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The vehicle has been experiencing a death wobble in the front suspension for about 2 years. I have had regular maintenance of the vehicle at a local ford dealership. The first incident occurred shortly after I had the vehicle serviced for oil change and tire rotation. I was driving about 75 mph on the I-5 freeway and ran over a transition in the road from blacktop to cement, the entire front end began to violently shake. I slowed down and pulled over and didnt notice anything out of the ordinary, so I continued on. About 30 miles further, I hit a small pothole in the road with the driver side front tire, and the entire front end again began to violently shake. I slowed down and moved to the right, and when I reached about 40 mph, the shaking stopped. I took the vehicle to capistrano ford and they said some bushings were worn, so they replaced them. When I picked the vehicle up and started driving on the freeway, the violent shaking occurred again. I returned the vehicle to capistrano ford, and they said they could not duplicate the problem. I had them rotate the tires back to their original positions and did not have another incident for several months. Then, the violent shaking occurred once again, so I returned the vehicle to capistrano ford, and had the shocks replaced. They inspected the suspension but did not recommend any other parts be replaced. The violent shaking has continued to occur, and has recently become more frequent. The vehicle has about 106,000 miles, is in excellent condition and has been regularly maintained only at capistrano ford. I am inputting the date of the most recent incident, although it first occurred about 2 years ago.
Driving down the road, hit a bump in road, and front end began to shake so hard that I lost control of the truck and ended up on side of the road. Began to try and drive the truck home (less than 5 miles away), it began to shake 2 more times. Called dealership, they stated it was a "Death Wobble"...but they don't fix them or correct the issue. I would have to pay for it myself.
When driving at highway speeds, the front end steering wheels will violently begin wo wobble and shake to a severe level that will cause the truck to loss control if the driver does not immediately slow its speed by braking. This action that must be taken to bring the truck back into control is dangerous at highway speeds as other traffic is behind or next to your truck. This has occurred numerous times, with the first time replacing all four tires and over the past several years has created dis-pleasurable driving. This manufacture defect by FORD must be corrected as many lives are a risk due to an engineering problem with the front suspension.
When driving over 50 miles per hour, on highways especially, the front end of the truck and steering wheel starts to shake uncontrollably and I have to immediately slow down and/or pull off the road. This is very dangerous considering there are numerous tractor trailers and other vehicles on the highway. It's often impossible to pull over when needed and I am fearful for my life. It has been happening for at least 6 months if not longer.
While travel on the highway at 70 mph upon hitting a bump my steering wheel and front end of the truck began to violently shake. I applied my brake and pulled to the side of the highway the shaking stopped. I inspected the vehicle finding nothing visually wrong. I continued my trip having the violent shaking occur twice more before the conclusion of my trip.
- Yakima, WA, USA
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When driving down the road steering wheel and entire truck started wobbling violently. Has done this several times. Only way to make it stop is to almost completely stop the truck. Has happened when driving less than 45mph on city streets and when driving 65mph on the highway.
The front end of my Ford F-250 regularly wobbles uncontrollably when traveling on the freeway at speeds in excess of 50 mph. The shaking is so scary and violent and the only way to stop it is to slow down or stop the vehicle and this is very challenging and dangerous while traveling at high speeds on the freeway with other cars around.
When driving vehicle at highway speed and I hit a bump or ripple in the road the truck will vibrate violently causing possible loss control of vehicle. Must come to stop quickly to stop vibration.
When traveling at highway speed and I hit a bump or ripple truck will vibrate violently causing potential loss of control. I must reduce speed immediately to gain control and stop the vibration
Ford F250 superduty. 52,000 miles. Severe shake in the front end of the truck at speed 45-55 mph. Truck also is pulling to the right (not while braking). Highway driving.
Truck is experiencing the 'death wobble'. violent shaking and bouncing of the front end and steering assembly. Has happened multiple times- always at freeway speeds after hitting a change in pavement surface- bridge joint; pothole, rough road. Both when empty and when towing a travel trailer. Has happens going straight and also on curves. The violent shaking continues until the truck slows down to a certain point (under 30 mph?) then it returns to normal operations. Having to slow down on the freeway is dangerous! there are numerous articles, videos, etc online that detail the problem. There is also a class-action lawsuit (I am not party to it ). Ford needs to acknowledge the problem and fix it! this should be a safety recall before someone is killed! it is very scary and dangerous and if the driver panics or isn't skilled it could result in a very serious crash. From what I have learned Ford's recommended fix does not fix the problem. Customers spend a lot of money replacing parts but that isn't the solution. The problem persists. My truck is bone stock and well maintained. This is an engineering defect, not a customer maintenance issue.
Periodic loss of control due to extreme shimmy otherwise known as the Ford death wobble. Although the truck is a 2010 it now has 40,463 miles, has no off road use, tires kept balanced and rotated per Ford service, has been treated like a baby and is still in excellent condition. The problem started occurring around 30,000 miles. At unpredictable times the front of the truck will violently start shaking at speeds above about 50 mph. I have run into a ditch while trying to regain control, other times have swerved out of my lane of traffic. This condition renders the $59,000 truck highly dangerous. I am terrified to drive the truck. The Ford dealer said they could repair the truck for about $1000 but this is not my fault, all proper maintenance has been done. The truck has been gently driven. Ford should be required to recall and repair the truck. The problem started at about 30,000 miles. The latest occurrence was June 7, 2020.
Driving on the highway at speeds between 65-75 mph, when you hit a bump, or any rough patch of road, the truck shakes violently in the front end. I have heard this referred to as the 'death wobble'. this has been happening periodically over the years I have owned the truck. Despite new tires, alignment, shocks, brakes, etc., the truck still has this wobble. There are two spots on the highway I travel within 15 minutes of my house this happens every time I drive the truck. Both are where the road transitions to a bridge overpass.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-250. While driving 70 mph, the entire vehicle shook violently and displayed the "death wobble". the contact released the accelerator pedal and the vehicle slowed down and pulled off the exit ramp. The contact was able to slowly drive to his destination. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the tie rods, trac bar, trac bar cushions, and trac bar ball joints all needed to be replaced. The contact called deacon jones Ford-Lincoln (3301 mclain St, goldsboro, nc 27534, (919) 736-3387) and was advised to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer acknowledged that there was a class action lawsuit for the "death wobble" failure. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall for the failure. The vehicle was scheduled to be repaired by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was 156,000. The VIN was unknown.
Death wobble. Hitting a bum at highway speeds and the struck loses control. Have to pull over onto the shoulder for hit to stop. Almost took me into the other lane and hit a car. Very dangerous. Has happened several times.
We have a 2010 Ford F250 superduty diesle with approx 105K miles on it. While driving down the city highway (route 15 South in williamsport, pa) at approximately 64 mph I was on a bridge that the road turned slightly to the left to merge into another highway and when I hit the expansion joint the truck started to violently shake out of control bouncing the truck toward the rail guard. I applied the breaks to slow the truck down. It took all the stregnth I had in my arms to keep the truck on the road. When at approx 35mph the shaking finally subsided. This is not the first time this has happened in our truck. My husband has experienced it a few times. After researching on the internet I found that there is a Ford technical service bulletin 18-2268 for this and it is being called the death wobble. We are taking our truck in tomorrow to be serviced at our local Ford dealer, but this is very dangerous issue and should be a Ford recall. Everything I am reading online is pointing to a known issue with the steering linkage damper/adjust assembly and clearance between the axle and the bearings in the hub assembly. Below are the part numbers that are listed in the Ford technical service bulletin 18-2268: Part numberdescriptionquantity hc3Z-3E651-D steering linkage damper1 5C3Z-3B440-eee 1 adjuster assembly2 5C3Z-3B440-ddd 3/4 adjuster assembly2 5C3Z-3B440-ccc 1/2 adjuster assembly2 5C3Z-3B440-BBB 1/4 adjuster assembly2 F2tz-3A049-a castle nut2 W525288-S437 cotter pin2 I really feel this needs to be addressed with Ford and put in as a recall before someone dies. Please be proactive to save lives.
Between 50 and 60 miles an hour if you hit a little bump the left front wheel will start hopping and shaking all over the road and you have to come to a complete stop it's noted on the internet as the Ford death wobble
While driving the truck at a speed greater than 40 mph, when you hit a bump in the road, the steering wheel and truck begin to shake to the point of non control. I've had the vehicle looked at by 3 mechanics and replaced ball joints, stabilizers, tie rods, etc. Nobody can fix it. Ford won't admit anything is wrong. www.topix.com/forum/autos/Ford-F-250-super-duty/tohp1M75vbfbft9il/P15
When I hit a bump in a road going over 50 its a terrible shacks and we have replaced a lot of stuff mechanics really unknowing the problem. And problem still unsolved all that money we paid for the truck and I pray that truck don't be the death of me and my kids we need some help on getting our only transportation fixes we have had several bad close to death experience in that truck when on the highway its shacks uncontrollably. Tonight I like to cause a serious accident due to uncomfortable shacks.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford F-250. The contact drove over a slight bump at 70 mph and the vehicle began to vibrate severely. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
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- San Clemente, CA, USA