Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle wobbled and shook violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (mac haik ford lincoln hyundai 4506 n navarro st, victoria, tx 77904), but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the dealer replaced unknown parts on the front end of the vehicle, but the failure recurred several more times. the manufacturer stated that the contact should take the vehicle to a dealer and have it diagnosed. the contact was referred to nhtsa. the approximate failure mileage was 25,000.
Experienced violent shaking of front wheels and steering after driving over a bump in road because of change in pavement on fly-over pass. vehicle was uncontrollable and had a tremendous vibration in the front end. had to reduce speed to a near stop on interstate highway to get shaking to stop and to re-gain control of vehicle. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f250. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle shook violently without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the shimmy shocks, steering gear, pitman arm, ball joints, and tie rods needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving at highways speeds, driving over a bump the vehicle started to shake violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 45,000.
While traveling west bound on interstate 70 in a construction zone with uneven pavement the vehicle's right front wheel passed over a pavement patch which was slightly raised. almost immediately the left front wheel passed over a pavement patch which was slightly raised. these two relatively minor bumps caused a wobble in the steering which then intensified until the vehicle steering was virtually uncontrollable. in order to stop the violent bouncing and wobble i had to brake hard almost coming to a stop. this unexpected rapid speed reduction quite naturally caused vehicles to have to brake very hard to avoid a collision. subsequent research on the internet has revealed that this is not an unusual problem with this vehicle. http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f149/front-end-bounce-high-speeds-274673/ it is important to note that i am not a beginner at operating heavy duty pick up trucks. i drove 3/4 ton and one ton 4x4 trucks for 30 years as part of my duties as a rural area law enforcement officer with co-lateral duties in remote area search and rescue. had i been towing my fifth wheel trailer when this high speed wobble occurred it could very well have resulted in a major traffic incident/collision involving multiple vehicles. as it was we were very lucky to have avoided rear end collisions as a result of the necessity to unexpectedly brake and slow to regain control of our truck. *tr
At high speeds over 50 mph, if truck hits a bump, front end shakes violently until you come to a complete stop. dealer has no answer. on internet many others having same problem. called "death rattle". *tr
Driving approximately 45 mph on a state highway, making a slight left turn, hit a small bump in the road, and the steering wheel started jerking violently from left to right from the 9:00 to 3:00 positions. i could not stop it with both hands. i had to brake the vehicle to almost a complete stop to end the jerking. this has been happening on almost a daily basis. the vehicle currently has 22,193 miles on it. it has been to the dealership at least 4 times and they have been called numerous times with the problem. they have checked the tire pressure several times. the front end. changed the steering damper , which slightly helped for about 500 miles. it is now happening every time i drive the vehicle and is getting worse. now also happening at lower speeds, around 30 mph and up. *tr
2011 ford 250 diesel has been in for front end service(front end alignments) and excessive scalloping of tires four times. two dealerships have expressed concern over the severity of the tires. the truck continues to pull to the right and the front end has started to shake/wobble after hitting a bump. *tr
During a drive on the hwy, the vehicle went over an uneven section of the road causing the vehicle to wobble and shake violently. i pulled over to inspect the front end of the vehicle thinking i had hit something or had a flat tired. nothing out of the ordinary was found. the same event occurred a month or so later when driving back from the airport and hit a pot hole at about 50 miles an hour. the vehicle once again felt out of control shifting from left to right on the hwy and felt uncontrollable. got home, checked all associated suspension hardware and nothing out of the ordinary was detected. at this point, i am a bit hesitant to go at speed limit and constantly watching, avoiding main highways. it seems like the vehicle has suspension issues and it was not designed accordingly to its heavy duty ratings. the vehicle is a road hazard and a danger to the driver and other drivers.. *tr
Violent front end wobble - death wobble - while traveling 75 mph, on interstate hwy, with moderate rough road, severe front-end shake from two front tires wobbling. must slow, quickly, to less than 30 mph to stop wobble. have had a total of three similar events over a period of four months. searched google and youtube for f250 death wobble. results are many people with same problem. no fix or answer to problem. very unsafe condition. needs nhtsa to get involved and review. *tr
This vehicle has severe front end wobble which mostly occurs between the speeds of 60 - 70 mph. the steering wheel and entire vehicle begins to violently wobble so much that usually the vehicle has to be stopped on the side of the road to stop the wobble. the dealership suggested new tires which we replaced however the problem still exists. the is a common problem we have learned online with this model truck. we are very concerned that this problem may cause an accident. *tr
At 55 mph, if you hit a bump in the road the front end shakes, jumps across the road. very difficult to handle. you have to slow down. this needs to be looked at. we had the vehicle at ford several time and they found nothing! *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the front end shimmered severely when the vehicle hit a bump. the vehicle was taken to the dealer four times who replaced the ball joints and stabilizer arm but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. the vin was unavailable.
Driving east bound on the 91 freeway in the diamond lane i drove over a roadway imperfection. as soon as i hit it with my left front tire the vehicle made a violent motion to the left almost causing me to strike the center divider. this happened several other times before i returned the vehicle to the dealer to have it checked (12/16/2010). by this time, striking an imperfection with either front tire caused the vehicle to move laterally, left or right. after several visits to the ford dealer without remedy, a ford engineer was summoned for a test drive. we drove the vehicle to a spot i consistently have the problem and it violently pulled to the left when the front left tire hit the spot (transition road: 405 freeway to the northbound 710 freeway). both the engineer and the service manager were in the vehicle at that time and both felt what i was complaining about. later that same day i was looking at a ford fusion with my son and the ford engineer drove into the lot in a new ford super duty 4x4 that he had driven to that same location. he told me and my son that the new vehicle did the same thing and he would report back to ford so that they could do something about it. i was later contacted by the ford manager and told that my problem was within fords tolerance for the vehicle. he also told me i could probably go over to the four wheel drive parts store and purchase something that might help with the problem. i continue to have this problem but it appears to be getting worse. even my friends who drive with me complain about this issue telling me i need to do something about it. this past week i contacted ford again via their fix-it hot line and spoke with one of their representatives who looked into my complaint (he spoke with the ford manager and ford engineer). today he advised me the problem was normal for the vehicle. anyone else complaining? *tr