2012 Ford F-350 complaints

Death wobble. At 30 mph & 70 mph. Jerked steering wheel from my hands & pulled us off the road onto grass on road side. Full brakes & skidded to a stop.

While traveling down the road at approximately 72 mph my vehicle front end began to shake unbelievably. It felt like all four tires had gone flat. I could not control the vehicle until the speed got down to around 40 mph.

I WAS 300 MILES FROM HOME FOR WORK FOR A WEEK. ON DAY 1, WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, I SUDDENLY GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DASH THAT STATED "STOP SAFELY NOW". SECONDS LATER, AS I WAS PULLING OVER BY THE CURB, THE TRUCK SHUT ITSELF DOWN AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE (BEING AWAY FROM HOME). ON DAY 3, I TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED. I DROVE IT A BLOCK AWAY TO THE PLACE I WAS STAYING. ENTERING THE PARKING LOT, I GOT THE MESSAGE AND IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN JUST AS FAST. AT THIS POINT I HAD TO ARRANGE TRANSPORT OF MY TRUCK BACK HOME. $650 AND 3 DAYS LATER, I FINALLY GOT IT HOME. STARTED IT, RAN FOR A FEW MINUTES PARKED SO TRIED TO DRIVE IT. MADE IT ABOUT 1000 FEET WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. EACH TIME IT SHUT ITSELF DOWN, I HAD TO WAIT A MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. AFTER RESEARCHING, IT SEEMS THAT MY EGT13 SENSOR HAS GONE BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. HAD IT SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, THE RESULTS OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT WORSE THAN THE EXPENSE OF A RENTAL AND TRANSPORT. MY RESEARCH BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORDS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 M/H VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END AND STEERING OCCURS WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE IN PAVEMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" REPLACING SUSPENSION, TY-RODS AND SWAY BAR ,ETC. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM

DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN MY 2012 F350 LARIAT, THE TRUCK GETS TO 60 FINE BUT ANY FASTER THEN THAT AND IT BEGINS TO GET A SPEED WOBBLE THAT CAUSES THE ENTIRE TRUCK TO VIBRATE AT A UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE THAT THROWS THE STEERING AND I FOUND IT UNSAFE TO HIT THE BRAKES, WHICH FORCES YOU TO JUST COAST WHILE THE TRUCKS SHAKES VIOLENTLY. FOR A TRUCK THAT PEOPLE PAY UP TO $40,000 OT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CRUISE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60-70 MPH WITH NO PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE THROWN OFF BY THE SMALLEST DIVIT OR BUMP IN THE ROADS BUT ONLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHICH MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD THAT WAS IN THE TRUCK MANY TIMES AS THIS HAPPENS AND IT'S A SCARY THING IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TONCOME OFF. ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW ALSO. IT SEEMS IN MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE SPEED WOBBLE.

TRUCK STARTED TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND GET THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD BEFORE THE INCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE SEVERELY WHILE TOWING A 40 FOOT RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

WE HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING OUR VEHICLE AND HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS AT THE TIME OUR TRUCK DIED . AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT HAD OIL AND WATER. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT FULL SPEED WHEN SUDDENLY, THE TRUCK STARTED SHUDDERING, AND THEN IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER. A CLOUD OF BLUE-WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE BACK OF OUR TRUCK. WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE TURNPIKE TO A SAFE PLACE. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE IS LOCKED UP AND CAN'T BE FIXED. OUR TRUCK ONLY HAS 134,000 MILES - IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN UP LIKE THIS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH MY 2012 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY SO MUCH SO THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL RESULTING IN A NEAR MISS OF COLLISION WITH VEHICLES NEXT TO ME. WITH GREAT EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND COME TO A STOP SAFELY. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND TOOK SURFACE ROADS AT SLOW SPEEDS TO GET HOME,

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED OUT OF CONTROL WHICH MADE IT SO I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT IT DIDN'T RESPOND UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWED. CARS WERE SERVING OFF THE ROAD AND I WAS WITHIN SECONDS OF A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH 2 OF MY CHILDREN. I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AS NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT THE CAUSE OR REPAIR NEEDED. HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR ON MY FORMER FORD BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT OF THIS INCIDENT.

MY F350 HAS DEVELOPED A DEATH WOBBLE OVER THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE LAST FRIDAY AFTER HITTING A BRIDGE EXPANSION AT AROUND 65MPH. VERY CLOSE TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SHAKING DID NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT ON 17DEC2020 TO HAVE FORD ASSESS PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR TSB SO I WOULD HAVE THE BEAR COST OF REPAIRS. FORD IS GUESSING COULD BE AS MUCH AS $4000 OUT OF POCKET COST. SINCE THERE IS A TSB OUT TO FIX NEWER TRUCKS BUT DOES NOT COVER MINE AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT PENDING FOR THIS WITH FORD FILED, I DO THINK FORD NEEDS TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REPAIR IT PENDING SUIT AS SHOW OF GOOD FAITH AND CUSTOMER CONCERN ABOUT THOSE OF US WHO REMAIN LOYAL TO THE BRAND.

I RECENTLY CROSSED A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT DOING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS I COULD BARELY HOLD IT. I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40-45 MPH BEFORE IT QUIT. THIS WAS ON A SATURDAY. MONDAY I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AND CHECK FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD BE BAD IN THE STEERING/FRONT END SUSPENSION. THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AND FOUND THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK WAS LEAKING, THEY REPLACED IT AND STARTED TO BRING ME THE TRUCK. IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT 50 MPH. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE DRAG LINK, RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD END, ADJUSTING SLEEVE, BALL JOINT AT TRACKER BAR AND RIGHT OUTER LOWER TIE ROD END. THEY SAID I NEEDED TO GET AN ALIGNMENT ON IT, I DROVE THE TRUCK A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES SEEMED TO BE FINE. I TOOK TO THE SHOP THEY USED FOR A ALIGNMENT, THEY DID THEIR THING AND I LEFT. WHEN I LEFT I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WASN'T STRAIGHT SO I TOOK IT FOR A QUICK DRIVE. AT 60 MPH I DID THE VIOLENT SHAKING AGAIN AND HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO 45 MPH FOR IT TO STOP, IT SHOOK TWICE IN A 6 MILE STRETCH OF INTERSTATE. I RETURNED IT TO THE ALIGNMENT SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE IT.. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FIRST SHOP AND THEY GOT IT IN THE FORD GARAGE FOR AN ALIGNMENT. STILL SHAKING AFTER THEY HAD IT FOR MOST OF A WEEK THEY REPLACED THE TIRES AND IT SEEMED TO HELP. UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS LATER I WAS RUNNING 62-64MPH IN A SLIGHT TURN AND IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. IT IS STILL DOING I

TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A VERY EXTREME DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH,WHEN YOU HIT ANY SMALL BUMP, TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

DEATH WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. I'VE HAD SHOCKS REPLACED, TIRES CHECKED AND RECHECKED, SHOCKS ON THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE REPLACED, TO NO AVAIL. PARTICULARLY BAD IF I'M AT A SLIGHT TURN AND HIT A BUMP AT 60MPH. NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES. MECHANICS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THE DEATH WOBBLE IS STILL THERE. HAS HAPPENED SO FREQUENTLY I BRACE WHEN I HIT SMALL BUMPS OR GO OVER BRIDGES WITH SMALL RIDGES. NOT ONE SPECIFIC INCIDENT, IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I HIT A SMALL BUMP AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH.

I HAVE A 2012 FORD F350 CREW CAB 6.7. MILES 72160.6, ENG HRS 3877 AND ENG HRS IDEL 1700. WHICH IS VERY LOW FOR THE EGR TO GO BAD AND NOTICE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHICH MANY ARE BYPASSING THIS SYSTEM. I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME SOMEONE LOOKS IN TO THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD MANUFACTURE. THIS WAY FORD OWNERS DO NOT DO BYPASSING THE EMISSION SYSTEMS. I WONDERED WHY HWY PATROL WAS PULLING OVER DIESEL TRUCKS. LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND OUT FOR INSPECTING THEM TO SEE IF ANY BYPASS EMISSION WAS DONE ON THAT TRUCK (CALIFORNIA). EGR (EMISSION) IS JUST A MAJOR HEADACHE AND THIS NEEDS TO INVESTIGATED.

OCTOBER 16TH FRIDAY PICKED UP MY WIFE MARTHA FROM WORK AROUND 5 PM. DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD, SMOOTH STRAIGHT SECTION, FELT SHIMMY IN STEERING WHEEL. WE DIDN'T HAVE TRAILER. ROAD WAS DRY AND IN GOOD CONDITION. HAD BEEN LOOKING IN TO DEATH WOBBLE AND WATCHING VIDEOS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. DECIDED TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL A LITTLE LEFT AND THEN BACK A LITTLE RIGHT (AS IF TRYING TO AVOID A POT HOLE, NO CARS WERE ON COMING AND ONE CAR WAS BEHIND ME), GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. DEATH WOBBLE STARTED AND WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED, SHOOK BOTH THE WHEEL VIOLENTLY AND SHOOK THE WHOLE TRUCK. I PUT ON THE BRAKES BUT DON'T REMEMBER HOW LONG IT TOOK TO SLOW AND HAVE THE SHACKING STOP, MOVE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LET CAR PASS ME. DROPPED OF THE TRUCK AT MARTHA'S WORK AND TOOK HER CAR TO OUR DESTINATION. ITEMS IN THE BACK SEAT OF TRUCK, COOLER, PLASTIC BIN CONTAINER AND SUITCASE THAT WAS ON THE TRUCK SEAT WAS NOW ON THE FLOOR. WILL ADD PDF WITH MORE RELATED DETAIL.

AT SPEEDS TYPICALLY OVER 50 MPH VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAS A PROPENSITY TO BEGIN SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AND UNCONTROLLABLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM KNOWN AMONG OWNERS AS "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO FOR REPAIRS AND PARTS REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNSOLVED. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE.

RUST IN FUEL TANK. WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WITH ENGINE OVER HEAT. NO LEAKS WHATSOEVER. JUST SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY. SHAME ON FORD!!!

WHILE DRIVING TODAY MY TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HITTING SMALL POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE VEHICLE'S STEERING TO VIOLENTLY RATTLE UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SLOWING TO UNDER 50 MPH.

DEATH WOBBLE! HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS! DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ANY SPEED OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR. TRUCK FRONT END AND STEERING SHAKE VIOLENTLY! IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OVER TRUCK. AFRAID OF KILLING MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS. TOOK THE TRUCK TO SHOP AND GOT TWO NEW FRONT TIRES AND A NEW RIM. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICE AND NO DIFFERENCE!

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF CP4 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION PUMP. TRUCK STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WHILE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. FORD WANTS $13,000 TO FIX IT, HAVE ALREADY PAID >$7,000 TO FIX EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55-75 MPH) THE FRONT WHEELS WILL START TO SHIMMY AND SHUDDER CAUSING STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES TO OSCILLATE SEVERELY (DEATH WOBBLE) WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES. THIS CAUSES ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND CAN ONLY BE BE STOPPED BY STOPPING OR SLOWING VEHICLE. (UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH TRAFFIC FOLLOWING)

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH WOBBLE AND VIBRATION ON MY F-350 FOR YEARS NOW AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IT HAS ALWAYS SEEMS TO OCCUR BETWEEN 45-55 MPH. THEY FIRST REPLACED BALL JOINT, THEN I WAS TOLD IT'S THE TIRES, GOT NEW TIRES. IT WAS ALWAYS JUST A LITTLE VIBRATION AND PLAY IN THE WHEEL. NOW WHEN I HIT A BUMP, A FROST HEAVE OR LIKE A BRIDGE JOINT I GET EXTREME SHAKE AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT MAKES THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. THEY MOST RECENTLY REPLACED STABILIZER BUT IT STILL OCCURS. THE EFFECT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN I HAVE MY TRUCK CAMPER ON IT. STARTED TO DO RESEARCH TODAY ON IT AND DISCOVERED THIS SO CALL DEATH WOBBLE COMPLAINT. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TOO BECAUSE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT TODAY AS I HAD NO CONTROL AND WAS FORCED TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN TODAY AFTER I HIT A BRIDGE JOINT.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE TO GET ON TO THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND RATTLING I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES IT WASN'T WORKING THAN THE STEERING LOCKED. I HIT MY EMERGENCY BREAKS PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR UNTIL A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 2/28/2020 AND WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK UP THE TRUCK THE NEXT DAY THEY COULD NOT PRODUCE THE KEYS, THIS TOOK ABOUT 2 WEEKS. ON 04/06/2020 APPROX. 2 WEEKS AFTER PICKING UP THE TRUCK THE IT WOULDN'T START, I JUMPED THE TRUCK AT WHICH TIME THERE WAS A RATTLING AND KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING. I GOT THE TRUCK BACK AGAIN A LITTLE OVER 2 WEEKS LATER ON 04/23/2020. I FEEL THE TRUCK IS SO UNSAFE THAT IT WILL CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT PLACING MY LIFE THAT OF MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER DRIVER IN A SEPARATE VEHICLE AT STAKE. UPON REVIEWING ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS NONE OF THE DOCUMENTS HAVE THE SAME ODOMETER READING AND THE NUMBER IS APPROX. 24000 OFF.

CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING "DEATH WOBBLE" AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS. FRONT END BECOMES COMPLETELY UNSTABLE AND CONTROL IS NOT REGAINED UNIT SPEED IS REDUCED GREATLY. INCIDENTALLY, THE AIR BAG DASH LIGHT IS NOW ON.

I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY NO PROBLEM, SUDDENLY HIT A SMALL BUMP AND GET DEATH WOBBLE, HAVING TO IMMEDIATELY TRY SLOWING DOWN BELOW 50 AND PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. REPLACED ALMOST ALL FRONT END COMPONENTS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUE. *TR

TRUCK HIT BUMP (SMALL CURB) WITH DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND SIMULTANEOUSLY STARTED ACCELERATING AND HAD TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS A GAS BUMP IN A FILLING STATION. VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM ABOUT 10 MPH TO PROBABLY OVER 30 MPH UNTIL IT HIT A STATIONARY TRUCK.

4 MONTHS AGO I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. WHILE DRIVING MY FORD F350 SUPERDUTY AT THAT SPEED THE TRUCK HAD AN EXTREMELY BAD AND VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DURING THIS TIME I HAD NO STEERING CONTROL, BRAKING WAS AT A VERY MINIMAL, AND PULLED THE TRUCK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME FORD MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS DOESNT APPEAR TO BE A COMMON ISSUE SINCE IT DOESNT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I REPLACED SHOCKS, TIRES, AND EVEN HAD THE SUSPENSION LOOKED AT BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND NOBODY HAS AN ANSWER FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY NHTSA AND FORD AND NOBODY SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT DRIVE MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FEAR OF CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT INJURING OR KILLING MYSELF, MY FAMILY, OR SOMEONE ELSE IN THE ROAD. IF AN INVESTIGATION IS NOT DONE VERY SOON I WILL SEEK LEGAL ACTION AGAINST FORD AND AGAINST THE NHTSA FOR OVERLOOKING THE SEVERITY OF THIS PROBLEM. YOU CAN READ ALL THE OTHER REPORTS ON WHAT THE INTERNET IS CALLING THE DEATH WABBLE. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED SITUATION AND IF I NEED TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NEWS SO IT'S MORE PUBLIC I WILL DO THIS.

WHILE ACCELERATING UP TO A CRUISING SPEED ON A LOCAL INTERSTATE, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, SEVERELY LIMITING MY ABILITY TO SAFELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE (A/K/A A "DEATH WOBBLE") . I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF AN INTERSTATE (WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH) AND MOVE CAREFULLY OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE ISSUE HAS PERSISTED DESPITE HAVING MY TIRES BALANCED AND FRONT END ALIGNED. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR ANOTHER WARRANTY ITEM ON 2/3-4/2020 AND REQUESTED THAT THIS PROBLEM BE LOOKED INTO AS WELL. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE TRUCK NEEDED "AN ENTIRE NEW FRONT END" AT A COST OF OVER $1,800 AS IT WAS SOMETHING COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE HAVE ON THE TRUCK (UP TO 75,000 MILES).

'DEATH WOBBLE': WHILE DRIVING ON PAVED ROAD WAYS AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH TO 80 MPH IT SUDDENLY GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. THE SHAKE IS SO VIOLENT THAT OBJECTS ON THE SEATS AND IN THE BOX ARE THROWN AROUND, EVEN HEAVY OBJECTS SUCH AS 30 POUND PROPANE TANKS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKE IS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND REDUCE THE SPEED TO UNDER 40 MPH. BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAN INDUCE THE SHAKE IF THE SPEED IS AROUND 60 MPH.

ON 12-24-19 I WAS DRIVING ~55 MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND HAD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR IN FRONT OF ME IN WHICH I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID THE WRECK. MY TRUCK SLOWED BUT NOT LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO AND I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE SHOULDER TO AVOID CONTACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR HAD BLOW OFF CAUSING MY TRUCK TO LOOSE BRAKE FLUID AND THE USE OF MY BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD F-350. WHILE SWITCHING LANES AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHAKING AND WAS DRIVEN TO ITS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT CALLED HOFFMAN FORD (5200 JONESTOWN RD, HARRISBURG, PA 17112, (717) 657-1600) AND WAS INFORMED TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OBSERVE THE SUSPENSION FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AGGRESSIVELY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRACK BAR ATTACHED TO THE BALL JOINT SHOULD TURN FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

FREQUENTLY ON DAMP AND COLD DAYS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTS MALFUNCTIONING. THE WIPERS FAIL TO WORK. THE LIGHTS (HEAD, PARKING FOG, BLINKERS) ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK DON'T WORK. WHEN I REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE TRUCK THE RADIO AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER I TRY TO LOCK THE DOORS. SOMETIMES THE RADIO RANDOMLY TURNS ON WHILE I'M NOT IN THE TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO FREEZE UP AND THE TRUCK PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. WHENEVER THE TRUCK IS TURNED ON THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT COMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD.

DRIVING ~ 55MPH ON HIGHWAY 146 AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSNISSON SWITCHED GEARS AND LOCKED UP REAR TIRES AND TRUCK DIED, HEARD A LOUD POP AND TIRES BEGAN ROLLING AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL WHILE STILL ROLLING ON HIGHWAY, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JUMPING GEARS THEN LOCKED INTO 5TH GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME 30 MILES IN 5TH GEAR AND ONCE HOME I INSPECTED AND THE TRUCK HAD NO REVERSE. ONLY 5TH GEAR WORKED. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A REMAN TRANSMISSION.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND NOT CHANGING SPEED, THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY START TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. "DEATH WOBBLE". THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WOBBLING IS TO DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN . IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. WHEN IT HAPPENS I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS

FORD DEATH WOBBLE, DEFECT IN FRONT STEERING DAMPING SHOCK CAUSES TRUCK TO SEVERELY START SHAKING WHEN 1 WHEEL HITS RIPPLE IN ROAD. YOU CANT STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING OF TRUCK WITHOUT ALMOST STOPPING TRUCK. IT SHAKES ENTIRE TRUCK. HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS WITH RIPPLES IN PAVEMENT OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT AT SPEEDS AROUND 60 MPH OR HIGHER. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DEALERSHIP PUTS AFTER MARKET DUAL STEERING STABILIZER KIT ON FRONT END AT PRICE OF $600.00

I HAVE SERIOUS SHIMMYING AND WOBBLING IN THE FRONT END OF MY PICKUP. WHEN TRAVELING 60 PLUS MPH.

TRUCK HAS STARTED THE INFAMOUS "DEATH WOBBLE" ABOUT THREW ME OFF THE HIGHWAY GOING 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH A TRAILER. TRUCK FEELS LIKE A WHEEL IS GOING TO COME OFF AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED 1 TIME AND I TALKED TO A MECHANIC ABOUT IT HE SAID TO GET A NEW STEERING STABILIZER SO I REPLACED IT WITH AN UPGRADE AND IT IS DOING IT EVERY TIME I GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND GET OVER 60 MPH.

THE DRIVER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT JUST STARTED MAKING A LOUD EXHAUST LEAK.

FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE. FIRST OCCURED NOV. 2018. FORD DEALER WORKED ON IT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. AGAIN JAN. 2019. FORD AGAIN WORKED ON IT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. OCCURRED AGAIN SEPT. 2019. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN A FRONT END SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THIS MULTI THOUSAND DOLLAR WILL BE PAID BY ME. THIS EXTREME WOBBLE OCCURS BETWEEN 60-70 MPH WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP JUST RIGHT. EXTREME SHAKING HAS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO CHANGE LANES UNCONTROLLABLY.

DEF ISSUES, FIRST WAS NOT FEEDING DEF, FORD REGEN'D THE SYSTEM, PROBLEM FIXED. 2 MONTHS LATER, SAME ISSUE, NOW DEF CONTROLLER CODE FAULT. NO COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 65-75 MPH, AND I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MAYBE AT A BRIDGE OR ROUGH PATCH, THE TRUCK GOES INTO THIS VIOLENT SHAKING MOTION, WHERE I HAVE TO HOLD ON VERY TIGHT TO THE WHEEL AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25 MPH. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE PULL UP NEXT TO ME POINTING AT MY FRONT WHEELS THINKING MY LUGS ARE LOOSE OR SOMETHING. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GATHERING MY SENSES, BECAUSE THIS IS TERRIFYING, I AM ABLE TO ACCELERATE WITH CAUTION AS TO NOT GO MORE THAN 55 MPH. THANK GOD EVERYONE AROUND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENS IS PAYING ATTENTION TO MY VEHICLE, BUT IF I EVER LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL WHEN THIS SHAKING HAPPENS, SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD TRUCK IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS WITH FORD AND THEY CONTINUE TO DENY THIS IS A PROBLEM. THEY SAID ALIGNMENT ISSUES AND TIRE BALANCING. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY ALIGNED MY TRUCK, AND ENSURED TIRES WERE BALANCED, IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I TOLD THEM BEFORE THEY RETURN IT TO ME, TO PLEASE TAKE IT OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND POSSIBLE TRY TO FIND SOME ROUGH ROAD TO SEE HOW IT HANDLES. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE DONE THIS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. MY TRUCK HAS 44K MILES ON IT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. I WILL ONLY DRIVE IT AROUND MY LOCAL STREETS BECAUSE ITS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE. THERE ARE LAW SUITS PENDING WITH FORD FOR THIS VERY ISSUE THAT I SPEAK OF. THE CONSUMERS

EGT SENSOR FAULTY. UPON IGNITION, READS TEMPERATURE ABOVE BASELINE, CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON.

DEF SYSTEM/ENGINE CLEANING ISSUE. MESSAGE CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS ON DASH "DRIVE TO CLEAN ENGINE" REGARDLESS OF DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 30+ MIN AT A TIME.

DEATH WOBBLE!!!!!! WILL ALMOST SHAKE YOU OFF THE ROAD VERY DANGEROUS. GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. HIT A BUMP IT WILL START GOING ABOUT 60-70 MPH

HAVE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE WOBBLE AT APPROXIMATELY 55 - 60 MPH SEVERAL TIMES ON A FREEWAY AND AGAIN ON TWO LANE HIGHWAY. STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGINS WOBBLING SEVERELY AND HAVE TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE WOBBLE CAN TAKE YOU OUT OF YOUR LANE OF TRAFFIC AND YOU NEED TO SLOW QUICKLY TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.

AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING SHOOK VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOOSING CONTROL. IT WOULD ONLY STOP BY SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THIS HAD TO BE DONE ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

WHEN ABOVE 50 MPH, IF I HAPPEN TO HIT A BUMP OR BUMPY SPOT IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES SO AGGRESSIVELY THAT IT WANTS TO PULL YOU INTO THE OTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK LITERALLY FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO VIBRATE INTO PIECES. SCARES THE HECK OUT OF ME. 105K MILES. FACTORY SIZED OEM TIRES. SECOND SET OF TIRES ON THE TRUCK. 80 PSI. I REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER ON THE TRUCK WITH A NEW ONE FROM FORD DEALER. STILL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY.

THIS TRUCK HAS A DEATH WOBBLE,IT'S A NICE TRUCK,BUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE FRONT END SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL IT DOES IT WITH OR WITHOUT A TRAILER.I CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHERE THEY ALIGNED IT AFTER I HAD NEW TIRES,TRACK BAR BALL JOINT,STEERING STABILIZER,U-JOINTS,AND FRONT SHOCKS INSTALLED.IT COST ME$2000.00 FOR THIS TO BE COMPLETED.WELL SORRY TO SAY IT WAS A BAND-AID FIX.AFTER 2500 MILES IT IS BACK AND WORSE THAN EVER I HAVE ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED FORD WHERE I HAVE RECEIVED YET ANOTHER CASE NUMBER,I AM TO TAKE IT BACK IN ON 3/19/19 SO THEY CAN LOOK AT ONCE AGAIN.THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. GOOGLE DEATH WOBBLE THERE ARE ALOT OF VIDEOS ON THIS SUBJECT.THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT BEING TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY.FORD SAYS THEY MUST DETERMINE IF IT IS A MAINTENANCE BEFORE THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD.THIS IS A $50,000.00 TRUCK THAT ISN'T WORTH A PLUG NICKEL IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION.I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR MY BUSINESS SO AS OF NOW I AM SHUT DOWN.THIS WOBBLE HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM 35-70MPH AND IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE.IT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE.PLEASE HELP ME