2018 Ford F-250 SD: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Aug 2, 2023 · Steering · MO

I am now experiencing the second instance of the "death wobble". The first instance was at approximately 20,000 miles. Ford repaired this previously but now the problem has returned; at 50,000 miles. I reported the first instance to the federal safety agency. My vehicle's left front wheel began shaking violently, as if I had a blow out, upon driving over a rough pavement joint. I was driving 65 mph in lane two of a three lane highway. I luckily was able to slow down to about 15 mph, cross one lane of heavy traffic without being involved in a life threatening accident. Being rear ended was a real possibililty. We all know this happens frequently with these larger pickups, especially the ones with the camper package. I think it is time your organization addressed this problem.

Filed Jun 8, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · 147,000 miles · AR

The contact owns a 2018 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle started shaking abnormally as if there was a blowout of one of the rear tires. The contact released the accelerator pedal and noticed there was no blowout. The contact then depressed the accelerator pedal and the shaking returned. The Engine Power Reduced message was displayed before the vehicle inadvertently shut off. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and started leaking fuel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the high-pressure fuel pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 147,000.

Filed Jan 31, 2021 · Steering · 97,000 miles · TX

Over the period of a couple of months I've had 3 different occasions that when I'm going over 60 and hit any kind of bump or uneven patch of road my truck starts violently shaking causing me to lose control until my vehicle is back down under 45 miles per hour. The last time it happen I was doing 55 and sped up a little to get around another truck before coming up on an exit ramp, I sped up to 60 as I was changing lanes to go around and it started shaking the entire truck extremely rough like it would if you had a blowout, it threw me over into the left side lane while on us hwy 287 under hwy 69 in the tunnel where I nearly hit the other truck, luckily the drive realized something was wrong and moved over onto the shoulder avoiding me. I was able to regain control and make it home. Looking back now after the fact I realize this problem had been happening for some time however there was no way for me to really know. I had felt smaller trembles but thought it was just the road or me not realizing what everything was leading up to. I'm a 5ft 2-3in tall female and this truck was my dream car that I worked really hard to pay for. I called ford last year about having it fixed they said warranty wouldn't cover it. Also the "cooling" went out in my seat within the first 6 months, ford also refused to fix that and said it wasn't under my warranty, which btw I bought the extended warranty. My motherboard in my computer or screen in the dash also went out however they did repair this but they tried to charge my for a plastic peice their technician broke and in which I had to point out when I picked up and nearly had to throw a temper to get them to repair the damage they caused. I haven't been very happy, now I no longer feel safe in my vehicle. Help please!

Filed Nov 17, 2019 · Steering · 35,000 miles · AR

On 3 occasions (the first 2/17/2019 at about 35,000 miles), we experienced what we have come to know as "death wobble" on our 2018 ford f250. We had purchased the truck used with 33,000 miles. We do not know if the prior owner had experienced this same problem. We were driving straight down the interstate at night at approx. 65 MPH. I was driving and hit a bump in the highway. Immediately, the truck was shaking violently, I was pulled all the way from the right lane over into the left lane. I had absolutely no control over the steering. My first thought was that we were experiencing a tire "blow out". When the truck finally slowed enough to stop the shaking and I could once again steer, we pulled onto the shoulder to check our tires. There were no tire issues. It was absolutely terrifying. Thankfully, it was on sunday night without much traffic. Had there been a semi truck the left lane, we would likely have been killed. If there had been a small car in the left lane, we may very well have killed or injured passengers. When we got to our destination in fl, we took the truck to the dealer to have it checked. The dealer did not find any cause or problem and told us it was likely a problem with the trailer we were pulling. We were skeptical, but continued driving the truck. On our return trip when my husband was driving, we once again experienced the violent shaking. He was able to slow down and get control of the steering without a crash. Soon after we returned home, we took the truck to the dealer where we had purchased the truck. They replaced the steering dampener. Although, the tires continued to wear very unevenly, we didn't experience another incident until october, 2019. Steering dampener replaced. It is going back to the dealer this week. I urge action before someone is killed. The death wobble is a present and urgent problem!

Filed Aug 28, 2019 · Steering · 29,000 miles · GA

While driving my vehicle I started having violent shaking that resulted in it being hard to control the vehicle. I thought I had a blow out and quickly pulled off the road. After checking all tires and seeing that they were ok I re-entered the vehicle and drove it home. The next event happened while I was driving home from work on the interstate. I was driving at around 70-72 MPH and the vehicle started to violently shake once again causing me to temporarily lose control. I quickly decelerated to around 35 MPH and gained control just before hitting the cement retaining wall that separated north/south traffic. I drove it home at 35-40 MPH the rest of the way home. I called my dealership and explained to them the problem and they gave me an appt time to bring it in. I took it in and left it with them and they said they were unaware of any known problems that would cause this. I left the truck with them and they drove it and told me later that afternoon that they didn't find any problems. I drove it home and the next morning on my way to work I experienced the same violent shaking as mentioned above. I called the dealership back and told them I was bringing it back. They drove the truck again several times and informed me they experienced the problem with the shaking. They said they would call ford engineers and get a recommended fix. I left the truck with them a week, they installed a new steering stabilizer and told me it was fixed. Also they informed me that my front tires were now feathering and said it was due to miles. The truck only has 30k miles, the tires are worn due to the truck being out of line due to the shaking. The stabilizer did not fix the problem, the truck is now shaking on a more consistent bases. I have contacted ford corporate, a buy back offer was initiated. I was denied a buy back offer. The problem still exist and the truck is unsafe.