The "death wobble" occurred for the second time on December 6th, while traveling on interstate 10 W, about 12 miles west of Pensacola, FL. I had just passed over a bridge connection when the violent shaking of the front end started. I had previously had this issue in 2018 on Highway 45 south, about 15 miles south of Meridian, MS, and returned the vehicle to the dealer and it was supposedly repaired while still under warranty. At present the mileage is not quite 24,000. Fortunately I do not do a lot of highway travel as this appears to be a current unaddressed problem with the Ford F250 Superduty and the F350. This is a very unsafe condition. I feel fortunate that I was able to get the vehicle under control and stopped.
2017 Ford F-250 SD driver assistance complaints
Page 2 of 2: complaints 11 to 29 of 29, newest first, as owners wrote them.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that he had experienced failure with the rearview camera on various occasions. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer on two occasions, where unknown repairs were completed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V644000 (Back Over Prevention). The contact then made the dealer aware of the recall notice and that the failure persisted. The contact was informed that parts to do the recall repair were expected to be available in 2023. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated he was unable to visibly see the camera screen and would see a white foggy screen instead. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the front and rear cameras to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
Problem: Backup Camera fuzzy/not clear. It is available to be inspected. I cannot see anything through the camera in most lighting conditions. I cannot see people when banking up. It was not like this when I first bought the truck new. It has gotten progressively worse. I've not taken it to the dealer because a replacement costs over $500 installed and they install the same faulty camera.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. The contact stated that all five cameras on the vehicle were foggy making it difficult to see the image. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer ken grody ford #1 orange county ford (6211 beach blvd, buena park, ca 90621, (714) 521-3110) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the cameras needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.
I see that the 2020 ford trucks have a backup camera problem. This is the same problem on my 2017 f250. Works or goes blank or waves. Could it be that this problem is a much older problem and goes back several years?? This happens many times on different days. Thank you for any input.
My 2017 f-50 60,000 miles, experiences a severe wobble in the steering, noticeable when the vehicle encounters a small bump or small deformity in the road also when accelerating above 70 MPH. The vehicle is well maintained and serviced on schedule. Have experienced the problem with and without towing a trailer. The wobble becomes extreme to the point of loosing control suddenly decelerating causes the wobble to stop and regain control.
Death wobble - driving with or without cruise control, within 65 and 70 MPH, a slight bump in the road will cause the front suspension, both wheels, to shake violently until the speed is reduced to below 35 MPH.
Had the "death wobble". Cruising at 70 MPH and hit a patch of rough road. Truck started shaking and wouldnt stop until I reduced the speed to 35 (on a hwy). I thought I had a flat tire it was so bad.
Death wobble. Steering shakes almost uncontrollably after hitting a bump in the highway. Happens more and more frequently at speeds above 60 MPH. Wheel balancing and alignment did not make improvements. Dealer found no issues and could not replicate the shaking.
When I get a lot of shacking from my truck win driving and shacking win the road has bumps and small pot holes
Vehicle was in motion at 65mph on a slight curve on the freeway, hit a bump in road and all hell broke loose. Violent shaking of front end resulting in violent shaking of steering wheel and entire truck. Known as 'death wobble.' slowed down and slowly pulled off road. Once slowed down to 25mph the vehicle returns to normal operation. Very dangerous situation.
While driving around 70+ MPH and moving over small bumps in the road whether be a bridge transition or small pot hole steering wheel shakes violently only goes away after slowing down to below 60
As I was entering freeway I drove over an expansion gap at 50-55 MPH while changing lanes at which time my trucks front end started whobbling and violently shaking. I was unable to control front end and truck all together. I started to brake and my truck went into another lane where I almost hit another vehicle. I have 41,000 miles, original rims, tires and suspension.
My ford f-250 experienced a severe "death wobble" on 3 occasions causing the need to slow down from 65 MPH to 25 MPH on the freeway during normal traffic. On one occasion, the shaking was so bad it went to the adjacent driving lane while on an on-ramp and was completely uncontrollable. The vehicle is at the ford dealership now and having the steering shock replaced but the service rep stated they are just trying this as a solution but do not know the root cause. They are also requesting that I pay for an alignment as another possible solution. The truck has roughly 20k miles on it and is completely stock (less a camper shell). I do not feel safe putting my 2 year old, 7 year old, or wife in a very expensive vehicle while having to worry if the truck will cause a wreck due to a factory defect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving various speeds on a clear road surface, the vehicle shook violently out of control. As a result, the steering column shook violently. The contact stated that the steering wheel needed to be held with extreme force to keep the vehicle in its lane. The contact stated that the failure was experienced on a daily basis and the shaking failure worsened. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 8,000.
Vehicle shakes violently at highway speeds when it encounters not smooth highway conditions such as small bumps, chatter, or elevation changes at bridges.
At highway speeds when vehicles comes across chatter in rough roads or at bridges vehicles steering violently shakes. Vehicle is difficult to control. To regain control by lightly hitting the brake to reduce speed to about 20 miles per hour so vehicle stops shaking. I could take a video of it if you like just contact me.
While driving about 30 MPH on mountain road at cade's cove tn. The engine shut off , no indication before hand. All small icon showed on dash including battery. Just made it to the other side of road pull off area or other wise I would have been in center of road. No power steering. Turner key off and waited about 1 minute. Turned key on and engine started up. Was able to return to our campground. This could have been a very serious safety / accident as this mountain road is very narrow and many turns going back to gatlinburg tn. From cade's cove.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2017 Ford F-250 SD?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history