Death Wabble. Truck uncontrollably shakes in the front end while driving on the highway over 50mph. Extremely scary. It seems like the truck may flip over. Reducing speed below 25mph is the only way to stop it from shaking. Cannot apply brakes while shaking because the truck shakes even more. Allowing the truck to reduce speed on its own is the only safe option.
2011 Ford F-250 steering complaints
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Wobble in front end
The steering is lock up while drive you Issued a recall for Meijer model vehicle but my vehicle is not included and the steering is locking up while driving down the road that acts like the power steering pump is going out this having the same problem with the cylinder as the others
This truck developed "death wobble" after a simple tire rotation. At approximately 53mph, any bump in the road surface would cause the front end to shake violently and cause the truck to be uncontrollable. While violent, it locks the truck into an unsteerable condition and only hard braking can stop the truck. the truck shuttered violently until stopped. From the repairs it appears a combination of weakening shocks and steering stabilizer cause the front end to shutter mildly and probably constantly until the bushings on the track bar are worn enough to cause problems. Then any alteration in front end components, like rotating the tires will unbalance the entire precarious set-up. Once "death wobble" has occurred, it becomes more violent and happens more often until the truck is fixed. Worst of all, there is no single fix or known fix for this problem. The owner if forced to spent thousands of dollars trying every known fix until the problem stops. It was so violent, I was concerned the truck could possibly destroy itself. I was astounded the entire truck did not shake itself apart, it was extremely violent and made steering impossible. I had to drive back to the tire shop at 45mph and carefully avoid even the most minor bump in the road to stop the truck from shaking itself to pieces or killing us.
Own a 2011 F250 super duty and have experienced the death wobble on numerous occasions. I’m getting concerned because it has been getting worse. It takes longer for the oscillation to dissipate as I do my best to slow down without losing control. Please help all who have experienced this to get resolution without the high cost that is related. It is a danger to ourselves and possibly others as I control the vehicle on a busy highway and others have to brake. Thank you, Bill
Experience death wobble every time I merge onto the highway. Results in loss of control and is very hard to control and maintain in my lane.
Front end shimmy that is felt in the steering while moving at highway speeds.
Traveling on interstate onramp getting up to speed and at approximately 50 MPH hit a small bump and front end started to shake violently to the point I had to slow to 30 MPH for it to stop almost causing accident. Accelerated up to 75 MPH again with no issue. Approximately 3 miles after the first incident I went across a bridge and the bump at bridge transition caused the truck to again violently shake until I slowed down to 30mph. No modifications to the vehicle suspension. Truck has 112000 miles. Dealer says nothing wrong even though it happened while testing it. It does not happen everytime I hit a bump. But it does happen 2-3 times per month
Almost killed me and my family from death wobble on the highway. Truck violently shakes when bumps are hit going over 50mph. Extreme safety hazard. Hit a bump on I-25 and shook across 3 lanes of traffic. This is about 6 times since I bought the vehicle and the dealer says there are no issues with the truck. I know 8 ford owners with the exact same issue.
I'm experiencing the death wobble while driving after hitting a bump in the road. It happens on regular roads and interstates. I have changed all front end parts and shocks, got new tires balanced and aligned, and it's still not fixed. I'm told there's nothing else that can be done. It has been happening for over a year. It has happened anywhere between 40mph and 70mph.
Death wobble. As I was accelerating to enter freeway traffic my right front wheel hit a pot hole on the on ramp. I was doing approximately 50 MPH. The truck immediately went into a wobble that was almost un-controllable. I was able to slow my truck and drive to the shoulder of the freeway. I inspected the front end, tires, shocks, steering dampener (which were new) and did not find any problems.
Ford f-250 crewcab with no aftermarket parts & ford recommended rims/tires: a month ago I noticed wobbling/shaking similar to the described 'death wobble'. Placed truck in for service and a recommendation for a solution. While driving over 50 MPH and the vehicle runs over bump on the highway, the steering wheel and truck will shake violently. As this so called death wobble occurs I will coast over to the emergency lane and coast to a stop. I have noticed vehicles behind me slow down quickly and I am assuming they are see truck shake violently, too. If other drivers are seeing this death wobble occurring I am wondering if these drivers are taking emergency avoidance actions which could cause an accident to others. How safe are f-250/f-350 to be on the road? The pickup has been the shop twice for repairs and now I need to contact the shop again for third recommendation. All of the ford recommendations have been completed but the death wobble returns again in less than 60 miles. I cannot sell the pick-up because I know the pick-up has the death wobble. 'so now I am stuck with a pick-up that cannot be driven on the highway. Please post any suggestions/recommendations for a repair for the death wobble. Thank you for your help
Let me start by saying that my truck does not have any aftermarket changes - it is completely stock/oem. At highway speeds (60mph+), the front end of my truck sometimes shudders severely after going over small road surface changes such as joints/seams in the highway. At first it only occurred during sweeping highway turns, but it has progressed to happening on straights as well. The shudder is so severe that the steering wheel nearly shakes out of my hands and things in the stowage spots on the doors are shaken out. I now have to slow to <30mph in order to settle the front end which is obviously extremely dangerous to have to suddenly do on a highway. The initial event occurred at roughly 80k miles and only happened a few times a year. I now have 130k miles and the problem has occurred 3 times within the last month. I've recently replaced all shock absorbers and the steering dampener, had an alignment and the tires balanced and rotated - to no avail. The truck is currently in the shop where they are trying to identify the specific problem but have told me this is relatively common among ford super duty trucks. After doing some research online I have found numerous online communities discussing this problem that has apparently been occurring with ford super duty trucks for over a decade and is still occurring on new units with as few as 15k miles.
My truck violently shakes after hitting a bump or groove. I am barely able to control it and it will not stop until you bring the vehicle to a stop.
When traveling over 50 MPH when my vehicle hits a bump, I get a "death wobble" where the front end shakes uncontrollably. The only option that I have is to slow the vehicle down to 35 or below to get it to stop. I've come close to either losing control or getting hit from behind on several occasions. I can replicate this event by going over different bumps in the road. I have re-aligned my vehicle, replaced the brake system, installed a new steering dampner, rotors, etc, to no avail. Ford dealerships play stupid and act as if there's no problem, I've taken it to multiple mechanics and they insist that it's faulty parts within the steering and suspension. Would like to have it repaired if possible, but don't have a lot of options as to what the true cause is. Please advise as to whether or not you have any other complaints . This has been an ongoing issue since I purchased the vehicle new in 2011. It has only gotten worse as it gets older.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH and driving over a bump in the roadway, the front end of the vehicle suddenly started to violently shake and vibrate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer autonation ford located at 4355 jonesboro rd, union city, ga 30291, who diagnosed that the suspension needed to be repaired. The damper assembly, front suspension, ball joints, and tie rod connections were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.
My 2011 f-250 king ranch diesel has a 'death wobble'. I bought it about 8 months ago and it happened to me three time and my step son once. It doesn't have to be a very big bump for the wobble to start. I have tried to 'drive through' the wobble but it just gets worse. None of the mechanics I have talked to can tell me how to fix it. I love my truck but I can not take a chance on having a wreck and someone gets hurt or worse. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The steering damper has malfunction which caused death wobble. The truck almost flipped.
Shortly after purchasing the truck, was driving on residential street @ a low speed & front end started shaking uncomtrollable,after running over a man hole cover had to fully stop fully, shortly after I was getting on an expresssssy & ran over small chug hole and it started again, took to my mechanic who installed a heavy duty stabilizer bar, new shocks a new camber kit & 2 allignments, still does the same thing, hoping ford has the answer for repairs, would love to be able to pull our rv with the grandkids & wife
Driving 45 MPH on road I drive all the time and all of the sudden the truck started shaking violently and there was no ability to steer at all because of the shaking. I had to slow the truck down to just a few MPH to get the shaking to stop. It was extremely scary and there was absolutely no way to turn the vehicle in any direction if I had needed to.
I was driving on the interstate and hit a bump in the road and the steering wheel was shaking uncontrollably, brakes barely worked while trying to pull off the road. At first I thought that my tires were about to come off my truck, the shaking was so bad that items in the seat ended up on the floorboard of the truck. While trying to get the truck to stop and off the interstate I was almost rear ended by an 18 wheeler.
Violent shaking at freeway speeds that occur between 55-75 MPH causing the 'death wobble' have to slow down to under 40 MPH to have the shaking completely stop have replaced the steering damper, the track bar with new bushings and have had an alignment done and have had several shops look at it and have found no other issues with the front end, steering components or suspension components that need to be replaced. Spoke with a local ford dealership and was told that I needed to replace the steering damper and that would solve the problem which I know it did not because it had already been replaced and this wobble has happened almost 10 times in less then a few months.
Vehicle in motion at 60 to 65 MPH on smooth public city highway when the vehicle began shaking uncontrollably particularly in the front end. Steering became difficult to control and although I immediately began to brake and attempt to keep it from the median or ditch the vehicle didn't cease the uncontrollable shaking until I came to a near stop off the edge of the highway. It continues to feel as if it were about to occur any moment again the remaining 20 miles to my home. I intend on taking it to the ford dealership first thing in the morning as if was a dangerous situation to myself and wife as well as other drivers on the highway. Purchased vehicle less than 5 months ago.
Truck has excessive wobble at highway speeds causing loss of control. Death wobble. New tires, track bar, tie rod ends have been installed and front end adjusted to ford bulletin with no solution of correcting the issue. This issue started in august 2018 and has been in the dealership several times for corrections. The truck was in the shop again last week with the same issue.
When traveling above 50mph and hitting minor transitions, holes, imperfections in the roadway the front goes into a sever vibration causing a out of control experience. Must slow down below 40 MPH to get under control. I think this is referred to the "death wobble" continue to replace parts trying to find a solution
On the 17th of october 2019 driving down the interstate from nebraska to colorado my truck it would hit a bump or seam in the road and it would start to shake the steering wheel would shake the truck was shake vigorously until I had slowed it down to less than 20 it would quit this happened to me about 7 times from then on I just kept speed down get off that I got off the interstate and my kept my speed down to under 60 and it did not happen again I did take it to the dealer to be fixed, at my expense, I bought new tires I had the alignment done and everybody tells me this will fix what they call the death wobble but it was very scary and my truck only has 45000 miles on it! I just wanted to report this problem it is not safe at all I hope it doesn't happen again
Uncontrolable front wheel bounce at speeds above 45 MPH when you hit even the slightest bump or variation in the road. Entire truck shakes and you have to slow down to 20 MPH or lower to get the bounce to stop. Has happened at least 30 or more times. Tires, tire pressure, shocks, steering stabalizer, and all front end components have been check and replaced. Still continues to happen. This issue is extremely widespread with many forums talking about it. This will cause multiple deaths if not handled swiftly. Driver has not control over vehicle until the bounce stops. At highway speeds (45 MPH +) this is not an issue that can be put off any longer. Recently watched another ford f250 (with 6.7 engine, so 2011 or newer) get the tire bounce and ended up going off the road and rolling twice. I hit the same area and was able to control the bounce and slow because I saw the other ford crash. I am trying to research the crash and get a police report number to submit. I can't emphasize how important it is that this gets handled and fixed by ford!!
Death wobble! Dealership has replaced ball joint, bushing, new tires, some connecting rod ' still happens!!! This is going to kill me or somebody!!! It happens at 70 MPH and above. This is all over the internet ' ford knows about it; they just haven't fixed it.
Death wobble. While in the highway at speeds above 45 MPH if you hit any sort of bump the front end starts shaking uncontrollably and have to slow down to about 25mph to regain control. This has happened to me over 15 times in the last month. It is very dangerous and I have almost been in severe accidents a couple times. I have had it at the shop to fix this problem. They replaced the steering stabilizer and the problem did not go away. After reading for hours online there is no effective fix for this. This seems to be a dangerous design defect that ford will not address.
The vehicle has an excessive wobble also known as the death wobble when you hit any slight imperfections in the road or sometimes on newer paved roads. The vehicle goes into a sudden loss of control state and you must slow down to 20 MPH before you can recover the loss of control. The vehicle has been returned to ford and I have spent over $2400.00 replacing front end parts and tires with slight improvements. The death wobble is still occurring and is highly dangerous while driving especially on the interstate or heavy traffic at higher speeds in excess of 35 MPH.
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