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.
2017 Ford F-250 SD suspension complaints
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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.
The front of the truck began shaking violently at 65 mphon interstate 40 east just before exit 24 in nc. This is the first time I have experienced this but I have read that this is common on these trucks and is known as the death wobble. It is extremely unsafe. I have just over 51,000 miles on this truck. It is completely stock like it came from the factory. It then did this wobble two more times on less than 2 miles. I am really glad no one was following me too close as I had to,brake very quickly.
56k miles. Bought the truck in oct/2020 and death wobble has occurred a dozen times driving over 55 MPH and hitting a bump. Steering wheel shakes violently and must steer onto shoulder and stop for the vibration to stop.
Basically the truck at anything over 65 to 70 miles an hour hits any type of bump it violently shakes uncontrollably. It is happened three times and I have now park the truck I am driving another vehicle because I feel unsafe that I'm gonna kill myself or other people on the road, it's that violent. The three times that it has happened has been on the highway. Every time it's happened it's always after hitting a rut or some rough road surface. This is not normal at all. Ford motor company needs to recall or fix to 100% satisfaction customers concerns. Again this is a major safety issue for vehicles on the road and being around other people or other vehicles when this happens it will lead to a catastrophe on the road lives will be lost. If it has not happened already, but has not been documented.
The truck has only 30k miles on it and last week while driving it on the freeway it suddenly developed a violent shaking at speeds over 60mph. Only by braking and pulling over to the shoulder were we able to stop the shaking. We are trying to work with our local ford dealership-they think it's a problem with the steering dampner and the track bar.
While driving at highway speed and pulling a trailer out of nowhere truck begins to shake violently and steering becomes extremely difficult, if not impossible. I quickly slammed on brakes to reduce speed to about 40mph to regain control and stop shaking. Luckily, I was traveling on a straight section of road. I can only imagine if this were to happen on a turn or slope. This has happened three times since owning the truck. Each time ford dealership replaced same part for a steering damper does not seem to fix the problem. After researching my incidents I found similar stories referring to this as the death wobble.
Driving on the highway at highway speeds I went over a small crack in the road. Immediately the front end started to violently shake and I lost all steering control. The only corrective action was to slow down to around 40 MPH on the highway. This has happened to me three times with three truck acting in the same manner as before; losing all steering control of the truck. I contacted my local ford dealer for assistance. This incident could have ended badly, slowing down on the highway and losing all steering control.
At 55-65 MPH, if I hit any kind of a bump in the road, the front end of the truck starts to violently shake to the point where it is hard to control the vehicle. I have to immediately bring the vehicle down to 30 MPH to get the shaking under control. It is an extremely dangerous defect in the vehicle and someone is going to get hurt. Ford dealership will not fix without me paying for the repairs, and they have no certain fix, they plan on just replacing parts one thing at a time at my expense. This has been going on for approx 6 months.
When I operate my 2017 ford f250 at speeds greater than 45 MPH and encounter a pot hole or bump in the road the truck begins a terrible "death wobble". The steering wheel shakes violently and the entire truck shakes and rattles. The dealership replaced a steering damper as part of a ford extended warranty program but now claim the problem will persist because I have worn ball joints and a drag link that needs replaced. I was told this would cost me over $1,100 and it is not covered by ford although it is obviously a flaw and a result of the failed damper. I can't believe ford is willing to ignore such an issue. My family won't ride on the highway in the truck as it is too frightening for them. The sad part is the truck has 25,000 miles and cost me $50,000 and I can't drive it or depend on it now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle began to shake uncontrollably right to left. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the local dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
While driving at around 45 - 65 MPH the front end will shake violently after hitting a rough spot in the road. This would happen on both city streets and highways. It would happen on a straightaway and curves. This has happened on numerous occasions. It makes the vehicle extremely difficult to handle. The first time this happened was on or about feb. 24, 2018 on I-80 between salt lake city and elko, nv. At that time the vehicle had approximately 7,500 miles on it. It has been getting progressively worse. It scares the holy crud out of all passengers. I understand this is a common problem that ford is having.
Driving about 60 MPH in the far right lane southbound on the illinois toll road hit a pot hole and had to slow the truck to below 50 to stop the death wobble .
Traveling on interstate 80 westbound going onto the bridge in joliet truck started death wobble after crossing from the ramp to the deck. Oscilition did not stop till I dropped below 55 MPH .
I was traveling down a highway at around 70 MPH when I hit a small bump. That bump caused the steering wheel and front end suspension go into what has been described as a "death wobble." it shook uncontrollably and did not stop until I was able to slow down to around 25 MPH. During that time the brakes did not work and I did not have the capability of turning to one side or the other. This is a very dangerous thing that could cause some major problems. It has happened multiple times since then. This is something that must be corrected and ford must be held accountable.
While driving down the interstate, I crossed a bridge with a normal joint in the roadway, my vehicle began to violently shaking from the front end. The steering wheel began to jar left and right and the vehicle was beginning to drift lanes. I was able to slow the vehicle and move the shoulder of the interstate. Once I deaccelerated to around 15 MPH, the shaking subsided. The vehicle is "stock" with no modifications.
Death wobble at 44,000 miles
When driving the vehicle down the road between 60mph and 75 MPH, the front end of the truck begins to extremely violently shake; almost feeling like the wheels are quickly jumping off the ground back and forth. The vehicle becomes uncontrollable when this happens and you have to slow down to approx 30 MPH to get it to stop shaking. The vehicle has only 48,500 miles on it. It was bought to ford explaining the problem, the replaced the steering stabilizer. I drove 1 mild down the road and brought it right back telling them that did not fix the issue. They told me 3 more parts that they would replace, basically telling me they didn't know but were going to do some exploring just replacing parts at my expense. This is a very common problem with this model of truck known as the "death wobble" and ford is doing nothing to fix it. It is an extremely dangerous issue that poses a threat to my family and everyone else around me on the road. Please help, this has been going on for months and gets worse the more time that goes by!!
I ran over a pot hole on the highway. The entire truck started to shake vigorously. I lost control of the steering because of the shaking. This is a know problem in ford trucks called the 'death wobble'. The only thing I could do was slow down until the shaking stopped.
I had vigorous shaking in the steering wheel at 80 MPH in dec 2020. Called dealer and they explained that it is the "death wobble" that is a recall. I got the vehicle in a few days later where they changed the steering dampener. In january, I drove to texas and back and had the same thing happen 3 times. After slowing to 50 MPH, it would stop. Dealer says that it could be a number of issues on the front end that would be outside my warranty coverage, since I am past the 3 years. This is a known issue all over the internet, where after market accessory dealers are making a ton of money to sell us stuff to fix what ford will not fix. It's dangerous, as seen and as the dealership explained. I don't understand how ford is not mandated to fix this safety issue.
Was driving down the road at about 50 MPH and the steering wheel started shaking valiantly. I have read reports of the death wobble and this sounds like the same thing.
Driving at a steady speed of near 65 MPH the vehicle started shaking violently. It was frightening and only stopped once my speed went below 40 MPH. It happened 3x on one 500 mile trip and had happened 1x a month previously. I checked tires, wheels, and pressures and could not find anything wrong.
I've had my 2017 ford 250 at the local ford dealer 3 times in the last 2 weeks. I have the death wobble in the steering, they have replaced the steering linkage twice, but never resolved the problem. The dealer sent me home with no solutions to fixing the issue
The 1st time this happened I was driving on a highway going straight at 45 MPH and hit a bump and the truck started shaking and the steering wheel was jerking uncontrollable. I slammed on the brakes and it finally stopped shaking at 25mph. I took the truck to the dealership and they told me it was called a death wobble. I couldn't take it in to be fixed at first because they didn't have a so called fix for it!! I finally got it in for repair and they fixed it , I thought. This same occurrence has happened numerous times after taking it to the dealership. Yesterday jan. 16, 2021 I was driving on an interstate going straight at around 70 MPH and hit an uneven part of the road and it happened again, the steering wheel was jerking out of control, the whole truck was shaking terrible. You could even see light thru the door jamb of the chassis. Finally after slamming on the brakes it stopped shaking at 30 MPH I do not feel safe driving this truck!! I purchased it new and spent over $75,000. I have been a loyal ford customer but now I'm scared to purchase anything from ford again .
2017 ford f-250 death wobble occurrences on highway at highway speeds. Two occurrences after going over uneven pavement. Once while traveling on smooth pavement. Vehicle initially shook and increased in intensity until vehicle was slowed. Vehicle has had regular maintenance and has not been in any accidents
My truck hits bumps in road and bounces uncontrollably. This normally happens on the highway but it is also occurring in city streets. The suspension seems destroyed.
This vehicle has had a death wabble in it for the past three years and has never been fixed even though it has been in the shop for the same issue multiple times
There is an issue with the track bar coming loose and causing speed wobble. I had it replaced under warranty at about 35,000 miles. Now I'm at about 41,000 miles and it's really loose again. It causes the truck to sometimes lose control. It happened the other day when only going about 30 miles an hour. Hit a bump in the road and the whole front end started vibrating out of control. I had to slow way down to regain control. The ford dealer can't get me in for repair until january 12th, 2021.
While driving with the cruise control set at 78 MPH (speed limit 80 MPH) on I-80 between salt lake city, ut and wendover, nv, I went over a rough patch of road on a turn and the vehicle began to shake violently. The steering wheel was shaking back and forth rapidly and I was unable to maintain my lane through the turn. The shaking continued until I was able to slow to around 20 MPH. If there would have been traffic around me I am convinced there would have been an accident. My wife, 4 year old daughter and new born son was in the vehicle. I searched the federal safety agency for a safety recall on the steering for ford superduty pickups but found nothing but complaints about this issue. If this is not a recall worthy safety issue then I do not know what is. I no longer trust this truck to safely transport my family. I have maintained this vehicle well and it has only 36,000 miles on it.
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