While traveling on the highway at 65-70 MPH my vehicle will go into a violent shimmy if it hits any sort of road bump (such as bridge expansion). This happens everyday in this vehicle. It will not go away until I slow the vehicle down to 45 MPH.
2005 Ford F-350 suspension complaints
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2005 ford f-350 develops sever vibration and the oscillation of the steering wheel causes severe steering difficulty. This problem does not dissipate until speed is reduced to approximately 40 MPH. Obviously this is very dangerous on a fast moving freeway where speeds can exceed 70 MPH. The condition is addressed in literature program 09l02 letter dated november 2011. The vehicle has been checked after an event and the technician has never discovered a deficiency that he can attribute to this malfunction. The technician has checked all suspension, steering and tire related items. The tires that are on the trucks are load range e tires and are properly inflated to the maximum pressure per the manufacturers (big o) specifications. All suspension and steering part are factory installed or oem parts and the shock absorbers are heavy duty.
The f350sd has a shimmy when you hit a dip in the road or a bump. This is violent enough for concern that it'll cause an accident. It doesn't go away on it's own you have to come to a stop or get to about five miles an hour for it to reset. This has happened multiple times. I have had the local front end shop replace the front steering components, even though the components came with in spec that ford says is safe and corrective action needs be taken. This helped for about 10 months but now I'm back to the same old problem. Ford says to take it to a ford authorized dealer and have them check it out. I'll do it one more time, this is repetitive, they don't see a problem in their product so why am I wasting my time. Everybody says its your tire pressure, wrong, I run it at max and I've even tried running it five pounds higher than recommended. Would someone please help us and get this fixed right. I know ford wont ever acknowledge that there is a problem for the chance of a lawsuit. So I guess it's up to the highway safety council to help. I'll give all of you a ride and show you how bad it is. And then I can give you all the documents showing ford says the front end are within spec. You know its bad when it shimmies you off the road, this is as best you can do to avoid an accident.
I was driving my truck normally like any other day, was going down the road around 45mph when all of the sudden the front end shook so violently, that it pulled so hard to where I had to brake very quickly and stop the truck immediately. This problem that exist has not been determined yet. I have it at a mechanic, I also can not drive it, very dangerous. I got online and other people are having the same trouble and have labeled it the ford death wobble. I took it to a mechanic on 12.14.11 were it is still at and on that same day I received a notice from ford that there might be a recall soon due to excessive shaking and to check tire pressure. Front end alignment, tire size etc. This needs immediate attention, on the internet back in 2007 they had at least 61 complaints. Whatever is causing this needs to be fixed asap before someone loses control and seriously hurts someone or themselves.
Driving straight on a highway at 55 MPH when after hitting a small bump in the road the front tires shook uncontrollably. This caused the truck to shift lanes and nearly hit another car. The shaking wouldn't stop until the truck slowed down. Took 2 hand struggling with the steering wheel to keep the truck under control. This has happened numerous times and is extremely dangerous. Today the truck is still totally stock with 33500 miles. Please have ford issue a recall!
Severe shimmy when truck was new. Ford refuses to fix says there is no problem . Can not drive on highway over 45 MPH .they need vibration damper on front end.
2005 ford f-350. Letter on behalf of regarding her concerns with ford motor company being held accountable for their defective 6.0 liter diesel engine vehicle; reply attn: kim cordell/blountville, tn office *tgw the consumer stated the turbo was replaced four times. She also stated ford has ignored the front end and steering problems as well.
While driving at highway speeds, bumps in the road surface cause a violent shimmy. Truck has stock suspension and oem tires. Tire pressure is per ford specification (as indicated on the door pillar). Seems ntsb has investigated and determined the issue is due to suspension modifications or low tire pressure. This is not the case with this truck. All stock and deadly. Ntsb needs to reopen their investigation before someone is injured or killed.
When I'm driving at speeds of 65 to 70 and go over a bump in road the steering wheel shakes out of control. I had brought it back to dealer to have serviced and they told me "there is no problem, that's what you get from a heavy duty truck." what a load of crap! I have paper work documenting the truck went to dealer for steering out of control. Since then the shaking has caused me to replace ball joints and other parts trying to stop the problem. This shouldn't happen on new vehicle, much less one that costs $45.000. This really makes me mad.
I have a 2005 f350 with a 4 inch lift. I have experienced the "ford death wobble" 4 times in the last week. 3 times it was @ ~40 MPH and 1 time it was at 75. Scared me to death. My brakes don't work when it happens and I have to coast to get it to stop. I had the shocks replaced (72k on truck) so the 1st shop I went to told me that would fix it. No such luck... I picked it up and right after it did it again. I just took it to a company who wants $700 to replace the pitman arm and gear box. I have not done this yet. Then I had a local 4x4 guy tell me that I need to replace the steering stabilizer shock and put a 2nd one on it. I have already spent $500 on shocks. The stabilizers will be $150. No one has a clear answer of what the issue is but they want me to keep spending $ on trying to figure it out. I talked to ford and they seem to be like I have no idea what I am talking about. There is a guy online who sells an aftermarket stabilizer system for ~$900 but I think ford should fix it this problem since its a design issue. Please help me. I don't have a lot of money to keep troubleshooting this. Ford should be held responsible. They say there is no recall on this issue but if you go out on the web, many other owners of my truck and the years and models around it are describing the same issue. I am scared to drive it. The shaking is extremely violent and I am lucky that the truck has been on a straightaway with no cars around me each time its happened....otherwise I could have flipped it and killed myself or someone else or someone dear to you... Please look into this and see the stories on the web about people who have injured themselves and others due to this problem. Something has to be done.
2005 f350 diesel dually this vehicle needs to be recalled! The letter that ford sent to owners is not accurate! It is not the tire pressure of the vehicle causing the severe shake! My whole truck shook profusely! It was quite scary. At posted highway speed limits if there is a slight bump in road you can be slowing down an hit a bump and truck begins to shake or going a around a curve on the highway at 65mph and if there is a bump in the road on the curve the entire truck shakes profusely. Received a letter from ford stating it was tire pressure but my tire pressure is perfect. This is a defect that needs to be recalled immediately steering box rocker arm tire rod something but this truck is not right. I haul a 40ft trailer and if I had been hauling it I would be dead along with several other cars I would wiped out please get this vehicle recalled for safety of the consumer it is definitely not the problem that ford claims at this point. My truck needs to be repaired at the cost of ford and this defect needs to be recalled! Please take this complaint seriously. Someone will be killed like this.
On july 4, 2005, I purchased a 2005 ford f350 super duty lariat with long bed and dual wheels and 4wd at el cajon ford. From the beginning, the truck experienced severe front-end vibration when I reached about 60 MPH. It continued until I got to about 80 MPH. I complained about this problem from the first visit for service at downey ford. After a few visits for diagnostics, downey ford installed a "dampener" on the front end. It made the problem better, but it did not completely cure the defect. I eventually bought a lance camper, which was on the truck for over a year. While the truck had the 3000 lb camper on it, the vibration went away on the straightaway, but was horribly dangerous on the curves. For example, one such curve is the 605 sb to the 405 sb in long beach. I almost lost control of the vehicle/camper on this curve unless I almost stopped. I removed the camper about a year ago and the problem with the truck is worse. It now will vibrate uncontrollably at 40-50 MPH. I reported this vibration problem every time I went to the dealer for service. They always said they did all they could with the dampener. I took the truck to el cajon ford about 3-4 weeks ago. Now that it is out of warranty, ford now says it can fix the problem, but it has damage the front steering mechanism. The service writer said in a voice mail that downey put on a damper that was too small for my truck. I demanded they fix it free and they refuse. I want my truck fixed. This is a design defect, since it has existed from day 1. I have read on several websites that this is a common problem that existed well before 2005, but ford has ignored the safety issues. A high probability of an accident exists when your truck is vibrating and bouncing across lanes and you cannot step on the brake or make it worse! Thank you, annette gilliam
I have a 2005 ford f-350 4x4 diesel dually truck. Soon after I bought the truck I experienced a rough shimmy in the front end. When I go over bumps on the freeway or city streets the front end shimmy's out of control. The truck has been to the dealer on several occasions and they have told me that nothing is wrong. This is not my first full size truck and this is the first one that acts like this. Several times it has sent me into the lanes beside me. I also tow a fifth wheel trailer and it amplifies the problem. This problem occurs every time I drive the vehicle and ford in not responsive to the problem.
Ford f350 steering shakes to the point of loosing control at about 60 MPH on rough uneven freeway or hitting pot hole.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350. The contact stated that the vehicle violently shakes while driving approximately 65 MPH. He also stated that the steering wheel shakes violently. The failures occur when the vehicle drives over a bumpy road. The contact stated that the vehicle was in the shop approximately a year ago for this same failure. The vehicle is currently at the dealer. The current mileage is 77,000 and failure mileage was 60,000.
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