Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. While driving over 60 MPH, the vehicle shook and the steering wheel locked. While the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle shook uncontrollably. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (koons silver spring ford, 3111 automobile blvd, silver spring, md 20904 (301) 890-6100) where it was diagnosed that the ball joint, brake pads, and stabilizer bar needed to be replaced. Also, fluid was leaking on the shocks and the strut needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failures recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 58,100.
2011 Ford F-250 suspension complaints
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When driving this truck, if you hit a pothole or any uneven surface, the truck will shake violently and it's all over the road. It takes all the strength in my body just to hold onto the steering wheel, and the only way to stop it is come almost to a complete stop. Someone's going to get killed, because when it start to shake, you have know control over the direction it's going to go. From what I've read on the net, this shake is called the death wobble and for good reasons. I also heard that ford had known about this defect for years, but want do anything except give you the run around.
At highway speeds when making a slight left turn when encountering a bump in the road the front suspension begins shaking violently. This is commonly known as the "death wobble" for which ford has many service bulletins. Once vehicle speed is reduced to approximately 40 MPH shaking stops. The process of fixing is long and consists of trial and error until the many possible reasons are finally addressed and specific thing fixed. Ford service bulletin discusses specific build dates of 2011 model year from late 2010 - mid 2011.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. While driving 70 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle. It took several seconds for the contact to regain control. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the suspension system failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
When you hit a bump at a higher rate of speed it proceeds to shake so violently that you almost lose control. Research shows that an anti-wobble track bar will fix the problem. If that is the case, ford should be responsible for fixing it. It is dangerous and a ticking time bomb. It has nothing to do with tire pressure. It is a design defect that ford should be responsible for. A person should not spend $60,000 on a vehicle only to have to turn around and sink thousands more just to have a safe vehicle. This should be a recall and corrected by ford. How many crashes/deaths have happened but have not been attributed to this as it has not officially been a recall issue??
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. While driving approximately 50-65 MPH, the front end of the vehicle shook severely. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the passenger side ball joints were damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Death wobble. Severe steering wheel and tires shaking on the front.
We have a 2011 ford f250 super duty diesel pick up with less than 20,000 miles. It is like new, but has developed a serious mechanical defect. Ford motor company has tried up to (11) eleven fixes for this life threatening problem with no success. None of these "fixes" apply on this pick up. Now since the pick up is older than 3 yrs. Even with such low mileage they want us to pay for "trying" out more possible fixes that have currently been unsuccessful for all these ford f250 & f350 pick ups. This should be at the ford motor company's expense. The bottom line, it should be bought back by ford since it is not yet proven to be fixable. Problem: the "death wobble" as described on the internet. This occurs anytime these ford super duty f250 or f350 diesel pickups are driven over 40mph and a bump, rough road, or pothole in the road is hit. The operator looses control of the vehicle. The first time this happened, the pickup was pulled into the on-coming traffic. It took all my son's strength to gain some control and keep from hitting an oncoming semi-truck. This vehicle is worse than the internet video as confirmed by the bend oregon ford dealership. Applying the brakes makes it worse. It has to be allowed to slow down on its own. The vibration is so violent it takes all ones strength to keep it on the road. It's one of the more frightening experiences you'll encounter behind the wheel. The vehicle is shaking so badly you think it'll fall apart and that you're going to die. That's why it's called death wobble.
Vehicle developed violent, resonant shaking at highway speed. Reduction to 40 MPH was required to regain vehicle control.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. While driving 60 MPH over a bump in the road, the vehicle shook uncontrollably. The contact had to slow the vehicle down to 30 MPH to regain control. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the front tires and performed an alignment. In addition, the front suspension bars were also replaced; however, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.
After hitting a bump in the highway the front suspension on our 2011 ford f250 4x4 pickup began to shake violently. I had to apply the brakes and slow down to about 40 miles per hour to get the shaking to stop. After this incident, the death wobble occurred again several times. I took the vehicle back to the ford dealership and they replaced the track bar bushing and ball joints at a cost to me of about $400. Now 3,000 miles after the repair was done by ford the death wobble has occurred again. The violent shaking of the front suspension and steering is a huge safety concern and could easily cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle. Also having to quickly slow the vehicle down 30 or 40 MPH to get the front suspension to stop wobbling could easily cause an rear end accident leading to casualties.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle went over a bump and the vehicle began to shake violently. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the shaking became worse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Ford super duty f250 & f350 are well known to have the death wobble. This problem has been an issue for several years. Starting as early as 10000 miles. If the death wobble happens during a rain storm you are pretty certain to lose control of your vehicle. The front end will start shaking violently after hitting the smallest uneven surface in the road. I hear that the dodge has a similar problem this can be googles and there will be thousands of people discussing this dangerous issue.
My husband was driving through a road construction work zone when suddenly the steering wheel started shaking violently and jumped out of his hands . He lost control of the truck . The other drivers were able to compensate for the out of control truck and an accident was avoided . I went on to research this issue . I found a forum with many others having the same issue . My husband took it to the local dealership where they say they have no knowledge of such issues . They told him it was poor tire pressure or out of alignment . My husband had both checked and there was no problem . I fear it is just a matter of time before there is a severe accident due to this issue . The others say the vehicle continues to do the" death wobble" as it has been coined online . Please have someone look into this problem . I have also emailed ford motor company .
When traveling at highway speeds, if my truck hits a ridge or bump in road, it starts shaking violently up and down. I slow down and fight the wheel to get the truck to the side of the road. So far, this has happened approximately 18 times. Most of the time, it stops shaking as I slow down. Twice it stopped shaking after I crossed traffic to get to edge of road to stop. Very scary! The first time it happened, it bounced up & down so hard, it pulled the wheel out of my hands. As I gently braked to slow down, it stopped bouncing up and down, but then started up again when I hit the next expansion seam on the road. This happened about 6 times on my way to work that day. I was driving approximately 30 MPH in the right lane to get to work in a 65 MPH zone because I was scared to go faster. Traffic was zooming around me and honking. The vertical shaking didn't happen again for about 3 months although I traveled the same highway with the same bumps and the same speed (gritting my teeth). My mechanic examined the truck 2 days after the first round of incidents and found no problems with the front end, steering, or shocks. Nothing was loose, broken, or out of specs. I informed ford.com about the problem and was told to take the vehicle to the dealer. All of the discussion groups said that the dealers could not fix the problem. There seems to be no recall for this incredibly frightening problem. I have always owned ford trucks (last truck is a 1996 f250 that was a wonderful truck - still have it). As background, there are several videos of this happening on youtube with several discussion groups talking about this problem. The "death wobble" shown in the videos is the same thing I experienced.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle vibrated excessively and did not cease until the vehicle was brought to a complete stop. The dealer stated that the vehicle was built with one stabilizer, but should have been built with two. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 50,000.
While towing my 8000lb trailer, I went over some uneven highway pavement and the entire truck started shaking to the point I was no longer able to control where the truck went I had to left off the gas until it coasted to a top. 50 miles later, I entered a suspension bridge over a 500 foot drop with a tractor trailer coming in the opposite direction. As I crossed over the bridge/road seam the truck started shaking again this time it went in to the lane of the semi truck after leaving a considerable amount of rubber he and I avoided a deadly accident. I googled these symptoms and it appears you have known about this issue for some time, please I beg you for the safety of my family make ford corporation fix this issue with these trucks.
My truck starts shaking violently at 40-60 MPH. Steering control is lost and can only be regained by coming to a complete stop. Truck will not switch lanes and pulling over to the shoulder is impossible due to loss of steering. Shaking is violent to the point of loosening bolts. Taken to dealer to be checked under warranty. They claimed it was air pressure or the need for new tires. The vehicles tires are in good condition and air pressure is set at factory recommended levels. Ford says this behavior is normal. A serious accident extremely possible. An independent suspension shop claims issue is due to defective ball joints, lack of steering damper, and defective control arms.
When hitting a bump or pot hole at highway speed the front tires wobble uncontrollably until you all but stop. This could catch someone off guard to crash into someone on the highway.
Truck developed a violent shake in the front end and became uncontrollable. Have to stop immediately before vehicle will stop shaking. The issue is referred to the "ford death wobble" with many recorded instances of this on the web and youtube. Issue has gotten worse and is unsafe to drive. Has been in the ford dealer and many new parts replaced but problem persist. Ford dealer cannot seem to correct so it has been in two other garages for second opinions. Contacted ford motor company and they have no recalls or any knowledge of this problem. Vehicle is a danger to the highway.
Driving east bound on the 91 freeway in the diamond lane I drove over a roadway imperfection. As soon as I hit it with my left front tire the vehicle made a violent motion to the left almost causing me to strike the center divider. This happened several other times before I returned the vehicle to the dealer to have it checked (12/16/2010). By this time, striking an imperfection with either front tire caused the vehicle to move laterally, left or right. After several visits to the ford dealer without remedy, a ford engineer was summoned for a test drive. We drove the vehicle to a spot I consistently have the problem and it violently pulled to the left when the front left tire hit the spot (transition road: 405 freeway to the northbound 710 freeway). Both the engineer and the service manager were in the vehicle at that time and both felt what I was complaining about. Later that same day I was looking at a ford fusion with my son and the ford engineer drove into the lot in a new ford super duty 4x4 that he had driven to that same location. He told me and my son that the new vehicle did the same thing and he would report back to ford so that they could do something about it. I was later contacted by the ford manager and told that my problem was within fords tolerance for the vehicle. He also told me I could probably go over to the four wheel drive parts store and purchase something that might help with the problem. I continue to have this problem but it appears to be getting worse. Even my friends who drive with me complain about this issue telling me I need to do something about it. This past week I contacted ford again via their fix-it hot line and spoke with one of their representatives who looked into my complaint (he spoke with the ford manager and ford engineer). Today he advised me the problem was normal for the vehicle. Anyone else complaining?
While driving at freeway speed hit pothole and truck began to shake violently. Pulled of the freeway to inspect and everything looked ok. Got back onto freeway and crossed over a bridge and the same violent shake happened until I slowed down to about 40 MPH. Dropped truck off at dealer on way home from work.
While driving on straight roads, if you encounter rough road surface (construction, pothole, etc) steering and front end of the vehicle begins to oscillate violently. It is almost like the oscillation creates a harmonic frequency that increases the intensity to a degree that the vehicle must be slowed or stopped to recover.
I was traveling south on highway 99 in the central valley of california north of visalia, ca. I was maintaining my speed in the fast (second lane) lane between 65 and 70 MPH on a portion of the highway that was recently laid with fresh asphalt. This of course, made the road surface very smooth although there was some transition portions of the road surface with a few rougher sections. Going over one of the transitions the front end of the truck began to shake violently. I immediately attempted to slow down which was very dangerous due to the amount of traffic both behind me and to the slow lane to my right. I believe the other drives saw my situation and allowed me to pull to the slow lane to get control of the truck. Once my speed was reduced to around 35 to 40 MPH, the shaking stopped. The passenger who was with me was undoubtedly shaken up - no bun intended. Unfortunately, this was the second time I experienced the "death wobble" that so many other ford truck owners have experienced. The first occurrence was about three months earlier while traveling on the golden state highway in bakersfield, ca. My speed at that time was 60 MPH and began to shake uncontrollably after passing over a concrete to concrete transition in the road. Following both events I took my truck to the local ford dealer for diagnosis. My dealer is jim burke ford, bakersfield, ca. The first time into service the dealer changed out the steering stabilize and said all other front end and steering components checked out fine. The steering stabilizer change out was funny because I had replaced the original one and installed a new bilstein brand steering stabilizer on the truck a few months prior. I have enjoyed this truck but it is beginning to scare my as I'm concerned another event could result in a serious accident. Please help us ford truck owners. Thank you.
I have an f-250 super duty fx4. The truck only has 15,000 miles and last year in oct, 2012 the truck had a violent shimmy in the front end at 9,000 miles. This occurred on two different occasions and I took the truck to the dealer and they replaced the steering stabilizer and the problem was fixed for about a year. The truck has started this shaking again. This has occurred three different times in the last month. This happens if I change lanes that are uneven at about 35-40 MPH and will also happen at speeds greater than 60 MPH if the road is a bit bumpy. It is very scary and the truck is uncontrollable until the shaking stops.
As I was driving on the highway at highway speed, all of the sudden after going over a rough patch of road, I experienced a severe rattling and loss of control. I had to come to a complete stop on the highway and nearly caused a multiple car pile up. A week later, I had the same thing. This time as I was approaching highway speed getting on to the highway. After coming to a complete stop, this caused another accident on that highway that I was not involved in but was a direct result of my having to slow to a stop due to this incident. After this, I looked online and it appears that this has been a problem with ford super duty trucks since 2006 and has caused more than one accident and possible fatalities. This is a fairly common problem as well. The truck is less than 3 years old, and has less than 36,000 miles on it.
Was going over a bridge that had uneven pavement with a slight bank to the left and the steering and entire vehicle began to shake uncontrollably and put the vehicle into the nearby field after running off the road. I contacted ford dealership and was informed to check tire air pressure (air pressure was fine-stock tires and rims). Front steering stabilizer was checked and that was fine. Track bar and tie rod checked and those too were fine. A local four wheel drive shop informed me that they are quite aware of this problem and at 31000 miles they recommended changing the tie rod, dual steering stabilizers, and another alignment. Most off road dealers are aware of this problem and even say to adjust the caster to a positive 4 to correct. As seen on the internet, this began around 2005 with straight axle and coil suspension. Ford must rectify this problem!
While driving at 70 MPH on the interstate, after hitting a small bump in the road, the front end of my 2011 f250 fx4 diesel began violently. I had to pull onto the median and slow to less than 20 MPH to make it stop. This has been an ongoing problem, and, although I have brought the vehicle in for service, changing the shocks and steering stabilizer, I still have the same issues.
I have had repeated issues with the steering of my truck. I have taken it in to the ford dealership for the last 2 years and have been unable to get this resolved. The issue is known as the "death wobble". I was unaware of how common this issue was until I started reading forms where many people have had the same complaint. I have nearly lost control of my truck way too many times.
During a drive on the hwy, the vehicle went over an uneven section of the road causing the vehicle to wobble and shake violently. I pulled over to inspect the front end of the vehicle thinking I had hit something or had a flat tired. Nothing out of the ordinary was found. The same event occurred a month or so later when driving back from the airport and hit a pot hole at about 50 miles an hour. The vehicle once again felt out of control shifting from left to right on the hwy and felt uncontrollable. Got home, checked all associated suspension hardware and nothing out of the ordinary was detected. At this point, I am a bit hesitant to go at speed limit and constantly watching, avoiding main highways. It seems like the vehicle has suspension issues and it was not designed accordingly to its heavy duty ratings. The vehicle is a road hazard and a danger to the driver and other drivers..
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