Problems with 2008 Ford F-250 STEERING

When traveling more than 40mph and a wheel hits a groove or bump in the road, the entire truck shakes violently and is hard to control, forcing the driver to quickly decelerate to regain control of the truck. it feels as if the tires are bouncing uncontrollably. this has been happening since we purchased the vehicle new in 2009. also when driving over railroad tracks or very bumpy roads, the brake pedal, when depressed, goes all the way to the floor. after pumping the brakes, normal braking returns, but the initial brake failure is very frightening as is the uncontrollable shaking when hitting a bump at highway speeds.

It starts shimmying back and forth viciously and will not steer. i put on new struts, steering gear box, shocks, tires, and have spent over $,3, 000 in the past few months. i never know when this will start and have come close to several accidents. i have read many letters from people with the same problem in this model. why is there no recall?

While in motion, at 30 mph or higher, the truck wanders left and right. impossible to maintain straight travel...basically no centering of steering. unsafe and it appears that you are driving as a drunk would. also, violent shaking of steering wheel after hitting a bump at speed.

Steering gear box seems to have broke. lose of all steering. steering wheel spins around but does not control anything now

The steering sort of wanders all over the road, especially on turns then it gets hard to steer, yesterday while driving at highway speeds 60/70mph same issue then when over a bump then vehicle started to drift off road

The truck steering is uncontrollable and dangerous. when driving the truck jerk the steering wheel over into the other lane.this happens all the time when driving on regular city streets.truck turn on its own and goes into the other lane. very hard to correct wheel will not turn back to straight position. we have taken it into 2 different auto repair shop 4 times and no one can find the problem. we did have gear box changed and had it changed a second time to make sure this was not a defective steering box. cant find anything wrong with it. no mechanic can find anything wrong with truck and can not fix this issue.has happened over 10 times.happens very time it is drove unknown problem! not drive able and dangerous.

My truck has the 6.4 diesel engine. while turning on a one lane street the vehicle failed to respond to my efforts. after a couple of seconds it responded and i maintained control. my vehicle is currently at mike white ford in coeur alene idaho getting a new motor installed. myself and the service advisor walked into the shop to heck progress on the motor install. i asked him to address the steering box recall where from the factory a steering box was installed that doesnt sit flush with the frame. this problem could result in the bolts attaching the steering box to the frame breaking due to the poor fitment. i showed him a hole where a bolt attaching the steering box to the frame was broken off. he stated to me that he didnt thom that there was a recall on the steering box. i stated that yes there was and asked hom to please fix it. this lemon of a vehicle is all that my family has to drive! i want it fixed properly. not just shimmed and throw new bolts on it. i mean a new steering box that sits flush against the ...

Violent shaking of front wheels and steering wheel at highway speed 65-70mph after hitting bump in the road. i called the ford service dept and they said they had never heard of this problem! however, there are so many occurrences that a name has been given to the issue, the death wobble. it seems ford is in denial about this problem, they try to blame tire pressure according to online sources. there should be a safety recall forced by the nhtsa before someone gets killed, if they haven't already! i had just had the truck tires rotated balanced and air pressure checked before this trip!

My vehicle has a death wobble when hitting a bump at freeway speeds. i received a notice from ford that this is an issue with these vehicles; special field action 09l02 dated january 2018. i wasn't aware that this was a common problem, but recently talked with someone who owns the same vehicle and he happened to ask if i had the same experience. upon receiving the notice and recalling that conversation i thought i should file a formal complaint. in particular at highway speeds, a slight bump in the road can cause the vehicle to rattle and shake in a manner that makes the vehicle uncontrollable until you come to a virtual stop. i have had almost a dozen occurrences. my mechanic checked the vehicle and alignment and steering issues, tie rods and ball joint etc. then after it happened again sent me to the tire shop. the tire shop checked the tires and sent me back to the mechanic. the mechanic checked the vehicle again, replaced some warn parts in the steering column (i believe it was a bushing somewhere, but can confirm if needed, i have records somewhere). ...

Have been experiencing the infamous "super duty death shake" for several years now ....have had dealer inspect the vehicle numerous times to no avail ....always told it is due to tire pressure or worn tires....i check pressures regularly and never have to add more than a # or two.....new tires mask the problem but it is still there......several encounters have nearly caused accidents....usually happens at highway speed but occasionally at speeds as low as 35 mph.....violent oscillation at times have been very dangerous situations ....this problem needs to be rectified .....received a "recall notice related to this issue on 2/6/2018 ....was told by ford on 2/7/2018 that they have no plans to fix this dangerous issue

Since owning my f250, it has randomly experienced a severe vibration "death wobble" after hitting bumps at highway speed. so bad, that i installed a steering stabilizer to help mitigate the issue (ford didn't seem to have a better fix). i always keep my load "e "rated tires inflated per recommended pressures yet the problem persisted. on several occasions i thought that i was going to lose control of the vehicle when the vibrations happened. ford has yet to address this issue other than to say slow down when the severe vibration occurs. for nearly 10 years this has been an accident waiting to happen for many f250 owners and ford's answer is when it happens ," slow down"? this is not an isolated occurrence unique to my vehicle; there are literally thousands who have experienced the above issue. numerous post, blogs and videos are available on line, yet ford continues to blame the occurrence on low tire pressure and pass the responsibility for controlling a very hazardous "death wobble" to the vehicle owners. this is an issue they have known about for many years, yet have failed to take responsibility and correct the highly dangerous condition ...

Steering gets stiff and vehicle wanders from side to side, requiring a forceful tug in the opposite direction to correct steering. when attempting to drive in a straight line, it feels like a boat chine walking, except is much harder to correct. this has happened at all speeds and on all road surfaces. began in the last 250 miles with about 143,000 miles on vehicle.

Steering wheel locked up getting off exit when applying brakes, this has happened 4 times.

While driving on the highway at about 50 mph, truck seemed to want to wander due to excessive play in the steering box. steering wheel would turn about 1/4 to 1/2 way before it would react. i took it to my local mechanic and he told me it could possibly be adjusted. he checked all the linkage and steering box bolts for looseness. he tried to adjust the box but there was a flat spot on the steering gear that had worn and could not adjust because it would cause the steering to bind up and not return correctly. he told me this was very unusual for a steering box to be worn out with only 47,000 mile on the truck and that it should be replaced because it would be very unsafe to drive. after returning it to me i drove it for a few days and decided it was best to have the steering box replaced. my cost was over $700. i feel this is really a very unsafe situation for drivers to be in and have no alternative but to have it repaired. i hope ford realizes that i am not the only one that has experienced ...

Steering box worn out after 47000 miles. excessive play that cannot be adjusted out by any ase certified mechanic. causes me to over steer the vehicle to keep control.