Extremely violent shaking of steering wheel and truck. also known as the death wobble. this happens at highway speeds and is in predictable when it will do it.
Ford death wobble, defect in front steering damping shock causes truck to severely start shaking when 1 wheel hits ripple in road. you cant stop the violent shaking of truck without almost stopping truck. it shakes entire truck. happens on highways with ripples in pavement or uneven pavement at speeds around 60 mph or higher. ford will not do anything about it. dealership puts after market dual steering stabilizer kit on front end at price of $600.00
Driving at highway speeds hitting bumps or uneven pavement, uncontrollable, violent steering wheel shaking occurred . ford dealership said a shock was loose and tightened. a few weeks later it happened again. ford dealer does all my service work. they did not recommend any front end work, said it looked good.
I was driving the vehicle straight at about 60 mph on a highway when the vehicle start to shake roughly in an oscillating style, apparently known as the "death wobble". maintaining control of the vehicle was extremely difficult and required a considerable amount of force to keep the vehicle straight and not crashing into other cars or highway walls. the only way to stop this was to slam on the brakes and bring the vehicle to a complete stop on a highway.
I am experiencing a profound "death wobble" in the front end. when driving on the highway and going over uneven pavement, an uncontrollable death wobble occurs and the whole front end shakes violently (causing the tires to skip on the pavement surface-loosing traction) and this "rhythm" cannot be controlled until the speed is brought below 25 miles an hour. this is especially dangerous in a curve in the road. it would be easy to loose control and crash into something/someone! everything on my truck is factory stock. the tires are good and i have made no modifications to the suspension. the dealer acknowledges the problem and wants me to replace good parts at my expense which does not fix the problem. this seems like a definite design flaw. there are many aftermarket parts available that claim to fix the problem. i do not want to put them on because i don't want to give ford a reason to blame the problem on the aftermarket parts. this seems to be happening to many other people and looks like a serious safety issue!
While traveling freeway speed, hitting a bump on the road causes an uncontrollable shake in the front end and causes the truck to go towards the left, that only goes away after hitting the brakes and slowing down 10-15 mph. a representative from ford calls it the "death wobble." i had the truck into ford before the warranty expired and they replaced a steering stabilizer shock, but the problem never went away totally. ford confirmed the problem, and diagnosed it as track bar ball joint worn, excessive play, shimmy shock worn. the dealer is aware of the defect in their trucks, but refused to take responsibility for it and said it's just because the parts were worn out. they didn't say anything about any parts being worn when they replaced the steering shock, less than 10000 miles before. vehicle was unsafe to drive with the "death wobble." ken garff ford was willing to pay for the oem parts to be replaced, and now the death wobble is gone. however, ford has known about this problem for 15 years and refuses to take responsibility for the defect.
My 2016 f 350 has the death wobble took it to dealership they repaired the alignment stabilizer arm and let me go and got on the interstate10 headed to houston got speed up 75 mph and hit bump and almost lost control of the truck,18 wheeler almost run me over; it scared so bad i have a pacemaker i thought i was having a heart attack!!
There is an uncontrollable shaking at 60 miles an hour or higher, after investigation it seems that there are hundreds of cases, the shaking has been called " the death wobble" dealerships don't seem to know whats going on and ford not giving any good solutions. this cant be seen with pictures there is hundreds of videos in youtube about this issue.
While in motion at highway speeds, traveling in a straight line, the vehicle shakes violently to the point of almost losing control. the shaking begins when the vehicle drives over a seam, bump, or hole in the road when at highway speeds. it causes the steering wheel to whip back and forth at a high rate of speed almost like a motorcycle when the handle bars whip back and forth (tank slapper). it is not always in the same place on the highway and does not always occur at the same time or place and speed. it can catch a driver off guard and has to be fought to gain control of the vehicle due to the violent nature of the steering wheel. the phenomenon is known by the manufacturer as the "death wobble" and they have a tsb for the problem, but are failing to take responsibility for the issue and are passing the cost to repair on to the consumers. this is a safety issue and can cause loss of control of the vehicle if the shake is severe enough. i took my truck in and they replaced the steering stabilizer. this did not fix the problem. it occurred again on the highway while traveling at highway speed, again in a straight line. braking does not stop the violent shaking. the shake only stops after the vehicle has slowed considerably. this is a widely documented issue on the internet and several people have video evidence of the issue. it is not related to only this year vehicle. ford has a severe suspension issue which must be corrected by the manufacturer. recall and repair.
I experienced death wobble while driving approximately 70mph after hitting a rough patch of straight road on the highway. extremely violently shaking! i ended up in the shoulder of the road. i could not control the truck until i got to a near complete stop. there was a total loss of control. miraculously avoided a wreck on the highway.
2016 ford f350 powerstroke (29,947 miles), while traveling down smooth interstate pulling 5th wheel camper when speedometer gets to 61mph the steering wheel begins to vibrate. when speed is 62-63mph the entire truck begins to violently bounce causing near loss of control. the "wobble" was so severe while reducing speeds the truck was bouncing all over the highway lanes, fortunately tractor trailer drivers were alert and immediately slowed down which allowed us to regain control of the combination. appears speeds less than 61mph the steering is better with less vibration. after dropping off the 5th wheel again we approached 60 mph with some vibration noted. when 62mph was reached again the steering violently began wobbling as it bounced the truck extremely hard on the pavement. it should be noted the highways used were in very good condition with no visible or noticeable defects.
October 8, 2018 at 3:45 pm heading north bound on us highway 55 at mile marker 191.8 towing a fifth wheel rv, hit rough pavement which caused uncontrollable oscillation of the steering wheel and violent shaking of the entire vehicle. you must slow the vehicle to under under 10 miles an hour to regain control. this same type of situation happen on august 4, 2018, which i returned the vehicle to the ford dealer who stated they could not find anything wrong, because they could not duplicate the issue.
Uncontrollable steering after driving over expansion joints on the highways or rough roads or streets. once you drive over these areas, the steering wheel begins to violently shake to the left then the right. the truck is shaking violently and makes it difficult to control the vehicle. you must slow down to almost a stop to stop the violent shaking and regain control of your truck. this has happen two times in a row and i went straight to the ford dealer who replaced parts. on the second time this happen, i had to cut between the highway workers back blocking truck and the highway workers repairing the road because i could not control the vehicle at the highway speed. it has happen again and the truck is back in at the ford dealer.
Hit a bump at 55 mph on highway and the front end began to violently wobble/shimmy. vehicle is uncontrollable until slowing to minimal speed. vehicle was taken to the dealership at 38k miles and told there was nothing wrong, keep tire pressure monitored constantly. monitored pressure and vehicle began repeating this phenomenon at 58k. paid $3169.63 for repairs however, violent episodes continued. 100k miles the truck repeats the violent behavior 3-4 times daily. dealership has indicated that ford is aware of the problem but does not have a fix.
Vehicle bounces very dangerously causing vehicle to swerve into other lane. pot holes shake vehicle into other lanes. brakes do not hold well during shaking. myself inside shake very heavily as well feeling like a bobble head. steering becomes very difficult while shaking. it is so bad speaking is difficult during the shake. this happens at any speed above 55mph. this occurs most on highways but also on city streets.
While driving at 60 to 70 miles per hour you get a slight shimmy in the back end. as you progress the shake gets worse. the ford shop where i live has a rush in rush out work ethic, they don't listen to the one paying the bills. i have tried several shops to find the problem, no results. *tr