2012 Ford F-250 wheels problems

Filed Sep 30, 2024 · Steering, Suspension · CA

The front suspension randomly shakes when doing speeds above 60 on the freeway. It’s very dangerous especially because we almost experienced running into a semi while driving on I-50 between a cement construction wall and the semi. I find it hard to believe that Ford will NOT own up to this. There is clearly a history of this. I simply want my front suspension fixed to meet safety standards.

Filed Jul 12, 2023 · Steering, Suspension · TX

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.

Filed Mar 19, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · CO

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.

Filed Mar 19, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · 10,212 miles · TX

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

Filed Mar 13, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · 149,080 miles · KY

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.

Filed Jan 22, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · 132,000 miles · NE

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.

Filed Sep 22, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 185,000 miles · LA

I have a 2012 ford f-250 with 185k miles. I was driving along la 23 at about 65 MPH in louisiana when I crossed a bridge, passing over where the highway meets the bridge when my steering wheel began to shake violently and lost ability to maneuver the truck. I slowed down to 10 MPH in the right lane where the shake diminished. Experienced this approximately five more times recording the shake on my phone, I searched the internet when I got home and discovered the term "death wobble" occurring at speeds between 55-70. My truck begins to wobble violently when I hit a bump or joist in the interstate. Requires me to slow down to app 10mph on the side of the interstate to make it go away. Death wobble began to occur on thursday, 17 sep while traveling for work and I had to drive less than 50 MPH the remainder of my way home. I took the truck to the nearest ford dealership on friday morning to address and fix the problem where they replaced numerous front end parts to the tune of $2100.00. Picked the truck top on a saturday morning and by monday afternoon the wobble occured again traveling on I-12 at 65 MPH near mandeville, la. I had to proceed 50 MPH home where I took the vehicle back to the dealership immediately for further evaluation. Truck is currently at the local dealership, supreme ford, in slidell, la for further evaluation. I have several videos capturing the wobble but am unable to upload to the website.

Filed Feb 17, 2020 · Steering, Suspension · 170,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Oct 30, 2019 · Steering, Wheels · 210,434 miles · TX

When driving 60mph, out of no where the front end started wobbling like crazy. We almost got in an accident. After slowing down it stopped. This happened again on our way home. We were driving on a one lane highway. This is extremely dangerous and scary. Thank god my husband was driving.

Filed Mar 22, 2019 · Steering, Suspension · 155,000 miles · FL

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