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The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the vehicle started shaking abnormally. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer fairway Ford of augusta Inc (4333 Washington rd, evans, ga 30809, (706) 854-9200) where the vehicle was repaired. The contact was unsure of what parts were replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000. The consumer stated that the vehicle is continuously shaking even with the vehicle being repaired.
We have had numerous instances of "death wobble" starting at a 75,000 miles. All suspension is stock, tires are stock. I had brought the truck to the dealership 4-5 times (under warranty) and got the track bar replaced, track ball bushing, and ball joint, steering damper, increase in caster and even bought new stock tires to prove out the problem. I have 125,000 miles on the truck now after fighting this issue for years and have replaced all rod ends, track bar, bushings, steering damper, etc and the death wobble still persists. This is clearly a design issue and makes the truck dangerous to drive. The issue occurs primarily at highway speeds, while making a very slight left turn when a small bump is driven over such as an expansion joint. The severe vibration that shakes the front suspension violently back and forth does not subside until the truck is under ~20 mph (not a safe condition to be in when on the highway). During this period you can not hold the steering wheel under control, can not control the direction of the vehicle or stop quickly if required. This 'death wobble' has occurred approximately 20 time with the latest occurrence happening today.
While driving down the interstate at 60mph the truck started violently shaking. The steering wheel was shaking uncontrollably. It was a very scary scenario. Upon researching this is a known problem that Ford hasn't addressed. Since then it has happened multiple times and have dubbed it unsafe to operate at 60mph. I am not the first owner of this vehicle and am not sure if this occured before 131,000 miles or not.
Traveling at freeway speeds when the truck hits a bump or issue in/on the road the front wheels start to shake violently and I am barely able to control the truck until it slows to around 10 mph, I have now replaced all the steering components and it has gotten worse and I have almost rolled my truck. When I have contacted Ford dealers they all tell me that they have never heard of this issue but for $6,000 to $10,000 they can replace all the suspension parts and that should fix the unusual problem that only I am having.
Firs started vibrating beyond my control when I hit a small bump while travelling approximately 50mph, had worn bushing and other replacements and continues to occur periodically. The shaking is so severe that the truck cannot be steered and only stops when I get below 20mph. It has now occurred at speeds from 35 to 70mph and the truck is unsafe to drive.
- Hughesville, MD, USA
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For the second time while traveling on major highways my truck started shaking violently to the point I could barely maintain a hold on the steering wheel. I have had my tires checked and they in good shape and balanced. The front ball joints are deemed fine. After a visit to the dealer they say they can find no problem.
While drive my 2012 Ford F-250 at speeds of 65+, the steering wheel start to shake violently after driving over a bump in the road. I have researched this and found it is commonly known as a death wobble. The videos found on youtube replicate it correctly. I'm not sure what other damage it may have caused to my truck. It has been happening since I bought the truck. I've bought an adjustable track bar and tried many different tires combinations. I have not found a solution.
Above about 40mph, very strong shaking in steering that is unable to be controlled unless I slow down. Vehicle very difficult to control. This has been referred to as "death wobble" on these trucks and I have been experiencing it for years. I finally decided to file a complaint.
When driving on I95 (intestate) at a nominal 65-70 mph spontaneously, the truck starts shaking and as time progresses it gets so bad it makes the truck very difficult to control. During the event the first reaction is to hold the truck in a lane while braking. That exacerbates the violence of the shaking until below 30 mph. This has gotten progressively worst over a weeks time. Most recently it almost caused a collision with a large truck. This happened when the truck was new and the dealer repaired something at no cost under warranty. Now I must pay for a repair for something I believe is a significant design problem and safety hazard.
My 2012 F250 started having a death wobble in July of 2020. I had a Ford dealership in snyder tx replace my steering dampener in Aug of 2020. The problem just started again October 13. The truck only has 140000 miles on it. The dealership in snyder tx said that the front end components are in great shape and said that the dampener should fix the problem. It has not. This wobble happens at hwy speeds. I have to break hard to try and slow it down as soon as possible.
While traveling at freeway speeds and hitting a bump, pothole or expansion joint the front end develops a horrible wobble and is very hard to control until I can get the speed below 35 mph. I am aware there is a class action lawsuit against Ford Motor Company because of this issue. This has happened several times before and after work has been done to correct the problem.
Ford refers to the issue as a steering isolation problem. The public calls it the "death wobble." At highway speeds, certain bumps will set off a resonance in the front axle and steering system that makes the vehicle extremely difficult to control as the steering wheel shakes violently and the front wheels oscillate horizontally. This has happend about a dozen times over the past two years and continues to happen eventhough I have paid the dealer for expensive repairs that were supposed resolve the issue. Ford refuses to address the issue in a manner that will resolve the problem. Therefore, I have a vehicle that is dangerous to drive.
I have a 2012 Ford F-250 with 185K miles. I was driving along la 23 at about 65 mph in Louisiana when I crossed a bridge, passing over where the highway meets the bridge when my steering wheel began to shake violently and lost ability to maneuver the truck. I slowed down to 10 mph in the right lane where the shake diminished. Experienced this approximately five more times recording the shake on my phone, I searched the internet when I got home and discovered the term "death wobble" occurring at speeds between 55-70. My truck begins to wobble violently when I hit a bump or joist in the interstate. Requires me to slow down to app 10mph on the side of the interstate to make it go away. Death wobble began to occur on Thursday, 17 Sep while traveling for work and I had to drive less than 50 mph the remainder of my way home. I took the truck to the nearest Ford dealership on Friday morning to address and fix the problem where they replaced numerous front end parts to the tune of $2100. Picked the truck top on a Saturday morning and by Monday afternoon the wobble occured again traveling on I-12 at 65 mph near mandeville, la. I had to proceed 50 mph home where I took the vehicle back to the dealership immediately for further evaluation. Truck is currently at the local dealership, supreme Ford, in slidell, la for further evaluation. I have several videos capturing the wobble but am unable to upload to the website.
When hitting speeds above 40 I get excessive bouncing and wobbling to the point where I cannot control the vehicle and I have to slow down to about 20 miles an hour or less to stop the wobble it is scary and I no longer take my truck on the highway
Traveling on Florida I 95 North at 74mph my family and I went over a bridge expansion joint that was no more than 1-1/2" drop and the front end of my truck started shaking so violently the steering wheel almost was jerked out of my hands. I had to slow down in heavy traffic and get to the side of the road, the violent shimmy stopped as my speed got down to 35mph. This is the second time we experienced this kind of reaction going over a bump at hwy. Speeds. The Ford dealer (sunrise Ford in fort pierce, fl.) changed the front steering stabilizer strut, still having the same problem 100miles later. We were traveling on a straight section of the interstate when this happened. We were in the middle lane of the three lane hwy.
It has happened twice and now I am too scared to drive it. It shakes violently at 65 to 75 miles an hour. Truely a death sentence to drive it.feels like both front tires blow out. I slow and pull to shoulder and nothing visually is wrong. I just recently took to Ford dealer ship, they have had it for a week with no answers. So have you heard of this?
Truck has less than 70K miles and is exhibiting the stereo typical death wobble. When traveling over 50 mph any bump in the road may produce an uncontrollable shudder. The only solution is to rapidly slow until the truck stops shaking. This has occurred multiple times over the last several months. Ford will not acknowledge the problem. I have had the truck aligned to verify the serviceability of the steering components. I have replaced all 4 shocks and ensured that my tires are properly balanced. Tires are wearing consistently and have been regularly rotated and balanced. When the death wobble occurs my ability to control the truck is severely degraded and I am afraid the situation could prove catastrophic.
When your driving around fifty miles per hour and hit a bump it goes into what is described as the death wobble this truck has never seen winter it is in perfect condition only has 28 thousand miles I'm an ex asa mechanic so I'm familiar with mechanics my son in-law had A2011 same problem he lived in Colorado at the time he kept taking it back to a Ford dealer they kept charging him never did fix it 3000 dollars later my daughter made him sell it she was afraid to drive it this is really ridiculous that they don't stand up and do the right thing
My truck is experiencing the death wobble, this has happened many times with one incident of my wife losing control. I took the truck to the Ford dealership and they told me that I needed new tires. I got new tires and an alignment and the truck had the death wobble again. I took the truck back to Ford and all they could tell me is to look at the service advisory and decide if I wanted to pay for them to fix the problem. I only had 50,000 miles one the truck and could not understand why I would have to come out of pocket for this issue. This is a very serious and scary issue that's is going to end up killing someone if it hasn't already
When I'm driving down the road I in my 2012 F-250 I get death wobble, the front tires start shaking like crazy and the steering wheel and whole truck shakes like you can't imagine, it starts around 50mph and gets really bad about 60-65mph. I have replaced ball joints, tie rods, shocks, wheel bearings, steering stabilizer, U joints and track bar bushing, none of it fixed it. I can't figure out how to fix it. It about runs you off the road it's so bad sometimes and you have no control of steering wheel.
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- Tignall, GA, USA