Traveling at speeds between 60-70mph on highways, at slights curves with rough pavement, my truck begins shaking violently to the point of losing control. Once I slow down and pull over it stops. It occurs without any warning. It has now happened a half dozen times. Nearly lost control and just avoided an accident on the last event. I had recall work done at Ford dealer today. Described the event. They told me about “death wobble” occurrences common with F250 and F350s. Looked it up. Description matches perfectly with my experience. Mechanics checked my steering linkage, axel, wheels for play, u linkages. Nothing out of the ordinary. I am deeply concerned for my safety.
2013 Ford F-350 suspension complaints
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Violent shaking while driving even after steering damper replaced.
As we were driving on the highway, the “death wobble” as it’s been coined happened to us. We were going 70 mph on the highway and hit a bump and then the whole front end of the truck was shaking violently. Fortunately my husband is aware of this and knows of this happening to other vehicles that he slowed down immediately to prevent anything else from happening. Not only did the intense shaking happen, but it also popped the hood. Thank goodness it stayed latched otherwise that could have also been a serious issue. Thankful we were not on a crowded freeway or highway and were able to slow down fast. This also happened to him a few weeks earlier on a highway. This is a huge safety issue. I’m not sure if I would have been able to control the vehicle like he did if I had been driving. Unfortunately unless you have a dealer or service tech riding with you at all times, this can not be predictably reproduced. Of course there were no warning signs as it just happened after hitting a bump.
The truck vibrates uncontrollably when driving on the freeway at speeds between 65-75mph. This typically occurs when the truck hits a bump when driving in this speed range. Doing a google search and reviewing videos of this issue reveals a pheonomea referred to as 'death wobble'. This has happened to me at least 8 times over the past 8-10 months. I had the shocks changed recently hoping that this would fix the problem. This did NOT fix the problem. On one occassion while driving in Pennsylvania towing my boat, I was nearly in an accident. When the vibration/attenuation occurred I was driving approx 70mph and had to slow to 40mph nearly causing an accident. This is a very scary issue that apparently through research Ford is well aware of. I have my truck at the dealership as I write this complaint and they are saying they cannot identify the problem....So, the genesis of the Ford class action law suit was a similar issue. The dealership turned a customer away with a known safety issue. Wonder if this is going to happen to me? If I am turned away with a known safety issue and end up in an accident, you will certainly hear from me again! This is crazy. Merry Christmas!
Violent shaking of the steering wheel and front end of the truck at 65 MPH while on the highway. The shaking initiated in a right hand curve in the highway. Would not stop shaking until I reduced speed to around 40 MPH and pulled to the shoulder. I had difficulty controlling the truck in traffic until I slowed way below traffic speed. This was a frightening experience to say the least.
Violent shaking of steering column at highway speeds starting around 50 mph. Occupant has to slow down and pull over on side of road in order for violent shaking to stop.
While driving on highway 70 in Denver on 7/3/21, which has constant construction, inhit an unavoidable rough patch causing my truck to go into an uncontrollable wobble violently shaking the vehicle until slowing down to an unsafe highway speed. This has since happened 3 more times as well as general looseness in steering and exaggerated movement over rough roads in the city. I have invested over 1700 dollars to correct the issue but it still persists.
while driving at highway speeds and hitting a slight bump or bridge joint the steering wheel started shaking so violently i had to abruptly come to a stop 4 times to avoid colliding with other traffic on our holiday trip. The steering damper has already been upgraded as well as tie rod ends, drag link and shocks. these trucks and this problem has to be addressed before one or more of us get killed by not being able to control it especially during high traffic times such as this past weekend. this weekend the problem was the worst of several incidents with this issue. Working for a Ford dealer the problem has been on going, despite making many repairs myself to save money on installation.
While driving in excess of 55 MPH on all road surfaces the front end will randomly go into a violent front end wobble. The vehicle shakes violently as to throw heavy items from the door pockets and prevent steering the vehicle. We have replaced a suspected steering components with no remedy. We understand that a similar issue with this vehicle occurred in a later model truck and has been recalled. Our mechanic has nicknamed this wobble a death wobble.
Truck violently shook after going over bump in the road going about 40mph on city street to where I almost lost control of my truck. Had no control of the shake and when applied brakes the truck kept shaking until I could come to a complete stop. Contacted repair shop and they informed me that the condition is referred to as the 'death wobble'. Ford knows of the issue but has not done anything to remedy this issue. Parts affected and were replaced are track bar assembly and passenger side ball joint
Within the last few months the truck has experience the "death wobble". At first it started at normal michigan highway speeds, but it has become more frequent and more repeatable, and occurring a lower speeds. Essentially if you hit a typical highway bump the vehicle will begin to shake completely out of control force you to rapidly decelerate or brake quickly on a highway until it stops. This truck has a stock suspension and about 150k miles. We have taken it to a suspension shop they cannot identify any failed components.
The truck develops a severe shake/wobble in front end when driving at highway speeds and hits a bump in the road. The truck is hard to control and has to be slowed considerably before it stops the wobble and can be controlled.
When hitting a bump while traveling above 65mph, the truck will go into an uncontrollable shape (death wobble) until you slow to below 50mph
A ford truck "death wobble" alleges f-250 and f-350 trucks have problems with the steering linkage and suspension systems. The proposed class action lawsuit includes current and former owners and lessees of 2005-2019 ford f-250 and f-350 trucks. However, the plaintiff says the ford dealership denied the wobble problem and refused to repair the truck under warranty. The ford truck death wobble lawsuit was filed in the u.s. District court for the southern district of california - william lessin, et al., v. Ford motor company.
I was driving approximately 56 miles per hour on a highway when I experienced a horrible wobble of the front end of the truck. I immediately stopped and took it to the nearest dealer who told me that they did not know what could have caused this. They replaced almost all components in the front end of the truck including the track bar, stabilizer, bearings, and all associated bushings. Several days later I was driving on a different road around 60 miles per hour and experienced the same issue.
My ford f350 super duty 4wd has had the front end rebuilt 3 times for what is commonly called the "death wobble". Driving at highway speeds of 60 to 75 MPH on straight dry pavement the front end wheels will start an oscillating and up and down movement that is so violent that it is difficult to hold on to the steering wheel. The shaking of the vehicle is so pronounced that items fly out of door pockets, the console and cup holders. Vehicles behind me and next to me are forced to apply their brakes in an emergency response to a possible collision. This is a common problem over multiple year models and ford is doing nothing to solve it. You can search the internet for "ford death wobble" and view many videos taken of the problem.
2013 f350 front end violent shaking after running over a bump on highway going 60 MPH,this made the truck lose all steering control. With applied braking the situation only got worse. The vehicle ended up on the center line creating a very dangerous situation with other vehicles around. We only gained control of the situation when the vehicle slowed to 45 MPH. This situation occurred twice in one day.
While our truck on a normal highway with minor irregularities and some rough surfaces at a speed of 60 to 70 MPH, the truck will start to oscillate to the point of inducing a violently steering wheel shimmy and an uncontrollable bounce of the front wheels. This has happened twice in the past 2-months when I have taken the truck on the highway. The truck is primarily driven in town, I am now scared to go on the road with the truck as the condition seems to be getting worse. I have to brake quickly and steer the truck to the side of the road to stop the oscillation. The shaking is has almost caused an accident both times with the vehicle being very difficult to control. Only after slowing to approximately 30 MPH does the oscillation stop. Upon researching this problem, I am perplexed why ford or the nthsa have not stepped forward to address this issue, someone will be hurt or killed if a solution is not found. We have taken the truck now to two different certified ford dealerships after each incident each time we were told there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and this sometimes happens with these trucks. This can't seriously be true? After doing research I've found that the "death wobble" as this problem has been termed by the masses is a serious problem and has been for many years not for the select few consumers but for so many.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-350. On several occasions, while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle violently shook when making contact with a bump. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver when the shaking occurred and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to phil long ford of motor city (1212 motor city dr, colorado springs, co 80905 (719) 694-3487) where the failure was diagnosed as the (death wobble). The ball joints, tracking bar bushings, spring mouth, steering stabilizer shock, and all four tires needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. No further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 53,000.
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