NHTSA Complaint #11377427 — 2019 FORD F-250

VEHICLE (2019 FORD F250 XLT) EXPERIENCED WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR IRREGULARITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH AND ABOVE), THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. I EXPERIENCED THIS EVENT TWICE ON A RECENT TRIP OUT OF STATE, WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT A MECHANIC SHOP, AND DESCRIBED THE EVENT TO THE MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F250, AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MEASURES THAN CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE THE ISSUE WITH THE FAULTY FRONT END SUSPENSION AND DESIGN, THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WILL MOST LIKELY CONTINUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER FORD F250 OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ARE PUTTING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE, AND AND OTHER HIGHWAYS TRAVELERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE, AT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. AS FAR AS VIDEO DOCUMENTATION OF THE INCIDENT, PLEASE GO TO YOU TUBE, AND ENTER FORD F250 "DEATH WOBBLE". YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS EVENT. IN SPEAKING WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE F250S WERE RE-DESIGNED IN THE YEAR 2020, AND THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. THIS DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THE F250S BETWEEN 2011 AND 2019. THANK YOU.