At highway speeds the truck experiences violent steering wheel shaking when it road joints or slightly uneven pavement. It is so bad can cause accidents if driver is not able to maintain control.
2017 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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Death wobble at low and high speeds dealer replaced steering damper and didn't fix the problem almost crashed with my 10,400 camper hooked to the back.
Violent side to side shaking of the steering wheel, commonly known as "death wobble". Violent shaking of the vehicle has probably caused damage to other parts of the vehicle. This happens at any speed above 70 MPH while encountering a bump or patch in the road.
Death wobble - severe steering control on fm 1409. Occurred approaching 50mph on smooth surface and dry conditions. 4/10/20. Test drove 4/11/20 on fm 565 south and fm 3180 with 3 lesser steering control occurrences. Road conditions comparable and speeds were between 50-55mph. All occurred while driving straight on roads. Lesser occurrences with same r
Purchased truck new in 2017, now after 30k miles when hitting a pothole at highway speeds the truck will shake violently. Why hasn't a recall be done (only a tsb). My local dealer where I purchased the truck has now replaced the steering damper per tsb 19-2392. Have not yet tested at highway speeds to verify this fixed the issue (homem quarantine due to coronavirus shelter in place.
I believe it is refered to as "the death wobble" truck violently shakes after hitting a bump at above 60 MPH
2017 f250 6.2 gas, truck shakes badly at 65-70mph of if you hit bumps in the road at speed. Local ford dealer said everything is ok even after I showed them the track bar end links were loose. The truck has 41,000 miles on it now but it has been going on since 30,000. The tech. Led on that they have had problems but, they did nothing but drive my truck for 8 miles. I would like to get the problem resolved because when it happens it is hard to keep control of the truck and im afraid it will cause and accident.
At 68 MPH traveling in a straight direction I hit some uneven pavement in the road and the truck began to violently shake. I had to quickly slow down to regain control of the vehicle
When going over a rough bridge on interstate at @ 70 MPH steering wheel started shaking violently. Had to immediately slow down to about 35 MPH on busy interstate to get the vehicle under control. Happened two more times the same day.
When driving on the freeway my truck begins to shake violently and I lose control of the vehicle. This has happened multiple times. I've taken it to the dealership and they had no answer. The dealership is village ford in dearborn mi.
Death wobble, extremely hard to steer on freeway until reduced speed below 50 MPH. Parts replaced at dealer-no resolution. 1 month wait for more parts. Unsafe.
While at highway speeds, on four separate occasions, I experienced what the internet is calling a "death wobble". The "shaking" was so severe that I had to immediately slow down in order to regain safe control of my ford f-250.
Traveling at highway speeds steering wheel begins to oscillate side to side (death wobble). Had to slow down to 40mph before it would stop oscillating.
Truck goes into a death wobble when traveling 60 or more MPH and hitting a bump in the road . Have to take foot of of gas and slow down to a speed of 40 before it will stop. It has happened twice within a month.
While driving on highway at approximately 65 MPH vehicle begins to violently shake out of control. This seems to start when driving over a bump or bridge joint in the road. Steering wheel becomes difficult to hold and steering becomes near impossible. Slowing down does not seem to stop the vibration, had to pull over several times. Front end feels like it's going to come apart during this vibration. Very concerning.
Traveling on the highway about 70 miles per hour hit small bump in the road where bridge joint was and steering wheel violently shook almost lost control and had to slow down to stop shaking. This happened over 4 times on our trip. Truck has only 16,000 miles on it. The wobble usually happens when you hit variations in the road surface in a curve.
At highway speeds (60-70 MPH) without notice the steering wheel begins to shake violently. It starts off with small vibrations, then progresses to the steering wheel rotating sharply back and forth. It has done this three times, usually slowing down would stop it, the last time it did this slowing down did not stop it. The vehicle had to be brought to a complete stop on the side of the freeway. The dealer where it was purchased from has been made aware of the issue, the last time they replaced a steering stabilizer, it has done it since that part has been replaced. If a driver where to panic while this was happening, this issue could result in an accident or fatality. I will be taking the truck back again for this issue next week but have little faith in the repair. A solution needs to be mandated.
I was driving 70 MPH on a sunny beautiful day on the highway in a straight line and all of a sudden the truck started to shake, vibrate, and shudder uncontrollably. It was so violent that it woke my two young kids up as well scared the hell out of the wife and I. I immediately pulled over to see if I had a flat tire. I did not have a flat. After research and talking to fellow people it is called the death wobble. I should not have to say anything else when people are calling this a death wobble. This will severally hurt or even kill someone. I thought my new 2017 ford f250 was going to fall apart. This is a serious problem and needs to be addressed.
When traveling down the highway and I hit a bump the truck goes into an uncontrollable shaking and I have to slow down quickly to get the truck under control
While traveling on an interstate at approx. 70 MPH we hit a small bump in the road. The front end of the truck and steering wheel began to shake violently (oscillate). The only way to make it stop was to suddenly reduce speed and move to the shoulder. We experienced this 5 more times, sometimes occurring after just going over a road joint. This is extremely dangerous as you must have enough shoulder to get off of the road and vehicles behind you may not be aware that you are suddenly stopping. We have since learned that this is commonly known as the "death wobble" and ford has known about it for a long time. The truck is under warranty and we took it to our local dealer. They claimed to have fixed it by replacing the steering damper (which should not go bad at 20,000 miles). There is no way to know if this repair will work other than to take your life in your hands and drive the truck waiting for the next incident to occur.
While driving on the highway at highway speeds of 65-75 MPH and hitting a bump in the road, the steering will oscillate badly, "death wobble" to the point where you have to slow the vehicle to about 30 MPH so you can regain control. This has happened twice in the last week....which I just purchased this vehicle used from a dealer on 2/10/2020. The truck currently has 22,500 miles on it. When are we going to get a recall notice on this to have it corrected?? I see numerous complaints of this very issue on the internet.
2017 f-250 4x4 pickup experiences violent shaking in steering after hitting bump at highway speeds (death wooble). Happened while driving on highway and local roads at approximately 70 MPH. I was able to regain control only by reducing my speed to approximately 40 MPH on a busy freeway in the rain. More frequently on wet roadways. Occurred first time at 20000 miles. Dealer attempted repair and problem reoccurred at almost 36000 miles.; dealer again attempted repair and problem returned at 38000 miles. Dealer has replaced the bushings and different parts at each occurrence but problem keeps returning. Ford continues to allow the vehicles on the road when knowing the problem will return and attempts to mask problem with temporary fixes for their vehicles..
Traveling on interstate incurred ford death wobble, speed between 70 & 75 MPH. After traveling over bridge expansion joint. Cab shaking violently until I slowed to about 35 MPH. Tires were properly inflated, and rotated every 5000 miles. This occurred approximately 7 times is an ongoing issue.
At 71 MPH while the truck was on cruise control going down the interstate, I went over a bridge and the truck began to violently shake like it was coming apart. The truck's back end started to come around on me like it was skidding and went back and forth a couple times. The road was completely straight and dry so there shouldn't be any reason this would have happened either. Cars on both sides of me went to the shoulder and ditch trying to get out of the way. I slowed down to about 30 MPH and the shaking stopped. I took the truck to the ford dealer and they instantly knew what I was describing and call it the ford death wobble. The truck has 15,500 miles on it with original tires, never been in an accident or any other reason to do this. Very scary and I won't let the family in it now. The ford dealership said it will most likely happen again as they have trucks come back over and over trying to fix it but there isn't a legitimate fix from ford.
Severe oscillation of the steering wheel that starts when you hit a bump. The oscillating does not stop until the vehicle is closed considerably.
'death wobble' when driving my ford f-250 between 60-75 MPH, when I hit a bump or small unevenness on the road the pick up begins to violently shake! The pickup barely has 38,000 and the severity of this issue can be life threatening to self and others. Ford has no information regarding a solution to fix the problem. Their solution was to replace the adjustable track bar but it did not eliminate the violent shake at the fore mentioned speeds. I did some research on line regarding the problem (I am not a certified mechanic) but a common problem that was verified by more than 5 certified mechanics was the degree of caster in the axle. An issue from what they believe originated at the manufacturer. I cannot understate the safety concern that I have driving my f250 that I limit the driving I do in this vehicle. Very disappointing and frustrating when ford does not recognize the problem or try to resolve the issue with a recall. My hope is that the federal safety agency can intervene and prevent someone from becoming fatally injured due to this problem.
70mph or above when going over a rough road or bridge joints, truck goes into a death wobble that can't be corrected until I drop below 20mph. Has happened 5 times in 6 weeks. This causes almost a complete loss of control and requires pulling over into a shoulder or median, which is not always available
I have experienced what has been referred to as the "death wobble" for ford trucks. While driving on I-35 in oklahoma (december 2019), about 75 MPH, hit a small pothole which caused the front end of the truck to shake. I cautiously pulled off the highway to a complete stop to stop the shake/vibrations. I have experienced this shake at various speeds on other occasions. At lower speeds, the vibration damper takes care of the issue. But, I can tell it had started. In my truck, it has not caused a serious loss of control. The above has (thus far) been the worst occurrence. This issue occurs after hitting potholes or large bumps in the road. On another occasion, with severe shaking, the steering damper overcame the vibration as I slowed some, unable to pull off the road then. I purchased this vehicle used at roughly 33,000 miles (june 2019). I now have 41,517 (feb 2020). The issue first occurred around 39,500 miles. Out of factory warranty of course. Current ford "fix" for issue from ford dealer will cost $2600. Looks like a basic replace everything for the steering and hope it works kind of fix. I need to check with extended warranty company for coverage. This should be a recall as it has been a noted problem in ford trucks for over a decade from what I've seen. It will kill someone eventually.
In the past 18 months the steering problem got worse. In the last 6 months I have done alot of research and called the local ford dealers and said they will not repair the vehicle unless I get a recall notice> death wobble is serious. Ford needs to fix there problems. Please help. Shakes like heck and almost wrecked multiple times. 2017 f250 super duty crew cab
This truck when traveling over 70 MPH goes into a violent wobble and shakes and moves all over the road. Especially while traveling over 70 and hitting a pot hole or bridge seam we have been on a major highway with semi trucks around us and the truck starts to violently shake and lose control. We took it to the dealer and they added a streaking stabilizer. One week later it started up again.
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