When driving about 40 -45 MPH and the truck goes over a bump in the road, expansion joint, or other change the steering jumps back and forth to the point that the front end feels very loose and it is not easy to control.
2018 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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I was driving down us 1 north at approximately 70 MPH, when I traveled across an uneven (rough patch) in my lane and my steering wheel along with what felt like the whole truck started violently shaking. I let go of the steering wheel slightly and quickly dropped my speed and then steered my truck to the shoulder of the highway. Once I composed myself, I recalled that the steering returned to normal once my speed was decreased to approximately 40mph. I made several notes immediately about what, when and where this happened. I immediately started calling my dealership to relay what had just happened and to make an appointment. After several appointments and 2nd opinions, no one has been able to resolve the problem. I have been told conflicting stories from ford about the problem and it seems like this has happened to numerous people across the country. My wife refuses to drive this truck any longer. I've had every part of the steering (damper, linkage, caster, etc) checked and been told there is nothing wrong. I have spent lots of money trying to replace parts I thought could be the culprit. During this time, I have experienced this issue two more times. I was driving my stock ( no modifications) in normal conditions when this exact problem occurred again. The second time was while I was traveling down us1 south and crossed a bridge expansion joint traveling approximately 70mph, when my steering wheel started shaking so violently, I had to let go and just quickly apply the brakes to reduce the speed so I could again grasp the steering wheel and drive to the shoulder if the road. After 4 different mechanic shops and getting the "run around" from ford, nothing has happened. I am currently putting a over $300 steering stabilizer on to help mask the problem if this happens once again.
My vehicle has been in the dealer four times to correct what is known as the death wobble. Ford calls it steering oscillation. The death wobble occurs at highway speeds after I drive over a pot hole, expansion joint in a bridge that is not perpendicular or any road abnormality. After multiple ford dealers repaired it I have had no issues. However, after 5,000 to 10,000 miles the death wobble begins to happen. I've escalated the issue to ford multiple times but it falls on deaf ears. I have had no modifications made to the truck to cause this to occur. The truck is 100% stock. Please help. I am a single father and this is my daily driver.
I purchased a 2018 ford f250 in january. While driving the vehicle on a 4 lane highway and crossing railroad crossing the front wheels starting bouncing and shaking so bad that I had to com to a complete stop to regain control of the vehicle. After researching I found that it is referred to as a " death wobble". I purchased the vehicle so that my wife and I could tow a camper trailer but after this happened not sure I want to put my family in danger by driving this vehicle. Ford has replaced parts on the vehicle and said this would fix it. Other state this is only a temporary fix that it will do it again. Ford does not seem to care but this vehicle is very dangerous
Truck experiences the death wobble when hitting bumps in the road. Truck shakes violently and must pull out of traffic to reduce speed or stop before issue resolves. No warning light indicators illumnate. Truck has 58,000 miles now. Issue began around 44,000 miles. We have short video but cannot upload here due to file type not being permitted. After seeing the numerous complains on this website, wondering why nothing has been done. Ford clearly has been aware of this issue and continues to sell the truck with a known defect and a part on national back order.
While driving on interstate highway at 65 MPH, we hit an expansion joint and the steering wheel began shaking so bad we almost hit the truck next to us. The highway was so crowded all I could do was brake and hang on. Finally when the speed was at 25 it quit violently shaking. Checked the truck out at the next exit and found nothing obvious. On the way home, it did the same thing again with the same result. I have not driven on the highway since because I am scared that we could cause an accident. We live in a rural area with the closest dealer 75 miles away, I will get it there in the near future but my question is, is ford aware of the problem? The truck has less than 15000 miles, and should not be doing this. We are in our late 60?s and I can only hope I can hang on if it happens again. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Steering began shaking violently after hitting some bumps on the road traveling 55 MPH. Had no control of steering until speed was reduced to about 20 MPH.
The front shock absorber bushings are cracked and deteriorating .. Ford will replace them under warranty because they state that the cracked bushing can affect steering, handling and braking .. If the bushings fall apart suddenly the driver of the vehicle can lose control and crash and kill someone.. My service advisor said he has mever seen the problem before.. Being curious I looked at other vehicles on the lot.. Every single f250 and f350 vehicle I looked at had the same problem.. Even the new ones with zero miles had cracked bushings.. It looks like they will fall apart and fail just after the warranty ends. A failed bushing can cause all sorts of steering ans stabilty issues . I thought someone might like to know about this.. Im glad I noticed the cracked bushings before the warranty expires
My truck has had the same problem twice now. The "death wobble" in my front end when in got over a rough patch of road or a bridge joint going between 55-75. It was fixed once while my warranty was active now since my warranty is up they will not cover it. Multiple times driving if I wasn't holding on tight or if my wife was driving there would have been an accident which could have been catastrophic. Needs to be a recall on this. Everything on my truck is stock and it happened roughly 15k and now at 43k miles. Im worried it will kill someone and me and or my family when we are in the truck. I don't let them ride very often unless we are going somewhere in town where my speed in less than 45 MPH. I have an appointment for my truck at woodhouse ford in blair, ne on the 19th of this month, march 2020. Hoping by doing this complaint they will not charge me since it is a safety issue.
My 2018 f250 4x4 crew cab has 25,500 miles on it and has been in and out of the ford dealer several times due to the "death wobble" issue. I almost lost control of the vehicle when it happened after hitting a small separating in the concrete on 1-75. The front end and steering wheel began to shake uncontrollably and the truck immediately begin to pull to the right. Luckily there was not a car in the right lane because there would have been an accident. As a result of this incident, I was immediately forced to pull off the road and stop the vehicle to access the situation. I got out to inspect all four tires thinking that I might have a flat tire. That was not the case. Ford should not be selling this vehicle at all until there is a design change to the front suspension. If my wife was driving when this happened I fear that she could of lost control and ended up in a major accident.
On 02/29/2020 I was driving home.my stering wheel started shaking so bad,I couldnt control my truck,I slowed down,it finally stopped,I almost had a wreck,
Death wobble. Violent shaking occurs around 45mph. It has occurred on smooth roads and highway as well as slightly bumpy roads. Hard breaking is needed to get it to stop, or return to a normal driving feeling. It is not safe to drive when this occurs. This is a family vehicle and it scares me have them ride with me. Not only that, the other drivers safety if the truck was to lose control. Now I feel like we have a vehicle that is not safe for us, and these problems ford won't fix leaves us with a truck that we cannot get rid of due to the problems without pushing it onto someone else and putting their lives in danger. This is my first complaint. I did not know what was going on. I took it to my mechanic to have them check out my symptoms. They reported everything was good and tight.tires were rotated and alignment performed, this did not fix or help the problem. After further research, and stories, it became very clear. This should be a recall issue. The truck only has 28000 miles on it. To new to be having these types of issues.
Death wobble at 70mph on the plano, tx george bush toll way and i45 in corsicana, tx
Driving vehicle between 55-60mph, steering wheel violently shaking after going over road expansion joint on 2 lane dry road. No - limited steering control. Mileage on truck 34,800, tires properly inflated, 3 passengers, no trailer or load. Only way to regain control was to heavily apply brakes, bring highway speed down 30mph.
While driving on i90 east bound in burns harbor indiana near the burns harbor exit driving straight at 70mph my truck began to shake violently and dangerously. I had to apply the brakes and slow down below 30mph to get the shaking to subside. On my return trip again on interstate 90 approaching calumet avenue in indiana I tapped the brake to turn off the cruise control while driving straight and the truck again shook so violently that I had to stop right on interstate 90 as I did not have much time to try and get to the shoulder. Luckily there was not any vehicles behind me. My f250 has 14,860 miles. I have owned it since new. This was the first time anything like this has happened. The conditions were sunny and dry, temp in the 50's. Please look into this problem as serious injuries could have occurred.
I was traveling on the interstate at approximately 70mph and hit expansion joint in bridge which caused the vehicle's steering wheel to violently shutter. Shutter did not stop until vehicle speed was reduced to under 25mph. My family was with me at the time. Needless to say a very scary situation, especially for my children, on a busy interstate. Through research, I have found an issue with these trucks called the "death wobble". The death wobble as its called is a result of a faulty track bar, and or the steering stabilizer shock.
This has happened on multiple occasions, when driving at highway speed, around 70 MPH, if a pot hole or rough pavement in encountered the vehicle's front end begins to violentlyshake. The truck only has 25,000 miles on it. This is commonly known as the "death wobble." this is extremely dangerous to those in the truck and surrounding motorists as the only way to stop it is to slow down to around 20 MPH, which is dangerous if there is heavy traffic, say on an interstate. Ford is well aware of the problem but has offered no definitive fixes. A solution and recall are needed as if this issue has not killed someone already, it will. Please force ford to solve this issue.
Driving on the highway the death wobble occurred several times while driving 50-65 MPH. I had to slam on my breaks and was almost hit by two trucks.
I just crossed over 15,500 miles and experienced the death wobble when going over a bridge. Will call dealer monday. This needs to be a mandatory recall as the steering wheel is literally jerked out of my hand. I was going approximately 50 MPH.
On 2 occasions driving at approximately 75 MPH - after hitting a minor rough patch in the road the truck / steering / front end began violently vibrate. I thought the truck was coming apart. After stopping on the side of the interstate and expecting the vehicle I couldn't find anything wrong. I thought after the first occurrence that it must have been a fluke. After the second time I realized that something must be wrong so I started some research on the internet. I discovered hundreds / thousands of people complaining of the same thing . . . "death wobble." I testify this is a very real problem and these trucks are dangerous.
The truck had the death wobble when I hit a rough patch on the highway and I had to slam on my brakes to get it to stop. Luckily there were no vehicles right behind me or they would of hit me. This happened at a large bridge over a river. I had a ford dealership get the truck and try to repair it using tsb # 18-2268. I received the truck afterwards and drove it on the highway again and it started to shutter at highway speeds when I hit a bump again. This would last miles before it would stop. I brought it back to the dealer and they found a loose tie rod. They are 'fixing' this and I will see if this corrects it. This all happened within 2 weeks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle drove over a pothole and vehicle became uncontrollable. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the phenomenon known as the death wobble. The contact was able to regain control at 30 MPH. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 28,204.
Experienced a severe case of "death wobble" on I-95 after hitting a very slightly rough area of pavement. Travelling at approximately 65 MPH when it happened, had to slow to 35 to get it to stop and feared losing control while trying to control it. The truck has original wheels and tires and has not been modified in any way. Tire pressure is 63 psi all around.
While driving at interstate speeds the front end started to shake violently and without any reason. The vehicle was hard to control and was forced to slow down rapidly to regain control. This was the first time I had ever heard of "death wobble" this was a scary event considering I had no idea this could ever happen
Whenever I drive at a high rate of speed (65mph+) and a slight bump or a bridge joint connection, it sends the truck into an uncontrollable shaking of the steering wheel causing loss of control. I bought this truck 3 days ago and am already experiencing the 'death wobble' problem. I am genuinely concerned for the safety of myself, family, and other motorists on the road.
Travling 60 MPH .hit bump on a cruve ,steering wheel started shaking ,needed both hands on steering wheel to control truck .both feet on brake pedel .truck controled at 30 MPH ! Truck did not want to slow down
Driving down the highway at highway speeds...the steering wheel starts shaking uncontrollably. Research shows this to be what is called the death wobble. Been at ford 3 times and it is still doing it. Extremely dangerous.
Truck is vibrating and wobbling while driving. Issue is causing loss of control of the vehicle which could easily result in a serious accident. I called ford and they had us take it in on 01/19/2020 to have it repaired under warranty. Evidently this is an issue with this truck and is under recall. The truck was said to have been repaired but the vibration and wobbling happened again today 01/28/2020 which was seriously scary. The driver had to fight with the steering wheel to try to keep the truck on the road. I called ford today to have the truck taken in tomorrow but I am concerned with the fact that many others are stating that this issue is not getting repaired properly and the issue keeps occurring after repair has taken place. I would like to know what can be done if this is not corrected this time. This truck is not safe to drive.
Purchased vehicle in 06/2018. Contacted spike's ford around 11/25/2019. Advised service department that vehicle would go into a death wobble every time it hit a bump as I was driving on the highway. The truck would shake and bounce uncontrollably. It could only be stopped by braking to bring down the speed. This could cause a injury or death to myself or others on the road. There are defects in the steering damper. They finally called me on 01/27/2020 to have it repaired because they did not have the part in stock, and were backlogged with service for the same reason on other customers.
At approx. 65 MPH, after hitting a small rough spot on the dry paved highway, the truck began vibrating excessively in the front end. I was driving straight and level in a place where I've routinely travelled for several months. I had to immediately apply the brakes to decelerate and stop the shimmy. Fortunately traffic was mild at the time and nothing else happened. It happened at approx 24000 miles on the odometer and has reoccurred five times in the last two weeks in different locations at highway speeds. I have scheduled a service appt with the local ford dealer to try and figure out what's wrong. The service agent at the dealer referred to it as the 'death wobble'!
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