2019 Ford F-250 SD complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 20 IN THE DFW AREA MY TRUCK HIT A BUMP ON A BRIDGE AND STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THIS TO SUBSIDE. HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE AND IS COMMON IN MY TYPE VEHICLE. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS. I HAVE 25K MILES ON TRUCK AND THIS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. 75 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IS A TERRIBLE PLACE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND I FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE I SURVIVED THIS SITUATION.

IN HIGHWAY OR EXPRESSWAY DRIVING WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 55 OR MORE, AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROAD CRACK, BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, OR A SMALL BUMP THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND LOOSES ABILITY TO STEER. ANY CHANGE IN SPEED WORSENS IT AS WELL AS BRAKING. CONDITION CONTINUES UNTIL TRUCK REDUCES SPEED TO AROUND 30MPH.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80 OUTSIDE OF RENO, NEVADA AT APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH WHILE TURNING SLIGHTLY LEFT I ENCOUNTERED A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD FROM A BRIDGE TO ASPHALT TRANSITION. MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF TRUCK. I COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL AS THERE WAS A SEMI TRUCK IN THE RIGHT LANE BESIDE ME. I HAD TO PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND SLOW THE TRUCK TO UNDER 20 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. PLEASE RECALL THIS ITEM AS FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLAW IN THEIR VEHICLES. I AM AFRAID TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE.

TRUCK TAILGATE OPENS RANDOMLY. THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON OVER 20 OCCASIONS BEFORE THE FORD SUPERDUTY TAILGATE RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED. HOWEVER, SINCE THE RECALL FIX WAS IMPLEMENTED ON MY TRUCK IN MARCH 2020, THE TAILGATE HAS OPENED ON IT'S OWN AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES! USUALLY I DISCOVER THE TAILGATE HAS OPENED UPON REACHING A DESTINATION, BUT OF THE SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS OPENED AND I'VE HEARD THE THUNK, IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE TRUCK IS AT REST AND I HAVE JUST SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO DRIVE, DRIVE TO REVERSE, REVERSE TO DRIVE, ETC. MOST RECENTLY ON 10/26/2020.

TRUCK EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WOBBLE AFTER TRAVELING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH. APPLYING BRAKES MADE THE WOBBLE WORSE UNTIL UNDER 20 MPH. TRUCK WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING FOLLOWED BY DRIFTING INTO ONCOMING LANE.

WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD MAKES NO DIFFERENCE ON LOCAL ROAD OR HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCKS SHAKES TO THE POINT THAT I ALMOST LOSE ALL ABILITY TO STEER

DEATH WOBBLE

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 73 MPH THE TRUCK BEGAN A VIOLENT SHAKING THAT NEARLY RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY GRASP. THE SHAKING CEASED AFTER I SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO 40 MPH. I SLOWED DOWN IN THE CENTER LANE OF 3 BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO DO MORE THAN KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE.

THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS AT SPEED 60 MPH OR OVER. IF ONE TINY BUMP IS HIT WHILE ON A HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE SPEEDS DROPS TO AROUND 40 MPH. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPING MORE FREQUENTLY.

I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BEGIN TO RAPIDLY AND HARSHLY SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO SLOW ALMOST TO A STOP TO ALLOW THE TRUCK TO STOP SHAKING. I SLOWED DOWN AND SWITCHED LANES. A FEW MILES AHEAD AT 60 MPH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.

FRONT END WOBBLED VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A SERIES OF SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, WOBBLE DIDN'T NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP.INCIDENT HAPPENED ON RT 452 IN CHICHESTER PA.UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM IT IS APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAS SPECIFICALLY TO DO WITH THE ALIGNMENT AND STEERING MECHANISM AND STABILIZERS.

I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. MY WIFE AND SON WERE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. BRAKING SEEMED TO WORSEN THE SHAKING. ONCE THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO AROUND 45 MPH, THE SHAKING CEASED. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I INCREASED MY SPEED AGAIN TO AROUND 70 MPH, AND THEN THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED AGAIN. BOTH EVENTS OCCURRED AS I ENCOUNTERED AN OVERPASS. IT SCARED ALL OF US IN THE VEHICLE. WE NO LONGER FEEL CONFIDENT WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK. MY WIFE SAID SHE WILL NEVER DRIVE THE TRUCK AGAIN.

VIOLENT AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. "DEATH WOBBLE". ISSUE HAD BEEN "RESOLVED" BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND DAMPER WAS REPLACED. ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN MONTHS AFTER INITIAL REPAIR.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY 2019 F250 STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY! THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHACKING SO BAD THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AND THE BUMP WAS NOT ABNORMAL.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE TURNPIKE. THIS IS A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY LIKE AN INTERSTATE. I HIT A CRACK LEADING TO AN OVERPASS AS I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING BACK AND FORTH AND UP AND DOWN AND WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD ON TO. I BRAKED AND PULLED THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RESUMED DRIVING AT A REDUCED SPEED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. ON MY WAY HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT, I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE WEATHER WAS IN THE LOW 80'S AND CLEAR SKIES.

OVER THAT PAST FEW WEEKS I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITENT SHAKING CAUSED BY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS ABOVE 50MPH WHEN HITTING INCONSISTENCIES IN THE ROAD. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE REFERED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVENT EXPERIENCE FULL LOSS OF CONTROL BUT I WANT THIS ADDRESSED ASAP. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE WITH THIS ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VERY FAST, AND BECAME HARD. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABOUT TO GET INTO A CAR CRASH DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. VERY DANGEROUS!

10/9/2020 AM DRIVING ONTO 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH STARTING TO ENTER HIGHWAY FROM THE ON RAMP. HIT POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY JOINT AND TRUCK STARTED A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT I AND TO BRAKE HARD TO GET DOWN TO 40MPH FOR SHAKING TO STOP. 10/9/2020 PM DRIVING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH (DIFFERENT HIGHWAY) . HIT ROUGH SECTION OFT HIGHWAY AND TRUCK STARTED A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. AGAIN SO VIOLENT I AND TO BRAKE HARD TO GET DOWN TO 40MPH FOR SHAKING TO STOP. 1013/2020 AM DRIVING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. EXITING HIGHWAY TO START ON EXIT RAMP, HIT POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY JOINT AND TRUCK STARTED A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE FRONT END. SO VIOLENT I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO GET DOWN TO 40MPH FOR SHAKING TO STOP. ITEMS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF TRUCK SHOOK SO HARD THEY FELL TO THE FLOORBOARDS. THE SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL MADE ME LOOSE GRIP INITIALLY ON EACH INSTANCE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 70MPH WHEN I DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I HELD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SLOWED THE TRUCK DOWN TO AROUND 15MPH TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 5494 MILES ON IT AND THIS SEEMS VERY UNACCEPTABLE. THE WOBBLE ALSO HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES ON THAT SAME TRIP HOME.

WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH FROM ASPHALT ROADWAY ONTO CONCRETE OVERLOOKING PASS, THE TRUCK HAS STARTED TO SHAKE & WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PAST 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND TIRES STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. STEERING SHAKING AND WOBBLE WAS FELT PROMPTING TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY.

DRIVING 65, HIT ROUGH PART OF THE ROAD, DEATH WOBBLE STARTED (STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKING VIOLENTLY). IT SENT ME INTO THE OTHER LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND IT STOPPED WHEN I GOT DOWN TO AROUND 30-40 MPH. DID IT AGAIN LATER IN THE WAY, SAME SITUATION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND IT ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT BETWEEN 65 - 75 MPH, MY FORD F-250 TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY WHEN THERE IS A SMALL CRACK OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. I LOOSE CONTROL AND HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AT A VERY SLOW SPEED ON A FREEWAY. I AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD ARE BEING PUT AT RISK OF ME LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY FAMILY.

WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE 10 AND PASSING A TRUCK, I HIT A SMALL BUMP. THE TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING VERY, BADLY AND ALMOST FORCED MY VEHICLE INTO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK I WAS PASSING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD AND HELD CONTROL TO LET THE TRUCK PASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THEN PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THE VIBRATION HAPPENED 4 TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET MY VEHICLE BACK HOME. THIS WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY CRASH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE ABNORMALLY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND INADVERTENTLY DRIVE INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULLINAX FORD LOCATED AT 2317 FL-44, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL 32168 WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE STEERING LINKAGE. THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED 3 TIMES. STEERING PART WAS RECALLED BUT CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. BACK UP SENSOR BEEPS BUT DOES NOT ALLOW TO DISENGAGE THE BEEPING. THE WOBBLE WAS SO SEVERE IT BLEW THE TAILGATE AND ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY.*JB

WHILE ACCELERATING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HIT A BUMP OR GROOVE AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. CARS AROUND ME SLOWED DOWN AND BACKED AWAY FROM MY TRUCK AND AT THE SAME TIME I SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN. ONCE I HIT ABOUT 30 MPH IT STOPPED AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE. SCARY THING IS, I HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL.

DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AS I CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHIMMY 'DEATH WOBBLE' SO BAD I HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AFTER I WAS BELOW 10 MPH THE SHIMMY STOPPED

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND THERE IS A SMALL BUMP, THE FRONT WHEELS SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 500 MILES. I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD AND COME TO A STOP TO GET THE SHIMMY TO STOP. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE AND ACCIDENT TWICE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND HIT A SMALL POTHOLE CAUSING THE ENTIRE TRUCK TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE SO BADLY SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. SHE HAD TO BRAKE VERY QUICKLY AND TRIED TO GET OFF ROAD CAUSING HER TO HIT A TREE BRANCH AND DENTING TRUCK AND CRACKING WINDOW. I HAVE SINCE COME TO FIND THIS TO BE 'FORD DEATH WOBBLE'

THIS TRUCK HAS 27000 MILES ON IT AND SUFFERS FROM THE 'DEATH WOBBLE FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR SO. FORD HAS REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND DID NOT RESOLVE IT. NOW IT IS IN AGAIN FOR THE ISSUE THAT WAS NOT RESOLVED AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD OR RAN INTO ANYTHING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT OUT OF MY POCKET. THE WOBBLE HAPPENS WHEN HITTING AN EXPANSION JOINT OR ROUGH ROAD AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. SEVERE STEARIN VIBRATION TO THE POINT I FEEL I AM LOSING CONTROL.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SEVERE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON THE HIGHWAY STARTING AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 55 MPH. I HAVE ENSURED THAT TIRE PRESSURE IS SET AT WHAT THE VEHICLE MANUAL RECOMMENDS, AS WELL AS ROTATING TIRES. WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" INITIATES, ONLY SLOWING DOWN TO 25 MPH OR BELOW WILL MAKE IT STOP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-15 BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND OGDEN. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET. DUE TO ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING ON I-15, I HAVE HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH IN A LANE WITH BARRICADES ON BOTH SIDES, FORCING THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO SLOW TO THE SAME SPEED. I PUT MY 4 WAY FLASHERS ON AND DO BY BEST TO SLOW DOWN AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. FORD HAS HAD THE VEHICLE TWICE AND I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SCHEDULED A THIRD APPOINTMENT HOPING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED THIS TIME. VEHICLE MILEAGE PROVIDED IS APPROXIMATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2020. DATE PROVIDED WAS THE MOST RECENT, AND MOST SEVERE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK STARTING VIBRATING VERY VIOLENTLY. HAD TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF ROAD TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING. I'VE HEARD OF THE DEATH WOBBLE BEFORE, BUT THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS.

2019 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DEVELOPED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE APPROACH WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHAKE TO THE POINT THAT I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 25 MPH AND PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. FELT LIKE THE TIRE WAS FALLING OFF, BUT AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES THERE WASN'T ANY ISSUE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO INSPECT THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND NOTHING. BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN AND ALL WAS FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND SERVICE MGR TOLD ME IT WAS A NORMAL FOR THE F250 TO ACT THIS WAY. THE TRUCK WILL NOT BE DRIVEN AGAIN UNTIL THIS IS FIXED.

DEATH WOBBLE , NEW TIRES WILL STOP IT UNTIL YOU GET 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND THEN IT START AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP PUT THERE UP DATE ON IT IT HELP FOR A LITTLE AND THEN START UP AGAIN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM MAINE SATURDAY AND IT DONE IT 20 DIFFERENT TIMES 3 TIMES IT WAS REAL BAD. THIS IS A 70,000.00 DOLLAR TRUCK AND THIS IS CRAZY.

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS APPROX 65-70 MPH I STRUCK A RIDGE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE THAT CROSSED THE ROADWAY IN A SLIGHT DIAGONAL MANNER. MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY CAUSING ME TO CROSS TWO LEFT LANES UNTIL I BRAKED HARD TO BELOW 25 MPH AND THE SHAKING STOPPED ALLOWING ME TO REGAIN CONTROL. TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HAD TO VEER OUT OF THE WAY AS I SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY AND THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE TWO LEFT LANES.

MY FORD F-250 6.7 STARTS SHAKING LIKE CRAZY WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD IF I'M DRIVING FASTER THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR

AT 23,000 MILES MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. IT WAS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY THAT I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING COMPLETELY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES IN TRAFFIC BEFORE I HIT THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. MY RESEARCH TELLS ME IT IS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT SHOOK SOMETHING LOOSE IN MY DIESEL ENGINE, BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING NOW. ON THE WAY HOME I STAYED ON THE SERVICE ROAD AND KEPT THE TRUCK UNDER 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, SO I STARTED DRIVING AT 30MPH TO TRY AND MAKE IT HOME. IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES AT 30 MPH. I DISCOVERED THAT IT STARTS SHAKING WHEN I GO OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY IT THROWS ME AROUND IN THE SEAT AND I CANNOT HANG ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT HAPPENS BEFORE IT WILL STOP SHAKING. ONCE I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP I CAN START ACCELERATING AGAIN WITHOUT IT SHAKING. AS SOON AS I DRIVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SHAKING STARTS AGAIN. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE I LOOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, AND I AM A 6 FOOT MUSCULAR MAN. NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY I CANNOT HANG ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

I BOUGHT A USED 2019 FORD F250 4X4 WITH 19K MILES FROM A DODGE DEALER. IT DROVE FINE ON THE TEST DRIVE BUT OF COURSE, TEST DRIVES ARE NEVER REAL WORLD SITUATIONS. I WENT OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEEK AND THEY DELIVERED IT TO ME THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THEY DROPPED IT OFF, I WENT FOR A DRIVE. WITHIN 5 MILES FROM THE HOUSE IT WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. IT WAS BEYOND SCARY! AT THE TIME IT STARTED, I WAS RUNNING ABOUT 70MPH ON A TWO-LANE ROAD. I LET OFF THE GAS AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. I LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE BRAKES AND IT GOT WORSE. SO I STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND THAT SHOT ME ACROSS THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE INTO THE DITCH ON THE LEFT. THE TRUCK WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, AND NEITHER THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS WERE ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I BELIEVE I ALMOST HAD A ROLLOVER. SLIDING SIDEWAYS, I WAS ABLE TO COME BACK OUT ON THE ROAD. I THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR I WOULD NOT BE REPORTING THIS. I AND THE OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THAT CAR WOULD BE DEAD! I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP TRYING TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL. IT HAPPENED SIX MORE TIMES THAT DAY BEFORE I RETURNED HOME, AND I STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH IT. I CAN RECREATE IT AT ANY SPEEDS FROM 60 TO 80MPH. SINCE I BOUGHT IT AT A DODGE DEALER OVER A WEEK EARLIER, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT TAKING IT BACK. NOW ITS AT A FORD DEALER GETTING LOOKED AT. THIS TRUCK IS BRAND NEW. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THIS ISSUE AND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET IT FIXED, THEY

WHILE DRIVING AT HIS GHWAY SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH I WENT OVER UNEVEN BREAK IN ROAD AND STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY STARTED SHAKING. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THINKING I HAD A BLOWOUT. TIRES WERE OK. GOT BACK ON ROAD AND CONTINUED HOME. THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. A FEW DAYS LATER AT 75MPH EXPERIENCES IT AGAIN. THIS TIME ALMOST LOST CONTROL. CALLED DEALER WHO ACTED LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT, BUT TOOK IT IN. THEY CHANGED OUT DAMPER ASSEMBLY. I'M AT 12,000MILES NOW AND FEEL A VIBRATION STARTING UP. NOTHING LIKE THE FIRST TWO TIMES THOUGH. I AM WORRIED THAT THEY MAY NOT FIX AGAIN. I DO WORRY THAT IT COULD CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL ON CROWDED INTERSTATE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE FOR RECALLING THESE TRUCKS.

VIOLENT DEATH WOBBLE IS OCCURRING EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF STEERING DAMPER . HAPPENS AROUND TOWN, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ETC. TRUCK ONLY HAS 36,897 MILES

WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGINS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. I'VE SINCE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THIS IS REFERRED TO AS A "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 55 MPH AND AT 80 MPH. FRONT OF VEHICLE ALWAYS SEEMS TO "FLOAT" WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND PULLING A 10,000LB CAMPER WEST OF COLUMBUS, OH ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF I-70W, I HIT A GROOVE IN THE PAVEMENT WHILE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO INTENSELY THAT I COULD HARDLY MAINTAIN MY GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO SPEAK OF SO I STOPPED ACCELERATING AND BEGAN TO SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN CASE IT EXACERBATED THE ISSUE. THE SHAKING DID NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL I REACHED 40MPH. AT THAT POINT, I CONTINUED ON MY WAY AND RETURNED HOME. BOTH BEFORE AND SINCE THAT ISSUE, I HAVE EXPERIENCE SIMILAR MOMENTS OF SHAKING TO A MUCH LESSER DEGREE THAT I HAD EARLIER CHOCKED UP TO THE SUSPENSION BEING STIFFER THAN I WAS USED TO. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT FELT A REPORT WOULD BE PRUDENT DUE TO DANGEROUS NATURE OF THE MALFUNCTION AT HIGH SPEED.

HIT A BUMPER ON HWY 51 GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO BAD I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED.

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2020, I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2019 F250 ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL TWO LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED BY A ROOT GROWING UNDER THE PAVEMENT. UPON STRIKING THE BUMP, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND AT AROUND 30 MPH THE VIOLENT SHAKING CEASED. I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" FROM MANY ARTICLES AND REPORTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE REGARDING THIS MODEL TRUCK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED UNSCATHED.

SOMETIMES WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK WILL START TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE MAKING IT HARD TO STEER AND KEEP CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO SHAKE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 25MPH AND THEN THE SHAKING STOPS AND IT DRIVES FINE.

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2020, I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY MINOR SON GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD DOWNHILL WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSED BY A TREE ROOT. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY THAT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED WHEN MY SPEED WAS AT OR BELOW 30 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THIS PHENOMENON AS THE MORE COMMONLY KNOWN "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY F250 HAS 25,400 MILES ON IT, HAS NEVER BEEN OFFROAD, HAS NEVER PULLED A HEAVY LOAD, AND HAS HAD ALL SCHEDULED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THERE IS CLEARLY A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION RELATED TO THE SUSPENSION AND/OR STEERING.

VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS ~23,500. WHILE TOWING A GOOSENECK TRAILER THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY TOWED SEVERAL TIMES, ON I-74 ON WET PAVEMENT, SPEED 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VIBRATION FREQUENCY WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING LIKE 4 HZ. I GRADUALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE WITH SUSTAINED VIBRATIONS OCCURRING UNTIL SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED ALL TRUCK AND TRAILER TIRES AND THE STEERING LINKAGE BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ABNORMAL. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS PHENOMENON REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT 15 MILES. THIS WAS EASILY THE MOST VIOLENT SHAKING AND FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE DUE TO A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. IN WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS, I SUSPECT I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I COMPLETED THE TRIP AT SPEEDS UNDER 60 MPH AND THE VIBRATIONS DID NOT RETURN. ONCE I UNHOOKED FROM THE TRAILER, THE VIBRATIONS RETURNED DRIVING DOWN A TOWNSHIP ROAD AT 55 MPH. EACH TIME THIS OCCURS, IT IS STARTED BY DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FREQUENCY AND AMPLITUDE OF THE VIBRATIONS ARE CONSTANT WHILE DECREASING VEHICLE SPEED UNTIL THE VIBRATIONS STOP, TYPICALLY AROUND 30-40 MPH. TO DATE I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATIONS OF RECALLS RELATED TO THIS PHENOMENON. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM STATED THAT THEY HAD "HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM IN SOME 2017 MODELS, BUT NEVER IN A 2019 MODEL." THIS TRUC

VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AFTER HITTING MINOR BUMPS IN ROAD WHEN TRAVELING AT ANYTHING EXCESS 25MPH. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX ACTIVE RECALL FOR STEERING DAMPENER BLAMING FEATHERED TIRES WHICH WE BELIEVE ARE A DIRECT RESULT FROM THE EXCESSIVE SHAKING OF STEERING.

THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HWY SPEEDS WHEN YOU GO OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. IT IS BAD ENOUGH IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND NEEDS ADDRESSED. FORD DEATH WOBBLE

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES , MY VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING MAKING IT ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE . INITIALLY I ASSUMED I HAD A BLOWOUT AND SLOWED AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER . ONCE I SLOWED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH THE SHAKING CEASED AND MY TRUCK FELT NORMAL . I RESUMED MY DRIVE WITHOUT ISSUES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING 70 MPH ON A CROWDED URBAN TOLLWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC . THE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVABLE AT GUEST SPEEDS AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE A 2019 FORD F-250 JUST OVER ONE FEAR OLD THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD OR OR MODIFIED . I CALLED MY TIRE DEALER AND HE SAID THIS WAS COMMON. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS ISN'T INVESTIGATED! IT FEELS THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION /STEERING GET IN TO SOME SORT OF RESONANCE THAT BUILDS RAPIDLY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL SPEED GOES BELOW ABOUT 20 MPH. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED AT GUEST SPEED OF 70-80 MPH. I HAVE AN APPOINT TO HAVE A TORSION BAR PLACED MEXT WEEKEND AS MY TIRE MAN SAYS THIS IS COMMON AND WILL FIX IT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AS MY TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY.