The front end of the vehicle and wheels start to violently oscillate at speeds between 50-60 mph. Sometimes it occurs after hitting a small bump and often occurs over smooth roads. This has been described as the "death wobble". I have to slow down below 25 mph for the wobbling to stop. This has put me in numerous dangerous situations on the street amd highway.
2012 Ford F-250 steering complaints
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Inconsistent Death wobble when traveling at speeds 50+mph. The vehicle will begin to shake violently. I will have to come to stop to resolve issue. A licensed mechanic has diagnosed this issue and replaced most of the front end suspension parts. The inconsistent death wobble continues and the vehicle shakes violently and is difficult to maintain control. This is a huge safety issue.
While driving the truck going over 50 miles per hour, it goes into a wobble, shaking, vibration mode. I feel like I'm in a earthquake. Some times it comes on just normal driving and most of the times happens driving over bumpy uneven surface and potholes road doing over fifty miles per hour. I have taken it to the dealership red mccombs in san antonio texas about three or four times before with this problem. They can't fine the problem. The survice adviser did state that one of there technician did knowdice a slide vibration while test driving it but other then that no probems. They did replace a part at one time but it did not solve the problem. I have an appointment [red mccomb] on 6th of february to drop off the truck to check out again. I don't know what to do any more. This last time the vibration was real bad. Had hard time getting it under control on a major city highway. I though I was going to get kill. I fear for my life and safety driving that truck. I don't want to sell it and put somebody else life in danger. I called ford manufacture on around the 17 or 18 of january and informed them about it. The conversation was recorded according to them. They acted like there has been no problem with those trucks. They contacted me back with the dealership. Thats when I made the appointment. I bought that truck new in temple texas from the johnson brothers dealership in june 2012. Red mccomb has maintain all of the required maintanace and mechanicle problems since I bought it new. Just about everything is documentred there.
The truck will shake violently and uncontrollably at speeds above 45mph...thought I was going to crash into on coming traffic...very scary and life threatening not only for myself but also my passengers oncoming traffic ... I'm pretty sure I would have been the one with a lawsuit if I was to crash into something or someone...instead of ford ..please fix
Known Ford Superduty "death wobble"...violent shaking of truck's front end at highway speed. Happens randomly and usually after hitting a bump or going over uneven road surfaces. Only way to stop wobble is to slow down to below about 50 mph, putting myself and others on the road at risk. Known Ford issue.
Today, September 6, 2022, is the first time I experienced the so called death wobble. I was traveling along at 55 mph when I went over a bump in the road and my truck began to shake like a dog shaking water off. I slowed down to 40 mph before it stopped. The shaking caused the turbocharger intake hose to break away from the engine causing an undrivable condition.
The truck is experiencing what is commonly referred to as the "Death Wobble." At around 55 mph, the vehicle starts to violently shake. It shakes the whole vehicle, especially the steering--the steering wheel severely shakes until I slow the vehicle slows down below 40 mph. From my research, I've found this is a common issue among other Superduty owners. It seems like there are faulty front end suspension and/or steering parts at play: pitman arm, drag link, tie rod ends (and their bushings/ball joints), etc. The shaking happens on the freeway and is frightening to experience as it could potentially lead to losing control if unable to slow down in time to stop the shaking. Being at freeway speeds, my family and I are at risk as well as other vehicles on the road if we were to lose control. This issue did occur 1.5 years ago. I took it into a Ford dealership where they replaced the steering dampener/stabilizer. Now the death wobble is happening again. From what I've learned, this is a band-aid fix that doesn't address the root cause of the death wobble. No warning lamps or error codes are present before, during, or after the shaking.
I have not had an accident. I have experienced a violent shaking of the steering after going over a bump at highway speed (50 +MPH). The truck shakes so that control is very difficult until one can reduce speed. I have heard this shaking called the “Death Wobble” An appropriate name.
While traveling at 55mph I hit a bump which caused the front of the vehicle to shake very violently. Rapid speed increase made it worse. It was only resolved when I braked hard slowing to 30mph. Thank goodness there was no traffic behind me as this would have resulted in my being rear ended by another vehicle.
Front end death wobble. It began slightly about 6 months ago but progressively has gotten worse. Today driving from 40mph to interstate speeds of 70mph. It is scary and dangerous. Please do whatever is necessary to have FORD recall and fix for this issue.
DEATH WOBBLE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. at speeds greater than 40mph, the vehicle becomes almost impossible to steer due to a major 'wobble' in the front end.
While driving at highway speeds and going over a bump, steering wheel will oscillate violently. Will have to slow down to nearly a stop to get it to stop. This happens between 60 and 65 MPH hitting the right bump truck gets death wobble, has to get on the brakes hard to stop it, had dealer look at it. It has been at the Ford dealership where I bought it and an independent shop and each time it has gotten a little better at each shop but still not completely fixed.
Death Wobble. Truck was uncontrollable, shook so bad that I thought I was going to run off the road. has happened 3 times. Ford claims it is an expected issue.
Going 70-80mph on Rt119 North bound after going over a bridge truck started violently shaking with no control. Slowed down and kept going. After about 7 miles and going below 50mph the truck did the same thing.
The vehicle starts shaking violently and uncontrol able until you slam on the brakes and your speed almost drops to nothing, only until then do you have control of the vehicle. I have been lucky because nobody has been beside me or else I would of slammed into them. Components in the front end have failed, i have replace the steering control arms, had the tires rebalanced, put a Rancho stabilizer, and had the ball joints checked.
Death wobble in steering which pulled truck onto on coming traffic .. dangerous and Ford should correct ongoing problem with people’s safety
Death wobble around 45 MPH
My local tire man described this as a " death wobble" and that is aa good description. As I drive usually at 55 MPH the truck suddenly starts to shake, no prior warning, so hard it is hard to hold onto the steering wheel. O far I have been able to pull off to the side of the road and slow to a stop without a wreck. I can then proceed as if nothing has occurred. This seems to be getting more frequent. And makes me nervous when I drive.. I have learned from my tire man there are other owners in my are having this same problem with their ford trucks. We have had fords since the '70's and never had this problem with any other one. I understand there is a part or something that can be done to fix this problem; however it costs $400-$500 and I think this is something that ford should fix, not the owner, when it seems to be a ford problem.whether in design or whatever. I even had a ford serviceman tell me that this is a problem sometimes with ford . This is a frightening thing and I about had a heart attack the first time it happened.. Luckily I was alone and didn't frighten anyone else. This has happened numerous times first in 2014 . I will put the last time in the space below and I did have a friend with me that time.
The death wobble my f-250 truck has been having a death wobble since I bought it ,I first took it in to ford service department with 10,212 vehicle miles on the truck because of the death wobble , and have taken the truck several times for the death wobble since then . Ford motor company has never fixed this problem , they only make minor changes "bandaid" to the truck and it is still not fixed , they keep putting me off and say there is no solution to this problem. I have several pages of service repairs ford has performed but they have never fixed the death wobble . My ford f-250 still has low mileage but is not safe to drive. My family and I have came very close to a roll over at 70 MPH on the interstate from when we hit a bump in the road. Every time the truck rolls over a bump at any speed above 20 MPH it goes into a wobble and becomes very hazardous and scary. We bought this f-250 king ranch to drive and enjoy on vacations and other family trips , but at this time my family and I don't feel safe riding in it, nor having it on the road ways in fear of it being a danger to us and other drivers or pedestrians. This f-250 goes into a death wobble when encountering a bump in the road , on public county roads, city streets , state highways and especially interstates at highway speeds. I have contacted our local dealer several times on this issue while the vehicle was under warranty. I have contacted ford motor corporation on this issues as well. Yet neither one of these entities of ford motor company have assume responsibility . Regards
While driving at approximately 75mph on an interstate; after hitting a bump or expansion joint the front end wobbles uncontrollably until the speed is reduced by about half. I had a trusted mechanic look at my truck and he said all front end parts were in good condition and tight. He talked to a dealer who recommended replacing the steering damper as a cure for the "death wobble" issue. I had that replaced around the first of february 2021. I had not driven the truck on an interstate at speed since the replacement until tuesday, march 9, 2021. The wobble happened three separate times within a span of ten minutes scaring the daylights out of me and nearly causing two wrecks. The truck is hazardous to drive to not only myself, but to other vehicles in my vicinity while on the road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he was able to drive the vehicle to his destination. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was informed the front steering damper was needing to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN was not available.
Steering wheel shakes and the front tires wobble , after hitting a bump, not all the time . Change everything under the front end and still the same thing. Death wobble above 55 MPH.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle started shaking abnormally. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer fairway ford of augusta inc (4333 washington rd, evans, ga 30809, (706) 854-9200) where the vehicle was repaired. The contact was unsure of what parts were replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000. *bf the consumer stated that the vehicle is continuously shaking even with the vehicle being repaired.
We have had numerous instances of "death wobble" starting at a 75,000 miles. All suspension is stock, tires are stock. I had brought the truck to the dealership 4-5 times (under warranty) and got the track bar replaced, track ball bushing, and ball joint, steering damper, increase in caster and even bought new stock tires to prove out the problem. I have 125,000 miles on the truck now after fighting this issue for years and have replaced all rod ends, track bar, bushings, steering damper, etc and the death wobble still persists. This is clearly a design issue and makes the truck dangerous to drive. The issue occurs primarily at highway speeds, while making a very slight left turn when a small bump is driven over such as an expansion joint. The severe vibration that shakes the front suspension violently back and forth does not subside until the truck is under ~20 MPH (not a safe condition to be in when on the highway). During this period you can not hold the steering wheel under control, can not control the direction of the vehicle or stop quickly if required. This 'death wobble' has occurred approximately 20 time with the latest occurrence happening today.
While driving down the interstate at 60mph the truck started violently shaking. The steering wheel was shaking uncontrollably. It was a very scary scenario. Upon researching this is a known problem that ford hasn't addressed. Since then it has happened multiple times and have dubbed it unsafe to operate at 60mph. I am not the first owner of this vehicle and am not sure if this occured before 131,000 miles or not.
Traveling at freeway speeds when the truck hits a bump or issue in/on the road the front wheels start to shake violently and I am barely able to control the truck until it slows to around 10 MPH, I have now replaced all the steering components and it has gotten worse and I have almost rolled my truck. When I have contacted ford dealers they all tell me that they have never heard of this issue but for $6,000 to $10,000 they can replace all the suspension parts and that should fix the unusual problem that only I am having.
Firs started vibrating beyond my control when I hit a small bump while travelling approximately 50mph, had worn bushing and other replacements and continues to occur periodically. The shaking is so severe that the truck cannot be steered and only stops when I get below 20mph. It has now occurred at speeds from 35 to 70mph and the truck is unsafe to drive.
For the second time while traveling on major highways my truck started shaking violently to the point I could barely maintain a hold on the steering wheel. I have had my tires checked and they in good shape and balanced. The front ball joints are deemed fine. After a visit to the dealer they say they can find no problem.
While drive my 2012 ford f-250 at speeds of 65+, the steering wheel start to shake violently after driving over a bump in the road. I have researched this and found it is commonly known as a death wobble. The videos found on youtube replicate it correctly. I'm not sure what other damage it may have caused to my truck. It has been happening since I bought the truck. I've bought an adjustable track bar and tried many different tires combinations. I have not found a solution.
Above about 40mph, very strong shaking in steering that is unable to be controlled unless I slow down. Vehicle very difficult to control. This has been referred to as "death wobble" on these trucks and I have been experiencing it for years. I finally decided to file a complaint.
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