Death wobble in the 2017 ford f250 is not acceptable. We were nearly killed this past weekend. Ford service has it right now. But from all the reviews I have read, the wobble returns and usually after the warranty has expired.. This is a serious problem. It happened one time to us 6 months ago, and this past weekend about 5 or 6 times on a 250 mile road trip. Shakes and wobbles uncontrollably . We were on I-40 going about 70 miles MPH. When we would hit bumps or cross uneven bridge it would go crazy.
2017 Ford F-250 SD suspension complaints
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While driving at highway speeds (>45mph) when passing over rough pavement the front of the truck would shake uncontrollably and the steering wheel would shudder significantly for up to 100 yards after passing the rough spot and on smooth pavement and required slowing down and even stopping to make the vibration cease. There was also a continuous slight vibration in the steering wheel at and above 50 MPH on smooth pavement.
Death wobble vehicle shakes violently if a bump in road is hit, requiring vehicle to be stopped to end the shaking, making it dangerous when can't stop in traffic. Happened on multiple occasions, with the date listed as the most recent. Steering wheel is pulled out of hands while driving.
Violent front in shaking at higher speeds caused by hitting any small bump in roadway. 'death wobble' I have experienced several incidents at various severity levels, each requiring vehicle to slow to approximately 30 miles per hour. Today's incident occurred on the interstate, hit a small bump going over a bridge, truck began to shake violently causing control loss. The shaking pulled the vehicle across neighboring lane and had to slow to 20-30 MPH before shaking stopped. Very unsafe, luckily no vehicle was in vicinity preventing potential accident. Been to dealer twice for this issue. Very concerning & dangerous. Seems to be no fix.
While traveling on interstate I-84, I experienced a wobble and steering issue that threw my vehicle from the right lane into the left lane. Fortunately nobody was in the left lane. I was travelling approximately 70 MPH and hit some uneven pavement and small pot holes. My experience was very scary and could have resulted in serious injury or death. My research of the symptoms closely matches the death wobble. This is very disturbing. My truck is currently at the dealer for an alignment. However, further research show that these alignments can make things worse. I strongly urge that this issue be investigated across the country. Somebody is going to die as a result of this issue.
This truck is dangerous drive drive, while at speeds of 55 MPH and higher it will start to shake uncontrollable. It has been in the shop for this same issue less than 5000 miles ago now it has started again. What is it going to take for ford to resolve this issue? How many people need to die before they admit and fix it?
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.
"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"
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the front end of the vehicle suddenly began to wobble violently and vibrate after driving over uneven pavement while transitioning from the road to an overpass. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Barton ford (1600 n. Mail st, suffolk, va) and the manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 14,000. The VIN was invalid. *tr the consumer stated the truck was repaired by installing a new steering stabilizer and front end alignment, as well as installing a castor alignment bushings.
Violent shaking front tires, axel, up through to steering wheel at speeds of 45 to 65 MPH. I was driving down hill when towing a 5th wheel trailer. Very unsafe condition, can't steer and breaking is hampered. Shaking didn't stop until I was down to 40 MPH. First occurrence 12-2018 odometer 39,329. Took to ford dealer, they made significant repairs. Corrected shaking till 7-14-2019 odometer 42,491. Then started shaking violently again.
Driving 50 MPH and hit small bump in road steering wheel started wobbling very bad slowed down 20 MPH and it stopped
7/2018 driving at 50 MPH down the interstate my vehicle started shaking uncontrollably, I was in fear for my life. I took it to the dealership and it's a death wobble, they stated they repaired it and it only lasted about 1 month! Here I am in 7/2019 and the problem still exists, I can not drive my $65k truck above 40 MPH without this entire truck violently shaking. Very disappointed as my family is a ford family for 3 generations and fords will not fix the issue and I'm stuck with a truck I can't drive making $1,000/month payments on it. Can't trade it in due to the fact I can't afford it. It's very terrible that I have fear and anxiety with it. I don't feel safe at all in this truck, people stop and stare when it happens, which is daily. Please make this right with me ford!
Death wobble. Began with 5k miles on vehicle. When traveling at or more than 50mph vehicle unexpectedly goes into a violent shaking and vibration tantrum. Can be difficult to regain control of the vehicle unless it is slowed down to 15-20 MPH. Extremely dangerous for driver and other cars in immediate vicinity.
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
Wobble in front end at 65mph in front end area when driving on highway. Excessive play in drag link/tie rod when moving the steering wheel back and forth when vehicle is in park. Took vehicle to dealership, dealership tested and confirmed wobble. Repair covered under warranty repair invoice included as attachment/upload
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
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.
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?
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).
Vehicle is continually having death wobble issues
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