2015 FORD F-250 Steering Problems

Death wobble. This has happened several times now. I was driving down the highway, hit a bump, and the truck started to violently shake. I had to reduce speed to 30 mph before 8 could get it back under control and the shaking to stop. My service center replaced the tie rods, stabilizer bar, shocks and struts. None of this has resolved the issue. And it seems random as to when it happens. I can hit all kinds of potholes and bumps in the road and nothing happens. But when it does happen, you lose complete control of the vehicle.

This is the second 2015 Ford F-250 we have driven with the death wobble. The first one was a test drive before we purchased the one we have. We were driving it on the interstate and hit a bump and it started shaking profusely and was very scary. I could see this causing a very bad accident. We figured this one had something severely wrong with it and wasn't in the best condition. It has 60K on it. The we have now has 150K on it and about 5K ago it did the same thing. We took it in for repairs and they replaced the components in the steering that seemed to be of issue. The issue is better but still has a bad shake in the front end when hitting a bump. This seems to be very common with these trucks up to model year 2019. Ford should issue...

Death wobble. I hit a bump in the road and the truck shook so hard it pulled me off the road and into the grass.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the steering wheel began to shake forcefully. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road for a few seconds and continued to drive to his destination. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the steering damper to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 20E090000 (Steering, Suspension, Equipment) however, the Vin was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,500.

While driving on the freeway the truck just started violently shaking uncontrollably. The only way to stop it was to reduce the speed and to try and exit the freeway safely. The 1st time this happened was in May 2021 and since than it has happened about a dozen times. I have been replacing parts left and right trying to fix the issue, but each time we replace what we think is causing the problem it happens again. While driving to PA for work this weekend (July 22nd-July25th, 2021) it happened 3 separate times, it's very unsafe and scary as hell, when it happens. So we googled "f250's shaking violently" and was amazed at what popped up. The "Ford Death Wobble", that describes what happened to us to a T. I can't believe Ford hasn't issued a recall for this, knowing all the facts. If possible when we replace parts...

When I am driving about 60 ish miles per hour and I hit a bump or like a small pot hole my truck's steering starts to shake and the entire frontend shakes so badly that I cannot control the truck until I can get it stopped. It does not do it all the time it happens all of a sudden. I have put new tires on the truck, new front end parts, had it aligned and it just keeps happening. It has been going on since the truck had 110,000 miles just out of my warranty but the Ford dealer just kept telling me it was the tires. This morning it was the worst that it ever have been.

Ford F250 Death Wobble: Hello, I have a 2015 for f250 vin# [XXX], upon reaching speeds of 60 to 80mph the vehicle uncontrollably starts shaking and wobbling. I have contacted ford and they have not offered to check the vehicle for any defects. Please help. Thank you PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Normal driving on freeway the front of truck begins to bounce/shake vigorously like it is losing contact with the road. The only solution is to apply brakes and move vehicle to safe place to stop. This is happened several times now we have had the steering damper replaced twice and it is still happening.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT PEOPLE REFER TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR THEN WENT AWAY. NOW IT IS NOT STOPPING

THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. FRONT END VIOLENT SHAKES AFTER HITTING BUMP ABOVE 60 MPH.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 F250 THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT 50 MPH. TRUCK WAS WOBBLING ALL OVER AND TO BEGIN QUICK DECELERATION AND SLIGHT BRAKING. ONCE TRUCK DROPPED TO ABOUT 20 MPH THE SYMPTOMS STOPPED. LOOKED OVER TRUCK AND SAW NO OBVIOUS ISSUES . I DROVE SLOWLY TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CHECKED OVER FRONT END AND STATED WOULD NEED TRACTION ROD, STABILIZER AND BALL JOINTS AS THIS IS KNOWN ISSUES ON 2005-2019 SUPER DUTY VEHICLES. FORD DEALER SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALL OR ISSUES BUT COULD CHECK IT OUT. IF THE OTHER GARAGE WAS CORRECTED IT WOULD AROUND $800 TO 900 TO REPAIR. AS I LEFT AND MADE RIGHT TURN IT AGAIN SHIMMIED BADLY AND I RETURN TO DEALER. THEY SUGGESTED LEAVING TRUCK AND THEY COULD GET TO IT IN A FEW DAYS. I FEEL THIS UNACCEPTABLE FROM FORD FOR A OBVIOUS...

WHILE DRIVING OVER 60MPH AND HIT A BUMP THE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT FRONT END WOBBLE CAUSING THE WHOLE TRUCK TO VIBRATE. IT CONTINUES UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH . IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES., I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME I NEED TO REPLACE TIE ROD,DRAG LINE AND BAR, TRACK BAR AND STEERING SHOCK. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 38,608 MILES.

WHEN I HIT A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS AT A SLIGHT ANGLE THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. GOES AWAY AFTER SLOWING DOWN BUT NEARLY HIT THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE'S REALLY NO PERMANENT FIX TO IT. HE REPLACED MY STEERING DAMPER BUT STILL DOES IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED COLE FORD LLC (410 E CHICAGO ST, COLDWATER, MI 49036, (517) 278-5661) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2015 FORD F-250 4X4 CREW CAB DIESEL SHORT BED; WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP OR HOLE, THE TRUCK SOMETIMES SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNOFFICIALLY EXPLAINED AS THE SUPER DUTY DEATH WOBBLE. TRUCK IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY REDUCED. DOING SO IS A HAZARD IN ITSELF FOR SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND DOES NOT IDENTIFY IT AS A PROBLEM. UP TO NOW THERE HAS ONLY BEEN INCIDENTS AND CRASHES WITH OR WITHOUT INJURY. NO FATALITIES LOGGED. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THEY WILL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED BEFORE TAKING ACTION. BY OFFICIALLY REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA, I AS WELL AS THE MANY OTHERS ARE HOPING THAT FORD WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND INITIATE A CAMPAIGN TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED TIRES, SHOCKS TWICE, STEERING STABILIZER DAMPENER, REBALANCED, REALIGNED AND HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE ROTOR AND SHOE REPLACEMENT (ALL...

THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED THE TRUCK WAS FIVE YEARS OLD I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, PASSED OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT OF A BRIDGE, ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY, I THOUGHT A HAD BLOWN A TIRE, BUT AS I SLOWED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TRUCK "SMOOTHED OUT" AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. HOWEVER IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES THAT TRIP, EACH AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55-75) AND WOULD BE "TRIGGERED" BY SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE THEY ROTATED THE TIRES, DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER. PROBLEM CONTINUED TO REOCCUR. HAS BEEN BACK TO A DIFFERENT GARAGE 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES: TIE ROD, DRAG LINK, TRACK BAR JOINTS/BUSHINGS, SHOCKS, ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD CONTINUE TO...

WHEN AT A SPEED OF 45PLUS WHEN A BUMP IS HIT OR IF RAINING AND A WATER PUDDLE TRUCK WOBBLES OUT OF CONTROL.

WHEN GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY YOU HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS.MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 65000 MILES ON IT. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT HE SEES IT ALL THE TIME AND IT COSTS ABOUT $1500.00 TO FIX. MY BROTHERS NEWER TRUCK WHICH IS IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR YEAR MODEL HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

HIT A BUMP ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH SPEED. TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I WAS ON US-290E/HOUSTON TX.

TWICE NOW IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH THAT CAUSED THE STEERING TO SHAKE SO VIOLENTLY I HAD TO PULL OVER TO STOP IT THIS ALSO HAPPENED RECENTLY AT 70 MPH IN A SIMILAR SITUATION ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD IN DESPERATION TO GAIN CONTROL

THE VEHICLE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, SOMETIMES WITH A BUMP IN THE ROAD, OR WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. VERY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MILEAGE AROUND 130,000, TIRES SHOWED WEAR OUTSIDE EDGE, NEW TIRES FROM THE DEALER HAD TO BE RE-BALANCED AROUND 50,000 AFTER I BOUGHT THEM, WAY OUT OF BALANCE. THE SHAKING MOVES THE STEERING WHEEL SO MUCH SO THAT I COULD EASILY LOOSE CONTROL IF I WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION, VERY DANGEROUS.

FORD DEATH WOBBLE 2015 F250 HAS 80200 MILES, I RAN OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT ON I-40 ROAD WAS A STRAIGHT SECTION IN TN MY SPEED OF 74 MILES PER HOUR, (CRUISE CONTROL) AFTER DRIVING 11 HRS AND ONLY 50 MILES FROM HOME. I HIT THE TYPICAL HIGHWAY BUMP AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TOOK OFF VIOLENTLY SHAKING LEFT AND RIGHT BOUNCING UP AND DOWN ALL AT THE SAME TIME! JUMPING BRAKES STEERING FOR THE ROAD SHOULDER WASN'T SURE THE STEERING WAS EVEN WORKING I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SLOWED DOWN FROM 74 TO 50 FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL TRUCK ISN'T SAFE FOR TRAVEL.

THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30-50 MILES AN HOUR IF THE ROAD IS NOT SMOOTH. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. FORD REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER BUT THAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT IT MAY BE THE TRACTION BAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE FRONT END SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT ALMOST CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 107000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING, THE FRONT WHEELS ARE WOBBLING AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BECOME UNSTABLE. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL I HAVE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN UNTIL THE WOBBLING STOPS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON VERY SMOOTH AND FLAT HIGHWAYS. IT FIRST HAPPENED AROUND TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE AS IT ONLY HAPPENED ON ONE CERTAIN STRETCH OF ROAD THAT I TRAVELED OCCASIONALLY. IN THE LAST YEAR IT HAS STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN CAUSING ME CONCERN THAT THE TRUCK COULD BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF ROAD OR HAULED/PULLED HEAVY LOADS. THE STOCK SUSPENSION IS NOT MODIFIED/LIFTED.

GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND STARTED EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE. COULD BARELY HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND FELT LIKE A TIRE WAS GONNA COME OFF.

HIT A BUMP ON INTERSTATE AND TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO COME APART. SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH (ON THE INTERSTATE!) AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. RECENTLY HAD WORK DONE ON THE STEERING DAMPER AND OTHER SUSPENSION ELEMENTS. UNSURE IF THIS FIX WORKED.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON 6 LANE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 65-75MPH. WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING AND BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE WERE GREATLY IMPAIRED AND THE SHAKING DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I DECREASED THE SPEED BY AT LEAST 15-20MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN EITHER ONE TIRE HITS A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD OR BOTH TIRES HIT AN UNEVEN BRIDGE ON THE HIGHWAY.

THIS TRUCK HAS WHAT IS KNOWN AS IN THE INTERNET AS DEATH WOBBLE, I GOT THE VEHICLE RECENTLY FROM A DEALER WITH NO INFO ON THE MANNER. THE TRUCK LOSES CONTROL BRIEFLY WHEN OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE FRONT TIRES DRIVE THROUGH SMALL HOLES OR BUMPS ON THE ROAD, MORE COMMON ON THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, TBIS SPECIFIC INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR, LOST CONTROL BRIEFLY, HAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL.

MY 2015 F250 HAS DEVELOPED THE NOTORIOUS FORD DEATH WOBBLE. WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BUMP, BRIDGE JOINT, OR ANY LARGE ENOUGH DEFORMITY IN THE ROAD IT WILL CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LOSE ALL STEERING CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES NOW AND IT IS ONLY GETTING MORE FREQUENT. I HAVE BOOKED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 24JUN2020 TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION LOOKED AT. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DOCUMENT THE INCIDENT YET, BUT I HAVE HAD OTHERS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. *TR

TENGO UNA FORD 250 2015 Y EN VARIAS OCASIONES CUANDO VOY CONDUCIENDO A 50 MILLAS Y HAY PARCHES IRREGULARES EN LA CARRETERA O ALGUNA IRREGULARIDAD EN LA CALLE EL VEHCULO COMIENZA A TEMBLAR Y PIERDO EL CONTROL DEL VOLANTE TENGO QUE REDUCIR LA VELOCIDAD PARA QUE VUELVA A LA NORMALIDAD. LE HE REEMPLAZADO LA BARRA DEL PITMAN Y LOS TERMINALES,PERO CONTINA CON EL PROBLEMA. I HAVE A 2015 FORD 250 AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I'M DRIVING 50 MILES AND THERE ARE IRREGULAR PATCHES ON THE ROAD OR SOME IRREGULARITY ON THE STREET THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE AND I LOSE THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL I HAVE TO REDUCE THE SPEED . I HAVE REPLACED THE PITMAN BAR AND TERMINALS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IT STARTS AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 20MPH AND GETS VERY BAD AND VERY HARD TO CONTROL STARTING AT 60MPH. THE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND FEELS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO SHAKE APART ON ANY HIGHWAY OR STREET. IT DOES IT IN TURNS AND WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. I HAVE A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING BUT THIS SITE WONT ALLOW ME TO UPLOAD IT. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MILES AN HOUR AND WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKE. I HAD TO FIGHT THE TRUCK TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. ONCE I SLOWED TO UNDER 25MPH THE VIOLENT SHAKE STOPPED. *TR

SEVERE AND REPEATED BOUNCING OF STEERING TIRES. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. FORD'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN NOTHING MORE THAN REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER. IS NOT A FIX, ONLY MASKS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. NOW THE VEHICLE IS OFF WARRANTY AND THEY STILL WON'T/CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO LET OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 45-70 MPH AND COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. REQUIRES IMMEDIATE LOWERING OF SPEED IN TRAFFIC TO GET IT TO STOP. NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS PEOPLE SWERVING TO GETAWAY FROM MY VEHICLE WHEN CONDITION OCCURS. PLEASE DEMAND A RECALL, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING NEW AND FMC IS VERY AWARE OF IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD 2015 F-250 IN MOTION. AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, I PROCEEDED TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE A LOT BACK AND FORTH AND I COULD DRIVE THE TRUCK SAFELY. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH WHILE STEERING WHEEL WAS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND STOP. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AND PARK IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT TWO BALL JOINTS ARE LOOSE AND THEY SHOULD NOT LOOSE TO THE TOUCH. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE TRACKER BAR IS LOOSE TO THE TOUCH. ALL THREE ITEMS SHOULD BE TIGHT. I UPLOADED THE PHOTO I TOOK AT THE REPAIR SHOP SHOWING THE BALL JOINT. PLEASE HAVE FORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS ACTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE FLYOVER THAT WAS CURVING TO THE LEFT AND HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HAD TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPPED. *TR

BOUGHT THIS F 250 PLATINUM NEW IN 2015 IT STARTED HAVING A FRONT END WOBBLE PROBLEM ,SOME CALL IT THE "DEATH WOBBLE' I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN AND NOW IT IS WORSE THAN EVER, I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL THIS CAR LIKE THIS.

FRONT SUSPENSION SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 50MPH AND STRIKING ANY TYPE OF UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. BUMPS, HOLES, GROVES, EXPANSION JOINTS, ETC CAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25MPH.

VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WILL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING BACK AND FORTH, LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THIS IS ONLY CORRECTED BY DRASTICALLY REDUCING SPEED ON THE FREEWAY.

"DEATH WOBBLE" MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING A VIOLENT SHACKING OF THE STEERING WHEE ( DEATH WOBBLE) WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK, I EXPERIENCED A EXTREMELY VIOLENT OSCILLATION IN THE STEERING. EVERYTHING IN THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD DECREASE SPEED TO ABOUT 50MPH OR LESS. THE OSCILLATION DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 TIMES BACK TO BACK. AFTER THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE ISSUE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO (WITH ROUGHLY 49,000 MILES), IT STARTED BACK AGAIN AND HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES SINCE. WHEN I REACH 60MPH THE OSCILLATION STARTS OUT LIGHT BUT PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE UNTIL IT IS IN A FULL ON "DEATH WOBBLE". ALL ITEMS IN THE TRUCK ARE SHAKING AROUND AND FALLING IN THE FLOOR. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE...

BOUGHT USED F250 OCTOBER 2018 WITH APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. WENT INTO SHOP FOR P207F ON 12/10/18. INSTALLED CCV COLLAR KIT AND REPROGRAMMED PCM @ 57,104 MILES. 12/24/18 TRUCK BACK INTO SHOP FOR P207F CODE. NOX SENSORS REPLACED @ 57,473. IN JANUARY 2020, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LIMP MODE MESSAGE DISPLAYED. NOX SENSORS REPLACED AGAIN FOR P207F CODE ON 1/17/20 @ 69.700 MILES APPROX. NOX SENSORS ONLY A YEAR OLD. PER MECHANIC, CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS SUSPECT - BUT IS ON INDEFINITE BACK ORDER WITH FORD. 1/24/20 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD @ 60MPH THE TRUCK STARTED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". TRUCK BACK IN SHOP, BAD TRACK BAR REPLACED. WHEEL DAMPER NEEDS REPLACING, BUT THIS PART IS ALSO ON INDEFINITE BACK ORDER.

DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING WHEEL SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY.

WHEN TRUCK HITS A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY IN A LEFT HAND CURVE AND DOWN HILL SLOPE, IT STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT BECOMES HARD TO STEER AND BRAKING HARD ONLY MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE. YOU CAN ONLY LEFT OFF THE GAS AND SLOW DOWN HOPING YOU CAN KEEP IT ON THE ROAD UNTIL IT STOPS. IT HAPPENED TWICE ON OUR FAMILY VACATION WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK. THEY FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES. AFTER THAT TRIP THE DUAL STEERING STABILIZER, 2"LIFT AND ADJUSTABLE TRACK BAR WERE INSTALLED.IT TOOK 6 MONTHS OF REPLACING DIFFERENT PARTS, ALIGNMENTS, BALANCING TIRES, MODIFYING SUSPENSION TO FINALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF OVER $2,600.00.

I HAVE A 2015 F250 6.7 PLATINUM POWERSTROKE WITH 78K ON IT AND I'M EXPERIENCING THE "FORD DEATH WOBBLE." I CAN NOT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM ANYBODY AND I'M STICK WITH THIS ISSUE. THE TRUCK IS NOT EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. AS SOON AS MY SPEED REACHES AROUND 50MPH I GET AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END SHAKING, TO THE POINT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL TAKES 2 HANDS TO HOLD ONTO AND I HAVE TO DECELERATE TO ABOUT 10-15MPH TO STRAIGHTEN THE TRUCK OUT AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS TIRES, SO I WENT OUT AND HAD $1,600 WORTH OF TIRES PUT ON IT WITH AN ALIGNMENT, NOPE. NOT THE TIRES. SO I TOOK IT MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO I TRUST VERY WELL. HE WENT THROUGH MY FRONT END WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB ONLY TO DISCOVER A WORN U-JOINT ON THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AXEL WHICH ISNT THE CAUSE OF THE...

DEATH WOBBLE: WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND HITS A GROOVE OR BUMP (DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A MAJOR GROOVE OR BUMP) IN THE ROAD GOING UPWARD OF 50 MPH, IT WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE SHAKING CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY A SUDDEN AND SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF SPEED, WHICH ADDS TO THE DANGER, PARTICULARLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THIS OCCURRING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. THE VIDEOS TAKE PLACE AFTER BRINGING IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEM CLAIMING NOTHING IS WRONG.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH I DROVE ACROSS A BRIDGE TRANSITION POINT WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE MY TRUCK BEGAN TO WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY TO THE POINT I HAD TO MERGE TO MY RIGHT AND SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 40 MPH TO GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. CARS BEHIND COULD SEE I WAS IN SOME SORT OF TROUBLE AND THEY WOULD NOT PASS ME. ONCE THE WOBBLE STOPPED I PROCEEDED TO MERGE BACK ONTO THE FREEWAY AND ONCE AGAIN THE WOBBLE STARTED AS SOON AS I PASSED OVER THE BRIDGE TRANSITION. AGAIN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS. THE MILEAGE ON MY TRUCK AT THAT TIME WAS 20,780 MILES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY FORD DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM. THEY INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM DID...

TWICE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS DOING ABOUT 70MPH THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE/VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND THE ENTIRE CAB SHAKES LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 40MPH TO GET IT TO STOP SHAKING.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ENCOUNTERING ROAD IRREGULARITIES, TRUCK ENTERS INTO "DEATH WOBBLE" CONDITION WHEREBY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO <30 MPH. SUSPENSION WAS REBUILT 3 MONTHS AGO BY FORD DEALER AND CONDITION HAS RETURNED. IN THESE SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND GREATER.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2015 F250 SUPER DUTY. IT WAS A CLEAN TITLE NO ACCIDENTS. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 43 -55 MPH ON A COUNTY ROAD WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL AND IN FACT THE ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND IT STOPPED. AFTER SEVERAL MORE OCCURRENCES ALL AT THE SAME SPEEDS I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A SPECIALTY WHEEL AND ALIGNMENT SHOP AND PAID NEARLY 1,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. AFTER NEW BUSHINGS, NEW TIRES, NEW SHOCKS, NEW STEERING AND NEW ALIGNMENT IT ABATED FOR 3 MONTHS. IT IS NOW BACK AND AS SCARY AS EVER. I HAD A 2004 F250 SUPER DUTY AND NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF ISSUE. I HAVE NOW LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR EVEN RECALL. I MAY HAVE TO...