The front end of my ford f-250 regularly wobbles uncontrollably when traveling on the freeway at speeds in excess of 50 MPH. The shaking is so scary and violent and the only way to stop it is to slow down or stop the vehicle and this is very challenging and dangerous while traveling at high speeds on the freeway with other cars around.
2010 Ford F-250 suspension complaints
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When driving vehicle at highway speed and I hit a bump or ripple in the road the truck will vibrate violently causing possible loss control of vehicle. Must come to stop quickly to stop vibration. Mm
When traveling at highway speed and I hit a bump or ripple truck will vibrate violently causing potential loss of control. I must reduce speed immediately to gain control and stop the vibration
Ford f250 superduty. 52,000 miles. Severe shake in the front end of the truck at speed 45-55 MPH. Truck also is pulling to the right (not while braking). Highway driving.
Truck is experiencing the 'death wobble'. Violent shaking and bouncing of the front end and steering assembly. Has happened multiple times- always at freeway speeds after hitting a change in pavement surface- bridge joint; pothole, rough road. Both when empty and when towing a travel trailer. Has happens going straight and also on curves. The violent shaking continues until the truck slows down to a certain point (under 30 MPH?) then it returns to normal operations. Having to slow down on the freeway is dangerous! There are numerous articles, videos, etc online that detail the problem. There is also a class-action lawsuit (I am not party to it ). Ford needs to acknowledge the problem and fix it! This should be a safety recall before someone is killed! It is very scary and dangerous and if the driver panics or isn't skilled it could result in a very serious crash. From what I have learned ford's recommended fix does not fix the problem. Customers spend a lot of money replacing parts but that isn't the solution. The problem persists. My truck is bone stock and well maintained. This is an engineering defect, not a customer maintenance issue.
Periodic loss of control due to extreme shimmy otherwise known as the ford death wobble. Although the truck is a 2010 it now has 40,463 miles, has no off road use, tires kept balanced and rotated per ford service, has been treated like a baby and is still in excellent condition. The problem started occurring around 30,000 miles. At unpredictable times the front of the truck will violently start shaking at speeds above about 50 MPH. I have run into a ditch while trying to regain control, other times have swerved out of my lane of traffic. This condition renders the $59,000 truck highly dangerous. I am terrified to drive the truck. The ford dealer said they could repair the truck for about $1000 but this is not my fault, all proper maintenance has been done. The truck has been gently driven. Ford should be required to recall and repair the truck. The problem started at about 30,000 miles. The latest occurrence was june 7, 2020.
Driving on the highway at speeds between 65-75 MPH, when you hit a bump, or any rough patch of road, the truck shakes violently in the front end. I have heard this referred to as the 'death wobble'. This has been happening periodically over the years I have owned the truck. Despite new tires, alignment, shocks, brakes, etc., the truck still has this wobble. There are two spots on the highway I travel within 15 minutes of my house this happens every time I drive the truck. Both are where the road transitions to a bridge overpass.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-250. While driving 70 MPH, the entire vehicle shook violently and displayed the "death wobble". The contact released the accelerator pedal and the vehicle slowed down and pulled off the exit ramp. The contact was able to slowly drive to his destination. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the tie rods, trac bar, trac bar cushions, and trac bar ball joints all needed to be replaced. The contact called deacon jones ford-lincoln (3301 mclain st, goldsboro, nc 27534, (919) 736-3387) and was advised to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer acknowledged that there was a class action lawsuit for the "death wobble" failure. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall for the failure. The vehicle was scheduled to be repaired by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was 156,000. The VIN was unknown.
Death wobble. Hitting a bum at highway speeds and the struck loses control. Have to pull over onto the shoulder for hit to stop. Almost took me into the other lane and hit a car. Very dangerous. Has happened several times.
We have a 2010 ford f250 superduty diesle with approx 105k miles on it. While driving down the city highway (route 15 south in williamsport, pa) at approximately 64 MPH I was on a bridge that the road turned slightly to the left to merge into another highway and when I hit the expansion joint the truck started to violently shake out of control bouncing the truck toward the rail guard. I applied the breaks to slow the truck down. It took all the stregnth I had in my arms to keep the truck on the road. When at approx 35mph the shaking finally subsided. This is not the first time this has happened in our truck. My husband has experienced it a few times. After researching on the internet I found that there is a ford technical service bulletin 18-2268 for this and it is being called the death wobble. We are taking our truck in tomorrow to be serviced at our local ford dealer, but this is very dangerous issue and should be a ford recall. Everything I am reading online is pointing to a known issue with the steering linkage damper/adjust assembly and clearance between the axle and the bearings in the hub assembly. Below are the part numbers that are listed in the ford technical service bulletin 18-2268: part numberdescriptionquantity hc3z-3e651-d steering linkage damper1 5c3z-3b440-eee 1 adjuster assembly2 5c3z-3b440-ddd 3/4 adjuster assembly2 5c3z-3b440-ccc 1/2 adjuster assembly2 5c3z-3b440-bbb 1/4 adjuster assembly2 f2tz-3a049-a castle nut2 w525288-s437 cotter pin2 I really feel this needs to be addressed with ford and put in as a recall before someone dies. Please be proactive to save lives.
Between 50 and 60 miles an hour if you hit a little bump the left front wheel will start hopping and shaking all over the road and you have to come to a complete stop it's noted on the internet as the ford death wobble
While driving the truck at a speed greater than 40 MPH, when you hit a bump in the road, the steering wheel and truck begin to shake to the point of non control. I've had the vehicle looked at by 3 mechanics and replaced ball joints, stabilizers, tie rods, etc. Nobody can fix it. Ford won't admit anything is wrong. Http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/ford-f-250-super-duty/tohp1m75vbfbft9il/p15
When I hit a bump in a road going over 50 its a terrible shacks and we have replaced a lot of stuff mechanics really unknowing the problem. And problem still unsolved all that money we paid for the truck and I pray that truck don't be the death of me and my kids we need some help on getting our only transportation fixes we have had several bad close to death experience in that truck when on the highway its shacks uncontrollably. Tonight I like to cause a serious accident due to uncomfortable shacks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-250. The contact drove over a slight bump at 70 MPH and the vehicle began to vibrate severely. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
While travelling approximately 65 MPH through a curved area of highway, vehicle hit a small bump. Vehicle began to shake violently and uncontrollably in the front end and steering wheel. Once I slowed to approximately 40 MPH vehicle stopped shaking. When I pulled over to attempt to identify problem, a woman who had been driving in the lane next to me stopped. She advised me that she saw the incident and said that my front driver's side tire looked like it was about to fall off. I checked suspension and did not notice any obvious problem. I checked lug nuts and all were tight. I was on my way home from a vacation and continued driving approximately 125 more miles without incident. After researching on internet, I am sure that I experienced what is being referred to on the internet as the "death wobble" my truck only has 59,000 miles and is all stock. Tires have relatively good tread and were inflated at proper pressure. I think this could have caused and serious accident and I am fortunate that it did not. It felt very dangerous. I want to report this so that ford will address this issue.
While driving on crowded interstate hwy. Vehicle makes contact with a expansion joint and truck goes into severe wobble and shaking. Had to brake speed in moving traffic to almost a complete stop to cure wobble. Very dangerous and scary. Luckily drivers were courteous enough to let me get it under control without running into my rear and causing a pile up. Have had vehicle in repair shop to inspect with no identifiable solution. Now have a fear of returning back home the 500 miles. Wife is paranoid and fearful. This is the third occurrence in the last year. Manufacturers need to find a fix for this or serious injury could occur.
I just bought this vehicle and was driving the highway at 65 MPH. I went over the expansion joint on a bridge and lost control of the vehicle. It jumped into the next lane. Thank god no one was in the other lane and no one got hurt. My family and others could have been killed. The dealership said the steering damper was bad. I'm sorry but a bad steering damper when you are traveling 65 MPH over a small bump should not make your vehicle jump into the next lane and loose control. This must be fixed by ford. I am reading that other people have had to have all of the front end parts replaced and then the problem returns again. What is the federal safety agency doing about this? Do not have VIN at this time my truck is at the dealers.
About 6 months after the purchase of my 2010 ford f250 king ranch 4x4 my truck began to have serious shimming in the front in when I would hit bumps on highways. This schim is listed as the death wobble on many websites. I have had the front end repaired 3 times and going on the fourth time today when I took the truck in for service. I spoke to my service manager and asked if he knew of a permanent fix and he spoke to the shop foreman and advised me they can only fix this problem tempoarily. This last time this happened I was pulling my 35 foot travel trailer and almost rolled my truck with my family in the vehicle. This is a very serious and dangerous issue and I am having trouble understanding why a major safety recall has not been filed. You can google f250 death wobble and you will see tons of websites with information about this and complaints that ford has no fix for this issue. I think if ford can not fix a major safety issue like this then they should replace these trucks with new ones. It seems to be the year 2008-2010 with the major issues. Every friend I know that owns one of these trucks has said they have the same issue and they arer scared to drive their trucks. I feel exactly the same and I would like something done for everyones safety. I am looking into the lemon law to see if I fall into the requiements to file a claim for a new vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-250 diesel. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle would start shaking violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. As a precaution, the dealer replaced the dual shocks and tires. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure persisted. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 46,000.
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