Driving vehicle at 45 miles an hour. drove over an uneven patch of blacktop road and both front tires started wobbling. the term is called " death wobble".
At speeds above 45 mph, after driving over rough road, the steering wheel vibrates uncontrollably until speed is reduced. this is happening while in traffic and will eventually cause a serious accident or death! .
When driving at freeway speeds going over a rough patch of the freeway front end violently shakes uncontrollably to the point of having to stop completely. this has happened several times now and afraid to drive vehicle.
Driving 65 mph, encountered bump/ridge in highway surface. front end began shaking violently to the point of almost losing control. was able to brake abruptly and stop episode. this has happened two times recently.
I was driving down interstate at 70 mph. the truck began to shake uncontrollably. i had to stop each time to resolve the issue. the truck had less than 6000 miles on it with no modifications. extremely dangerous. this will kill someone. i usually use the truck to tow a 7000lb rv and cant imagine what would happen if i had been towing at the time. i contacted my local ford dealer and they acted as if it wasn't a big deal. this happened 3 times within a 20 mile distance. i was terrified to continue with my trip and was nervous the entire trip. please address this. i hear it is a common problem.
Driving on a 3 lane highway in the left lane approximate speed was 70mph. i went over a small pothole and the truck started shaking uncontrolably for about 40 seconds. i was able to slow down but was almost hit from behind as the road was crowded. when i slowed down to 40 miles an hour the shaking stopped. the steering wheel was shaking and the truck felt like it was going to come apart.
Ford performed their service bulletin repair to this vehicle last week. the repair actually made the "death wobble" problem worse. it happens when the brakes are applied at 60 mph on up, and at lower speeds when one tire goes over a bump or depression in the roadway surface. here is a video of the problem after the ford factory repair was done. this vehicle is stock and has the tires, wheels and suspension that came from the factory. this vehicle is dangerous to operate. https://youtu.be/v4djicvay_k
Me and my wife were driving down the highway 70-80 mph, and the truck began to wobble side to side, and i thought it was a flat tire. we slowed down to make sure everything was ok, and nothing was wrong. i started back on the highway, and about 10 minutes later we hit a bump going roughly 75 mph, and the truck again started wobbling, i felt like i had no control of the vehicle. i just purchased this truck with 18,862 miles on it, and currently there is 19,541 miles on the odometer. i am going to take it to the dealership because i still have the manufacture warranty on the vehicle, but i feel very intimidated to drive it, and my wife refuses to drive the truck after this incident. all i have been able to see is that this is a result of the ford "death wobble". i do not know what components of the vehicle are causing this, but it is very frustrating to spend the amount of money that we did, only to find it being a possible death trap.
Death wobble. front wheels violently shake back and forth after hitting a bump on pavement. i was driving at 70mph on highway.
I was drivng interstate accelerating to about 75 when my front two wheels begin bouncing really bad. the entire truck begin shaking, the steering wheel was shaking. i felt like i was loosing control of the vehicle, my little girls were in the truck and witnessed the event. i immediately being braking and was almost run into from behind. the shaking continued till i slowed down to between 30 and 40 miles hours.
Driving down the highway at 70mph, i hit a rough patch on highway and suddenly the steering wheel started vibrating vigorously, whole truck was shaking and pulling to the left. i struggled to control it and began to slow down, at around 45-50mph the shaking stopped and regained control of the steering. truck continue to have excessive shaking when hitting small bumps on highway. this happened on the day i picked up the used truck from the dealership as i was driving home, truck approximately 37,700 miles. the next day on my way to work, i hit a small bump on the highway going 72mph and steering wheel began vibrating, but was not a vigorous as day prior.
Death wobble over the past 5 months (it is now 1/30/2020) the entire front end of the vehicle shakes violently and uncontrollably at a high rate of speed, typically highway speeds, ranging anywhere from 50-80 mph. although, it has happened at a speed of about 40-45. it happens out of nowhere with no apparent provocation, i.e., hitting a pothole, turning, hitting the brakes, etc. it usually happens when driving in a straight line and nothing seems to make it stop. i've tried hitting the brakes, slamming the brakes, continuing to hold my speed steady, accelerating slightly, and praying to god to make it stop. nothing works, it just eventually stops but not before traffic clears all around me. it is noticeable from outside the vehicle as i have seen drivers hit the brakes and fall back in traffic around me. the violent shaking makes it difficult to keep the vehicle steady or in my lane of traffic. the violent shaking makes the vehicle bounce all over the road. it makes it impossible to hold the steering wheel steady or straight. it is terrifying and unnerving. i believe it is going to kill me or someone else. i haul trailers with heavy equipment almost daily. many times i am on the highway or on city streets. if it continues to happen, the damage will be costly and may kill innocent people, including myself. i am afraid to think what will happen if these unexpected, violent shakes happen while i am hauling heavy equipment.
1/31/2020 driving approx 65 mph on interstate i hit a small undulation and the front of my vehicle began to oscillate violently. it was almost impossible to maintain grip on wheel. i was unable to immediately slow or pull over due to traffic and guard rails. i was in the process of making a right merge to another interstate and this was simply impossible. after clearing the guard rail i was able to ease to shoulder and slow to approx 20 mph. this stopped the violent shaking and i regained control. less than 1/2 mi later i hit another normal undulation at approx 50 mph and same thing occurred, i was traveling in a straight line and slowed to 25 mph in center lane of interstate to regain control. i immediately took to the ford dealership which denied ever hearing of anything like this, however conducting my own research this was clearly the "death wobble". this is a new vehicle w/ low milage and w/o exception every non ford specialist i have spoken with is very familiar with this. this is clearly a design flaw and if it hasn't already, will result in serious if not fatal accident. given all the info available on the web including a class action suit, ford's denial is simply a lie. i have 3 children and this truck is my primary source of transportation, after experiencing the "death wobble" no parent of sound mind would ever put children in this vehicle w/o this issue being certifiably resolved. my vehicle has no after mkt parts and and very low milage. i am still well with my warranty
While driving on a congested four lane interstate highway i experienced a steering malfunction that was horrifying. i purchased my 2019 f250 new in early november 2018. there have been no modifications to the original equipment. the truck had approximately 21000 miles at the time of the first event which occurred on wednesday, jan. 29, 2020. as previously stated, i was driving in the far left lane of a congested interstate highway in the metropolitan st.louis missouri area. i was driving under the posted speed limit due to the volume of vehicles on the road at that time. i was in the far left lane due having no plans to exit the interstate for many miles and to avoid all of the vehicles switching lanes to exit the interstate. the condition of the pavement did not raise any obvious concerns but we have had some freeze/thaw weather this winter season. i would characterize/associate the onset of the event with a moderate bump in the pavement, possibly a raised joint from the recent freeze/thaw weather conditions. the contact with the pavement defect initiated a steering bump to the left towards a concrete retaining wall at which time i responded by increasing my grip on the steering wheel more firmly to bring the vehicle back to the center of the far left lane in which i had been travelling. the bump steering event spontaneously progressed to a violent front end wobble that was very intimidating to myself and my adult son who was riding in the front passenger seat. the wobble appeared to be associated with the front left side wheel but the entire front end was oscillating extremely violently. i was able to apply the right turn signal and navigate through the three congested lanes of traffic onto the shoulder and then an exit ramp at which time the event ceased once the vehicle slowed significantly prior to a stop. i experienced a second similar event sat, 2/02/20.
January 2020, 2nd occurrence of death wobble at 20500 miles. the first incident happened around 9000 miles and was "fixed" for a short time. upon hitting a bump in the road at 65-70mph the trucks steering shakes uncontrollably until the truck is slowed down to 25-30 mph. the factory "fix" does not appear to work for long.
Driving 68-70mph down freeway and the truck starts to death wobble. had to pull over to get it to stop. 2019 f250 16.9k miles. terrified my 14 year old daughter, could have caused an accident. vehicle is not safe.
Vehicle shake violently after going over a bump on highway and driving at highway speeds, to stop need to lower speed closer to +-30 mph, loose control of steering. problem nicknamed death wooble seems it is a normal problem on super duty models. safety issue.
Got the death wobble 4 times. have takin the truck to ford 2 times, each time they said it was fixed. steering wheel/vehicle shakes violently.
Driving at 45 mph and hit change in pavement from concrete to raised asphalt and front end/steering began to shake violently and did not stop until reached 20 mph. has happened again 3 more times at speeds around 70 mph on paved 3 lane highway with no control until reaching speed of 20 mph extremely hard to control vehicle and very very dangerous truck has under 30,000 miles on it. in dealership service department currently waiting to pick it up to find out what parts they have replaced. this is a very dangerous problem that ford needs to correct before people are hurt or killed
While traveling at highway speeds (roughly 75mpg) three times i hit a bump in the road and the steering wheel begin shaking violently nearly eliminating driver control. the first time it happened i was able to get to the shoulder and the shaking continued until i was nearly stopped. the next two times it happened the violent back and forth (20 degrees +/-) to either side it subsided once i slowed to around 40 mph on the shoulder. i have had the truck to the dealer prior to this to diagnose what i felt like was a faulty steering stabilizer because the steering wheel would have a jitter while going over bumps. i was informed the tsb for a new steering stabilizer was on backorder. i have a 20 second video of this happening (i was smart enough to take one the third time it happened) but it is too big to attach. please tell me who i can send it to.
Hit a bump on the road at 45mhp and the truck starts to wobble violently had to tap the brake to stop it.
2019 f250 king ranch purchased new in late june 2019. front shimmy (also referred to as "death wobble"), started occurring at around 16,000 miles. the front wheels, suspension, steering column, etc,. will shake violently after passing over a bump, such as an expansion joint, potholes, or pavement overlaps at 60 mph or greater. happens mostly during interstate/highway driving. violent shaking will not stop until vehicle has slowed to < 25 mph. as soon as problem started, the truck was taken to the dealer service department. parts replaced as stated on the attached invoice dated 12/10/19. this did not correct the problem, so the vehicle was taken back to the dealer service department. the parts replaced are stated on the attached invoice dated 12/26/19. this did not correct the problem and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer service department on 1/14/20. the service manager stated that they are encountering the same issues with other f250 owners, especially with the 2017-2020 models. the parts manager ordered what he referred to as a "sleeve" that he hoped would fix the problem, but the part is on back-order for 4-8 weeks. the dealership will not provide a replacement vehicle for the time being, so i am forced to drive an unsafe vehicle.
Driving down highway and sometimes when hit a bump truck gets uncontrollable shaking 'death wobble ' almost uncontrollable. can't steer and almost didn't recover. have had it happen 7-8 times now. carried to ford service part is on national back order 6-8 weeks .
At highway speeds, came over a rough patch, and the front end began to shake violently as though i had a flat tire. steering locked up, and i pulled over to see what the issue was. found nothing wrong. this was the second time this has occurred, the previous instance, the shaking stopped once i reduced speed, this time it continued until i came to a stop.
Vehicle had approximately 20k miles when the "death wobble" issue started. driving down the interstate at 75 mph, hit bumps or bridge expansions renders the truck uncontrollable with the only remedy to slow below 40 mph to cease. worst scenario almost sent my uncontrollable truck off the highway. very frightening and extremely dangerous. suppose it will take multiple fatalities and lawsuits before ford takes the issue seriously. getting nowhere with ford warranty service. about to trade this junk off for a dodge.
After hitting a bump on the highway travelling at 75 mph, the front end and steering wheel started shaking violently. nearly lost control of the vehicle. the shaking did not stop until speed was reduced to less than 35 mph.
When accelerating on the freeway the car shimmies out of control
I own a 2019 f-250 and was driving at approximately 65 miles per hour and a car cut in front of me and i had to brake hard and the front end of my truck started shaking violently to the point where i though i would lose control. i had to brake even harder to regain control of the truck. i called my dealer/service and the tech told me "ford knows about the problem and he would order the parts!" ford: if you know of the problem then why not do a mass recall to save lives?
Violent shaking of steering wheel when hitting bumps at highway speed. must slow to below 45 for it to stop. this is referred to as death wobble. it happened within 13000 of owning my new truck. it has happened while pulling a camper with my family of four. we were almost rear ended by a semi because i had to slam on the brakes on the interstate.
When hitting some bumps on the road at highway speed (40 to 80 mph.) the vehicle can begin to violently shake and will not stop shaking until bringing the vehicle to less than 10 mph or a complete stop. https://youtu.be/yogdzco-l7m
Driving at 65 mph on a paved highway under normal temperatures, on a dry road we drove over a bridge normally. upon crossing the bridge the vehicle began to shutter and veer uncontrollably. with an infant in the back seat and this vehicle being fixed for the same issue before, our company thinks a recall is in order. we also have a second ford same make model and year having the same safety issue.
This truck has the "death wobble". we do not feel safe driving this vehicle. we have dealt with three dealerships and ford's customer service department, to no avail. we are told the part to fix this is on back log with no expected date given. in researching this issue it is obviously a very dangerous issue that is being blamed on a steering stabilizer, but also the front axels.
2019 f250 - 28,000 miles while drive approx. 70 mph down the freeway i hit an expansion joint in the road, at which point my truck went into what is known by most ford owners as the "death wobble" , i had to slow to 45 mph to get my truck back under control, this happened 3 more times during my trip until i could get it to a ford dealership. ford replaced the "steering dampner" and claimed that it is fixed, fast fwd two months, it happened again today to my wife while driving down the freeway, again at approx. 65-70 mph the truck will be going back to the dealership tomorrow for further investigation. this is a know problem with ford, there needs to be a factory recall on all super duty trucks so that ford can get this under control.
Driving at 79 mph on interstate i-10 near casa grande arizona on 12/29/2019 went over a bridge expansion joint, on newer pavement since the expressway was redone this year, the truck experienced the "death wobble". severe wheel bouncing and steering wheel vibrations. had to rapidly reduce speed to under 60 mph to regain control of the truck. this the second such occurance on different roads since i bought the truck. mileage now is 16998.
When hitting a rough patch or expansion joint on road going around 45 mph or higher the truck starts vibrating really bad. this has happened multiple times, with the latest on 12/28/2019, 3 times on my 117 mile trip. once so bad, that i was almost taken off of the interstate and going into the median. i have contacted the dealership and taken truck in soon to have fixed. ford is aware of the issue as stated in tsb # 18-2268. from what i was told, ford is only making the parts when needed and some vehicles have been waiting at the dealership for almost 2 months.
Truck exhibited severe front end shaking while accelerating around 45mph. approx 6180 miles on vehicle at time of event. event occurred on paved road with some rough patches. shaking was extremely violent and persisted, causing me to rapidly brake. symptoms subside after dropping speed to 20mph or so. drove a few hundred yards to shoulder. stopped and visually inspected tires and under carriage for loose hardware. no problems observed. drove another 15 miles to a location where i could get underneath the truck to better inspect. further inspection didn't show anything loose or worn.
As many other people have reported, i experienced the "death wobble" with my 2019 f250, and it has approx 8000 miles on it. went over a mild bump on the freeway at 65mph and the entire front end including steering wheel began to shake and vibrate violently, rocking the vehicle side to side, only stopping when i pulled over at the side of the freeway. since then the vehicle vibrates, shakes, and rocks all the time, worse the faster you're going. spradley barr ford dealership in cheyenne, wy said they need to replace the steering dampener but the part is on backorder with 30,000 trucks ahead of mine. it's not safe to drive, and i have no estimated time when i might get it back. it's ridiculous to be making a giant monthly payment on a truck that is not safe to drive and with no expected date when i will be able to drive it. dealership will not return my phone calls requesting a loaner vehicle either.
There is a severe oscillation of the steering system when hitting a bump in the road, bridge expansion joint, etc. this is knows as death wobble. the vehicle shakes violently and control is lost until there is a significant decrease in speed. mine will do this oftentimes at 40-50mph and also at highway speeds. this is a very widespread issue. ford has been putting "band aid" on things to get it out of warranty. further, i know there has been a redesigned damper that was to come out last week. it was scrapped and supposed to start over with the vendor. this is per conversations with the advisor at the ford dealer. it is not a one time occurrence.
In asheville, nc; driving 2019 f250 on interstate highway at approximately 70 mph in a straight line, rough pavement created a severe shaking (wobble) to the entire truck. had to pull over onto the shoulder of the highway and almost stop before shaking/wobble ceased. checked to ensure all tires were inflated and continued down the interstate. after travelling approximately 10 additional miles, hit a rough bridge approach slab which caused the violent shaking/wobble to occur once again. pulled off once again and had to slow to approximately 3 mph before shaking ceased.
When driving at 50-55 mph, vehicle has went into extremely violent, uncontrollable shaking multiple times after driving over small bumps in road (it happens intermittently, and with bumps you normally would not notice or adjust speed for in a small car). the vehicle cannot be steered or controlled when this occurs other than applying the brakes. tthe brakes do not work or stop you as fast as they should when this happens (i am assuming due to all the shaking). last time this occurred it caused me to veer into oncoming traffic lane and i narrowly avoided a head on collision. if the oncoming vehicle had not reacted to my truck moving in to their lane we would have collided. this vehicle is very unsafe to drive until this problem is fixed. their has been no recall but ford has issued a tech bulletin about the issue. this problem is very dangerous and will result in lives lost (if it hasnt already). i am currently waiting for parts to fix this (ive already been waiting 10 days and ford has no clue when they will be in. i was told it might be as long as 60 days before parts come in (unless i use lemon laws to remedy it). how many 2019 f250s have been in head on collisions this year? is there a statistical difference? how many times does this have to happen before something is done? i was told by the dealer that there are 2-3 other trucks ahead of mine waiting on the same part. the truck has been driven 7 months and only has 13,000 miles on it,
2019 ford f-250 diesel did the "death wobble" while traveling on interstate at 70 mph (one on september 14, 2019 and again on december 22, 2019)
While driving at approximately 75mph with my family in the vehicle, we went over a small bump on the highway which seemingly triggered a violent shaking of the steering wheel/suspension. i was traveling in the left lane and had to make my way over to the side of the road (while the violent shaking continued). the shaking didn't stop until the vehicle came to a complete stop. i had purchased the truck as a certified ford from a local dealer at 16,500 miles just 2 days prior. a relative was following us and followed us to the side of the highway and then said to me that it looks like you have the ford death wobble. he is a heavy equipment mechanic and was responsible for ordering and maintaining their super duty fleet. i was obviously dry concerned that my new (to me) $50,000 truck had this problem known as the death wobble. anyway, we made it to our destination driving at 55mph and on the way home the violent shaking occurred 3 more times, nearly causing accidents every time. i drove straight to the dealer where i purchased the truck and returned it. the dealer wanted the opportunity to repair the truck and refused to take it back. after reading various blogs, getting this truck repaired was a long even and no one seemed to have the exact fix. i wasn't willing to endure this and phoned my bank and.stopped them from funding the loan. the fact that a truck has an issue known as the death wobble is a testament to the dire need to force a fix/recall before this engineering/manufacturing issue kills. had i been towing my daughter's horse, things could have been deadly. it's beyond me how this has not been addressed at the federal level (forced recall) to date as it is my understanding that this has been an issue for over a decade on super duties (and other manufacturers).
I believe i have experienced the known 'death wobble'. when going 65 mph or more and hit a bump with a turn i'd lose control and my truck would feel like my front tires had blown or shocks had failed. i'd slow down and pull over and the truck looked fine. at lower speeds it does not seem to happen. i've experienced it twice now. all ford has said is i need a new steering stabilizer, that is on back order. they claim that will ' fix ' the problem.
On three occasion now while driving on the highway at a high rate of speed around 75-80 mph the vehicle started shaking and i couldn't control the steering. felt like i was loosing control of the vehicle and was thankful there was no other vehicle next to me because i would have surely been in an accident because of the violent vibration and loss of control of the steering and the drifting of the vehicle into other lanes due to the lack of steering control. i had to slowly lower my speed. as a result, i am afraid to drive my vehicle. i took it to the dealership and they said there is nothing wrong with it. as of today the vehicle is at the dealership because of it happening again and hopefully they find and fix the problem.
Ford needs to fix the death wobble on this trucks ,,,,,,,i'm almost have a accident that day
Driving around 45 miles an hour, hit a bump and the whole steering system went into a wobble that i couldn't stop until i came to about 10 miles an hour. almost lost control of the vehicle. never happened this bad before but on occasion when going over a bump over an overpass on a freeway would wobble for couple seconds and out briefly lose little control of the truck. the one yesterday almost caused me to crash. this last incident occurred on a city street. could have had a collision with oncoming traffic
I would like to alert you to a very serious issue that is occurring on thousands of late model ford f250 pickup trucks. the issue is being called the 'death wobble." the problem i am having is when the vehicle encounters pot holes or other irregularities such as railroad tracks, it will lose steering control which results in the steering wheel shaking violently. ford is very much aware of the problem, but refuses to issue a recall. rather than accepting the problem as a design defect, they apparently are attempting to blame it on worn steering parts thereby treating it as a maintenance item, much like a requirement to change the oil every 5,000 miles. however, in reality this is not the case. my new vehicle was only a few months old with only 3,000 miles when i encountered a rough section of highway going around a corner and the steering wheel nearly cam free from my hands and started violently shaking making me feel almost certain i was going to lose control of the vehicle. when i let off the gas, the shaking started to subside and i regained control currently, the issue continues to appear whenever i encounter poor pavement conditions, in which i immediately slow down to minimize the 'death wobble.' you can very easily validate my claim my doing a google search on 'ford f250 death wobble.' as i have just recently learned, countless others are experiencing the same problem as i've contacted several local ford dealer service departments and learned they are very much aware of the problem. however, they claim the parts are on 'back-order.' i also learned that the few vehicles that have been repaired are receiving a 'steering damper' to solve the problem. this is not a solution, it only lessens the affect.
Hit bump on highway and get terrible death wobble. steering wheel shakes violently to the point you have to move over and slow down when it's safe too.
At highway speed when i drive over a bump or expansion joint on a bridge it initiates extremely severe shaking/wobble of the front suspension of the truck. the shaking/wobble will not stop until i hit the brakes and slow down to about 30 mph. this is an extremely traumatic experience. the truck is 11 months old. this has happened three times. the first event was in october 2019 at 17,000 miles on the odometer and the last time in december 2019 with 20,400 miles on the odometer.
We were driving down the interstate at 70 miles per hour and hit a bump in the road and the steering wheel began excessively shaking. we lost complete control of the vehicle and had to carefully slow down and come to a stop on the side of the highway. this has happened multiple times now. we took the car into ford for service. they are aware of the issue, called "death wobbles" and says the part needed to fix is on a national backorder with no eta.