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When the vehicle hits a hard bump in the road at highway speed, the front tires begin to wobble. This is causes the whole vehicle to shake violently and it will not stop until the vehicle is brought to a stop. The internet calls this event a death wobble.
At 125,000 miles, I began to experience the "death wobble". hitting a rough spot on the highway, especially on a curve, the truck will randomly begin to shake. It begins in the front, shakes the steering wheel violently until I am able to slow down enough to stop it. I have replaced front stabilizer (steering damper), drag link, tie rod end, alignment, tire rotation, track bar bushing, ball joint, tie rods and another alignment. It still will randomly start to shake violently after I have hit a rough spot and especially in a curve at highway speeds. I cannot find anything else to replace. I have had two different mechanics work on the vehicle and we have together searched the web for other cures, but there are none to be found. It is not safe to drive my truck on the highway...the shaking becomes so violent that I become a traffic hazard and do not have enough control of the vehicle to handle it safely. The most recent event was today, 3/5/2019 but it has been happening, in between stays at the mechanic, since November.
While driving 55-65 mph the steering starts shaking violently, you are unable to hold the steering wheel straight. In order to stop this you have to slow down to 15-20 mph as quickly as possible before losing control hoping no one runs into you for having to stop quickly. This is very dangerous not knowing when it is going happen. This is such a problem with Ford trucks that steering stabilizer kits are listed on line under death wobble. Do you mean that people have to die before Ford is made to do something about this? this has happened multiple times. The Ford dealership said I needed new tires. This did not help.
For the second time first at 42,000 now at 82 000 at hiway speed of 66 mph the violent steering death wobble has happened again. The only way is to hold on so tight and slow trying to get off the travel lanes..this so dangerous and unforeseen. Inspected front steering and suspension, all in tolerance. First time I used my esp warrant paying the deductibe.
When driving about 60 miles per hit bump in road vehicle went into a violent shaking did not stop until I almost came to a complete stop. I noticed that as a result the front tires were scuffed. These tires have less than 6000 miles on them.
- Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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While going at highway speeds the whole truck will start to shake violently after hitting a small bump or rough spot in the road making the steering wheel difficult to hold and the truck extremely hard to control. Slowing down to 30 miles an hr will stop the shaking. This problem just started at 105K miles. It happens quite frequently and makes the truck almost impossible to use. Local mechanic can not find any issue with suspension or steering. After looking at the internet this problem seems to be rampant with Ford offering no solution to the problem.
Steering becomes tight then wanders with not able to regain control of steering until vehicle is parked for sometime. Mechanic said all parts are in good working order. Happens after a turn but if you stop and turn off truck for several minutes it seems fine for awhile. This mostly in town slow to medium speed 15-45 mph. It has happened for about three months now. 3-29-2018 and @40-50 degrees outside.
Death wobble, we almost died on 395, had to stop fast and it happed twice. With in 10 min of each other, he got new tires, and alignment a month ago. Towing horse trailer. Please help with this issue. This is our second Ford truck, we have A154,000. Miles. We are not going to buy another Ford if you do not have remedy to fix this issue
Vehicle has a violent speed wobble when crossing small bump in road at highway speed this is more unnerving as this occurs on a curve vehicle will move across lane
Speed approximately 55 on curve, truck front end began to violently shimmy and wobble to point of loss of control. Destroyed front rotors, brake shoes, and master brake cylinder as per pep boys repair receipt. Repeated after repair at same speed. Truck has 50,000 miles, very little off road mileage. Internet research indicates other drivers' instances with this model truck as "death wobble".
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle wobbled and shook violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (mac haik Ford Lincoln Hyundai 4506 N navarro St, victoria, tx 77904), but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer replaced unknown parts on the front end of the vehicle, but the failure recurred several more times. The manufacturer stated that the contact should take the vehicle to a dealer and have it diagnosed. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.
When driving this truck, if you hit a pothole or any uneven surface, the truck will shake violently and it's all over the road. It takes all the strength in my body just to hold onto the steering wheel, and the only way to stop it is come almost to a complete stop. Someone's going to get killed, because when it start to shake, you have know control over the direction it's going to go. From what I've read on the net, this shake is called the death wobble and for good reasons. I also heard that Ford had known about this defect for years, but want do anything except give you the run around.
Driving 60 - 65mph, when I ran over dips or bumps in the hwy my steering wheel and front end started shaking and shimming violently and it was extremely difficult to maintain control of the steering wheel. I did not apply brakes but did take foot off gas pedal and when truck speed reached 40mph violent shakes stopped. This is not an isolated incident however it does not always happen over all bumps or dips. It just happened today Feb-19 2017 when we were pulling our horse trailer at a speed of 62mph. This truck only has 50,200 miles so it should not be worn out. I can not believe that the Ford engineers do not know about this problem since it is so dangerous and could cause someone to loose control which would be disastrous when pulling a horse trailer like we do. I will take it to the Ford dealer however I bet they will charge me hundreds of dollars to try to fix whatever ails this truck which I believe is unfair since Ford hires top engineers to build safe trucks.
When hitting uneven payment at highway speeds the front tires and steering starts to shake. As speed decreases, the wobble increases to the point where the violent shaking will not stop until almost a complete stop. I followed the NHTSA recommendation of 65 psi and other pressures and it has no affect on the wobble. Imo I believe that as the tires wear down, they have less traction on the road surface which allows for the oscillation of the tires to occur. Putting on new tires is a bandaid for a defective design. I have heard that changing the position of the axle (I believe camber) can correct the problem. This can only be done with shims. In my case, I noticed that the shaking became worse as I slowed down. The natural reaction is to brake when the wobble begins. I decided that the next time it occurred, I would speed up. It works. The wobble corrects itself in a few seconds and is never near as severe as when I slow down. This is a dangerous condition and should be looked into deeper than has been in the past. This has happened several times over the past few years. Ford, you know about this problem.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. While driving 70 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle. It took several seconds for the contact to regain control. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the suspension system failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
When you hit a bump at a higher rate of speed it proceeds to shake so violently that you almost lose control. Research shows that an anti-wobble track bar will fix the problem. If that is the case, Ford should be responsible for fixing it. It is dangerous and a ticking time bomb. It has nothing to do with tire pressure. It is a design defect that Ford should be responsible for. A person should not spend $60,000 on a vehicle only to have to turn around and sink thousands more just to have a safe vehicle. This should be a recall and corrected by Ford. How many crashes/deaths have happened but have not been attributed to this as it has not officially been a recall issue??
Many issues (myself included) of severe "death wabble" when vehicle hits a bump in the road at highway speeds resulting in an uncontrollable shimmy that many times sends the vehicle into adjacent lanes until it is slowed to 30 or 40 mph. Ford Motor Co. Can't fix this and has no solutions. This has happened four times. Latest 11/20/15.
We have a 2011 Ford F250 Super Duty diesel pick up with less than 20,000 miles. It is like new, but has developed a serious mechanical defect. Ford Motor Company has tried up to (11) eleven fixes for this life threatening problem with no success. None of these "fixes" apply on this pick up. Now since the pick up is older than 3 yrs. Even with such low mileage they want us to pay for "trying" out more possible fixes that have currently been unsuccessful for all these Ford F250 & F350 pick ups. This should be at the Ford Motor Company's expense. The bottom line, it should be bought back by Ford since it is not yet proven to be fixable. Problem: The "death wobble" as described on the internet. This occurs anytime these Ford Super Duty F250 or F350 diesel pickups are driven over 40mph and a bump, rough road, or pothole in the road is hit. The operator looses control of the vehicle. The first time this happened, the pickup was pulled into the on-coming traffic. It took all my son's strength to gain some control and keep from hitting an oncoming semi-truck. This vehicle is worse than the internet video as confirmed by the bend Oregon Ford dealership. Applying the brakes makes it worse. It has to be allowed to slow down on its own. The vibration is so violent it takes all ones strength to keep it on the road. It's one of the more frightening experiences you'll encounter behind the wheel. The vehicle is shaking so badly you think it'll fall apart and that you're going to die. That's why it's called death wobble.
Re: the death wobble we have a 2011 Ford F250 Super Duty diesel pick up with less than 20,000 miles. It is like new, but has developed a serious mechanical defect. Ford Motor Company has tried up to (11) eleven fixes for this life threatening problem with no success. None of these "fixes" apply on this pick up. Now since the pick up is older than 3 yrs. Even with such low mileage they want us to pay for "trying" out more possible fixes that have currently been unsuccessful for all these Ford 250 & 350 pick ups. This should be at the Ford Motor Company's expense. The bottom line, it should be bought back by Ford since it is not yet proven to be fixable. Problem: The "death wobble" as described on the internet. (see website below). This occurs anytime these Ford Super Duty 250 or 350 pickups reach 20K miles. This occurs when driving over 40 miles per hour if at anytime a bump, rough road, or pothole in the road is hit. The operator looses control of the vehicle. This vehicle is worse than the internet video as confirmed by the bend Oregon Ford dealership. Applying the brakes makes it worse. It has to be allowed to slow down on its own. The vibration is so violent it takes all ones strength to keep it on the road. It's one of the more frightening experiences you'll encounter behind the wheel. The vehicle is shaking so badly you think it'll fall apart and that you're going to die. That's why it's called death wobble. Https://www.youtube.com/watch"V=8euq6F8rgt4 https://www.youtube.com/watch"V=B_lmknw9nhq
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- Burnet, TX, USA