My truck shakes at highway speed. I almost crashed monday 5/20/19 because of the shaking. I have taken it to the dealer a total of 3 times as this has happened twice before and it continues to shake. It almost forced me off the highway, it is a very dangerous problem.
2017 Ford F-250 SD suspension complaints
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I was pulling a camper down a state highway and hit a place in the road where they repaired a culvert and the steering wheel started shaking violently, I almost lost control before I got slowed down enough to get it to stop. I was only traveling at 55 MPH. Since then this has happened around 10 times doesn't matter if I'm loaded or not when I hit rough patches in road or bridge transition. It about takes steering wheel out of my had it's shaking so bad, took to deelership and they said they fixed it but it continues to do it and they say they can't get it to happen with them so they really can't do nothing about it. It's hit or miss when it does it but when it happens you can't control it it's like the wheel is shaking so hard it's locked and won't let you steer the truck to keep it from running off into ditch. The truck only has 24600 miles but it's been doing it since around 7000 miles. Will continue to take it to them till it gets fixed before I have a wreck.
I crossed an expansion joint on the interstate while traveling approx 60mph and my steering wheel began oscillating and the truck started violently shaking. Did not stop until I slowed down under 40 MPH. This happened repeatedly with different areas of highway. Was brought to auto nation ford in canton ohio on march 20 and was supposedly repaired under bulletin tsb 18-2268. Thought problem was corrected until while driving on interstate on may 12 my truck did the exact same thing. Truck is currently at auto nation ford pending repair.
Driving on a highway I drove over a bridge at 65 MPH, truck started a massive vibration in front. I was not able to steer or brake effectively
When driving at highway speeds of 65mph to 75mph if the vehicle hits a rough bump in the road the truck will violently shake and bounce up and down pulling the steering wheel out of your hands. This causes a complete loss of control of the vehicle. You need to slow down immediatly in heavy traffic to 25mph to get it to stop. This happened to me twice yesterday on a highway trip from chicago to denver going 70mph on I-76 westbound, may 9,2019. The second time I was almost rear ended by a semi-truck. Somebody is going to get killed if ford does not fix this asap. I have dash cam video of this but the file is too large to upload.
At normal highway speed and hit a bump excessive shaking in the steering and/or front end
While driving the vehicle on highways/interstates between 60 MPH and 75 MPH I will hit a ridge or pot hole on roadway; vehicle will rapidly develop an excessive steering wheel oscillation (aka death wobble). Will have to slow down and almost stop before death wobble goes away. Vehicle has less than 27000 miles on it. This has occurred at least 10 times. The vehicle is all stock with no aftermarket modificatios and have had all rrquired services performed in a timely manner. The ford dealership where I purchased vehicle has performed ford's tsb 18-2268 on vehicle; this did not resolve the issue. The dealership has received additional procedures from ford motor company and have performed them; this did not resolve the issue. I have escalated the issue with ford motor company. They have assigned a case number to the situation; please contact me for the specific case number.
While driving around 70+ MPH and moving over small bumps in the road whether be a bridge transition or small pot hole steering wheel shakes violently only goes away after slowing down to below 60
Vary dangerous death wobble at highway speed. Truck has been at ford service twice but death wobble remains.
While driving the truck at the posted highway speed, I hit a bump or joint in the overpass I was driving on and the truck started wobbling non stop. This acted like what I read about on the internet as a "death wobble". It was never sever enough that I thought I was going to lose control of the truck. The shaking only ceased after I slowed the truck down to 50ish miles per hour.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving 65 MPH over a bump in the road, the front end of the vehicle vibrated violently. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to regain control. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000.
While driving my 2017 f250 on an interstate at about 65mph, I drove over an expansion gap on a bridge and suddenly the front end of the truck started shaking violently. I fortunately was able to pull over and maintain control of the vehicle. I thought I might have got a flat or something. This was not the case. I have since discovered this is due to a widespread issue of "death wobble" known in ford superduty models. I have had this occur again and am very concerned about how safe this vehicle will be when driving. The only way to make this stop is to slow down and I might not always be able to do that on a freeway. That's a huge safety concern, especially with family in the truck and likelihood of towing a trailer. It is my opinion that ford should do a recall of 2017-2019 superduty's to address this issue.
At highway speeds the vehicle will go into a "death wobble" when going over bumpy roads. The vehicle shakes violently and I am forced to slow down to about 25mph in order to regain control of the truck. I took the truck to my local ford dealer when it first happened and they replaced parts which temporarily fixed the problem. The first incident occurred on 12-22-18 and was fixed on 01-04-19 by replacing the drag link and damper assembly. Today, 03-31-19, the truck did another death wobble at 70 MPH.
Driving on interstate at 70 MPH passed over bump in road, steering began shimmying violently. Slowed vehicle down to around 30 MPH and steering stopped shimmying
Death wobble as the dealer calls it has been a reocurring problem on my 2017 ford f-250. I have taken it to the dealer and asked them to address the death wobble 3 times in the last 15,000 miles. I am still experiencing the death wobble on a regular, but unexpected, basis. I hope ford will address the issue but I am not pleased with their "solutions" to this problem. It is, without a doubt, a safety issue. The death wobble is violent and out of control.
Death wobble continues to plague my 2017 ford f-250 even after the dealership replaced steering components that were showing wear. It does not feel safe and I fear hitting any kind of bump in the road. Even the slightest bump like a joint in the road will cause an unexpected violent shaking until I slow down to 30-40 MPH. Safety is at risk when the death wobble is set off. I hope a recall would hold ford to a higher standard when it comes to engineering steering and suspension parts. There is no reason to have to worry for your safety when driving a well-maintained vehicle in nearly new condition.
Death wobble continues to be a problem after dealership replaced worn parts. I have been fortunate enough that it has only occurred on an open road and not a busy highway. I have less than 50,000 miles and it has been a consistent and reoccurring problem for the last 20,000 miles. A recall should be pursued in order to make driving a 2017 ford f-250 super duty safe.
I have experienced what is called the death wobble since about 25,000 miles. It is a violent shaking causing the steering to bounce back and forth and is usually set off by something like an expansion joint in the road or a rough patch at highway speed. It is very aggressive and unpleasant. I have taken it into the ford dealership 4 times in the last 18,000 miles for this specific issue. Each time they replace either the drag links or the steering dampener. I am still experiencing the same issue. It became a serious problem for me two days after got it back from the dealership and my wife used it to drive 600 miles. She experienced the death wobble on some ice patches on the freeway and was having trouble controlling the vehicle. I'm not sure why this has not become a recall but I can attest that a driver's safety is compromised by driving a 2017 ford f-250 super duty. I have off-road driving experience and I believe that is the only reason I have been able to avoid accidents over the last 18,000 miles of driving.
Front end wheels and suspension vibrates badly when you hit a small rough spot or expansion gap at highway speeds. Ford refers to this as steering oscillation, the internet refers to this as a "death wobble"
At 60 to 65 MPH when you hit a bump in the road (going over bridges) the vehicle begins to shake uncontrollably / violently. In two cases I went off the road trying to slow the vehicle down. It will not stop unless you slow down to about 30 MPH. In all cases it happened on the highway. Typically while trying to merge into traffic while entering from an on ramp. Most case the bridge joint starts the condition. This has happened 4 times in the last 2 months.
At about 60 MPH on a highway and driving in a straight line I experienced a violent shaking in the front end which almost sent me off of the road. The only way to stop it was to slow down rather quickly and regain control. The more I research I found it is named "death wobble". It is a very random and dangerous situation and needs to be fixed. I now have a $46,000 truck that I have absolutely no trust in and will not let my wife drive. It has happened twice now, about a week in between and in different locations.
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.
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.
Death wobble at highway speed.
Severe steering wheel oscillations after hitting bumps or bridge expansion joints with shaking from front end at highway speeds. Must slow down to cease
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.
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, 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.
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