2017 ford f-250 stx fx4. Every time I hit a sharp bump or bridge section the front end of the truck shakes violently at highway speeds and have to slow down to 30mph before it settles. On the highway! In traffic!. This happened to me 30+ times coming from a jobsite in the chicago area. I live in florida. I've been reading up on this and it appears to be the death wobble. 100's of people are having this problem with the super duty trucks that ford is producing. When will it stop? Will it take a death to recitify this issue? I don't even want to drive the truck anymore. From what I've read, owners have taken the trucks into the ford dealers, getting them fixed and still having the issue several thousand miles down the road. And these trucks are not cheap. Averaging $45-80k. Please help before someone gets hurt or loses a life.
2017 Ford F-250 SD suspension complaints
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Catastrophic front end suspension failure again. Death wobble every 13k miles. Ford have attempted to fix this 3 times. Just hit 48 k and death wobble is back for the 4th time. Why has there been no recall on such a serious defect? When death wobble happened this time at 65 MPH, I could not keep the truck in my lane due to a curve in the road. I forced another car onto the hard shoulder. Luckily, they had a hard shoulder to go in. Traffic behind me had to unexpectedly jam on their brakes as I had to slow to 25mph. This is a serious issue that the government must get involved with. I offer my truck to anybody working in the federal safety agency to test for themselves to experience how terrifying this is. (please don't take your children with you). Get ford to fix this now. Please do something immediately. Just read all the complaints.
At random times while traveling at highway speeds over 50mph and hitting a road bump or expansion joint in a bridge transition. The vehicle will start to violently and uncontrollably shake until speed is dropped to about 30 MPH. I have taken it into the dealership and they changed the steering linkage dampener and sent me on my way. It subsequently happened again under the same circumstances as before I took it back to the dealership and they say nothing is wrong but it needs an alignment which I need to pay for. This is not a fix as the alignment out would be a constant issue and since they changed the part the alignment should be part of the process. They did not know about or follow tsb 18-2268. This is a huge safety issue and could cause injuries or even death due to accident when this happens. I am getting ptsd from dealing with this
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While attempting to accelerate to merge onto a highway at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle started to shake violently. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact had to slow down to approximately 30 MPH in order for the shaking to stop. The vehicle was previously taken to rockwall ford (990 e interstate 30, rockwall, tx 75087) for the same failure and they replaced the steering stabilizer shock in february of 2019. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer for the recent failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
While driving about 65 miles an hour the steering wheel started to vibrate violently almost losing control. I pulled over and inspected tires and rims thinking one of the front tires was about to come off. Everything looked normal. Scared the crap out of me! I had the tires rotated at 15k and had the shop inspect everything and found nothing. Internet is calling this the "death wobble". Ford going to inspect and poss replace steering stabilizer. This has happened before but not as severe. Thought it was road vibration. Now I know better. This is a serious issue that needs attention before someone is killed! Then there is the issue of increased front end wear. Reports say ford is not covering damage, says its the buyer's lack of maintenance. This is a truck with under 15k miles and is having problems. Please investigate.
Front end steering begins to shimmy violently when a irregular bump or pothole or other road irregularity strikes one of the front tires at a speed of 45 MPH or greater. Shimmy will not abate until brakes are applied to reduce speed below 35mph. The truck has less than 32k miles and is still under warranty. Ford dealer has no parts in stock to fix and has had the steering damper on back order for more than a month. This week in a rain/hail storm, the shimmy cause a lane deviation before speed could be reduced. No accident occurred but situation needs to be corrected asap. Local dealer san tan ford in gilbert az not very good at replying with updates when called weekly. Very frustrating. I'm wondering if the backlog of steering dampers is due to wide speed failures like mine that have depleted supplies globally. [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I had just stopped for gas and got back on the highway and was in the passing lane going over a bridge deck and as soon as I came off the bridge the truck started shaking horribly. I let the car next to me pass as I slowed down and pulled over. Scared myself and my uncle to death and still had to drive 160 miles to get home. After returning home I have taken it to the local dealer and they replaced damper steering linkage but as our family vehicle we do not feel comfortable in it's safety!
Vehicle enters into "death wobble" when hitting uneven pavement at speeds above 50mph. The only way to stop the wobble, even if the pavement is smooth, is to slow down below 30mph.
While traveling on the expressway at 65 MPH I passed over a rough piece of asphalt and the truck started to shimmy then immediately severely shake and shudder. I immediately braked and tried to steer to the shoulder steering was almost impossible. The shaking continued till the truck stopped. This was extremely frightening and uncontrollable. This is the third time this has happened but by far the worst. All 3 times the truck was driving normally at 60 or 65 MPH till it hit a minor bump or rough patch of road.
At highway speeds hitting bridge expansion joints or rough roads create death wobble of the front wheels and the steering wheel shakes violently loss of control dealer has truck for repairs has done this since new progressively got worse very dangerous must apply brakes immediately to regain control
At 22000 miles my 2017 f250 fx4 all stock has had death wobble 5 times at highway speeds. Bringing to dealer next week.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving approximately 65 MPH over a bridge, the front end of the vehicle vibrated violently. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact slowed down and pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The contact stated that the failure occurred twice the previous week. The contact scheduled an appointment with salem ford (60 s broadway , salem, nh 03079) for december 9, 2019 to have the vehicle diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Experiencing death wobble in front suspension of truck when hitting any bumps, grooves etc in highway travel at speeds of 65 to 75 miles per hour. Have to slam on brakes to stop extreme wobble in front end. Took truck to dealer for repairs 2 times and they discount issue and will not cover repairs. This issue has happened three times while on freeway 11/16/19, 11/28/19 and 12/6/19
Traveling down interstate 10 in az. Encountered uneven road. Traveling at 65 MPH pulling a 30' airstream classic trailer. The truck went into a violent shaking in the steering. I could hardly hold on to the steering wheel. I appiled the brake as trucks were swerving to get around me at 75 MPH. I had my wife put on the emergency flashers as I could not let go of the wheel. I could not steer or move to the right of the road. Truck was literally "hopping" as I tried to slow without getting hit from behind. Shaking finally subsided when my truck reached 20 MPH. I literally was close to stopped on a 75 MPH roadway! I increased mt speed again to about 50 MPH and the shaking started again. I had to almost stop again. My wife and I were visibly shaking. We could have been killed. We pulled off on the next exit and called a ford dealer. Ford dealer replaced front stabilizer shock. Ford is back-ordered on their shock for months. Wonder why? We replaced it with a third party shock. The suspension was checked and the dealer said it should be fine. Two days latter we experienced the shaking again! We are now stuck in palm springs waiting for a dealer to open on monday. I called ford corporate and they said they did not have a recall on this. They said they will call the dealer and me on monday to get their truck division involved. I cannot drive this truck pulling a trailer with this issue. This is a very dangerous problem. I fear driving this in the mountain with roads that curve. When this shaking occurs, you cannot do anything but go straight.
The truck will go into a violent shake when hitting a bump at speeds of 60-75 MPH. The violent shake in the front suspension will not go away until I slow down to 35 MPH. It has happened several times and is very dangerous. I am scared to drive the truck anymore.this is the death wobble many have talked about. My truck is all stock and this started happening at about 15000 miles.
Started getting wobble/oscillation in steering at highway speeds when hitting rough road conditions or bridge joints that requires quick braking to below 25mph to get back under control. First stabilizer was replaced and alignment performed with results lasting about a year, then it came back, this time drag link replaced and re-aligned, still has issue to some extent when crossing bridge joints on highway.
I was driving my f250 on the freeway and after hitting a couple bumps it started doing the death wobble as its called. Its a known problem ford has tsb but they don't take this condition seriously as I scheduled an appt with the dealer ship within days and was told the parts are all backordered to repair it and they don't know the date they can get them.
2 events-2 weeks apart I believe it is referred to as the death wobble. In both events, I hit a bump on the interstate at 70 miles an hour. The steering wheel started to shake violently and I could not steer the vehicle. All I could do was hit the brakes. At about 30 MPH the shaking stopped and I could pull over to the side of the highway to look at the tire. I thought a tire had come off the truck. Truck has 38000 miles and is now out of warranty. Now faced with an expensive repair and to be honest I am now a little scared to drive the truck at freeway speeds. Definitely never going to pull my fifth wheel trailer again with this truck. Thanks for listening.
When traveling at highway speeds and driving over a bump in the road, the truck begins to shake violently. Slowing the vehicle to approximately 45 MPH tends to smooth it out. It was taken to the dealership and the replaced the steering dampener and rotated the tires, but the issue still exists and feels a bit worse and is occurring more frequently than before.
While driving at 75 MPH on the hwy the truck did a death wobble I had to slow to 25 MPH to get it to stop. The truck only has 13500 miles on it I bought it new and have been the only one to drive it. I'm 45 yrs old and truck has never left the road it has been maintained to the max for ford to say people are not maintaining these trucks is why they are doing this is a complete lie. Please look into this before more people get killed. The dealers will tell you flat out they have a problem. Why won't ford fix them?
Loss of control at speeds greater than 50 MPH after running over a pothole or rough road surface. The front tires start to bounce or oscillate and steering becomes dangerously erratic. You have to immediately hit the brakes hard to lower the speed. Everything loose in the cabin can begins moving around and the steering wheel is hard to hold. If you are in heavy traffic at speeds of 60-70 MPH there is very real danger of being hit from behind while trying to regain control of the vehicle. Descriptions online of ford f250 trucks call it the death-wobble.
My front end shakes violently. This generally happens at highway speeds and I hit a bump. When this shaking takes place I must slow down to 45-55 MPH for the shaking to stop. This shaking began with 32,000 miles on my truck and I have now brought it to the repair shop three times. It appears ford cannot solve this problem.
On 11/30/19 while traveling on a highway at approximately 65 MPH a bump in the road caused my vehicle and steering wheel to shake violently until the vehicle was slowed to approximately 20 MPH. On 12/1/19 the same thing happened on two more occasions.
When hitting small bumps at speeds of 35mph or more the truck shakes violently. It happened yesterday while driving at highway speeds and shook so severely I had to slow to 30 MPH before it stopped. This is a very serious life threatening matter that needs to be fixed. Truck has 9000 miles on it and that's it. Been doing it since new, but this was the first time it was this severe. It almost caused an accident. Everything is stock on this 6.2 liter f-250 super cab 4wheel drive. An inexperienced driver could easily have had a fatal accident if they didn't handle the situation correctly or if I was on a turn.
Have experienced "death wobble" on my 2017 superduty several times at highway speeds. As with all of the other complaints, the oscillation begins after hitting uneven pavement, and grows until you slow down. The ford truck owners that have posted similar complaints are begging ford (or the federal safety agency) to do something about this before someone gets seriously injured, or killed. When that happens, we will all be wondering why the complaints and information was provided, when nothing was going to be done to correct the issue (and to save lives).
Traveling at 60-65 MPH on highway front end of truck began to shimmy violently ( death wobble). This happened after crossing a bridge joint in the road. Had to slow truck down to 20 MPH to stop the shimmy. This could have ended badly if there was traffic behind me or in the on coming lane. Truck was barely controllable and took extreme effort to maintain control.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving at an unknown speed, the front end of the vehicle shook violently each time the vehicle drove over a bump in the road. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to anderson ford lincoln (2500 wildcat dr, lincoln, ne 68521, (402) 458-9800), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
At highway speeds, bumps in the road cause the steering to begin to wobble and make the vehicle uncontrollable, slowing down allows the driver to regain control. It has been called the death wobble be many people and appears to be a known issue. Problem started around 25000 miles. Continues to this day at 45000 miles, seems to be getting worse.
At 20,000 miles I experienced the " death wobble" at 75 miles per hour on the highway. Hit the brakes hard to get slowed down and I regained control at 30 miles per hour.
While driving on the highway at 70 MPH, if both front wheels hit a bump at the same time, the truck begins to violently shake until the speed is reduced to around 40 MPH. This first happened at about 2 years and 40,000 miles. The ford dealership replaced the steering damper and said that would fix the issue. A year later and at 53,000 miles, this began happening again while towing my travel trailer camper. It is about 8,000 lbs and 650 pounds on the hitch. The problem was far worse with the weight distributing hitch than without, however I did experience it twice in about 100 miles on a standard hitch.
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