Violent death wobble on highway. It is so bad other cars on highway slam on brakes to get away from our truck. We are experiencing some loss of control when it happens. Truck has been repaired once in the past for this and now it has started happening again. Took it to dealership that did original repairs and they claimed was not able to replicate. It then happened again for us and we have an appt at a second dealership to inspect. There are no warning lights when it happens just violent shaking after crossing a small transition bump on highway 285 in Atlanta
2017 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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I was driving on Interstate 94 w of Minneapolis and my vehicle started wobbling violently and I couldn't steer. I had to pull off the highway, checked vehicle as I thought I had a flat tire. No flat, tires were all OK. I proceeded and had no additional problem. When I researched on the internet I found the problem is called a "Death Wobble". My ford F250 had 70,536 miles on it and I have it serviced at regular intervals. I read on the internet this is a common problem in F250"s and Ford refuses to do anything about it.
While driving on a very busy interstate at highway speeds, I went over cracks/bumps in the road. Immediately the front end started to violently shake to the point I thought I could lose control at any moment. The only corrective action was to slow down to around 40 MPH on the highway. Other drivers around me must have seen I was having trouble and got out of my way. This has happened to me numerous times with this truck and acting in the same manner. I have been lucky it did not happen in a curve or bad weather. I have contacted my local Ford Dealer for an appointment, evaluation and assistance. This incident could have ended badly by slowing down on the busy highway and everyone around me driving 70+ MPH. I wonder if any of the other F250 owners with this problem has undergone this shaking in inclement weather.
If I hit a bump or grooved part of the road the front of the truck starts shaking violently. I have to slow way down or come to a near complete stop. This has terrifying while on the interstate towing my 5th wheel or 24 foot enclosed car trailer. I have taken it to the dealer for a "recall repair" the only thing the dealership did was replace the steering damper. This is a mask for a severe issue! As soon as I left the dealership the problem reared its ugly head again. I called them immediately and scheduled to take it back in on 12 Nov 21. During the conversation with the service department the employee told me they would replace the steering damper again. I am waiting till the appointment to see. This had been an ongoing issue since I purchased the vehicle used in Feb or Mar of 2020.
11/6/21 driving 65 mph on interstate. After hitting a bump in the road the truck experienced a severe shaking in the steering to the point that the truck wasn't maneuverable. I had to slow down to 45 mph for it to go away. It happened again about 20 minutes later and I had to go off the interstate to drop the speed below 55 mph. Supposedly this is a known problem but has never been recalled.
I have experienced the "Death Wobble" experienced by many during my internet research into the violent shaking and oscillation of the front wheels at speeds in excess of 50 MPH. The condition occurs routinely on approach and departure from bridges where the concrete slabs have subsided causing a "pothole" effect, on pavement patches, and potholes. The violent oscillation and shaking can cause temporary loss of control. I had to slow down to a dangerously low speed in congested interstate traffic for the conditon to subside.
My Ford has experienced Terrible steering wheel and front end shaking when traveling at speeds of over 55 mphs. I turned it into kinsel Ford at Beaumont tx for repairs on sept 20 and the shaking was fixed but has returned even more violently. Also known commonly only as the “death wobble “ affecting Ford f250’s
At about 45,000 miles on truck the death wobble shake in the steering started. Took to dealer and waited for steering damper. At 49,000 miles the steering damper was replaced by Ford. The wobble never completely stopped and At about 53,000 miles on truck it came back to what it was and is getting worse, at 57,000 miles on truck now it wobbles and shakes all the time over any little bump or uneven spots on the road. Ford is refusing to fix, even though their steering damper never fixed it.
Currently have experienced the "death wobble" for the third time. Ford dealer has fixed it twice and I have a current complaint that remains unresolved although my vehicle has an extended warranty and is well within that warranty period. 2017 F250 purchased new on 9/30/17. First occurrence in October 2019 with a trip to the dealer 11-7-19 (31,830 miles); dealer had the vehicle approximately 3 months before the repair was complete. Second occurrence in March 2020 with a trip to the dealer 4/15/20 (35,239 miles). Third occurrence on 9-30-2021 and 10-1-2021 and remains unaddressed by Ford and unsolved (62,500 miles). Dealerships are claiming excessive wait times to check out vehicles (4 to 8 weeks COVID is to blame from their perspective), meanwhile we have an unsafe vehicle that cannot and will not be driven until this is fixed. It has been reported to the dealer we purchased from and to Ford Customer Relationship Department multiple times. It is my understanding that this problem has existed for approximately 15 years; why has something not ben put in place to permanently fix this issue? My wife was in Louisiana bringing home family after the hurricane when the dangerous death wobble occurred while pulling a trailer; the violent shaking prevented emergency braking (this made it worse) and they were fortunate to be able to direct the truck and trailer onto the shoulder of the Interstate to avoid an accident. It is also my understanding that Ford has issued a recall fix but as of today no dealer has stepped up to expedite the work. No prior warning for this in any form.
Death wobble. Lost all steering and control
We’ve been experiencing the Ford know “Deathwobble” since approximately 30,000 miles and we currently have 48,000. Ford has replaced the steering stabilizer at least two times and it reoccurs within 4,000 miles. I’ve spent countless hours online trying to remedy this problem. I recently replaced the drag link and the associated tie rod end (The OEM ones had minimal play but I wanted to rule out any possibilities), changed to a Bilstein steering stabilizer and 4 new Bilstein shocks. Unfortunately, on are recent 150 mile trip we had two terrifying Death Wobble experiences that we came very close both times having an accident. Today we were actually forced to go into highway median to avoid being pulled into other high speed traffic. I’m including pictures of the tire marks of this incident. This problem is very dangerous and frightening to have happen. Please help!
2017 f250 steering wheel wobbles had at keith hawthorne ford the last 2 days saying they are fixing was told it was ready to and could p/u yesterday . Drove it home felt some wobble in the steering wheel but not like it was. Drove to work today its back like it was before please get this fixed before it kills me or anyone else
Death Wobble on numerous occasions. I first took it to Ford and put some "dampener" on it to fix it. I noticed that the truck still vibrated, but did not go into the death wobble immediately.4-5 months later, a worse death wobble started. It always happens when you hit a bridge abutment paving transition. The violent shaking does not stop until you slow way down. I have had to leave the road twice due to 18 wheelers behind me. It is so bad now, vehicles around me can see the violent shaking and move over and get away from me. This is an extremely dangerous event. If a younger driver freaks out and lets go of the steering wheel, deaths will be inevitable.
When driving at highway speeds and encountering a bump in the road, the steering wheel would begin to vibrate violently, nearly causing loss of control of the vehicle. This would happen nearly every time I would drive the vehicle at highway speeds. After a few time of this happening, the steering wheel started to have continuous slight side to side vibration even while driving on smooth surfaces. After multiple repairs at my expense ( replacing steering dampener twice, track bar and drag links), the problem still exists, and the manufacturer (Ford Motor Company) refuses to even acknowledge that the problem exists, much less correct the problem and reimburse for previous failed repairs.
The front end and steering wheel shake out of control when going over 50 MPH. I have to stop the truck to stop the shaking.
On 3-19-21 I was going to visit my daughter in TN. While driving on Interstate 81 I hit a bump and my Ford F250 experienced the infamous "death wobble". This happened out of the blue, with with no warning.This happened 2 more times and the oscillation was so intense that my truck bounced into the fast lane. So I called my daughter and asked her to call Ford dealers in Knoxville so I could get this fixed. She told me the internet said it is less likely to occur when driving slower so I dropped to 60 mph. I still had 3 more occurences. She contacted several dealerships and they had the part (a steering stabilizer shock) but would not schedule me in for 2-3 weeks. So she finally located a dealer in Sweetwater TN that could schedule me in but did not have the part. So I had to purchase the part from one dealer and take it to a second dealer to have it installed. Total $186.44. I was grateful that Sweetwater installed the part but they took advantage of me and charged $115 for 25 minutes of work. I'm told this is only a temporary fix and just today Ford refunded me the money for the incident. My truck is dealer maintained and only has 30K miles on it, but it is out of the 36 month time frame. Ford has issued multiple bulletins on this citing excuses like improper tire inflation and tires out of balance etc. I called the Ford customer service hotline, when I couldn't get the repairs done in a timely manner, and the CSR told me she did not know how to help me. CAS-31209571-SOX9F0 Bria Watkins told me she was forwarding my issue to a supervisor. The supervisor, CRM:0120377 Randy Randolph was the one that offered no solution or help except to wait 2-3 weeks or limp home to my local dealer. I find this whole incident to be unacceptable and I'm actually afraid to drive the truck very far from home in fear of a recurrence and not being able to take control of my truck.
I have randomly experienced violent shaking of the steering wheel while driving, and have come close to striking vehicles in other lanes twice when this has happened. After discussing incident with co-workers that also own F250's they have experienced same issue which is also known as "Death Wobble". Apparently this is a common defect with Ford trucks and there has not been any recall done on this issue. My Truck has less than 45k miles on it, and I am concerned for my safety and my family's safety while driving this vehicle.
My truck has a front-end suspension shudder when I travel over 60 mph. I've been told it's the early stages of a condition known as the "Death Wobble". Over the last 3 months I've had the tires replaced 2 times and balanced numerous times to make sure the shudder is not caused by the tires. The tires are not the issue... it's a suspension problem. I became aware of the Death Wobble about a month ago. The Ford Dealerships are well aware of the issue. Ford issued a TSB (now expired) to replace the Steering Stabilizers. Ford's TSB - replacing the Steering Stabilizers - is a temporary solution. I believe the Death Wobble is a design defect with the Ford F-250, 350, 450 trucks, in particular those manufactured from 2017 to today. The Death Wobble is a serious problem and WILL cause accidents, injury, and death. My truck has not yet gotten bad enough to cause me to loose control. I believe this is a serious design defect. I urge the federal safety agency to take action and insist that Ford recall the trucks that may encounter this condition. Ford needs to correct this problem.
Ford has a known issue with a steering issue referred to as the death wobble Which causes the steering wheel to violently shake along with the front wheels shaking side to side until the vehicle is brought to a stop which is caused by hitting a bump in the road I do have a video of the steering wheel shaking but I can not seem to upload it to the photo section
While driving down the highway on dry non windy evening at 75mph the front end started to violently shaking "death wobble" the shaking was transfered through the steering wheel and the entire truck was shaking violently side to side. I was in fear I was going to crash or the truck shake apart. I was able to slow the vehicle down and pull off the road. After visualizing the front end and tires I could find no loose or broken equipment. All tire pressure was within 2 lbs of each other. Vehicle is a 2017 ford f250 xlt diesel with 85k miles. I was able to continue and drive the truck on the side roads home. I have had no recent work done. This is the first time. I am in fear of driving the vehicle.
This vehicle has what is commonly known as the death wobble. I have taken it in to have the issue resolved and repairs were made. The repairs haven't completely resolved the issue. The steering and suspension issues over bump at highway speeds still cause it to feel like there may be a loss of control.
While driving at a speed of 65mph on the interstate, I began to make the curve in the road. Ahead of me was a bump in the road as my front wheels hit the bump, my truck sharply turned pushing me into the other lane and began shaking violently. Shaking was so bad I could barely hold onto the steering wheel or control the vehicle. I began to slow down and around 25mph the shaking finally stopped and the truck seemed to return to normal function.
Mileage 21098. Driving down highway 65 MPH, road got bumpy, I thought the pickup was going to shake it self apart. Lucky no other vehicles was around me. I managed to get it stopped and pulled over, it was very frightening, I could not find the problem. It happened again at 45 MPH. I took it to the dealer, and they said "yes we are very famillar with this problem. They performed recall 20n04 and replaced steering damper. I still get lot of shaking and lot of control, especially on gravel roads with washboards.
When at highway speeds, if the vehicle drives over a pothole or uneven road, the front end suspension (including steering wheel and front wheels) begin to wobble violently. It has been characterized as the death wobble. The problem only corrects itself once the truck is grossly slowed down without braking. Braking makes the issue worse as it is happening. I have almost lost control of the truck. Ford has been of no help in this issue. Waiting for a recall.
I've had my truck to the dealer previously for bad vibration in the front end and steering when on the interstate going 65-70mph after hitting an imperfection in the road. Dealer first replaced the steering damper in may/2020. The vibration continued, but wasn't as bad as previously experienced. Then last week the vibration worsened. I then experienced what was known as the death wobble. I was on the interstate and hit an imperfection in the road and almost lost control with a violent vibration in steering and entire body. Almost had a horrible accident with a semi tractor as I was trying to gain control. Worst experience I have ever had. Took it to the dealer the very next day, 4/21/2021, and they replaced the track ball joint. I bought this vehicle new, and now only 38k miles. I love ford trucks, as this is my second f250 I've owned. The first one was a 2003, which I also bought new. I'm very frustrated with these front end parts wearing out prematurely. I had to pay for the repairs yesterday as my truck is out of warranty, which I feel ford should have fixed this due to it's previous repair for vibration issues when rolling over imperfections in the road. I am now wondering if I should get rid of this truck after reading multiple topics on the internet of other owners having the same experiences.
I am experiencing what people refer to as 'the death wobble'. It has happened about 4 times since I purchased the truck in december 2020. All 4 instances were the same.... Going around maybe 48mph on a city street with uneven pavement/small holes the truck begins to shake uncontrollably. I mean, the whole truck will viciously shake and give the driver no control until the vehicle is slowed down to about 25mph. When it shakes you have to hold on to the steering wheel tight and just try your best to stay in your lane. It's so dangerous and scary! There are tons of videos of other fords online doing exactly what happens to me in my truck. I believe it is an issue with 2017+ ford f-250 and f-350's but there is no current recall. Something with these year models suspension is not correct. The dealer I purchased the truck from is going to replace the dampeners, but from what I have read from everyone with this issue, it is a temporary fix and the wobble returns after a few months. There is a ford installed 6in lift and 37in tires on the truck(had this when I purchased) but from investigating this issue is not related to that.
While driving on the freeway at 65 MPH the steering wheel violently began shaking uncontrollably. You could visually see and feel the entire front of the truck shaking. It got worse when I applied the brakes. This has occurred several times when driving over minor imperfections on the road. I took the truck in to get the recall fixed, but it did not fix the wobble. I actually experienced an even worse wobble 1 week after the repair. The wobble is still a serious problem. The first time it happened, the wobble was not immediately noticeable as it was mild and I thought it was the road. The second time it happened, I thought I ran over something on the road that caused me to get a flat tire when in fact the tire was fine and that was the actual wobble. Everything was shaking and I had to grip the steering wheel to control the direction of the truck. Each occurrence happened while driving between 55-65 MPH on the freeway.
Whenever driving on the highway at speeds between 50-70 MPH, every time I hit a bump or hole in the road, my truck begins to wobble, nearly uncontrollably. At slower speeds, I can still feel the wobble. It only does not wobble when I hit bumps going 15 MPH or less.
While traveling along an interstate at 75-80 MPH, as the vehicle traveled over a paved bridge joint, the vehicle suddenly begin to shake violently, as if the vehicle was going to shatter apart. I had no steering ability and could not control the vehicle. I had to nearly come to a slow roll, on the interstate, in order to allow the vehicle to return back to normalcy. The violent shaking continued for approximately 10-15 seconds before the shaking subsided enough for me to regain control of the vehicle. This same event, on a different roadway, occurred again within 30 days of the first event.
Driving on I 495 last night and experienced death wobble. I have under 27,000 miles on my 2017 f250. In the past, I notice shaking but this was alot worse and lasted a long time. I had to put on hazard lights and move over lanes to shoulder while slowing down. Fortunately, I was not in an accident but could easily have benn.
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