WHILE DRIVING ON I90 EAST BOUND IN BURNS HARBOR INDIANA NEAR THE BURNS HARBOR EXIT DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 70MPH MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DANGEROUSLY. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN BELOW 30MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO SUBSIDE. ON MY RETURN TRIP AGAIN ON INTERSTATE 90 APPROACHING CALUMET AVENUE IN INDIANA I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE TRUCK AGAIN SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY THAT I HAD TO STOP RIGHT ON INTERSTATE 90 AS I DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO TRY AND GET TO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT ANY VEHICLES BEHIND ME. MY F250 HAS 14,860 MILES. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NEW. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND DRY, TEMP IN THE 50'S. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS SERIOUS INJURIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED.
2018 Ford F-250 SD complaints
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THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AROUND 70 MPH, IF A POT HOLE OR ROUGH PAVEMENT IN ENCOUNTERED THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END BEGINS TO VIOLENTLYSHAKE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO THOSE IN THE TRUCK AND SURROUNDING MOTORISTS AS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 20 MPH, WHICH IS DANGEROUS IF THERE IS HEAVY TRAFFIC, SAY ON AN INTERSTATE. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS OFFERED NO DEFINITIVE FIXES. A SOLUTION AND RECALL ARE NEEDED AS IF THIS ISSUE HAS NOT KILLED SOMEONE ALREADY, IT WILL. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE.
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND HIT EXPANSION JOINT IN BRIDGE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY SHUTTER. SHUTTER DID NOT STOP UNTIL VEHICLE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO UNDER 25MPH. MY FAMILY WAS WITH ME AT THE TIME. NEEDLESS TO SAY A VERY SCARY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY FOR MY CHILDREN, ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. THROUGH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE DEATH WOBBLE AS ITS CALLED IS A RESULT OF A FAULTY TRACK BAR, AND OR THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH OVER THE EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND AS THE SPEED WAS REDUCED THE VEHICLE BECAME MORE CONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY. AL PACKER'S WHITE MARSH FORD LOCATED AT 9801 PULASKI HWY, MIDDLE RIVER, MD 21220, WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800.
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING 50-65 MPH. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BREAKS AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO TRUCKS.
TRUCK EXPERIENCES "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MASSIVE VIBRATION THAT RESULTS IN A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL ONLY RESOLVED THROUGH LOWER SPEED.
I JUST CROSSED OVER 15,500 MILES AND EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN GOING OVER A BRIDGE. WILL CALL DEALER MONDAY. THIS NEEDS TO BE A MANDATORY RECALL AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS LITERALLY JERKED OUT OF MY HAND. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH.
I HAVE A 2018 FORD F-250 SUPER CREW 4X4 WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 13,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON 2 OCCASIONS A MAJOR SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROADWAY. AFTER THE 2ND. OCCURRENCE, I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND TSB 19-2392 WHICH OUTLINES UPDATED TRACK BAR AND DIRECTS REPLACEMENT. WITHIN 500 MILES SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, I EXPERIENCED ONCE AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS REFERRED TOO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE SEARCHED AND FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES UNDER THIS TERM ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER BY NOW? MY WORK REQUIRES MY ABILITY TO TRAVEL AND I SEE NO WAY HOW I CAN CONSCIOUSLY CONSIDER MYSELF A SAFE DRIVER TO OTHERS ON BUSY ROADWAYS OUT THERE WHILE DRIVING NEAR ME SHOULD THIS OCCUR AGAIN.
ON 2 OCCASIONS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH - AFTER HITTING A MINOR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK / STEERING / FRONT END BEGAN VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS COMING APART. AFTER STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND EXPECTING THE VEHICLE I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I THOUGHT AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A FLUKE. AFTER THE SECOND TIME I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG SO I STARTED SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. I DISCOVERED HUNDREDS / THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING . . . "DEATH WOBBLE." I TESTIFY THIS IS A VERY REAL PROBLEM AND THESE TRUCKS ARE DANGEROUS.
THE TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A ROUGH PATCH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES RIGHT BEHIND ME OR THEY WOULD OF HIT ME. THIS HAPPENED AT A LARGE BRIDGE OVER A RIVER. I HAD A FORD DEALERSHIP GET THE TRUCK AND TRY TO REPAIR IT USING TSB # 18-2268. I RECEIVED THE TRUCK AFTERWARDS AND DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND IT STARTED TO SHUTTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I HIT A BUMP AGAIN. THIS WOULD LAST MILES BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A LOOSE TIE ROD. THEY ARE 'FIXING' THIS AND I WILL SEE IF THIS CORRECTS IT. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 2 WEEKS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PHENOMENON KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AT 30 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,204.
EXPERIENCED A SEVERE CASE OF "DEATH WOBBLE" ON I-95 AFTER HITTING A VERY SLIGHTLY ROUGH AREA OF PAVEMENT. TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED, HAD TO SLOW TO 35 TO GET IT TO STOP AND FEARED LOSING CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO CONTROL IT. THE TRUCK HAS ORIGINAL WHEELS AND TIRES AND HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. TIRE PRESSURE IS 63 PSI ALL AROUND.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO TAKE HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER KRIETZ AUTO 400 N EAST ST, FREDERICK, MD 21701 (301) 694-4642, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE THAT AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT ANY REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER HEARD OF "DEATH WOBBLE" THIS WAS A SCARY EVENT CONSIDERING I HAD NO IDEA THIS COULD EVER HAPPEN
WHENEVER I DRIVE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (65MPH+) AND A SLIGHT BUMP OR A BRIDGE JOINT CONNECTION, IT SENDS THE TRUCK INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK 3 DAYS AGO AND AM ALREADY EXPERIENCING THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' PROBLEM. I AM GENUINELY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, FAMILY, AND OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD.
TRAVLING 60 MPH .HIT BUMP ON A CRUVE ,STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ,NEEDED BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL TO CONTROL TRUCK .BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDEL .TRUCK CONTROLED AT 30 MPH ! TRUCK DID NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS...THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. BEEN AT FORD 3 TIMES AND IT IS STILL DOING IT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
AT APPROX. 65 MPH, AFTER HITTING A SMALL ROUGH SPOT ON THE DRY PAVED HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK BEGAN VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY IN THE FRONT END. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL IN A PLACE WHERE I'VE ROUTINELY TRAVELLED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE AND STOP THE SHIMMY. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS MILD AT THE TIME AND NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED AT APPROX 24000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND HAS REOCCURRED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPT WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. THE SERVICE AGENT AT THE DEALER REFERRED TO IT AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'!
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 06/2018. CONTACTED SPIKE'S FORD AROUND 11/25/2019. ADVISED SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A DEATH WOBBLE EVERY TIME IT HIT A BUMP AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE AND BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY. IT COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY BRAKING TO BRING DOWN THE SPEED. THIS COULD CAUSE A INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THERE ARE DEFECTS IN THE STEERING DAMPER. THEY FINALLY CALLED ME ON 01/27/2020 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK, AND WERE BACKLOGGED WITH SERVICE FOR THE SAME REASON ON OTHER CUSTOMERS.
TRUCK IS VIBRATING AND WOBBLING WHILE DRIVING. ISSUE IS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD EASILY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I CALLED FORD AND THEY HAD US TAKE IT IN ON 01/19/2020 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. EVIDENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK AND IS UNDER RECALL. THE TRUCK WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BUT THE VIBRATION AND WOBBLING HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY 01/28/2020 WHICH WAS SERIOUSLY SCARY. THE DRIVER HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO TRY TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD. I CALLED FORD TODAY TO HAVE THE TRUCK TAKEN IN TOMORROW BUT I AM CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT MANY OTHERS ARE STATING THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT GETTING REPAIRED PROPERLY AND THE ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING AFTER REPAIR HAS TAKEN PLACE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED THIS TIME. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
IN A FORD SOFTWARE UPDATE LATE IN 2019 THE PROFILE OF HOW THE IN CAR SYNC SYSTEM OPERATES WITH AN ANDROID PHONE HARD WIRED INTO THE SYNC SYSTEM USB PORT. WHEN THE PHONE AND THE SYNC SYSTEM ARE PAIRED SYNC USES THE GPS, PHONE AND OTHER APPS SO THEY CAN BE CONTROLLED BY THE SYNC SYSTEM WITH SIMPLE ICONS. BEFORE THE UPDATE MENTIONED THE SYSTEM WAS SEAMLESS. SINCE THE UPDATE WHEN THE RADIO IS TURNED OFF THE PHONE DISCONNECTS FOR THE SYNC SYSTEM. THIS REQUIRES A DRIVER TO RESELECT ANDROID AUTO ON THE SYNC SCREEN. ANY DRIVER WOULD NEED TO TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO RECONNECT AND REGAIN THE TURN BY TURN MAP FOR EXAMPLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THIS LAST TIME WAS TODAY AND THE TECH CONFIRMED THIS IS NOW A NORMAL OPERATION. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE COULD LEAD TO A DISTRACTION AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT IN A VERY LARGE AND VERY HEAVY VEHICLE.
MULTIPLE EPISODES OF SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING AND INSTABILITY THAT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN DRIVING OVER MINIMAL BUMPS OR OTHER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. RECENTLY THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN IT OCCURRED ON A FREEWAY NOT KNOWN TO HAVE ICE SPOTS AT 50 MPH. THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DISRUPT THIS IS TO QUICKLY REDUCE SPEED TO BELOW 40 MPH WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY.
AT FREEWAY SPEEDS MY TRUCK HAS STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY FROM THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS NOW DONE THIS TO ME 5 TIMES. I HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS KNOWN AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE.
TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE SPEED TO UNDER 50 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 1ST TIME WAS ON I 70 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AND THE SECOND WAS ON HIGHWAY 25 IN KANSAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH.
60 TO 70 MPH, HIT BUMP AND STRONG WOBBLE VIBRATION IMPACTING STEERING. HAVE TO SLOW DOWN FOR IT TO STOP. THIS IS KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE (TSB 18-2268) FROM WHAT I CAN DETERMINE FROM INTERNET. TRUCK HAS ABOUT 27,000 MILES. APPT TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FEB 4 2020. WISH FORD WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AS IT APPEARS THEY ALREADY KNEW ABOUT IT. INSTEAD THEY WAIT FOR OWNERS TO REPORT ISSUE BEFORE FIXING. POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE TYPE TRUCKS USUALLY PULL TRAILERS OR CAMPERS AS DO I. NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS PULLING MY 5TH WHEEL WHEN THE TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED. ONE WAS AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE OTHER 60 TO 65 ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY ON ONE AND EXPANSION JOINT BUMP ON BRIDGE THE OTHER TIME. BOTH TIMES FELT LIKE TIRE WAS LOOSE AND ABOUT TO FALL OFF. VISUAL INSPECTION ON SIDE OF ROAD FOUND NOTHING ABNORMAL.
2018 FORD F-250 SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT APPROX 70MPH. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE TRUCK UNTIL I GOT IT SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 15 TIMES AND I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES FOR REPAIR. WITHOUT THE PROBLEM BEING RESOLVED. I'VE SEEN COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE I. THE ROAD IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND FOR NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, IN A STRAIGHT LINE, AT 64 MPH, I DROVE OVER A ROUGH BRIDGE AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SLOWING DOWN BUT THE SHAKING DID NOT CEASE UNTIL I SLOWED TO NEARLY 40 MPH. 18 WHEELERS AND OTHER TRAFFIC WERE PILING UP BEHIND ME AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD.
I AM EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE IN MY TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE WHEELS AND FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY I WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THERE WERE NO DITCHES OR HAZARDS. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER OR DAMPENER. OF COURSE THE NEW PARTS ARE BACKORDERED. I WAS 600 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I DROVE HOME YESTERDAY GOING 55 OR LESS THE WHOLE WAY BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO A LOCAL DEALER TOMORROW. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT.
FROZEN DOOR LATCH ISSUES, DOOR WILL OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE ALL NIGHT IN THE FREEZING COLD WEATHER. 1/3 - TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR FROZEN DOOR LATCHES AND DEALER DID FORD'S RECOMMENDED FIX. 1/8 - ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN TOLD TO BRING IT IN A FEW DAYS LATER 1/17 - ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. OPENED A CASE WITH FORD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF FOR GOOD ASAP.
I HAVE 2018 F-250 AND AT 19800 IT DEVELOPED THIS DEATH WOBBLE AND HAS OCCURRED 3X OUT OF NOWHERE. VERY SCARY FORD ACTS LIKE IT'S NO BIG DEAL. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE GOING AROUND 59 - 70 AND THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED.
VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 65 WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT, EXAMPLE THAT HAPPENED TO ME, WAS TRAVELING ON I80 GOING 70 MPH WENT OVER A BRIDGE ON A SLIGHT CURVE AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST THREW THE TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL I GOT THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH. NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE. THIS IS REFERRED TO DEATH WOBBLE ON THE INTERNET AND LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER F250 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. CANNOT BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS.
TRUCK HAS A DEATH WOBBLE ... STEERING WHEEL SHAKES TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. HAPPENS WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR RUFF SPOT IN ROAD, TRAIN TRACKS, BUMPS ON BRIDGES. CAN SEE WHERE LOSING CONTROL WOULD BE VERY EASY . GOD HELP IF YOU HAD A LOADED TRAILER HOOKED TO IT...
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE, WEST BOUND ON THE US 60, ABOUT MCCLINTOCK DR IN MESA AZ, IN MY 2018 FORD F250, I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY. IT RAPIDLY MOVED THE TRUCK TOWARD THE LEFT HAND LANE. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN MY LANE AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VIOLENT WOBBLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL ABOUT 35MPH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE TRUCK, IT APPEARED NORMAL. I GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND IN ABOUT A MILE, HIT A EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO DO IT AGAIN. I CALLED SAN TAN FORD TO GET THE TRUCK IN TO SERVICE, I DROPPED IT OFF THE SAME DAY. THIS IS AN EXTREME AND VIOLENT WOBBLE WITH NO WARNING SIGNS AND VERY LITTLE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED AND FOUND SIMILAR CONCERNS WITH THE 2017 -2019 F250 CALLING IT A DEATH WOBBLE. SOUNDS RIGHT. THE TRUCK HAS UNDER 13000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED AT THE DEALER, WHILE WALKING WITH THE SERVICE TECH, THE TIRES SEEM TO HAVE STRANGE WEAR PATTERN ON THE OUTSIDE TREAD. IT IS A FULLY STOCK VEHICLE WITH NO ADDITIONS OR ALTERATIONS. ALL ROUTINE MAINTENENCE WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE SAN TAN FORD, THE SAME DEALER AS PURCHASE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM.
DECEMBER 22, 2019 - 16,068 MILES. DRIVING ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY, SPEED BETWEEN 65AND 70 MPH, CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND DEATH WOBBLE STARTED ON THE 2018 F-250 SUPER DUTY. VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AND STEERING WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. WRESTLED THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. BRAKING WAS ALSO DIFFICULT DUE TO SEVERE FRONT WHEEL OSCILLATIONS. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AS THE TRUCK WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. EXPANSION JOINT WASN'T PERPENDICULAR TO THE HIGHWAY AND WASN'T MUCH OF AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD SURFACE. I'M PLANNING TO INSTALL A DASH CAM TO RECORD FUTURE OCCURRENCES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER DUE TO A CONDITION KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GUIDE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY. A VISIBLE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF A DEFECT IN THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. WAYNE AKERS FORD LOCATED AT 2000 10TH AVE N, LAKE WORTH, FL 33461, (800) 749-8875, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,426.
UNCONTROLLED SEVERE VIBRATION AND VIOLENT SHAKING OF ENTIRE VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE INITIATED BY UNEVEN SPOTS IN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40-50 MPH OR SO. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "SUPER DUTY WOBBLE", A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SUPER DUTY LINE OF FORD PICKUP TRUCKS IN APPROXIMATELY 1998 OR 1999. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED 1999 AND 2006 F-350 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS WHICH EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE THE REPAIR RECEIPTS AND NHTSA SAFETY NOTICES FOR BOTH VEHICLES. I FIND IT ASTONISHING AND EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING THAT IN OVER 20 YEARS FORD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSIS AND RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT (PENDING PARTS ARRIVAL) TO CORRECT THIS. I OBVIOUSLY HOPE FORD WILL FIX THIS, BUT AM QUITE SKEPTICAL. MY CURRENT VEHICLE (2018 F250) HAD ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE ON THIS. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD HAS CONTINUED TO SWEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG, AND AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS CONSIDERING IT HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATION IS SO BAD THAT IT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITH CATASTROPHIC RESULTS POSSIBLE. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS.
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING IN FRONT END STEERING.IT HAPPENS WHEN TRUCK CROSSES A ROUGH ROAD OR WHEN CROSSING BRIDGE AT 65 PLUS MPH.IT IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH.
AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH AND ABOVE, WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 25MPH OR EVEN STOP COMPLETELY. WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES SO MUCH THAT IT IS HARD TO HOLD ON AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE AND THIS BEGINS TO HAPPEN, AS YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REDUCE YOUR SPEED SIGNIFICANTLY WHICH COULD ABSOLUTELY CAUSE A WRECK AS YOUR TRYING TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS A COMPLETE SURPRISE AS TO WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I NOW KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AS I TRULY FEAR FOR MY LIFE WHEN IT HAPPENS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET VIDEO OF THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRING, AS I HAVEN'T HAD A SECOND PERSON WITH ME WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. EVEN WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS (35MPH-55MPH) AND GOING ACROSS BUMPS IN THE ROAD, I STILL EXPERIENCE A WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL HOWEVER IT DOES NOT GO INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE SCENARIO WHERE THE WHOLE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE. I AM HOWEVER FEARFUL THAT SOMEDAY IT WILL BEGIN TO START THE DEATH WOBBLE AT THESE LOWER SPEEDS.
2018 F250 WITH SNOWPLOW PREP PACKAGE. LOSE OF POWER DURING PLOWING. DIMMING OF DASH LIGHTS, AND VOLTAGE ERRORS ON SALTER. THE WORST PART IS THAT THE TRUCK HAS LOST COMPLETE POWER TWICE! STALLING WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS LOSE OF STEERING, AND BREAKS!!! THE DEALERSHIP, AND FORD THEMSELVES ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. GOING ON 2 YEARS. OTHER TRUCKS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ISSUES. FORD IS JUST GIVING US THE RUN AROUND!!!!!! THIS IS NO SMALL ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP AGREES.
MY 2018 FORD F-250 HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN FEBRUARY 2018 AND BY DECEMBER 2018 HAD DRIVEN LESS THAN 8,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 TO 75 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, I CROSSED AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND THE FRONT-END STARTED BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING STOPPED AFTER SLOWING TO UNDER 45 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED TO SEE IF A I HAD FLAT TIRE OR OTHER ISSUE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP, FROM WHICH I PURCHASED IT, FOR RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED IT THAT THEY BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS THE STEERING DAMPENER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON 12/30/18 AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK. THEY INDICATED THE "DAMPER" WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER TSB 18-2268. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK UNTIL 1/7/19 UNTIL PARTS ARRIVED. THE REPAIR INVOICE (ATTACHED) INDICATED THEY'D REPLACED A FAILED STEERING LINKAGE DAMPER, PART NO. SPO HC3Z 3E651 F - DAMPER ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY LACK OF MAINTENANCE OR IMPROPER USE OF THE EQUIPMENT. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THE UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION AND THE NEED TO SUDDENLY SLOW ON AN EXPRESSWAY WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SEVERAL TRUCKS AND CARS HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS ME WHILE I PULLED OVER.
THIS SUBMISSION IS THE SECOND NOTICE OF "DEATH WOBBLE' ON MY 2018 FORD F-250 TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD LESS THEN 14,000 MILES ON IT. IT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 9, 2019. I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH AND CROSSED A BRIDGE JOINT WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A 18 WHEEL SEMI-TRUCK THAT COULDN'T MANEUVER AS IT WAS BEING PASSED BY A SECOND TRUCK ON ONE SIDE AND ANOTHER MERGING CAR ON THE OTHER. I KNEW WHAT THE HAD CAUSED THE ISSUE AS THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN ONE YEAR. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2019. THEY INDICATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DAMPENER PROBLEM. I HAD THEM INSPECT THE TRUCK ON NOVEMBER 16TH AT WHICH TIME THEY ORDERED THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT. THE SAME WOBBLE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 15TH WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A RAMP FROM ONE EXPRESSWAY TO ANOTHER MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/29/19 AND THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY HAD THE PART. IT WAS REPAIRED ON 12/16/19. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ASSEMBLY, PART NO. SPO HC3Z 3E651 F. THEY INDICATED THE DAMPENER IS PART OF TSB 19-2274 AND DUE TO LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE, THE PART IS HARD TO OBTAIN. MY WIFE IS NOW LEERY ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
DRIVING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY 95 IN ARIZONA, AT 70 WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET. CLEAR DAY, NO ADVERSE WEATHER OR ROAD CONDITIONS. TIRES EQUALLY PRESSURIZED AT FACTORY SETTINGS OF 59 FRONT AND 55 REAR AND A COMPLETELY STOCK SUSPENSION AND TIRE PACKAGE. OUT OF NOWHERE, STEERING WHEEL BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE TRUCK IS SWERVING FROM ONE LANE TO THE OTHER. I HAD TO SLOW TO NEARLY 30 TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. 2018 F-250 WITH LESS THAN 30K MILES.
WHEN HITTING ANY SMALL BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING OVER 60 MPH ON ANY ROADWAY THE VEHICLE BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL RAPID DECELERATION BELOW 40 MPH. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED OVER A DOZEN TIMES IN THE FIRST 20,000 MILES OF THE VEHICLES LIFE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES AND IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR A 4TH SERVICE CALL, HOWEVER FORD CLAIMS NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND NO TIME LINE HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THEIR AVAILABILITY. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY SITTING DUE TO CONCERNS OF LIFE THREATENING SAFETY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A LONG STANDING PROBLEM AND I CAN NOT FATHOM WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS.
AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE HIGHWAY. TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND ALMOST STOP TO MAKE IT STOP WOBBLING. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.
DURING DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 73 ON THE HIGHWAY I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND WHEN THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE JOINT IN THE ROAD IT SENT THE TRUCK INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHICH CAUSE THE TRUCK TO VEER INTO THE OTHER LANE. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE NOT HARDLY WORKING. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1/8 OF A MILE TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 50 WHERE IT REGAINED CONTROL. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND COULD NOT KEEP IT IN MY LANE. TRUCK WAS BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY AND ALMOST TOOK IT OFF THE ROAD.
3 TIMES TODAY WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE CRUISING AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH....THE FRONT END CUT LOOSE AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE! THIS SCARED THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF ME. LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLE HURT SOMEONE. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME OVERALL THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE LAST 3 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO FORD. THE PEOPLE AT FORD CUSTOMER CARE ACT IGNORANT AND PRETEND LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. I DID TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE SHOP. FIRST THEY TOLD ME THE FIX WAS ONE THING. THAN THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THERE WAS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM AND THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS. I WENT BACK TO GET THE TRUCK AND ASKED THE QUESTION 'IS THIS THING SAFE TO DRIVE?' THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE ALL TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE RELEASED THE TRUCK IF THEY FELT THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THE STREET NAME FOR THIS ISSUE IS CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FORD IS AWARE OF YET THEY HAVE NOT WARNED THE CUSTOMER OR MADE A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. INSTEAD THEY PLAY THE FOOL AND ACT LIKE THEY DO NOT WANT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AT HAND. MY TRUCK IS A 2018 WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE TRUCK. IT IS CURRENTLY A $55,000 DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT. PAYING $850 A MONTH FOR THE PAYMENT AND DO NOT IN ANY WAY FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS RIG. I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL EVER BE ABLE TO TRUST DRIVI
VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. IN THE COURSE OF THE EVENT, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WAS LOST. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STARTED UNTIL AFTER A FEW MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND A DEFECTIVE STEERING STABILIZER. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH FORD FOR REPLACEMENT AND LEAD TIME IS UNKNOWN AT TIME OF THIS POSTING.
I WAS ACCELERATING ON AN ON-RAMP AND AT ABOUT 60MPH ON SLIGHTLY ROUGH PAVEMENT THE TRUCK FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING STARTED OSCILLATING AND BECAME VERY VIOLENT. I WAS MERGING IN TRAFFIC BUT WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY TO KEEP THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. THE OSCILLATIONS CALMED AT AROUND 40MPH. FORTUNATELY THE OTHER VEHICLES MANAGED TO AVOID ME. COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. ON THE WAY HOME AFTER MERGING ONTO I81, I WENT OVER A BUMP ON A BRIDGE AND THE OSCILLATIONS STARTED AGAIN. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT SO I COULD SLOW DOWN QUICKLY. AT ABOUT 45MPH THE OSCILLATIONS STOPPED. I DROVE HOME SLOWLY AND PARKED THE TRUCK AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 26K MILES, HAS REGULAR DEALERSHIP SERVICE, PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES AND THIS JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.
THE TRUCK HAD DAMPERS REPLACED AT 43,000 MILES TO CURE THE FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHAKING. IT SEEMED TO CURE IT FOR ABOUT 15,000 MILES. NOW WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BREAKS AND SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO AT LEAST 40 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED AT 64 MPH WITH PROPER AIR PRESSURE. IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE BY OTHER F 250 OWNERS. IT HAPPENED AFTER YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
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