Problems with 2006 Ford F-250 SUSPENSION

I have a 2006 ford f250 super duty 4x4 pick up w/ 61.00 miles , that has a death wobble when driving over 45 mph. i have replaced both hubs and seals, shocks, steering damper, stabilizer bar links and inner & outer tie rods. have had the tires balanced twice and a front end alignment. does this fall under a recall? i have seen service bulletins on this. they seem to have replaced the same parts that i did. is there a fix, as this is very dangerous? this death wobble happens every day, smooth or rough roads.

When driving about 55 and it started shaking and wobbling like thought we were going to flip or something. ive read a lot of other people having this issue.

When driving over uneven pavement, truck starts vibrating and shaking violently without warning. new correct size and properly inflated tires and shocks installed 2 months ago.

At freeway speeds the truck has encountered the "death wobble". ford knows of this problem and has mailed me a letter about. when this happened i though i blew out one of the front tires. the steering shock violently along with the front end of the truck. it was very scary and dangerous. at the time of the death wobble i was on the freeway driving at approximately 65 mph. this occurred four times in july of 2013 and on january 7th, 2018.

Please reopen this investigation. every person that i know with a ford f250 4x4 has this problem on occasion. your failure to make ford fix will kill someone. how many people have to die? date investigation opened: mar 14, 2008 date investigation closed: mar 31, 2009 nhtsa action number: ea08007 component(s): suspension my truck has 60,000 miles now and i have replaced all 4 tires nearly 3 different times in the last 15,000 miles. that's an average of tires last 5000 miles. i have encountered this problem many times, and constantly get a "run-around" that it's the tires. my tires are properly inflated. yesterday, i was travelling on interstate 45 yesterday at 70 mph's and traffic suddenly slowed to a crawl. i had to apply my brakes aggressively and when i hit a certain speed between 35mph and 60 mph, the truck began to randomly bounce and was completely uncontrollable. i couldn't even steer. i nearly crashed into several vehicles on the road. while the front end of the vehicle was violently bouncing (it bounced so violently it broke a folding down tv mount / mounted in the ceiling of the truck), i hung onto the steering wheel for dear life (like hanging onto a bull 8 seconds) and continued to slow even further, and ultimately had to drive off into the grass else i was going to crash. the death wobble went away when i approached a complete stop < 15mph. in the same truck, i have had this death wobble incident happen over 200 times since owning the vehicle. i have even had this same problem happen while hauling car's on car trailers. it is scary. after market mfrs make claims that it's due to the track bar and bushings and these kits are available to fix the issue, but ford and the tsa denies its a real problem. before i pay out thousands for a aftermarket suspension, i expect ford to fix this, the correct way.

Truck "death wobble" - dri\ving on i 25 at about 60 mph we hit a small bump in the road and the truck began to violently shake. we thought we had a blowout, but the tires were ok. in fact, before our trip we had our tires checked and were told they were fine. after going to a dealer i have discovered that this is a known problem called the "death wobble". it is an engineering defect and has nothing to do with tires as ford would like to assume. i received a notice from ford in dec 2015 acknowledging the "severe vibration" and blaming it on the tires. it is not the tires it is an engineering defect. what is being done regarding a recall to fix this problem? unless you have experienced the violent shaking you have no idea how terrifying it is and the potential to cause a serious if not deadly accident. i know i am not the only one complaining as i have read numerous accounts on forums, seen youtube videos and had the acknowledgement from a dealer about the problem!!!. please help.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. while driving 40 mph over uneven pavement, the vehicle began to shake violently without warning. the contact stated that this was an ongoing issue. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the drag lane bar and steering linkage needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. the contact stated while turning at 25 mph, the steering wheel shook. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the steering box, drag link bar, tie rod end, upper and lower ball joints, and suspension drive link cylinder needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 77,000. the vin was not available.

While driving my 2006 ford f250 fx4, at speeds between 45-65 mph, a slight vibration is felt. within a few seconds it turn into a violent shaking motion as if i'm driving on large cobble stones. it has been so bad i have almost lost control on the highway and came within inches of hitting another vehicle. when it starts there is no stopping it, as the steering wheel jerks violently. ford has sent a letter out that say inflate your tires and if it still happens slow down until it stops. that's not right. this is dangerous. i have to slow down to 30 mph for it to stop. i can't do that on the highway. the dealers and ford say there is nothing they will do. this issue is extremely dangerous due to fords engineering mishap.my tires are stock, rotated, balanced, and aligned, this happens at least once every other week 2005-2013 f250,350 owners report the same issue. google: ford death wobble, and watch the f250 at cruising speed. *tr

i had never heard of a death wobble until i was on my way to the hospital with my three children after being involved in a rollover accident. we were traveling north bound on the m53 van dyke expressway which has a posted speed of 70 mph. i had just passed a vehicle that was in the right lane. just after passing this vehicle i developed this death wobble, i was switching lanes back to the right lane when my steering wheel started to shake, not just a little shacking either. i had applied my brakes and held the wheel with both my hands. my steering wheel was shacking so badly that my dashboard was falling apart, and i was having major problems controlling my vehicle. it felt as if my driver?s wheel was bouncing up and down and my steering wheel was also shaking so badly that in just a second i had lost total control of my vehicle. my truck drifted to the right and my left front wheel hit the turf followed by my left rear wheel hitting the turf and we started to roll. we rolled two in half times before coming to a stop upside down. the cab of the truck was crushed, the right rear corner of the cab was pushed down further than the headrests on the seat were my youngest was sitting, and thank god my 7 year old wasn?t killed. on the passenger?s side the roof was smashed against the head rest were my daughter was seated. i am very thankful that my 3 children and i lived through this night mare. i have driven a pickup truck for over 20 yrs., and i have never felt this death wobble before.

Driving at 45 mph the truck drifts to the right then snaps back to the left , after applying the brakes the steering wheel shakes violently. after coming to a full stop and starting off again it is fine for a few miles then it starts all over. i have had upper and lower ball joints replaced, steering box replaced, brakes replaced, just about anything to do with the front end has been replaced and it still goes on. *tr

When traveling down the highway at 60 miles per hour the truck stated violently shaking in the front end and the steering wheel did as well when i hit a bump in the road. the shaking stopped as i reduced speed to 20 miles per hour. very dangerous , and has almost caused me to hit other cars twice. afraid to drive on highway!! needs to be fixed by ford before someone dies!! *tr ## vin passed ##

Upon hitting an edge of bridge bump, the truck violently vibrated until i slowed to under 45 mph on interstate. i was frightened so much that i thought i would crash. my tires were inflated and vehicle aligned properly. *tr

Driving down the road and hit a small bump and the front end starts shaking so violently that you can't control the vehicle. applying brakes does not stop the severe wobble. i almost went through a guard rail due to loss of control. this has happened several times and ford says it tire pressure. not! this problem is all over the internet. ford needs to man up and fix there problem. *tr

The truck now three times in less than 5 months has shook so bad that we couldn't hold onto the steering wheel, when just riding over a bridge seam. the truck shook so bad that the car in the next lane ran off the road and we ended up in the median. we have purchased new tires and we check our pressure daily. which has nothing to do with this issue. someone is going to be killed with this hyper shaking. i know if there isn't something done there are going to be accidents. we live in the northeast where we have snow and ice with the roads in that condition we would have never been able to control the truck if we would have been on ice and snow. lucky it was not snowing and it was dry pavement. i know if something isn't done about this and all the other complaints that have been filed ford is going to be sorry when someone is killed. the problem is so bad you have no control over the steering and have no place to go when this happens. we almost sideswiped the car next to us thank goodness they were paying attention when it happened. they stopped and asked if we were ok. they said they never saw anything like that before. we have owned at least 6 f-150 trucks and 4 ford explorers so you could say we are ford people. but i am not so sure we will stay a ford family since they don't seem to want to do anything to remedy this issue and it is happening in the new ones also. we have a friend that has a 2011 and it does the same thing. i know you have dismissed complaints before but someone is going to be killed. then maybe something will be done by you or ford when that happens it is a shame that it takes a death to make someone do something. *kb

Was driving on the freeway and hit a small bump. front end started shaking severly. truck was forced to changed lanes and thank goodness no one was beside me. everything in the truck was shaking. once i pulled over ot the side of the road, i could smell a burnt smell. *tr

Shimming violently, hard to get the vibration to stop. the whole steering column and steering wheel was shaking back and forth. the front tires must have been shaking also, since the auto along side of me pulled way back away from my right side. i drove over a dip and a bump in the roadway and then it happened. the tires are at the right air pressure. i am the original owner and the primary driver of this vehicle. also the truck is a diesel 4x4. *tr

The "death wobble" occurred in my vehicle while traveling alone with no trailer and the bed was empty. this has occurred several times, the first while traveling northbound on the 5fwy in southern california. at the time the shaking was so violent that i thought that i had blown a tire and pulled over. i had just purchased the vehicle. the same issue is already under investigation: pe07057.

After "shutter" incident (this has occurred since purchased new) vehicle steering would no turn to the left. after repeated attempts a full right turn then fast forced left turn a pop/ crack occurred which then allowed restricted left turn. steering locked several more times while trying to safely exit the highway. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. the contact stated that when the vehicle was being driven 50 mph or more, the front end of the vehicle would vibrate violently. the failure would also occur when driving over a slight road bump. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the front shocks, struts and steering stabilizer was replaced, but the repairs did not permanently correct the failure. the vehicle was not further repaired. the failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 150,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. the contact stated that when driving over any road bump or uneven road surface, the front end of the vehicle would shake violently. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was determined that the upper and lower ball joints on the front passenger and driver side of the vehicle needed to be replaced. the contact spoke with the dealer and the dealer advised that the failure was caused by the tires and recommended checking the tire pressure. the failure mileage was 53,500 and the current mileage was 54,000.

I am having severe vibration and steering issues the this model. i can not drive it without hurting my back. the truck needs a complete suspension overhaul. should be taking off the road. very dangerous! *tr

This complaint is for steering oscillation, or "death wobble". the vehicle in question is completely stock, with no lift. this event has occurred numerous times under a variety of driving conditions and speeds. the violence of this happening while driving at any speed is frightening and dangerous, particularly at 70 mph on the interstate. ford has issued several technical bulletins relating to this problem, but no solutions have been offered besides checking your tire pressure. to me and the thousands of consumers that have had this problem, that seems to be a convenient way to say it is not a design problem that should be corrected, but operator error. it is incredible that something this dangerous and potentially life threatening is not being addressed by the nhtsa and that ford is not being held accountable for their design problem. this is a dangerous situation that needs to be addressed. *tr

While driving my ford f-250 on the highway, i hit a minor bump in the road. the truck immediately started shaking out of control. i literally had to stop in the middle of the highway before the shaking would stop. this is the 11th time that this has happened to me. it happens at a speed over 50 mph. luckily i have never wrecked the truck. i have been able to maintain some sort of control. i have read ford's request to maintain adequate tire pressure. i read that after the first time it happened. it has happened an additional ten times. when is enough enough? does someone have to die before ford realizes that there is a problem? *kb

I have a 2006 f250 super duty truck that will have violent front end shakes after hitting a pot hole at average road speeds (55-70). it has occurred while towing and during normal driving without towing. when it occurred i had to immediately pull of to the side of the road to regain control of the truck. i believe this to be a very unsafe condition that ford needs to resolve. *tt

I own a 2006 ford f-250 lariat crew cab four wheel drive truck. i am the original owner. three weeks ago the truck started experiencing violent front-end shaking. during an episode of left-to-right shaking, the truck is very difficult to control. with my hand placed on the 12:00 position on the steering wheel, the shaking violently turns the steering wheel to where my hand is going back and forth between 10:00 and 2:00. slowing down to 30mph has stopped each of the three episodes. this truck has the factory installed wrangler ats tires and does not have a lift kit on it. air pressure in the tires equal manufacturers recommendation. i am taking the truck to my local ford dealership in two days for diagnostics. they act as if this is an uncommon problem, but following an internet search, it appears to be very common. it appears that ford motor company has blamed tire pressure, giant aftermarket tires, and lift kits for this problem. my truck has none of these possible causes. *tt

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph and drove over a pot hole when the entire vehicle began to vibrate violently and caused the driver to almost lose control of the vehicle. the failure was experienced on an intermittent basis. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 15,000.

Violent shaking/ vibrations @ highway speeds. i pulled over to complete stop, waited, started up and vibration stopped. this has happened on 3 occasions since. *tr

Uncontrollable wobble to vehicle after hitting bump on freeway at 65 mph. not first time and lucky i didn't end up off the freeway. had service done at ford dealership for the same problem in aug 2010, replaced camber casting and two wheel alignment, and tire pressure. problem is back. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle shook and jerked without warning. the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified and opened special field action number: 09l02, but no further assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 120,000.

The death wobbles or shimmy been.going on since 2010. the whole truck would shake and shake hard. until i slow down to 30mph. then ford sent me a litter (09l02) saying it's called the shimmy and its my tire pressure. i checked tire still kept happening. yesterday 6/23/2014 my wife an two sons where on the freeway when it happen and the steering damper broke off. *tr

My f250 p/u has a death wobble above 50 mph. that has almost made me crash on several occasions. *tr

I have a 2006 ford f-250 super duty truck. when i hit a rough spot in the road the front end shakes so bad you have no control of the steering. the only way to get it to stop shaking is to get on the brakes and stop. i have been back to the dealer and they tell me there is nothing wrong. someone is going to get killed if this is not corrected. *tr

Ford 2006 f250 death wobble. i was driving my truck today and i hit a little pot hole in the road and nearly lost control of my truck. the truck was shaking so bad i thought for sure the front wheels were off and we were dead. scariest thing ever. ford needs to recall this issue before it kills someone if it hasn't already. this is very serious we pay good money for these vehicles and should not have to pay out of pocket for the fix. thank you very much for taking the time to read this hope ford dose the right thing and recalls this issue. *tr

Violent shaking of front end after hitting a bump on the road. one strip of highway in our town we can recreate issue everytime. *tr

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) within the last year and a half i purchased a 2006 ford f-250, diesel, 4 wheel drive truck. on 3 different occasions,while driving at interstate speeds and immediately after hitting a pot hole or bump,my truck went into a violent front end wobble/cavitation causing a sudden reduction of speed to zero from approx 70 mph. all three times it felt as if the truck was coming apart and had to dodge traffic and get to the shoulder to inspect the truck. after finding nothing wrong i contacted our local dealership to look at the truck and they tried different air press changes in the tires, and re-alignment, nothing has helped and they refuse to look any further. i started researching this on the internet and found hundreds if not thousands of ford f-250 truck owners who are experiencing the same problem. you can google "ford 250 death wobble" or "ford f250 violent shaking" and read for your self the stories of near accidents and problems ford refuses to recognize in the design of these trucks. here recently ford motor co. has came out with a service bulletin were i have to pay to have ford fix this problem. why should i have to pay $40,000 for a truck that has a design flaw and pay for the fix,out of my own pocket as well. a recall needs to be done on these trucks before people get killed,why should someone have to die first before ford will do anything. any help you can generate on this would be awesome."this is not a tire press problem, but rather a design flaw." your report sounds like you side with money instead of consumer safety. [xxx] *tr

My ford f250 4x4 truck has a severe shimmy of the front wheels which can occur when driving around 55-60 miles per hour. in order to calm the shimmy or oscillation, i have to slow down at least 10 miles per hour. this has happened on several times, both when towing a 5th wheel and without the 5th wheel. however, it is more prone to occurring when downing the 5th wheel. i took my truck into the ford dealer to inspect the suspension and adjust the tire pressure, but they said it was all fine. i had an occurrence of this shimmy within 3 days from taking it from the dealer. i have seen there has been some report on this type of behavior, and ford has stated it is a tire inflation problem, but after taking it into the ford dealer and them checking it out and then it happening, i think it is something more serious. *tr

Front end death rattle. going into a curve on a highway and hitting a bump. the front end shakes and rattles to the point where i have to hit the brakes until the speed slows down to about 40 mph. i have changed the steering dampener, the shocks and nothing seems to help. ford said to check the tire pressure. i've set it to the recommended tire pressure from ford and i've set it from the tire manufactures recommendations. nothing works. i've shimmied across several lanes of traffic and am totally surprised that i have not gotten into a accident yet. *tr

2006 f250 front end shakes violently i had near miss on a head on collision. *tr

See attached description with this report using tcn: ccn26-19640 description write-up... ..updated 04/19/12 *bf the consumer stated the defect involved severe front suspension and steering wheel oscillation that can result in loss of control and lane change at highway speeds. the consumer stated the vehicle performs perfect when not transportation a load at any speed on any road condition. however, when traveling downgrades of 6% or more with the 5th wheel trailer at speeds above 50 mph, a light touch of the brakes to slow the combination vehicle down initiates the oscillation which will not stop the until the vehicle speed falls below 50 mph. updated 05/02/12

The failure occurs when your 2006 ford f250 super duty is moving 45-65 mph and you hit a bump, the truck steering becomes oscillating and you can easily loose control if you don't slow down immediately. it feels like the tire is coming loose. we have talked to our local mechanic and he currently has two other trucks with the same problems and is not sure how to fix it. *tr

I own a 2006 ford f250 super duty. it has just passed 16,000 miles on it. when i drive on a highway and hit a bump or pothole the front end of the vehicle begins to shake violently. it radiates through the whole vehicle and it becomes very hard to control and your only option is to slow down and wait for it to pass. i will no longer allow my children to ride in my truck as i feel it is very unsafe. this has happened on several occasions and appears to be getting worse. ford sent out a bulletin to owners of these vehicles that we must change our tire pressure to 65 psi, but this still does not resolve the problem. *tr

Over the past 9 months i have noticed a front end/steering wheel vibration at highway speeds in my 2006 ford f250. at first, the vibration would go away if i accelerated through it or slowed down. it has worsened to the point where it has caused me to partially lose control of the truck. i first bought four new tires. i then had the large retail chain where i purchased the new tires rotate and balance the them multiple times with no improvement. they suggested taking the truck to the dealership to have it checked. i have since had the truck into the dealership multiple times (balancing and rotating, steering dampener, and carrier bearing). *tr

Extreme shaking and near loss of control after crossing over a minimal bump at speeds above 55 mph. happened 9 times within the last two years. only way to end shaking was to leave the roadway and slam on the brake. *tr

I drive a 2006 f250 and it has been experiencing violet front end vibrations. this occurs at various speeds and i have to slow down or stop to get it to return to normal. it almost caused an accident the other day when i had to slow down to 10 miles per hour on the freeway to get it to stop. ford claims it is tire pressure but had tires rotated and balanced two days prior. this appears to be a major design issue and a very dangerous one. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle would shimmy when it drove over a bump in the road. the dealer could not provide a remedy; therefore, the vehicle could not be repaired. the contact feels that a crash could occur one day. the current mileage was 74,000 and failure mileage was 32,000.

My 2006 ford f250 4wd superduty pickup shakes violently whenever i hit the smallest pothole or drive over railroad tracks. it is a danger to myself, my children and anyone driving around me on the road. took the truck to my dealer and almost got thrown out after getting into an argument with both the mechanic and svc manager who said there was nothing wrong with the truck, they never heard of this problem and i need to buy new tires. tires are brand new with less than 20k on them. *tr

2006 f250 crew 4x4 xl - around 50 mph the front end shakes me off of the road - either have to accelerate through 50 or hit the brakes - front end is tight and rims and tires good. *tr

I own a 2006 ford f250. it shakes violently when i hit a pothole or go over a bridge. truck only has 60,000 miles on it. my life is in danger. ford needs to take care of this problem. *tr

Ford 250 swb 4x4 2006, when crossing bridges, hitting bumps in the road or hitting pot holes, the trucks front end will go into a violent shimmy and shake episode, the only way to correct it is to slow down - this can be very dangerous on interstate or high speed roadways. front end alignments, tire balancing, new tires and steering stabilizers have been installed.nothing stops this front of from violently shaking. ford dealerships have been no help. this is a very dangerous problem in which ford probably needs to re-engineer the front end. please help put some pressure on ford to make a recall on these front ends. *tr