I have a severe wobble in the front end of my truck. It isn't a constant wobble and I never know when it will happen. I notice it happens at higher speeds and when hitting a bump. I have been to the dealership with this problem. The first time they replaced the steering stabilizer it didn't help. The second time I was told everything was tight and right and that my tires were out of balance. I had them balanced that same day, again it didn't help. The problem forcing me to basically park my vehicle or only drive it around town at lower speeds that I know I haven't experienced the wobble at. I am afraid to drive this truck because when this wobble happens it is very difficult to control I have to try and slow down and pullover to the shoulder of the road. You should do something about this as I have read numerous reports of people having the very same issue. It's unsafe and it going to kill people if something is not done to make the manufacturer fix these problems.
2017 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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At about 45 MPH after hitting rough patch on a bridge surface I experienced what is referred to as the ford death wobble. The steering shook so violently I had zero control of the truck. The only recourse was to immediately brake to almost a stop before being able to regain control. Fortunately I was in a rural area of eastern or and had no traffic around me. Had there been traffic it could have easily LED to a collision or another vehicle having to take evasive action. The loss of steering control started when crossing a concrete surfaced bridge that had a fairly rough surface. The road plane was lightly sloped to the right. The vehicle is a 2017 f250 super duty diesel. The loss of steering control happened on september 13, 2019, the next time it occurred was two days later at about the same speed. This time I was slowing down so the loss of control was less significant. There have been no modifications to the truck, everything is stock. The local ford dealership does all the maintenance. There has been no damage, collisions or rough use of this truck. The majority of the mileage has been around town, with about 20% being highway use.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving 50-60 MPH over bumps in the road, the vehicle violently shook and experienced the "death wobble". There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to jim snead ford (401 w main st, waynesboro, va 22980, (800) 650-9207), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 35,000.
I experienced the death wobble in january 2019 at around 37000 miles , took truck to dealership they replaced what ford recommended, steering damper , etc. This past friday sept 27, 2019 I experienced the death wobble again after only putting 9k miles on my truck. I was again like last time traveling at around 70 and hit a bridge seam and the thrashing began. I was in 3 lanes of traffic in the passing lane and had to slow to around 30 MPH. There was a lot of commotion around me but no one hit us or anybody else.
When driving at any speed, the steering seems sloppy. At highway speeds, a bump in the road will send the vehicle into a terrifying shimmy.
After having truck in for death wobble and new steering dampener installed, truck started violently wobbling again at speeds of 55-70 going across some bumps or bridges. The whole truck, dash, steering, wheels and seats shake until you slow back down to 50. There is very little control of the truck when this is happening. So now truck is in the shop again for the same issue. It does not matter if it is a highway, a street or a road. Certain bridges, overpasses or bumps will cause the wobble to start. Deathly frightening for 10 year daughter riding in truck with me.
Vehicle front wheel starts shaking when it hits a bump in the road, you have to slam on the brakes to slow down enough to make it stop. It happened 3 times with about 14000 miles, put it in the shop and it's been good until 28000 and it's done it three times in the last few days. Almost put me in the wall on one occasion , going back to shop. All highway driving 60 to 70 MPH.
After a bump in the highway such as a pot-hole or bridge approach, my 2017 f250 will shake uncontrollably at speeds anywhere from 60-75 MPH. This started shortly after purchasing it brand new in 2017. Recently my wife had experience this to the point where she was shaken off the roadway and tonight I had this happen to the point where I could focus on the road, that's how bad it was shaking!!! I took approximately 3/4 mi before I could get it under control. Mind you this happened over four different bridges. One being a 150' drop to the river below. . I'm finally at my breaking point with this truck. I have never once had a bad thought over the last 17 years of driving fords truck but this one broke me. I have kept this truck stock from the wheels, tires, and suspension. I don't understood how ford could put out such defective vehicle???
Bought truck new. At 16,000 miles starting shaking violently when hitting bumps on the highway at speed over 55 MPH, was taken to dealer, said they could'nt recreate the problem. Problem continued, took to another dealer said they were aware of the issue and recommended replacing the steering damper. This seemed to fix the issue for while but I could feel it getting worse (steering wheel starting to shake a little when hitting bumps) but never went into full death wobble, at 27,000 miles it went into full death wobble again on freeway overpass with wife and kid, very scary. Taking back to dealer tomorrow. Truck has stock tires, stock wheels, stock suspension, stock shocks, stock ride height. Truck has not been modified in any way.
I purchase a new 2017 ford f250 super duty from the dealership and I have experienced what its called the "death wobble " several times, the dealership shop haven't been able to fix this dangerous problem and I am already very frustrated. The death wobble is wen I'm going in the highway around 60 miles per hour and hit a small bump like a overpass or bridge and the front steering start shimmying, shaking, dangerously so I have to slow down before an accident happens. Something has to be done to fix this problem before me, my family or other drivers die because of this uncontrollable situation.
I am experiencing wobble in the steering at posted speed limit. The truck shakes violently and almost caused a wreck. Cannot control vehicle. It is gonna kill me or someone. My family are not allowed in this truck now
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.
This complaint is referring to the death wobble on the ford super duty. Death wobble defined as uncontrolled oscillation of steering wheel and front wheels causing lack of control of the vehicle. I first experienced this issue when truck had ~ 20000 miles. I had vehicle service by ford dealership @ ~ 28000 miles and was told steering dampener was replaced. Death wobble reoccurred again ~10000 miles after service. However vehicle is now out of warranty and I do not have the funds to keep making frequent repairs. Death wobble is occuring at highway speeds when going over bridge expansion gaps, hitting potholes, or similar road bumps.
While driving down highway at 61 MPH, truck hit a very slight bump in road and a violent shaking of the tires and steering began. I immediately slowed down until the shaking stopped. By the time the shaking stopped I was going approximately 25 MPH. This was not just a light shaking. It was very violent !
While driving east bound i25 at vail pass in colorado I was traveling at 65mph when I drove over some asphalt that had been repaired and lost complete control of my steering and went into oncoming traffic(I was in the far right lane/ we traveled across two lanes when out of control). The road work was normal, not bad. This problem occurs on every single bump and on every single bridge seam I drive over. This will cause a fatality if it has not already.
I have a 2017 f250 that developed a seriously violent shake in the front end when hitting a small bump or bridge expansion at normal highway speeds. After the truck nearly got out of control on a few occasions twice with my young daughter in the vehicle I took it to the dealership. The dealer proceeded to tell me they have been having an overwhelming amount of problems with this in these model trucks. They informed me that it was a problem with the track bar, however it was on back order. I was told that it would be okay to continue driving the truck while I waited for the part. After 3 months of me calling repeatedly to check on the status it finally came in and they replaced it along with the one shock because they said it caused it damage. Now here I am a couple months later and the "death wobble" is back and more dangerous. I take the truck back in and tell them the track bar is causing the problem again. They proceed to tell me that they will look at it, it could be several things. Mind you the truck has 44,000 miles now and anything but the track bar they tell me is no longer under warranty, despite that this is a documented problem I've had them looking at that they have not fixed. Now I get a price quote telling me that it needs a drag link, a rod, and an end assembly and that it will cost me $625 for the repairs! This is for a problem that I brought to the dealership for repair months ago and I got stuck waiting on back ordered parts. Even after the new diagnosis I asked what would be the guarantee that I don't pay to fix the "new problem" and get the truck back and it still have the issue? I was told that "I can't promise it's not also the track bar, but these parts are definitely loose and part of the problem." if they're all connected to the problem then why didn't they all get replaced the first time after they told me to continue driving it? Not safe!
I currently have about 33,000 miles on my stock 2017 f250 lariat truck with factory 20" wheels and factory michelin tires. About 10,000 miles ago, the front end exhibited the "death wobble" at highway speeds when crossing over a bump/expansion joint in the road. The dealer replaced the torsion bar, steering stabilizer, and some other parts. Today, with a trailer in tow, while driving straight on the freeway, it happened again. Later in the day, I dropped the trailer and the truck's front end did it again at 55mph while in an overpass turn immediately after crossing an expansion joint. Everything is stock except for the new parts the dealer replaced last year. I have 60 psi in the front and 65 psi in the rear. I have a video of an occurrence but this system will not allow me to attach an mp4 file.
Getting "death wobble" or steering oscillations and violent shaking when hitting bumps on road at moderate and highway speeds. Took the truck in at 24k miles and steering parts were replaced under warranty due to excessive wear. 7 months/14k miles later, same thing happening, took vehicle to dealership and same parts plus others now need replaced and ford claims it isn't covered under warranty
Death wobble, shimmy, or oscillation at highway speeds after hitting bump, bridge expansion joint or imperfection in road. Vehicle becomes uncontrollable, darts unto other lane if wobble starts in a curve. Must slow to 15-25 MPH to regain control
Accelerating on to interstate at about 65mph, the drivers side front wheel hit a depression in the road surface, the steering wheel started to swing violently from left to right with the magnitude of the displacement becoming larger in a very short period of time. I braked hard bringing the vehicle onto the side of the freeway. Narrowly missing an 18 wheeler truck. After checking front suspension, I gingerly rejoined the freeway and continued at 45mph to the next exit. I understand that this is know as death wobble in the f250 community
On two separate occasions, our ford f-250 started to violently shake in the front end after going onto an overpass on the highway. This is a violent wobble of the front end. It feels like the entire front suspension is going to self destruct. This happened one time at a speed of 65 MPH and another time at a speed of 75 MPH. In order to get the front end shaking to stop, the vehicle had to be slowed down to approximately 35 MPH. During both episodes, the steering wheel was violently shaking and it felt like the front tires were wobbling. The first time this happened, it was so violent that the front windshield cracked. The first episode occurred with approximately 21,000 miles on the vehicle. After that episode, we took the truck into the ford dealership and they replaced some parts in the front suspension and indicated it was fixed. The second episode occurred with about 29,000 miles on the vehicle. We again took the vehicle into the ford dealership and they changed the caster setting on the vehicle to an out of spec condition and told us that the ford regional service rep told them that would fix the problem. After getting the vehicle back from that service visit, there was a vibration in the steering at speeds between 72 MPH and 76 MPH. The steering wheel would vibrate back and forth at a relatively high speed. The vehicle is at the dealership for a third time to address this newest problem. The vehicle now has right at 36,000 miles on it and is at the end of the warranty mileage. The first instance was approx october 1, 2018 and the second instance was approx march 1, 2019.
On two separate occasions, our ford f-250 started to violently shake in the front end after going onto an overpass on the highway. This is a violent wobble of the front end. It feels like the entire front suspension is going to self destruct. This happened one time at a speed of 65 MPH and another time at a speed of 75 MPH. In order to get the front end shaking to stop, the vehicle had to be slowed down to approximately 35 MPH. During both episodes, the steering wheel was violently shaking and it felt like the front tires were wobbling. The first time this happened, it was so violent that the front windshield cracked. The first episode occurred with approximately 21,000 miles on the vehicle. After that episode, we took the truck into the ford dealership and they replaced some parts in the front suspension and indicated it was fixed. The second episode occurred with about 29,000 miles on the vehicle. We again took the vehicle into the ford dealership and they changed the caster setting on the vehicle to an out of spec condition and told us that the ford regional service rep told them that would fix the problem. After getting the vehicle back from that service visit, there was a vibration in the steering at speeds between 72 MPH and 76 MPH. The steering wheel would vibrate back and forth at a relatively high speed. The vehicle is at the dealership for a third time to address this newest problem. The vehicle now has right at 36,000 miles on it and is at the end of the warranty mileage. The first instance was approx october 1, 2018 and the second instance was approx march 1, 2019.
Commonly being referred to as the death wobble - driving at freeway speeds, truck begins to shake horribly, need to slow down, pull over for it to stop. Dealership wants to replace steering stabilizer but stated if that doesn't work then they will do front end alignment with caster shims replacement
Death wobble in the 2017 ford f250 is not acceptable. We were nearly killed this past weekend. Ford service has it right now. But from all the reviews I have read, the wobble returns and usually after the warranty has expired.. This is a serious problem. It happened one time to us 6 months ago, and this past weekend about 5 or 6 times on a 250 mile road trip. Shakes and wobbles uncontrollably . We were on I-40 going about 70 miles MPH. When we would hit bumps or cross uneven bridge it would go crazy.
First time at 6000 miles driving 70mph expenernst the death wobble. Ford couldn't get parts they needed. Allined at local ford dealer to ford recommendations. Didn't experience again till 26000 miles. We are on a trip and it has happened 7 times. Ford doesn't seem to want to admit we have a problem. We were on the interstates.
While driving at highway speeds (>45mph) when passing over rough pavement the front of the truck would shake uncontrollably and the steering wheel would shudder significantly for up to 100 yards after passing the rough spot and on smooth pavement and required slowing down and even stopping to make the vibration cease. There was also a continuous slight vibration in the steering wheel at and above 50 MPH on smooth pavement.
Death wobble vehicle shakes violently if a bump in road is hit, requiring vehicle to be stopped to end the shaking, making it dangerous when can't stop in traffic. Happened on multiple occasions, with the date listed as the most recent. Steering wheel is pulled out of hands while driving.
In doing research, I experienced 'death wobble.' we were driving down the highway and the truck started to violently shake. This action caused us to go from one lane to another on the freeway. Two hands were needed to maintain control and not go off the road. We stopped and inspected and saw nothing.
Violent front in shaking at higher speeds caused by hitting any small bump in roadway. 'death wobble' I have experienced several incidents at various severity levels, each requiring vehicle to slow to approximately 30 miles per hour. Today's incident occurred on the interstate, hit a small bump going over a bridge, truck began to shake violently causing control loss. The shaking pulled the vehicle across neighboring lane and had to slow to 20-30 MPH before shaking stopped. Very unsafe, luckily no vehicle was in vicinity preventing potential accident. Been to dealer twice for this issue. Very concerning & dangerous. Seems to be no fix.
While traveling on interstate I-84, I experienced a wobble and steering issue that threw my vehicle from the right lane into the left lane. Fortunately nobody was in the left lane. I was travelling approximately 70 MPH and hit some uneven pavement and small pot holes. My experience was very scary and could have resulted in serious injury or death. My research of the symptoms closely matches the death wobble. This is very disturbing. My truck is currently at the dealer for an alignment. However, further research show that these alignments can make things worse. I strongly urge that this issue be investigated across the country. Somebody is going to die as a result of this issue.
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