Upon hitting a bump at 30 to 40 MPH , steering veers from side to side, also known as the "death wobble"very unsettling to say the least,after some research online I was shocked to see that other ford 4x4 owners have the same thing. I found a company that says the steering geometry is wrong and have a fix, wc motorsports (508‑203‑9450)this should not be happening , my truck has under 40,000 miles and I am afraid to drive it. It is obvious that something is wrong and ford has been ignoring for years. What do I do ?do you want to buy it? [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2005 Ford F-250 SD suspension complaints
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Between speeds of 40-65mph truck will go into "death wobble" after hitting a pothole, rough spot in road, or dips ( ex. Over passes, bridges). Truck will shake violently to the left and right almost causing a wreck. Once this happens I have to let off gas apply brake slowly till truck stops the shaking. Traffic behind me has to brake, almost causing accidents, not to mention how hard it is to control the truck when this happens. I have almost had a wreck every time this had occurred. First started when I bought the truck in feb. 2010 with 52,500 miles. Still happens to this day after replacing front end parts, truck now has 68k miles. I've researched online and this seems to be an issue lots of people are having, not to mention it is ongoing.
2005 ford f-250 super duty, 69,000 miles. Traveling approx 65 MPH, hit a small bump in the highway and the front suspension started to shake uncontrollably. I very nearly lost complete control of the truck. This never happened before, but has happened twice since. The tire pressure was correct at the time of the first incident, the tires were balanced and the lug nuts were torqued to ford specs. Replaced front steering damper, did not resolve the problem. Talked to the ford dealer and they denied any knowledge of a similar problem. After a few hours research online, this problem is well documented and frequent with the ford super duty line from 05"-08". It seems to be an engineering defect and ford is well aware of the problem, but it does appear that ford has offered any remedies. The federal safety agency also knows of the problem. I viewed four the federal safety agency videos that demonstrated the identical problem that I am experiencing with my truck. I have found no action on the part of the federal safety agency. This problem needs to be acknowledged and corrected before someone is killed.
2005 ford f-250 super cab super duty wobble dangerously when driving over the slightest ripple or bump in the road over 50 MPH. Extremely hard to control and hard to stop the vehicle when the front tires are so out of control and wobbling. The whole truck is like it is in an earthquak, windshield cracks and cup holders fell out. *
I have had 3 incidents of what I have found to be called the "death wobble" in my 2005 f-250 4 door crew cab 4 wheel drive pick up truck where the front end of the vehicle goes into a violent bouncing and shuddering after passing over a bridge joint or similar uneven spot on the highway while traveling approx. 65 MPH. This resulted in a near loss of control and could not be stopped until I was able to slow to approx. 35mph. This caused a near collision with a vehicle alongside me as well as a near rear ending from the vehicle behind me as I had to slow to 35mph in the high speed lane. Each time this occurred I had my 2 young daughters in the vehicle with me. I have read that there is a problem with the track bar being at an improper angle to the drag link? I understand that this is an inherent problem with many year model fords and they refuse to acknowledge or fix the problem. I am currently looking for an aftermarket fix as I believe this is a serious safety issue which could cause loss of control and accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-250 superduty. While driving approximately 75 MPH over a slight bump, the vehicle began to violently shake. The contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal to stop the shaking. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired; the dealer stated that the contact should check the tire pressure. The current and failure mileages were approximately 39,600.
On my 2005 ford f250 superduty truck with only 31000 miles, the four cab energy suspension mounts are deteriorating. One lower part of the rear driver side mount is gone causing the cab to bounce.
I own a ford 2005 crew cab super duty, the vehicle shakes violently through the front end, have taken the truck to ford dealership for "repair" but it did not solve the problem.
Driving at highway speeds , the truck shakes violently after hitting a bump . The issue is commonly referred to as a death wobble . You slow down to about 45 MPH or slower & it stops . You can then resume your trip .
I recently purchased a ford 2005 f250 super duty truck. While driving on the highway at 70 MPH, I hit an uneven spot on the road that caused the front end to wobble violently. I felt I could not control the truck and had to apply the brakes immediately. Luckily there were no other cars nearby. When the truck reached approximately 30 - 35 MPH, the wobble ceased. On my way back home, the wobble occurred again. This time I was traveling at 60 - 65 MPH and hit another rough spot on the road. This is a major safety hazard that needs to be resolved before someone is killed. I researched the problem on the internet and discovered this has been ongoing for a while. There are numerous examples from other f250 and f350 owners with the same problem that can be found on the internet. The ford motor company is aware of the problem and blames the wobble on underflated tires. The wobble occurs on properly inflated tires also as detailed by other truck owners. But even if the truck's tires are under inflated, a violent wobble should not occur. Many other vehicles are in use with under inflated tires, you don't hear of a violent wobble after encountering a pot hole or an uneven road surface.
My 2005 ford f-250 pickup truck has a violent front end shake when it hits even a normal small bump in the road traveling at safe highway speed. The truck now has only 20,000 miles on it, but it has done this since it was brand new. It is dealer maintained and the tires have been rotated and filled to correct pressure aprox. Every 5,000 miles. Ford says it is due to improper tire pressure. However, they are the ones who filled the tires to the correct pressure. I have complained about this very dangerous situation before and have been given lame excuses by both the federal safety agency and ford. Please let me say this again. This is not a shake in the front end. This is a very violent reaction when the truck hits a bump. The truck must almost be brought to a stop in order to stop the truck from shaking. When this happens on a highway it becomes very dangerous because the cars following must jam on their brakes in order to stop from rear ending the truck. The front end shakes so violently that it is hard to hold on to the steering wheel. Anyone driving alongside or behind the truck is in danger when this occurs. I know there has been other complaints of the same thing happening with the f-250. This is something that should not be ignored or taken lightly. Someone will eventually die or be seriously injured due to this defect. Please do something about this before it is to late. This is as dangerous as the sticking accelerator problem. I am a 58 year old man with a very safe driving record.
Front shakes violently at times on my 2005 ford f-250. Feels like the whole front end of the truck is shaking apart. The only way I have found to stop it is to drastically slow down my truck, which is a huge safety hazard when other vehicles are following behind me. I sometimes have to slow from 55 MPH to 35 MPH. Updated 07/08/10 *bf updated 07/09/10.*jb
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-250 super duty. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH over a rough patch on the road, the front end of the vehicle shook and vibrated and seemed as if it would lose control. The failure occurred intermittently and always occurred on dry pavement. The vehicle would function normally if it was slowed to approximately 30 MPH. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000. The current mileage was approximately 25,500.
Experienced steering shimmy at highway driving speeds on multiple occasions while pulling a travel trailer and while not pulling a trailer. Results in violent vibration of the entire vehicle to the point of being difficult to control.
I have a ford f-250 pick up. Since I bought the vehicle new, it has had a hard suspension. I thought it was because it was beefier than the f-150s I have driven all my life. The 250 however, will shimmy and vibrate uncontrollably after going over a bump or highway seam at speeds between 50 and 75 miles per hour. The dealer told me it was normal and ford sent a letter saying it may be the air pressure in the tires. It is neither. This truck is highly unsafe to drive.
2005 ford f-250 crew cab 4x4, v-10, 56000 miles. Front suspension wobbles and steering wheel shakes when hitting potholes or any sort of good bump at speeds 30 MPH and above. New larger tires, 265/75/17 only amplifies this problem to an uncontrollable state at highway speeds of 65+. When the problem occurs, it feels like I am driving down a washboard dirt road at high speed with the steering wheel shuttering uncontrollably. I need to slow the truck down to 50 or so just to get control back. Tire pressures are at recommended specs. When driving under control and straight, the steering wheel has a lot of slop left to right. I bought this truck new in feb 05 and I am the original owner.
2005 f250 4x4 super crew bounces violantly while driving, happens frequantly, going to take it to ford, based on forums,looks to be a problem for more people than just me.
2005 f250 4x4 superduty 5.4l crew cab, has very dangerous front wheel bounce on highway or near highway speeds(50-70)MPH, the truck was in stock configuration when this started, approx. 26,000 miles have since put lift kit on truck and has helped but the bounce tendency is still there.larger wheels and tires have helped out lot, with the factory wheels/tires on its a for sure thing when on highway and come across series of bumps or a pothole. I avoid the highway when possible due to the very violent bounce when this occurs, please have ford fix this problem. Selling this truck will not fix problem, and I have tried dealer suggestions I.e air pressure, alignment... Waiting for ford to correct this with recall, but none that I'm aware of, will death to a motorist prompt recall? I hope not, thank you
Near complete loss of control while driving at 55-60 miles an hour on flat freeway. Small bump sent truck into shuttering wobble. No steering almost no brakes took several hundred yards to slow down to about 10-15 MPH and regain control of vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f250. While driving the vehicle began to shake violently. He also began to experience a violent front end shaking at highway speeds of over 10 MPH when driving over minimal bumps in the road and uneven surfaces. The ford dealer was contacted and they advised the contact to have an alignment performed and to rotate his tires which did not correct the failure. He also had shocks installed in an attempt to correct the failure; however, the failure persisted. There were no additional repairs made to the vehicle in an attempt to correct the failure. The failure and current mileages were under 85,000. Updated 3/10/10 *cn updated 06/04/10
I currently own a ford f 250 pickup truck, when I am driving 40 to 50 MPH my truck starts to shack violently. I have read many forums on this and many people are having the same problem . Why has ford not recalled my truck to fix this problem when they know there is a problem? Must somebody get hurt or worse killed due to fords neglect of this problem?
I have a ford f250 sd diesel 2wd truck I have replace the front wheel bearing 4 time in 137,000 miles. The dealer says it is water and dirt intrusion. It has not caused any accedents yet but it is only a matter of time.
2005 ford f250 super duty 4x4. Violent shaking after hitting a small deformed part of the road, slow vehicle to 10 MPH to stop the shaking. Have lost control of the vehicle 2 times in the last week. I have taken it to the shop and no one could find anything wrong with the vehicle.
I have a 2005 ford f250 sd and I have had the front end shimmy out of control on me 2 time. I have stock tires on it tire pressure is at manufacturers specs and this is just extremely dangerous someone is going to get killed buy this. Ford or someone needs to fix this problem . Thank you [xxx] *tr parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Ford f-250 superduty- while driving at 55mph or higher,and you hit a small pothole or dip in the road, this vehicle goes into a violent shimmy. The vehicle is uncontrollable and extremely dangerous. I won't let any of my family members ride in the truck with me and cringe at the thoughts of having to drive it on the interstate! It has shaken me off the road and into the ditch or median several times.
I bought a 2005 f250 crew cab and since about 25k miles my truck will wobble when I hit a bump at 45-60 miles per hour. The shack/wobble is so intense that you feel the front of the truck is going to loose the tires. This has happened about 6 times now and I know something is very wrong but ford will not do anything except tell me to check my tire pressure. Tire pressure is checked almost monthly on my truck and I know that is not the issue. It is hard to have re-create the issue with a tech, since it does not happen all the time. I am getting the run around with ford and have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix the problem myself. I know of other ford owners that have the same problem and ford refuses to do anything.
Front end wheel shimmy.
2005 ford f250 front end shakes violently when driving over bumps in road including speed bumps, at any speed. Shakes so bad that vehicle wants to leave the road sideways. Shakes like a dog wagging off water. Replaced steering stabilizer, shocks, tires and had front ent checked. Still shaking. Getting ready to turn in to clunker program. Never buy a ford again, they know this is a problem.
I own a 05 ford f250sd truck. While driving at speeds of around 50 and up when I run over a pot hole or road roughness the front end shakes violently.I have to slow down very quickly until it stops and then I can proceed. I took it to the ford dealership and was told to replace the tires. I bought new tires and it fixed the problem for 6000 miles. That's when I rotated the tires. It has begun shaking again. This is very dangerous. If I were in heavy traffic when it occurred I could wreck. Looking up this problem on internet I found this is a common problem among all newer model ford trucks yet there is no recall for this.
I own a ford 2005 f250 super duty fx4 pick up. When the truck goes over a bump or uneven road surface the front end becomes shaky and the vehicle has a sideways movement , this is more evident if it occurs while rounding a curve in the road. This vehicle was purchased new and the problem has been on going. On 07/07/09 I almost veered into a bus .
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