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at any given time traveling over speeds of 50-60 MPH truck has a wobble that can't be stopped until I slow down completely. at highway speeds this can be very dangerous.
When you hit a bump, the truck violently shakes. This usually occurs at speeds greater than 40mph. The only way to get it to stop is to come to almost a complete stop. Very dangerous if someone is behind you and you have to stop fast to get it to stop. This occurs very frequently. I replaced parts the repair ship tells me is bad and the problem continues to occur. This occurs almost every time I drive.
The steering wheel shakes violently. It occurs at above 50MPH. The steering wheel can not be held or the vehicle controlled. You have to slow to almost a stop to regain control of the wheel and ultimately the vehicle. The shacking was very subtle to begin with but now it is getting more violent as time goes on.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced the death wobble after driving over a bump in the road. The contact stated that the vehicle violently and uncontrollably shook after driving over the bump in the roadway and the contact was able to regain control of the vehicle once the vehicle had slowed down. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
On the Highway driving about 60 mph and the front end and the steering wheel starts to shake uncontrollably. I had to slow down to about 20 mph on the highway before the shaking stopped. It-€™s done this over 10 times now. Each time scarier than the last.
- Houston, TX, USA
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We were driving in a street road and hit a small bump and the car started shaking violently and my husband lost control of steering, we almost hit a light pole but were able to reduce the speed and only hit the curve. When we slowed down the tie rod was broken and we had to call for road assistance. All of the things we experienced were exactly as they are described by other people who have experienced the -€œdeath wobble-€. There were no warnings that it was going to happen, it was sudden. Luckily we weren-€™t in a highway so we weren-€™t going at high speed, but otherwise it would have been very dangerous also for the cars surrounding us. After the incident we took our car to ford to be repaired and it was a very expensive repair, they didn-€™t give us a reason as to why it happened but that just left us wondering if it might happen again in the future. The insurance company doesn-€™t seem interested in getting in touch with us to see if there is something they can help us with. And now we are just left to hope it doesn-€™t happen again to us or other people. Ford needs to recall his trucks.
On 5/8/21, while driving at approximatly55-60 mph, I hit a pothole on hwy231 South (4 lane) and the front end of my 2011 F350 truck started to shake violently and became hard to steer. I had to almost stop before it quit shaking. I was afraid we (wife & I) were going to loose control and hit another vehicle. I took it to a repair shop and after inspection, they told me there was a problem only a Ford dealer could fix. The shop had seen this before and Ford refused to tell them what parts were needed to do that fix. On 5/12/21, I took the truck to tallassee automotive Ford dealer for repair. After inspection, they said they knew the problem and could fix it for $1100 (or $11?? something. I was flabbergasted at the amount, but had to have it fixed and agreed. They oredered parts and called two days later to come pick it up. Upon arrival, they said my bill was $1450. I complained loudly that they told me $1100 something. After consultation between someone I did not see, they agreed to discount it by $300. Later someone told me they had heard of this Ford problem and I should look it up online. I did and found stories about something called the "death wabble." My purpose for this complaint is to add my voice to the group of pepople who have had a similar experience and may require Ford Motor Company to take responsibility for their obvious design flaw that could cause injuries or death to unknowing people. As for the repairs, it seems they replaced everything between the two front wheels and the steering column. Not being a mechanic, I do not know what caused this or what was really necessary to fix it. No symptoms before this incident indicated there was anything wrong with my truck. There were no warnings or events that could have made me check out any problem like this situation. I have not contacted Ford Motor Co., the police, or insurance company. Looking on the internet, it is apparent Ford is aware of thiis problem and claims no responsibility.
The vehicle is shaking terrible at 50 maybe 60 mph can't tel exactly because I was scared.I got new tires and is still doing same. I was on hwy 83 toward scott city ks.
When driving down the roads the front end and steering wheel goes into a violent shaking and vibration to point where I have to almost stop the truck. It seems to happen on both town roads and highways it also seems to be worse on the highway.
On multiple occasions when driving at highway speeds when I run across ruff roads or bumps the trucks front end begins to wobble and shake. The shake is worse if I am in any kind of turn, but it will do it on straight roads also. I must slow down to under 30 mph to regain control of vehicle. I have taken it into Ford dealerships and gotten no results. One dealership claimed it to be in the ball joints and I had them replaced but the problem still exists. Doing online research, I am seeing others with the same issue and some calling it the death wobble. I have been experiencing this since 2018 but the last time was 10/22/2020.
Vehicle hit a pothole on interstate 75 North near dalton Georgia at approximately 65 miles per hour. The front right wheel and front end violently shook and the steering wheel shook so bad control of the F350 became an issue. I was unable to control the vehicle until I slowed to below 20 miles per hour. The incident presented a very serious safety issue
Truck is experiencing death wobble at highway speeds, happened numerous times over last several months after Ford replaced many components of front end
Death warble twice 7/15/2020 on the highway doing the speed limit almost killed several people with truck and empty trailer. Death warble needs to be addressed immediately. Have spent too much time and money on a truck that should be considered unsafe to drive on the freeway.
On three separate occasions while driving on highway at approximately 70 mph the front wheels began oscillating (death wobble) after going over a rough patch of road or bridge expansion joints. The oscillation makes it impossible to steer and the only way it will stop is to slow down to 25 mph or below. Nearly struck in the rear end by another vehicle while trying to regain control.
My Super Duty is doing a death wobble which is violent shaking in the truck it only happens on the highway and there is no warning to when it happens and doesn't happen all the time my friend has 90 of those trucks and more than half of his are doing it Ford replaced everything in the front end and he drove 5 miles and it started to do it again Ford has no idea how to fix the problem and it's happening to the whole line of super dutys I have almost killed myself and other people because of this problem I don't know what else to do Ford is going to take it in and see what they find but I am not confident that they will be able to fix it my truck is stock with 68K mileage 2nd owner every service has been done at the same dealership they either need to do a recall or give me another truck because I have called everyone been to multiple dealerships and each one told me that it was a different problem in the front end the truck is still under warranty this first started in June and has happened every time I get on the highway at least once so I stopped driving on the highway because someone is going to get killed and because Ford won't acknowledge that there is a problem the warranty won't cover it if you send me a way to send you a video of this I will Ford headquarters is going to try and get this fixed or possibly buy back the truck but it is paid for and I don't want a truck payment so I would only accept something like a new truck or more than what it is worth which is 40000
The well known issue called "death wobble". this is documented issue with the Ford F-series trucks where the truck violently wobbles out of control when driving approximately 55mph. Ford denies this is an issue, yet you can find evidence of this issue all over the Ford truck forums. With my truck, this issue is becoming more frequent. When it occurs, I have to pull off to the shoulder and slow down to approximately 15mph before it stops. I have replaced the shocks, tie rod ends, track bar, track bar ball joint, rotated tires, alignment, and it is still occurring. The only thing left to replace are the ball joints then pretty much the entire front end suspension will have been rebuilt at a cost of a couple thousand dollars. This is a significant safety issue and can easily cause an accident, especially when in construction zones on the highway. From what I've read, this has already caused accidents in certain cases and is due to a poor design of these trucks. Ford needs to address this and the NHTSA should force Ford to issue a recall to correct the problem.
I was driviing on the highway 65mph an the truck started the death wobble it was out of control. Things on the back seat landed on the floor due to the uncontrolable shaking of the truck. I had to slow down which I almost caused an accident. This is a scary an unsafe issue.. it has happened quite a bit an is going to cause someone to get seriously hurt or even die. Something has got to be done. Ford has got to recognize they have a big issue here an do something about it. I have to keep the speed down an even then its still an issue. I am scared to drive the truck its that bad in one instance I thought I was gonna die I couldnt get it to stop finally was able to get over to the breakdown lane an stop I was shaking an scared to death. I have not been to the dealership due to dueing my research an findin out it was the death wobble an there is no fix for it. Please there has got to be something you can do to help I would appreciate it. Thank-you
Death wobble, I have replaced every single parts that moves on the front of the truck and at 60 mph turning slightly left and hit any kind of bump in the road and steering oscillating left and right and only way to stop is to brake hard down to 25 mph, Ford unwilling to help. Truck has been in the shop 5 times for 3 days each time, at a total cost of $3800. It started June 20th 2018 and is still acting up as of today 13 months later. Truck is 100% factory.
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- Clarkston, MI, USA