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Every time I hit any sort of bump on the road (I.e the the lip on a highway overpass approach, or any standard road lip or bump) I lose complete control of my truck, it violently shakes and I have to come to a complete stop to get rid of it, which is dangerous when in traffic, I-€™ve owned the truck for a year and a half and have never been able to fix the problem, the local ford dealership I purchased the truck from said it-€™s not a listed recall and they can do nothing about it, there is no diagnosable problem that anyone can figure out, I-€™ve been told these year trucks have this problem, I-€™ve lost control multiple time with myself and my girlfriend in the vehicle and barely recovered from having many major accidents and being a danger to others driving on the same road as me.
While driving several time at highway speed about 50-55mph I hit a bump and my truck goes into a violent shake. The steering wheel shakes and about lose control of the very heavy truck. I have asked the dealer to look at it next week. They said it was known as the "Death Wobble". My truck was shaking so bad I thought something had broke and I was going to wreak. I ask if this was under a recall the dealer said no. It maybe the steering or can purchase a special bracing for the truck. I shouldn't have to correct a manufacture defect.
We were on our way home from a rodeo with our living quarters attached to our pickup and it did the "death wobble" twice on our way home when we hit the bumps on a bridge...luckily no one was behind us because at the area it started to shake we couldnt get pulled over because there was no shoulder so we had to slow to an extremely slow speed in our lane
1st incident happened in May 2020, traveling down a major highway at about 60 mph, hit a bump in the road and the truck went into what is known as the "death wobble" and I had absolutely no control of the steering. I then had to slow down to under 10 mph while still in the lane of traffic, to get the truck under control. I immediately call a mechanic shop and had the truck inspected. I took it to another shop that does suspension and front end alignments and had it looked at. 2nd incident happened today, Sept 28, 2021. Same thing traveling down a major interstate at approximately 70 mph, hit a bump in the road, and again the truck went into the "death wobble". I had no control over the steering and had to come to a complete stop to get the truck under control. This time I was almost rear-ended by vehicles behind me. This is extremely troubling, scary, and a very serious safety issue. Luckily I was not towing anything when these two incidents happened. If this issue is not addressed and a recall made on these vehicles someone is going to be killed!
Multiple times: Front end violent shake pulling steering wheel from hands and loosing control at 70 mph. Slammed on brakes just before I hit the center concrete barrier on highway. Driving over a manhole cover on road at 30 mph sent front end again into a built shake causing loss of steering and into oncoming traffic till was able to brake and stop vehicle. Drive great till next bump in road. 11 diesel techs cannot figure out what is wrong! This truck is going to kill someone, what is wrong with it"??" Replaced tie rods, track bars, ball joints, wheel bearing, steering dampener, shocks, multiple alignments, caster bolts, ... $4800... in parts and labor so far and continues the exact same death wobble trap!
- Big Lake , MN, USA
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This truck is extremely dangerous. It has the infamous Ford Death Wobble. When you go across a slight transition or bump at 55-70 mph, the truck goes into a violent wobble in the steering that wont stop until you slow down to 30 or so mph. Ive had several parts replaced on the front end and nothing works. From online forums, Ive recently learned that Ford is ignoring the problem. Please take action because I almost had 2 collisions traveling on the interstate
When traveling at highway speeds and hit a inconsistent place in the pavement the vehicle gets a death wobble. The steering wheel shakes violently back and forth and the front of the truck bounces on the ground. When the brakes are applied the wobble gets worse so the vehicle has to slow down on its own without applying the brakes. The shaking will stop around 23-28 miles per hour. I have had this happen 6 different times and the vehicle is very hard to keep on the road while it is happening. This is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed. I have slowly been having an ase certified mechanic replacing front end parts to try and fix the problem with no success. I try to avoid driving the truck due to this issue which has happened for the last year. I have videos on my dash camera when this happens. The last time it actually knocked the camera off the window. I know alot of Ford truck people and everyone is having the same issue.
When you get past 48 miles per hour the front end/steer shakes noticeably. Also, when you hit a bump/hole in the road it shakes so bad we have to pull over now. In calling to get it fixed the Ford repairman knew what we were talking about before we said anything, but stated there was no recall on it?? its dangerous!
At highway speeds, the front end begins to osculate or bounce from right wheel to left wheel in a rapid motion commonly known as the "death wobble". this truck has been to Ford dealership 5 times without making the problem any better. Possibly it has gotten worse after the visits. The wobble severely diminishes control of the 9500lb vehicle and has caused me to Dodge into barricaded construction zones among other dangerous maneuvers, to gain control. I have posted videos on you tube showing 6 instances (I have many more) of the wobble and belong to a rapidly growing group of thousands of Ford owners with the same problem. This issue typically takes place at highway speeds when un-even pavement is driven over and the left & right wheel do not hit the bump at the exact same time. Examples would be a bridge transition at a 20-30^ angle or just dilapidated top layer of asphalt. Especially prone to activation when the road is curving left and the driver side front wheel hits a small bump.
While driving on 4 lane highway at 70 mph, I encountered the death wobble. I immediately had to brake as there was an 18 wheeler coming up on the passing lane. This happened twice on this stretch of highway. After reading all the issues regarding the death wobble, its time Ford does a recall before there is a death and Ford gets a lawsuit.
My truck is experiencing the "death wobble" with only 60K miles on it. When I hit a bump going more then 50 mph the front wheel shake violently until I slow down. I am unable to control the steering wheel.
When encountering rough pavement while traveling over 50 miles per hour the front suspension develops a major and uncontrollable vibration. The steering wheel shakes back and forth while the truck feels like it's coming apart. Keeping the vehicle in a lane is very difficult and the only way to get the shaking to stop is to slow the vehicle down to below 25 miles per hour. The truck only has 55,000 miles on it. This first occurred in October of 2020 while merging onto an interstate, then twice again in January of 2021. In researching this symptom I've read about other owners with similar year Super Duty trucks with the exact same symptom. It is commonly referred to as the death wobble. A service appointment was scheduled with epic Ford in everett Washington on February 4th, 2021 to diagnose the problem. This is the dealer who I purchased the truck from. Their tech could not replicate the symptom so I returned to the dealer on February 9th 2021 and took the tech for a drive and was able to recreate the failure. On February 24th 2021 the dealer called to say the truck was ready to pick up but they were not able to fix the death wobble and said I should replace my after market dual steering stabilizer. I wholly disagree that this is at the root of the problem as the aftermarket steering stabilizer is only 3 years old and should only reduce the occurrence of front end wobble, not cause it. Reluctantly, I agreed to replace this part and picked of the vehicle from the dealer on February 25th 2021. There was a general lack of concern for my safety, my family's safety and for the safety of others on the road. I will pursue a repair outside of the dealer's service network. From my research, this is far too common of an issue with these vehicles, people have been injured and Ford should be doing something about the failures before someone looses their life.
The truck has the death wooble. I thought we were going to wreck every time it happens. Going 30+ mph hour and hit a bump the front wheels and sterring wheel wooble, vibrate uncontrollably.
When traveling at 65 mph or greater and hit a bump the steering starts doing a violent wobble where I need to slow down to approximate 2025 miles an hour to regain control of the truck this has happened weiss while transitioning on the freeway at expansion joints
The truck starts shaking especially bad in the steering wheel also know as the death wobble when I get up to 50mph and faster. Also has a hopping feeling around 42 to 45 mph. The speed and effects are the same no matter what road I'm on.
My truck has 103,000 miles on it and it has started violently shaking when I hit even minor bumps or transitions/seams in road, from pavement/bridges/overpasses. It's extremely hard to hold the steering wheel to control the vehicle, when the steering wheel moves rapidly 4-6' back and forth while shaking. I'm afraid of losing control or causing an accident. It will not stop shaking until I slow down to 35 mph, and that is extremely difficult in 75 mph traffic, from center lanes, and very often there is no shoulder to slow down onto, when I'm on a bridge or top of overpass. It has happened at speeds as low as 55 mph, can be triggered by a pot hole, & any bumps in the pavement.this happens while driving on the highway or any road over 55 mph. It happened the first time 6/21/20 and has happened now every single time we drive it. I have captured this happening on videos twice now. Today is 8/9/20 and it happened 3 times in 24 miles today. If I die on the side of the road, I obviously would not be in able to tell anyone that this was actively happening. They would say I had 'failure to control vehicle'. I have taken to shop and had multiple suspension parts replaced and it's still happening, zero improvement. Now I'm taking it back to a mechanic tomorrow to see what else we can do. This vehicle is not paid for yet, it's out of warranty, and I'm extremely scared to even drive it. This cannot be captured in a picture, you need to see the 2 videos I took of this happening today.
I have a 2015 F350 with 24881 miles on it. I have experienced the "death wobble" I have read about in recent lawsuit news on the Ford trucks a handful of times on the highway. The truck will start shaking violently and I had to slow down drastically to get it to stop. I use this truck mainly to tow my boat and is completely in stock form. This isn't something that should be happening to a 65K sticker truck with low miles and poses a serious danger.
Death wobble. When the truck hits a bump or even just a rough road at 60 mph or higher the steering is uncontrollable until I slow down to 20 mph. It shakes violently and is dangerous, I have to slow down even when I'm on the freeway and cars have to take action to prevent an accident. This is life threatening
While driving about 65-70 mph, I drove over an overpass transition on I-69 in houston, which was the equivalent of a small bump, and the truck began shaking violently. All loose belongings in the truck were slung around in the cab and eventually landed on the floor, including the driver area. The vehicle was hard to control, and other vehicles cleared away from me. The vehicle was hard to keep within my lane, and I swerved out of control from one lane to another. My wife drove the truck about 3 days later, and a very similar event occurred at a speed of about 55 mph on a Texas highway North of houston. She said the truck was very hard to control, and she was very rattled during the event. At work, we have many for super duties in our fleet, and the majority of those trucks have had similar issues, with less than 25K miles on the new trucks. We have added dual steering dampers to the fleet trucks and have not had an issue since. Ford's fix for the problem lasted 2-3K miles, and then the same problem returned. They replaced the steering damper with an oem steering damper.
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- Paso Robles, CA, USA