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Super Duty trucks have a long reputation for handling jobs of any size. Even the newer Ford F-250 models come with the tagline, “Built for the Toughest Jobs.” This leads most consumers to believe that they are getting a solidly built pickup when they purchase the 2018 Ford F-250, but for many people, that simply hasn’t been the case. Instead, owners find that there are significant failures with the steering and suspension, plus defective structure concerns that lead to a lack of safety.
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NHTSA Complaints for the 2018 Ford F-250
| Complaint Category | Number of Complaints |
|---|---|
| Steering | |
| Suspension | |
| Unknown Or Other | |
| Wheels | |
| Structure:body | |
| Power Train | |
| Electrical System | |
| Fuel/propulsion System | |
| Electronic Stability Control | |
| Engine |
Problems with the Steering
It isn’t always easy to navigate with a full-size truck, especially if the driver is towing heavy equipment as well. When steering isn’t smooth and comfortable, hauling these goods makes driving downright dangerous.
One user wrote about this situation on the NHTSA website. “When driving down the highway yesterday in my 2018 Ford F-250, I experienced the ‘Death Wobble’ at 70 mph. I crossed a bridge where it had a sip and my truck steering wheel and front end continuously shook until I slowed to 30 mph. If I was in a turn, I would have wrecked! This was bad and after some Google research this is a commonality with the F-250 diesel trucks. Ford needs to figure something out. If I would have known I would have never bought one. This is going to eventually get someone killed.”
There aren’t any manufacturer communications related to the problem. Ford has chosen to remain quiet and allow dealerships to handle the complaints. Searching online, it doesn’t take long to see that this is a common problem experienced by many. Some dealerships tell customers there is nothing that can be done, while others have replaced the track bar and steering dampener under warranty, but forced them to pay for the caster shims and alignment. The key to getting the necessary repairs is finding the right dealership if drivers make it there safely.
Problems with the Suspension
In relation to the steering issue, is the same complaint with the suspension. It appears that the suspension and steering work together to create the death wobble situation. The Internet is full of entire pages of people venting about the safety concerns this causes.
Here’s what another user wrote on the NHTSA website. “Hit bump on highway and vehicle starts shaking out of control. This has happened over five times now. Ford would only replace steering dampener. It did it again after being in shop for three days. This is very dangerous and can only stop the shaking by slowing to a stop in the middle of the road as it is almost impossible to steer. From researching online, this is an ongoing problem referred to as the ‘death wobble.’ Ford refused to look further into the suspension and steering components and claims everything is fine and it was the tire air pressure. The air pressure was to specs, and still did it.”
Again, we see the same situation as the steering, owners can’t seem to get the necessary repairs regarding this problem or they have to pay for it. On the bright side, many of them do say that the fixes do help the suspension, so there is hope if you are willing to fork over more cash. Still, this isn’t a popular option considering how much the Super Duty Ford costs to begin with. It shouldn’t be shaking all over the highway while driving, no matter what the company wants you to think.
Problems with the Tailgate
One of the most important reasons to purchase a heavy-duty truck is to handle large jobs. With the money spent on a 2018 Ford F-250, it’s expected that the structure would be able to deal with anything thrown at it. The trouble is, many owners can’t seem to keep the tailgate closed, which prevents workers from hauling gear.
One user wrote this on the NHTSA website, “The tailgate is coming down while driving all by itself. It has already been crushed by a trailer that was being pulled and Ford will not cover the cost of the replacement.”
Ford doesn’t want to address this complaint either – big surprise! There are two service bulletins related to the structure, though these are separate issues. The first, #18N03-S1 talks about freezing door latches that will not open. In the communication, the company discusses how water gets into the door and freezes, which is a major defect with a truck structure. The second, SSM 46946, points to a vista roof opening panel that may exhibit binding while opening or closing of the movable glass panel. Techs are instructed to replace the brackets to fix this problem. Honestly, it’s incredible that the company chose to deal with any issues at all. It seemed they should be producing elephants in the room instead of trucks; that’s what they are better equipped to do.
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Complaint Data
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 07, 2023 |
| State | KS |
| Description | I have experienced the death rattle with my 2018 f250-sd on 3 occasions: first was in late summer of '22, the second time was in november of '22 and the third time was on feb. 5, 2023. In all 3 instances the weather was clear, no rain or snow on the road and I was traveling at 65 mph. The first & second time I thought it was due to a rough patch of road surface on the highway. On sunday I was hauling my 14' gn trailer with one horse in it and drove over a minimal rough patch on the 2 lane county highway when it froze up. In the first example I was in city traffic and drifted over to the left shoulder. In the 2ed & 3ed examples there were no other passenger vehicle beside me so I was able to drift over to the closest shoulder to reset the truck. All 3 instances happened with no warning and no warning light appeared on the dash- just clatter and a freeze up. I have an appointment on 2/15/2023 with the ford dealership where we purchased the truck. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jan 30, 2023 |
| State | KY |
| Description | I bought brand new in 2018 a 2018 ford f250 this vehicle now has 39,000 miles and no upgrades of any kind other than a 5th wheel hitch installed in the bed. After going above 45mph and hitting a bump I get a massive wheel wobble that will only stop if I pull to the side and stop, this has happened 10-12 times since I have owned it. I do not believe I need to pay for this because I paid 65,000 dollars for it to be a safe vehicle. I only buy fords and my family only buys fords. If this can't get corrected you will lose ford owners for life. I can be reached at 931-905-8240 |
| Category | Back Over Prevention |
| Date | Jan 27, 2023 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated that the rearview camera was displaying a blurred image. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rearview camera needed to be replaced; however, the part for the repair was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 22v644000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| State | WI |
| Description | While driving the vehicle out of the garage the brakes locked up. The vehicle would travel only a couple feet in forward or reverse before it came to a halt. The vehicle needed to be towed to the dealership. Had this vehicle been on a highway the failure of the braking system causing it to come to halt could have caused a catastrophic accident. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 09, 2023 |
| State | PA |
| Description | My truck has done what is known as the death wobble, which is easily searchable. The infamous death wobble that many ford truck drivers have experienced is a violent shaking of the front end of the truck and the steering wheel. This issue typically occurs at highway speeds or after hitting a bump in the road. But it can also occur under any typical driving conditions. Ford truck drivers who have experienced this violent shaking on the road describe it as a terrifying experience because many struggle to steer and keep control of the vehicle. Naturally, this temporary loss of control and difficulty steering can lead to an increased risk of accident, injury, or death. This first occurred in 2018 and the dealer serviced it replacing the steering column. It has happened a few more times since then but very minor. Yesterday, 1/9/2023, it occurred with every single minor bump on the interstate at speeds over 65mph. It was very violent to the point where my coffee cup bounced out of the cup holder during the wobble. To get it to stop, you must slow down to 30mph very quickly and can not steer during this time (must go straight). A few occurrences were very dangerous. One where I almost went through a curve and into a semi, and another where I was almost rear ended to slow down and get out of the wobble before the next corner. I took it to my dealer this morning. They said, "ford has identified what they believe to be the problem, but does not have parts designed yet. You can either pay 0 for an aftermarket steering damper, deal with it or trade it in... Up to you." 1) they didn't diagnose the problem. 2) ford knows it's a know issue and is doing nothing about it. I have been a life long ford customer, but no more after this!!! This truck is a death trap / disaster waiting to happen for me and any other drivers around me! |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 28, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel started to shake significantly. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering damper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Dec 28, 2022 |
| State | WV |
| Description | The driver's side rear door locks freeze, and once the door is opened it will not stay closed/latched. I have a video of the door not latching shut, and bouncing back open when attempting to close it. This is the same issue as outlined in customer satisfaction program 18n03; however, the dealer and ford corporate advised my vin is not included on the recall for this issue. When the door lock is frozen and the door will not shut, the automatic running board on the driver's side will not close and the light on the bottom of the driver's mirror and inside the vehicle stays on. If you hold the door shut with your hand or put a ratchet strap on it to hold it in place, the running board closes and the lights go off. This is unsafe for passengers of the rear of the vehicle as the door will not latch when frozen. This issue has been witnessed by the local dealership, but they tell me the vin is not on the recall list for this issue. Attached pictures show the door closed but running board out and mirror side light on, holding door shut and running board in and side light off, and door ajar when trying to close it and it not latching. |
| Category | Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking |
| Date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The backup camera on my f250 is not clear and not visible I have been in many close calls of hitting objects because of this. Been trying to get issue fixed for months, ford dealerships say they do not have parts but I can go online and have the ability to order parts. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 24, 2022 |
| State | OK |
| Description | While driving on highway, vehicle hits a bump and front end starts shaking violently. Shaking continues until I slow way down. It is actually difficult to control as steering wheel is shaking so bad. This has happened multiple times but is becoming more frequent. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 22, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | I was driving on a divided highway and hit a bump. The front started shaking so violently I had to immediately brake hard and drive off into the median before it stopped. 70 mph. It happened again today, driving about 55 mph. Very scary condition. I am worried about the safety of this vehicle and just learned it is a common occurrence with the f250. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Dec 06, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Twice in the last two years I've experienced what is being called the "death wobble". A very violent shaking of the steering wheel as well as the vehicle after driving over some unforseen divet in the road at highway speeds. The first time was in the summer of 2020 and the second time just yesterday, 12-5-22. Both occured on 65 hwy. Once on the east side of sedalia and the later on the west side of sedalia. This is going to get some one killed. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Dec 04, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Driving at approximately 70 mph I traversed over a road divider of a suspension type bridge and immediately encounter the so called “death wobble†in my entire front end steering mechanism. The vehicle and steering wheel vibrated so violently that it caused a lane excursion. Applying brakes and slowing to 30 mph the steering came under control. This is the (3) third incident of this happening to my vehicle. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Dec 02, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | On 12/2/2022 at ~9:30 am I was westbound on interstate 40 in sw az. Traffic was average, road was clean and dry. My right front tire clipped a small pothole. The front end of the truck began to shake then became a violent, out of control thrashing. I grabbed the oscillating steering wheel with both hands to avoid changing lanes and hitting other vehicles. I tapped the brakes to shut down the cruise control. But my truck continued the violent shaking and the steering wheel wasn't much help. Only after I had let my speed drop dramatically did this incident began to subside. Eventually I steered onto the shoulder and it stopped. I needed a few minutes to regain my composure to exit I-40 and return home at 35 mph. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 26, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Back up camera has become very hazy. It is difficult to see people in back of vehicle. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 08, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | May 13, 2021 (kc3z*3e651*b damper asy) was replaced by coggin ford. The vehicle shakes at hwy speeds if hit a bump was the complaint. The extreme shaking has no warning, it will take you off guard and the only way to control it is to slow almost to a stop from 65 to 70 mph to a crawl. The shaking is so strong if feels as if the steering wheel will be jerked from you hands. You can only thank god that the people behind you are able to stop or let you over. It feels strong enough to throw you into another vehicle or wall without a tight grip on the steering wheel. This is not a little vibration, it literally shakes the whole vehicle violently. 11/07/2022 took back to rountree moore in lake city fl (we purchased it from rountree). Because they could not reduplicate the issue there is nothing they can do. I explained it has happened twice in the last week and we have already had it fixed once at 47,476 miles. 11/07 and 08/2022 opened a case with ford customer care [xxx] (11/07) and [xxx] (open 11/08). Please I beg you to help us -- there is no warning and when it happens you really feel at a loss of control, it feels as if it is all over the road. I am scared to drive the vehicle! Ford needs to own up to the mistakes or be fined for placing people lives in danger. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 02, 2022 |
| State | OK |
| Description | Traveling on us highway 77 at about 60mph and hit a small bump and the truck starting shaking and the steering vibrating and was almost thrown off the highway in the opposite lane of traffic. Had to decrease speed quickly and almost lost total control of the vehicle. If a car had been in the oncoming lane we would have had an head on collision |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 28, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | My f250 has experienced the “death wobbleâ€. Was brought to dealership 3/2022 where they confirmed death wobble & fixed the problem. It has begun again 10/2022, even worse than before the correction. It is unsafe to drive. Especially with small children in the truck. I almost crashed more than 10 times today alone- while on the highway with other motorist. I call ford motor company who told me that it's not covered under lemon law because it is a 2018. I only have 40,000 miles on it. It is going to seriously hurt or kill someone. I have video of the death wobble occurring |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Oct 19, 2022 |
| State | OH |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced the death wobble, causing the vehicle and steering wheel to violently shake and vibrate. The contact indicated that the failure had occurred after driving over a bump in the roadway, causing the vehicle drift into the other driving lane. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 25,000. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 17, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | When driving at speeds in excess of 45 mph, if the front wheels strike a pothole or some other significant bump in the road, occasionally - but with increasing frequency - it will cause the wheels to start violently bouncing up and down (alternating each wheel so one is up and the other is down) and the steering wheel shimmies violently back and forth. This will continue until the vehicle is slowed to under 10 mph. During these events, there is no controlling the steering and the vehicle does not slow quickly since the front wheels are not in constant contact with the pavement. Research on the internet has shown that this is not an isolated problem and it has been labeled the “death wobble†by many. (google “ford f250 death wobbleâ€). The result of this event - and thus the safety hazard - is that one must immediately stop the vehicle to make the malfunction stop. I have had to stop in the middle of the commuter lane on the highway on several occasions, causing many people to slam on their brakes and swerve to avoid hitting me. It is completely terrifying as it puts me, my passengers, and any other vehicles around me at risk. I am appalled that so many apparently know about this issue and nothing has been done to get ford to take ownership. When I described the problem to my service center, they knew exactly the problem that I was speaking of. Unfortunately, there is no definitive fix other than to try this or that which will become costly. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Oct 17, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | While driving at freeway speed between 55-75mph, the steering wheel oscillates after hitting expansion joints or pot holes. The oscillation was on multiple occasions throughout the trip and, sometimes, was so violent the truck drifted into another lane. Luckily there was no other traffic in the other lane at the time. It has done this before both while towing and not towing. This particular trip was the worst its ever done this and almost caused an accident at high speeds. |
| Category | Power Train, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 12, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | 2018 has death wobble which has been reported by many and a recall was issued but we have taken it back 3 times for this recall/death wobble=tie rod, sector shaft, drag link replaced (the first time it wasn't recalled yet so we had to pay for it and still have not been reimbursed) last 2 times they fix the tie rod, shaft or whatever but it keeps happening and it is scary. Lucky not to have caused an accident. Also because of the "death wobble" it has ruined the alignment and some tracker line thing as well as our tires and we have to pay for those things even though it is caused by the death wobble/recall?! -component described above, yes it is available for inspection upon request -safety at risk because if we are going over 60 and hit a bump the vehicle starts to shake uncontrollably and we have to slam on the brakes to make it stop while going that fast with other vehicles going that fast we have almost caused several accidents and almost hit a barrier trying to stop it -yes problem has been preproduced, verified and supposedly fixed but never lasts more than a month --yes the vehicle component has been inspected by the manufacturer it is an open recall -no warning lamp, message etc. Just uncontrollable shaking of vehicle if hits a bump |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Death wobble of front suspision |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 02, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | On september 28, 2022 I was driving my ford f-250 on interstate 10. I was in traffic and had other vehicles in front of and behind me. I hit a small bump in the road and my steering wheel in front tires began to shake so violently I began to have difficulty steering the vehicle. I had to slow the vehicle to 30 mph to regain control. As I begin to slow the vehicle the shaking became more violent. Luckily there was an opening on the right side for me to try and steer the vehicle to the shoulder. Other vehicles around me noticed the issue and also had to take evasive action to avoid a collision. My truck has 89,000 miles on it and has been properly maintained. I had this vibration also previously and the manufacturer installed a new component at 56,000 miles. I contacted the same dealer who did the repair. They stated that ford's recall was only to replace the part one time. At this point I will have to pay for a repair but they are not sure which parts to replace to prevent the issue as they said many superduty trucks have the same issue. The oem part that was aleady replaced is also out of stock, with no eta of when it is available. Im 54 and driving since I was 15. Ive never been more terrified. My truck is stock configuration with no customization with factory tires and wheels. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Aug 05, 2022 |
| State | IN |
| Description | Steering wheel started shaking so violently that we thought we'd blown out a tire (or two). Speed approx 70mph on highway. Luckily no traffic around us or we could've been in a serious accident. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 26, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Doing 75 miles an hour on the interstate and did a death wobble |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 23, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | This is a turbo diesel f250 ford truck which caught on fire and was completely destroyed while on the interstate in va. Our safely was very much at risk as the truck was fully engulfed in flames within minutes. We were able to pull off the side of the highway and get ourselves and the dog out of the cabin just before it would have been impossible to do so. Complete total loss; we do not know at this time what the cause of the fire was; there were no warning lamps, messages on the dash to alert us. The driver happened to notice some smoke coming from the hood and quickly pulled over to check to see what might be going on. Within seconds, the hood started to buckle as the fire raged under the hood and we were fortunate to be able to have pulled over as quickly as we did. We lost everything inside the truck including all the camping gear, etc that was in the bed. The front of our trailer that we were pulling was also heavily damaged. Very very frightening event and we are so thankful that we were able to escape without harm, other than some scratches, minor cuts as we frantically tried to help stop the flames with an extinguisher we had onboard our trailer we were pulling. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 20, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | My wife and I went 3 hours south to go fishing on the way home on the interstate the vehicle started to shake violently and we had to pull over to the shoulder. Looked around and couldn't see anything wring. We headed back on the highway and about 15 miles down the road it started again, again stopped. We finally got home safely. Since april the truck hasn't gone over 35 miles per hour until this past saturday. I had to run to peoria which is about 45 mins away. On the way home the wobbling started again, thais time I was with my 9 year old daughter. I slowed down to 50-52 and made it safely home. I have told my wife and children no one is driving the truck on the highway until we figure out what is going on. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jun 07, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the front end was shaking and vibrating, and the steering wheel was uncontrollable. The contact had to hold the steering wheel tightly to keep the vehicle under control. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the dealer and was informed of a steering damper failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | May 22, 2022 |
| State | SC |
| Description | Multiple times while driving between 50mph and 65mph, the front end starts vibrating out of control. This will continue to happen until the truck is slowed to below 25mph for a few seconds. This has happened on the highway twice and I have had to stop traffic behind me almost causing an accident both times. I have contacted ford regarding this issue and it was supposedly fixed, but it continues to happen. There were no warning lights or messages. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 18, 2022 |
| State | KY |
| Description | After hitting a small bump in the interstate on i65 north, my f250 began shaking uncontrollably. Only by emergency breaking, was I able to regain control on my truck. This has happened 4 times. It is not safe to have to do this on the expressway, at any speed. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Apr 02, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The plastic fuel filter cracked and sprayed diesel all over my engine compartment and all of the way down to the tailgate. Lots of fuel, very dangerous. It will get someone hurt |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Mar 30, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | The contact's husband owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced the death wobble. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with steering stabilizer failure. The dealer replaced the steering stabilizer; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the track bar, drag link assembly, ready lift caster bushing kit, and performed two front-end alignments. The failure recurred and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,402. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 25, 2022 |
| State | KY |
| Description | At highway speeds my 2018 ford f250 4wd will start shaking severely. The steering wheel shakes violently back and forth and the entire truck shakes like it's coming apart. The truck feels like it could swerve out of control at any moment. I was in great fear for my well being because I thought the truck was going to cause an accident. To get the shaking to stop I had to pull off the road and reduce my speed to less than 30mph. This has happened multiple times. Having to pull off the interstate and reduce speed to such a great extent is a safety hazard in itself. I took the truck to the dealer and they replaced the steering dampener under a recall. This caused the problem to go away for approximately 6 weeks. The problem has now returned. There were no warning lights or any indication that this was going to happen or when it did happen. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 21, 2022 |
| State | NM |
| Description | We had previously experienced severe shaking when driving at freeway speeds. We took the pickup to a dealership and the replaced the drag link at no cost and we paid to have tie rod ends replaced which they said would fix the issue. We took our first road trip in the vehicle this weekend and the problem is rven more frequent and severe. We almost had 3 accidents because the truck is very difficult to steer once the vibration starts. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 14, 2022 |
| State | MN |
| Description | I have experienced at least 6 incidents with my truck in which it starts violently shaking at highway speeds. In order to stop the shaking, I have had to either slow way down or pull over and stop completely to get the truck to stop shaking. In the most recent incident, there was a semi truck directly behind me and I was barely able to get to the side of the road to avoid being struck from behind and I nearly went into the ditch. After the first incident, I took my truck to the local ford dealership and they told me there wasn't a problem when they drove it even though I provided them information about the "death wobble" from sources on the internet. The problem continued, so I took it back and they put "stabilizers" on it. I had no problem for almost a year until it happened twice yesterday. The first incident occurred on 12-25-18. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 03, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | It is commonly referred to as the death wobbleâ€. When hitting a bump the front end wobbles back and forth causing you to lose control unless you break immediately. It has been to the dealer to be repaired twice but it only lasts a short time. This is terrifying most recently occurring today on an interstate. Could hardly keep it on the road before getting it to slow down and veering into other lanes |
| Category | Electrical System, Seats |
| Date | Feb 18, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | This particular truck has heated front seats. While I was driving today 2/18/2022 at about 2:35pm the passenger heated seat was on and the seat caught on fire. The seat was empty and nothing was on the seat. I looked over and there were flames coming from the seat. A hole about a quarter in size was burned in my seat. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 18, 2022 |
| State | CO |
| Description | When driving above 50mph we experience a problem that our ford service department originally called the death wobble, it is now called high speed oscillation. The steering wheel and entire front end of the truck shakes violently and I have to slow to almost a complete stop in order to regain control of the vehicle. We have have the steering damper replaced twice (the tech today said about every 20,000 miles) and the truck is in the dealer for the third time addressing this issue. This third time the work that is also being done involves a large nut that requires 450#'s of torque to adjust. We had to replace tires that wore out prematurely. This last time the impact of the violent shaking caused the other vehicles on the road to move away from us because they could see something was wrong as well. I don't scare easily, but these events are terrifying. The problem has been confirmed by a ford service department multiple times. This has not had third party inspections, but I will ask for the worn out part when I pick up my vehicle from the current servicing. There were not any warning lights or messages that gave alerts to the incidents. The incidents would occur on macadam, concrete, going downhill and uphill, on transitions between road surfaces and on roads that have rough surfaces from heavy use. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 16, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Steering began to shake uncontrollably when driving at approximately 45 mph after going over a bump. When the vehicle was slowed down to minimum speed and stopped the wobbling/shaking stopped. It did the same thing again 3 additional times when speed increased at a later time in the day. Safety of others could have been a major threat if unable to slow/stop. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Feb 11, 2022 |
| State | IN |
| Description | At speeds above 50mph steering wheel & front end vibrates uncontrollably. Have to apply the brake & get below 45mph to get it to quit. Local ford dealership has replaced the steering linkage damper per ford bulletin 20n04. That did not solve the problem. There was no warning lights or other indicators before, during, or after this issue started. My personal safety is affected by this issue as well as passengers and other drivers. The truck cannot be controlled until you get slowed down. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Feb 06, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Was driving on highway normal driving went through a construction zone uneven road patches on major highway 3 lanes. While slightly above 70mph my truck violently started shaking as if a front tire steel belts had ripped and separated while maneuvering through a curve o n construction no speed limit I almost lost control and rolled my truck. I had to hit the brakes in order to come to a violent stop and regain control. While almost getting rear ended and causing a chain reaction of cars swerving and braking cause of the result of the front end. The truck on has 70,000 plus miles and is on highway driven. Upon further investigation on the internet I found hundreds of complaints on line the name given was the death wobble from a series of years including all new f 250 -350 series trucks. I had my wife and daughter plus family member hope this escalates very quickly and is taken seriously. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 03, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | I experienced the death wobble running around 60 mph. It was one of the scariest moments I have ever experienced. I took my truck into the ford dealership and they replaced the steering stabilizer. It has really made me scared to drive my truck. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Jan 27, 2022 |
| State | NH |
| Description | With no indication the truck started shaking violently after driving over an overpass expansion joint at about 60-65 mph on highway. After slowing to about 20-25 mph in breakdown lane, it seem to go away. Approximately 3-4 miles down the highway, again going over an expansion joint to a bridge this time, it happened again. With the same process of pulling into the breakdown lane and reducing speed to 20-25 mph it went away. Obviously looking this up on the internet, you come across the ford death wobble. If this doesn't constitute a recall, what does, death.. |
| Category | Steering, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 27, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | While driving on the freeway at 75 miles an hour the whole truck started shaking violently! I had to back out of it to get it to stop. I continue driving at 65 miles an hour and I hit a small bump in the road and it again started shaking violently! It started approximately 30 minutes ago and has happened three more time! |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 19, 2022 |
| State | TN |
| Description | Driver door is freezing and will not latch, having to hold the door while driving to keep from flying open. Recall done at dealership, two years ago. Johnson city ford, johnson city, tn. Dealership is stating that there is no coverage on those repairs after the recall "repair". The dealership failed to correct recall the first time for same issue. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 18, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Traveling 75 mph on a 3 lane interstate with mild expansion joint cracks and imperfections caused the steering to start shaking violently and I could not control the vehicle. I swerved across a lane of traffic into the median / emergency lane while other vehicles attempted to avoid me. I had to slow to under 20mph to regain control of the steering. I refer to this condition as death wobble. Truck has 54,000 miles and has no suspension or wheel/ tire modifications and no previous damage. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 15, 2022 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Going down interstate 99 in pennsylvania I hit a bump on the approach of a bridge at 65mph front end started shaking violently almost lost control of truck had to pull to shoulder and slow down until it cleared up. I got out and checked everything could not see anything visibly wrong with the front end. It is a 2018 f-250 with 23,000 miles on it. When I bought it the dealership said the death wobble was takin care of. I asked about the issue before I bought the truck but obviously it has not been fixed correctly this is a concern as I pull a camper in the summer months quite often. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Dec 24, 2021 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Traveling at highway speeds(above 55 mph) I've hit a small bumps in the road on multiple occasions. The problem has occurred several times where the vehicle shakes violently until I slow down to about 40 mph. Googling the problem informed me this is a problem with ford superdutys and the phenomen is referred to as “death wobbleâ€. The article provided a link to nhtsa. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Dec 20, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | “death wobble†at 60mph while on the highway after hitting a small pothole. Controllable when slowed to 35mph on the shoulder |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Driving on highway went over bridge expansion joint and steering wheel and front tires began shaking severely had to pull over almost causing accident. Now it happens more often on any bump. Have heard this is called the death wobble and see how this could be extremely dangerous for my family. Don't understand with so many complaints that nothing has been required of ford to address and fix this super unsafe problem. I hope by putting this on the record that if something happened, there would be documentation of my complaint to hold ford responsible. A response from you would be appreciated. Thank you. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 22, 2021 |
| State | GA |
| Description | While merging onto the interstate yesterday, there was a slight bump in the road and the truck began violently vibrating, including the steering wheel. The vibration lasted at least 10 seconds this time, making steering very difficult. This is at least the third time this has happened in the past 2 months. Upon researching, this seems to be an very big issue with these trucks & has been named "the death wobble" on many websites. This is obviously a huge safety issue. What would happen in icy conditions? This could have deadly consequences and cannot understand why ford has not recalled for correction! |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 22, 2021 |
| State | IL |
| Description | I was driving down the road at approximately 60 mph and the steering wheel and whole truck started to shake violently. I had to slow down to around 20 mph to get it to stop. I had an almost impossible time just keeping the truck under control. This has happened twice now within the past 3 weeks |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 18, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I have a 2018 f250 superduty diesel truck that has approximately 20,000 miles. I was driving approximately 60 mph and my steering wheel jumped out of my hands and began to shake and a loud noise from the truck itself was audible as I continued down the road. I applied the brake slowly and was able to pull over. I noticed as I slowed that the noise and shaking stopped. I waited for all the cars to go by and started to return home hoping to make it back. It did not repeat, however I am now afraid to drive the truck as this seems very dangerous. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 08, 2021 |
| State | NY |
| Description | I went over a bridge joint on the highway and the truck started shaking uncontrollably. I had to slow down under 50mph for it to stop. The windshield cracked in the process. Everyone driving around me slowed down and moved away. There were and still are no warning lamps. I have not taken it to the dealer yet. I feared that the truck was going to roll over because of the uncontrollable steering and shaking. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Twice my truck has shook violently when I hit a pot hole or bump traveling above 50mph. The shaking is so bad, your scared, needing to slow down quickly or even stop to get it to stop. It's a danger to the occupants and the surrounding vehicles when this occurs. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The truck violently shook when I hit a bump on the highway. I've never felt anything like that before. My wife and I we're shocked as what the truck was doing. I slowed down immediately and pulled over on the shoulder of the highway and walked around the truck to see what happened. Didn't see anything wrong, so I got in the truck and drove to the house. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 27, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | On 05/13/2020 truck was in an auto accident and declared total loss on nicb. Crash report doesn't reflect injuries. Speed limit on the highway says 60, on google maps. Also, the officer's description doesn't make sense. There are 3 units, including trailer. Other vehicle is unit 3.... I also don't understand how the person in the 3rd unit did not have injuries. Txdot crash id: 17689202. 1 / 2020186795 case id: 2020-1548 usdot: 1086178 truck # 327 when I contacted the tow company, was informed there is no history of ever towing the truck! Owner of truck listed was not correct. Actual owner was vertical limit construction which has two branches of the name. (tx) vertical limit construction llc vertical limit construction, llc (mn) interstate, utility construction, cellular tower, end to end, turnkey services. Parent: qualtek services. Trailer info did list the company as owner, however. When I did a search, there has been repairs and history doesn't show of the truck ever being in an accident. There is an incomplete recall on ford website but none on nhtsa. Vertical limit construction was listed as terminated april 2019 and dissolved july 2020. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 17, 2021 |
| State | AL |
| Description | I have noticed my f250 which I bought brand new and just noticed this issue had just over 29,000 miles on it that the steering was getting loose. A few thousand miles ago I noticed when I drove over a bump in road or pothole the steering shakes some, not normal. Today I have almost 32,000 miles on it, steering very loose, 19% steering turn does not respond and when I hit a bump it scares me as the steering wheel shakes very violently up and down and steers left and right and swerves into next lane on its own. It is very bad now and I am scared to drive it. It is my daily driver ad I have no other choice. I work for the department of defense us army tacom. This truck should be recalled and repaired immediately before somebody gets seriously hurt or worse, dies from this steering issue. Please let me know how you can assist. |
| Category | Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:emission Control:catalytic Convertor |
| Date | Aug 06, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated that while her son was driving 40 mph, the vehicle shut-off as the "exhaust failure, service now" message was displayed on the instrument panel. Other motorists were able to assist her son with moving the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where it was later diagnosed with a defective catalytic convertor. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a complaint was filed. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was 73,785. |
| Category | Structure:body:tailgate |
| Date | Aug 05, 2021 |
| State | VA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the liftgate inadvertently unlocked causing the contents in the bed of the truck to spill out onto the roadway. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed but not yet repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jul 17, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Rapid oscillation of the steering wheel ( death wobble ). The steering damper was replaced at 18,744 miles. This helped for a little while. When you hit a slight bump in the road, often times the seam where a bridge meets the pavement the rapid oscillation will begin. To stop the oscillation the vehicle will have to be slowed down to between 25-30 mph. This is very dangerous when traveling on a busy highway. I plan on taking this vehicle to the dealership the last week of july to have it inspected and the tailgate recall repaired. This vehicle currently has 32,454 miles on it. Thank you ! |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jul 14, 2021 |
| State | UT |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle would shake abnormally whenever the contact drove over a pothole. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with the steering dampener needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and the contact filed a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000. |
| Category | Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:lock |
| Date | Jul 09, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the tailgate opened intermittently without warning. The contact then received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v864000 (latches/locks/linkages). The dealer was notified, and the vehicle was repaired under the recall. The contact stated that soon after the recall was serviced, the failure recurred. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and filed a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,224. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jul 06, 2021 |
| State | KY |
| Description | Uncontrollable shaking when going down the highway after a bump |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 05, 2021 |
| State | TN |
| Description | While driving on I-40 east of nashville, tn on sunday june 13, 2021 I drove over a bridge expansion joint which sent my truck into an uncontrollable shaking of the front wheels and steering wheel. I was able to get truck onto the right shoulder and stop the shaking. I remembered getting a recall letter from ford about this and notified a ford dealer to get my truck into shop. The steering dampener (item in the recall), was replaced on june 30. On sat july 3, I drove to atlanta from knoxville and on the way back I experienced this severe shaking three different times. Once on an expansion joint, once on a place where removal of lane markings had left gouges in the asphalt, and once again on a small pothole. My three passengers were terrified, as was I because we were in heavy traffic each time and in one location no place to pull off to safety. It's a thousand wonders we were not in a crash because of this situation. It's to the point now I'm afraid to drive the vehicle. I will be contacting the dealer again this morning and inform them the the "fix" did not help at all. I was shocked when I starting researching this situation and learned how common this is and how long it has been occurring, and I'm very unhappy the dealer I bought the truck from didn't bring this possibility to my attention. Obviously, making the sale was more important than my safety. This is an expensive truck and it's time, actually past time, that this problem was fixed once and for all by ford, or substantial concessions made to the owners of these trucks. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jun 29, 2021 |
| State | UT |
| Description | The truck has a death wobble if you hit a bump the steering wheel jerks back and forth and the suspension bounces. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | May 11, 2021 |
| State | MO |
| Description | My 2018 f250 has the ford death wobble as people describe it. This seems to be a reoccurring event. This friday may 14th 2021 it will go into the dealership for the third time to be fixed. The last time it was in was 04/09/21 for the same exact problem. The death wobble consist of violent shaking of the front end when hitting a bump in the road while traveling above 50 mph. We must brake immediately and slow down to regain control of vehicle. This is extremely dangerous, not only for the shaking but slowing down that quickly on the interstate. This has happened while hauling a 35 ft camper as well. Today I was told by the dealership that ford says this is a one time fix. The moist recent time this death wobble happened was 05/06/21 while driving to louisville ky. It happened six times on the way down and once on the way home. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | May 11, 2021 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Water leaking to the interior through passenger side a pillar. |
| Category | Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | May 03, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The truck just started to wobble and got worse and worse! Scared the hell out of me and my son with his three friends inside!! Horrible feeling to have! Did research and found that this is actually happening to other f250 owners. Now my truck sits in the driveway because dealership is 2 weeks out to just get an appointment!!! My wobble is occurring at from 40mph-65mph |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| State | AL |
| Description | 2018 f250 with the death wobble. Hit a bump at highway speeds and the trucks front end shakes uncontrollably and caused the truck to veer lane from lane. Ford has had this issue for almost 20 years and has caused many accidents. Please get ford to recall these tricks starting with the 05 models. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Apr 24, 2021 |
| State | ID |
| Description | Twice, I have experienced what people are calling a "death wobble". At highway speed (70mph) a violent shaking of the steering wheel occured as if a front tire had blown out, or a wheel was about to fall off. Barely able to hang onto the steering wheel, I was able to slow down and pull off the road. After getting out and inspecting the front end, I found nothing wrong. I got back up to speed and contenued to my destination. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Apr 21, 2021 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owned a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driver was driving at 60 mph, smoke was present coming from the rear of the vehicle. After pulling over and stopping the vehicle, smoke and flames were present coming from the passenger side dashboard. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the incident. The failure mileage was 110,000. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 12, 2021 |
| State | IN |
| Description | Our 2018 f-250 super duty is experiencing the infamous "ford death wobble" due to parts used by ford that they know were not going to hold up and would wear prematurely. This is causing an extremely rough and extremely dangerous wobble in the front suspension and steering wheel that could lead to serious injuries' or even death due to the loss of control of the vehicle. Always happens when the vehicle is in motion and generally travelling above 50 mph. Always happens after going over a dip in the road or a pothole. I have not taken a video but there are plenty of video's on youtube of the same thing. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Apr 05, 2021 |
| State | SC |
| Description | Our truck did the death wobble numerous times going down the interstate at 70 mph. Very scary and unacceptable for ford to know about this serious promblem!!!!!!!! |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Apr 05, 2021 |
| State | OK |
| Description | Tailgate continues to unlatch on its own while in motion. Was supposed to be fixed during a recall. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Apr 01, 2021 |
| State | TN |
| Description | Upon starting the engine, no dash displays came on. I left the engine running and opened the hood to look for wiring issues, found no damage. Went back to drivers seat and dash lights were all on along with a "service required" warning light. Shortly after, the warning light went off and the truck appears normal. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 24, 2021 |
| State | VA |
| Description | 2018 ford f-250 diesel 4 wheel drive - about 25,000 miles on it I experienced my first "death wobble" I had gone around a curve on a narrow road (probably 45 mph) and hit a bump just right and there it went, scared the snot out of me, hit the brakes, it stopped, I thought that was weird. Didn't happen again for a long time. Then a few months later I was driving down a 4 lane busy road with a semi-truck next to me and in the 20 miles I drive on that road twice daily (between 55-65 miles an hour), it did it 4 times. Then nothing. I don't feel safe in this vehicle b/c I never know when it is going to happen. It was taken to an independent shop for inspection 3/19/20, all suspension and joints, and everything else ford is suggestion could be an issue has been inspected and found to not be loose or broken. New tires are being put on it this weekend with another alignment. At this point after all of that if it happens again I will be trading this vehicle. Everything I see says ford knows aobut it, has known about it, and is either unwilling to fix it, or doesn't know how to fix it. There needs to be a major recall on all the parts in question immediately to make us gullible idiots that bought their pieces of junk at least feel like we can use them safely! I am just now hearing that this is a problem with this family of trucks, if I had know this was this big of an issue I wouldn't have bought it and that is what ford is counting on and that is wrong! I do not feel safe taking my family anywhere in this vehicle, it's the only one I have and I am 1,800 miles from any family, if I have to go home for an emergency I will have to rent a vehicle at this point b/c I can't imagine running down an interstate at 85mph and this happen! |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 01, 2021 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Traveling on the highway about 65mph and the truck started to wobble. The steering wheel was wobbling violently. I had to slam on the brakes to slow down to approximately 40mph on a busy, rainy, and wet highway to get the wobble of the steering wheel to stop. It has happened approximately 5 times under similar circumstances. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 01, 2021 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | On three separate occasions while traveling at approximately 65 mph, the truck has experienced a severe wobble in the steering and suspension after hitting a small pothole or bump. The truck becomes impossible to maneuver until slowing to approximately 45 mph. Death wobble. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 20, 2021 |
| State | IN |
| Description | While accelerating and entering an interstate, I drove over a rough section of asphalt while merging into the driving lane, which resulted in my steering wheel and front suspension vibrating and shaking in a violent and dangerous manner. I had to immediately deaccelerate and pull off towards the shoulder in order to get it to stop. Researching forums and I learned that is being referred to as a "death wobble". |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Feb 11, 2021 |
| State | MO |
| Description | When traveling at various speeds when I cross a bridge or uneven road my front end will shake violently and almost have to come to a complete stop for it to stop shaking the used dealer I bought it from says it because some kind of shock on the front end but I'm not sure it only has 45,000 miles on it I've tried adjusting the air in the tires to no avail I'm afraid to even let my wife drive it. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 08, 2021 |
| State | OK |
| Description | My truck started experiencing the wobble at 29500 mile(1-22-20) dealership installed part#kc3z*3e651*b* on 1-21-2020. Same problem at mile39200 (10-04-2020 , dealership installed same piece on 10-23--2021. Same problem at mile 44100, 1-20-2021 dealership installed same piece again on 2-3-2021. While driving on 2-4-2021 and 2-6-21 was almost thrown into shoulder from same problem. Everytime problem has ocurred wad driving between 70-78 on highway with mininmal bumps. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 04, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Problem persisting regarding evap system and fuel pump. Vehicle has an extended crank time and sputters at or around 400 rpm from anywhere between two to four seconds due to the loss of pressure in the fuel lines due to a faulty check valve or faulty evap purge valve. Dust can enter the evap vent and overtime work its way to the evap system and cause the evap purge valve to stick or work past the evap system and into the fuel vent tube desending into the fuel sending unit which can cause the fuel pump check valve, which keeps fuel pressure in the lines after the motor is turned off, to fail. In a worst case scenario,vehicle may not start at all unless fuel is pumped back into the lines by turning the key on and off multiple times. Problem with my vehicle most often occurs when vehicle has been sitting overnight or sitting during the day while I am at work. This issue can be fixed by rerouting the evap vent underneath the hood by the fresh air intake and replacing fuel sending unit and in the worst case replacing the fuel tank due to the accumulation of sediment and also replacing the evap canister. Date given is an approximate when the issue began and is currently an ongoing issue. Please note that battery is new and tested excellent and I use clean fuel from valero. I believe that this issue is also why I have poor gas mileage as well which is 11. 4 mpg. Vehicle has had no modifications impacting its weight and I have the oem tire size as well. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 01, 2021 |
| State | OK |
| Description | I experienced the 'death wobble' from premature failure of various steering and suspension components at approximately 25,000 miles. The death wobble happened at least 20 times on a 200 mile trip and nearly caused an accident at highway speeds. A video of one of the incidents can be viewed at https://youtu. Be/alhdtxirsig |
| Category | Steering, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 31, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Over the period of a couple of months I've had 3 different occasions that when I'm going over 60 and hit any kind of bump or uneven patch of road my truck starts violently shaking causing me to lose control until my vehicle is back down under 45 miles per hour. The last time it happen I was doing 55 and sped up a little to get around another truck before coming up on an exit ramp, I sped up to 60 as I was changing lanes to go around and it started shaking the entire truck extremely rough like it would if you had a blowout, it threw me over into the left side lane while on us hwy 287 under hwy 69 in the tunnel where I nearly hit the other truck, luckily the drive realized something was wrong and moved over onto the shoulder avoiding me. I was able to regain control and make it home. Looking back now after the fact I realize this problem had been happening for some time however there was no way for me to really know. I had felt smaller trembles but thought it was just the road or me not realizing what everything was leading up to. I'm a 5ft 2-3in tall female and this truck was my dream car that I worked really hard to pay for. I called ford last year about having it fixed they said warranty wouldn't cover it. Also the "cooling" went out in my seat within the first 6 months, ford also refused to fix that and said it wasn't under my warranty, which btw I bought the extended warranty. My motherboard in my computer or screen in the dash also went out however they did repair this but they tried to charge my for a plastic peice their technician broke and in which I had to point out when I picked up and nearly had to throw a temper to get them to repair the damage they caused. I haven't been very happy, now I no longer feel safe in my vehicle. Help please! |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Jan 27, 2021 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Was traveling 70 mph on highway and passed a overpass. Truck went into a death wobble. Thought maybe road condition but then next overpass it did it again. Couldn't control steering wheel until decelerated down to 45 mph. Took truck to dealer. They told me it was a shifted belt in one tire. Truck only has 34000 miles on it. When drive truck in normal speeds I have no issuers! Think ford knows thers a problem but don't want to admit it, |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jan 23, 2021 |
| State | LA |
| Description | My 2018 f-250 ford super duty is having problems with death wobble truck has been brought to dealership three times for same issue |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 18, 2021 |
| State | MT |
| Description | We have experienced what others described as the death wobble. While driving on highway and coming upon rough or uneven road, more often on a curve, the truck begins to shake violently and does not seem to recover until you come to complete stop. This is happened at speeds of 45 miles an hour and twice while traveling 75 on the highway. This was very frightening and dangerous even for others. We had to pull over when we could do so safely and come to a complete stop this is very difficult as one time we were hauling a camper and it began on an overpass with no shoulder. All recommended and regular service has been performed by ford dealership. This issue began before our warranty was up and ford dealership now claims it is not covered. We are not happy owners of a 69k lemon. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 17, 2021 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Driving I-95 at 65/70 mph across overpass bridge at transition of roadway surfaces from concrete to asphalt truck front started shaking makings it impossible to control. Luckily a few weeks ago I read about this condition ( death wobble) on an rv forum. Had to let truck slow down on its own as braking only made it worse, pulled onto shoulder checked things out and got back in truck and drove away. All was okay after that. I was out of town and put 350 miles on truck without it reoccurring, I will be taking it to ford dealer monday am to see what they say but it appears that they don't know how to fix this issue. It appears this is a fairly well documented problem that ford is backing away from. Don't know what the consequences would be if we were towing our 30 ft . 5th wheel. The truck has 43,000 miles on it. The tires are wearing evenly and properly inflated and has never been used for off roading. So as it currently stands I own a ,000 that my wife won't drive and I'm afraid to tow my rv with it. Hardly "super duty" |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 11, 2021 |
| State | UT |
| Description | It got the death wobble and they couldn't fix it till march (3 months from complaint) at the earliest. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 05, 2021 |
| State | NV |
| Description | For the second time now in a period of a couple weeks when hitting a slight bump in the freeway at freeway speeds the steering wheel will start violently shaking out of control and I was not able to regain control until slowing to approximately 25 mph yesterday I was in heavy traffic and was very close to being in an accident because of this problem I contacted my local corbin ford dealership and left a message for a service advisor to call me back at his earliest convenience so I can get this looked at and hopefully rectified asap I also want this on record with you folks in the event that something worse happens or my local corwin ford dealership blows me off about the problem I'm experiencing thank you jeff bates |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 04, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While drive about 55 to 65 miles hr going across a bridge it starts shaking slow down it goes away. Now it start what they call the death wobble almost every bump in the road anywhere between 50 and 75 miles I have 27000 mile on my 2018 f-250 |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 03, 2021 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Driving on interstate hwy at approximately 70mph when I drove over a small bump. Immediately the steering wheel and entire front end of truck started shaking violently. I nearly ran off the road surface. I had to slow down quickly to make it stop, forcing vehicles behind me to react to avoid a collision. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| State | FL |
| Description | While driving at highway speed experienced death wobble multiple times over several days on a trip. Major safety issue!! Ford needs to accept responsibility for this design flaw. It is putting lives at risk!! |
| Category | Steering, Wheels |
| Date | Dec 28, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I have experienced 'death wobble' on multiple occasions. The vehicle has @47,000 on it. It has been in a ford authorized repair center three times and the issue has still not been fixed. Every time the wobble happens at 65-70 mph on the highway. It usually happens during a turn while hitting a bump. Twice I have nearly lost all control of the vehicle. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 24, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | My 2018 f250 king ranch has started the death wobble at just over 55,000 miles. It has done it at least 5 times now going 60-75mph if I hit a bump or pothole. When it starts, the steering wheel shakes back and forth and the vehicle can not be controlled until I slow to almost a complete stop. The most recent time, I almost hit a guard rail. I have taken the truck back to my local ford dealership and they agreed to replace the steering damper, but told me the part was on backorder. I ended up getting one from napa and replaced it on my own, I do not feel safe driving this truck. Ford has a problem and refuses to acknowledge it. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| State | MN |
| Description | When driving down the road at a consistent speed, a bump causes the front end to shake violently. If going over 70mph, all steering is lost. Brake application when this is occurring makes the problem worse. Once the vehicle is below 25mph the problem fades away. Maintaining your lane when this happens is impossible, and potentially deadly if adjacent to another vehicle on the roadway |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| State | VA |
| Description | I am experiencing the ford "death wobble". I have a 2018 f250 with 44k miles, well cared for. Reading multiple forums, there appears to be no resolution. People have spent tons of money taking their trucks back and forth to the dealership. I have experienced the wobble three times in less than a week. Occurs after bumpy roads. Taking to dealership to try and resolve issue. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 13, 2020 |
| State | OH |
| Description | While driving the vehicle on the highway traveling approximately 60 mph the steering wheel began shaking violently and was difficult to control. The shaking stopped once decelerated to approximately 40 mph. It lasted about 15 seconds. The truck seems to steer normal now. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 12, 2020 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Severe wobble in front suspension while driving at highway speeds |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 18, 2020 |
| State | NM |
| Description | While driving on interstate 40 in albuquerque,nm, at the posted speed limit of 65 mph, the truck hit a diagonal transition from asphalt to cement on an overpass. The slight shift in steering feedback caused by the "bump" instantly started an uncontrollable oscillation in the front end nearly causing me to lose control of the vehicle. The only way to stop the oscillation was a sudden deceleration which then nearly caused a collision with the vehicles following. This is a recurring problem with these trucks and known to the oem. At approx. 24000 miles on the vehicle, I took the vehicle to the dealer for the same reason and the steering dampner was replaced under warranty. This latest event occurred at approx. 29,000 miles on the odometer. Even the employees at the ford dealer knew the phenomenon as the "death wobble". Please take action to get this matter resolved as I believe it to be a significant safety concern. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| State | KS |
| Description | I have experienced violent shaking from the front end of the vehicle at highway speeds (the "death wobble". Vehicle was taken to the dealership, and steering dampener installed. The issue persisted, so I returned to the dealership and the exact same part was replaced. Problem is worse than ever. Serious safety hazard. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 02, 2020 |
| State | AL |
| Description | The known death wobble. Steering becomes basically non existent when the front end starts to shake uncontrollably. This has occurred continually since purchasing my 68000 dollar vehicle. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 02, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Death wobble. Front tires shimmy after hitting pot hole or bridge joint at highway speeds. 11,800 miles. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Oct 25, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Death wobble or steering oscillation. Hitting rough pavement or bump or 45 can cause the front end to wobble uncontrollably. I was driving on the highway at 75 mph when it first occurred. It happened several times after that at the same speed before my appt. With the dealer. I took the vehicle to ford for repair. The replaced the steering damper but did nothing else. The problem then occurred again aproximately 1 month later. I have another appt. With then next week. They want me to ride with them. Apparently they don't believe me that it happened again. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 14, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | Steering wheel oscillated violently on highway apparently after driving over a rough surface of I-85 (ga mm40 s) @ 65 mph |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 04, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Soon after purchase wobble and shake started in steering? I reported it at every service and several times by phone and email to ford corporate. After awhile in summer 2020 ford sent notice they would change steering link to fix problem? I had the fix done at all american ford ? But the repair failed and the technician wrote on receipt tires needed replaced? I replaced tires and still wobble and shake? The dealer where I bought the truck is george wall ford they admitted to me that it is a major problem and I should buy a new truck from them and they would take my truck for a trade? But at a loss to my wallet? They |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 25, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Bump in road at highway speed make truck violently shake almost loosing control. Had to slow way down to regain control |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Sep 21, 2020 |
| State | MN |
| Description | My truck is experiencing the " death wobble". Truck hits a bump in the road at high speeds and violently goes out of control steering. Feels like the whole front end of the truck is falling off . Brought it to the ford dealer to fix. They claimed it is the rag steering joint. Was replaced a few months ago and now the wobbled is back! Problem not fixed!! I am a registered traffic engineer in the state of california and this is a very unsafe vehicle to operate in public. Please take this complaint seriously!! As a safety expert I would never let anyone drive this vehicle in this condition. Ford needs to step up and fix this issue before someone dies. Please note that this complaint will officially put the ford motor company on notice of this issue. I will contact my dealer tomorrow to inform of this issue and expect that ford will fix this design flaw at their expense. Thank you for any help, [xxx] p. E. Traffic engineer information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). *tr |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Sep 19, 2020 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The front end shakes or wobbles violently at normal highway speeds after hitting even the slightest bump making it hard to maintain control of the vehicle. I received a recall notice from the manufacture to address this issue and had the vehicle repaired under this recall however, the problem persist. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Sep 19, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | While traveling on interstate at highway speeds (65-75mph), a violent shaking and vibration began suddenly. Potholes or sudden jarring, such as traveling over a bridge expansion joint, seems to trigger the incidents. The vehicle continues to shudder and vibrate with such intensity, it makes steering and even holding the steering wheel tenuous and unpredictable. The vibration doesn't disappear until the vehicle has slowed to less than 40 mph. It is a terrifying loss of control while moving at high speed. Rough pavement or transitions in the paving surface seems to trigger it. It has begun at speeds as low as 60mph and as high as 75mph. I have video which shows the effect inside the passenger compartment. This is a 2018 f250 with 46k miles and fully stock everything. Never been modified or used for heavy off road or towing use. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| State | OR |
| Description | At speeds over 50 mph the steering wheel starts to shake, sometimes violently. I have just over 23000 miles on this vehicle and it started approximately 2 weeks ago. I have had the tires rotated, air pressure checked and alignment. Now its time to go to the ford dealership for their analysis. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Aug 14, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | My truck tailgate is opening without cause. It happened 3 times before a recall was supposedly completed in january and has happened 3 times since. Twice when pulling a trailer just after starting to backup. That last was when my car play malfunctioned with the apple phone. During troubleshooting work the tailgate opened while sitting in my driveway. I have damage to then gate caused by a trailer strike on 1 opening and the dealership is not helpful and has not taken this seriously. This will happen again.. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Aug 03, 2020 |
| State | IN |
| Description | I was driving down I-69 running abround 75mph. All of the sudden, the truck started to violently shake as if both rear tires blew out. I gently pressed on the brakes to not exaserbate the issue. It was everything I could do to keep the truck on the road. Scariest moment of my life for sure. Looking in the rearview, I saw smoke coming from the tires and thought either my brakes locked up, bearing went bad in one of wheels or blown tires. As I slowed to 25 mph, the shaking stopped and I noticed that the engine was revving super high. I stopped the truck and checked out the brakes, tires, wheels and make sure nothing was wrapped around the axle. All clear. I can only assume the truck downshifted into 1st or 2nd gear. I did not see it happen but the rear tires lost traction and bounced around until I slowed down. I-69 through deleware county has recently been paved so I dont think I hit any big bumps before this happened. The truck has 38,028 miles on it and I have never had tranmission issue's with it. The occasional hard to start condition has happened a few times before. 5 -10 seconds turning over before starting but no tranmission issue's. This happened last night and since, I have had it up to 70 mph and it didnt happen again. Again though, this happened last night. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Jul 29, 2020 |
| State | NE |
| Description | While driving down the road the drivers door opened up unexpectedly while entering an interstate highway. The outside temperature was 89 degrees f. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 25, 2020 |
| State | AR |
| Description | Death wobble in front end (tsb) #18 2268 |
| Category | Air Bags, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 23, 2020 |
| State | MS |
| Description | The steering wheel airbag cover/horn cover is cracking at the weak spots |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jul 07, 2020 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Erratic steering and vibration between 40-60 mph. This has been called the 'death wobble'. There are currently several lawsuits with ford. Took my truck to ford dealer last week for safety recall for replacement of damper assembly but still experience worst problem of wobble. Had to emergency stop almost causing an accident. Incident occurred in the interstate. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jun 28, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | My 2018 f250 6. 7 l diesel began to shake violently when drive on a flat surface highway at approx 55 mph. Steering wheel shook violently and I lost control. Here's in to on coming traffic lane. Just missing a head-on collision with another vehicle. Front wheels and steering wheel did not stop shaking until a slowed to 20 mph. Hapen with no large bumps. Normal highway conditions. Hapoen again the same day. Both were on straight roads. Appears this condition is referred to as the death wobble. |
| Category | Steering, Unknown Or Other, Wheels |
| Date | Jun 26, 2020 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Death wobble car randomly shakes uncontrollably. *tr |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Jun 08, 2020 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Drastic shaking of the front end/steering wheel when hitting bumps in road over 60 mph - subsides after you brake to about 40 mph. Very hard to control vehicle when it occurs. *tr |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | May 16, 2020 |
| State | OH |
| Description | I am experiencing the death wobble with this truck. I purchased it used in january, 2020. It has approximately 48,000 miles now. While driving, when hitting bumps, the steering wheel shakes violently. No crash, but can be scary at higher speeds. *tr |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 30, 2020 |
| State | MO |
| Description | The truck went into a "death wobble" at 65 miles per hour when it hits a bump in the road. This has happened on numerous occasions with no warning. The steering wheel will violently whip back and forth and the all you can do is get the truck stopped. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 24, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | While driving on interstate highway 70 in the middle of denver, we hit a small expansion joint. The steering wheel was shaking so violently I couldn't hardly keep a hold of it to steer. I began braking and when I got down to 25 mph it stopped. My speed wasn't excessive, I was doing the 65 mph limit. It has done this "death wobble" twice since then, and now I am apprehensive to drive it on the interstate. I will make an appointment with our local ford dealer soon to look it over, but honestly I don't have any hopes to a remedy. I was hoping to report this, and hopefully with the many others that are having the same issue, ford may have to recall these trucks. Unfortunately, someone will have to perish to get any action from ford. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). *tr |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Apr 20, 2020 |
| State | LA |
| Description | The ac line fitting overheated causing it to explode and arc which in turn melted the primary wiring harness for the engine. This also resulted in the wire catching fire and causing burn damage to the firewall. The vehicle was going through a car wash when the incident occurred. I have been told by my mechanic that the water from the car wash prevented further fire damage. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Apr 13, 2020 |
| State | FL |
| Description | When driving about 40 -45 mph and the truck goes over a bump in the road, expansion joint, or other change the steering jumps back and forth to the point that the front end feels very loose and it is not easy to control. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Apr 09, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | I was driving down us 1 north at approximately 70 mph, when I traveled across an uneven (rough patch) in my lane and my steering wheel along with what felt like the whole truck started violently shaking. I let go of the steering wheel slightly and quickly dropped my speed and then steered my truck to the shoulder of the highway. Once I composed myself, I recalled that the steering returned to normal once my speed was decreased to approximately 40mph. I made several notes immediately about what, when and where this happened. I immediately started calling my dealership to relay what had just happened and to make an appointment. After several appointments and 2nd opinions, no one has been able to resolve the problem. I have been told conflicting stories from ford about the problem and it seems like this has happened to numerous people across the country. My wife refuses to drive this truck any longer. I've had every part of the steering (damper, linkage, caster, etc) checked and been told there is nothing wrong. I have spent lots of money trying to replace parts I thought could be the culprit. During this time, I have experienced this issue two more times. I was driving my stock ( no modifications) in normal conditions when this exact problem occurred again. The second time was while I was traveling down us1 south and crossed a bridge expansion joint traveling approximately 70mph, when my steering wheel started shaking so violently, I had to let go and just quickly apply the brakes to reduce the speed so I could again grasp the steering wheel and drive to the shoulder if the road. After 4 different mechanic shops and getting the "run around" from ford, nothing has happened. I am currently putting a over 0 steering stabilizer on to help mask the problem if this happens once again. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 03, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | My vehicle has been in the dealer four times to correct what is known as the death wobble. Ford calls it steering oscillation. The death wobble occurs at highway speeds after I drive over a pot hole, expansion joint in a bridge that is not perpendicular or any road abnormality. After multiple ford dealers repaired it I have had no issues. However, after 5,000 to 10,000 miles the death wobble begins to happen. I've escalated the issue to ford multiple times but it falls on deaf ears. I have had no modifications made to the truck to cause this to occur. The truck is 100% stock. Please help. I am a single father and this is my daily driver. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 18, 2020 |
| State | AL |
| Description | I purchased a 2018 ford f250 in january. While driving the vehicle on a 4 lane highway and crossing railroad crossing the front wheels starting bouncing and shaking so bad that I had to com to a complete stop to regain control of the vehicle. After researching I found that it is referred to as a " death wobble". I purchased the vehicle so that my wife and I could tow a camper trailer but after this happened not sure I want to put my family in danger by driving this vehicle. Ford has replaced parts on the vehicle and said this would fix it. Other state this is only a temporary fix that it will do it again. Ford does not seem to care but this vehicle is very dangerous |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Truck experiences the death wobble when hitting bumps in the road. Truck shakes violently and must pull out of traffic to reduce speed or stop before issue resolves. No warning light indicators illumnate. Truck has 58,000 miles now. Issue began around 44,000 miles. We have short video but cannot upload here due to file type not being permitted. After seeing the numerous complains on this website, wondering why nothing has been done. Ford clearly has been aware of this issue and continues to sell the truck with a known defect and a part on national back order. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 16, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | While driving on interstate highway at 65 mph, we hit an expansion joint and the steering wheel began shaking so bad we almost hit the truck next to us. The highway was so crowded all I could do was brake and hang on. Finally when the speed was at 25 it quit violently shaking. Checked the truck out at the next exit and found nothing obvious. On the way home, it did the same thing again with the same result. I have not driven on the highway since because I am scared that we could cause an accident. We live in a rural area with the closest dealer 75 miles away, I will get it there in the near future but my question is, is ford aware of the problem? The truck has less than 15000 miles, and should not be doing this. We are in our late 60? S and I can only hope I can hang on if it happens again. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). *tr |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Mar 16, 2020 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Travelling along a straight section of two-lane highway about 50 mph and hit a bump or pavement fault in the roadway and immediately experiences a violent shaking in my front end like I had a blown tire. The steering wheel was also shaking violently. I immediately pulled over to inspect the front end. Couldn't find anything wrong. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 13, 2020 |
| State | IN |
| Description | Steering began shaking violently after hitting some bumps on the road traveling 55 mph. Had no control of steering until speed was reduced to about 20 mph. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 11, 2020 |
| State | CO |
| Description | The front shock absorber bushings are cracked and deteriorating .. Ford will replace them under warranty because they state that the cracked bushing can affect steering, handling and braking .. If the bushings fall apart suddenly the driver of the vehicle can lose control and crash and kill someone.. My service advisor said he has mever seen the problem before.. Being curious I looked at other vehicles on the lot.. Every single f250 and f350 vehicle I looked at had the same problem.. Even the new ones with zero miles had cracked bushings.. It looks like they will fall apart and fail just after the warranty ends. A failed bushing can cause all sorts of steering ans stabilty issues . I thought someone might like to know about this.. Im glad I noticed the cracked bushings before the warranty expires |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Steering, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 10, 2020 |
| State | IA |
| Description | My truck has had the same problem twice now. The "death wobble" in my front end when in got over a rough patch of road or a bridge joint going between 55-75. It was fixed once while my warranty was active now since my warranty is up they will not cover it. Multiple times driving if I wasn't holding on tight or if my wife was driving there would have been an accident which could have been catastrophic. Needs to be a recall on this. Everything on my truck is stock and it happened roughly 15k and now at 43k miles. Im worried it will kill someone and me and or my family when we are in the truck. I don't let them ride very often unless we are going somewhere in town where my speed in less than 45 mph. I have an appointment for my truck at woodhouse ford in blair, ne on the 19th of this month, march 2020. Hoping by doing this complaint they will not charge me since it is a safety issue. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 10, 2020 |
| State | MI |
| Description | My 2018 f250 4x4 crew cab has 25,500 miles on it and has been in and out of the ford dealer several times due to the "death wobble" issue. I almost lost control of the vehicle when it happened after hitting a small separating in the concrete on 1-75. The front end and steering wheel began to shake uncontrollably and the truck immediately begin to pull to the right. Luckily there was not a car in the right lane because there would have been an accident. As a result of this incident, I was immediately forced to pull off the road and stop the vehicle to access the situation. I got out to inspect all four tires thinking that I might have a flat tire. That was not the case. Ford should not be selling this vehicle at all until there is a design change to the front suspension. If my wife was driving when this happened I fear that she could of lost control and ended up in a major accident. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 04, 2020 |
| State | TN |
| Description | On 02/29/2020 I was driving home. My stering wheel started shaking so bad,I couldnt control my truck,I slowed down,it finally stopped,I almost had a wreck, |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Mar 02, 2020 |
| State | CT |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v278000 (engine, equipment). The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle went over bump in the road and experienced the death wobble. The contact depressed the brake pedal and regained control of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred five minutes later and regained control of the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal to reduce the speed of the vehicle. Columbia ford kia located at (234 willimantic rd, columbia, ct 06237), was contacted and made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 9,300. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 01, 2020 |
| State | IN |
| Description | Death wobble. Violent shaking occurs around 45mph. It has occurred on smooth roads and highway as well as slightly bumpy roads. Hard breaking is needed to get it to stop, or return to a normal driving feeling. It is not safe to drive when this occurs. This is a family vehicle and it scares me have them ride with me. Not only that, the other drivers safety if the truck was to lose control. Now I feel like we have a vehicle that is not safe for us, and these problems ford won't fix leaves us with a truck that we cannot get rid of due to the problems without pushing it onto someone else and putting their lives in danger. This is my first complaint. I did not know what was going on. I took it to my mechanic to have them check out my symptoms. They reported everything was good and tight. Tires were rotated and alignment performed, this did not fix or help the problem. After further research, and stories, it became very clear. This should be a recall issue. The truck only has 28000 miles on it. To new to be having these types of issues. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 24, 2020 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Driving vehicle between 55-60mph, steering wheel violently shaking after going over road expansion joint on 2 lane dry road. No - limited steering control. Mileage on truck 34,800, tires properly inflated, 3 passengers, no trailer or load. Only way to regain control was to heavily apply brakes, bring highway speed down 30mph. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 24, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Death wobble at 70mph on the plano, tx george bush toll way and i45 in corsicana, tx |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Feb 24, 2020 |
| State | MO |
| Description | It's called death wobble. 30,000 miles on truck. It has happen twice, once at a full stop, I started crossing a 4 lane highway and the whole front suspension started vibrating violently. I had no control. If another car was coming it could have been a wreck as I had no way of steering. I was only doing between 5 & 10 miles per hour. I had to come to a complete stop. The second time was today with 40,000 miles. I was going 65 mph down a two lane highway, when it started vibrating out of control. Thankfully I was able to come to a complete stop in the middle of the highway without hitting or someone hitting me. I'm now afraid to drive this truck. Ford refused to fix the problem. What will it take, or how many people will get hurt. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 23, 2020 |
| State | IN |
| Description | While driving on i90 east bound in burns harbor indiana near the burns harbor exit driving straight at 70mph my truck began to shake violently and dangerously. I had to apply the brakes and slow down below 30mph to get the shaking to subside. On my return trip again on interstate 90 approaching calumet avenue in indiana I tapped the brake to turn off the cruise control while driving straight and the truck again shook so violently that I had to stop right on interstate 90 as I did not have much time to try and get to the shoulder. Luckily there was not any vehicles behind me. My f250 has 14,860 miles. I have owned it since new. This was the first time anything like this has happened. The conditions were sunny and dry, temp in the 50's. Please look into this problem as serious injuries could have occurred. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 22, 2020 |
| State | NE |
| Description | I was traveling on the interstate at approximately 70mph and hit expansion joint in bridge which caused the vehicle's steering wheel to violently shutter. Shutter did not stop until vehicle speed was reduced to under 25mph. My family was with me at the time. Needless to say a very scary situation, especially for my children, on a busy interstate. Through research, I have found an issue with these trucks called the "death wobble". The death wobble as its called is a result of a faulty track bar, and or the steering stabilizer shock. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 22, 2020 |
| State | NC |
| Description | This has happened on multiple occasions, when driving at highway speed, around 70 mph, if a pot hole or rough pavement in encountered the vehicle's front end begins to violentlyshake. The truck only has 25,000 miles on it. This is commonly known as the "death wobble." this is extremely dangerous to those in the truck and surrounding motorists as the only way to stop it is to slow down to around 20 mph, which is dangerous if there is heavy traffic, say on an interstate. Ford is well aware of the problem but has offered no definitive fixes. A solution and recall are needed as if this issue has not killed someone already, it will. Please force ford to solve this issue. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Feb 21, 2020 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph over the expansion joint on a bridge, the vehicle shook violently without warning. The brake pedal was depressed and as the speed was reduced the vehicle became more controllable. The contact stated that the failure was experienced intermittently. Al packer's white marsh ford located at 9801 pulaski hwy, middle river, md 21220, was contacted and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle diagnosed which was still pending. The manufacture was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 9,800. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 20, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Driving on the highway the death wobble occurred several times while driving 50-65 mph. I had to slam on my breaks and was almost hit by two trucks. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Feb 20, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | Truck experiences "death wobble" when traveling at highway speeds. Massive vibration that results in a temporary loss of control only resolved through lower speed. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 16, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | I just crossed over 15,500 miles and experienced the death wobble when going over a bridge. Will call dealer monday. This needs to be a mandatory recall as the steering wheel is literally jerked out of my hand. I was going approximately 50 mph. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Feb 16, 2020 |
| State | ID |
| Description | I have a 2018 ford f-250 super crew 4x4 with 26,000 miles on it. I bought it as a certified pre-owned vehicle with approx. 13,000 miles on it. Within the last 30 days, I have experienced on 2 occasions a major shake in the front end. In both cases, I was driving on the interstate at highway speeds of 70-75 mph. The problem occurred when driving over a rough spot in the roadway. After the 2nd. Occurrence, I took it to a ford dealership and they found tsb 19-2392 which outlines updated track bar and directs replacement. Within 500 miles since the replacement, I experienced once again the same problem. I have since learned that this is referred too as a "death wobble". I have searched and found several articles under this term on this same vehicle. Why hasn't this been addressed by the manufacturer by now? My work requires my ability to travel and I see no way how I can consciously consider myself a safe driver to others on busy roadways out there while driving near me should this occur again. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 15, 2020 |
| State | UT |
| Description | On 2 occasions driving at approximately 75 mph - after hitting a minor rough patch in the road the truck / steering / front end began violently vibrate. I thought the truck was coming apart. After stopping on the side of the interstate and expecting the vehicle I couldn't find anything wrong. I thought after the first occurrence that it must have been a fluke. After the second time I realized that something must be wrong so I started some research on the internet. I discovered hundreds / thousands of people complaining of the same thing . . . "death wobble." I testify this is a very real problem and these trucks are dangerous. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 14, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | The truck had the death wobble when I hit a rough patch on the highway and I had to slam on my brakes to get it to stop. Luckily there were no vehicles right behind me or they would of hit me. This happened at a large bridge over a river. I had a ford dealership get the truck and try to repair it using tsb # 18-2268. I received the truck afterwards and drove it on the highway again and it started to shutter at highway speeds when I hit a bump again. This would last miles before it would stop. I brought it back to the dealer and they found a loose tie rod. They are 'fixing' this and I will see if this corrects it. This all happened within 2 weeks. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 10, 2020 |
| State | DE |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle drove over a pothole and vehicle became uncontrollable. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the phenomenon known as the death wobble. The contact was able to regain control at 30 mph. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 28,204. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 09, 2020 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Experienced a severe case of "death wobble" on I-95 after hitting a very slightly rough area of pavement. Travelling at approximately 65 mph when it happened, had to slow to 35 to get it to stop and feared losing control while trying to control it. The truck has original wheels and tires and has not been modified in any way. Tire pressure is 63 psi all around. |
| Category | Air Bags |
| Date | Feb 05, 2020 |
| State | MD |
| Description | Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated that the airbag warning light illuminated when the vehicle was turned on. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that she would need to take her vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer krietz auto 400 n east st, frederick, md 21701 (301) 694-4642, where it was diagnose that airbag needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure but no further assistance was taken. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 04, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While driving at interstate speeds the front end started to shake violently and without any reason. The vehicle was hard to control and was forced to slow down rapidly to regain control. This was the first time I had ever heard of "death wobble" this was a scary event considering I had no idea this could ever happen |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 03, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Whenever I drive at a high rate of speed (65mph+) and a slight bump or a bridge joint connection, it sends the truck into an uncontrollable shaking of the steering wheel causing loss of control. I bought this truck 3 days ago and am already experiencing the 'death wobble' problem. I am genuinely concerned for the safety of myself, family, and other motorists on the road. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 01, 2020 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Travling 60 mph . Hit bump on a cruve ,steering wheel started shaking ,needed both hands on steering wheel to control truck . Both feet on brake pedel . Truck controled at 30 mph ! Truck did not want to slow down |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 29, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Driving down the highway at highway speeds... The steering wheel starts shaking uncontrollably. Research shows this to be what is called the death wobble. Been at ford 3 times and it is still doing it. Extremely dangerous. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Truck is vibrating and wobbling while driving. Issue is causing loss of control of the vehicle which could easily result in a serious accident. I called ford and they had us take it in on 01/19/2020 to have it repaired under warranty. Evidently this is an issue with this truck and is under recall. The truck was said to have been repaired but the vibration and wobbling happened again today 01/28/2020 which was seriously scary. The driver had to fight with the steering wheel to try to keep the truck on the road. I called ford today to have the truck taken in tomorrow but I am concerned with the fact that many others are stating that this issue is not getting repaired properly and the issue keeps occurring after repair has taken place. I would like to know what can be done if this is not corrected this time. This truck is not safe to drive. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| State | NM |
| Description | At approx. 65 mph, after hitting a small rough spot on the dry paved highway, the truck began vibrating excessively in the front end. I was driving straight and level in a place where I've routinely travelled for several months. I had to immediately apply the brakes to decelerate and stop the shimmy. Fortunately traffic was mild at the time and nothing else happened. It happened at approx 24000 miles on the odometer and has reoccurred five times in the last two weeks in different locations at highway speeds. I have scheduled a service appt with the local ford dealer to try and figure out what's wrong. The service agent at the dealer referred to it as the 'death wobble'! |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Purchased vehicle in 06/2018. Contacted spike's ford around 11/25/2019. Advised service department that vehicle would go into a death wobble every time it hit a bump as I was driving on the highway. The truck would shake and bounce uncontrollably. It could only be stopped by braking to bring down the speed. This could cause a injury or death to myself or others on the road. There are defects in the steering damper. They finally called me on 01/27/2020 to have it repaired because they did not have the part in stock, and were backlogged with service for the same reason on other customers. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jan 27, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | In a ford software update late in 2019 the profile of how the in car sync system operates with an android phone hard wired into the sync system usb port. When the phone and the sync system are paired sync uses the gps, phone and other apps so they can be controlled by the sync system with simple icons. Before the update mentioned the system was seamless. Since the update when the radio is turned off the phone disconnects for the sync system. This requires a driver to reselect android auto on the sync screen. Any driver would need to take their eyes off the road to reconnect and regain the turn by turn map for example. I have taken the vehicle to the dealership 3 times. This last time was today and the tech confirmed this is now a normal operation. I believe this issue could lead to a distraction and possible accident in a very large and very heavy vehicle. |
| Category | Power Train, Steering |
| Date | Jan 22, 2020 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Multiple episodes of severe front end shaking and instability that occurs at highway speeds when driving over minimal bumps or other road imperfections. Recently this caused a loss of control when it occurred on a freeway not known to have ice spots at 50 mph. The only way I have been able to disrupt this is to quickly reduce speed to below 40 mph which is also dangerous on the freeway. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 22, 2020 |
| State | KS |
| Description | Traveling at highway speed and hit a pot hole in the roadway. Experience the death wobble. Vehicle began violently shaking and had to slow vehicle speed to under 50 mph to regain control of the vehicle. 1st time was on I 70 traveling at approximately 75 mph and the second was on highway 25 in kansas traveling at approximately 68 mph. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 22, 2020 |
| State | NE |
| Description | 60 to 70 mph, hit bump and strong wobble vibration impacting steering. Have to slow down for it to stop. This is known as death wobble (tsb 18-2268) from what I can determine from internet. Truck has about 27,000 miles. Appt to take to dealership feb 4 2020. Wish ford would have notified owners of this potential safety issue as it appears they already knew about it. Instead they wait for owners to report issue before fixing. Potential for accidents especially when people that have these type trucks usually pull trailers or campers as do I. Not sure what would have happened if I was pulling my 5th wheel when the two incidents happened. One was at about 70 mph and the other 60 to 65 entrance ramp to highway on one and expansion joint bump on bridge the other time. Both times felt like tire was loose and about to fall off. Visual inspection on side of road found nothing abnormal. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jan 22, 2020 |
| State | NV |
| Description | At freeway speeds my truck has started shaking violently from the front end of the truck. It has now done this to me 5 times. I have found out this is known as the ford death wobble. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 21, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | 2018 ford f-250 shakes uncontrollably after hitting bumps in the road at approx 70mph. I could not control the steering of the truck until I got it slowed down to approximately 35mph. This has happened 15 times and I've had it in the shop 2 times for repair. Without the problem being resolved. I've seen complaint after complaint on this issue, someone is going to get killed or kill someone else I. The road it is unacceptable and for needs to address the issue. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jan 20, 2020 |
| State | LA |
| Description | While driving on a highway, in a straight line, at 64 mph, I drove over a rough bridge and my steering wheel began to violently shake. I immediately began slowing down but the shaking did not cease until I slowed to nearly 40 mph. 18 wheelers and other traffic were piling up behind me and it was very difficult to keep the truck on the road. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jan 19, 2020 |
| State | GA |
| Description | I am experiencing death wobble in my truck. The first time it happened was while driving at approximately 55 mph I hit a bump in the road. The wheels and front end shook violently causing me to run off the road. Luckily I was in an area where there were no ditches or hazards. I took it to a ford dealership and they said I needed to replace the steering stabilizer or dampener. Of course the new parts are backordered. I was 600 miles from home when this happened. I drove home yesterday going 55 or less the whole way because I was scared to death. I experienced the death wobble again traveling on the interstate going approximately 55 mph. I nearly got rear ended and caused an accident. I will be taking it to a local dealer tomorrow. The truck only has 33,000 miles on it. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Jan 17, 2020 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Frozen door latch issues, door will open but not close after sitting outside all night in the freezing cold weather. 1/3 - took vehicle in for frozen door latches and dealer did ford's recommended fix. 1/8 - issue happened again told to bring it in a few days later 1/17 - issue happened again. Opened a case with ford. This is a serious safety issue and it is a very wide spread problem with these trucks. This needs to be taken care of for good asap. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 16, 2020 |
| State | IN |
| Description | I have 2018 f-250 and at 19800 it developed this death wobble and has occurred 3x out of nowhere. Very scary ford acts like it's no big deal. This happened on the interstate going around 59 - 70 and the death wobble started. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Vehicle steering wheel shakes violently at speeds over 65 when hitting a bump or uneven pavement, example that happened to me, was traveling on i80 going 70 mph went over a bridge on a slight curve and steering wheel started to shake violently and almost threw the truck out of control until I got the truck slowed down to 50 mph. Never experienced anything like this in my life. This is referred to death wobble on the internet and looks like many other f250 owners are having the same issues. Cannot believe there isn't a recall on this. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| State | MS |
| Description | Truck has a death wobble ... Steering wheel shakes to the point of being uncontrollable. Happens when hitting a bump or ruff spot in road, train tracks, bumps on bridges. Can see where losing control would be very easy . God help if you had a loaded trailer hooked to it... |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Jan 13, 2020 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | While driving approximately 65mph in the far right lane, west bound on the us 60, about mcclintock dr in mesa az, in my 2018 ford f250, I hit a small pot hole in the pavement, the truck instantly began jerking violently. It rapidly moved the truck toward the left hand lane. It was all I could do to get the truck back in my lane and slowly move to the shoulder. The violent wobble did not stop until about 35mph. I do not know what caused this. I got out to look at the truck, it appeared normal. I got back on the freeway and in about a mile, hit a expansion joint in the road and caused the truck to do it again. I called san tan ford to get the truck in to service, I dropped it off the same day. This is an extreme and violent wobble with no warning signs and very little ability to control the truck. Definitely a safety concern. I have since researched and found similar concerns with the 2017 -2019 f250 calling it a death wobble. Sounds right. The truck has under 13000 miles on it. I noticed at the dealer, while walking with the service tech, the tires seem to have strange wear pattern on the outside tread. It is a fully stock vehicle with no additions or alterations. All routine maintenence work has been done at the san tan ford, the same dealer as purchase. The dealer told me there was a bulletin out on the problem. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 12, 2020 |
| State | PA |
| Description | December 22, 2019 - 16,068 miles. Driving on divided highway, speed between 65and 70 mph, crossed a bridge expansion joint and death wobble started on the 2018 f-250 super duty. Violent shaking occurred and steering was uncontrollable. Wrestled the steering wheel to get the truck onto the shoulder of the road. Braking was also difficult due to severe front wheel oscillations. Luckily there was no other traffic in the area as the truck was uncontrollable. Expansion joint wasn't perpendicular to the highway and wasn't much of an imperfection in the road surface. I'm planning to install a dash cam to record future occurrences. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jan 09, 2020 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle became difficult to maneuver due to a condition known as the death wobble. The contact was able to safely guide the vehicle off of the roadway. A visible inspection of the vehicle showed no visible evidence of a defect in the steering or suspension of the vehicle. The vehicle was slowly driven to the residence. Wayne akers ford located at 2000 10th ave n, lake worth, fl 33461, (800) 749-8875, was contacted by phone. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed by the manufacturer that a technical service bulletin was available to remedy the issue with the vehicle. The failure mileage was 42,426. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 07, 2020 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Uncontrolled severe vibration and violent shaking of entire vehicle. Seems to be initiated by uneven spots in pavement at speeds above 40-50 mph or so. Otherwise known as the "super duty wobble", a well known and documented issue since the introduction of the super duty line of ford pickup trucks in approximately 1998 or 1999. I have previously owned 1999 and 2006 f-350 super duty pickup trucks which experienced the same problems. I have the repair receipts and nhtsa safety notices for both vehicles. I find it astonishing and extremely disappointing that in over 20 years ford has not been able to successfully diagnosis and rectify this problem. I am currently awaiting a service appointment (pending parts arrival) to correct this. I obviously hope ford will fix this, but am quite skeptical. My current vehicle (2018 f250) had only 25,000 miles on it when this problem started occuring. I would appreciate your response on this. I find it unacceptable that ford has continued to sweep this under the rug, and am surprised that there has not been some type of recall on this considering it has been a known issue for over 20 years. The violent shaking and vibration is so bad that it could lead to loss of control of the vehicle with catastrophic results possible. Thank-you for your consideration of this. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 05, 2020 |
| State | AR |
| Description | At highway speeds experienced violent shaking in front end steering. It happens when truck crosses a rough road or when crossing bridge at 65 plus mph. It is uncontrollable until speed is reduced to less than 20 mph. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Jan 03, 2020 |
| State | MI |
| Description | 2018 f250 with snowplow prep package. Lose of power during plowing. Dimming of dash lights, and voltage errors on salter. The worst part is that the truck has lost complete power twice! Stalling while driving in parking lots lose of steering, and breaks!!! The dealership, and ford themselves are aware of the problem, but no actions have been made. Going on 2 years. Other trucks have been brought to the dealership with the same issues. Ford is just giving us the run around!!!!!! This is no small issue and the dealership agrees. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Jan 03, 2020 |
| State | IL |
| Description | At speeds of 65mph and above, when hitting bumps in the road the vehicle begins to shake uncontrollably until you slow down to around 25mph or even stop completely. When this is happening, the steering wheel shakes so much that it is hard to hold on and bring the vehicle to a stop. It is very dangerous when traveling on an interstate and this begins to happen, as you are required to reduce your speed significantly which could absolutely cause a wreck as your trying to make it over to the shoulder safely. This has happened multiple times and is a complete surprise as to when it is going to happen. I now know what it is like to have the death wobble in the front end as I truly fear for my life when it happens. I have not been able to get video of the death wobble occurring, as I haven't had a second person with me when it has happened. Even when traveling at lower speeds (35mph-55mph) and going across bumps in the road, I still experience a wobble in the steering wheel however it does not go into the death wobble scenario where the whole truck begins to shake. I am however fearful that someday it will begin to start the death wobble at these lower speeds. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Dec 29, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | My 2018 ford f-250 has the "death wobble". I purchased the truck in february 2018 and by december 2018 had driven less than 8,000 miles. While driving at 70 to 75 mph on an interstate highway, I crossed an expansion joint on a bridge and the front-end started bouncing uncontrollably and the steering wheel shaking violently. The shaking stopped after slowing to under 45 mph. I pulled to the side of the road and checked to see if a I had flat tire or other issue causing the problem. I called the ford dealership, from which I purchased it, for resolution of the problem. They indicated it that they believe the problem was the steering dampener. I brought it to the dealership for repair on 12/30/18 and they kept it for a week. They indicated the "damper" would be replaced under tsb 18-2268. They kept the truck until 1/7/19 until parts arrived. The repair invoice (attached) indicated they'd replaced a failed steering linkage damper, part no. Spo hc3z 3e651 f - damper assembly. This was not caused by lack of maintenance or improper use of the equipment. It was very frightening. The uncontrollable vibration and the need to suddenly slow on an expressway was extremely dangerous. Several trucks and cars had to take evasive action to miss me while I pulled over. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Dec 29, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | This submission is the second notice of "death wobble' on my 2018 ford f-250 truck. The truck had less then 14,000 miles on it. It occurred on november 9, 2019. I was merging into traffic on an interstate highway at about 65-70 mph and crossed a bridge joint which caused the front wheels and steering wheel to shake violently. I slowed the vehicle and was almost rear-ended by a 18 wheel semi-truck that couldn't maneuver as it was being passed by a second truck on one side and another merging car on the other. I knew what the had caused the issue as this was the second occurrence in one year. I contacted the ford dealership on november 11th, 2019. They indicated they are aware of the dampener problem. I had them inspect the truck on november 16th at which time they ordered the parts to repair it. The same wobble occurred on november 15th while my wife was driving on a ramp from one expressway to another moving at approximately 55 mph. I returned to the dealership on 11/29/19 and they still didn't have the part. Two weeks later they notified me that they had the part. It was repaired on 12/16/19. They replaced the steering damper assembly, part no. Spo hc3z 3e651 f. They indicated the dampener is part of tsb 19-2274 and due to large number of vehicles with the same issue, the part is hard to obtain. My wife is now leery about driving the vehicle. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Dec 28, 2019 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Driving straight on highway 95 in arizona, at 70 with cruise control set. Clear day, no adverse weather or road conditions. Tires equally pressurized at factory settings of 59 front and 55 rear and a completely stock suspension and tire package. Out of nowhere, steering wheel begins to shake violently and the truck is swerving from one lane to the other. I had to slow to nearly 30 to regain control of the vehicle. This would have caused a head on collision under the right circumstances. 2018 f-250 with less than 30k miles. |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Steering |
| Date | Dec 27, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | After hitting a rough spot in the highway. Truck starts to shake uncontrollably. Have to pull over and almost stop to make it stop wobbling. Very dangerous problem. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 27, 2019 |
| State | IA |
| Description | When hitting any small bump or expansion joint in the road when traveling over 60 mph on any roadway the vehicle begins shaking violently and is uncontrollable until rapid deceleration below 40 mph. The problem has occurred over a dozen times in the first 20,000 miles of the vehicles life. It has been in the shop 3 times and is currently scheduled for a 4th service call, however ford claims no parts are available and no time line has been given for their availability. The truck is currently sitting due to concerns of life threatening safety. This appears to be a long standing problem and I can not fathom why there hasn't been a safety recall on this. |
| Category | Service Brakes, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 23, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | During driving at a speed of 73 on the highway I went over a bridge and when the truck went over the joint in the road it sent the truck into a death wobble which cause the truck to veer into the other lane. I was pressing the brakes as hard as I could and it felt like they were not hardly working. It took approximately 1/8 of a mile to slow down below 50 where it regained control. Steering was very difficult and could not keep it in my lane. Truck was bouncing uncontrollably and almost took it off the road. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 23, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | 3 times today while driving my ford f-250 super duty diesel on the interstate while cruising at about 70-75 mph.... The front end cut loose and I lost all control of the vehicle! This scared the living crap out of me. Lucky that it didn't cause an accident and possible hurt someone. This is the 5th time overall that this has happened. The last 3 of which have been reported to ford. The people at ford customer care act ignorant and pretend like they have never heard of this issue before. I did take the truck into the shop. First they told me the fix was one thing. Than they called back and said there was a different problem and the part was back ordered for about 4 weeks. I went back to get the truck and asked the question 'is this thing safe to drive?' the dealership and ford customer care all told me that they wouldn't have released the truck if they felt that it was unsafe to drive. I have done research on this issue and it appears the street name for this issue is called the 'death wobble.' it seems that this is something that ford is aware of yet they have not warned the customer or made a recall regarding this issue. Instead they play the fool and act like they do not want to resolve the issue at hand. My truck is a 2018 with 13,000 miles on it and I do not feel safe driving the truck. It is currently a ,000 driveway ornament. Paying 0 a month for the payment and do not in any way feel comfortable driving this rig. I do not know if I will ever be able to trust driving this rig again without having in the back of my mind if I will lose control of the vehicle and hurt myself or some other unsuspecting person driving down the highway. How can ford get away with knowing about this issue and not take care of it? I guess it is going to take someone getting killed!! |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Dec 23, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving approximately 60 mph over rough terrain, the vehicle shook violently without warning. The failure recurred and the contact almost lost control of the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 21, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Vehicle was being driven down the highway at approximately 70 mph when the front wheels and steering wheel started shaking violently. Brakes were applied and vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder. In the course of the event, all electrical power was lost. Vehicle was not able to be started until after a few minutes. Vehicle was taken to local ford dealership where they found a defective steering stabilizer. Parts are not available through ford for replacement and lead time is unknown at time of this posting. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 19, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | I was accelerating on an on-ramp and at about 60mph on slightly rough pavement the truck front suspension and steering started oscillating and became very violent. I was merging in traffic but was forced to slow down quickly to keep the truck under control. The oscillations calmed at around 40mph. Fortunately the other vehicles managed to avoid me. Could have been an accident. On the way home after merging onto i81, I went over a bump on a bridge and the oscillations started again. Traffic was light so I could slow down quickly. At about 45mph the oscillations stopped. I drove home slowly and parked the truck as it is not safe to drive at normal speeds. The vehicle only has 26k miles, has regular dealership service, properly inflated tires and this just came out of nowhere. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 19, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The truck had dampers replaced at 43,000 miles to cure the front end violently shaking. It seemed to cure it for about 15,000 miles. Now when you hit a bump the front end shakes very violently causing me to almost lose control of the truck. This happened on the interstate. You have to apply the breaks and slow the truck down to at least 40 mph to get it to stop shaking. The last time it happened at 64 mph with proper air pressure. It has been called the death wobble by other f 250 owners. It happened after you hit a bump in the road. Ford is aware of this problem but doesn't appear to be too concerned about it. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Dec 18, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | A residual vibration after hitting a bump started in feb 2019 at 8. 6k miles. Dealership replaced damper assembly. All good for a while then vibration with hitting a bump started again in oct 2019 at 25k miles. On 11/2/19 at 26k miles at 70 mph experienced severe/violent shaking in the steering wheel and had to slam on brakes to stop it and bring truck under control. The ford dealership replaced the damper assembly again and the stabilizer bar. Still had the residual vibration after a bump, took back in to dealership on 12/4/19 and they could not 'duplicate customer concern'. On 12/11/19 and 12/16/19 at highway speeds on I-87 between albany and glens falls, ny, I again experienced severe and violet vibration/shaking in the steering wheel. I had a difficult time keeping the truck in the lane I was traveling in and again had to immediately brake hard in heavy traffic to bring the truck back under control. Brought to a different dealership and now being told that despite 1/2 the tread life remaining on the tires that ford is recommending replacing the tires and that an alignment is needed. This dealership is refusing to do alignment unless we replace all 4 tires. At this time the truck has 27k miles on it. I cannot understand how ford can continue to deny this is a major safety issue with their trucks with all of evidence supporting otherwise. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| State | MO |
| Description | It called the death wobble. While driving home from iowa on december 3rd. I hit a bump in the road doing 70 mph. The wheels and steering started vibrating so bad it became uncontrollable. I hit the brakes and pulled off the side of the interstate. While pulled over a semi truck hit the rear of my camper totalling it. I was able to drive back to missouri with camper. The death wobble happened twice. After the second I dropped the speed to 60 and did not experience the rest of the way home. The death wobble is well documented and its a shame the government is not doing anything because the auto industry is a powerful institution. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 16, 2019 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving approximately 60 mph and above, the vehicle exhibited the death wobble. The contact had to decelerate significantly to stop the wobbling. Tri-state ford (located at 2117 s main st, maryville, mo 64468, 660-582-3677) diagnosed that the steering damper failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: cas25169176q0r9d3. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000. *ln *tr |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 16, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | I was driving on the freeway pulling my 23 foot enclosed snowmobile trailer with two snowmobiles inside. I hit a bump in the road and my steering wheel started to shake very violently. I was traveling 70 mph when this happened. My truck continued to shake violently causing me to swerve on the freeway until I slowed down to 50 mph. This was not the first time it has happened. I have experienced this violent shaking when pulling a trailer or not pulling a trailer down the freeway. My truck has under 47,000 miles on it. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 16, 2019 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Moving on I-25 near fort carson, co on nov 3rd at approximately 70mph. Experienced violent shaking in steering wheel severally effecting control of truck. Was able to slow, and check vehicle for suspected flat tire. Found no issues, proceeded with caution back up to highway speed, experienced it again. Proceeded to home at 50mph, have not driven it on highway since. Ford dealership says I need a new steering stabilizer, after six weeks I'm still waiting for part to come in. As I research more, it appears the problem may require more parts - afraid it will happen again! Ford doesn't seem too concerned or motivated to fix my problem. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 15, 2019 |
| State | AL |
| Description | While driving down the interstate, around 73 mph, the toad had a bump where it went to road construction. As soon as we hit the bump, the truck started shaking uncontrollably. Couldn't steer, or do anything. Kids in the back screaming, my husband holding the wheel as tight as possible trying to keep from killing us, once decelerating, we finally gained control, but only after swerving through 2 lanes of traffic, where we were very lucky there wasn't any traffic directly beside or behind us. This happened last week when going over a railroad crossing, but not to this extent. The steering damper has already been replaced. The truck has 51k miles on it! |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 12, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | At speeds from 60 to 75 mph if the truck hits any kinda rough road or bumps it will start shaking violently (death wobble) almost getting me into a serious accident on 3 different occasions and my wife once. The latest incident being this morning 12/12/2019, after I just picked it up from the dealership (blake utter ford) supposedly repaired. It has been reported to the dealership blake utter ford in denison texas. I have had this truck there 3 times for repair and it is still not fixed. I will be taking it back this morning. Please help with this issue |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Dec 09, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | When hitting bumps at interstate speeds of 65-75 mph, the truck steering/tires/suspension goes into an uncontrollable wobble, "death wobble" having to slow down to roughly 25-30mph to get the truck to come out of the wobble. This problem creates an extremely dangerous situation!!!!! This has happened multiple times and I do not feel safe driving this vehicle. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 07, 2019 |
| State | MI |
| Description | When driving down the road mainly at highway speeds once in a while when I hit a bump in the road the truck will begin to shake violently and cause me to almost lose control. I have to fight the wheel and pull off the road and come to a stop to get the shaking to stop. This has happened to me twice now. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 05, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | On 7 occasions my 2018 f250 has had severe death wobble. As low as 40mph up to 75 mph it has only 32000 miles when this first occurred it has been to the ford dealer 4x for this issue and they have done their so called repairs and it still does it |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 03, 2019 |
| State | OK |
| Description | At approximately 9,000 miles the vehicle exhibited the "death wobble" at speeds between 45 mph to 70 mph, making it almost impossible to control until you can get it down to below 35 mph. Sometimes when you hit a bump, and sometimes an expansion joint. The dealership performed tsb 18-2268. The problem resumed at appx. 12,000 miles. Returned to dealership, and they do not have parts to repair. They say the parts are back ordered. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Dec 03, 2019 |
| State | MS |
| Description | This was the 4th time this has happened and im getting worried about this issue lets get this issue fixed please. While driving pulling a 18' trailer the truck started to shake like crazy after going over a rough patch in the road we was traveling at 73-75 mph had to slow down to about 30 to recover and smooth out. Just glad there was no other cars or truck on the road or else this may have been very very bad case. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Dec 02, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While in motion on a saturday night 10/19 on a farm to marker road, as we went over a railroad track the check engine light came on and the warning "reduced engine power" showed on the dashboard screen. The truck was still drive-able and we were able to get it home with no real issues, only with reduced engine power. Fast forward to the following tuesday 10/22 when we were going to drive it to the dealership that I purchased the truck from to have it looked at and it would not turn over and it was showing "low fuel pressure". The truck was towed to the nearest ford dealership. While in their care I was told my lpfp (low pressure fuel pump) was not working and it was replaced. Once they replaced it, they stated the hpfp (high pressure fuel pump) warning came on. Upon further inspection, they stated the hpfp had rust/metal fragments on the valve and in my fuel line. Now ford motor company will not warranty it because they claim it was due to me having contaminated fuel. However, there was no rust inside my fuel tank so where did the rust come from? Upon researching I discovered that ford motor company had a class action lawsuit against them due to fuel pumps that are not compatible with american diesel fuel. Everything that is mentioned in this lawsuit is exactly what happened to my truck. I believe they are still installing the incompatible fuel pumps therefore causing the consumer to shovel out ,000 - ,000 in uncovered repair expenses. My truck is a 2018 f-250 super duty, 4x4 lariat and had ruffly 19k miles on it when this happened. I had it exactly 1 year when the incident happened. It is now 12/2/19 and my truck has been in the shop since 10/23/19 because I have been and still am fighting with ford motor company about covering the repairs due to their negligence. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 02, 2019 |
| State | CO |
| Description | While traveling with my wife and two small children north on I-25 near the e-470 exchange doing the posted speed limit of 75mph, we hit a small bump in the far right hand lane and the truck began to violently shake and wobble to the point I almost lost control and hit an 18 wheeler in the adjacent lane. I was forced to apply my brakes aggressively to try and control the vehicle. I pulled off the highway and stopped to inspect the front end. I could find nothing wrong with the tires, rims, nor the front axel. I have since spoken to the ford dealership where I purchased this vehicle from and have been given the same song and dance that I see reported frequently online regarding this death wobble experience and the dealership's involvement, or lack there of, in dealing with providing a resolution. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 02, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I've hit the "death wobble" in my 2018 f-250 at 30,000 miles. It has happened three times after hitting a bump in the road driving at highway speeds 70-75mph. It stopped after aggressively braking and slowing to about 30mph. I have an appointment with a local dealership to repair but I'm not confident it will be resolved after reading about other owners experiences. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 30, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Ford f250 lariat 2018 has death wobble at highway speeds between 50 and 80 mph very unsafe scares the bjesus out of me n my family bought it to pull a trailer behind it . Donot want do do that in fear of someone getting severly injuried or worse!! Its been to ford dealership they want to put a bandage on it for 0. 00 with no guarantee to fix the problem!! They taught their employees well deny deny deny. What a waste of 48,000 dollars (shame on ford ) bought on november 2 2019 |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 27, 2019 |
| State | MD |
| Description | 1st incident 2/10/2019, when the vehicle hit a bump in road the truck steering would shake and cause vehicle to bounce to the right uncontrollable, vehicle in shop 2/12/19 to replace steering strut. Vehicle mileage 10,699 on 11/15/2019 a trip from md to ky, travel approximately 72 mph and about 5 hours in trip, the vehicle hit a small bump in road on highway 79, the vehicle front began to shake violently and pull the truck to the right uncontrollable. I manage to maintain control and slow vehicle down at approximately 10 mph on the should the shaking stopped. Contact dealer the same day and have an appointment on 12/2/19 to review. The vehicle steering shake when driving at speeds about 40 mph and will began shaking again when hitting a bump in road. Vehicle mileage is 25210. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 27, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Truck has 16,000 miles on it. Purchased new from dealer. Within 1,000 miles experienced random front end shake, was occasional on rough road. Recently it occurred in one weekend 6 times. All on different interstate roads between pennsylvania and new jersey. Shook so hard and violently both fog lights cracked on the truck including one of the fog light mounts. Happens on any road. Happens any speed above 45mph. Concrete roads are the worst and bridge joints. Truck now looses grip when driving over bumps. Feels like on ice. Ciocca ford will not warranty broken parts such as fog lights and one mount. They will not correct alignment issue due to steering stability issue aka death wobble. Truck now pulls to the right. Truck does not feel safe to drive with my children in it, especially in the snow season knowing any bump could set it off. I have tried all different air pressures still get death wobble. Still breaks truck traction on bumps. This wobble occurs even on secondary roads. The wobble causes steering wheel to shake back and forth 3-4 inches. The entire front of the truck vibrates and shakes. The wobble won't stop until speed is dropped below 35mph. This shake will cause loss of steering and control in any weather condition. When it occurs you have all you can do to hold the steering wheel, there is no turning ability when this occurs. The steering stabilizer is often quoted as the issue for this. I believe from my experience and research the shocks are also not adequate from the loss of traction steering. Steering linkage is also weak. Ford has a reengineered solution, however unknown availability. This truck is now a safety hazard to myself and others, and ciocca ford is not offering a solution for the safety concern. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| State | IN |
| Description | While traveling on I-74 at 70mph we hit a road expansion joint (slight bump) on a bridge and the truck began to shake and wobble to the point I almost lost control and hit the bridge railing, I hit my brakes to try and control the vehicle when I was almost hit by a semi truck. I pulled off the interstate and stopped. I could find nothing wrong and continued on and again when I was doing 65mph I almost lost control of the truck when we hit another expansion. It shook so bad it almost pulled the steering wheel out of my hands. I got off to the side again almost causing a traffic crash. I fully stopped and then slowly drove off of the interstate and drove home on a secondary road and it was fine until I was on indiana 63 / us 41 I got the truck to 60 mph and it again shook violently when we hit a slight bump of an expansion joint. I am taking it to the shop tomorrow morning. I never knew this was a problem u til I looked this up on google. How can ford continue to sell these trucks with a know safety defect and nhtsa does nothing to warn us. |
| Category | Suspension, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Nov 25, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | I started looking into this issue to see if others have had it. It's called, the "death wobble". The ford dealership knows about it but doesn't have a fix for it. It has been taken in and no repairs are needed. How come it's still happening?!?! They need to have a fix for this issue. I don't want to crash because the truck is wobbling so much! I think with the amount we paid for the truck this shouldn't be a concern but it is!! |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 22, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | This truck had death wobble at 17k miles, ford replaced the steering stabilizer, wobble is back at 40k miles and we have to buy another stabilizer out of pocket. This is one of several 17-19 f250s we own that has had death wobble. Ford needs to step up with the recall. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 22, 2019 |
| State | IA |
| Description | When driving at speeds between 45 and 65 the steering wheel will start shaking side to side violently. I have had the truck for about a month and it has happened 4 times. It shakes so bad you almost lose control. The only way to get it to stop is to slow way down, to approximately 15 mph or stop completely. This is pretty convenient when your on the interstate. Ford needs to offer a repair before someone dies! |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 22, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle experienced the "death wobble". There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to brenengen ford (located at 615 s black river st, sparta, wi 54656, (608) 269-3673) where it was diagnosed that the damper assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,000. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 21, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Experience death wobble in front end at 34,000 anytime while driving on a rough road. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 20, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Bought vehicle on 4/16/19 used with 22,0000 miles. Returned to dealership where it was purchased on 4/23/16 due to 'death wobble' for repairs. The damper assembly was repaired. Returned truck to dealership again on 10/23/19 for repairs due to 'death wobble' again. Steering stabilizer had dead spot so new steering stabilizer installed. 11/1/19. 'death wobble' returns and is worse. Returned to dealership for further diagnostic testing on 11/20/19. Can not find anything wrong.. All death wobble occurrences happened in motion on highway at speeds between 51 mph and 70 mph, death wobble will resolve only with greatly reduced speeds. This vehicle is unsafe to drive due to the violent front end shaking. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 20, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | My 2018 f-250 super duty (purchased new) developed death wobble at 21,700 miles. While driving at freeway speeds (55 to 70 mph) after hitting a small sharp bump, the truck began to shake violently requiring me to rapidly decrease speed and come to a complete stop on the side of the freeway. I immediately contacted ford. The dealership told me the parts were on back order. I returned to the dealer once they received the part. Dealership replaced the steering damper and the issue went away. At around 39,000 miles the issue appeared again, this time worse than before. On a business trip from wausau to milwaukee and back the vehicle began to shake violently 5 separate times on the same day. Each time the only way to regain control of the vehicle was to pull to the shoulder and come to a complete stop. I again immediately called the for dealer and have an appointment today. Abrupt bumps in the road, rough road, bridge seams all seem to make the f-250 shake to the point of almost loosing control of the vehicle. If I was pulling my camper, trailer or if road conditions were poor I am sure this would have ended in a horrible accident. I live in central wi and the winter season is just beginning. If the truck were to do this on an ice or snow covered road chances of getting it back under control would be impossible and could result in death or serious injury. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 20, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Truck does death wobble aka shakes violently after hitting bumps in the road. Yesterday driving to pick up our son from school going down the interstate at 65 miles per hour in between an 18 wheeler and a school bus I nearly lost control of the truck when this began so badly it ripped the steering wheel out of my hands. Not the first time but by far the scariest |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 20, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving 60 mph over a bump in the road, the vehicle experienced the "death wobble" without warning. The contact had the vehicle repaired under warranty at everett ford (19501 I-30, benton, ar 72019, (501) 315-4700), but the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to whitson-morgan ozark (2001 n 18th st, ozark, ar 72949, (479) 667-2162) to be repaired; however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and filed a complaint. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 20,000. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Steering shakes when hitting rough place in road. Better known as death wobble this isat normal speeds. Dealer worked on truck at 10700 miles. Installed steering damper. Truck has problem again at 24000 miles. This will cause a wreck. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While driving my truck at highway speeds. The truck started to violently shake and was unable to steer the truck. I reacted by quickly taking the truck to a complete stop. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| State | MI |
| Description | The truck will go into a violent (death wobble) in the front end and steering, feels like its totally out of control, had it back to the dealer and had it fixed, a few weeks later had the same thing happen. Did some research and found its a common problem with this vehicle, only 30,000 miles and I feel its not safe to ride in it. I believe its a defect. And can't be fixed. It will happen above 50 miles an hour when hitting uneven road or bumps. Can happen at any moment. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 18, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | At highway speeds over 60mph, upon hitting a rough spot on the road, heavy road expansion joint or sometime under light braking. The truck steering wheel will oscillate strongly for a few seconds then will subside. This has happened several times. I have told my dealership and they told me that there might be a recall coming but they don't have any parts to fix the problem. That is not acceptable, this could get someone injured or worse. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 18, 2019 |
| State | NM |
| Description | Truck shakes violently at highway speeds when you hit a rough spot on highway. Death wobble |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 18, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | While traveling at highway speeds, front end began to violently shake or 'death wobble' after hitting a bump. Didn't stop until got under 65 mph. This is a serious health and safety issue, I almost crashed in to a guard rail and this is unacceptable. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 17, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | On 3 occasions (the first 2/17/2019 at about 35,000 miles), we experienced what we have come to know as "death wobble" on our 2018 ford f250. We had purchased the truck used with 33,000 miles. We do not know if the prior owner had experienced this same problem. We were driving straight down the interstate at night at approx. 65 mph. I was driving and hit a bump in the highway. Immediately, the truck was shaking violently, I was pulled all the way from the right lane over into the left lane. I had absolutely no control over the steering. My first thought was that we were experiencing a tire "blow out". When the truck finally slowed enough to stop the shaking and I could once again steer, we pulled onto the shoulder to check our tires. There were no tire issues. It was absolutely terrifying. Thankfully, it was on sunday night without much traffic. Had there been a semi truck the left lane, we would likely have been killed. If there had been a small car in the left lane, we may very well have killed or injured passengers. When we got to our destination in fl, we took the truck to the dealer to have it checked. The dealer did not find any cause or problem and told us it was likely a problem with the trailer we were pulling. We were skeptical, but continued driving the truck. On our return trip when my husband was driving, we once again experienced the violent shaking. He was able to slow down and get control of the steering without a crash. Soon after we returned home, we took the truck to the dealer where we had purchased the truck. They replaced the steering dampener. Although, the tires continued to wear very unevenly, we didn't experience another incident until october, 2019. Steering dampener replaced. It is going back to the dealer this week. I urge action before someone is killed. The death wobble is a present and urgent problem! |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 16, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | When driving at speeds of more than about 30 mph, and hit a bump, the trucks steering starts to shake violently. It is very difficult to maintain your lane when this is happening. In addition the brakes have to be applied rather rapidly to stop the wheels from shaking. The truck has 22,000 miles on it with no modifications. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Nov 16, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | Last winter I had issues with the frozen door locks. My doors would open but not close and a few times they would not open. This winter it has happened several times and just recently the drivers side door has come open as was driving down the road. There were no notifications on the dash cluster or interior lights on that would indicate that a door was open. Just this past week I received a recall notice in the mail. I took the truck in to the dealership on nov 13, 2019 and picked up the truck on the same day. I drove from the dealership straight home just under 2 miles and I open my door and it would not close and latch. I took it directly back and now I seeing that there are no open recalls on my truck. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| State | TN |
| Description | At 12pm 11/14/2019, my truck began to shake violently at 70 mph after hitting a bump at a bridge junction. Scared me badly and I immediately decelerated and the violent shaking stopped at about 40 mph. I didn't know if I blew a tire, hit something, the engine was about to fall out of the truck or what! I did some research online and found that my truck had what is known as the "death wobble". Today the exact same death wobble issue occurred at the exact same place in the road. I have a call in to the dealership to determine how this can be repaired. My truck is only at 39k miles and was purchased brand new in jan 2018. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | 25k miles and when I hit a bump in the road the front end shakes violently. Ford replaced a steering stabilizer identified as the "fix". 1k miles later the violent shaking is back. I have scheduled an appointment next week but no additional fix has been identified. I fear that replacing parts will only delay the issue until it is out of warranty. Help! |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Violent shaking and a consistent vibration under normal driving conditions on the highway. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| State | OK |
| Description | I was going down the road at 75 mph and went over a bridge hitting a small bump and the truck started to shake violently like a tire had blown out or something. I slowed down and it stopped. It happened two more times not quite as hard but makes the truck hard to control. I got on line and seen several people had the same problem with the f-250 trucks. This condition was called the "death wobble" . Ford needs to recall these trucks. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 14, 2019 |
| State | CO |
| Description | When you hit a bump at highway speeds the front of the truck stats shaking like crazy and you have to slow down to stop it from happening. Very dangerous and was lucky ot to have been I an accident. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 14, 2019 |
| State | OK |
| Description | I'm am reporting the famous death wobble. When I talked to my for rep he said it was a known problem but ford has not done anything to fix it. This happened at 55 mph and was so extreme I thought my vehicle's wheels were going to fall off. Fortunately I was able to get off the road safely but this is a huge problem that is all I've got forums. Please help ford fix this problem. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 14, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | Death wobble. Outside temp 49 degrees fahrenheit - seems to happen most when its cold outside. Driving 65 mph and front driver's wheel hit a couple of pot holes. Entire vehicle starts to wobble side to side. Had to pull over and slow down to get it to ease up, and then sometimes can get it to stop if I accelerate immediately after the slow down. After it happened the third time, we had a mechanic change the ball joint, balance and rotated the tires, then do an alignment. Both times that we have taken it to the dealership, they have claimed there is nothing wrong. Understand that they need to be in the vehicle when it happens, but looking over the complaints on this model so far, over half of the complaints are the same thing - some are listed under suspension, and some are listed under tires. There is obviously something going on here and I'm appalled that there's not been a recall. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 13, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Driving down interstate and hit a slight variation in roadway and caused the truck to go into what is known as the death wobble. I had my 7 in half month pregnant wife and 4 year old child in the truck when it happened. I nearly lost control and overturned the truck into two tractor trailers. I managed to hold onto the steering with wheel with my life and drive off the interstate into the grass median at interstate speeds, forcing the truck to come to a stop. The truck is a serious safety issue and nearly cost me my families lives. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 13, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | At around 65 mph I hit a small bump on the highway and the steering wheel and front wheels began to shake and wobble uncontrollably. |
| Category | Power Train, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | If you go over 60 mph and hit a bump or sometimes don't even have to hit a bump the whole truck and steering wheel wobbles out of control. Obviously they know about it as there is a nick name "the death wobble" for it. I took my truck in and now they want me to pay close to 0 to repair it when it is clearly a manufacturing defect that ford has known about and has tried to conceal. There is a class action lawsuit started in california. Ford should be made to recall there f250 and f350's to do the repairs at no cost to the customer. We paid a lot of money for this vehicle. They say its ok just don't drive over 60 mph. It is very scary when it happens |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Truck becomes unable to control going into a full death wobble when hitting a bump in the road, pot hole, rough patch, bridge transfer joint. Had a tsb on the steering stabilizer to be replaced at 14k miles. Had death wobble start occuring again at 21k, doesn't matter if its a straight patch of road or curve. Any bump when traveling over about 40mph puts the truck into an immediate death wobble. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 11, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Was driving down hwy about 70 mph when I hit a bump and the pickup began to shake so bad I thought I was going to roll it. It is was as known as the death wobble. Every time I hit a bump it happens. It has happened many times driving on a normal hwy. It also happens when you hit the breaks. Took it to my dealership and they said they fixed it. Picked it up and went about 20 miles and it happened again. Ford dealership is saying they fixed it. But it is not!!! I printed off what I found on internet to fix it and a list of parts but they did not do any of what the paper said. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Nov 10, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While driving at a speed of approximately 70mph heading into a left curve turn on the expressway the truck began to shake violently. This occurred with no warning and would not stop until I slowed to 30mph. It was difficult to maintain control. The truck has 28000 miles on it and all stock. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 09, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Truck develops serious wobble in the front end/steering and only way to correct is to slow down 15 mph or more. This has happened on 3 occasions and I took it to the local dealer and they said the steering damper was bad and replaced it. It has happened twice since that time. The vehicle is in stock condition, save for the replacement steering damper (which I assume is oem since it was done at the ford dealership) and still has the original original tires. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 08, 2019 |
| State | IN |
| Description | I hit a rough patch of road at 55 mph on a 2 lane and the steering wheel was jerked out of my hands and the truck violently started shaking and bouncing veering into oncoming traffic pulling left towards a semi. I hit the brakes and turned the wheel to the right as hard as I could only turning right slightly enough to miss the truck. I pulled over and inspected the wheels and everything looked fine. I drove away cautiously and you couldn't tell anything ever happened. Called dealer he said oh yea death wobble. Nice to know they already know about it. An older or weaker person would be dead along with on coming driver/passengers. Scared to drive my k truck!! |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 08, 2019 |
| State | SC |
| Description | Problem is what is know as "death wobble" where you loose control of steering because both front wheels are shaking violently, hitting brakes makes it worse, vehicle has to slow down drastically to get shaking to stop. It happens when you hit uneven pavement or bumps in road. I have had it happen at speeds of 50 to 70 plus miles per hour. My truck is stock from dealer with no upgrades or changes. Ford has only replaced the steering damper which went bad again after about 4000 miles. There are alot of other truck owners that have experienced the same issue and ford doesnt seem to have or offer a real fix for the issue. When this occurs it is causing additional wear and tear on other front end steering control components. This issue needs to be looked into further before someone gets badly hurt or killed. Any help you can provide would be appreciated. If any additional detail or information is needed please let me know. I have several witnesses when this issue happend. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 07, 2019 |
| State | KY |
| Description | While driving on the interstate running 68 mph I crossed a straight bridge and encountered a severe vibration/loss of control coming from my front suspension. After hitting a slight bump at the beginning of the bridge the vibration was so severe and would not stop until I slowed the truck to 20mph. I was forced to use both lanes to slow the truck down without wrecking. This seems to be a common condition that some people refer to as the 'death wobble'. Vehicle has 30k miles and was purchased new by me and has never been wrecked. Suspension and tires are 100% stock. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Nov 06, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | While traveling around 45 to 50 mph on a two lane road going around a slight curve to the left the truck hit a rough patch in the road and the front wheels started oscillating up and down causing me to lose any control of the steering wheel. I could barely hold on to the steering wheel because it was shaking so violently until I had slowed almost to a stop. I then pulled off the road and examined the front end of the truck and did not find anything out of the ordinary nothing was broke or lose that I could find. The incident was very unnerving and I now am very apprehensive and do not trust this vehicle. |
| Category | Steering, Unknown Or Other, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 04, 2019 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Death wobble at about 3000miles after hitting a pothole on a city street , this seems to be a very common problem , when r u going to address the problem ? When people get killed ! How many complaints before u do something about it???? |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 03, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | Multiple times when hitting a small pot hole or driving on a rough paved road vehicle went into what is called a 'death wobble'. Vehicle was uncontrollable. Took vehicle I. And front end work was reportedly done at dealership. Got the vehicle back and it went into a 'death wobble' again. At approximately 50 to 60 mph during each occurrence the vehicle the vehicle shook so severe that it was uncontrollable. |
| Category | Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 01, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Starting at about 20,000 miles my f250 platinum super duty started doing an extreme 'death wobble' while driving 70 miles an hour on the freeway. Dealer said it was a steering stabilizer. Problem still exists. They tried to state it was the lane assist which has been turned off since we got the truck. Now after a couple months with this problem even when we are doing 30-50 on normal streets and hit and bump the front end begins to shake violently. This is now needing to return to dealer again to see what else they say is the issue |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Oct 31, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I only have 9500 miles on my f250 and have had the death wobble twice after hitting small bump in the road. How long before it kills someone. Make ford recall the darn things! Was doing 70mph and almost had a wreck. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | My 2018 f250 has had a death wobble when at speeds over 60 mph. When the truck hits any bumps in the road the front end shakes so bad you have to slam on the brakes and pull of the road to get it to stop. |
| Category | Engine, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Oct 25, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving down a hill in low gear, the vehicle independently accelerated out of control. The vehicle was taken to evergreen ford (1500 18th avenue north west, issaquah, washington, (425)-392-6900) where the contact was informed to warm up the vehicle before attempting to drive. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that all gasoline engines were designed to be warmed up before engaging in low gear. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 527. *dt the consumer wants another copy of this evoq to edit the document. *tr |
| Category | Engine, Power Train, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Oct 25, 2019 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Before the v8 gasoline engine reaches some prescribed operating temperature ( before the engine is fully warmed up ), when headed downhill, no low gears function in any mode and the engine experiences sudden unintended acceleration. The truck was purchased new in 2018. The ford company has repeatedly acknowledged the defects, and however claims that all 2018 gasoline powered f250s are designed that way to meet certain standards and therefore everything is fine despite being extremely dangerous in certain circumstances. Please contact me for further elaboration with names, dates, and places. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). *tr |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | While driving at 65 mph I encountered a pot-hole and my steering wheel begin to shake violently! I was unable to steer the truck and crossed three lanes before I could get stopped. Fortunately I did not hit another vehicle or the barrier in the median. I reported the issue to west point ford, in west point va, and took the truck to them. They returned the truck to me a few days later claiming that they could not find anything wrong. I had a second incident when I struck a patch of asphalt used to repair a pothole, and again the steering wheel started to shake uncontrollably and I was forced to stop in the middle of the road. I returned the truck to west point ford where it stayed for over a week. They claimed to have made a repair to the steering dampener and told me that the problem was fixed. I had a third incident yesterday evening. I will be returning the truck to a ford dealer once again. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Oct 19, 2019 |
| State | MN |
| Description | Hit very small bump on the highway and went into an extremely violent shaking and off-balance feeling pulled over to the side of the road that I had a flat tire went down the road and it happened again both instances happened at speeds between 55 and 70 mph |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 14, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Excessive wheel hop when driving 55 mph |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 14, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I have a 2018 f250 4wd under 25k miles. Twice last week the truck shook so hard at (70 mph) in the middle of the freeway. I thought it was going to split in half. The truck came to an abrupt halt in the freeway land and nearly caused two major accidents. The webster, tx police who helped me off the freeway warned me not to believe the ford dealership if ford blames this on my tires or steering. The dealership basically said there wasn't a permanent fix but now are claiming otherwise yet can't back up the repairs with concrete evidence it won't happen again. Ford claims due to lemon laws in tx they can't buy it back. Two days later the exact same thing happened again on the toll rd going 70 mph. Ford has now said they will replace the steering damper. I have researched this at length and can honestly say not one thing I have seen guarantees a new steering damper will solve the problem. I posed the question to ford today: since ford has knowledge of the defect (although they won't refer to it as a defect) and I kill myself or an innocent driver who is liable or responsible? Ford referred me to their legal department for an answer. I did talk to the law firm who filed the class-action lawsuit. I plan to go to the media with my story, I will also file on the website listed above. There is absolutely no excuse for ford to flat ignore this major defect! I am afraid for my safety, the safety of my family and other drivers. There are known documented cases just like my that ford is outright ignoring. Twice I was put in harms way and could have been seriously injured of killed. The vehicle went for 70 to shaking out of control to stopping in the lane. The vehicle shook so bad cars were swerving to miss me. The happened 10/2/19 and 10/4/19 |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 12, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | My truck experiences the 'death wobble' when traveling around 65-70mph when I cross over slight bumps. I have to immediately slow down to around 45mph to regain control of the vehicle. My truck has 49,000 miles on it and I took it to the dealership for the same issue at approximately 25k miles. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Oct 12, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | I was traveling on the highway with my family at approximately 65mph and I experienced the 'death wobble' (a violent vibration with the suspension that's out of control). This incident nearly caused me to lose control of the vehicle and crash as I was driving on a highway with many vehicles on the road. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 08, 2019 |
| State | IA |
| Description | I was driving 70 mph and hit a bump on the highway. The pickup started shaking and it took me on to the shoulder until I was able to get it back under control. It didn't stop shaking until I slowed down to around 20mph. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Oct 04, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | Death wobble. This is the second time. The first time the dealership replaced stabilizer, and changed caster. First time occurred around 33000 miles. This happened agian at highway speed 70mph at 50500 miles on straight highway while crossing bridge. Was forced to rapidly slow down in heavy traffic and exit highway. Wobble did not go away until around 25-30 mph. |
| Category | Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 02, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Vehicle was already "fixed" for what is termed "death wobble" last year. While driving last night, we experienced the whole truck shaking uncontrollably on two different occasions. Once on a township road going 45 and once on the interstate doing 65. Both involved uncontrollable shaking of the suspension and inability to have complete control of the truck. This happened again this morning while driving to work. This happened, as before, when the truck hits a bump in the road. The incident on the interstate caused the need to slow down from 65 to 20 mph in order to regain control of the viehicle and stop the shaking (death wobble). |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Sep 30, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | After I hit a bump going about 55 mph on interstate 10 in phoenix, az the death wobble started again. I just had it fixed 11mar19 at 39719, currently have 56,899. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Sep 29, 2019 |
| State | NV |
| Description | At approx 60 miles per hour on a paved road, the steering began to shake violently. I aggressively braked to maintain control and was able to get the shaking to stop as I slowed to under 10 miles per hour. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Sep 26, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While driving, a bump to the suspension causes the suspension/ to bounce or death wobble (as we have seen in the jeep world). This has occurred/ multiple times at speeds from 45-70mph. Several times at highway speeds have caused the truck to change directions. The most current event occurred yesterday (9-25-2019) and required me to slow the vehicle to under 10mph to recover. The shaking was violent enough to open the glove box. I have had 5 of these occurrence so far in ownership of this vehicle which was purchased new 14 months ago. The vehicle is completely oem including wheels and tires. Nothing has been added. I cant use the vehicle as intended (towing) as I'm concerned of loosing control of the vehicle under those circumstances. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Sep 24, 2019 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving 70 mph, the steering wheel shook violently and the vehicle experienced the death wobble. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to haldeman ford (607 nj-33, trenton, nj 08619, (800) 939-6659) where it was diagnosed that the steering damper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to lawrenceville ford lincoln (2920 us-1, lawrence township, nj 08648, (609) 882-2900) where it was diagnosed that the steering damper, alignment, hub, and globe needed to be replaced. The contact was referred to another dealer equipped to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case numbers: cas24344877 and cas24319119. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 26,300. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Sep 16, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I have experienced violent shaking and extreme vibration resonating from the front wheels and steering components of my ford f250 super duty truck while driving. I understand this to be referred to as the 'death wobble' and for very good reason. I have 37 years of law enforcement experience, and I can assure you this issue left unchecked will be the root cause many traffic deaths past, present and future. It's occurred five times with me to date within 18 months all five causing total loss of steering control, and the last two causing me to cross center divide of the roadway and into oncoming traffic. I narrowly avoided a head on collision with an 18 wheeler in one of those incidents. I've had the vehicle checked by dealerships and independent shops. I've spent thousands of dollars on repairs and parts. Ford needs to offer a solution now before any else is put in harms way.. Or dies. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shook violently when driving over a bump or pothole. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to sawgrass ford (14501 w sunrise blvd, sunrise, fl 33323, (954) 851-9000) where it was diagnosed that the brakes and rotors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Sep 06, 2019 |
| State | IL |
| Description | 2018 f250 16,000mi started violently shaking after hitting a bumpy patch on the road. 12/12/18 dealership replaced track bar ,steering dampener, problem continued 2/7/19 dealership installed adjustment bushing on both sides per tsb 18-2268. 4/4/18 problems returned dealership looked a the truck again said there is nothing they can do. This truck is not safe to drive at highway speeds my family is not allowed to ride on the highway. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Aug 28, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | While driving my vehicle I started having violent shaking that resulted in it being hard to control the vehicle. I thought I had a blow out and quickly pulled off the road. After checking all tires and seeing that they were ok I re-entered the vehicle and drove it home. The next event happened while I was driving home from work on the interstate. I was driving at around 70-72 mph and the vehicle started to violently shake once again causing me to temporarily lose control. I quickly decelerated to around 35 mph and gained control just before hitting the cement retaining wall that separated north/south traffic. I drove it home at 35-40 mph the rest of the way home. I called my dealership and explained to them the problem and they gave me an appt time to bring it in. I took it in and left it with them and they said they were unaware of any known problems that would cause this. I left the truck with them and they drove it and told me later that afternoon that they didn't find any problems. I drove it home and the next morning on my way to work I experienced the same violent shaking as mentioned above. I called the dealership back and told them I was bringing it back. They drove the truck again several times and informed me they experienced the problem with the shaking. They said they would call ford engineers and get a recommended fix. I left the truck with them a week, they installed a new steering stabilizer and told me it was fixed. Also they informed me that my front tires were now feathering and said it was due to miles. The truck only has 30k miles, the tires are worn due to the truck being out of line due to the shaking. The stabilizer did not fix the problem, the truck is now shaking on a more consistent bases. I have contacted ford corporate, a buy back offer was initiated. I was denied a buy back offer. The problem still exist and the truck is unsafe. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Aug 26, 2019 |
| State | ME |
| Description | Ford f250 death wobble. Vehicle shudders violently for no reason and you have to come to a complete stop to stop violent shaking. Https://www. Cargurus. Com/cars/discussion-t67905_ds972988 https://www. Classaction. Org/news/ford-hit-with-death-wobble-class-action-over-alleged-suspension-steering-defects-in-f-250-f-350-models. Most recent occurance a week ago 50mph happened out of nowhere scared grandson real bad. Me too |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Aug 18, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | While driving down the highway, the vehicle caught on fire underneath the hood. There were no waning signs, lights or any other indication that there was a problem. The cab was melted to the frame in less than five minutes. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Aug 14, 2019 |
| State | WI |
| Description | There is an uncontrollable wobble in the steering wheel when hitting a bump. It will not stop until the vehicle is stopped. It shakes so bad that there is fear it will veer into traffic or just send me off the road. It is in the shop for this same problem now 5 times and each time they tell me its fixed only to find out that is comes back again and worse. I will be putting the date of the first time it happened. It is still not resolved. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Aug 06, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Truck is a 2018 ford f250 and is leaking oil at 28,000 miles from the upper oil pan faulty robotic seal. This has coated my trucks underside in oil and has been slowly leaking for some time now as I just noticed yesterday after experiencing the death wobble in this truck. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Aug 06, 2019 |
| State | NC |
| Description | When driving down the highway yesterday in my 2018 ford f250 I experienced the "death wobble" at 70mph. I crossed a bridge where it had a dip and my truck steering wheel and front end continuously shook until I slowed to 30mph. If I was in a turn I would have wrecked! This was bad and after some google research this is a commonality with the f250 diesel trucks. Ford needs to figure something out. If I would have known I would have never bought one! This is going to eventually get someone killed. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Experienceing the terrible death wobble. While driving at highway speeds and ya hit a bump like an expansion joint I get that terrible wobble. Had the stablizer bar replaced, tires rotated and rebalanced. A bit scary when ya pulling a trailer. On a local county road it happens twice a day everyday, it's my work/daily driver truck. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Jul 11, 2019 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Driving at 65 mph the truck began to wobble uncontrollably. I was unable to control steering and was taken left across two lanes of traffic into the median on a highway. The truck wobbles and shakes so bad I was unable to reduce speed very quickly. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Jul 11, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | The tailgate is coming down while driving all by its self. It has already been crushed by a trailer that was being pulled and ford will not cover the cost of the replacement |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jul 08, 2019 |
| State | UT |
| Description | Death shimmy in steering, hit an bridge expantion joint and steering starts wobbeling, have to pull to a complets stop to get it to go away, happens on various bumps and expantion joints also,in motion |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jun 10, 2019 |
| State | CA |
| Description | While on vacation towing my 31' 10,000 pound travel trailer at 60 mph heading north on hwy 89 arizona in early may 2019 I experienced a violent scary wobble in the steering wheel and entire vehicle in which I almost lost control. I was able to keep control and slow down to 33 mph to get the wobble to stop. We were half way through our trip so I kept the speed at 55 mph or lower to get home. I since then researched and found a ford tsb concerning this problem. I have not taken the truck in for a possible repair yet as we only use it to tow with. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 10, 2019 |
| State | CO |
| Description | This vehicle has a serious defect which ford needs to finally acknowledge. When hitting bumps or bridge transitions on the highway the front end begins to shake violently also known as the "death wobble". The only way to stop the shaking is to slow the truck down to about 25 miles per hour on a 75 mile hour road. This is going to cause a accident or kill somebody. My truck is now at the dealership for the 3rd time in less than a year with under 15,000 miles on the vehicle. After research this appears to be a serious flaw with the 2017 & 2018 ford f250 trucks. I see that several complaints have been filed and it is sad that that a mandate is not being issued to correct this problem. This is a serious issue and waiting until someone gets injured or killed should not be an option. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | May 31, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Tsb # 18-2268 at 60 mph on a smooth flat highway and after crossing a bridge expansion joint the truck started to shake violently and was extremely difficult to control. The steering wheel shook so violently it was difficult to hold onto it. Once the vehicle slowed to under 30 mph the shaking stopped. Because of traffic I was not able to change lanes and going from 60 mph to 30 mph in the left lane (fast lane) was extremely hazardous with a tractor trailer bearing down on me blowing madly as he tried to slow his truck down from rear ending me. I called the dealer and they are looking at it on 06/04/2019 @ ciocca ford in quakertown |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | May 20, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | While putting my f250 in gear (drive), the truck tailgate was automatically opened, which then crunched into my goose neck trailer when making a right hand turn. The tail gate has opened 3 time, without user intervention, in the first 6 weeks I've owned the vehicle. |
| Category | Electrical System, Fuel/propulsion System, Power Train |
| Date | May 14, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | On 4/19/19 I misfueled my diesel vehicle. I stopped the process immediately and called ford from the filling station. The ford service center said that I should avoid turning the engine on, or even placing the engine in accessory mode because it would engage the fuel pump and flood the system with gasoline. When the tow truck arrived, it became clear that I could not put the vehicle in neutral to be winched onto the flatbed tow truck without turning on the accessory mode. I called ford for an alternative. Ford recommended that I disconnect a cable beneath the truck that would disengage the transmission and allow the truck to move. Because I could not figure out how to do this, I had to turn on the accessory to get the truck out of park for towing. This caused about ,000 in damage to the fuel system. More to the point of this complaint, I later discovered that this procedure is not in the manual for my truck. Further, the procedure that is in the manual was not mentioned. It is possible that the ford manual contains a procedure that does not apply to the truck. It is also possible that ford is recommending a procedure that is inherently more dangerous than the procedure in the manual. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 13, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While driving hwy. 84 from lubbock, tx hit washboard ruts in span of 5 miles. Had 3 episodes of truck violent shaking or death wobble , almost loosing control in traffic. 22,000 miles on truck all highway miles. Took in for warranty work. Right front end replacement. Driving 75 mph had to drop down to 20 to gain control. Wary of another episode. Ford needs to fix problem. These trucks to expensive for this to be happening. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | May 13, 2019 |
| State | IN |
| Description | When going 70 or above and u hit a bump or rough spot in the road the truck does what they call the death wobble very scary and someone is going to die if this does not get taken care of the truck nearly loses control it's so bad |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | May 10, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | At 17,000 miles the truck started going into what everyone calls a "death wobble" when at high speed and/or rough spot in the road. It is clear that they have a major safety issue here and they are doing nothing about it and their fix is only a patch that delays the problem to a later date. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 29, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | While driving , front end has a wobble , or looseness that makes it kinda scary to drive. Afraid I'm going to lose control of the truck. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Apr 22, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | When driving between 60 and 75 mph the truck begins to shake violently. The steering wheel rotates back and forth out of control. The mirrors rattle and the entire truck bounces. This will occur after hitting a rough patch of interstate or when braking to exit the interstate. The truck must be slowed to approximately 40 mph before the shaking subsides and normal driving can occur. A continuing problem. When I take it back to the dealer service department for warranty I am simply told "they were not able to replicate the problem" |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 21, 2019 |
| State | CO |
| Description | This vehicle suffers violent shaking and shuttering when hitting rough patches in the road. This occurs at higher speeds, but I have seen it at 45 mph. Very dangerous when this occurs at 75 mph on a highway interstate. The shaking requires immmediate slowdown to almost a complete stop. This vehicle is a danger on the road. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Apr 18, 2019 |
| State | GA |
| Description | The headlights on all the new ford f-250 trucks are dangerous to everyone that has to share the road with these big trucks. I can spot one from a mile away because I'm suddenly blinded by the four super bright headlights and then some idiot have there fog lights on also. I have nearly ran off the road multiple times when meeting these trucks oncoming. What is it going to take to make ford fix this dangerous problem? |
| Category | Electronic Stability Control, Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Apr 02, 2019 |
| State | TN |
| Description | My 2018 ford f250 super duty has a violent shake (death wobble) if I hit any kind of bump in the road at highway speed, my truck will shake so bad to the point I cant hold onto the steering wheel and whatever is in my cup holders goes flying in vehicle. I have given ford 3 attempts to fix this issue and every time they try to fix it, the problem keeps happening. I have contacted ford's corporate office and spoke with them multiple times about the issue. At this time, they have told me that I just need to keep trying to get it fixed and they refuse to help with any kind of trade assistance to change trucks. Ford knows this is an issue with 2017/2018 super duty trucks but doesn't seem to care about their customers. I'm terribly disappointed in how I have been treated by a company that I spend over 0,000 with over my lifetime. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 29, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | My 2018 f-250, 11 months old has a death wobble. It has occurred multiple times between speeds 50-65 mph on interstate as well as state two-lanes. Left wheel hitting any bump can lead to total loss of control of the vehicle. Front end now seems loose after these many occurrences. I am now afraid to drive it on interstate and drive with "white knuckles" everywhere else. Only a matter of time before I end up off the road or into oncoming traffic. |
| Category | Engine, Seats, Structure:body |
| Date | Mar 28, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | 2018 ford f-250 was parked with engine off when fire started under the interior cabin. Fire spread through-out the vehicle and completely engulfed the truck within minutes. Complete burn |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | When driving vehicle above 55mph a very scary wobble with start in the front tires.. Steering wheel starts to shake uncontrollably & the only way to get it to stop is to slow down to around 30 mph. Vehicle started doing this around 15k miles. Everything is factory parts have not installed any aftermarket tires or wheels. Scared to drive over 55mph |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Mar 23, 2019 |
| State | MA |
| Description | Truck had 12,000 miles on it and I had it for 9 months, got a musty smell coming from somewhere couldn't figure it out brought it to the dealer 2 times, they said it had no water leak, so I didn't my own test I noticed the back carpet wet, ripped the backseat out and noticed water pouring in from the louvers in the backside of the cab, dealer had to rake bed off and replace both louvers |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Mar 21, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | 2018 ford f250 with 25,000 miles experienced a "death wabble" in the mountains going down hill. Truck is currently at the dealership and new track bar is being installed. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Mar 15, 2019 |
| State | MS |
| Description | When traveling on the interstate and hit a bump the truck shakes violently and does not stop until you come to a complete stop. This has happened at least 5 times. It seems it is happening more frequently now. The truck has 30000 miles. I have had it for 1 year |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 13, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | While driving it develops a death wobble making for a very dangerous condition to try to regain control. It happens when hitting an uneven area in the roadway. It happens almost every time I drive my truck. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 11, 2019 |
| State | IA |
| Description | At speeds greather than 50 mph, hitting a bump or pot hole causes a steering oscillation known as "death wabble". This is a common problem and known by many. Vehicle steering is almost impossible. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 10, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | While driving approximately 65 mph on march 9, 2019 the front end of my 2018 ford f250 began violently shaking/ oscillating after hitting a rough patch of road in the far right lane of the highway. I lost control of my vehicle and ended up crossing two lanes of traffic before coming to rest in the grass median strip of the highway. I'm worried about my safety and the safety of other drivers. Luckily no one was near me when this happened. My wife will not drive my truck anymore due to this serious issue. I will be contacting the dealership tomorrow. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 08, 2019 |
| State | TN |
| Description | At around 55 too 60 on uneven road I get the death wobbles and have to slow down in traffic very scary when my family is in there |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Mar 06, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Metal type engine noise ,scraping ,tapping could hear louder once warmed up and at idle. Sound present form driver and passenger wheel well area. Metal found in oil sample and ford determined it was a main bearing failure. Could hear when stationary but less noticeable when accelerating . 6. 2l gas engine |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 05, 2019 |
| State | AL |
| Description | Vehicle has stock tires and suspension with 43,000 miles. At approximately 60-65 mph the front steering begins to thrash and ocilate violently causing the truck to become uncontrollable until slowed down to 35 mph. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Mar 04, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | While driving 3/3/19 at 70 mph I hit a ruff spot on the road my truck started shaking uncontrollably after slowing down I regained control. 19000 miles! |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Mar 03, 2019 |
| State | AR |
| Description | Started around 15000 miles extreme shaking in the front end (death wobble). It happened when I went over certain bridges and over passes on the interstate around 70 mph. Now has 20000 miles on it and has become unsafe to drive. The shaking happens quite often now. Even going slower on side roads, all it takes is hitting a small bump in the road apparently this has become a nationwide problem. The dealership agreed to fix it under warranty. Have been waiting almost a month for parts to come in, they are on backorder |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 27, 2019 |
| State | MD |
| Description | We purchased this vehicle knew this past saturday only to find that when you make a left turn or your turn there's a thumping found on the driver side that we believe. We are not sure of this vehicle is safe to drive. We are beyond upset that we bought a brand new vehicle to find that there is something defective on it |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | I have a 2018 ford f250 at about 4450 miles had this death wobble happen on the freeway. Had no load and was doing about 80mph, just passed another vehicle as I was pulling in front of it I hit a pot hole and the death wobble started. I had to slow to about 30mph to regain control, nearly caused a accident with the vehicles behind me. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 25, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Death wobble in steering & or suspension |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 21, 2019 |
| State | LA |
| Description | Steering death wobble at highway speeds !!!!! Ford has known about this issue for over ten years. Why is this issue still not being addressed? I seems that ford is leaving it up to the customer to resolve. I guess I'm the the dummy for trusting that ford has safety in mind when the f250 was put into production with a know safety steering problem. There is a fix according to the internet but ford continues to fail their customer by not providing the solution at no cost. How many people had to die before ford decides to recall? I paid over 70k for the truck and it is very scary to drive. Not knowing when the next time the front wheels are going to start the (death wobble). Ford please resolve !!!!! |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 18, 2019 |
| State | OH |
| Description | Death wobble while traveling at interstate speeds you hit a small bump and the truck with go into an uncontrollable wobble and have to slow speeds down to 45 mph to correct itself, slamming on the brake (which is first reaction) makes it worse |
| Category | Electrical System, Power Train, Steering |
| Date | Feb 10, 2019 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Between 60 to 75 mph when hitting certain bumps the steering starts violently shaking and will not stop till slow down to about 25 mph. This started at around 24k and has happened 10+ times. Also at 37k sync 3 radio no longer will come on and wiring issues cannot get trailer braking to connect to the truck. Lights work fine but always shows trailer disconnected so braking doesn't work. You can also start the truck in neutral and put it in any gear without having your foot on the brake. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Feb 08, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | At around 7k miles developed a death wobble shimmy in the steering when hitting potholes or cracks in the roadway at 40 mph and up. Took into dealer and upper tie rod was replaced. Problem appeared to be somewhat less noticeable. Now at 10k miles the dw is prevalent in everyday driving and makes the vehicle very scary to drive. Almost total control is lost for several seconds until you brake hoping not to get rear ended while regaining control of the vehicle. Its bad enough to spend k on a truck that developed this type of issue at 7k miles but at 10k miles it's not even about money, this could kill someone. Ford has listed a tsb on this issue that I am currently looking into but I've seen no confirmation that this fixed the issue, appears to be more of a bandage. Ford needs to fix this issue asap. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 06, 2019 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Front windshield cracked the whole way across after using defroster. The vehicle was turned on and the defroster was turned on as I waited for vehicle to warm up I went back inside the house. When I went back out and got in the vehicle the window was cracked almost the whole way across in a perfect line with 2 peaks that came up about a foot in on each side. The crack that went the whole way across was about 8 inches above dashboard. I have only 13000. 00 miles on the vehicle and bought it new around 11 months ago. I don't know if they will cover this as they said the coverage on the window had to be under 12000. 00 miles or 12 months whatever came first. It's really upsetting to think the window would crack from defroster and that they may not cover it. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Feb 02, 2019 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Experienced steering wheel oscillation (death wobble) this has occured while driving on the interstate after driving over an uneven pavement at speeds of 55, 65 and 70mph. The steering wheel shakes violently and lost steering and braking capabilities during the event. It stopped after I decelerated to about 40mph forth until I slowed to approximately 35mph. Ford does have a tsb out on the issue but they are only replacing parts that have worn out, not the hidden issue that is causing heavy duty suspension parts to wear out so quickly. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| State | IN |
| Description | At 50 mph or above when you hit a bump just right, the truck begins to shake violently. After some research, I have discovered that this problem has become known as 'death wobble' and is extremely unsafe. It did not start until around 30k miles and was very random, only occurring occasionally. Now at 39k miles it happens daily. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 24, 2019 |
| State | KS |
| Description | At 65 mph when encountering rough expansion joints, potholes, or other bumps the truck will go into what is commonly called death wobble. The front end shakes very violently back and forth. Steering is impossible, it will wrench the steering wheel out of my hands. I had to slow down to 35 mph to make it stop. I was passing someone and couldn't complete the pass. If the road had been curved at all I would have gone into a very steep ditch. |
| Category | Suspension |
| Date | Jan 21, 2019 |
| State | NV |
| Description | Experienced the 'death wobble' on the I-15 southbound at the russel rd bridge in las vegas. Loss of control of the steering wheel at 65mph driving straight. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Jan 16, 2019 |
| State | NY |
| Description | At approximating 12161 miles on my truck, it is less than a year old , my f250 the vehicle exhibited (4-5 times) a violent oscillating or shaking of the entire truck when going over a bump in the pavement or over the expansion joint of a bridge. I have nearly lost control of the vehicle (4-5 times). My course of action is to take my foot off of the gas, slow down, safely pull to the shoulder of the road, slow down to 5mph, and then I can continue on. The shaking is so violent I thought the truck / I was going to flip over because of lack of steering. |
| Category | Wheels |
| Date | Jan 08, 2019 |
| State | MO |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While driving 65 mph, the front end of the vehicle violently vibrated and fractured the windshield. The vehicle was currently at autonation ford katy (20777 katy fwy, katy, tx 77450, (281) 305-8949) where the contact was informed that there was a possibility that the wheels were unbalanced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,000. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Jan 05, 2019 |
| State | VA |
| Description | While driving on the interstate, at 70 mph (posted speed limit) experienced extreme vibration/wobble in the steering wheel and tires after driven over slight rough patch on the highway. It was extremely hard to maintain control of the truck to get it to the shoulder of the highway through traffic. Vibration was apparently visible to onlookers, as several drivers motioned for me to pull over. Truck was bought brand new, six months ago, and only has 16k miles. Truck is stock, no modifications have been done on the truck. Vibration/wobble occurred several more times so we exited highway and returned home via backroads (posted speeds of 55 mph or less) without further incident. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Dec 22, 2018 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While towing at speeds above 55-60 mph the vehicle starts to go through a harmonics type of vibration shaking the entire driver's compartment , steering wheel and dash. This vibration continues regardless if the vehicle speed is increased and doesn't stop until the speed is lowered below 55-60 mph. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Dec 22, 2018 |
| State | IN |
| Description | 2018 ford f-250 4x4 with 6. 2l gasoline engine: under certain specific conditions, the truck will continue to accelerate after driver input is stopped. The engine will continue to rev up (all the way to red-line) while in gear even though the accelerator pedal has been released. This happens under the following conditions: - vehicle is in a "cold start" condition (engine not up to temp) - vehicle is in "m" (manual transmission driver select mode) - vehicle is commanded to initially accelerate with the pedal, but then pedal is subsequently released, and yet engine continues to run up to red-line - vehicle will slow down if the brakes are applied - vehicle will again speed up as soon as fuel pedal is pressed to a level of approximately 2300rpm each time, and then the engine management system essentially starts this "run away" free rev condition. - the condition is more prominent when the truck is in "4l" mode, but can happen in "4h" or even "2h'. - condition is repeatable; this is not an isolated event and can be made to happen when conditions are as stated - condition has been exhibited on other similar vehicles with similar build data; other vehicle owners I have spoken with have had this same condition happen to them |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 17, 2018 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The 'death wobble' uncontrollable shimmying of the steering wheel after hitting a bump in the road on mostly highways at highway speeds! I have taken it to multiple dealerships and they just keep trying to blame my tires. They tried rotating my tires and telling me its gonna fix the issue but doesn't. The tires on the truck are goodyear wrangler kevlar tires that came on the truck from the dealership and now have only 20,000 miles and are nowhere near worn out! It has happened to me at slower speeds (around 45 mph) in the city, but mostly occurs around 60-70mph on the highway. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 10, 2018 |
| State | TX |
| Description | At 7909 miles since new the vehicle exhibited a violent oscillation of the steering wheel coupled with enormous shaking in the front suspension, induced instantly after crossing a bridge transition on an interstate highway at approximately 65 mph. I nearly lost control of the vehicle and was forced to stop the vehicle on the road shoulder to get it to stop the oscillation. The shaking was so violent it also cracked the rear half of the dual panel sunroof glass. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 08, 2018 |
| State | TX |
| Description | While driving at approximately 65 mph, as I crossed an expansion joint from an overpass back to the main road surface, the front end of the truck began to oscillate. The handling returned to normal only after I had reduced my speed. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Dec 06, 2018 |
| State | OK |
| Description | At appox. 12,000 miles the front string started to feel loose. By 14,500 mi it became very loose, jerky over normal hi way expansion joints. At 14,700 miles, after going over an expansion joint on the hi way at 64 mph, it went into "death wobble" shaking so hard I could barley control it. It is at the dealership, bob hurley ford. Tulsa, ok. At this very moment. This was almost an accident caused by ford. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Dec 02, 2018 |
| State | IL |
| Description | Hit some bumps on a bridge on I-24 and steering wheel shook violently and I almost lost control until truck slowed below 50mph |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| State | MT |
| Description | 3 times my tailgate has opened spontaneously. Twice while driving in rain on a highway, and once while driving in snow in town. I have been unable to replicate the problem myself. It seems to be random. I have 6000 miles on the vehicle now. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 19, 2018 |
| State | MI |
| Description | On two different occasions, the tailgate came down unexpected while driving. On the first occasion, we occurred damage to the tailgate and the 5th wheel. Pictures are attached. We were towing our fifth wheel trailer in motion, turning and driving. Two other people in vehicles told us our tailgate was down and had damage to our fifth wheel. One happened in september and the other in november again for the second time. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| State | PA |
| Description | My husband was driving on hwy 77 in va on october 25, 2018 when he accidentally ran into the back of a tri-axle dump truck going at a slower speed. Upon impact something under the hood immediately burst into flames and the fire quickly spread. The side impact air bags did not deflate and my husband struggle to get the driver door open. Fortunately my husband was able to get out of the truck with the help of the dump truck driver pulling on the outside of the truck door. The fire quickly spread to the cab of the truck and the aluminum melted away. He lost everything that was in the cab of his truck and some things in the bed of the truck. He was pulling an enclosed trailer with tools and equipment and the fire spread to the trailer and damaged/destroyed some tools until the fire department was able to extinguish the flames. I have attached a picture of the burning truck for your reference. I also have pictured of the truck remains. I wouldn't be as concerned about this but this same thing happened to him earlier this year when he was involved in another front end collision, in a 2018 ford f-250 sd truck. That truck also caught on fire the same way and ended up burning up completely. I have pictures of the remains of this vehicle as well. Told the car dealer and they gave us a number to call ford and tell them. My husband called ford and all they did was log the complaint and gave him a case number. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 08, 2018 |
| State | AL |
| Description | I was driving down I-10 going east on I-10 and crossed the bridge at the alabama/florida line. I was changing lanes while going across the bridge and hit a bump. The front end of the vehicle started violently shaking. The steering wheel was also violently shaking. I had no control of the vehicle and it shook until my speed dropped below 45 mph which took about 20 to 30 seconds. I felt that if I had hit the brakes, that the front wheel would have sheared right off the axles. This was the most frightening situation I have ever experienced in a vehicle. I have kept the speeds below 50 since the incident and I do not feel safe in the vehicle. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 02, 2018 |
| State | PA |
| Description | Hit bump on highway and vehicle starts shaking out of control. This has happened over 5 times now. Ford would only replace steering dampener. It did it again after being in shop for 3 days. This is very dangerous and can only stop the shaking by slowing to a stop in the middle of the road as it is almost impossible to steer. From researching online, this is an ongoing problem referred to as the "death wobble". Ford refuses to look further into the suspension and steering components and claims everything is fine and it was the tire air pressure. The air pressure was to specs. And still did it. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Oct 31, 2018 |
| State | CO |
| Description | With less than a 1,000 miles on my 2018 f-250 the truck showed signs of "death wobble" and has become worse over the past 5,000 miles. The early signs have turned into full "death wobble" now and are getting worse. The truck is becoming increasingly difficult to control after hitting bumps in the road, typically crossing bridges. |
| Category | Steering, Suspension |
| Date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Was going around 80 mph on the interstate this morning and came upon a bridge approach and when I hit the bridge approach I got the 'death wobble'. This happened as I was passing someone the only thing I could do is squeeze tight and slow down to pull over. The wobble would not stop until I was completely stopped. I currently have 10,959 miles on this truck. Same thing happened at this same bridge approach in my 2013 f350. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Sep 17, 2018 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Bought a 2018 ford f250.. Drover it for about 1500 miles. Went on a trip to yosemite national park , on the way back. We were on the 5 fwy back to los angeles we are going 70 and all the sudden lost gas pedal in line one with a bunch of riggs around me. Trying to get to the shoulder line just with impulse of the truck ,stop on the shoulder and turn it off waited like 5 minutes and restarted and got home. At home when try to restart it would not star at all. Took the dealer they say got fix . Drove it for about 50 miles and the same problem but this time my wife was driving it with all my family aboard on the 405 fwy on the second line on fwy with five line each way. Also no pedal power took it to curosco ford in long beach. Curosco ford and ford tech advise it was pedal control order the pedal control. Was told the truck will be ready 5 day later. Went to the dealer five days later. The tech say they install the padel and test drove it, but five miles later still lost pedal control, this is 20 days later and the truck still not fix can not find the proplem on it. Bought the truck on 07/31/2018 and I had it on my possession for about 20 put 1500 miles. Ford say I can trade that in loose 25000. 00 and that all they can do.. Lemon law does not cover because it has not happen three time and I am not willing to try for the third time and have and accident. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Sep 04, 2018 |
| State | MI |
| Description | I was cleaning my 2018 ford f250 windshield in my garage when I noticed that the passenger wiper arm felt loose. I went over to check the drivers side and gave it a wiggle and noticed that the key way fell out from the bottom of the wiper arm where it connects to the shaft to make your wipers move. I then went back over to the passenger side a noticed the key way laying on shroud at the base of the wiper arm. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Aug 08, 2018 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Truck has auto tailgate release. Truck was stationary. The tailgate has dropped / released twice by itself. Tailgate released and dropped while truck was not in park. One time this occured when I released the parking brake. When this happens I need to exit and close the tailgate. Concerned that when this happens cargo could drop out onto the road and cause an accident and or cargo could be stolen from the truck bed. |
| Category | Air Bags, Parking Brake |
| Date | Jun 25, 2018 |
| State | TN |
| Description | Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. While the vehicle was engaged in park, it made an abnormal noise and rolled backwards out of the driveway. The vehicle rolled over a ditch, which caused the vehicle to move forward and crash into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. During the failure, the contact's husband was standing next to the vehicle with the door open. When the vehicle rolled back, it knocked him over; injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed to marshal mize ford (5348 tennessee hwy 153, hixson, tn 37343, (423) 875-2023), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,300. *tt |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Mar 12, 2018 |
| State | CT |
| Description | I think the nhtsa needs to investigate the headlights on all new ford super duty pickups. Even on low beams they have an extremely bright and blinding double stack of lights on each side. These lights are the most blinding lights coming at you from the front or rear that I have ever encountered. How is it possible these are legal? I even drive a pickup so this isn't just a complaint from some person who hates trucks. These lights I'm referring to are really blinding to other drivers. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Jan 25, 2018 |
| State | IL |
| Description | New f250 pickup trucks have four headlights showing at all times when operated in high beam or low beam. This gives other drivers the impression that high beams are being used at all times, which can lead to other drivers flashing their high beams at f250 drivers in an attempt to make them dim their hibeams. How were the headlights for these vehicles certified for highway use. |
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