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While driving at regulated highway speeds the truck will develop a violent, uncontrollable shaking when any "normal" roadway bump or hole is struck. The truck lunges violently and is difficulty to control. Rapid deceleration is required by removing foot from accelerator & gently applying brakes. The vehicle's speed must be reduced to less than an estimated 20mph and sometimes stopped before the violent shaking stops. Interstate travel is impossible as most roadway imperfections can cause this violent shaking while traveling at 70mph. Ford is aware of this condition and merely replaced a front steering stabilizer which only reduced the frequency of the problem and did not correct the issue. Ford technicians do not know how to fix and only cite that they will once again replace the steering stabilizer. The front steering components are seeing serious premature wear/damage to the violent shaking. This issue will cause fatalities...and most likely has if properly investigated due to loss of control associated with this aptly named "death wobble" this problem has now continually occurred over a period of 3 months on a new F250 which has 18, xxx miles. The problem began with only 13, xxx miles on the vehicle. Ford has not fixed the problem and sends customers back onto roads with a vehicle which is uncontrollable in normal driving conditions... and will result in losing control of the vehicle. This problem began in 2020 & continues to date. The first occurrence was at a speed of 50mph and continues to occur from 55 -70mph
While driving at 55 mph, the transmission began downshifting going straight from 5th to 1st and coming to a stop in the highway. After stopping, it would not move when pressing the gas pedal. There were no warning or check engine lights before or after it stopped.
My truck started violently shaking on the freeway at 65 mph when hitting rough patch on highway. Almost crashed due to having to slow down and steering being almost impossible to control. Cars behind me swerved to avoid me. My 2 year old was in the. Back seat and was terrified with myself and my girlfriend riding passenger.
It happen around 1815, when I experience the death wobble, the truck violently started shaking and it was felted on the front end of my Ford F250 Super Duty truck. It occur at a speed of 65 miles per hour. While driving on the over pass of the freeway and going over the groove in the road. It was a frightening incident of almost losing control of my truck. If their where lots of vehicle on the road a serious accident or injuries could have occurred. I try to stop and made matters worst so I quickly let it slow way down until it almost came to a complete stop in the middle of the freeway. Today I call the dealer and was told that they are aware of the issue but no recalls. The dealer needs to come up with a satisfactory way to end the problem. Before life are lost. Thanks
Vehicle mileage was ~23,500. While towing a gooseneck trailer that I had previously towed several times, on I-74 on wet pavement, speed 70 mph the steering wheel and vehicle began to shake violently after driving over a bump in the road. The vibration frequency was probably something like 4 hz. I gradually slowed the vehicle with sustained vibrations occurring until speed was approximately 35 mph. I stopped the vehicle and inspected all truck and trailer tires and the steering linkage but I could not find anything abnormal. I contacted the local dealership and was told the truck was still safe to drive. This phenomenon reoccurred several times over the next 15 miles. This was easily the most violent shaking and frightening experience due to a vehicle malfunction I have ever encountered. In winter driving conditions, I suspect I would have lost control of the vehicle. I completed the trip at speeds under 60 mph and the vibrations did not return. Once I unhooked from the trailer, the vibrations returned driving down a township road at 55 mph. Each time this occurs, it is started by driving over a bump in the road. The frequency and amplitude of the vibrations are constant while decreasing vehicle speed until the vibrations stop, typically around 30-40 mph. To date I have received no notifications of recalls related to this phenomenon. The dealership I purchased this truck from stated that they had "heard of this problem in some 2017 models, but never in a 2019 model." This truck is primarily highway driven. It is completely unacceptable that any suspension components should wear enough to cause a potential safety issue in less than 25,000 miles. Ford should be held responsible for fixing this issue.
- Farmer City, IL, USA
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Sometime while the automatic level is engaged in drive the transmission stalls and then violently engage. Making a jerky motion. Steering wheel shakes a lot at 60mph on the free way.
Vehicle shakes uncontrollably from the front end at 70mph. Usually occurs after hitting a bump or uneven lanes on the highway. Steering wheel shakes so hard that anything on the dash or center console falls to the floor board, chances of items landing behind brake pedal or gas pedal.
Transmission failure while driving on interstate doing 70mph. Vehicle rolled to a stop in the middle of the highway. No power to move forward or back. The vehicle was placed into park and the 4WD indicator was moved from 2wd to 4WD. The vehicle didn't move forward or back. Engine running, no warning lights, all gauges in good status. Turned the vehicle off for 5 mins and back on, no changes. Vehicle dead in the water.
Driving on a freeway the entire truck started to shake and vibrate as if we were driving on the worst road possible and all 4 tires had just blown out. We were able to keep control of the vehicle and slow down until we could pull off the road and stop. During our trip, this incident occurred 4 different times in the 2 days we traveled. We were able to finally return home and take the truck to our Ford dealer. We were told that Ford has known about this problem and has a "temporary" fix to change the "steering linkage damper" but will take at least 4 weeks before the part comes in. My vehicle is only one year old with only 4,000 miles on it. We researched this and it is known as the "death wobble" and has been occurring for years on the F250 and F350, yet I was sold this vehicle a year ago and I have never received any recall information or made aware of the problem. This is a serious issue and will lead to someone having a serious accident or even death.
Just bought 2019 F250 only has 2,000 miles on it. With my family in the truck going 70 on the interstate the truck went into an uncontrollable wobble. I ended up running off the road. I fear for me and my family's life. This is not okay something is deadly wrong.
The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. While driving 30 mph in first gear through the hills, the vehicle spontaneously accelerated and the gear warning indicator flashed. The vehicle was taken to longmont Ford (235 alpine St, longmont, co 80501, (720) 771-6003) where it was determined that it was working as designed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 2,500.
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- Paris, TN, USA