On the morning of 06/15/2020 at 7:30 am driving eastbound on interstate 64 mm 27 at a speed of 71 MPH,I experienced a death wobble after passing over an overpass on the highway I applied braking and moved onto the shoulder ,slowed to a speed of 35 MPH before the shaking subsided and I was able to regain control . The truck suspension is completely stock with 24000 miles on the vehicle. I had the tires rotated at last service 1500 miles before..
2019 Ford F-250 SD steering complaints
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Death wobble after hitting groove in highway, was nearly impossible to control steering on truck.
Driving on highway at 70 MPH, and road had potholes and uneven pavement. Front end violently shook and lost control of steering it tossed my truck into the lane next to me and thankfully no car was there. This is the death wobble and it was very scary and dangerous.
My 2019 f-250 has the "death wobble". It has recurred twice, both times with a vengeance while traveling through orlando. Fortunately, it wasn't raining & nobody was close behind because you have to immediately slow down to below 45mph or you might lose control. Have complained to ford and request a buy back, but was refused. I then asked for extended warranty, but the only additional warranty they offered me is for the engine. Obviously, they know they have a serious problem. Please help!
Truck begins to violently shake at 60mph if a small bump is hit on the freeway. Once I brake and reduce speed, approx 10-15mph, it goes away.
My 2019 f250 has 21,000 miles. I purchased it used, and have had it for a few months. In 2 family trips on the interstate at highway speeds- I have experienced the 'death wobble' 4 times. It most recently happened twice in 50 miles of interstate driving. At a speed of 70 MPH, which is the posted speed limit. While driving over an expansion joint near a bridge overpass, which is a mild bump, the entire front end of the truck will shake violently. The steering wheel shakes violently. The cab shakes violently. Everything. Back and forth laterally. It's extremely loud. The truck is barely able to be controlled. I have to turn on the emergency flashers, get to the emergency lane as soon as I can, which is extremely difficult while in a panic situation. After coming to a complete stop, and accelerating again, does the wobble stop. If you're able to drive over the expansion joint and hit it with both tires at the same time, nothing happens. It's only when the joint is contacted at an angle. When one tire hits, then the next, is what creates the death wobble. The only way to prevent this from happening is driving at 55mph, which is not only dangerous but potentially illegal.
Hit a bump running 75 MPH on a highway and experienced the death wobble it forced me into oncoming traffic. It happened again in less than 2 miles.
Vehicle steering wheel shakes when driving over rough roads or bumps. Commonly referred to the "death wobble". Truck is difficult to control while the wobbling is going on. My research shows many complaints and very little action from ford to remedy the problem. This problem is a legitimate safety concern. I believe that ford should have a recall campaign to fix this problem. The problem is described as a defect linked to abnormal wear and/or loosening of the track bar bushing, damper bracket, ball joints, control arms, shocks and/or struts. Vehicle is currently being repaired by a private shop not the dealer.
I was driving on the highway when the front end of my truck began to violently shake including the steering wheel! I was going 65 MPH and I could barley hold onto the steering wheel it was shaking so violently! Both of my wrists are swollen and bruised as well as my right thumb. My nail on my right thumb is cracked and bruised as well as a result of holding onto the steering wheel as hard as I could. I immediately slowed down as soon as I could but I swerved into the other lane and then into a ditch. I lost control of the vehicle due to this violent shaking. This has happened multiple times to me, it seems to get worse each time! This truck is not safe and I want justice. There was another vehicle coming in the opposite direction, the highway I was on was a two lane highway. If he would have been 3 seconds closer I would have had a head on collision going 65 MPH! The truck shakes so violently and it is terrifying!
Was speeding up to merge on the highway and the vehicle starting shake and vibrate violently. I slowed way down and pulled off on the shoulder, turned on my hazards and exited the truck. I did a visual inspection all around the truck and nothing appeared broken or damaged. I got back in and merged back on the highway and increased speed. The shaking and vibration was gone. I drove it the next day at highway speeds and there was no issues. Upon researching this issue, I found this was a common problem among ford super duty owners and its called the "ford death wobble". I contacted the ford customer care line and filed a complaint with ford. I will be contacting my local dealership too.
I was traveling on a county road and my speed was approximately 60mph. I hit a rough spot in the road prior to crossing a bridge. The vehicle started shaking uncontrollably and would not stop until I came to a dead stop. I almost hit the guard rail and the vehicle behind me almost rear-ended me. I have researched what happened and I have discovered this is referred to as a "death wobble" in this particular series of vehicles. I am in the process of paying to try and get this fixed but no one promises a fix. This needs to be corrected by ford motor co. I called them to lodge a complaint and they said that they had never heard of that and basically hung up on me. I'm also now aware of a class action lawsuit pending on this matter. How do I involve myself in that matter? This is a very dangerous situation, especially if circumstances exist where you have traffic on both sides and following the flow of traffic. It would be real hard to stay off one of the vehicles at your sides or keep from causing a pile-up behind you.*dt
Front end "death wobble" 2019 f250 with 17000 miles. While driving on 2 lane road, slight left curve in the road at approx 55 MPH, hit a frost heavy bump. Caused uncontrollable side to side wobble of front end and steering wheel. Worse when I applied the brakes. Stopped once below 40 MPH. This has happened 2 times in the last week. Went to ford today. They replaced the steering stabilizer. I'm skeptical that this will fix the problem. Front tires are at 5/32 factory goodyear. With even wear. I will replace tires next. These events could easily have resulted in a significant accident. It seems it is a combination of cheap/worn parts and poor quality tires.
Going down the highway the other about 75 hit a bump and the steering started shaking will bad. Had to slow way down to get control. Found out later they call it the death wobble.
The steering wheel has gone into a violent death wobble at least a half dozen times while driving on both two and four lane highways. I've nearly lost control of the vehicle the most recent time this happened. The truck only has about 17000 miles on it and is less than a year since I purchased it brand new.
I was driving 70 MPH down the highway. I went over an area that had a patch in the road and as soon as I hit that bump my truck felt like I was gonna loose control. I almost went into another lane but thankfully I had both hands on the steering wheel. The truck just vibrated so hard. I have noticed that it tends to do that on bumps.
The truck has been in the repair shop many many times ford could not repair it. It has death wobble and bump steer. It's very dangerous
Driving at interstate speeds, I hit a small bump in the road and the steering wheel began vibrating and turning back and forth at a high rate of speed. The front of the vehicle was shaking violently and I was forced to slow down to under 40 MPH to get the vehicle back under control. I almost caused a wreck behind me from slowing down so quickly. This has now happened 3 times violently. First at less than 10,000 miles, the second at 42,000 miles and the last and most violently at 45,000 miles. I contacted the dealership, and they informed me that there was no recall, and that it was probably uneven tire wear or improper air pressure in my tires. It would not be covered by my warranty, even though I paid for the extended 100k mile platinum warranty. I have now replaced the track bar with an aftermarket version designed to correct the "death wobble" issue, and the problem has stopped.
When hitting minor bumps in roadway at various speeds the vehicle is thrown violently off course-major safety issue. This has been an ongoing concern the date listed below is the last occurrence.
My 2019 f-250 usually at speeds above 50 MPH begins to have violent shaking in the front end suspension/steering system when you hit a bump in the road. Problem can be so severe that you loose control of the truck while trying to avoid traffic to bring the truck to reduced speed to around 15/20 MPH before it stops. Shaking.
Lose control of the vehicle, it goes into a death wobble that I can't stop. The truck usually has to get down below 30 MPH before it stops wobbling. I lost a boat off a trailer because the truck and trailer got sideways
While driving at speeds from 45-65mph on highway, truck will go into a violent shaking and entire vehicle will wobble and bounce. The steering wheel is impossible to control and only way to reduce the shaking episode is to slam on brakes and reduce speed to below 10mph. This is a common ford front end problem and is usually referred to as the 'death wobble' and occurs in most ford superdutys from 2005-2020
I bought this truck with 14000 miles 3 days ago. I was driving with kids 40mph when I hit a bump on road. The trick violently started shaking and did not stop until I completely stopped the truck. I called service and they said it is a death wobble and if they replace the manufacture part it will happen again in about 30k miles. I was driving on a city road when this happened.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-250. The contact stated the while driving approximately 65-70 MPH on wet roadway, the steering wheel shook violently and was uncontrollable until the speed was reduced to 35 MPH. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to liberty ford brunswick (3101 center rd, brunswick, oh 44212, (330) 225-9141) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering assembly, steering linkage, damper and tire pressure needed to be reset. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was contacted but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 1,200.
When you hit a bump on highway steering wheel can shake almost causing you to change lanes.
At approximately 55 MPH, I hit a bump in the road and the steering began to wobble uncontrollably and I lost control of the vehicle. The only way to make it stop was to slow down to approximately 25 MPH on a busy highway. Any time I hit a bump in the road at ~55 MPH or more, this happens. Truck has 25800 miles. It has been doing this for the last couple of weeks, but up until this time, it was not near as bad. It is very dangerous and impossible to control without slowing down.
From the day we bought the vehicle we noticed a wobble in the steering wheel at around 50-70mph, similar to tires not being balanced correctly, and planned to have it looked at on the first oil change. At around 3900 miles on the way home from a road trip I hit a small insignificant pothole on the freeway doing about 70 and it jerked the truck to the side. That same road trip I hit a second small pothole and this time it jerked the truck into the other lane, luckily no car was next to me. The following day while accelerating on the the on ramp of a freeway, at around 50 MPH, I experienced a wobble in the steering wheel that I would later find to be known as the 'death wobble'. It shook the wheel so violently that I thought one of the front wheels was coming off the truck. I immediately slowed down and the wobble dissipated so I was able to continue driving slowly back home. I called and brought the vehichle into the dealer an hour later and was shocked to find out they have a tsb out for this known issue. If this is occuring at 4k miles than it is not a 'wear and tear' issue. This is a problem directly from the factory and ford needs to be forced to not sell another f-250 off their lot until their tsb has been performed and recall all vehicles affected. This is a major safety issue that now has me fearful of letting my wife and kids ride in the vehicle.
Driving down highway around 70 MPH then after breaks were applied the truck started to go into a death wobble which almost made me crash.
Death wobble / severe shaking of steering wheel and almost lost control of vehicle. Was traveling down the road at around 70 MPH and hit a rough patch in the pavement at a bridge. Ford should issue a mandatory safety recall and replace the entire front suspension system and steering system and whatever else it takes to fully resolve. People will get injured or killed if this is not fixed.
I purchased a new 2019 f250 in january and noticed around 65 to 70 MPH the front end started shaking back and forth I took the truck to the dealership and they replaced the stabilizer shock stating that ford knows about the problem but they are not recalling them for this issue. The truck still shakes at 65 to 70 MPH the dealership said they can only fix what ford will tell them to fix. This to me is a serious problem due to when you hit a bump at theses speeds a person could loose control and wreck
Right after purchasing the truck, left out the dealership, hit a bump in the road @ 65mph and the truck began the 'death wobble' in the front end and shook vigorously until I slowed to 45mph. It did it a few more times on the way back to the dealer. Tsb#19-2392 was used by the dealership for the repair.
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