At approx. 7k miles, front tires seemed out of balance. I took the vehicle in to authorized service dealer and they had trouble balancing front wheels and had to balance more than once. At approx. 40k miles the steering wheel and front end began to shake violently when driving over a bump/pothole at speeds of 60 MPH and over on highway. The only way to stop the shaking cycle is to slow down to approx. 35 MPH. The truck currently has 58k miles and begins the shaking, intermittently, at speeds of 62 MPH and greater on highway. I recently took the vehicle to the same authorized dealer and the mechanic's recommendation was to replace the tires and install wheel cams, which are not parts currently on the vehicle from the factory. None of this recommended work or diagnosis was covered by ford.
2017 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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Death wobble. Truck started shaking around 55-60 MPH and was shaking so bad I could not hold on to steering wheel. It had right over 15,000 miles the first time . If have called dealer ship and had it back in a total of 3 times with nothing but excuses and they say they put a new steering dampner on it . It helped for about 2 days . I have fought it ever since I first noticed it and now it is too the point it does it with the slightest pothole or manhole cover in road. Please someone do something about this before someone gets killed. My truck now has just over the 36,000 mile warranty on it....... So I wasn't smart enough to play the game with the dealership was playing which was just get it passed the warranty period then its my baby. I lost
While driving at highway speeds twice I have hit a bridge with a somewhat rough approach. The steering wheel and the front end of the truck shakes violently. The first time the shaking stopped when I slowed down to 55mph or so. The next time I had to brake aggressively and fade to the side of the road. This will lead to fatal accidents. My tire pressure was set to factory specifications listed on the front door frame. Original tires are well within wear limits and the truck drives straight.
"death wobble". When I hit any rough spots on road, or bridge joints, or road joints at or above 60 MPH I get a violent wobble on front of the truck. I have a very difficult time controlling it and have to quickly slow down below approx.40 MPH for it to stop. This happens frequently. My truck was serviced for this issue at approx. 20k miles and the issuse subsided for a while but has started happening again with approx 37k miles. This is a very unnerving and dangerous situation when it happens.
Vehicle experienced an uncontrollable front end "wobble" at highway speed. Has occurred 3 times in the past week. 2 of those incidents with young (19 and 24 yr old) drivers at the wheel. Seems to occur coming off a bridge onto highway pavement at 60-65 MPH.
While traveling at highway speeds I hit a bump and my truck went into a very violent shake, took my truck to autonation ford in littleton co, they replaced the steering damper, it had 15,000 miles on it. At 21,000 miles the same thing happened, I again returned to autonation ford and they told me on the service report that I needed to install after market products and they would not do anything else to my truck. I have since been in contact with the dealership where I purchased the truck, spradley ford in pueblo co. They informed me it was a camber and caster issue and any ford dealership knows of the problem and should be able to fix the issue. I have spoken with autonation ford in littleton and summit ford in silverthorne co, both have told me they have not heard of any such issue. Today I spoke with 4 wheel parts about my issue, they told me they are back logged with ford trucks with the same issue and it can be resolved with many part replacements at a cost ranging from $25.00 to $700.00, unless the tires need to be replaced due to wear. At this point I feel my truck is unsafe to drive and which direction to take to resolve the issue of the "death wobble"
"death wobble". If you hit any rough spots on road at or above 60 MPH you get a violent wobble on front of the truck. You have a very difficult time controlling it. You have to get below 20 MPH for it to stop. This happens frequently. Dealership says not a problem.
Truck has approx 15,0000 miles have experienced violent shaking of truck when crossed rough pavement at 45 MPH have experienced this twice recently
When I get a lot of shacking from my truck win driving and shacking win the road has bumps and small pot holes
At approximately 35,500 miles I had the track bar, a new steering box and pitman arm replaced because of wear, at approximately 36,000 the truck developed "death wobble" 3 times over small bumps at about 50mph . I took it immediately back to ford and they replaced the steering stabilizer. I was driving south on I 81 in the fast lane thinking they fixed and the truck again went into death wobble at approximately 65 -70 MPH and had to brake extremely hard down to about 35 MPH to get it to stop almost causing a major pile up as there was heavy traffic at that time. After I got back I dropped the truck at ford again and told him drive it, which he wouldn't , he said he checked all the steering components and they were tight, he said "take to some place that has a better alignment rack, so I did that and paid out of my own pocket for it. It did not fix the problem, I replaced the steering box to a top of the line box out of my own pocket even though it had been replaced . I have not been able to drive my truck safely since nov. Of 2018 and it is now jul. 29th 2019. I cant let anyone else drive it for fear of killing an innocent person, even the mechanic that put the second steering box in did the alignment again is scared to drive it because it happened with him after the 2nd replacement box. After looking for the problem and solutions I have found this is a huge issue. If this is not taken care of people are going die, if they have not already. It is very hard to believe there are not deaths and very serious injuries caused by this as I have been thrown into the other lane several times and drop a huge amount of speed very quickly . I paid $60,000 dollars for a brand new truck and now no one can safely drive it, even the mechanic's are scared to drive it. I have had death wobble at least 13 to 15 times from january until now and at speeds from 45 to 70. Please help !!
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.
Truck on 6 different occasions has done the death wobble at freeway speeds 60 to 75 MPH ---very dangerous --have to slam on brakes on freeway and go 20 MPH to make it stop ---had to dealer a few times already they dont know how to fix ---I see there are a lot of complaints about this --this truck cost $70,000 and should not have any problems ---is there a lemon law? Or what do we do class action suit ---please help me and other ford truck owners...
Death wobble while driving 60 to70 miles per hour on divided highway.
At certain speeds the front tires wobble you have to hang onto the steering wheel everyone calls it a death wobble but no one has a fix for it. I feel it could cause serious injury to me and my family
While driving down the highway at 65 MPH I have experienced the death wobble on several occasions while crossing a bridge.the steering wheel about came out of my hands (moving back and forth left to right) and the truck was shaking violently the truck was taken to the dealer where they fixed it. Now less than 10,000 miles later the truck is doing the same thing. This time it was both on the highway again and on a back country road doing 45 MPH.this truck is going to kill someone if ford cannot come up with a solution. I will not let my kids or wife drive this truck! When it happens on the highway ,I must slow to about 40 MPH to regain control. I would hate for this to happen on wet roads!!!! I am not the only one this is happening to! Please help us!
At certain speeds, if you drive over a rough patch in the road, the steering wheel will violently shake, at which time you basically lose control of the vehicle. This can also happen when driving over raised pavement markers. The same thing is true when driving over a bridge with expansion joints. In all cases, the truck's steering can occasionally experience a 'death wobble'. Recently, while towing my 5th wheel trailer 'on the highway', I was driving 60 MPH down a 6% grade and hit a small rough patch in the road. The steering wheel shook violently. I briefly lost control of the vehicle. At the time, I was traveling 5 MPH below the posted speed limit. I was towing a 12,000 pound 5th wheel trailer. I was able to eventually slow the vehicle down to about 40 MPH and the wobble subsided. It was the scariest thing I've ever experienced while towing a trailer. The whole time during the wobble, the vehicle was drifting left and right out of control. It happened two more times during the 2 hour trip. It's important to note that it's also happened several times with no trailer attached. I'm not sure what the problem is, but it seems to involve the steering/suspension. The truck has less than 12,000 miles on it.
Front end suffers from a severe shake at speeds over 50 MPH. I have taken it to the dealer 3 times now and it still is not repaired. Has gotten worse.
Pulling a gooseneck trailer with moderate load descending a mountain pass, when applied brakes, front end went into the death wobble and had to come to a near stop. In heavy traffic on level terrain while braking the same thing happens and had to come to a near stop. After unloading ,I tried the same braking on level terrain and had no problem. After unhooking the trailer I tried the same braking scenario and had no problem. The vehicle is unsafe to drive hauling a load ,which the vehicle I designed for
Steering oscillations aka "death wobble": at 60-65 MPH or greater, the steering wheel oscillates violently and the vehicle is difficult to control. The oscillation only stops after lowering speed to about 10 MPH. The vehicle has 23,000 miles. This is a repeated problem; the dealer fixed it before at about 12,000 miles, but the problem has returned. The problem occurs multiple times a day and usually at specific areas where there are particular bumps on the highway surface.
At driving speed and went over rumble strips, truck begat to shake and had to brake and pul to side of road to regain control of vehicle. This is the second time this has happened, last time was on the interstate after crossing a rough spot.
Hit a bump in the road and the front tires began to wobble. Has happened several times
Violent steering shimmy has occurred on several occasions after hitting small imperfection in highway while driving at highway speeds.
What is known as death wobble. Have video the situation. This is a terrible safety issue. Please force ford to fix this problem . Traveled on fm 1462 brazoria county tx. Truck started violently shacking. Was travel 55 MPH had to slow to 30 then it stopped.
While traveling down the interstate at approx 70 MPH I hit a bump and the vehicle's steering became violently erratic, jerking the steering wheel from my hands and the vehicle was shaking as if it was being torn apart internally. I had to slow to almost 10 MPH before I was able to regain control of the vehicle. This is the 4th time the vehicle has acted in such a manner.
My 2017 ford f-250 was having what I would describe as a "death wobble" when I drove over 65mph and hit any imperfection in the roadway (small pot hole, uneven surface at bridges, very small textured road) this happened around 5 times before I took it to the dealership. Once they looked it over, they said it was stabilizer bar, tension rod and bushings wore out, pick-up had 50k miles so... No warranty on repairs ($895.00 in repairs) . This is a major safety issue, once wobble started I had to slow down to 40-45 MPH and pull to shoulder of hi way to stop severe shaking of steering wheel and front end bouncing. It felt like a blow out on the front tires.
Death wobble! In october of 2018 with just 14,000 miles my truck it went into a horrible steering oscillation after hitting a highway irregularity at 65 MPH. It nearly ripped the steering wheel out of my hands. I took it to the local toledo ford dealer and he confirmed that I had the dreaded "death wobble". They replaced some front end parts, adjusted the alignment, and rebalanced the tires per ford motor company. 10 miles down the road it happened again and just as violently. Back for more parts and service. This time I was told that a new steering stabilizer was installed. Everything was peachy until may 22, 2019 with 20,7000 miles on the truck when it happened again. This problem occurs while driving in a straight line or in a curve at legal freeway speeds. Road irregularities seem to start the wobble. It will be going back to the dealer for a third time tomorrow june 4, 2019.. The dealer has tried very hard to correct this deadly issue but I'm guessing that it is a design flaw I'm afraid to drive this truck!!! Help!!! I know that I'm not alone. How many owners have to be injured or die before ford is coerced to step up to the plate and fix this problem?
Ford f-250 xlt crew cab 4x4 6'6" box - completely stock truck. Stock wheels, stock tires, 38k miles, tires at 7/32 tread. Truck experiences "death wobble" - violent shaking of vehicle due to oscillations in front axle/steering system/tires. Massive safety issue as the vehicle becomes un-controllable at highway speeds with this issue happens.
Death wobble when hit bumps going freeway speeds. Loss of steering and truck shakes violently until speed is reduced to 25-30 MPH. Almost lost control on a recent vacation while pulling camp trailer.
Death wobble. Violent shaking and wheel oscillation occurs if you hit a bump while traveling at speeds of 50mph or greater. The vehicle shakes uncontrollably and becomes tough or impossible to control. I've been forced into oncoming lanes while traveling down paved roads and into other lanes on 2-3 lane highways. Luckily there was no opposing traffic to contend with at the time or serious injury and fatalities could have occurred. I have also noticed excessive break dust on the rims after short trips (250 miles or less).
I was pulling a camper down a state highway and hit a place in the road where they repaired a culvert and the steering wheel started shaking violently, I almost lost control before I got slowed down enough to get it to stop. I was only traveling at 55 MPH. Since then this has happened around 10 times doesn't matter if I'm loaded or not when I hit rough patches in road or bridge transition. It about takes steering wheel out of my had it's shaking so bad, took to deelership and they said they fixed it but it continues to do it and they say they can't get it to happen with them so they really can't do nothing about it. It's hit or miss when it does it but when it happens you can't control it it's like the wheel is shaking so hard it's locked and won't let you steer the truck to keep it from running off into ditch. The truck only has 24600 miles but it's been doing it since around 7000 miles. Will continue to take it to them till it gets fixed before I have a wreck.
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