On 1/13/20 while i was driving on the highway the steering wheel began to shake violently causing me to lose control. by the time i got slow down enough to sop i was in the left lane (incoming traffic). luckily there was no traffic or i wouldn't be able to make this complaint as i would of been hit head on and had no control of the vehicle. my dealer said he had another truck with the same issue and it would take 2 months to get a part to maybe fix it. $65,000 and i have a truck i'm scared to drive. it's a 2019 with 7,000 miles on it. i have a pregnant wife and 3 children. the issues with these trucks are death traps. this truck is basically a one ton wrecking ball that i can lose control of at any minute. it's my only transportation. something needs to be done about these before someone is killed. my wife won't get in it and won't allow the kids in the truck. this is completely unacceptable. since it happened i researched possible causes and have learned this is a well documented issue in these vehicles. at this point i'm afraid to i'm either going to die or kill someone else in this vehicle. if i could simply return it i would tomorrow.
I experienced the ford "death wobble". traveling in a straight line at 70mph pulling a large 5th wheel trailer i hit a small bump on the interstate and the front of the truck began shaking violently. i had to slow to 40 mph before it stopped. i thought the front end of the truck was going to come apart. as soon as i made it to my destination i made an appointment with the local ford dealer. they kept it for a day and said they could find nothing wrong but they were aware of the problem and said ford was working on a solution that was not yet ready. i asked the dealer to rotate the tires and align the front end. they kept the truck another day and completed my request. the truck is a 2019 and has just over 21,000 miles. every time i hit a bump now i grip the whell a little harder. i now understand there has been a class action lawsuit filed for the issue and i would find it hard to believe the nhtsa has not stepped in. i hope you have addressed this issue with ford and would appreciate a response one way or the other. i am not educated enough with computers to upload a document. the only document i have is the work order from the dealer.
After hitting bridge expansion join at approx 60 mph t in new hampshire i expierenced a speed wooble so severe i had to stop at night on the highway which is extremely dangerous, the wobble was so severe i was unable to turn or get off highway . this has occured three times in the last month but the last wobble was very severe. this is a brand new 2019 f-350 with less than 12,000 miles . this has ocured frequently since i purchased the truck but was not very severe , my concern is if my child was driving this truck likely would have been a severe accident or rollover . after getting online it appears this is a large problem with the superduties wondering why no recall?
When traveling at speeds above 40mph when the vehicle hits grooves, expansion cracks, or just uneven roadways the front end starts to shake violently and becomes very hard to control. the only way to get the shaking to stop is by bringing the vehicle to speeds around 20mph. so far it has happened 4 times and one of the times took me off the road.
While driving at about 65 to 70 mph, their was a small bump in the highway that normally you would not even notice, made my new truck with only 7,000 miles start shaking and it felt like my wheels were going to fall off, i lost about all control of my vehicle, and had to slow down to about 15 mph on the i-15 highway to get it under control. i am sure if this persists that i or someone will be seriously injured or killed
Severe shaking and movement in the steering system causing an almost loss in control. truck is currently in the shop for the 5th time to resolve the issue.
Driving on dry pavement, approximately 40mph, straight smooth road. i drove over an expansion joint in the pavement, the steering began to wobble violently which made my vehicle leave the pavement onto the opposite side of the road onto an easement. i seemed to have experienced the "ford deat"h wobble, i contacted the dealership, they referred to what i experienced as a known problem referred to as "death wobble". if a vehicle would hav been coming in the opposite direction, there would have been an accident and could have resulted in death at the speed i was traveling. the truck only has ~15000 miles on it. i was told that there is an apparent tsb on this issue and parts are on national backorder with no idea when the parts will be available. this is a very serious safety issue.
Death wobble after hitting rough patch in road or bridge joint
During speeds 50 mph or above the front of truck will shake violently losing control of steer and breaking. it only takes the edge of a cement transition between regular road and bridge or some basic rough spots to start the violent shaking. during speeds between 35 and 50 after driving over rough road front will shimmy and smoothout. i have had 3 near misses with other vehicles due to the extreme and violent shaking. yesterday was a near miss with a semi-truck, and did not gain control until after crossing over three lanes of i-435 traffic outside of kansas city. i went by ford today, and they have had many complaints for same reason. this is an extreme safety issue. i should have been notified that this model of truck is developing drivability issues that can kill.
When driving 55 mph, i approached a bridge which was a slight elevation in roadway, i was pulling a horse trailer which was a goose neck. when i went over the change in elevation the truck's front end shook violently, the steering wheel shook so hard it was hard to hold onto, i slowed down the truck to 10 mph and the shaking went down. this was extremely scarey and dangerous, luckily no one was behind me on the highway and the weather was not bad. this truck only has 20,000 miles on it. i really wish there was a recall regarding this truck, i want to trade it in at this point, it's too scarey to drive.
On dec 2, 2019 i was driving my 2019 ford f-350 (with 15,000mi) on insterstate 505 at approximately 65-70mph while overtaking a tractor-trailer. with no obvious cause, the front wheels / steering of the vehicle began shaking uncontrollably. i assumed there was some sort of major wheel damage or blowout of a tire and tried to pull over. the vehicle was very hard to steer and i did not have adequate speed to get safely past the semi, so i slowed down in the fast lane and pulled to the right behind the semi. once stopped i inspected the vehicle and was surprised to find no obvious damage. i resumed driving without any apparent issue. about 45mi further down the road the exact same issue happened again at 65mph. this time there were no vehicles nearby on the highway so i slowed below 30mph and the vibration stopped. i accelerated back to 65mph without the vibration issue and continued my trip home. the intensity of these vibrations is very extreme and the vehicle is almost uncontrollable when they are happenening. there is no way to avoid or anticipate that they will happen, and the only remedy is to slow or stop the vehicle immediately, which is extremely dangerous to do in a freeway environment when the steering is barely working. my vehicle is using original, unmodified stock tires, wheels, and suspension components and is ovf relatively low mileage (15,000mi).
At approximately 60mph hit rough spot in road and truck started 'death wobble'! had to brake hard to less than 20mph to get truck to stop. this happened first with the truck having only 2830 miles on it. next time about 100 miles later happened at 75mph and i thought i was going to loose control. called dealership and was told it would be 2-3 weeks before they would have parts and was also told to not expect the new parts to fix the truck. i was told prior to purchasing the truck that the issues had been fixed prior to my purchase since the truck was built in september 2019. i depend on my vehicles to make my living, can't do that with them in the shop with a unknown fix. ford needs to stop being allowed to sell this trucks until there is a proven fix!! how many people will be injured or killed do you this problem before action is taken. dealer asked me what i wanted to do after i complained about the 2-3 week delay on even being able to work in the truck. i said you knew these trucks still had the problem so just refund my money and i'll go down the road. was laughed at and said that wouldn't happen. again bought the truck october 10, 2019 and it now has 3,120 miles on it. this needs to be stopped.
Truck has a re-ococcuring death shake / wobble that happens when you hit bumps at highway speed (60 mph plus). only way to regain control is to abruptly decelerate the vehicle to around 20 mph. has now happened multiple times and it's getting woemaw. it's to a point where i no longer allow my wife and kids to be in the vehicle. these trucks should not be on the road as it's a known issue.
Front wheels/steering stabilizer bars. 2019 f-350 srw with 8' bed and 5400 miles on the truck. the front wheels started bouncing when hitting potholes. it was noticeable at lower speeds (less than 35mph) but it was significantly more defined at speeds of over 35-40mph. i did not think much of it until it occurred a couple of times while doing about 45mph and to a point where i almost lost control of the vehicle. note: the truck has never been off-road or driven recklessly. i recently turned it in to ford where they confirmed that there have been many other instances reported with the same model/year truck. technician stated it is becoming a common complaint and related to a faulty front wheel stabilizer bars. ford is currently replacing the stabilizer bars on my truck. hence i felt obligated to report this issue in hopes to avoid someone possibly getting into a severe accident due to this faulty stabilizer bars.
Sustained steering wheel oscillation (aka death wobble) while driving down the highway at approximately 65 mph. i drove over a rough bridge expansion joint and the steering wheel started to violently shake back and forth until i slowed to approximately 25mph and the oscillations ceased.
My wife and i were headed to costco and were driving through west chester ohio. we went over a set of railroad tracks on princeton glendale rd. just before port union rd. once we went over the tracks the front of the truck began to jump and shake uncontrollably. it was very scary. we had no idea what was going on. the truck wobbled side to side for a good distance after we went over the tracks. the wobbling was felt extremely strong in the front end and carried through the cab of the truck. it only subsided after slowing the truck down by letting off the accelerator and letting it coast to about 25 mph. thank goodness we weren't on the highway or worse yet, that we weren't towing anything. we bought this truck to tow a large fifth wheel camper. if this were to happen while towing this on the highway we would probably lose control and crash. that would be catastrophic to say the least. i have just under 4,000 miles on my new truck and this is the second time this has happened. the first time was minimal. so minimal that we wrote it off after it happened. but, it too happened after going over a set of railroad tracks on a rural road just outside of seven mile ohio. it was nothing like what happened this weekend. since this happened i took it upon myself to look to the internet for more info. it seems this is a national problem with the super duty trucks. there is a plethora of complaints of this exact same thing. my fear is contacting my local sales dealership and getting the standard jargon. having the mechanic take it for a test drive and then call me after i drop it off to them for three days and them tell me that nothing occurred and nothing appears broken. like i said earlier, i have almost 4,000 miles on the truck and it has happened twice.
Going straight at 55 mph the steering wheel and front of the truck started shaking ,wobbling and loss of control. i had no control of the vehicle as i ran off of the road into the mud on a county blacktop road. this is the second time this has happened.
On nov 20,2019, while traveling from cornville, az to littleton, co i experienced a violent wobble with my 2019 ford f350 super duty diesel truck. i was starting to go up raton pass in new mexico (just north of raton, nm) and experienced the vibration going roughly 60-65mph. on our return home on 12/02/19 i experienced it again when driving on i25 through colorado springs. i have been working with sanderson ford in glendale, az and they conveyed to me that ford has authorized their dealerships to replace the steering dampener and that was done on 01/17/19. when this condition initially happened the truck only had 9400 miles and on the return trip the mileage was 10,127.
Traveling at approximately 50-55 mph on a curved 2 lane highway i hit a small bump in the road. this caused the front of the vehicle and steering wheel to shake wildly and almost caused a collision with the vehicles behind me. i was only able to get it to stop shaking by coming to an almost complete stop in the middle of a narrow 2 lane mountain highway. as i was coming to a stop i had very little control over the vehicle and actually crossed the center line and went several feet into the oncoming lane.
I was driving 70mph and hit a bump when the truck became uncontrollable. i could not turn to get off the hwy and had to slow down to 25mph before the shaking stopped.
When driving on the interstate at 75 mph i hit a small bump in the road while changing lanes. the entire truck began shaking violently. the steering wheel was shaking so violently that i had a difficult time controlling the vehicle while i returned to the right lane and reduced speed. the shaking stopped when the speed was reduced to 30 mph. twenty minutes later while traveling on the interstate i hit an expansion joint at 65 mph and the violent shaking returned. i reduced speed and the shaking stopped at 30 mph.
My new f350 with 6k miles on it starts to shake violently for no reason at all on speeds over 60 mph and the only way to correct the problem is to slow down to almost a stop. the steering wheel was shaking violently and so was the front of the truck.
Traveling at about 80 mph went over a bridge approach, the steering wheel violently shook until i hit the brakes and slowed to about 25 mph. aka death wobble.
Death wooble took it to the dealer said parts are being redesigned 4-6 weeks out will call when they get them. very dangerous situation truck has 21000 miles on it problem has happened numerous times on highway 70-80 mph.
On 10/19/2019 while my 2019 f-350 was in motion towing a 36-ft 5th wheel on a two-lane highway at 55 mph, i drove over a series of bumps in my lane that caused the front of the truck to shudder violently. i had to slow the truck to approx. 30 mph to get the shuddering to stop. i did not lose control of the 5th wheel. the steering wheel shuddered so violently i could barely keep my hands on it. all vehicle weights were well within the gvwr/gcwr of both the trailer and truck. ironically enough i was on my way home from weighing the truck and trailer at a cat scale when this incident occurred. four days later i took the truck to the dealer where they replaced the steering damper assembly in accordance with tsb 19-2274.
Traveling between 55-65 on the highway i hit a small bump in the road and the truck started shaking violently. had to slow down to almost a complete stop to get it to stop. very unsafe.
1st incident-driving on the highway the truck started violently shaking after hitting a small rise going over an overpass. extremely blessed that i was in an express lane (tolled) and no one was around me. 16ft trailer was hooked up and it took every bit of strength i had to keep the truck in the 2 lanes and not the wall. thankful no other vehicles were around me. 2nd incident- again driving on the highway the next day; a very small bump in the road caused the violent shaking. i was not towing, but i did have vehicles around me this time that thankfully were paying attention as i was in and out of the fast and middle lane. the experience is indescribable and frightening.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-350. while driving 45 mph over a rough road, the front end of the vehicle vibrated violently. the vehicle was taken to ed koehn ford lincoln of greenville (11064 w carson city rd, greenville, mi 48838, (616) 754-4689) where the vehicle was test driven. the dealer diagnosed that the steering stabilizer needed to be replaced; however, the part was on backorder. the vehicle was taken to tony betten & sons ford (3839 plainfield ave ne, grand rapids, mi 49525, (616) 363-6841) where the contact was informed that ford was working on a solution for the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 4,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-350. while driving approximately 50 mph, the front end of the vehicle suddenly shook and vibrated violently. the front wheels wobbled and the steering wheel vibrated after driving over a bump. the contact indicated that the failure occurred on multiple occasions while driving over 30 mph. the vehicle was taken to opelika ford (801 columbus pkwy, opelika, al) and town and country ford (1101 martin st. n, pell city, al) where it was diagnosed that the steering track bar and steering bushings were faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact was informed that the replacement parts were also not defective. the manufacturer was notified and provided case number: cas25139941. the failure mileage was 27,000.
I purchased a new f350 in 04/19. it has an issue that causes the steering and front end to shake violently and uncontrollably when it hits a bump in the road when traveling at highway speeds. the issue is only corrected by slowing the vehicle. sometimes the vehicle has to come to a complete stop before the vehicle will stop shaking. the issue has happened no less than 12 times as of 12/31/19. it has been to the dealer twice for this issue. they made adjustments and replaced steering dampener both times and the issue was not a present until 6-8 weeks after repairs. this is extremely dangerous and i am very fortunate that this has not led to an accident yet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-350. after the contact purchased the vehicle, there was a slight shimmy in the front end. while driving 70 mph over a pothole, there was a shimmy in the front end, the vehicle jerked and veered into a ditch. the contact was able to continue driving. while driving less than 70 mph, the vehicle operated as intended. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to sanderson ford (6400 n 51st ave, glendale, az 85301, (800) 729-3501), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact called surprise ford (16825 w waddell rd, surprise, az 85388, (623) 792-2522) where an appointment was scheduled. the manufacturer was contacted and planned to diagnose the vehicle, but no further assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 26,000.