60 to 70 MPH, hit bump and strong wobble vibration impacting steering. Have to slow down for it to stop. This is known as death wobble (tsb 18-2268) from what I can determine from internet. Truck has about 27,000 miles. Appt to take to dealership feb 4 2020. Wish ford would have notified owners of this potential safety issue as it appears they already knew about it. Instead they wait for owners to report issue before fixing. Potential for accidents especially when people that have these type trucks usually pull trailers or campers as do I. Not sure what would have happened if I was pulling my 5th wheel when the two incidents happened. One was at about 70 MPH and the other 60 to 65 entrance ramp to highway on one and expansion joint bump on bridge the other time. Both times felt like tire was loose and about to fall off. Visual inspection on side of road found nothing abnormal.
2018 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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Traveling at highway speed and hit a pot hole in the roadway. Experience the death wobble. Vehicle began violently shaking and had to slow vehicle speed to under 50 MPH to regain control of the vehicle. 1st time was on I 70 traveling at approximately 75 MPH and the second was on highway 25 in kansas traveling at approximately 68 MPH.
Multiple episodes of severe front end shaking and instability that occurs at highway speeds when driving over minimal bumps or other road imperfections. Recently this caused a loss of control when it occurred on a freeway not known to have ice spots at 50 MPH. The only way I have been able to disrupt this is to quickly reduce speed to below 40 MPH which is also dangerous on the freeway.
2018 ford f-250 shakes uncontrollably after hitting bumps in the road at approx 70mph. I could not control the steering of the truck until I got it slowed down to approximately 35mph. This has happened 15 times and I've had it in the shop 2 times for repair. Without the problem being resolved. I've seen complaint after complaint on this issue, someone is going to get killed or kill someone else I. The road it is unacceptable and for needs to address the issue.
I have 2018 f-250 and at 19800 it developed this death wobble and has occurred 3x out of nowhere. Very scary ford acts like it's no big deal. This happened on the interstate going around 59 - 70 and the death wobble started.
Truck has a death wobble ... Steering wheel shakes to the point of being uncontrollable. Happens when hitting a bump or ruff spot in road, train tracks, bumps on bridges. Can see where losing control would be very easy . God help if you had a loaded trailer hooked to it...
Vehicle steering wheel shakes violently at speeds over 65 when hitting a bump or uneven pavement, example that happened to me, was traveling on i80 going 70 MPH went over a bridge on a slight curve and steering wheel started to shake violently and almost threw the truck out of control until I got the truck slowed down to 50 MPH. Never experienced anything like this in my life. This is referred to death wobble on the internet and looks like many other f250 owners are having the same issues. Cannot believe there isn't a recall on this.
While driving approximately 65mph in the far right lane, west bound on the us 60, about mcclintock dr in mesa az, in my 2018 ford f250, I hit a small pot hole in the pavement, the truck instantly began jerking violently. It rapidly moved the truck toward the left hand lane. It was all I could do to get the truck back in my lane and slowly move to the shoulder. The violent wobble did not stop until about 35mph. I do not know what caused this. I got out to look at the truck, it appeared normal. I got back on the freeway and in about a mile, hit a expansion joint in the road and caused the truck to do it again. I called san tan ford to get the truck in to service, I dropped it off the same day. This is an extreme and violent wobble with no warning signs and very little ability to control the truck. Definitely a safety concern. I have since researched and found similar concerns with the 2017 -2019 f250 calling it a death wobble. Sounds right. The truck has under 13000 miles on it. I noticed at the dealer, while walking with the service tech, the tires seem to have strange wear pattern on the outside tread. It is a fully stock vehicle with no additions or alterations. All routine maintenence work has been done at the san tan ford, the same dealer as purchase. The dealer told me there was a bulletin out on the problem.
December 22, 2019 - 16,068 miles. Driving on divided highway, speed between 65and 70 MPH, crossed a bridge expansion joint and death wobble started on the 2018 f-250 super duty. Violent shaking occurred and steering was uncontrollable. Wrestled the steering wheel to get the truck onto the shoulder of the road. Braking was also difficult due to severe front wheel oscillations. Luckily there was no other traffic in the area as the truck was uncontrollable. Expansion joint wasn't perpendicular to the highway and wasn't much of an imperfection in the road surface. I'm planning to install a dash cam to record future occurrences.
Uncontrolled severe vibration and violent shaking of entire vehicle. Seems to be initiated by uneven spots in pavement at speeds above 40-50 MPH or so. Otherwise known as the "super duty wobble", a well known and documented issue since the introduction of the super duty line of ford pickup trucks in approximately 1998 or 1999. I have previously owned 1999 and 2006 f-350 super duty pickup trucks which experienced the same problems. I have the repair receipts and the federal safety agency safety notices for both vehicles. I find it astonishing and extremely disappointing that in over 20 years ford has not been able to successfully diagnosis and rectify this problem. I am currently awaiting a service appointment (pending parts arrival) to correct this. I obviously hope ford will fix this, but am quite skeptical. My current vehicle (2018 f250) had only 25,000 miles on it when this problem started occuring. I would appreciate your response on this. I find it unacceptable that ford has continued to sweep this under the rug, and am surprised that there has not been some type of recall on this considering it has been a known issue for over 20 years. The violent shaking and vibration is so bad that it could lead to loss of control of the vehicle with catastrophic results possible. Thank-you for your consideration of this.
At highway speeds experienced violent shaking in front end steering.it happens when truck crosses a rough road or when crossing bridge at 65 plus MPH.it is uncontrollable until speed is reduced to less than 20 MPH.
At speeds of 65mph and above, when hitting bumps in the road the vehicle begins to shake uncontrollably until you slow down to around 25mph or even stop completely. When this is happening, the steering wheel shakes so much that it is hard to hold on and bring the vehicle to a stop. It is very dangerous when traveling on an interstate and this begins to happen, as you are required to reduce your speed significantly which could absolutely cause a wreck as your trying to make it over to the shoulder safely. This has happened multiple times and is a complete surprise as to when it is going to happen. I now know what it is like to have the death wobble in the front end as I truly fear for my life when it happens. I have not been able to get video of the death wobble occurring, as I haven't had a second person with me when it has happened. Even when traveling at lower speeds (35mph-55mph) and going across bumps in the road, I still experience a wobble in the steering wheel however it does not go into the death wobble scenario where the whole truck begins to shake. I am however fearful that someday it will begin to start the death wobble at these lower speeds.
This submission is the second notice of "death wobble' on my 2018 ford f-250 truck. The truck had less then 14,000 miles on it. It occurred on november 9, 2019. I was merging into traffic on an interstate highway at about 65-70 MPH and crossed a bridge joint which caused the front wheels and steering wheel to shake violently. I slowed the vehicle and was almost rear-ended by a 18 wheel semi-truck that couldn't maneuver as it was being passed by a second truck on one side and another merging car on the other. I knew what the had caused the issue as this was the second occurrence in one year. I contacted the ford dealership on november 11th, 2019. They indicated they are aware of the dampener problem. I had them inspect the truck on november 16th at which time they ordered the parts to repair it. The same wobble occurred on november 15th while my wife was driving on a ramp from one expressway to another moving at approximately 55 MPH. I returned to the dealership on 11/29/19 and they still didn't have the part. Two weeks later they notified me that they had the part. It was repaired on 12/16/19. They replaced the steering damper assembly, part no. Spo hc3z 3e651 f. They indicated the dampener is part of tsb 19-2274 and due to large number of vehicles with the same issue, the part is hard to obtain. My wife is now leery about driving the vehicle.
My 2018 ford f-250 has the "death wobble". I purchased the truck in february 2018 and by december 2018 had driven less than 8,000 miles. While driving at 70 to 75 MPH on an interstate highway, I crossed an expansion joint on a bridge and the front-end started bouncing uncontrollably and the steering wheel shaking violently. The shaking stopped after slowing to under 45 MPH. I pulled to the side of the road and checked to see if a I had flat tire or other issue causing the problem. I called the ford dealership, from which I purchased it, for resolution of the problem. They indicated it that they believe the problem was the steering dampener. I brought it to the dealership for repair on 12/30/18 and they kept it for a week. They indicated the "damper" would be replaced under tsb 18-2268. They kept the truck until 1/7/19 until parts arrived. The repair invoice (attached) indicated they'd replaced a failed steering linkage damper, part no. Spo hc3z 3e651 f - damper assembly. This was not caused by lack of maintenance or improper use of the equipment. It was very frightening. The uncontrollable vibration and the need to suddenly slow on an expressway was extremely dangerous. Several trucks and cars had to take evasive action to miss me while I pulled over.
Driving straight on highway 95 in arizona, at 70 with cruise control set. Clear day, no adverse weather or road conditions. Tires equally pressurized at factory settings of 59 front and 55 rear and a completely stock suspension and tire package. Out of nowhere, steering wheel begins to shake violently and the truck is swerving from one lane to the other. I had to slow to nearly 30 to regain control of the vehicle. This would have caused a head on collision under the right circumstances. 2018 f-250 with less than 30k miles.
After hitting a rough spot in the highway. Truck starts to shake uncontrollably. Have to pull over and almost stop to make it stop wobbling. Very dangerous problem.
When hitting any small bump or expansion joint in the road when traveling over 60 MPH on any roadway the vehicle begins shaking violently and is uncontrollable until rapid deceleration below 40 MPH. The problem has occurred over a dozen times in the first 20,000 miles of the vehicles life. It has been in the shop 3 times and is currently scheduled for a 4th service call, however ford claims no parts are available and no time line has been given for their availability. The truck is currently sitting due to concerns of life threatening safety. This appears to be a long standing problem and I can not fathom why there hasn't been a safety recall on this.
3 times today while driving my ford f-250 super duty diesel on the interstate while cruising at about 70-75 MPH....the front end cut loose and I lost all control of the vehicle! This scared the living crap out of me. Lucky that it didn't cause an accident and possible hurt someone. This is the 5th time overall that this has happened. The last 3 of which have been reported to ford. The people at ford customer care act ignorant and pretend like they have never heard of this issue before. I did take the truck into the shop. First they told me the fix was one thing. Than they called back and said there was a different problem and the part was back ordered for about 4 weeks. I went back to get the truck and asked the question 'is this thing safe to drive?' the dealership and ford customer care all told me that they wouldn't have released the truck if they felt that it was unsafe to drive. I have done research on this issue and it appears the street name for this issue is called the 'death wobble.' it seems that this is something that ford is aware of yet they have not warned the customer or made a recall regarding this issue. Instead they play the fool and act like they do not want to resolve the issue at hand. My truck is a 2018 with 13,000 miles on it and I do not feel safe driving the truck. It is currently a $55,000 driveway ornament. Paying $850 a month for the payment and do not in any way feel comfortable driving this rig. I do not know if I will ever be able to trust driving this rig again without having in the back of my mind if I will lose control of the vehicle and hurt myself or some other unsuspecting person driving down the highway. How can ford get away with knowing about this issue and not take care of it? I guess it is going to take someone getting killed!!
During driving at a speed of 73 on the highway I went over a bridge and when the truck went over the joint in the road it sent the truck into a death wobble which cause the truck to veer into the other lane. I was pressing the brakes as hard as I could and it felt like they were not hardly working. It took approximately 1/8 of a mile to slow down below 50 where it regained control. Steering was very difficult and could not keep it in my lane. Truck was bouncing uncontrollably and almost took it off the road.
Vehicle was being driven down the highway at approximately 70 MPH when the front wheels and steering wheel started shaking violently. Brakes were applied and vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder. In the course of the event, all electrical power was lost. Vehicle was not able to be started until after a few minutes. Vehicle was taken to local ford dealership where they found a defective steering stabilizer. Parts are not available through ford for replacement and lead time is unknown at time of this posting.
The truck had dampers replaced at 43,000 miles to cure the front end violently shaking. It seemed to cure it for about 15,000 miles. Now when you hit a bump the front end shakes very violently causing me to almost lose control of the truck. This happened on the interstate. You have to apply the breaks and slow the truck down to at least 40 MPH to get it to stop shaking. The last time it happened at 64 MPH with proper air pressure. It has been called the death wobble by other f 250 owners. It happened after you hit a bump in the road. Ford is aware of this problem but doesn't appear to be too concerned about it.
I was accelerating on an on-ramp and at about 60mph on slightly rough pavement the truck front suspension and steering started oscillating and became very violent. I was merging in traffic but was forced to slow down quickly to keep the truck under control. The oscillations calmed at around 40mph. Fortunately the other vehicles managed to avoid me. Could have been an accident. On the way home after merging onto i81, I went over a bump on a bridge and the oscillations started again. Traffic was light so I could slow down quickly. At about 45mph the oscillations stopped. I drove home slowly and parked the truck as it is not safe to drive at normal speeds. The vehicle only has 26k miles, has regular dealership service, properly inflated tires and this just came out of nowhere.
A residual vibration after hitting a bump started in feb 2019 at 8.6k miles. Dealership replaced damper assembly. All good for a while then vibration with hitting a bump started again in oct 2019 at 25k miles. On 11/2/19 at 26k miles at 70 MPH experienced severe/violent shaking in the steering wheel and had to slam on brakes to stop it and bring truck under control. The ford dealership replaced the damper assembly again and the stabilizer bar. Still had the residual vibration after a bump, took back in to dealership on 12/4/19 and they could not 'duplicate customer concern'. On 12/11/19 and 12/16/19 at highway speeds on I-87 between albany and glens falls, ny, I again experienced severe and violet vibration/shaking in the steering wheel. I had a difficult time keeping the truck in the lane I was traveling in and again had to immediately brake hard in heavy traffic to bring the truck back under control. Brought to a different dealership and now being told that despite 1/2 the tread life remaining on the tires that ford is recommending replacing the tires and that an alignment is needed. This dealership is refusing to do alignment unless we replace all 4 tires. At this time the truck has 27k miles on it. I cannot understand how ford can continue to deny this is a major safety issue with their trucks with all of evidence supporting otherwise.
It called the death wobble. While driving home from iowa on december 3rd. I hit a bump in the road doing 70 MPH. The wheels and steering started vibrating so bad it became uncontrollable. I hit the brakes and pulled off the side of the interstate. While pulled over a semi truck hit the rear of my camper totalling it. I was able to drive back to missouri with camper. The death wobble happened twice. After the second I dropped the speed to 60 and did not experience the rest of the way home. The death wobble is well documented and its a shame the government is not doing anything because the auto industry is a powerful institution.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving approximately 60 MPH and above, the vehicle exhibited the death wobble. The contact had to decelerate significantly to stop the wobbling. Tri-state ford (located at 2117 s main st, maryville, mo 64468, 660‑582‑3677) diagnosed that the steering damper failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: cas25169176q0r9d3. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000. *ln
Moving on I-25 near fort carson, co on nov 3rd at approximately 70mph. Experienced violent shaking in steering wheel severally effecting control of truck. Was able to slow, and check vehicle for suspected flat tire. Found no issues, proceeded with caution back up to highway speed, experienced it again. Proceeded to home at 50mph, have not driven it on highway since. Ford dealership says I need a new steering stabilizer, after six weeks I'm still waiting for part to come in. As I research more, it appears the problem may require more parts - afraid it will happen again! Ford doesn't seem too concerned or motivated to fix my problem.
I was driving on the freeway pulling my 23 foot enclosed snowmobile trailer with two snowmobiles inside. I hit a bump in the road and my steering wheel started to shake very violently. I was traveling 70 MPH when this happened. My truck continued to shake violently causing me to swerve on the freeway until I slowed down to 50 MPH. This was not the first time it has happened. I have experienced this violent shaking when pulling a trailer or not pulling a trailer down the freeway. My truck has under 47,000 miles on it.
While driving down the interstate, around 73 MPH, the toad had a bump where it went to road construction. As soon as we hit the bump, the truck started shaking uncontrollably. Couldn't steer, or do anything. Kids in the back screaming, my husband holding the wheel as tight as possible trying to keep from killing us, once decelerating, we finally gained control, but only after swerving through 2 lanes of traffic, where we were very lucky there wasn't any traffic directly beside or behind us. This happened last week when going over a railroad crossing, but not to this extent. The steering damper has already been replaced. The truck has 51k miles on it!
At speeds from 60 to 75 MPH if the truck hits any kinda rough road or bumps it will start shaking violently (death wobble) almost getting me into a serious accident on 3 different occasions and my wife once. The latest incident being this morning 12/12/2019, after I just picked it up from the dealership (blake utter ford) supposedly repaired. It has been reported to the dealership blake utter ford in denison texas. I have had this truck there 3 times for repair and it is still not fixed. I will be taking it back this morning. Please help with this issue
When hitting bumps at interstate speeds of 65-75 MPH, the truck steering/tires/suspension goes into an uncontrollable wobble, "death wobble" having to slow down to roughly 25-30mph to get the truck to come out of the wobble. This problem creates an extremely dangerous situation!!!!! This has happened multiple times and I do not feel safe driving this vehicle.
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