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.
At 145,000 miles, a steering issue developed. 3 miles away from home, at a 4-way stop, i turn right to go to work. the steering wheel gets "stuck" and is hard to turn back to the left to center the f250 in my lane. 1 mile later, another right turn, and the problem becomes scary. the wheel is stiff to turn to the left and then all of a sudden the steering wheel and the truck zoom to the left, i steer right and it is slow and stiff and then responds without warning zipping me to the right. i'm on the highway at this point, doing 35mph waiting for the problem to clear up. at first, the problem cleared up within a mile, but today it took 5 miles. the problem is then gone for the rest of my 30 mile trip to work. same thing, same place everyday. this also happens on the way home from work. a mile away from the parking space i have the first symptom and then all hell brakes loose on the next turn. crazy steering for a few miles and then smooth sailing the rest of the way home. planning on replacing ...
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.
Shimmy creating early wear in steering gear and front end components.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. while driving approximately 30 mph, a loud snapping sound was heard from the front end of the vehicle. the driver suddenly lost control of the steering. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front tie rods fractured due to rust and corrosion. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 120,000. updated 04/06/17lj updated 09/1/2017 *js
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 ...
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 ...
2006 ford f250 moving, 2 lane road, in mountains ,suddenly started to steer erratically - managed to keep it out of the opposite lane more by good fortune than anything. power steering pump had begun to fail.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 78,000. updated 1/12/16 *cn
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
Hello, i have a ford f 250 super duty king ranch 4x4 diesel that my wife and i always wanted. we bought from a used car/truck lot. the rims and tires are brand new as is alignment was also had done to fix the problem right out of the gate but it didn't.. when the truck gets to 44 miles an hour and up to 50 mph my f 250 hops land i don't know if its from the front or back but i think its happening in the front the way it feels on the steering wheel.. my truck steering wheel does not move back and forth like the tires are wiggling right and left , it is more like when you have a bad rim or uneven tire hop, like when i was a kid and couldn't afford tires and bought some used ones and get a bum tire in the set or maybe a rims that i had traded for and one was bad.. we love this f 250 and have put a lot of money into it, not knowing anything about diesel trucks, only loving the sound and power of them ...