Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving at speeds between 40-75 MPH, the front driver side started to vibrate after driving over a bump in the road. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer community ford (2200 s. Walnut st. Bloomington in). The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,000.
2017 Ford F-250 SD suspension complaints
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Over the past 5 months (it is now 1/30/2020) the entire front end of the vehicle shakes violently and uncontrollably at a high rate of speed, typically highway speeds, ranging anywhere from 50-80 MPH. Although, it has happened at a speed of about 40-45. It happens out of nowhere with no apparent provocation, I.e., hitting a pothole, turning, hitting the brakes, etc. It usually happens when driving in a straight line and nothing seems to make it stop. I've tried hitting the brakes, slamming the brakes, continuing to hold my speed steady, accelerating slightly, and praying to god to make it stop. Nothing works, it just eventually stops but not before traffic clears all around me. It is noticeable from outside the vehicle as I have seen drivers hit the brakes and fall back in traffic around me. The violent shaking makes it difficult to keep the vehicle steady or in my lane of traffic. The violent shaking makes the vehicle bounce all over the road. It makes it impossible to hold the steering wheel steady or straight. It is terrifying and unnerving. I believe it is going to kill me or someone else. I haul trailers with heavy equipment almost daily. Many times I am on the highway or on city streets. If it continues to happen, the damage will be costly and may kill innocent people, including myself. I am afraid to think what will happen if these unexpected, violent shakes happen while I am hauling heavy equipment.
The front end will start shaking violently leading to a potential for the vehicle to go out of control unless you immediately slow down to about 5 MPH in the middle of the road. This has happened to me when I hit an improperly filled pot hole on airport road in mobile, al. This also happened to me on highway 612 in lucedale, ms when I traveled from a paved road to a concrete bridge over the escatapa river. Per the internet, there are many other problems of the same nature and so far ford is refusing to do anything, even though this could lead to a serious or fatal accident.
While driving on the highway at around 70+ MPH, the vehicle hit a highway transition bump. The steering wheel jerks one direction and immediately begins to oscillate left and right. The entire cabin of the truck simultaneously begins to shudder violently. This oscillation/shuddering continues until the truck is slowed down to approximately 30 MPH. This has occurred to my vehicle three distinct times during two years of ownership. This is colloquially known as the "death wobble" on the internet. It is a known issue with this generation of ford super duties. The problem was reported to the dealership, who stated this is a known issue. Dealer attempted a remedy by replacing a drag link. Steering is still "wobbly" to this day.
At speeds over 70mph, when hitting a bump in the road I have encountered a severe death wobble / speed wobble. If I slow the vehicle to approximately 30-40mph, the shaking will stop and I can resume driving. This has occurred about a dozen times in the last 3-4 months. It happened 2 times yesterday though.
While traveling on a straight country road at, or slightly above the 55mph speed limit, the front tires of my 2017 ford f250 4x4 truck suddenly began shaking violently "aka death wobble". The only way to stop this shaking was with hard application of the brakes. The mileage on the truck at the time was slightly over 11,000 miles. This has occurred a number of times since, and often times while traveling on freeways, and at freeway speeds (60- 75 MPH). Since the first incident, I have noticed the shaking follows when one of the front tires is jolted by a bump- such as a transition between concrete and asphalt, or other uneven road conditions. This starts the front suspension in a back and forth bouncing motion and violent shaking of the steering wheel. Again requiring sudden braking of the truck in order to stop the wobbling. The most recent incident(s) occurred this past weekend while towing a 5th wheel trailer. The mileage passed 15,000 miles during this trip. Again, the wobble was only stopped by aggressive braking. This occurred twice on this trip. First on the interstate, and the second time on a secondary highway. This is obviously an unsafe condition that could have resulted in an accident- if following vehicles were to able to avoid my trailer.
Experienced 'death wobble' on multiple occasions while driving on a highway. I took the truck to the dealer for repairs. They changed the steering damper under a tsb, but problem still exists. Too the truck back a second time and was told casters adjusted, but problem still exists. Waiting to hear from service manager.
2017 f 250 death wobble, if you hit a small bump the steering wheel will shake, and at high speeds 55mph or greater the front wheels shake so bad you have to almot stop to get it under control.
Vehicle starts to violently wobble, shudder, vibrate at speeds over 50mph for unkown reasons. It appears that highway speeds cause car to begin this death wobble. Road, weather, and speed conditions appear to be at random. This is so dangerous that it must be addressed immediately. This issue had been happening since the vehicle was new. It happens randomly and is very dangerous. Dealership needs instructions from manufacturer on how to repair.
I have also experienced what is now referred to as the "death wobble" at least six (6) times at higher speeds (70+MPH) and once (1) at slower in-town speeds (45mph). Ford has replaced my steering stabilizer once (19,000m) and have been waiting on the second one (29,000m) for 4.5 weeks. To get it to stop the first time, I had to slow to 50mph on a busy interstate while the last two times, it has required me to slow down to under 30 regardless of the initial speed (I had to pull off on the shoulder). It is now bad enough I'm scared to drive it on the highway. A local steering shop will evaluate the f250 this next week - they, apparently, have had good success when replacing the stabilizer with an after-market double stabilizer kit along with new front shocks. It is also my new understanding that it could also include other steering components including the track bar, and tie-rods ..... We'll see. The date of the event is the first time I experienced it - it is now the end of january of 2020 and it is still ongoing.
Extreme vibration shaking thru the steering wheel at 50 miles per hour on smooth road. Vehicle experienced these effects on a smooth road with no warning. Vehicle has 10700 miles and is excellent condition. Was very scary as I had to apply aggressive braking to slow the vehicle , felt like the vehicle would run off the road as the steering wheel was violently shaking , like a wheel was coming off. Very serious issue, as there was no warning or indication . After this event researched the issue and found out that this is a known issue and as an owner I should have been notified. I am afraid to drive the vehicle now , it is faulty and un safe , its needs repaired.. I am very surprised that there has been no oversight on this issue with a the minimum a notice of a potential issue . I felt like I had lost temporary control of the vehicle and was going to crash, just not acceptable.
While driving at highway speeds (60mph), I hit a bump in the road and the truck began to shake violently in the front end, to a point that I felt I might lose control. The only way I could get it to stop was to significantly reduce speed. This has happened twice now and is "very" concerning. The second time was at highway speed as well, this time 70mph.
First occurrences were late 2018.2017 ford f250 lariat fx4 with approximately 14000 miles & zero modifications.. While traveling straight at highway speeds immediately after going over a bump or bridge/overpass transition vehicle begins to shake uncontrollably. Shaking or "death wobble' continues until vehicle is brought to speeds below 40 miles per hour. Ability to steer or keep vehicle in lane is severely compromised. After a series of occurrences in late 2018 vehicle was repaired at dealership january 2019. Steering stabilizer was replaced. The issue did not resurface until approximately 10 months/10000 miles later. In december 2019 after having one previous death wobble experience while driving alone a month or two prior I experienced the death wobble 4 times in a single day while traveling with 5 passengers. At this time and in the first occurrences while traveling with passengers I was able to instruct them to record the violent shaking on their phone and have recordings of 3-4 separate death wobbles.the truck is currently at the dealership and as of 1/23/20 I've been told the original replacement stabilizer is on backorder/un-available/discontinued & the new replacement will not be available until mid-late february. Internet research suggest this is a larger issue and many newer f-250's experience identical issues. Safety to those traveling in and around these vehicles is of immediate concern.
Vehicle started small shimmy while driving over bumps six months ago. Today while traveling 75 MPH, small bump lead to such violent shaking of front end I had to slow to 35 MPH on interstate. New smyrna dealership indicates they have never heard of this before. Tire pressure is normal. Tires rotated with each oil change . 31,000 miles. Scheduling appointment with dealership asap. This may represent a serious design or mechanical malfunction problem. Many reports of this nature on internet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle shook uncontrollably without warning. The failure recurred. The contact called the mike willis ford dealer (337‑625‑3030, located at 930 beglis pkwy, sulphur, la 70663) and scheduled an appointment. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.
Vehicle developes a severe vibration,wobble at highway speed after hitting a bump in the road..I lose all steering control till I can brake to a lower speed.very dangerous.ford dealership has worked on this problem for me 4 times.
While traveling at highway speeds, crossing over small bumps or other disturbances in the road such as potholes or jointed sections, the vehicle began to shake and shimmy to the point of feeling like it would explode. Happened twice now and only remedy is to slow down considerably until it gets back to normal. Very violent and very scary.
I am filing this report for the famous ford super duty f250 "death wobble"in the front suspension. I have had my truck back to the dealership numerous times for repair, and I am now on my fourth steering stabilizer installed on my 2017 f250 with only 27k miles on it. The first occurrence of the death wobble happened within 10k miles, and subsequently about every 3-5k miles thereafter. This issue happens when traveling at highway speeds, and when a bump or irregularity in the road comes up. The uncontrollable shaking of the entire truck renders it out of control, and can only be remedied by coming to a complete stop. It happened the first time, and threw my wife and I into the median of the interstate while going about 75mph. It doesn't matter if you're going straight, around a curve, etc. I tried to get ford to do a buyback on this vehicle, to no avail. They hide behind the il lemon law verbiage instead of owning the issue. This vehicle is most certainly a death trap, and I will not let any of my family drive this particular vehicle just because of the death wobble. I am at a loss on what to do about this. I spent my hard earned money on this truck, only to have it be a serious safety hazard to those riding in it, and to anyone else on the road around it when the death wobble happens. The only thing left is legal action I guess, or park it in the front yard and have it be an $80,000 flower pot. Please help!!
My truck has had the front end death wobble since the middle of 2019. I have had it in the ford dealership for repair. They replaced the steering stabilizer and told me they added some shims to correct an caster problem.. They returned the truck to me.shortly after that it began to wobble again. I contacted the same dealer to have it looked at again. I scheduled it, but they immediately told me that the next fix would require parts that were not available. So I am waiting on parts that are supposedly 60-90 days out. There are many documented complaints on this same issue and ford will not do anything about the unsafe condition. Ford dealers are telling customers that these trucks are not designed to be driven faster than 70 MPH or to spend out of pocket money to buy aftermarket parts that are known fixes for the problem. Bottom line is my 60k$ truck is still in warranty and a death trap to drive and ford is not aggressively fixing the problem. The death wobble happens at anywhere from 50+MPH when you encounter an uneven portion of road like a expansion joint at a bridge. The wobble will not stop until you are below 30 MPH. When the wobble occurs it is not uncommon that you loose control causing you to be in the oncoming lane of traffic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle shook and the front wheels zig-zagged toward the right. The contact thought it was due to the snow on the ground but the failure recurred during normal weather conditions. The vehicle was difficult to control. The vehicle was taken to bob maxey ford dealer (313‑392‑9200, located at 1833 e jefferson ave, detroit, mi 48207) where the technician diagnosed and replaced the steering damper. The failure recurred, while driving 65 MPH and as the driver attempted to exit the road the vehicle jumped the curb, zig-zagged until the vehicle was under control. There was no warning indicator. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact back to the dealer. The contact called the dealer and was not called back. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.
While driving at freeway speed, steering wheel and suspension was shaking to the point of about to lose control. Only by driving under 50mpg was I able to safely return to a dealer for service. Hitting a bump in the road amplified the issue. I took the vehicle to the dealer where they stated it is the steering dampening system. They do not have new parts or time of repair. I was nearly in 3 accidents with a semi when this happened. It required immediate attention and resolution before anyone is killed
Crossed over vehicle warranty at 36000... At 38k the vehicle had first "death wobble" at approx 70mph (highway) after hitting minor road imperfection.. Vehicle is now at just under 40,000 miles on odometer.. Have had 4 other episodes in this brief period of time. This is a major safety issue that will eventually lead to someone's pointless loss of life. This issue is well documented throughout the internet in countless blogs-websites-and videos. To charge anywhere from $35,000-$90,000 depending on model and knowingly put peoples lives at risk over a problem (that my dealership and the ford customer care program admit is a problem) and not issue a recall or buyback is reprehensible and negligent.
While driving on interstate 64, going over kaskaskia river bridge I experienced a violent shaking, bouncing up and down of the front tires. I think they call this the death wobble. I was going approx 72 MPH, tire psi 65, truck mileage 24,600 mi. The truck was lightly loaded and not towing. All maintenance has been done by the ford dealership from new. I had to brake and pull onto the shoulder, slowing to 20 MPH before I regained control of the truck. I took truck to dealer the next day, they said there was a service bulletin on it and ordered parts. Parts are backordered with no delivery date.
I have had my truck in on 3 different occasions to ford dealerships to have the death wobble corrected on the suspension system. The first (2) repairs were under warranty and the 3rd repair was just over the 36k miles and was not covered under warranty and had to pay out of pocket. This is a major safety issue due to the loss of control along with having to do sudden braking to get the vehicle under control. Cars that were behind me had to swerve to get out of the way and I have had 2 near incidents that I was almost hit by another vehicle. I cannot believe that this has not been a safety recall by ford and I am very frustrated that this issue has been going on for so many years with out holding ford responsible. I have lost days of work along with costs of rental vehicles while my vehicle was in the shop for repairs that did not correct the issue.
In oct of 2019 my truck, a 2017 ford f250, developed the "death wobble." while travelling on I-25 in colorado springs, at approx 65 MPH, I was changing lanes over a bridge joint. The truck started to shake uncontrollably, forcing me to cross a lane of traffic. I made an appointment with the dealership I purchased from and repairs were done in accordance with tsb 19-2274. The invoice number was 912963 from phil long ford chapel hills, colorado springs co. The truck mileage at the time of service was 24298. The stock tires were/are still on the truck and no modifications have been made to the truck. As of jan 2020, the truck has started having the same issues. I have an appointment on 17 jan 2020 to re-address the issue. The current mileage on the truck is 27631 and stock tires are still on the vehicle and no modifications have been made to the vehicle.
Highway driving about 70 MPH. Went onto bridge/overpass/. As soon as felt the bump of the transition between road and over pass, my truck began violently shaking and would not stop. I had no steering control of the truck. Was able to finally reduce speed to about 40 MPH on the busy highway and the shaking stopped. Was towing an empty 10-12 foot enclosed trailer. Truck only has just over 27000 miles on it. Truck is fully factory stock.
Vehicle hits slight pothole and steering shimmies uncontrollably until I slow vehicle to 40 to 50 MPH. Took it to dealers twice for steering stabilizer replacement and only temporarily fixed problem. Now I will take to the dealer a third time for correction. Two significant safety considerations when traveling at highway speeds and the 'death wobble' occurs: the vehicle is nearly uncontrollable during the wobble event; and on a busy highway at speed the vehicle must be slowed to 40-50 MPH, creating an unexpected slowdown for drivers/vehicles traveling behind.
When traveling at highway speeds between 55 to 70 MPH and hit a bump the steering wheel and cab vibrates violently and need to slow down to 30 to 40 MPH to stop the vibration. This occurred several times on a major interstate with heavy truck traffic and almost caused a accident when slowing down to maintain control and pull off the shoulder. I got off the interstate and drove an hour out of my way to avoid traveling at highway speeds. 2017 ford f-250 24000 miles.
I was driving my truck on christmas day and hit a small bump on the highway and all of a sudden my truck started shaking violently and was hard to control. I slowed down to approx. 30-35 MPH and the shaking went away. This is the second time this has happened. I took it to the dealer and the service tech said it was 'death wobble' and even put that on the service order. They said they would order a new improved stabilizer and that it would it would be take 6-8 weeks to receive the part. I am now with a truck that my wife and grandkids will not ride in and I am concerned about driving it. The shaking is very violent and the vehicle is very hard to control. Then, having to slow to 30mph in a middle lane on the highway is very dangerous and could cause a serious accident.
At driving speeds when the vehicle hits a crack or dump in the road, the front end shakes violently at which point the vehicle steering is compromised and can only be stopped with a quick deceleration to regain control.
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