2018 Ford F-250 SD complaints

A RESIDUAL VIBRATION AFTER HITTING A BUMP STARTED IN FEB 2019 AT 8.6K MILES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED DAMPER ASSEMBLY. ALL GOOD FOR A WHILE THEN VIBRATION WITH HITTING A BUMP STARTED AGAIN IN OCT 2019 AT 25K MILES. ON 11/2/19 AT 26K MILES AT 70 MPH EXPERIENCED SEVERE/VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO STOP IT AND BRING TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY AGAIN AND THE STABILIZER BAR. STILL HAD THE RESIDUAL VIBRATION AFTER A BUMP, TOOK BACK IN TO DEALERSHIP ON 12/4/19 AND THEY COULD NOT 'DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN'. ON 12/11/19 AND 12/16/19 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON I-87 BETWEEN ALBANY AND GLENS FALLS, NY, I AGAIN EXPERIENCED SEVERE AND VIOLET VIBRATION/SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING THE TRUCK IN THE LANE I WAS TRAVELING IN AND AGAIN HAD TO IMMEDIATELY BRAKE HARD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. BROUGHT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND NOW BEING TOLD THAT DESPITE 1/2 THE TREAD LIFE REMAINING ON THE TIRES THAT FORD IS RECOMMENDING REPLACING THE TIRES AND THAT AN ALIGNMENT IS NEEDED. THIS DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO DO ALIGNMENT UNLESS WE REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK HAS 27K MILES ON IT. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CAN CONTINUE TO DENY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THEIR TRUCKS WITH ALL OF EVIDENCE SUPPORTING OTHERWISE.

IT CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM IOWA ON DECEMBER 3RD. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD DOING 70 MPH. THE WHEELS AND STEERING STARTED VIBRATING SO BAD IT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. I HIT THE BRAKES AND PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. WHILE PULLED OVER A SEMI TRUCK HIT THE REAR OF MY CAMPER TOTALLING IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO MISSOURI WITH CAMPER. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND I DROPPED THE SPEED TO 60 AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND ITS A SHAME THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING BECAUSE THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS A POWERFUL INSTITUTION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY PULLING MY 23 FOOT ENCLOSED SNOWMOBILE TRAILER WITH TWO SNOWMOBILES INSIDE. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ON THE FREEWAY UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO 50 MPH. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VIOLENT SHAKING WHEN PULLING A TRAILER OR NOT PULLING A TRAILER DOWN THE FREEWAY. MY TRUCK HAS UNDER 47,000 MILES ON IT.

MOVING ON I-25 NEAR FORT CARSON, CO ON NOV 3RD AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL SEVERALLY EFFECTING CONTROL OF TRUCK. WAS ABLE TO SLOW, AND CHECK VEHICLE FOR SUSPECTED FLAT TIRE. FOUND NO ISSUES, PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION BACK UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED, EXPERIENCED IT AGAIN. PROCEEDED TO HOME AT 50MPH, HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT ON HIGHWAY SINCE. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A NEW STEERING STABILIZER, AFTER SIX WEEKS I'M STILL WAITING FOR PART TO COME IN. AS I RESEARCH MORE, IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM MAY REQUIRE MORE PARTS - AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! FORD DOESN'T SEEM TOO CONCERNED OR MOTIVATED TO FIX MY PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DECELERATE SIGNIFICANTLY TO STOP THE WOBBLING. TRI-STATE FORD (LOCATED AT 2117 S MAIN ST, MARYVILLE, MO 64468, 660-582-3677) DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING DAMPER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS25169176Q0R9D3. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *LN *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, AROUND 73 MPH, THE TOAD HAD A BUMP WHERE IT WENT TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION. AS SOON AS WE HIT THE BUMP, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. COULDN'T STEER, OR DO ANYTHING. KIDS IN THE BACK SCREAMING, MY HUSBAND HOLDING THE WHEEL AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE TRYING TO KEEP FROM KILLING US, ONCE DECELERATING, WE FINALLY GAINED CONTROL, BUT ONLY AFTER SWERVING THROUGH 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC, WHERE WE WERE VERY LUCKY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC DIRECTLY BESIDE OR BEHIND US. THIS HAPPENED LAST WEEK WHEN GOING OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING, BUT NOT TO THIS EXTENT. THE STEERING DAMPER HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAS 51K MILES ON IT!

AT SPEEDS FROM 60 TO 75 MPH IF THE TRUCK HITS ANY KINDA ROUGH ROAD OR BUMPS IT WILL START SHAKING VIOLENTLY (DEATH WOBBLE) ALMOST GETTING ME INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND MY WIFE ONCE. THE LATEST INCIDENT BEING THIS MORNING 12/12/2019, AFTER I JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP (BLAKE UTTER FORD) SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP BLAKE UTTER FORD IN DENISON TEXAS. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK THERE 3 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK THIS MORNING. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE

WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 65-75 MPH, THE TRUCK STEERING/TIRES/SUSPENSION GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE, "DEATH WOBBLE" HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO ROUGHLY 25-30MPH TO GET THE TRUCK TO COME OUT OF THE WOBBLE. THIS PROBLEM CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND CAUSE ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. I HAVE TO FIGHT THE WHEEL AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND COME TO A STOP TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE NOW.

ON 7 OCCASIONS MY 2018 F250 HAS HAD SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE. AS LOW AS 40MPH UP TO 75 MPH IT HAS ONLY 32000 MILES WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED IT HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALER 4X FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE DONE THEIR SO CALLED REPAIRS AND IT STILL DOES IT

AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 MPH TO 70 MPH, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL UNTIL YOU CAN GET IT DOWN TO BELOW 35 MPH. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP, AND SOMETIMES AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED TSB 18-2268. THE PROBLEM RESUMED AT APPX. 12,000 MILES.RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR. THEY SAY THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED.

THIS WAS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IM GETTING WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE LETS GET THIS ISSUE FIXED PLEASE. WHILE DRIVING PULLING A 18' TRAILER THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY AFTER GOING OVER A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD WE WAS TRAVELING AT 73-75 MPH HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 TO RECOVER AND SMOOTH OUT. JUST GLAD THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS OR TRUCK ON THE ROAD OR ELSE THIS MAY HAVE BEEN VERY VERY BAD CASE.

WHILE IN MOTION ON A SATURDAY NIGHT 10/19 ON A FARM TO MARKER ROAD, AS WE WENT OVER A RAILROAD TRACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WARNING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" SHOWED ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN. THE TRUCK WAS STILL DRIVE-ABLE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT HOME WITH NO REAL ISSUES, ONLY WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER. FAST FORWARD TO THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY 10/22 WHEN WE WERE GOING TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND IT WAS SHOWING "LOW FUEL PRESSURE". THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. WHILE IN THEIR CARE I WAS TOLD MY LPFP (LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) WAS NOT WORKING AND IT WAS REPLACED. ONCE THEY REPLACED IT, THEY STATED THE HPFP (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) WARNING CAME ON. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THEY STATED THE HPFP HAD RUST/METAL FRAGMENTS ON THE VALVE AND IN MY FUEL LINE. NOW FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT WARRANTY IT BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT WAS DUE TO ME HAVING CONTAMINATED FUEL. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RUST INSIDE MY FUEL TANK SO WHERE DID THE RUST COME FROM? UPON RESEARCHING I DISCOVERED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM DUE TO FUEL PUMPS THAT ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AMERICAN DIESEL FUEL. EVERYTHING THAT IS MENTIONED IN THIS LAWSUIT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. I BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL INSTALLING THE INCOMPATIBLE FUEL PUMPS THEREFORE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SHOVEL OUT $8,000 - $20,000 IN UNCOVERED REPAIR EXPENSES. MY TRUCK IS A 2018 F-250 SUPER DUTY

WHILE TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN NORTH ON I-25 NEAR THE E-470 EXCHANGE DOING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH, WE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WOBBLE TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT AN 18 WHEELER IN THE ADJACENT LANE. I WAS FORCED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY TO TRY AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED TO INSPECT THE FRONT END. I COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES, RIMS, NOR THE FRONT AXEL. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE SAME SONG AND DANCE THAT I SEE REPORTED FREQUENTLY ONLINE REGARDING THIS DEATH WOBBLE EXPERIENCE AND THE DEALERSHIP'S INVOLVEMENT, OR LACK THERE OF, IN DEALING WITH PROVIDING A RESOLUTION.

I'VE HIT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY 2018 F-250 AT 30,000 MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 70-75MPH. IT STOPPED AFTER AGGRESSIVELY BRAKING AND SLOWING TO ABOUT 30MPH. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR BUT I'M NOT CONFIDENT IT WILL BE RESOLVED AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCES.

FORD F250 LARIAT 2018 HAS DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH VERY UNSAFE SCARES THE BJESUS OUT OF ME N MY FAMILY BOUGHT IT TO PULL A TRAILER BEHIND IT . DONOT WANT DO DO THAT IN FEAR OF SOMEONE GETTING SEVERLY INJURIED OR WORSE!! ITS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY WANT TO PUT A BANDAGE ON IT FOR $800.00 WITH NO GUARANTEE TO FIX THE PROBLEM!! THEY TAUGHT THEIR EMPLOYEES WELL DENY DENY DENY. WHAT A WASTE OF 48,000 DOLLARS (SHAME ON FORD ) BOUGHT ON NOVEMBER 2 2019

1ST INCIDENT 2/10/2019, WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD THE TRUCK STEERING WOULD SHAKE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE TO THE RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLE, VEHICLE IN SHOP 2/12/19 TO REPLACE STEERING STRUT. VEHICLE MILEAGE 10,699 ON 11/15/2019 A TRIP FROM MD TO KY, TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH AND ABOUT 5 HOURS IN TRIP, THE VEHICLE HIT A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD ON HIGHWAY 79, THE VEHICLE FRONT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND PULL THE TRUCK TO THE RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLE. I MANAGE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON THE SHOULD THE SHAKING STOPPED. CONTACT DEALER THE SAME DAY AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 12/2/19 TO REVIEW. THE VEHICLE STEERING SHAKE WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOUT 40 MPH AND WILL BEGAN SHAKING AGAIN WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD. VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 25210.

TRUCK HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. WITHIN 1,000 MILES EXPERIENCED RANDOM FRONT END SHAKE, WAS OCCASIONAL ON ROUGH ROAD. RECENTLY IT OCCURRED IN ONE WEEKEND 6 TIMES. ALL ON DIFFERENT INTERSTATE ROADS BETWEEN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. SHOOK SO HARD AND VIOLENTLY BOTH FOG LIGHTS CRACKED ON THE TRUCK INCLUDING ONE OF THE FOG LIGHT MOUNTS. HAPPENS ON ANY ROAD. HAPPENS ANY SPEED ABOVE 45MPH. CONCRETE ROADS ARE THE WORST AND BRIDGE JOINTS. TRUCK NOW LOOSES GRIP WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. FEELS LIKE ON ICE. CIOCCA FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY BROKEN PARTS SUCH AS FOG LIGHTS AND ONE MOUNT. THEY WILL NOT CORRECT ALIGNMENT ISSUE DUE TO STEERING STABILITY ISSUE AKA DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK NOW PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TRUCK DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SNOW SEASON KNOWING ANY BUMP COULD SET IT OFF. I HAVE TRIED ALL DIFFERENT AIR PRESSURES STILL GET DEATH WOBBLE. STILL BREAKS TRUCK TRACTION ON BUMPS. THIS WOBBLE OCCURS EVEN ON SECONDARY ROADS. THE WOBBLE CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE BACK AND FORTH 3-4 INCHES. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK VIBRATES AND SHAKES. THE WOBBLE WON'T STOP UNTIL SPEED IS DROPPED BELOW 35MPH. THIS SHAKE WILL CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION. WHEN IT OCCURS YOU HAVE ALL YOU CAN DO TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS NO TURNING ABILITY WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE STEERING STABILIZER IS OFTEN QUOTED AS THE ISSUE FOR THIS. I BELIEVE FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH THE SHOCKS ARE ALSO NOT ADEQUATE F

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-74 AT 70MPH WE HIT A ROAD EXPANSION JOINT (SLIGHT BUMP) ON A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE BRIDGE RAILING, I HIT MY BRAKES TO TRY AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPED. I COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND CONTINUED ON AND AGAIN WHEN I WAS DOING 65MPH I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN WE HIT ANOTHER EXPANSION. IT SHOOK SO BAD IT ALMOST PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. I GOT OFF TO THE SIDE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING A TRAFFIC CRASH. I FULLY STOPPED AND THEN SLOWLY DROVE OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE HOME ON A SECONDARY ROAD AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL I WAS ON INDIANA 63 / US 41 I GOT THE TRUCK TO 60 MPH AND IT AGAIN SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN WE HIT A SLIGHT BUMP OF AN EXPANSION JOINT. I AM TAKING IT TO THE SHOP TOMORROW MORNING. I NEVER KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM U TIL I LOOKED THIS UP ON GOOGLE. HOW CAN FORD CONTINUE TO SELL THESE TRUCKS WITH A KNOW SAFETY DEFECT AND NHTSA DOES NOTHING TO WARN US.

I STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD IT. IT'S CALLED, THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FORD DEALERSHIP KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX FOR IT. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN AND NO REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. HOW COME IT'S STILL HAPPENING?!?! THEY NEED TO HAVE A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. I DON'T WANT TO CRASH BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS WOBBLING SO MUCH! I THINK WITH THE AMOUNT WE PAID FOR THE TRUCK THIS SHOULDN'T BE A CONCERN BUT IT IS!!

THIS TRUCK HAD DEATH WOBBLE AT 17K MILES, FORD REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER, WOBBLE IS BACK AT 40K MILES AND WE HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER STABILIZER OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL 17-19 F250S WE OWN THAT HAS HAD DEATH WOBBLE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP WITH THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRENENGEN FORD (LOCATED AT 615 S BLACK RIVER ST, SPARTA, WI 54656, (608) 269-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 65 THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. IT SHAKES SO BAD YOU ALMOST LOSE CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO SLOW WAY DOWN, TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OR STOP COMPLETELY. THIS IS PRETTY CONVENIENT WHEN YOUR ON THE INTERSTATE. FORD NEEDS TO OFFER A REPAIR BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!

EXPERIENCE DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT END AT 34,000 ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD.

TRUCK DOES DEATH WOBBLE AKA SHAKES VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. YESTERDAY DRIVING TO PICK UP OUR SON FROM SCHOOL GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN BETWEEN AN 18 WHEELER AND A SCHOOL BUS I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHEN THIS BEGAN SO BADLY IT RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. NOT THE FIRST TIME BUT BY FAR THE SCARIEST

BOUGHT VEHICLE ON 4/16/19 USED WITH 22,0000 MILES. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED ON 4/23/16 DUE TO 'DEATH WOBBLE' FOR REPAIRS. THE DAMPER ASSEMBLY WAS REPAIRED. RETURNED TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON 10/23/19 FOR REPAIRS DUE TO 'DEATH WOBBLE' AGAIN. STEERING STABILIZER HAD DEAD SPOT SO NEW STEERING STABILIZER INSTALLED. 11/1/19. 'DEATH WOBBLE' RETURNS AND IS WORSE. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON 11/20/19. CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG..ALL DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 51 MPH AND 70 MPH, DEATH WOBBLE WILL RESOLVE ONLY WITH GREATLY REDUCED SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING.

MY 2018 F-250 SUPER DUTY (PURCHASED NEW) DEVELOPED DEATH WOBBLE AT 21,700 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (55 TO 70 MPH) AFTER HITTING A SMALL SHARP BUMP, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY REQUIRING ME TO RAPIDLY DECREASE SPEED AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED FORD. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER ONCE THEY RECEIVED THE PART. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. AT AROUND 39,000 MILES THE ISSUE APPEARED AGAIN, THIS TIME WORSE THAN BEFORE. ON A BUSINESS TRIP FROM WAUSAU TO MILWAUKEE AND BACK THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY 5 SEPARATE TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. EACH TIME THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I AGAIN IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FOR DEALER AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY. ABRUPT BUMPS IN THE ROAD, ROUGH ROAD, BRIDGE SEAMS ALL SEEM TO MAKE THE F-250 SHAKE TO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IF I WAS PULLING MY CAMPER, TRAILER OR IF ROAD CONDITIONS WERE POOR I AM SURE THIS WOULD HAVE ENDED IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I LIVE IN CENTRAL WI AND THE WINTER SEASON IS JUST BEGINNING. IF THE TRUCK WERE TO DO THIS ON AN ICE OR SNOW COVERED ROAD CHANCES OF GETTING IT BACK UNDER CONTROL WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE AND COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT EVERETT FORD (19501 I-30, BENTON, AR 72019, (501) 315-4700), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WHITSON-MORGAN OZARK (2001 N 18TH ST, OZARK, AR 72949, (479) 667-2162) TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

STEERING SHAKES WHEN HITTING ROUGH PLACE IN ROAD. BETTER KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE THIS ISAT NORMAL SPEEDS. DEALER WORKED ON TRUCK AT 10700 MILES. INSTALLED STEERING DAMPER.TRUCK HAS PROBLEM AGAIN AT 24000 MILES. THIS WILL CAUSE A WRECK.

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE TRUCK. I REACTED BY QUICKLY TAKING THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP.

THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO A VIOLENT (DEATH WOBBLE) IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING, FEELS LIKE ITS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL, HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED, A FEW WEEKS LATER HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, ONLY 30,000 MILES AND I FEEL ITS NOT SAFE TO RIDE IN IT. I BELIEVE ITS A DEFECT. AND CAN'T BE FIXED. IT WILL HAPPEN ABOVE 50 MILES AN HOUR WHEN HITTING UNEVEN ROAD OR BUMPS. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, FRONT END BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE OR 'DEATH WOBBLE' AFTER HITTING A BUMP. DIDN'T STOP UNTIL GOT UNDER 65 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE, I ALMOST CRASHED IN TO A GUARD RAIL AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 60MPH, UPON HITTING A ROUGH SPOT ON THE ROAD, HEAVY ROAD EXPANSION JOINT OR SOMETIME UNDER LIGHT BRAKING. THE TRUCK STEERING WHEEL WILL OSCILLATE STRONGLY FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WILL SUBSIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TOLD MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL COMING BUT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, THIS COULD GET SOMEONE INJURED OR WORSE.

TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN YOU HIT A ROUGH SPOT ON HIGHWAY. DEATH WOBBLE

ON 3 OCCASIONS (THE FIRST 2/17/2019 AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES), WE EXPERIENCED WHAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW AS "DEATH WOBBLE" ON OUR 2018 FORD F250. WE HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED WITH 33,000 MILES. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE PRIOR OWNER HAD EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AT APPROX. 65 MPH. I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY, THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I WAS PULLED ALL THE WAY FROM THE RIGHT LANE OVER INTO THE LEFT LANE. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING A TIRE "BLOW OUT". WHEN THE TRUCK FINALLY SLOWED ENOUGH TO STOP THE SHAKING AND I COULD ONCE AGAIN STEER, WE PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER TO CHECK OUR TIRES. THERE WERE NO TIRE ISSUES. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. THANKFULLY, IT WAS ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITHOUT MUCH TRAFFIC. HAD THERE BEEN A SEMI TRUCK THE LEFT LANE, WE WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED. IF THERE HAD BEEN A SMALL CAR IN THE LEFT LANE, WE MAY VERY WELL HAVE KILLED OR INJURED PASSENGERS. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION IN FL, WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY CAUSE OR PROBLEM AND TOLD US IT WAS LIKELY A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILER WE WERE PULLING. WE WERE SKEPTICAL, BUT CONTINUED DRIVING THE TRUCK. ON OUR RETURN TRIP WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, WE ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE VIOLENT SHAKING. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET CONTROL OF THE STEERING WITHOUT A CRASH. SOON AFTER WE RETURNED HOME, WE TOOK TH

LAST WINTER I HAD ISSUES WITH THE FROZEN DOOR LOCKS. MY DOORS WOULD OPEN BUT NOT CLOSE AND A FEW TIMES THEY WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS WINTER IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND JUST RECENTLY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS COME OPEN AS WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO NOTIFICATIONS ON THE DASH CLUSTER OR INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT A DOOR WAS OPEN. JUST THIS PAST WEEK I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOV 13, 2019 AND PICKED UP THE TRUCK ON THE SAME DAY. I DROVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP STRAIGHT HOME JUST UNDER 2 MILES AND I OPEN MY DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE AND LATCH. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY BACK AND NOW I SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY TRUCK.

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF MORE THAN ABOUT 30 MPH, AND HIT A BUMP, THE TRUCKS STEERING STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN YOUR LANE WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. IN ADDITION THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED RATHER RAPIDLY TO STOP THE WHEELS FROM SHAKING. THE TRUCK HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO MODIFICATIONS.

VIOLENT SHAKING AND A CONSISTENT VIBRATION UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.

I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 75 MPH AND WENT OVER A BRIDGE HITTING A SMALL BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY LIKE A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT OR SOMETHING. I SLOWED DOWN AND IT STOPPED. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES NOT QUITE AS HARD BUT MAKES THE TRUCK HARD TO CONTROL. I GOT ON LINE AND SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE F-250 TRUCKS. THIS CONDITION WAS CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" . FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS.

AT 12PM 11/14/2019, MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT 70 MPH AFTER HITTING A BUMP AT A BRIDGE JUNCTION. SCARED ME BADLY AND I IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I BLEW A TIRE, HIT SOMETHING, THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK OR WHAT! I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MY TRUCK HAD WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TODAY THE EXACT SAME DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE OCCURRED AT THE EXACT SAME PLACE IN THE ROAD. I HAVE A CALL IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE HOW THIS CAN BE REPAIRED. MY TRUCK IS ONLY AT 39K MILES AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN JAN 2018.

25K MILES AND WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. FORD REPLACED A STEERING STABILIZER IDENTIFIED AS THE "FIX". 1K MILES LATER THE VIOLENT SHAKING IS BACK. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK BUT NO ADDITIONAL FIX HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. I FEAR THAT REPLACING PARTS WILL ONLY DELAY THE ISSUE UNTIL IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HELP!

I'M AM REPORTING THE FAMOUS DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN I TALKED TO MY FOR REP HE SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT. THIS HAPPENED AT 55 MPH AND WAS SO EXTREME I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE'S WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY BUT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT FORUMS. PLEASE HELP FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM.

WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STATS SHAKING LIKE CRAZY AND YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING. VERY DANGEROUS AND WAS LUCKY OT TO HAVE BEEN I AN ACCIDENT.

DEATH WOBBLE. OUTSIDE TEMP 49 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT - SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE. DRIVING 65 MPH AND FRONT DRIVER'S WHEEL HIT A COUPLE OF POT HOLES. ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTS TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE. HAD TO PULL OVER AND SLOW DOWN TO GET IT TO EASE UP, AND THEN SOMETIMES CAN GET IT TO STOP IF I ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SLOW DOWN. AFTER IT HAPPENED THE THIRD TIME, WE HAD A MECHANIC CHANGE THE BALL JOINT, BALANCE AND ROTATED THE TIRES, THEN DO AN ALIGNMENT. BOTH TIMES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE CLAIMED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. UNDERSTAND THAT THEY NEED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT LOOKING OVER THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL SO FAR, OVER HALF OF THE COMPLAINTS ARE THE SAME THING - SOME ARE LISTED UNDER SUSPENSION, AND SOME ARE LISTED UNDER TIRES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING GOING ON HERE AND I'M APPALLED THAT THERE'S NOT BEEN A RECALL.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND HIT A SLIGHT VARIATION IN ROADWAY AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO INTO WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD MY 7 IN HALF MONTH PREGNANT WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENED. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED THE TRUCK INTO TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS. I MANAGED TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WITH WHEEL WITH MY LIFE AND DRIVE OFF THE INTERSTATE INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, FORCING THE TRUCK TO COME TO A STOP. THE TRUCK IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEARLY COST ME MY FAMILIES LIVES.

AT AROUND 65 MPH I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY.

TRUCK BECOMES UNABLE TO CONTROL GOING INTO A FULL DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, POT HOLE, ROUGH PATCH, BRIDGE TRANSFER JOINT. HAD A TSB ON THE STEERING STABILIZER TO BE REPLACED AT 14K MILES. HAD DEATH WOBBLE START OCCURING AGAIN AT 21K, DOESN'T MATTER IF ITS A STRAIGHT PATCH OF ROAD OR CURVE. ANY BUMP WHEN TRAVELING OVER ABOUT 40MPH PUTS THE TRUCK INTO AN IMMEDIATE DEATH WOBBLE.

IF YOU GO OVER 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP OR SOMETIMES DON'T EVEN HAVE TO HIT A BUMP THE WHOLE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL. OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW ABOUT IT AS THERE IS A NICK NAME "THE DEATH WOBBLE" FOR IT. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AND NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY CLOSE TO $800 TO REPAIR IT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND HAS TRIED TO CONCEAL. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT STARTED IN CALIFORNIA. FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THERE F250 AND F350'S TO DO THE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE. THEY SAY ITS OK JUST DON'T DRIVE OVER 60 MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS

WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND THE PICKUP BEGAN TO SHAKE SO BAD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO ROLL IT. IT IS WAS AS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IT HAPPENS. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES DRIVING ON A NORMAL HWY. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT THE BREAKS. TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. PICKED IT UP AND WENT ABOUT 20 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY FIXED IT. BUT IT IS NOT!!! I PRINTED OFF WHAT I FOUND ON INTERNET TO FIX IT AND A LIST OF PARTS BUT THEY DID NOT DO ANY OF WHAT THE PAPER SAID.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70MPH HEADING INTO A LEFT CURVE TURN ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I SLOWED TO 30MPH. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS 28000 MILES ON IT AND ALL STOCK.