While driving my vehicle on the highway it will inadvertantly begin to shake uncontrollably. this will continue until the speed is almost reduced to a stop. this has happened multiple times regardless of the tire tread wear. has occurred with brand new tires.
When traveling at speeds in excess of 50 mile an hour the vehicle is subject to doing a death wobble when crossing uneven pavement or hitting bumps. the vehicle shakes so violently that it becomes hard to control and has to come to a stop to regain full control. i have this nice truck that i have to avoid interstate travel because of fear of hurting myself or someone else. i have had bearings and track bar replaced, had truck realigned and tires balanced to try to fix the problem with no luck. i'm getting ready to purchase a steering stabilizer to try but i'm running out of options and money to sink in truck but it has to be fixed. after a lot of research and talking to others with similar problem it sounds like ford needs to step up and have a fix for the problem. they charge premium prices for their products but mine has to set at the house or travel back roads to stay safe. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Getting the death wobble, have replaced the shocks and damper, not luck. the steering wheel shakes violently sometimes when hit a bump at 60 miles per hour. its terrible.
It is almost impossible to keep this truck between the lines on the road. it has about 4 inches of play in the steering wheel and overcorrecting this is even more dangerous....i'm scared to drive it
Death wobble occurs over 60mph. took place five times within 15 minutes.
Traveling on interstate 65 south from montgomery, al headed home to defuniak springs, fl, was crossing a bridge that had bumps in the road from what i think were where bridge road sections. i was in the far left lane of a four part of the highway going about 65 mph when i felt the bumps in the road and all of a sudden my 2012 ford f250 fx4 started a violent shaking in the front end of my truck so bad i could not control the vehicle! i thought the front end of my truck was coming loose from the vehicle! i could barely hold onto the steering wheel! i reduced speed as quickly as i could as i maneuvered over to the emergency lane far right. thank god without an accident! a policeman stopped to assist me once i had the vehicle stopped on the right shoulder of the interstate and i told him i was already searching for the nearest ford dealers for help. local dealers were telling me i would need to have several front end suspension parts replaced, but would have to order parts and be several days before they could do work. i googled ...
Experienced 'death wobble' while driving a highway 287 (same speed no stop and go with traffics). truck was suddenly violently shaking and wobbling caused my husband almost lost control. he was able to pull over the tuck but scared him to death. we had it towed to a dealership and they confirmed the death wobble provided a quote.
The first time it happen (last week) i was going down the highway going 55mph (pulling a trailer), clear sky, temp in the 50's. felt a slight shake in the steering wheel and in the floor board. within seconds is when a extremely violent shaking started. i had to pull onto the shoulder immediately. it happen again this morning going down a different highway about 60mph, clear sky temp 42 outside and it was the worst yet. my entire entire 2012 ford f-250 was violently shaking to the point it was so sudden and abrupt we couldn't stop fast enough to stop the shaking
I was driving about 55 mph on the parkway, a straight road, when all of a sudden my truck started to shake and wobble to the point i almost lost control. this happened twice and i took it to my ford dealer. they knew what i was talking about and called it the "death wobble". they checked everything in the front suspension but said nothing was wrong. it has done this 4 more times. it is all i can do to control the vehicle and get it stopped. it almost caused me to have an accident. i can not make it happen, it does it when it wants to. my ford dealer wants me to duplicate it for them.
Driving to dallas, tx. on freeway and hit a small bump. truck went into front end speed wobble. had to slow to about 30 mph before i could regain control of steering wheel. this happened 3 times on a crowded freeway.
While traveling to oklahoma , i was going 70 mph and hit a bump and experienced a violent shaking and had to slow to 45 too regain control. this was on 10/13/2019. i later learned that this is so common in fords that it has the nickname ' death wobble"
Currently have 53k miles. problem rare, started at 10k or less. with our wilthout pickup camper loads: at 60mph or higher when hitting bridge expansion joints or rr tracks (particularly at angles) in which one wheel strikes irregularity first, a violent wheel and steering wheel shake begins. must immediatly slow vehicle to stop it. complete loss of vehicle control when active. total of perhaps 6 occurrences. currently in shop for investigation. serious safety issue.
While driving over 50 mph on the highway any uneven surface in the road causes the entire front of the truck to shake violently including the steering wheel. the only way to stop the shaking is to stop the vehicle which is very dangerous on the freeway.
While traveling on a freeway at around 65 mph, if i hit any minor bump or uneven surface during a sweeping curve, the whole front of the truck and steering wheel shakes violently until i pull to the side of the road. this is commonly referred to as the "death wobble". this has happened multiple times.
My 2012 f-250 has 126,000 miles on it and i have been experiencing a steering vibration at about 50-55 mph while driving over bumps and rough roads. about a week ago i was coming down a mountain highway and drove over some rough areas in the road at about 50 mph and the truck started vibrating and shaking violently. i had little control and almost went off the side of of the highway which has about a 2000 foot drop. i didn't think i would be able to stop but got it slowed down and the vibration went away. i have never been so scared. the past few days i have been reading online about ford's f-250 "death wobble". i am certain this is what i experienced and have checked the front suspension and found no obvious problem. with as many complaints i have read about this issue i'm surprised there has not been any talk of a recall. i am a retired ase certified master tech dealership technician and from what i have read the main problem is the trac bar & ball joint wearing prematurely and not enough positive caster which is non adjustable for this model. i ...