Severe shaking in front end around 60mph. Truck becomes uncontrollable and very dangerous. "death shudder"
2012 Ford F-250 suspension complaints
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When traveling at speeds in excess of 50 mile an hour the vehicle is subject to doing a death wobble when crossing uneven pavement or hitting bumps. The vehicle shakes so violently that it becomes hard to control and has to come to a stop to regain full control. I have this nice truck that I have to avoid interstate travel because of fear of hurting myself or someone else. I have had bearings and track bar replaced, had truck realigned and tires balanced to try to fix the problem with no luck. I'm getting ready to purchase a steering stabilizer to try but I'm running out of options and money to sink in truck but it has to be fixed. After a lot of research and talking to others with similar problem it sounds like ford needs to step up and have a fix for the problem. They charge premium prices for their products but mine has to set at the house or travel back roads to stay safe. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My truck has the death wobble I brought this issue in several times at this time no one could tell me what the issues was over the years it became worse I fixed some of the issue at my own expense still have issues worried I may die or kill someone else when the wobble occurs
Driving vehicle last year both my wife and myself experienced what is now know as 'the death wobble' where the front end begins to shake wildly above approx 60 miles per hour. Made an appointment with my local dealer to inspect/fix the problem and was informed my vehicle was experiencing 'death wobble' (service advisors words)common to f250's. Over 1400 dollars worth of repairs were made in june of 2018. Reported symptoms again to my dealer when truck was brought in for normal service. Was advise steering box needed to be replaced within the next year. Our driving habits are to avoid any pot holes or other road anomalies we know about on the highways we drive on because the wobble can still be felt. My plan is to have the steering box replaced this week which will cost over 1000 dollars.
Between 55 and 65 MPH when you hit a bump in the road the truck begins to shake violently and you almost loose control. The only way to recover control of the vehicle is to slow down to almost a stop. It is called the death wobble. My truck is stock from the factory and only has 56,00o miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving above 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly experienced severe vibration in the front suspension after driving over uneven pavement. The failure occurred on several occasions. During the failure the driver was not immediately able to stop the vehicle while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer paramount ford of valdese located (101 malcolm blvd, valdese) who replaced all four tires and the steering stabilizer shock and ball joints were replace by the independent mechanic but the failures recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000.
Getting the death wobble, have replaced the shocks and damper, not luck. The steering wheel shakes violently sometimes when hit a bump at 60 miles per hour. Its terrible.
Currently have 53k miles. Problem rare, started at 10k or less. With our wilthout pickup camper loads: at 60mph or higher when hitting bridge expansion joints or rr tracks (particularly at angles) in which one wheel strikes irregularity first, a violent wheel and steering wheel shake begins. Must immediatly slow vehicle to stop it. Complete loss of vehicle control when active. Total of perhaps 6 occurrences. Currently in shop for investigation. Serious safety issue.
We have experienced death wobble on the highway multiple times. This is absolutely a safety hazard and needs to be addressed before someone is killed. Having to slow down rapidly to 30 MPH on the interstate is not safe. Our truck is under ford's extended warranty. First they blamed it on the tires so we had them replaced and that did not fix it. Now, they have replaced the entire front end twice without a resolution. The truck now shakes slightly at all times no matter what speed.
The front of the vehicle would wobble violently upon hitting a bump or hole in the road at speeds as low as 50 MPH. Aggressive breaking was required to maintain control and stop the wobbling.
When you are driving down the highway and reach about 50 MPH the wheels on the truck shake uncontrollably and it jerks you off the highway almost causing a wreck.
I was driving about 55 MPH on the parkway, a straight road, when all of a sudden my truck started to shake and wobble to the point I almost lost control. This happened twice and I took it to my ford dealer. They knew what I was talking about and called it the "death wobble". They checked everything in the front suspension but said nothing was wrong. It has done this 4 more times. It is all I can do to control the vehicle and get it stopped. It almost caused me to have an accident. I can not make it happen, it does it when it wants to. My ford dealer wants me to duplicate it for them.
The first time it happen (last week) I was going down the highway going 55mph (pulling a trailer), clear sky, temp in the 50's. Felt a slight shake in the steering wheel and in the floor board. Within seconds is when a extremely violent shaking started. I had to pull onto the shoulder immediately. It happen again this morning going down a different highway about 60mph, clear sky temp 42 outside and it was the worst yet. My entire entire 2012 ford f-250 was violently shaking to the point it was so sudden and abrupt we couldn't stop fast enough to stop the shaking
While traveling to oklahoma , I was going 70 MPH and hit a bump and experienced a violent shaking and had to slow to 45 too regain control. This was on 10/13/2019. I later learned that this is so common in fords that it has the nickname ' death wobble"
My ford f-250 super duty started what many refer to as the "death wobble" at 65,000 miles. The first instance of this occurred when my 18 year old daughter was driving the truck (with me in the passenger seat) to visit colleges. While traveling at highway speed (78 MPH) we went over a concrete to asphalt transition and the entire front end started violently bouncing or wobbling back and forth like a shopping cart wheel would. She obviously panicked and I had to tell her to slow the truck to 25 MPH (on a highway) to regain control. We ended up in median as there was total loss of steering control during the event. This particular trip was from houston to lubbock and I drove the remainder of the trip to and from experiencing the same death wobble another 4 times. I tooke the truck in and had replacement parts put in and condition continued. Returned the truck to legacy ford in rosenberg, tx for fix and they indicated that they could not replicate the problem. Please note that the truck is 100% stock with good michelin tires. A simple google search will yield hundreds of complaints of this exact problem.
While traveling on a freeway at around 65 MPH, if I hit any minor bump or uneven surface during a sweeping curve, the whole front of the truck and steering wheel shakes violently until I pull to the side of the road. This is commonly referred to as the "death wobble". This has happened multiple times.
My 2012 f-250 has 126,000 miles on it and I have been experiencing a steering vibration at about 50-55 MPH while driving over bumps and rough roads. About a week ago I was coming down a mountain highway and drove over some rough areas in the road at about 50 MPH and the truck started vibrating and shaking violently. I had little control and almost went off the side of of the highway which has about a 2000 foot drop. I didn't think I would be able to stop but got it slowed down and the vibration went away. I have never been so scared. The past few days I have been reading online about ford's f-250 "death wobble". I am certain this is what I experienced and have checked the front suspension and found no obvious problem. With as many complaints I have read about this issue I'm surprised there has not been any talk of a recall. I am a retired ase certified master tech dealership technician and from what I have read the main problem is the trac bar & ball joint wearing prematurely and not enough positive caster which is non adjustable for this model. I can see these components possibly causing this issue. Please do something before someone s killed!
At approx 60 to 75 MPH upon hitting uneven payment or bumps in road the front wheels start an uncontrollable wobble , steering wheel shakes so bad can keep hands on to steer and no steering is possible, if brakes applied only gets worst, must coast down to a stop , u cannot steer. I replace all shocks and steering dampener, still had wobble after wards. Fords answer is to carry weight in the rear, and not to drive above 60 MPH. This is unsat. I have been advised the caster setting which is not adjustable is only 1 degree forward and needs to be 3 degrees forward. Ford says this makes it harder to turn in a parking lot. Please help ford do am recall before someone gets killed. In all 8 of my wobbles three I came across the center lane before I could stop and the others off road in the ditch.
Experiencing a severe front end shimmy, also known as the death wobble. I've replaced tires and almost all front end components. This has been going on since I bought the truck used, and no one can seem to cure it. Happens whenever I hit a small bump on the highway and is extremely dangerous as the truck must be brought to a complete stop to end the wobble
Traveling at various speeds the truck front vibrate violently. I have to pull off the road and stop to get the vibration to stop. The tires have been balanced and rebalanced. The vehicle is still in the stock configuration. I have approximately 140k miles now.
While driving in speeds between 55-70 and driving over a bump, bridge or pothole, my front end would shake violently; resulting in nearly losing control of the truck. I would need to come to a complete stop in order to end the violent shaking. This happened nearly 15 times when driving eastbound on I-40 between nashville and knoxville tn. I was lucky enough to have an emergency shoulder and light traffic or else it may have caused a deadly accident. I have researched this issue and most call it 'death wobble' and it is caused by the castor angle of fords front end suspension. It is know to rapidly wear bushings, joints and bearings that could ultimately cause loss of total control of a heavy duty vehicle. Multiple tsb have been issues for other year of superduty trucks and all have stated to replace worn track bars, tie rod ends, steering stabilizers and adjust the castor angle.
When you hit a bump or pot hole in the road the front wheel start bouncing like a basket ball. It is a violent reaction. It only stop bouncing if you slow down. This will happen at speeds from 45 to 75 MPH. Also when hitting bumps in the road, you loose steering control for a fraction of a second. This has caused my truck to temporarily loose control. This happens on every bump. Not good.
The vehicle will randomly shake violently causing loss of control of the truck while driving. After doing research I found people who have referred to this as the 'death wobble.' I have had repairs to my truck 3 times in the last 2 years to fix this causing me approximately $1000 each time. Most recently monday july 9, 2018. The 'repair' seems to be only temporary and each time I have it fixed it lasts 6-9 months. The dealership is unwilling to help nor is ford customer complaint department. This happens while driving 55-65 MPH and after hitting a bump.
The truck shakes violently at times after a bump in the road. Our truck went back to the dealer several times while under warranty for this however they said since it could not be reproduced consistently nothing could be done. It has gradually gotten worse - much worse. Last summer it got so bad it was scary to drive so we took it to another mechanic who put new suspension parts in the front end. After a couple thousand in repairs and many new parts, it still shakes so violently we cannot drive it safely. Ford knows about these complaints - they are all over the internet and on this site so why can this not be fixed? I drove my grand-daughters in it one day two weeks ago and after not happening for days it happened and it's a wonder we did not hit the oncoming car head on. Someone is going to die in one of these trucks and then maybe ford will step up and at least tell those of us that own them how to fix this problem! It seems like it rarely happens at 40 MPH or below but happens quickly at 55 MPH or more. If someone dies from this "death wobble" it should be ford's responsibility.
Front suspension shakes violently at highway speeds. The problem is referred to as the "death wobble" by the ford dealership service manager. The ford dealership has made numerous attempts to resolve the problem but all have failed. There are websites, facebook pages,and forums devoted to this problem. Does someone have to die before ford will issue a recall????
While driving 60 MPH over highway steering and front wheels starting shaking so violently the truck was out of control and nearly caused major accident, this has happened to us on three occasions. I feel this problem is very dangerous and is a flaw in the design of steering, suspension of front wheels of truck, I am afraid to drive this $67000.00 vehicle with 48000 miles. I have taken this truck in and repair shop says there is no problem, I have it in shop again waiting for another opinion! I feel this vehicle type be recalled, I hope nobody dies from this flaw in my vehicle and it is why I wanted to report this very dangerous vehicle 2012 ford f-250 king ranch death wobble driving conditions on three different occasions were on highway conditions driving over small pavement bumps at speeds ranging from 60 to 70 MPH straight roads and also turning on curves, the truck shakes so violently that you loose control truck shaking continues until the truck almost comes to a stop while you are braking to slow down. This happens so fast and without any warning in steering or road feel , this occurs with such surprise and so violently out of nowhere
Last year I do believe it was six two of 2016 that I left my 2012 ford f-250 in colorado because it was malfunction was death wobble I had no choice but to leave it with the person that I thought I could trust by the name of [xxx] my name is [xxx] [xxx] had the truck stolen from him he didn't bother to make a police report and I had to go to rehab because I was on the run from probation I didn't find out that the truck was stolen until february 15th 2017 the truck was stolen last year in september I don't know when I just noticed september of 2016 so I need any kind of report of to wear that truck has last been pulled over if it's been involved in an accident something that I can maybe find where it's at because I cancelled out payments on it and december because I was going to I know it's a hard story to believe let the bank repo it now the bank can't find it I've made a police report in colorado and I can't get access to the police report I know it's a hard story to believe but it's the god's honest truth I do have pictures of the truck the license plate number is [xxx] so I will be more than willing to give all the info I can but I'm not sure if we can locate it but thanks for your time my phone number is [xxx] please call me so I can find out what I can do to fix this issue right away. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Ford f2520sd 4wd with 23,766 miles hit a small bump in the road at about 50 MPH and the front end started shaking violently. Had to almost stop to get it straightened out. Now scared to drive it as I pull a fifth wheel trailer on the interstate.
Death wobble after crossing expansion joints, potholes, asphalt level change. So severe that you must instantly brake hard and try to get off highway. Happens at 75 MPH. Shakes so severe that items on back seat are thrown off. Happened at
Violent shaking from front steering and suspension. Known problem with ford service technicians and independent tire dealers. Ford calls it " death wobble". Most affected year models are 2006 thru 2012 per service writer . Problem starts approximately 42 MPH in my truck on highways or city streets usually after a small bump in road.. Shaking in steering wheel and bouncing in cab. I had to come to a complete stop to stop the shake and bounce. The ford dealer replaced track bar and ball joint. Then replaced four tires , balanced,and front end alignment. Truck now has constant vibration in steering wheel. Death wobble has occurred twice since repair. Going back to dealer. This problem has been reported and well known to ford. No specific cause or fix has been offered. Supposedly ford redesigned front steering and suspension in 2014 models because of this problem. The service writer, wendy, at silsbee ford in silsbee, texas told me she did not know why ford does not recall these trucks it is such a big problem.
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