While driving , front end has a wobble , or looseness that makes it kinda scary to drive. Afraid I'm going to lose control of the truck.
2018 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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When driving between 60 and 75 MPH the truck begins to shake violently. The steering wheel rotates back and forth out of control. The mirrors rattle and the entire truck bounces. This will occur after hitting a rough patch of interstate or when braking to exit the interstate. The truck must be slowed to approximately 40 MPH before the shaking subsides and normal driving can occur. A continuing problem. When I take it back to the dealer service department for warranty I am simply told "they were not able to replicate the problem"
This vehicle suffers violent shaking and shuttering when hitting rough patches in the road. This occurs at higher speeds, but I have seen it at 45 MPH. Very dangerous when this occurs at 75 MPH on a highway interstate. The shaking requires immmediate slowdown to almost a complete stop. This vehicle is a danger on the road.
My 2018 ford f250 super duty has a violent shake (death wobble) if I hit any kind of bump in the road at highway speed, my truck will shake so bad to the point I cant hold onto the steering wheel and whatever is in my cup holders goes flying in vehicle. I have given ford 3 attempts to fix this issue and every time they try to fix it, the problem keeps happening. I have contacted ford's corporate office and spoke with them multiple times about the issue. At this time, they have told me that I just need to keep trying to get it fixed and they refuse to help with any kind of trade assistance to change trucks. Ford knows this is an issue with 2017/2018 super duty trucks but doesn't seem to care about their customers. I'm terribly disappointed in how I have been treated by a company that I spend over $250,000 with over my lifetime.
My 2018 f-250, 11 months old has a death wobble. It has occurred multiple times between speeds 50-65 MPH on interstate as well as state two-lanes. Left wheel hitting any bump can lead to total loss of control of the vehicle. Front end now seems loose after these many occurrences. I am now afraid to drive it on interstate and drive with "white knuckles" everywhere else. Only a matter of time before I end up off the road or into oncoming traffic.
When driving vehicle above 55mph a very scary wobble with start in the front tires.. Steering wheel starts to shake uncontrollably & the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to around 30 MPH. Vehicle started doing this around 15k miles. Everything is factory parts have not installed any aftermarket tires or wheels. Scared to drive over 55mph
When traveling on the interstate and hit a bump the truck shakes violently and does not stop until you come to a complete stop. This has happened at least 5 times. It seems it is happening more frequently now. The truck has 30000 miles. I have had it for 1 year
While driving it develops a death wobble making for a very dangerous condition to try to regain control. It happens when hitting an uneven area in the roadway. It happens almost every time I drive my truck.
At speeds greather than 50 MPH, hitting a bump or pot hole causes a steering oscillation known as "death wabble". This is a common problem and known by many. Vehicle steering is almost impossible.
While driving approximately 65 MPH on march 9, 2019 the front end of my 2018 ford f250 began violently shaking/ oscillating after hitting a rough patch of road in the far right lane of the highway. I lost control of my vehicle and ended up crossing two lanes of traffic before coming to rest in the grass median strip of the highway. I'm worried about my safety and the safety of other drivers. Luckily no one was near me when this happened. My wife will not drive my truck anymore due to this serious issue. I will be contacting the dealership tomorrow.
At around 55 too 60 on uneven road I get the death wobbles and have to slow down in traffic very scary when my family is in there
Vehicle has stock tires and suspension with 43,000 miles. At approximately 60-65 MPH the front steering begins to thrash and ocilate violently causing the truck to become uncontrollable until slowed down to 35 MPH.
While driving 3/3/19 at 70 MPH I hit a ruff spot on the road my truck started shaking uncontrollably after slowing down I regained control. 19000 miles!
Started around 15000 miles extreme shaking in the front end (death wobble).it happened when I went over certain bridges and over passes on the interstate around 70 MPH. Now has 20000 miles on it and has become unsafe to drive. The shaking happens quite often now. Even going slower on side roads, all it takes is hitting a small bump in the road apparently this has become a nationwide problem. The dealership agreed to fix it under warranty. Have been waiting almost a month for parts to come in, they are on backorder
I have a 2018 ford f250 at about 4450 miles had this death wobble happen on the freeway. Had no load and was doing about 80mph, just passed another vehicle as I was pulling in front of it I hit a pot hole and the death wobble started. I had to slow to about 30mph to regain control, nearly caused a accident with the vehicles behind me.
Death wobble in steering & or suspension
Steering death wobble at highway speeds !!!!! Ford has known about this issue for over ten years. Why is this issue still not being addressed? I seems that ford is leaving it up to the customer to resolve. I guess I'm the the dummy for trusting that ford has safety in mind when the f250 was put into production with a know safety steering problem. There is a fix according to the internet but ford continues to fail their customer by not providing the solution at no cost. How many people had to die before ford decides to recall? I paid over 70k for the truck and it is very scary to drive. Not knowing when the next time the front wheels are going to start the (death wobble). Ford please resolve !!!!!
"death wobble" while traveling at interstate speeds you hit a small bump and the truck with go into an uncontrollable wobble and have to slow speeds down to 45 MPH to correct itself, slamming on the brake (which is first reaction) makes it worse
Between 60 to 75 MPH when hitting certain bumps the steering starts violently shaking and will not stop till slow down to about 25 MPH. This started at around 24k and has happened 10+ times. Also at 37k sync 3 radio no longer will come on and wiring issues cannot get trailer braking to connect to the truck. Lights work fine but always shows trailer disconnected so braking doesn't work. You can also start the truck in neutral and put it in any gear without having your foot on the brake.
At around 7k miles developed a death wobble shimmy in the steering when hitting potholes or cracks in the roadway at 40 MPH and up. Took into dealer and upper tie rod was replaced. Problem appeared to be somewhat less noticeable. Now at 10k miles the dw is prevalent in everyday driving and makes the vehicle very scary to drive. Almost total control is lost for several seconds until you brake hoping not to get rear ended while regaining control of the vehicle. Its bad enough to spend $60k on a truck that developed this type of issue at 7k miles but at 10k miles it's not even about money, this could kill someone. Ford has listed a tsb on this issue that I am currently looking into but I've seen no confirmation that this fixed the issue, appears to be more of a bandage. Ford needs to fix this issue asap.
Experienced steering wheel oscillation (death wobble) this has occured while driving on the interstate after driving over an uneven pavement at speeds of 55, 65 and 70mph. The steering wheel shakes violently and lost steering and braking capabilities during the event. It stopped after I decelerated to about 40mph forth until I slowed to approximately 35mph. Ford does have a tsb out on the issue but they are only replacing parts that have worn out, not the hidden issue that is causing heavy duty suspension parts to wear out so quickly.
At 65 MPH when encountering rough expansion joints, potholes, or other bumps the truck will go into what is commonly called death wobble. The front end shakes very violently back and forth. Steering is impossible, it will wrench the steering wheel out of my hands. I had to slow down to 35 MPH to make it stop. I was passing someone and couldn't complete the pass. If the road had been curved at all I would have gone into a very steep ditch.
At approximating 12161 miles on my truck, it is less than a year old , my f250 the vehicle exhibited (4-5 times) a violent oscillating or shaking of the entire truck when going over a bump in the pavement or over the expansion joint of a bridge. I have nearly lost control of the vehicle (4-5 times). My course of action is to take my foot off of the gas, slow down, safely pull to the shoulder of the road, slow down to 5mph, and then I can continue on. The shaking is so violent I thought the truck / I was going to flip over because of lack of steering.
While driving on the interstate, at 70 MPH (posted speed limit) experienced extreme vibration/wobble in the steering wheel and tires after driven over slight rough patch on the highway. It was extremely hard to maintain control of the truck to get it to the shoulder of the highway through traffic. Vibration was apparently visible to onlookers, as several drivers motioned for me to pull over. Truck was bought brand new, six months ago, and only has 16k miles. Truck is stock, no modifications have been done on the truck. Vibration/wobble occurred several more times so we exited highway and returned home via backroads (posted speeds of 55 MPH or less) without further incident.
The 'death wobble' uncontrollable shimmying of the steering wheel after hitting a bump in the road on mostly highways at highway speeds! I have taken it to multiple dealerships and they just keep trying to blame my tires. They tried rotating my tires and telling me its gonna fix the issue but doesn't. The tires on the truck are goodyear wrangler kevlar tires that came on the truck from the dealership and now have only 20,000 miles and are nowhere near worn out! It has happened to me at slower speeds (around 45 MPH) in the city, but mostly occurs around 60-70mph on the highway.
At 7909 miles since new the vehicle exhibited a violent oscillation of the steering wheel coupled with enormous shaking in the front suspension, induced instantly after crossing a bridge transition on an interstate highway at approximately 65 MPH. I nearly lost control of the vehicle and was forced to stop the vehicle on the road shoulder to get it to stop the oscillation. The shaking was so violent it also cracked the rear half of the dual panel sunroof glass.
While driving at approximately 65 MPH, as I crossed an expansion joint from an overpass back to the main road surface, the front end of the truck began to oscillate. The handling returned to normal only after I had reduced my speed.
At appox. 12,000 miles the front string started to feel loose. By 14,500 mi it became very loose, jerky over normal hi way expansion joints. At 14,700 miles, after going over an expansion joint on the hi way at 64 MPH, it went into "death wobble" shaking so hard I could barley control it. It is at the dealership, bob hurley ford. Tulsa, ok. At this very moment. This was almost an accident caused by ford.
Hit some bumps on a bridge on I-24 and steering wheel shook violently and I almost lost control until truck slowed below 50mph
I was driving down I-10 going east on I-10 and crossed the bridge at the alabama/florida line. I was changing lanes while going across the bridge and hit a bump. The front end of the vehicle started violently shaking. The steering wheel was also violently shaking. I had no control of the vehicle and it shook until my speed dropped below 45 MPH which took about 20 to 30 seconds. I felt that if I had hit the brakes, that the front wheel would have sheared right off the axles. This was the most frightening situation I have ever experienced in a vehicle. I have kept the speeds below 50 since the incident and I do not feel safe in the vehicle.
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