Hit a bump in the road and truck started shaking uncontrollably. Think what everybody is calling death wobble, was going around 70 and wouldn't come out of it till I got slowed down to 25. Happened 3 days in a row now, wife wont even drive it anymore. This will cause a deadly accident at some point.
2017 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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Death wobble,the truck will randomly start shaking the steering wheel and front tires at around 60 MPH with little to no warning. The truck has veered into other lanes of traffic while this shaking is occuring. The only way to stop the violent shake is to brake extremely hard down to about 30 MPH rapidly. This has happened several times so far and is getting progressively worse each time.very dangerous situation. Usually highway driving at around 60-65 MPH when this happens.
While driving down the highway around 60mph. The front end and steering wheel was shaking so hard could not steer the truck. This is the second time it happened with this truck.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. After purchasing the vehicle brand new and driving 3,000 miles, it began experiencing the "death wobble". The vehicle was taken back to kerlin motor, inc. (state road 15, silver lake, in 46982, 260‑408‑6052) three times. During each visit, the dealer contacted the manufacturer and changed the tie rod and performed a realignment. The dealer currently stated that the front shock absorbers could be the cause of the failure. The repairs were covered under warranty. The contact was concerned of a crash occurring due to the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000.
My truck has less than 16,000 miles. I have experienced 'death wobble' on six (6) separate occasions between january 16 and march 18, 2019. All instances occurred at speeds between 60 and 70 MPH. Five of the instances occurred on rough roads, state highways and interstate highways. One instance occurred as I went over an expansion joint on an interstate highway bridge. The 'wobble' results in a very violent shaking of the entire front end of the truck and the steering wheel. It feels as if the driver loses complete control of any steering abilities until you are able to slow down to a speed of less than 50 MPH. This truck was purchased nine months ago as a new vehicle from courtesy ford in sauk city, wi. The dealer replace what they described as a stabilizer bar on its first attempt to fix the problem. It is now at courtesy ford for a second time as they continue to try to fix this problem. I purchased this heavy duty truck in order to safely pull our fifth wheel camper and I no longer feel safe driving this truck.
I was traveling down the freeway at approximately 65mph when I hit an expansion joint in the road. The steering wheel began shaking violently till the vehicle slowed to about 30mph. Truck only has 20,000 miles on it.
Death wobble at highway speed.
Death wobble at highway speeds if any small bump in the road
Driving straight down the road hit small rough spot in the road truck front tires started shaking violently. I could not control the steering when I got slowed down I was in the other lane of oncoming traffic was running about 55 MPH.
Severe steering wheel oscillations after hitting bumps or bridge expansion joints with shaking from front end at highway speeds. Must slow down to cease
While traveling at about 65 MPH on a controlled access highway, drove over a bridge joint and the steering wheel started to shake violently. The speed needed to be reduced to about 30mph before the shaking stopped. The same condition happed about 2 miles further down the road when a small bump was hit at about 50 MPH.
Ford tsb #18-2268. Death wobble. Sudden, unexpected and violent front end oscillation when traveling over expansion joint, pot hole or other uneven road surface at speeds greater than 65 MPH. Event is remedied by slowing down to less than 45 MPH.
At certain times after going over a bump in the road, the front end shakes uncontrollably. Had the truck back to the dealer twice so far and they replaced the steering dampner both times. Still having issues and another appointment has been scheduled to look at this. This is a life threatening issue that could lead to a fatal accident.
While traveling the interstate at approximately 70 MPH this vehicle experienced extreme shaking and vibrations in the steering wheel and front suspension. The vehicle had to be slowed to 40 MPH before the shaking subsided. This was a very dangerous situation because of the heavy traffic at the time of the incident. This vehicle has experienced the problem a few times after the initial incident.
Condition becoming known as death wobble. Have had it happen back in april of 2018. Violently shaking of the front end of the vehicle after hitting a minor bump in highway. Very scary and life threatening. Was supposedly repaired at dealership when it had 17,000 miles. Was fine up until two days ago or 3/12/19. The same problem occurred again and is currently at same dealership being evaluated. Vehicle is a deadly accident waiting to happen. The pickup currently has approximately 32,000 miles.
Death wobble. Truck has about 28,000 miles on it. When going around 70 MPH on the interstate I hit an average bump and the whole front end started shaking violently. Actually hurt my wrist from hanging onto the steering wheel. Had to slow down to about 20 MPH before I had control again.
2017 ford f250 has a uncontrollable shake in the front end. It shakes the steering wheel so hard,even with two hands on the wheel it will throw you into another lane. It happen today 3/13/2019 at 60 MPH on the interstate. The truck has 26066 miles on it. I have the tires rotated and truck service only a ford dealership. My tire are not worn, I do not have any cracked boots nor is there and grease coming out of them.
Death wobble, total loss of control traveling over 50 miles an hour on highway. Wheel violently whipping back and forth fast and violently. Loss of control of vehicle almost causing major accident on highway.
2017 f-250 currently has 19,000 miles. 100 percent stock vehicle. Has severe shaking of the steering wheel and wheels of the truck on concrete roads at 60 MPH. Has happened four times now. First time happened when pulling a horse trailer on the interstate. The truck had approximately 17,000 miles at the time. Almost caused a horrible accident. Was the most violent shaking I have ever felt in a vehicle. I was able to barely get control of the truck. There needs to be a recall. This is a severe safety problem. That will cause accidents. I thought this was a freak incident but has become more common. Called the death wobble according to the internet. Has happened 3 more times while not pulling anything at highway speed of 60mph and I am scared to drive this truck on highways or interstates.
After hitting certain types of bumps, potholes etc, I experience what is called the "death wobble", violent shaking in the steering system. This is happening in increasing frequency.
Well travelling at 65mph I went over a bridge expansion joint and got what is referred to as the "death wobble". Had to slow down to 20mph before it stopped. The truck is 100% stock with 24k miles on it. This is the second time this has happened in two days.
I was driving on a state highway. The speed limit is 65mph. When I drove over an overpass. At 65 MPH I went over the expansion joints in the road the truck started to shake violently. The steering wheel shakes back and forth to the left and right. And the whole truck shakes. After slowing down we returned to the posted speed limit only to hit some potholes two miles down the road. Where we experienced the same problem a second time. I made an appointment with the dealership I purchased the truck from, and on the way to the dealer, on the same highway in the same spot, it happened again. The truck was supposedly repaired. However on 03/07/2019 my wife took the truck to an appointment, and once again on the same highway in the same place at 70mph it happened a fourth time. I would like to add that our tires are properly inflated, balanced , and are not even down to the treadwear indicators.
The vehicle has a "death wobble" making the vehicle impossible to control. It has almost killed me twice. Https://youtu.be/4jv7l8bbo1q the link is a video of what happens to steering when the death wobble occurs. I am fearful for my life
While driving down a newer toll road about 70 MPH I experienced the "death wobble". The front of my truck began bouncing and my steering wheel shook violently. It happened again a few days later while heading to the repair shop to have this diagnosed and repaired.
At freeway speeds 70-75 MPH, an extreme wobble and shaking took place after running over a little rough pavement. Truck had to be slowed down to about 35 MPH for shaking to stop. Some posts on the internet have called this the "death wobble". This happened 3 times on I 90 freeway in recent trip from tacoma to spokane. Dealer is checking out the truck. Shaking is so bad that steering control is limited. Problem first experienced 3-3-19. Truck has 40,000 miles.
2017 f250 44,000 miles experiencing extreme front tire wobble on the expressway (death wobble) normally happens when im crossing over a bridge or hit minor imperfections on the highway. Usually happens at around 65 MPH and when the wobble starts it will not stop until around 30 MPH I lose control of the vehicle when this happens until I can get the wobble to stop. This has been going on for the last few months. I have everything stock on my truck . I have brought it into a shop to check front end and everything seems to be tight. I have had the tires rotated properly. This needs to be recalled by ford. I have been going through ford truck owner blogs and this is a serious ongoing problem with these trucks. I am not the only one. I am a long time ford truck owner and I have never had any issues with any of my trucks.
Vehicle shakes uncontrollably when driving over 65 on any road and you hit a bump (like coming onto the highway at the beginning of a bridge). After the shaking has started, it will not stop until you have slowed down to almost a dead stop. I am concerned for my family, myself, as well as other drivers on the road. This is not acceptable. My truck is just over a year old and has been babied. I know someone who has died from this issue in the past so this really is concerning. Please take action before someone is killed.
Steering wheel is shaking violently while driving my truck started at 25000 miles.
Driving on interstate 75 coming home from trip when all of a sudden truck went into a shack that almost killed myself and my passengers. Took all I could do to keep from crossing lanes into tractor trailer that was next to me. Got pulled over checked truck over and found nothing out of place. Later checked on websites and found out ford calls this the "death wobble". Happened a few more time before we got home ,but not as severe.
Driving around 60-65 miles an hour on the highway and the vehicle started to shake uncontrollably almost causing me to crash. Slowed vehicle down to about 40 and was able to regain control. This is a significant issue that ford needs to address before someone dies. The tsb issued for the ford death wobble problem is just putting a band-aid on the problem and doesn't fully acknowledging that there is a major issue going one here with multiple complaints.
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