slowed and the steering returned, so i could gain control and returned to my lane of traffic.
With 19721 miles my truck at highway speeds after hitting a bump would start shaking uncontrollably. Dealer put a new steering damper on it. Now with 23341 miles on it its doing it again. Dealer says a part ford says will fix problem is back orderd this truck is un safe to drive as is.
While driving at freeway speeds i went across an overpass.coming off the bridge i went over the bridge expansion joint and cased my pickup to immediately start an extremely violent "death wobble".i had to apply brake and slow down to 35 mph before it would come out of it.i have made an appt with the dealer that i purchased the truck from new however they were extremely non-nonchalant about my problem.in doing some research it seem that this is a problem the hundreds of super duty owners are having with no recall yet.i feel like if i was not as an experienced driver or in adverse weather conditions i would not have been able to maintain control of my vehicle and would have crashed.
Death wobble! my truck has 31k. While on the expressway doing 50+ mph if i hit and bump or take a turn fast, the entire front end shakes violently. Extremely scaring and dangerous, caused me to stop in the middle of the expressway before it went back to driving normal.
While driving the 2017 ford f350 pickup truck down the highway at 60 mph, whenever i drove across bridges or hit small bumps, the pickup truck would shake violently and i had no control over the vehicle until speed was reduced to under 50 mph.this incident is know as the "death wobble".the truck had 14,000 miles on it the first time this occurred.took the truck to the dealer, they replaced the track bar, sent back, and a week later the same issue of the "death wobble" happened again.truck is at the dealership currently, and has been for a week.the same exact incident has occurred on another family member's newly purchased 2017 ford f350 also and has been taken to the same dealership.
At 60mph on the highway, after hitting a minor bump in the road, the truck shook and vibrated violently and the steering wheel was very difficult to hold onto to. The shaking stopped around 25mph as i was pulling on to the shoulder. The truck has 21,000 miles on it and all tires, wheels, parts, suspension do not appear damaged. Research into the issue revealed what is being called, "death wobble." those descriptions fit my experience perfectly. There seems to be no clear solution.
After two plus years and around 80,000 miles the steering wheel would shake vigorously after hitting a bump in the road. The shaking was so bad that you could hardly hang on to the steering wheel. The only way to stop the shaking was to slow down by at least 10 miles per hour.i then called the local ford dealership in platteville wisconsin and they identified the issue by calling it "the death wobble". They also said this was common on ford trucks after this many miles.the dealer said that ford would not cover the cost of the repair.i had them repair the truck and the total cost was $2,770.85 which i did pay.
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 was driving on the highway and was going over an overpass where there was construction and hit a bump in the road.the truck started vibrating and swerving out of control.my fear was that i was going over the bridge! i was afraid to hit the break for fear it would make it worse. So i took my foot off the accelerator and as i slowed, i finally gained control of the vehicle.this is the second time this had happened to me in the last 2 weeks while going over an overpass and hitting a bump in the road. I am unsure what would have caused this to happen. I have never had this happen to me in any vehicle before and i have been driving for 34 years. I will not drive this vehicle!!! it is a death trap!!!
I have had the so called dreaded death wobble experience 2 times.they replaced steering dampner with no success. Then replaced some drag link. ?however that was out of pocket
Steering wheel shakes out of my hand . Truck goes left when hitting bump on streets at a speed of 40 mph or higher
Experienced uncontrolled shaking of the front of the truck and inability to control the vehicle well over a dozen times while driving down the road at speeds of 45 to 50 mph. Slight bumps in the road create this situation. It's very dangerous and could cause me to lose control of the vehicle.
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.
Driving down road truck loses all power and then comes back on. Door not shutting. Driving truck down road and hit a bump feels like you are going to lose control and you have to pull over to stop the truck from shaking. Automatic 4 wheel drive stopped working. Wiper motor went out.
While driving on the interstate i hit an uneven piece of pavement which caused my steering wheel to begin shaking violently. I immediately decelerated in attempt to regain control and maintain lane position. It is a reoccurring problem. Every time i see a bump, pothole, uneven pavement, etc, in my path, i grip the steering wheel as tightly as possible and brace forthe worst. I have researched the problem and seems to be a well known and very serious problem among ford owners. Something need to be done to correct this problem immediately. Sticker price on my truck was 77,250. That's a steep price tag for a truck that is barely driveable. Furthermore, my children ride in that truck. That's unacceptable. Ford needs to be held accountable and madeto fix their inferior and dangerous design.
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.
As i was driving on the interstate at approximately 80 mph, i crossed and expansion joint and the truck started to shake violently as if i had two flat tires.the steering wheel shook so hard that i had to grasp it with both hands and a very tight grip simply to keep the truck in my lane.i was able to pull off onto the shoulder and made a visual inspection of all four tires. Nothing seemed wrong.i pulled back onto the interstate and continued at 60 mph until the next exit.once i got home i was able to search for similar problems and found that the problem had a name, the "death wobble" given to it by other owners that had experienced the same.i called my dealer to make an appointment and found that there was an active service bulletin on the problem.
Two issues.first issue, cracked rim. Started losing tire pressure, leak between rim and stainless steel valve stem, had valve stem replaced with rubber valve. Lasted about a week and started losing air pressure again.used green slime and solved the problem for about two weeks. Pressure loss was minimal, 70 psi down to 60 psi over a couple of days, would reinflate to 70 psi and would hold for a couple of days and i would just inflate back to 70 psi. Driving back from fl to nc on the 30th of dec 2020, i experienced a loss of 20 psi in about an hours time. Pulled into rest area, reinflated tire and sprayed with windex and saw bubbles coming from a crack around the tire valve and going about 2 inches toward the inner edge of rim. Changed to spare, and made it home with no other issues. Rim is original factory aluminum rim. Dealership said truck is out of warranty. Purchased aftermarket wheels this week, did not want to replace with same model of rim. Second issue.truck has approximately 62,000 miles. Noticed death wobble while i was having issues with above mentioned tire/rim issue and figured it was due to the imbalance of front tire that had green slime in it. Wobble happened again today after hitting pothole, was going about 50-55 mph, hit pot hole, truck started shaking, slowed down to about 30 and shaking stopped. Has happened 2 other times but those times i had the old tire/wheel set up. This latest occurrence happened with different tire/wheel setup. Have not taken to dealership because it is out of warranty and figured they would not do anything about it.
Death wobble, you hit a small bump or uneven road at 20-75 mph and it shakes violently you have to slow down to 15mph to make it quit. The dealer could not duplicate and said it was tires out of balance, the next time it went in they said it was mud in the wheels.2nd promblem is the upper oil pan started leaking at 80k , 3rd promblem the stainless steel braded line that goes from master cylinder to abs module ruptured and left me with no brakes . All of this over a course of about 89k miles
Violent shaking of steering wheel at highway speeds when going over bridge expansion joints or pot holes.
While driving at highway speeds (55mph or above), if hitting potholes, expansion joints, rough patches, etc. Truck steering wheel will start to vibrate and shimmy in a uncontrollable or disconnected manner. The problem is worsened when hitting bumps at highway speeds while in a turn. When this happens the truck can not be steered correctively. Had the issue looked at by ford dealer 3 times at this point with various fixes including: new steering stabilizer, caster shims and realignment, new track bar and drag link. The issue has not been fixed and i am awaiting another steering stabilizer at this moment. The dealer has been attempting to fix the issue but does not appear to know how. The service advisor stated many trucks have had this same issue starting in 2017.ford needs to be forced to recall and fix these trucks correctly for safety purposes. (issue started at approximately 15,000 miles and still exists at 39,000 miles)
My 2017 f350 has had several occasions when i'm on a highway and hit a rough patch of road the trucks front end will start shaking violently and the only way to stop it is to slow down as fast as i can. This has happened several times once when i was pulling my fifth wheel which is an extremely dangerousl. The truck has been to the dealer at least three times for this problem and i just made an appointment for the forth.
I started to hear a clunking in the front end of my 2017 f350 when going over bumps (low speed and high speed). I took it in to the dealer and the said i had excessive play in my tie rod ends, so they replaced them along with a lower control arm. About a week later, i started hearing the noise again and when i would go over bumps in the road, even at low speed, the truck would want to wander. I took it in a second time and they found the anti sway bar had excessive play, so they replaced that. I asked why a new 1 ton truckwould already need front suspension components replaced and they said they didn't know. The truck did drive better for awhile, but shortly after i started hearing the noise again. I had to get the oil change, so i asked them to check on it while it was in there. They said they did the oil change but couldn't check the noise complaint because they didn't have time. They did however do another 42 point inspection and said everything was ok. Ibrought it in about a week later because the noise was still there. They told me that they couldn't replicate the problem, but the tech said it could be coming from the rear leaf pack because, "sometimes the trucks come from the factory with the rear leaf springs lubricated and they aren't supposed to be", so he sprayed degreaser on them and they couldn't hear any noise anymore. I asked why the factory would do that, and again, they had no answer. I drove it with the service manager (around the corner) and of course it didn't make the noise. I took it home hoping the problem was solved, but i soon realized that the truck still makes the clunking noise when going over bumps, even backing in my driveway and it still wanders, even pulling into one direction when i go over bumps/transitions on the road/highway at low and higher speeds. I have madea complaint to ford and will be contacting a lemon law attorney.
When traveling at speeds above 55mph, if the truck encounters any rough or uneven pavement such as a bridge expansion joint, the steering wheel will oscillate violently making it impossible to control the vehicle.on two occasions this has caused my vehicle to cross the center line before i was able to reduce speed and stop the oscillation. Had there been oncoming traffic, we would have had a collision.i am told by the local dealer that ford is working on a known issue with the steering dampener along with other steering components such as the pitman arm.ford knows they have a major issue here and i am not the only one who has reported the so called "death wobble."i have driven heavy duty pickup trucks for over 20 years and i have never experienced something so dangerous and unpredictable as this. This is by far a greater danger than the two recalls; one for the tailgate opening, and one for the seat belt pretensioner fire risk that i have received so far.if this issue has not caused any fatalities in the past, i would be very surprised.
Sustained steering wheel oscillation (aka death wobble) while driving down a road at approximately 55 mph i encountered a slightly rough patch of pavement. The steering wheel started to violently shake back and forth until i slowed to approximately 10mph and the oscillations ceased. Ford does have a tsb out on the issue but they are only replacing the steering damper and not looking into the root cause. This has happened several times and the damper has been replaced once as well.
It has happened on more than one occasion.will hit a bump in the road and the vehicle will start violently shaking.it will shakeunitl 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.
Hauling horse trailer with 4 horses, hit a bump in road and vehicle began shaking and almost lost control on a 5 lane highway thru slc ut. Also learned after the fact ford death wobble.
In november 2019, at approximately 14k miles on the vehicle while driving on a nevada freeway at speeds over 50 mph the vehicle unexpectedly and without warning exhibited violent shaking in the front end and steering wheel causing the vehicle to be difficult to control. During this episode, the vehicle was not towing.the violent shaking stopped after slowing the vehicle to approx 30mph.returning to ca the vehicle did it several times and was sent to the dealership where ford tsb 18-2268 was performed.the problem seemed to be fixed until recently on 01/01/2020, it returned at 19.8k miles.this time pulling a 40 foot 5th wheel trailer at approx 55 mph on a ca freeway when the front began violently shaking after driving over a small bump in the freeway.the vehicle was difficult to control and maintain within a lane of travel with the trailer attached.the violent shaking only stopped after slowing to approx 30 mph.
My 2017 f350 has 34k miles. If any bump in the road is hit it causes the truck to violently shake. Any speeds over 65mph this will happen. I have almost lost control 2 time. The violent shake continues until you can slow the truck to 20-30mph. Someone is going to die. Ford is not stepping up and fixing this. Please help!
My 2017 f350 4x4 with 11600 miles has a death wobble in the front suspension when driving over 45 mph and driving over rough roads. I had the truck in for inspection all looked good, had front tires balanced and air pressure inspected. Few days later almost crashed my vehicle on the beltway. Doing some research i noticed this is a major concern for ford owners. I tow a 40' camper and would hate to lose control killing my family, myself or someone else. Ford needs to make this an urgent recall asap.
4 times in the last 3 weeks our truck experienced the "death wobble".in every instance we were travelling at about 65-70 mph and crossing bridges.our truck began to shake violently and we lost control, even crossing into the oncoming lane once. After slowing down and pulling to the shoulder the violent shaking stopped.one of the times, my daughter was driving in snow and ice on the expressway and crossed lanes before she could get the truck under control.now i'm afraid to let my wife or daughter drive the truck..
Continue to experience the "ford death wobble" steering oscillation.i have been to the dealership 4 times and the problem continues. The incident usually occurs while traveling highway speeds and started at approximately 15,000 miles. Whin this occurs, it is usually when crossing a seam on the road from a bridge or hitting a rough patch in the highway.the steering wheel begins shaking violently causing you to fight keeping the vehicle under control.i have to slow down to about 30 mphin order to get it to stop, which is quite dangerous while on the interstate. My current mileage is 20,400.i have been told by the dthat they have been working closely with engineers at ford hq in an attempt to resolve the problem and have made the following modifications to my vehicle without any success in correcting the issue: adjusting the camber on every visit, added 2 different size of shims,replaced both steering dampers, and most recently add a 1 1/2" leveling kit.unfortunately the issue still is not resolved, the vehicle is unsafe to drive and impacting my ability to use the vehicle for the purpose it was purchased for.
Violent shaking of steering wheel and front end suspension at speed over 55 mph when hitting a bump on the road.
While driving 45 - 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.on a road with a speed limit of 55 mph doing rush hour traffic.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated while driving at 65mph, the vehicle front end wobbled out of control. The contact was able to engage the brake pedal slowly and brought the vehicle under control. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to jim oneal ford 516 south indiana avenue sellersburg, in 47172, (812)-246-4441. The dealer test drove the vehicle and was unable to recreate the failure. As a courtesy the dealer installed a steering damper on the steering wheel and informed the contact that steering damper may correct the failure. The contact was concerned that the failure was not fixed. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 42,588.
In motion on a highway at 70 miles per hour.the truck hit an uneven condition on the road.the trucks steering capability was totally lost.the front wheels were violently shaking.the tires and wheels were serverly bouncing.slight braking made the uncontrollable condition worse.the vehicle slowly left the highway onto the right away.the speed was approximately 50 mph when it left the paved highway.the front wheels were still violently shaking and bouncing.at this point still with no steering the truck began to spin out of control.it finally ended up stuck in a ditch 30 to 40 yards off the highway.the shaking and bouncing didn't stop until the vehicle came to a complete stop.after much research i leaned that this mechanical steering problem has been a reacuring malfunction.it has been named the death wobble.how can ford continue to manufacture a product with documented extreme safety issues.its obvious that ford has made this extremely dangerous condition an ongoing process.im amazazed that with all the past complaints concerning the death wobble that its become nothing more than a band-aid fix.please address and correct this ongoing negligent manufacturing process that ford continues.they knowingly continue to place innocent consumers into a life or possible death situation.
My 2017 ford f350 has now experienced three events referred to as "death wobble" or shimmy which causes severe shaking of the entire truck and especially the steering wheel. First event in bakersfield calif where i hit consecutive bumps in the freeway while traveling 65 mph. Had to slow to less than 40 mph to get it to stop. Second event was towing my 5th wheel down a 6% grade into verde valley arizona. Heavy braking caused the same death wobble in addition to the truck pulling to the right. Speed was 65 mph. Third event was leaving mccarren airport in las vegas nevada where hitting a freeway bridge transition caused the death wobble again. Truck has been to local ford dealership. Alignment checked ok, tracking bar torque ok, wheels ok, ball joints ok. Brake hose did not pass pressure test and was replaced under warranty. Dealership cannot find cause. I sincerely believe this is a design issue or oem parts installed at factory were defective at time of installation. This is my fourth superduty 4x4 supercrew. My other three never had this issue. In investigating this issue i found two automotive related websites where 35 plus late model superduty owners complained about this same problem.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving various speeds, the vehicle experienced the "death wobble" and the tires wobbled without warning. The failure occurred while traveling over bumps in the road. The contact took the vehicle to fallon ford-toyota (1351 w williams ave, fallon, nv 89406, (775) 423-2171) on three separate occasions where they initially performed an alignment during the first repair. On the second occasion, the dealer replaced the steering linkage damper per technical service bulletin number: 18-2268. On the third occasion, another alignment was performed and the caster was reduced as low as possible. The dealer also informed the contact that the tires would need to be replaced. The tires were replaced by an independent mechanic. The same dealer called the contact's son after the third repair to see if they could find a remedy for the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer a fourth time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that there was no recall or remedy for the "death wobble". The contact was informed that a supervisor would call her for more information. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 17,835.
While driving highway-speedabout 65 mph, the truck hits a grove in the highway road andstarted to shake violently and uncontrollable. I slowed down while trying to keep the truck in one lane and it stopped the bucking/wobble action when the speed was reduced to 20 mph. This has happened twice in the past week and vehicle is scheduled to belooked at in the service center.
When driving over 50mph and hit a bump or road transition on a bridge the truck shakes violently and you have to slow down to about 30mph to get it to stop
Driving on highway at approximately 60mph, road imperfection caused violent shaking in front end of vehicle (death wobble).vehicle was difficult to steer and seemed to take longer than usual to slow down.went away at lowers speeds (30 mph or so).problem re-occurred 5 times during our road trip
At 45-65 mph if the truck hits the slightest bump in the road the tires and steering wheel start shaking uncontrollably. You lose all control of the vehicle unless you can stop the vehicle before causing a crash. The first time this happened the truck drifted through 4 lanes before coming to a stop.
At 60 mph some times with a small bump in the road the front end will start to shake like crazy and it is uncontrollable. It only stops after slowing to about 30 mph. This has happened 6 times this year. The dealer ship has worked on the truck twice with no success. The truck has 20,000 miles on it. This is very scary and dangerous as the truck front end is out of control when this happens. Yesterday was the worst. It happened twice in a 3 mile stretch of road.
"2017 superduty death wobble" thursday, june 7th 2018while driving at highway speed (55 mph) and going over very mild bumps in the highway, the steering wheel would shake violently and uncontrollably while the whole vehicle shuttered enough to open the glove compartment and empty its contents along with everything in the center console.i had no control of the vehicle to keep it in my lane and i left the road for the ditch. When applying the brakes, the antilock was activated and did eventually come to a stop. Two witnesses stopped to make sure i was ok and said it appeared as though the front end was coming off the vehicle.the vehicle was driven to the next exit (about 5 miles) and this issue repeated three more times at slower speeds.the vehicle was towed 80 miles and a repair was performed to the stabilizer shock that took a full week. It is now 7/29/2018 and the vehicle is showing signs of the shake again but mild in nature.i have had this same issue on older vehicles but never on a new vehicle with under 30,000 miles on it. This issue will kill someone someday.
I was driving down the freeway to work at approximately 70 mph when my truck started to shake so bad in the front end i almost took out the vehicle to my left and ended up halfway in the ditch. I had 0 control over my truck
Vehicle at times has a violent shaking and loss of steering control that remains until a full stop of the vehicle is enabled, this happens at highway speeds when a uneven road surface and or bump is encountered.ford case number assigned to my vehicle is cas-144062235 on 3/19/2018
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.
Experienced 'death wobble' today at 70 mph went away around 40 mph. Never had it before. Not sure if related but dealer replaced the wheels less than 300 miles ago. Vehicle is well maintained appx 18,000 miles
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.
My truck has had a "death wobble"since it was about 3 months old. The first time i thought maybe just a road condition. It's been "fixed" 3 times but hasn't been corrected yet. It happens at interstate speeds of 70+ mph
I bought this 2017 f-350 ford and as i was driving the steering wheel and the truck started to shake violently. I was told buy a few ford customers that they call this the death wobble. I just bought this truck to haul heavy items. Why would ford resell this truck knowing it has this problem? i am a 74 year old veteran and when this happens its very hard to control the steering wheel. Why is there not a recall on this truck? and why has nhtsa not done anything about this?now i am afraid to drive this truck with my family anywhere.can a lawsuit be filed? is ford doing anything to fix this problem?
While driving between 55-70 mph, the steering wheel begins to shake violently in the truck if you drive over the slightest road imperfection. I have called ford with my vin number and was told that there was no recall or service bulletin for this problem. However, they did say that this was a widespread issue. I was advised that the steering components and track bar was subject to premature failure.
While traveling at approximately 65mph truck developed a high speed wobble. Wife was driving at the time and was barely able to get the truck stopped without losing control. The truck that has 26000 miles on it had no payload shook so hard that my wife was unable to hold on to the steering wheel and had to apply the brakes to get it stopped while trying to stay in her lane and on the road.
Vehicle developed knocking in front end at 5,000 miles.at around 10,000 miles began uncontrollable shaking in the steering when hitting a bump at 75 mph on highway.this would stop by slowing down to 40 mph.this continueduntil the front stabilizer was replaced by ford at around 15,000.vehicle now has 20,000 miles on it and has again started shaking uncontrollably as stated before.fords fix is to replace it again with the same part that has already failed twice.i have heard of the same issues from other people is similar makes and models.
At approximately 8000 miles on the truck going down the interstate at 65mph towing an enclosed 20ft trailer i hit a bump in the road and the steering wheel began to shake violently. I had to get hard on the brakes to bring it back under control. I took the truck to the dealership, they were helpful and understanding. They replaced the steering stabilizer and checked the alignment. At 14000 miles same thing happened again except i didn't have a trailer in tow. Dealership replaced steering stabilizer with a newer model part per ford recommendation.most recently at 27000 miles it happened again while towing. Dealership replace control arm bushings and track bar. The truck still feels sloppy in the steering and i have no trust in it. I plan on selling the vehicle as i'm actually scared to drive it. It should be noted that in every instance the dealer was able to duplicate the condition with no trailer attached.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that upon hitting a bump while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would independently shift out of his driving lane without warning. The contact had initially taken the vehicle to seymour ford (2601 seymour rd, jackson, mi 49201) where they adjusted the front suspension. The contact then stated that while his son was driving at 55 mph, he hit a bump in the road and the vehicle independently shifted to the right; hitting a post. The air bags did not deploy, the contact's son was not injured and a police report was not filed. The contact's son was able to drive away from the collision with minor damage to the front fender. The contact then spoke to the same dealer who then referred him to the manufacturer. The manufacturer offered him no assistance and referred him back to the same dealer. Upon investigation, the contact linked the vehicle failure to an issue known online as "the death wobble," the failure had persisted and had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.
Vehicle has 5800 miles, 4x4, crew cab, long bed all stock as from factory. Not driven off road. Vehicle has become unsafe to drive due to "death wobble". Problem increased from a slight vibration to an issue that will cause an accident. The problem occurs above 50 mph. If a dip or series of "washboard" bumps are encountered the steering becomes uncontrollable and will force the vehicle into another lane or off the road. Ford dealership (hastings ford) has inspected vehicleand awaiting a response as to what the "fix" shall be. It is very apparent that this is a known problem with ford for many years yet the tsb from ford addresses tire inflation as the culprit. Believe ford has missed the actual solution to the problem.
2017 ford f350 crew cab with front end wobble ("death wobble"). Began a short time ago and becoming easier to initiate the wobble after bumps, grooved pavement, or a transition from different surfaces at speeds above 55mph. There is much information on this problem but no recall notice from ford. I know i am not the first to describe this complaint.
I have a 2017 ford f-350 super duty. Over the last two months i have had two situations during acceleration on a highway where the vehicle almost shakes/vibrates apart on the front end. I have reported the issue to ford two times now. When it first occurred in nov 2019 with 19k miles on it, they told me they never heard of this issue. When it happened again on the 29th of december i took it back into the dealerand mentioned that i almost lost control of the truck and the wife refuses to drive it on a highway. They admitted there is an issue. Either my truck or their design is unsafe. Massive wobble/vehicle vibration - if i was in a corner i would have been in an accident.
After hitting a bump in road vehicle shimmy's till speed is reduced to 20-25 miles a hour. Seems to happen more often when i am in a curve. Happen on free way and two lands. Usually of 60 miles per hour. Less prevalent at lower speeds. First noticed when truck was new in 2017. Dealer said could find nothing wrong with truck. I just got back from dealer service for same problem 1650 dollars still doing same shimmy.
Massive steering wobble and shaking at highway speeds 60 to 70 mph. Usually on a rougher highway or a bump for joint expansion. Rattle continues till speed reduction to approximately 40 miles per hour.
This truck has developed the infamous death wobble. On a trip in november it occurred for the first time at 75 mph and we almost lost control of the truck and crashed. I limped it back home and took it to the dealer that i bought it from and who does all of the service on it. The necessary parts were ordered over 3 weeks ago and i am being told that these parts are on a nationwide backorder and it will be at a minimum of 6-8 more weeks.
Starting almost immediately after a used purchase of the vehicle at 48,000 miles and 3 years old, a intense front axle oscillation was intermittently noticed at speeds between 45 and 75mph, often the issue would happen while driving straight directly after driving over bumps in the roadway or bridge expansion joints. After having the ford dealership look at the vehicle 4 separate times to try and figure out the root cause of the problem, the issue still has not been solved. So far the fixes tried by the dealer have been balancing the tires, installing new steering dampener, new tie rod ends, new drag link and two separate alignments.
January 2018 i bought a new 2017 ford f-350. After driving the truck around 24000 miles it started this horrible shaking and almost lost control. Researched the symptoms referred to as death wobble. The truck has been back to the dealer where i bought it 4 times and they haven't been able to fix it. If you are driving down the road at 60 mph and hit a bump the truck violently shakes back and forth and it real hard to control it. You have to slow down as fast as you can with out using the brakes if you step on the brake the shaking gets more violent. Type in death wobble on google it is hard to believe as common as this problem is that there is not a recall on these trucks. Rolling down the freeway going to houston thanksgiving day it started to the wobble 12 times in 50 mile span each time having to try to steer onto the shoulder and slow down as fast as you can and try to not get run over in the traffic.
I was driving approximately 70 mph when i crossed a set of rail road tracks and the vehicle shook violently enough to cause me to enter left ditch.after applying the breaks and slowing to 15 mph i regained control. I got out and check the tires and all seemed fine. Started to slowly drive and it was fine.a few miles later i began to smell diesel fuel. When i reached my destination the smell was very strong. Opened the hood and there was fuel leaking from the top of the engine and steaming from the inter cooler.drive it to a ford dealer and they replaced the fuel filter as the shaking had caused it to crack.
At highway speed, - occasionally this issue occurs at about 75 mph when going over a rough area or "concrete to asphalt" seam in the roadway, the truck will go into a very violent, almost uncontrollable wobble of the steering wheel and front end. Let off on the foot pedal to begin slowing to around 60 mph for the wobble to stop. Then highway speeds can be achieved only to expect the same thing to occur at any random time when going over a rough area in the road. Really scary situation when this occurs!!!
At 17000 miles experienced steering oscillation and death wobble while driving 55mph or greater. Extremely unsafe especially when pulling a trailer. Have had parts replaced and serviced several times. Most recent parts replaced at 35500. Dealer has performed tsb several times. This issue is extremely common and is affecting a lot of these trucks.
At 39000 miles developed a massive front wheel shake at highway speeds on rough roads. Rotated tires and balanced. No change. Replace all tires with same as came with. Death wobble was gone for 4000 miles has now returned.
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.
I was driving on i-91 last week at 70 mph.i went over a rough expansion joint and the vehicle went into a full blown death wobble. It carried on for several seconds while i was able to slow down until 45mph where the vehicle returned to normal. During the death wobble the steering wheel oscillated violently and the truck vibrated rapidly.i was able to get it under control and pulled over to the side of the road where i did a walk about expecting to see a blown tire but there was nothing.i decided to drive home at 55mph where i had no problems.i took the truck to my mechanic the next day where they said the drag link and passenger tie rod had play and should be replaced.i knew the truck was under warranty still so i took it to the local ford dealer where they said the tie rod and drag link was in a safe operating tolerance and the steering stabilizer needed to be replaced.however it is on back order.they then said once they fixed the steering stabilizer they would then check the tie rod and drag links again and if there was play in the steering wheel ford would then replace those free of cost.all of this happened with my kids and the car.we are going on vacation at the end of april and i am concerened about this happening again even with parts being replaced.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact released the accelerator pedal and the vehicle slowed and the death wobble ceased. The vehicle was taken to monarch ford (132 n d st, exeter, ca 93221) on three separate occasions where various unknown repairs related to the death wobble were performed on the vehicle however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered a partial financial assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.
Front end shaking uncontrollably, after hitting a bump at freeway speeds.
Death wobble.at speed, truck shakes violently, having to slow down and sometimes stop before regaining control
If a bump is hit around highway speeds there is uncontrollable shaking of the steering wheel and loss of control of the vehicle.commonly called "death wobble" i am told.this renders the vehicle unusable as it is not safe.ford says they believe a steering dampener replacement may fix the issue but have no parts in stock, no option for outside parts, and no eta for availability.
My 2017 f350 has 15,000 miles on it and has experienced extreme death wobble at least 10 times.if you are going over 70 on the turnpike and hit a bump this happens.you need to make ford recall this before people die.my truck is 100 percent stock except for a rear sway bar i added, and has never been off road.it happened 9-28-19 3 times but has done this before.i have an appointment to have it fixed 12-19-19, but from what i have read fords fixes do not really fix the problem.please make ford recall this before people start dying on the highways.
While driving on interstate the said vehicle hit a bump or bad spot in the road. The steering wheel and front of vehicle began to shake and vibrate extremely erratic. I immediately held on, looked in mirrors for other vehicles around me and had to hit the brakes. The truck had to slow down and immediately get it off the road without causing an accident. We happened to be on a 65mph highway. With hazard lights flashing we did manage to get off the main road to the shoulder. I new immediately what it was. My wife was with me at the time as well. We have owned this truck since it was brand new. At 9000 miles the same thing happened. Then again at 16,500, 18,900, 24,440 and the most recent time is 27,500. This problem has been addressed 4 prior times. Each time they change the steering damper and i get my vehicle back. Now i am told i need new tires, a caster adjustment and possibly another damper. Surprise the dampers are on back order.i'm very surprised there has not been a recall.luckily i guess people have not been seriously injured yet. Thank goodness for that. This is my third new truck from ford. I think we have certainly spent our fair share of money with them. Fix our truck so we can feel safe when we pull our camper around the country. That's why we bought this particular truck. Thanks for reading our experience.
I've experienced 5 "death wobble" incidents on my f350 with less than 10k mileage. This problem always happens at highway speeds crossing over uneven bridge expansion strips on a diagonal. The last time this happened, i was in the number two lane driving at freeway speed in busy traffic.i had to slow down below 30 miles an hour to regain control of the truck.this is a very dangerous issue that seems to be a common problem with ford superduty 4x4 trucks.it's the second time i've taken it to the dealership for repair. First time, ford replaced the steering dampener.now they are changing tie-rod ends.ntsb really needs to look at this dangerous situation and force ford to stop nickel diming repairs and fix this problem once and for all.
2017 ford f-350 superduty truck experienced severe steering/suspension wobble when encountering bumps in roadway.four incidents occurred, with three occurring in the sept. 18-26, timeframe in 2019.while traveling at 65 to 70 mph.vehicle was hard to control during the wobble, and required slowing to 20-25mph to stop the shaking.other vehicles following me at the listed speeds were required to brake quickly to avoid collision with my vehicle.all incidents occurred on interstate highways.vehicle mileage was approx. 17000 miles at the time.
I was traveling down the highway at approximately 60 mph and hit a bump. My vehicle began shaking violently. I had to abruptly decelerate down to 35 mph to get ot to stop shaking. I believe it's called a death wobble. I've had my vehicle in to the ford dealership twice to have it fixed to no avail. I had the whole front end rebuilt. $1500 down the drain. I had a 2012 f350 that did the same thing. This wobble has happened to me many times. Most recently it happened on 12/22/2019.
While driving on the interstate approx 60 mph hitting a bump the front end shakes violently until the truck slows down to recover. Had it in the dealership twice and they said nothing is wrong.
Death wobble
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that the steering wheel was unstable. The failure impacted the suspension, which required the contact to exhibit force to control the steering wheel and prevent a "death wobble". The contact refrained from driving the vehicle because the failure occurred at any speed. Northside ford (12300 san pedro ave, san antonio, tx 78216, (210) 525-9800) and dave sinclair ford (7466 s lindbergh blvd, st. Louis, mo 63125, (314) 892-2600) were contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. There was one tsb for the steering, but no tsbs for the suspension and no recalls forthe steering and suspension. The contact was waiting on a response from the manufacturer. The vin and failure mileage were not available.
When hitting a bump on the highway at 70 mph, the steering wheel developed a violent shimmy. I had to slow down and pull over to get the truck back under control. It happens a speeds over 45 mph for no apparent reason. It happens when you hit the right bump the wrong way.
Going over bump 55 mph the truck did the death wobble.
When you hit a bump it shakes uncontrollable.you cannot steer after it starts shaking and it goes into other lanes and almost hit other vehicles on number of occasions.yes has been brought to the dealership twice.have changed number of different parts.no warning came up on system.
This vehicle on normal roads, interstate or backroads, will go into what i would call a death wobble. This "wobble" is very violent, and it usually occurs at 50mph or greater. At this speed the vehicle becomes barely guideable to the point that it is very dangerous. The only way to make the vehicle stop the event is to slow down. My experience has been that it will continue down to speeds of 35-40 before it goes away. I strongly feel as though this event, if it were to happen at the wrong time will cost a life. It does not take a huge pot hole to set it off, it is typically a smaller irregular bump that will get it going. Under warranty i have had the steering damper replaced as well as both front shocks and nothing so far has touched the issue.
Experienced 'death wobble' today at 70 mph went away around 40 mph. Never had it before. Not sure if related but dealer replaced the wheels less than 300 miles ago. Vehicle is well maintained appx 18,000 miles
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.
On may 24th, 2018 while driving my tailgate automatically came down. I was towing a 5th wheel rv trailer at the time and damage occurred to the tailgate top trim and the rv front garage door. Both the trim and the front garage door had to be replaced, plus touchup paint for the tailgate edges.
My vehicle currently has 68,871 miles. I purchased it less then one year ago with 57k miles. I have experienced "death wobble" three times with the most recent being 11/17/19. The most recent sent me onto the shoulder at interstate speeds. Each of the three times has happened between 70-78mph on the interstate after hitting rough road or a bridge expansion joint. The vehicle is completely stock. I have no videos of the incidents due to my primary concern being correcting the problem by immediately slowing below 45mph. I have contacted a repair shop who stated they wanted nothing to do with it, and i can't get it into a ford dealer for a while.
My tailgate opened up while pulling a camper while in a right turn and caused damage to the tailgate and 5th wheel camper which i was towing
My truck reached 70 plus miles an hour and it shakes violently
My 2017 f-350 ford pickup had a safety recall (recall #19s48) for an unintended tailgate opening. In march 2020 i brought the truck to ford of smithown to make the necessary repairs. I had 16,664 miles on the truck. In july 2021 the tailgate has opened up several times while driving. One time when towing a 5th wheel camper and as a result there is damage to the tailgate and 5th wheel camper. The truck's current mileage is 22,685.
Tailgate opens on its own unexpectedly. It seems like it happens when putting it in gear. Never had it happen at much speed. It happens at least once every week or two. Seems to happen a lot while backing up. It also happens just sitting there. Have it happen with key fob just sitting in the console and nobody touching it.
2017 f350 back window exploded.the vehicle was stationary, parked in a driveway in a subdivision.i remote started my truck within 5 minutes before i opened the back drivers crew cab door to put a bag on the floor.when i shut the door, the back window exploded as the door closed.the outside temperature was around 23 degrees f.i believe the sudden cab pressure of shutting the door, combined with colder temperatures and a defect in the glass or glass installation is the root cause of the issue.
The tailgate opens intermittently even when locked, especially when you hit a bump in the road.it is like the latch it not working correctly.also, the radiator keeps leaking on the left upper hose on the drivers side.
The tailgate at times comes unlatched.i do have a canopy which keeps the tailgate from dropping down all the way.truck only has 10700 miles on it and is still on warranty.i have taken it to the dealer twice, they cannot duplicate the problem, nor find anything wrong.i have called ford customer service 3 times, and have done what they told me to do, but they do not follow through with what they tell me they are going to do.vechicle is in motion, and has happened when pulling my cargo trailer.date below was the last time this happened.i do not drive this vechicle much.
The tailgate came down on its own while i was towing a fifth-wheel trailer. When i turned to come onto a road, the tailgate came in contact with the trailer. This both put the safety of myself and passengers/public at risk and also damaged the front compartment of the trailer. The vehicles keyfob was not in my pocket so i do not think that the tailgate could have been opened from it. I took the vehicle to ford and they said that my truck does not meet all of the requirements of the 19s48 tailgate recall on 2017-2019 superduty trucks. There was no warning light or any other visual indication that i was driving with the tailgate down. I'm concerned as i do not want this to happen again to my vehicle or others.
While driving on a city street about 40 mph the tailgate opened by itself and the cargo fell off to the road, the cargo was damaged.*dt*dt
I was driving down the freeway to work at approximately 70 mph when my truck started to shake so bad in the front end i almost took out the vehicle to my left and ended up halfway in the ditch. I had 0 control over my truck
First happened at 7,000 miles had it worked on now happened at 13,000. Front shakes violently after hitting even a small bump, must slow down or would loose control. Accures anytime at highway speeds.
My 2017 ford f 350 xlt 4x4 sb has 30,000 miles. On tues. Morning my wife and i were driving back to mesa,az. From panguitch, utah. A couple miles into our trip , while driving 55 mphwe hit a bumpy area of the road and the truck starting shaking violently, like having a blowout. I had to pull over to see what what was happening. I could see no damage to any tires , so we kept driving and it happened again less than 10 minutes into the drive.. This time i slowed down until i regained control. We did not have any more issues the rest of our trip to mesa.we were pulling a 40 ft. Fifth wheel #13,500. At the time. We were just finishing up our summer trip when this happened.this happened about 45 days earlier just outside cheyenne, wy.,after reading a lot of similar incidents from other ford owners. I felt that i needed to report this issue
Recall issued #18v894 dated: 12/18/2018 - manufacturer recall number: 18s45block heater defective.ford dealer (crossroad ford ) henderson, nc will not take care of this recall?stated they did not get paid for it from ford.
Experienced 'death wobble' at approximately 58 mph on highway.
My truck has had a "death wobble"since it was about 3 months old. The first time i thought maybe just a road condition. It's been "fixed" 3 times but hasn't been corrected yet. It happens at interstate speeds of 70+ mph
Refr: rear back-up camera.the back-up camera view has a cloudy/foggy appearance.it is severe enough that it is useless.online research has shown this to be a wide-spread problem.the various 'fixes' attempted have had spotty success in correcting the problem.the dealer informed me that ford is aware of the problem.the dealer recommended replacing the control module for the camera system at a very high cost to me (i have not done the repair).the increased safety benefit to having a back-up camera has been completely compromised.(as a side note, there are several cameras on this vehicle.all but one have a cloudy/foggy appearance, but it is the back-up camera that is of most concern because of the blind areas that cannot be seen without it when backing up.)
The drivers side heated seat function will shutoff after approximately 15 to 30 seconds of use and disables the use of the heated or cooling function until the truck is turned off completely and restarted.the dealership reviewed and said it was common and requires rewiring of both seats due to ohm-age difference. The cost of the repair was $700 to $900 which seems excessive and if common why would it not be recalled?*dt
The door ajar light, dome light, and truck bed light stays on when the doors are closed and while driving on city roads. Once on the highway the senor will finally go off. We have told the dealership about the problem a few times but they refuse to do anything if they cannot see it happening. After driving to the dealership, the problem is not visible because we have to take the highway. They finally scheduled an appt. But waiting until the warranty expired to tell us they had time for us to bring it. It has literally been 3 years this month!
I had my power tailgate randomly drop open while pulling a trailer causing roughly $2000 worth of damage to my truck and punched a football size hole in the front of my enclosed trailer (iā€™m assuming roughly another $2000 worth of damage), i was driving on about a 5 mile trip and didnā€™t hear or see anything when i went to back my trailer in the gate was down so at some point it randomly dropped while driving. To my knowledge all controls are supposed to be locked out while driving or in gear on a 2017 ford f-350 super duty. My keys are in the center consul and i did not hit the remote or the button on the dashboard. To my knowledge ford has known about the issue and did a minor recall on it but it is said to not be actually fixing the problem. I have filed a claim with my insurance company but i do not feel i should be responsible for a known defect in hardware or software that has not been addressed by ford.
Death wobble
While driving the 2017 ford f350 pickup truck down the highway at 60 mph, whenever i drove across bridges or hit small bumps, the pickup truck would shake violently and i had no control over the vehicle until speed was reduced to under 50 mph.this incident is know as the "death wobble".the truck had 14,000 miles on it the first time this occurred.took the truck to the dealer, they replaced the track bar, sent back, and a week later the same issue of the "death wobble" happened again.truck is at the dealership currently, and has been for a week.the same exact incident has occurred on another family member's newly purchased 2017 ford f350 also and has been taken to the same dealership.
Upon cold start, the at in 'm' manual mode, first gear or 'r', either 4wd lo, hi or 2wd, when accelerated up to 1500-1800rpms, vehicle will accelerate by itself, without operators foot on accelerator increasing speed and rpms approaching 4000 rpms. Braking is possible and will slow to idle rpms safely, but if increased again with foot on accelerator to 1500-1800 rpms, symptom will repeat until warmed up threshold has been reached. This is between 3-5 minutes after cold start. All is normal after this time and vehicle will not increase in speed by itself. If vehicle sits for 2-3 hrs, symptom can be repeated. Outside temperature does not seem to play a factor. It is most easily experienced in 4wd lo, as the speed is lower, yet the rpms are the same as in 4wd hi or 2wd. I first experienced this when backing up (in 'r') in 4wd lo after a cold start and had to increase speed and rpms beyond 1500 when vehicle starting increasing in speed by itself. I was able to brake and no damage or injury occurred. I have since experimented to determine exactly when this symptom occurs.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While driving approximately 70 mph over a bump in the road, the vehicle shook and wobbled uncontrollably for approximately fifteen minutes without warning. The cruise control was activated at the time of the failure. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and shut off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and taken to bayer ford (833-318-1196, located at 200 e central ave, comanche, tx 76442). The dealer was not aware of the failure and recommended diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and consulted with the dealer to determine the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,200.
Fords" bumper to bumper warranty' doesn't go "mirror to mirror"on nov 22, 2017 i bought the 2017 f-350 lariat super duty. Nice truck, it's the 8th ford truck i have bought new and until now have never had a major problem that they didn't stand behind until this one.at 700 mi on a family outing to washington dec 8th, my wife remarked that she could smell something burning and i told her it was probably paint off the engine. I had turned on the mirror defrost. On arrival to our destination my son discovered the frames had melted.sent pictures to service dept. At dealership. Tech sent text back "do not use mirror heaters again". I called and he said dealership would replace when we returned.they picked it up on friday the 15th and midday i got a phone call from service manager stating that he wasn't a very good nancy drew but they were not going to warranty them as they thought they were vandalized ( at 70 mph you would have thought one of the four of us would have noticed it ) he told me to turn in to my insurance.i remarked that it wasn't an insurance problem, to state farm agents credit they told me to take to another dealer and they would collect repair cost from manufacture. Wouldn't it be great if a warranty was just that? when i told service manager that i was going to file a claim with the oregon doj under the lemon law, he blew me off. I took to another dealer and he told me albany one had placed a "flag" on it making it impossible for anyone else to even look at it but cautioned me to not park in my garage in case of fireuntil issue was addressed. Called ford customer service and they assigned me a "case number".1400 mi. On a 72k truck and no mirror defrost. We currently own 9 fords, loyalty doesn't account for much anymore. Warranty must not be any wider than the bumpers.
2017 f350 back window exploded.the vehicle was stationary, parked in a driveway in a subdivision.i remote started my truck within 5 minutes before i opened the back drivers crew cab door to put a bag on the floor.when i shut the door, the back window exploded as the door closed.the outside temperature was around 23 degrees f.i believe the sudden cab pressure of shutting the door, combined with colder temperatures and a defect in the glass or glass installation is the root cause of the issue.
This is a problem with duel rear wheel trucks the high pressure valve stems are failing causing rapid air loss to front and rear outer wheels ( aluminum rims ) this will cause tire failure resulting in crash and or roll overthis has happened in motion and stationary
Truck shaking, was told tire inflation was not being maintained. All valve stems leaking since day i bought it. One tire had fix a flat in it when i bought it. It took ford 6 months to replace valve stems correctly.after this truck still shakes on any rough road, if hit any real ruff truck violent shake have to stop to get it to stop. Now since tire pressure can be maintained since valove stems fixed. They tell me front tires need replaced from not maintaining tire pressures. That is why truck shakes.the truck has shakenough since the first month i owned it it march 2018, this has caused front tires to were on both outside edges. The truck shakes so bad, i have ran off 7 times, ran two other cars off road, and pulled over for suspecteddui told officer what happened and if i didn't get it fixed he write me ticket defective equipment and deem vehicle unsafe to operate.always in motion, any speed, any ruff road, even going across briggs anything that is not perfect smooth road
Vehicle shakes violently when traveling 60mph or higher on freeways after hitting a bump in the road. Have to slow down immediately to remain in control of vehicle. Happened 6 times in last 2 weeks.
My vehicle aluminum rims all corroded around the valve stem causing them to loose air. Ford replaced all the rims at 10,000 miles. They told me they were aware of the problem and had corrected it. At 39,500 miles the new rims did the same thing corroding around the valve stem causing the air to leak out. The problem was not corrected.ford agreed the rims were defective and would only replace them if i paid over half of the new cost. I am always fearful that the tires will loose air at high speed and cause a crash.
The vavle stem leaks and looses preasure i have to constantly keep close eye on the preasure. The dealer replaced the tpi. Only weeks after i bought the truck new. I now have a flat right front tire, after spraying soap on the stem it bubbles from the stem, not the core the stem. This is the 3rd. Time dealer has reparied. Now it is nolonger under warentee.11-17-1712-13-171-18-181-10-188-1-181-15-191-23-19
Since i have purchased this truck. I purchased it in 2017 brand new. It has never had consistent tire pressure in 3 of the valves. I took it back to the dealer and they said it's not covered under the factory warranty even after having driven it 187 miles.
My 2017 f350 has 15,000 miles on it and has experienced extreme death wobble at least 10 times.if you are going over 70 on the turnpike and hit a bump this happens.you need to make ford recall this before people die.my truck is 100 percent stock except for a rear sway bar i added, and has never been off road.it happened 9-28-19 3 times but has done this before.i have an appointment to have it fixed 12-19-19, but from what i have read fords fixes do not really fix the problem.please make ford recall this before people start dying on the highways.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While the vehicle was stationary, it experienced a series of slow leaks and corrosion between the alloy wheels and the valve stems. The contact took the vehicle to an independent tire facility where the failure was confirmed. The repair facility replaced the front passengerwheel and the rear outside driver side wheel. The contact stated that the failure later occurred with the rear outside passenger side wheel, which was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.
Two issues.first issue, cracked rim. Started losing tire pressure, leak between rim and stainless steel valve stem, had valve stem replaced with rubber valve. Lasted about a week and started losing air pressure again.used green slime and solved the problem for about two weeks. Pressure loss was minimal, 70 psi down to 60 psi over a couple of days, would reinflate to 70 psi and would hold for a couple of days and i would just inflate back to 70 psi. Driving back from fl to nc on the 30th of dec 2020, i experienced a loss of 20 psi in about an hours time. Pulled into rest area, reinflated tire and sprayed with windex and saw bubbles coming from a crack around the tire valve and going about 2 inches toward the inner edge of rim. Changed to spare, and made it home with no other issues. Rim is original factory aluminum rim. Dealership said truck is out of warranty. Purchased aftermarket wheels this week, did not want to replace with same model of rim. Second issue.truck has approximately 62,000 miles. Noticed death wobble while i was having issues with above mentioned tire/rim issue and figured it was due to the imbalance of front tire that had green slime in it. Wobble happened again today after hitting pothole, was going about 50-55 mph, hit pot hole, truck started shaking, slowed down to about 30 and shaking stopped. Has happened 2 other times but those times i had the old tire/wheel set up. This latest occurrence happened with different tire/wheel setup. Have not taken to dealership because it is out of warranty and figured they would not do anything about it.
Valve stem leakage problem on wheels. Corrosion between valve stem and wheel due to dissimilar metal of wheel and stem. Causes sudden loss of air pressure in tires.
Steel valve stem in aluminum wheels develops corrosion around valve stem hole and air leaks develop. Steel wheels are fine leaks have only developed on the 4 aluminum wheels. (truck is a dually)
While driving highway-speedabout 65 mph, the truck hits a grove in the highway road andstarted to shake violently and uncontrollable. I slowed down while trying to keep the truck in one lane and it stopped the bucking/wobble action when the speed was reduced to 20 mph. This has happened twice in the past week and vehicle is scheduled to belooked at in the service center.
Bought my ford f 350 xlt in feb of 2019 with 12,936 miles on it from rochester ford in mn driving home on the interstate at about 70 mph it did the death wobble 3 times and i called them and they acted like they had never heard of it. Couldn't get it into the shop until a couple weeks later at bedford ford in bedford indiana where they replaced the steering dampener.hadn't happened again until nov 26, 2019. Made an appt. At bedford in ford dealership and they said it was the tires and needed an alignment and new tires.mileage is less than 24,000 miles on it.so the problem is still not fixed and they are just pushing me away and blaming the tires.
The wheels and valve stems are corroding and leaking air. The oem wheels have been replaced under warrantee with new oem but they have started leaking again. On long drives when the tires heat up the leak seems to get worse. I have to air up the tires every day before driving the truck. I'm concerned about the air loss when i'm hauling heavy loads.
While stationary or on trips the tires loose air and become severely under inflated requiring the tires to be inflated to proper psi, usually before each time the truck is used (3-4 times per week). This is a safety issue should tires become under inflated while traveling or if the truck needs to be used in a situation where there is no time to inflate to proper psi. Our truck is used to haul horses and would be dangerous if we had an emergency to move horses without time to inflate the tires or if tires lost inflation while on a trip. Problem first appeared about 10 months (may 2018) after the truck was purchased new. Taken to dealer several times and they would replace leaking valve stems.internet sources suggest the problem is caused by ford using steel valves on aluminum wheels, causing corrosion where the two metals meet. Went to another ford dealer who confirmed such corrosion and recommended i replace all six wheels at an estimated cost of $4,963.16.however, dealer could not confirm that this would solve the problem or prevent its reoccurrence.
Air leaking from tire valve stems. I have had to take the truck to the dealer several times for the same issue.
At 21000 miles my 2017 ford f350 drw had two wheels with tpms sensors leak air at the stems. Both were aluminum rims. Both started leaking on the same day while stationary and under our shelter with no damage of foreign body coming in contact with stems or rims. Both stems were removed by a professional tire dealer and found that replacing gasket didn't solve this problem. There were no replacement stems available for this vehicle in stock or for order because of demand for by other owners needing replacements also.
At 35000 miles on my 2017 f350 i started getting wobble/vibrations at highway after going over bumps. Talked to ford dealer and said the is a tsb but parts were two weeks out. Went back and parts were 6 weeks out for a total of 8 weeks. Problem has gotten worse. Last time on interstate i got what i would call death wobble. I had to hit brakes hard to control in heavy traffic. Wobble didn't stop till i slowed from 75 to under 50mph. Truck is stock with stock tire rims. No aftermarket parts. This is a serious safety issue and will end causes wreck or a death
While driving on the highway about 50mph i passed over a small bump (roadway to overpass) in the road. The front end of my truck began to shake violently. I had to pull over to the side of the road and stop to get it to stop shaking. This has happened a few times in the past but the shaking has not been as violent and has stopped when letting off the throttle (not this time). This seems to be getting worse. My truck has 11,450 miles.
While driving at normal highway speeds (65) an 'extreme'wobble developed in front steering and suspension.steering wheel deflection was around 30 degrees side to side from top center.a fifth wheel travel trailer was being towed and the wobble resulted in departure from travel lane; however, no accident occurred.speed was reduced to 20 mph before wobble ceased and trailer brakes we the only effective thing to straighten truck. Application of truck brakes seemed to worsen the wobble. Volumes of information exist on this issue labeled as 'death wobble.' https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4jv7l8bbo1qhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8euq6f8rgt4vehicle is at purchasing dealer for repair.i am happy to speak with nhtsaif deemed appropriate.
Death wobble i have about 24 thousand miles on my truck and when i go over bumps the whole truck shakes uncontrollably. When it happens it's a struggle to keep it in the lane. I am terrified to drive itand ford seems to be blowing me off about it.it's been happening since i got the truck and has been getting worse.
At 10,000 miles the tire pressure sensor valve stems began leaking while the truck was stationary or driving causing low tire pressure. I have had the truck in to have them replaced 11 times and the issue still persists. Ford responded saying the problem was a dealer issue not theirs.
I purchased my 2017 ford king ranch dually new on 5/11/18 and have been dealing with repetitive tire air pressure loss of varying rates with all six wheels as a result of corrosion between the tps valve stems and aluminum wheels. The valve stems are steel, wheels are aluminum that rapidly create corrosion where these two metals contact which results in damage to both components. Starting on 8/6/2018, 3979 miles, every wheel on this truck has been replaced or repaired due to corrosion.as of today my truck experienced nine ford dealer repairs and #10 is scheduled for this thursday 10/8/2020 for another tps warning.i brought my concern to my selling dealer shortly after purchase and was told they have seen the same failures on other superduty trucks but ford will only address this condition under their warranty guidelines.they claim their hands are tied. Three ford dealers have made the same statement. After noticing a pattern of repetitive identical failures, on 4/2/2019 at 6404 miles i contacted ford motor company and explained my concern to a customer service associate.she generated case #cas17549134 and instructed me to continue with warranty repairs and explained someone from ford would follow up.i never received any communication from ford. These failures have occurred while parked at home, driving with and without a loaded truck, high and low speeds and in remote areas when we traveled around the states on vacation. Compressed air was not always available in areas of montana and oregon.a troubling statement made recently by a repairing dealer was "unfortunately you will be dealing with this as long as you own this truck"one the 9/30/20 repair i asked if ford is doing anything to address this problem and was told no.
Repeated valve stem leaks in aluminum wheels.first attempted repair on 8/14/2019 at battlefield ford in culpeper, va (purchasing dealership).second repair attempt on 2/10/2020 at dealership.third attempt at repair on 2/22/2021, at this time the dealership reported to me that i now need to replace two of the wheels at my expense.
At 400 miles driving down the freeway the truck started shaking as if the front wheels were coming off, the dealership told us it must be a bad road, same thing when it happened at 7,000 miles and at 22,000 miles.at 35000 miles we took it to a different dealer and they kept the truck for well over a month, to fix it.now at 39000 it still has the same problem, it happens randomly, and we are taking it back in tomorrow to be looked at. Now that i bought my wife a truck that is well over $70,000 she no longer feels safe to drive it because it is so scary to drive wile the front tires shake like they are falling off. In southern california traffic, she feels like she could kill someone simply by losing control when that happens.i have purchased countless ford automobiles and paid off many ford credit auto loans, and we have never had any complaints, never had any issues, we maintain our vehicle with the ford maintenance contract, we carry a ford esp warranty on all of our fords and we are very meticulous in taking care of our vehicles...at this point we want a new truck, and we do not feel that we should have to take the depreciation simply based on these problems.we also want our ford esp and maintenance contract to be on the new truck, just as we have on this truck.
Drw aluminum wheels have a corrosion failure where the tpms stem makes contact with the rim.this causes air leaks at the stem.in my case the leaks have been slow however i fear using the vehicle to tow as a rapid loss could cause an accident.i've had both rear stems replaced and now the front is starting to loose pressure.[xxx]information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was on the highway going aprox. 65mph when out of nowhere the truck started shaking and wobbling, i lost control of steering untill i came to a stop. I got to the side of the road and got out thinking i had a tire blowout, but there was nothing wrong with my tires. The truck has been fine since but it was very scary for this to happen.
I had a continual lost of air pressure in one of my tires during the removal of the original equipment tire at discount tires the manager informed me that the chrome was flaking off on the inside of the rims where the tire seals to the rim a possible manufacture defect that could cause poor seal and deflation of my tires or worst.if not for the nail puncturing my tire i would not have found the defect in the manufacturing of the 4rims on my truck. Because the one tire was not repairable i had to buy 4 new tires that how i found that all 4 of the rims had the same defect. My concern is my truck safe to drive on these 4 rims or could i have a tire failure because of a lost of tire seal from the chrome flaking off insidethe rims. I do have picture.
Wheels on this vehicle are aluminum alloy with steel valve stems.because these are two different metals they are causing a corrosion problem which in turn is causing the tires to lose air pressure.if driving at highway speeds i believe that if the wheels and tires were to loose pressure quickly that this could lead to a catastrophic accident.i have read of multiple complaints of this same problem on the internet but ford has done nothing to address the issue.corrosion appears to be not only inside the valve stems but also on the wheels.replacing the valve stem will do nothing to correct the problem as it will only occur again and again.i bought this vehicle in may of 2018 (new) and it has been occurring ever since.i continually have to fill them with air.took it into ford under warranty but the issue was not corrected.
While traveling at approximately 65mph truck developed a high speed wobble. Wife was driving at the time and was barely able to get the truck stopped without losing control. The truck that has 26000 miles on it had no payload shook so hard that my wife was unable to hold on to the steering wheel and had to apply the brakes to get it stopped while trying to stay in her lane and on the road.
Cast aluminum wheels leaking air from area around steel valve stem where corrosion is occurring.all have been replaced once and one was replaced twice.vehicle has 29k miles. The air loss has been both slow and quick.this is dangerous as i pull a 13,000 pound trailer. Dealers are aware of many cases.ford will not replace wheels with a safe product and continues to replace with the same defective wheel and valve.
The contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. The contact stated that the tires were losing air pressure and the low tire pressure indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to robinson brothers ford (11455 airline hwy, baton rouge, la 70816, (855) 493-1385), where it was informed that the tire pressure monitor system was functioning as designed. The vehicle was not repaired however the contact believed that the system needed to be recalibrated. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 27,000. The vin was not available.
Sudden loss of tire pressure due to leaking tpms valve stems.this is the sixth similar failure since the vehicle was new in 3/2017.the five previous occurrences resulted in warranty replacement of the tpms/valve stem unit. There is a sudden loss of 20 to 30 pounds of tire pressure, followed by loss of 20 pounds per day.this has occurred both while driving, and while parked.
Tire valve stems are leaking repeatedly, new valve stems will start leaking sometimes the next day. While the dealer is replacing the stems under warranty (bumper to bumper) this is causing a dangerous condition. 25% of air can be lossed overnight. It seems like the manufacturer is trying to run out the warranty and leave consumers with the price of the stems afterward. In 15,000 miles, one of the wheels on the truck has had 4 stems put in.
Right side rear outside dual rim will not hold air. Took vehicle to sakelaris ford in camdenton, mo. First visit they replaced the valve stem with a new one. A week later the wheel was still leaking. Took vehicle back and they said they could not find anything wrong.wheel continued to leak. Service manager failed to initiate a claim with ford and has since quit the dealer. Now the dealer's general manager refused to submit a warranty claim for this problem.the slow leak is well documented on various ford forums on the internet.most have the same results; the dealers do not want to handle the situation. 2017 is the first model year that tpms sensors were used on f350 fords. There is a corrosion problem around the rim opening which leads to the slow leak. I have checked the tire pressure both stationary and while driving using the tpms monitor.
Tires losing air pressure. Driving and in motion.
The truck experiences air leaking from all of the aluminum wheels at the valve stem. This vehicle has been to the dealer seven (7) times for tires losing air. It has required six (6) valve stem replacements. Some have bee replaced twice. My understanding is that the metal valve stems used on the 2017 super duty trucks with tire pressure monitoring system faulty where the stem meets the aluminum rim resulting in continual loss of air. The steel wheels (dually) on the inside rear do not leak air. Although there is a monitoring system, air may not be available resulting loss of air in the tires and driving under load (the truck is designed for towing heavy loads - we tow a 5th wheel trailer) with underinflated tires. Internet research shows this is a common unaddressed problem for 2017 and newer f350 dual wheel trucks using 17"x6.5" polished aluminum 8 lug 5 hole wheels. The problem started approximately 10 months after the truck was bought new at 5,000 miles and continued ever since.
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.
I was traveling down the highway at approximately 60 mph and hit a bump. My vehicle began shaking violently. I had to abruptly decelerate down to 35 mph to get ot to stop shaking. I believe it's called a death wobble. I've had my vehicle in to the ford dealership twice to have it fixed to no avail. I had the whole front end rebuilt. $1500 down the drain. I had a 2012 f350 that did the same thing. This wobble has happened to me many times. Most recently it happened on 12/22/2019.
2017 vehicle with 26,000 miles.outside drw wheels, both passenger and driver side have presented corrosion and are losing air pressure stationary and in motion due to incompatible metals on rim and valve stem.recall needs to be enacted and rims need to be replaced.
At 39000 miles developed a massive front wheel shake at highway speeds on rough roads. Rotated tires and balanced. No change. Replace all tires with same as came with. Death wobble was gone for 4000 miles has now returned.
I was driving on the interstate at about 70 mph when i hit a small pot hole in the road and my truck began to shake uncontrollably. The steering wheel was shaking violently and i could barely hold onto it. I had to immediately try to get out of traffic and pull off the side of the road to get it to stop.
Two issues.:1) i had a hard time keeping the tires inflated to the correct levels.after four or five trips back to the dealership, this issue may be corrected.it was so bad i had to purchase a pump to make sure i could pump the tires up when i was away from home -- rving.the dealership would have to have known about the issue when they sold me the vehicle.the truck could lose 30 pounds of tire pressure over a two week period.i purchased the truck in march 2018.2) on four or five occasions the tailgate has fallen open.once it did it while i was towing a trailer.on the other occasions it has fallen open without us knowing it.today, my wife used the truck.she got home and parked the truck in the driveway.when she went out to check the mail, she found the tail gate open.we recently complained to fox ford, the dealership that sold us the truck.when my wife took the truck in for an oil change, she complained about the tailgate issue.they claimed they "tightened it" according to my wife.well, the problem has not been solved.i will complain again to them tomorrow.
The tire valve stems leak.i have replaced 8 valve stems and i have owned my trust approximately 1 year.in some instances the leak rate was very significant, requiring frequent stops to re-inflate the tires.ford has not addressed the problem - the company simply replaces the valve stems and leaks resume within 2-3 months.this was a major safety issue recently when we were towing a large load in the mountains of colorado.ford has refused to acknowledge the problem and have refused to correct the root cause. / the vale stems leak under all conditions - while driving, while towing a load, while parked.
Heavy vibration and shacking of steering wheel this is not an isolated incident with our trucks, it's a nationwide problem that is very very dangerous. In a 10 mile ride it would happen 3-4x at 70 to 75mph hitting the slightest bump, the truck would violently shake. I would have to slow down to 20 mph for it to stop. Very difficult on a highway
Shaking of steering wheelthis is not an isolated incident with our trucks, it's a nationwide problem that is very very dangerous. In a 10 mile ride it would happen 3-4x at 70 to 75mph hitting the slightest bump, the truck would violently shake. I would have to slow down to 20 mph for it to stop. Very difficult on a highway and unsafe.*dt consumer stated 6 complaints on 6 different trucks on same issue.
Hauling horse trailer with 4 horses, hit a bump in road and vehicle began shaking and almost lost control on a 5 lane highway thru slc ut. Also learned after the fact ford death wobble.
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