2019 Ford F-250 SD: pulls to one side

Filed Apr 6, 2023 · Steering · 33,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 MPH over a rough roadway, the vehicle began to wobble. The contact stated that the vehicle pulled to the right and then to the left. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal and attempting to maintain the vehicle in the lane, the vehicle pulled to the left and ran off the roadway. The contact came to a complete stop. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he continued driving, however, the failure reoccurred several times. The contact stated that he drove under 50 MPH to prevent the failure from recurring. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the steering linkage dampener needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer, where it was diagnosed that the drag link, the drag link end, and adjuster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.

Filed Dec 13, 2022 · Steering, Suspension · GA

When driving vehicle around 60 to 65 mph on interstate, when you hit a bump it will begin to shake violently and pull to one side. Took vehicle to dealership. They replaced numerous parts, but steering linkage arm, which Ford says it actual problem, is back ordered and could be a year before it is available. I was driving vehicle on the interstate after picking it up from the dealership and it did exactly the same thing. It does not seem safe to drive vehicle, but I do not have another truck to drive.

Filed Nov 26, 2022 · Steering, Suspension · PA

On 10/19/22, driving on an interstate at approximately 70mph. Hit normal bump in the road. Vehicle began shaking so violently that one hand thrown free from steering wheel. I grabbed steering wheel with two hands and a very tight grip to control the vehicle, immediately steered onto shoulder and braked. Extremely violent shaking did not stop until vehicle slowed to approximately 20 mph. I immediately exited and inspected wheels and tires. All tires were fine and inflated to normal, recommended PSI. Wheels had all lug nuts installed to normal specifications (I always have torque wrench, tire inflator, inflation tester, tire plug kit, 700lb impact wrench and many other tools). No contact was made with any other vehicle or object. No visible damage to any part of the vehicle. It felt as though the issue was coming from the front of the vehicle. The section of road was completely straight and well maintained. I initially, I thought I may have blown a tire but the vehicle did not pull to one side or the other. The vehicle was not overloaded in any way even though I did have an ATV that weighs approximately 700lbs in the bed of the truck. The ATV was securely tied down with 4 separate ratchet straps on all four corners. A check of the straps confirmed that the ATV was still completely secure. No adjustment or tightening was required. There were no more issues on this trip. On, 11/23/22, I was driving on a highway at approximately 65mph. I was traveling on a section of a small bridge and going through a curve in the road. As I transitioned from bridge to normal section of paved highway, there was a normal bump. Bump was minimal and ordinary as is typical. Vehicle experienced exact same violent shaking and did not stop unit vehicle came to stop. On this same day, I had another incident on straight section of road that resulted in violent shaking until stopped. This vehicle has experienced same issue three (3) times. This issue MUST be reviewed.

Filed Feb 17, 2022 · Steering, Suspension · GA

While driving this 2019 F-250 truck, all of a sudden the truck began to shake violently. Not only the whole truck, but the steering wheel was shaking violently as well. I was scared to death.This has happened on the interstate where I was in the left lane passing a tractor trailer and no sooner did I get passed then my truck began this "Death Wobble." I had no place to pull over to my left, so I had to pull right in front of the truck that I just passed, braking as hard as I could while moving to the right shoulder. An extremely dangerous situation. I can only imagine if this had happened to my wife! Fortunately, I had read about this condition prior to it happening. My truck only has 15,000 miles on it. This Death Wobble has been around since 2005 on Ford F-250 trucks, yet Ford and their dealers seem to pretend that they know nothing about it. And yes, I have had this safety hazard occur several times. This is a very serious safety issue. You have no warning lights or signals that the death wobble is imminent. I can even reproduce it if need be. It has happened several times since December 2021. You can see many incidents of this by either searching on line or by going to YouTube and typing in Death Wobble.

Filed May 13, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · 28,400 miles · TN

The truck reacts very strongly when driving 60-70 miles per hour and hitting a rough patch or poor road surface. This results in steering pulling to one side/veering, extreme vibration and shaking throughout the truck. I have to hang on to the steering wheel to keep it in the lane and lift the foot off the gas whilst it settles down to driving smoothly and back in control again. Online I see that this is referred commonly to 'death wobble'. It is getting worse and makes me concerned re driving at higher speeds as it is difficult to keep the truck straight / not bouncing up and down. It has happened 6-8 times in the last two months since mar 2021 - it happens every time I drive it on the interstate with a rough surface.

Filed Feb 5, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 37,700 miles · TX

Driving down the highway at 70mph, I hit a rough patch on highway and suddenly the steering wheel started vibrating vigorously, whole truck was shaking and pulling to the left. I struggled to control it and began to slow down, at around 45-50mph the shaking stopped and regained control of the steering. Truck continue to have excessive shaking when hitting small bumps on highway. This happened on the day I picked up the used truck from the dealership as I was driving home, truck approximately 37,700 miles. The next day on my way to work, I hit a small bump on the highway going 72mph and steering wheel began vibrating, but was not a vigorous as day prior.

Filed Feb 4, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 22,000 miles · TX

My vehicle experienced three "death wobble" occurrences. All within a few hundred miles of each other. Starting at around 22,000 miles.(november 2019) extreme steering wheel oscillation and uncontrollable lane shifts. These occurred after hitting a pot hole or a seam in the road. All of my occurrences were at highway speed. The only remedy is to immediately brake hard and attempt to move to the shoulder. I contacted my dealer and the truck was given a new steering stabilizer per the most current tsb. I paid to have the truck re-aligned. (alignment was out due to the "death wobble" jarring the front end so hard) 4000 miles after this service, I started to experience "bump steer", humps in the road transfer to the steering wheel excessively. The truck is also pulling hard to the right. Now at 8000 miles past the service the "bump steer" is even worse. There is noticeable play in the steering wheel and you must work to keep the truck in your lane. Having someone move the steering wheel while visually inspecting the steering components showed play in multiple linkages. Tie rod ends and track bar heim joint both are worn out at less than 31,000 miles. Unacceptable, and not safe. The steering stabilizer is a band-aide to push me out of my bumper to bumper warranty. It is on the edge of failing and sending the truck back into more "death wobble". This truck has only been serviced by ford. All recommended maintenance has been performed. Including tire rotations. It is my opinion that steering components fail prematurely. The new steering stabilizer has not remedied the problem with my truck. It will be going back to the dealer for another round of service. It will need at a minimum a new track bar, tie rod ends and an alignment. Ill be filing a reimbursement claim directly with ford if I am asked to pay for the alignment again this round.

Filed Nov 27, 2019 · Steering · 8,000 miles · AR

When truck hits a bump or enters a bridge at 65+MPH on the interstate it pulls left and temporarily loses control of the steering with very hard vibration in front end. It continues to vibrate so hard you have pull over to a complete stop then take off again.

Filed Nov 24, 2019 · Steering · 12,700 miles · GA

12k miles on the truck. Noticing the truck is wandering at highway speeds. Vibration in steering wheel. Then recently after going over highway bridge expansion joint the truck shook violently but went away after slowing down. I was not towing. Just myself in the vehicle.

Filed Nov 13, 2019 · Steering, Suspension · 16,700 miles · TX

I entered ih10 east bound from johns road in boerne tx. At about the time I reached highway speed I hit a bump / pot hole on the road. After impact the truck immediately and violently started to shake and the steering wheel was shaking too. The whole truck started to shake, only stopping after slowing the truck to below 50mph. Now the steering wheel is not centered and there is a constant vibration while driving. The truck feels loose while driving and wanders after hinting small bumps in the road. The truck has approx. 16,700 miles on it. Purchased in april of 2019 new. F250 4x4 crew cab.

Filed Nov 12, 2019 · Steering, Suspension · 1,000 miles · TX

Brand new 2019 f250 has an oscillating steering wheel sometimes at highway speeds. Additionally, if a bump or hole in the roadway is hit, the vehicle becomes almost uncontrollable. Steering appears to be too loose. Vehicle pulls to the right.

Filed Aug 4, 2019 · Steering · 19,490 miles · AZ

Driving down the highway at about 74 MPH. Drove accross expansion joint on a bridge and truck immediately began shaking uncontrolably. Took all of my strength to hold the truck steady. Truck was pulling to the left and I had no control of the direction. Took my foot of the accelerator and gently applied breaks to slow down. Truck stopped shaking when I was almost to a full stop. I got out of the vehicle to check what happend and everything appeared to be fine. This was a very scary experience and I am definitely shaken up. I believe if my wife or daughter had been driving they would have not been able to control the vehicle with such violent shaking.