On 2 occasions driving at approximately 75 mph - after hitting a minor rough patch in the road the truck / steering / front end began violently vibrate. i thought the truck was coming apart. after stopping on the side of the interstate and expecting the vehicle i couldn't find anything wrong. i thought after the first occurrence that it must have been a fluke. after the second time i realized that something must be wrong so i started some research on the internet. i discovered hundreds / thousands of people complaining of the same thing . . . "death wobble." i testify this is a very real problem and these trucks are dangerous.
I just crossed over 15,500 miles and experienced the death wobble when going over a bridge. will call dealer monday. this needs to be a mandatory recall as the steering wheel is literally jerked out of my hand. i was going approximately 50 mph.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford f-250. while driving 70 mph, the vehicle drove over a pothole and vehicle became uncontrollable. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced the phenomenon known as the death wobble. the contact was able to regain control at 30 mph. there were no warning lights illuminated. the local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the failure mileage was 28,204.
Experienced a severe case of "death wobble" on i-95 after hitting a very slightly rough area of pavement. travelling at approximately 65 mph when it happened, had to slow to 35 to get it to stop and feared losing control while trying to control it. the truck has original wheels and tires and has not been modified in any way. tire pressure is 63 psi all around.
Whenever i drive at a high rate of speed (65mph+) and a slight bump or a bridge joint connection, it sends the truck into an uncontrollable shaking of the steering wheel causing loss of control. i bought this truck 3 days ago and am already experiencing the 'death wobble' problem. i am genuinely concerned for the safety of myself, family, and other motorists on the road.
Travling 60 mph .hit bump on a cruve ,steering wheel started shaking ,needed both hands on steering wheel to control truck .both feet on brake pedel .truck controled at 30 mph ! truck did not want to slow down
While driving at interstate speeds the front end started to shake violently and without any reason. the vehicle was hard to control and was forced to slow down rapidly to regain control. this was the first time i had ever heard of "death wobble" this was a scary event considering i had no idea this could ever happen
The truck had the death wobble when i hit a rough patch on the highway and i had to slam on my brakes to get it to stop. luckily there were no vehicles right behind me or they would of hit me. this happened at a large bridge over a river. i had a ford dealership get the truck and try to repair it using tsb # 18-2268. i received the truck afterwards and drove it on the highway again and it started to shutter at highway speeds when i hit a bump again. this would last miles before it would stop. i brought it back to the dealer and they found a loose tie rod. they are 'fixing' this and i will see if this corrects it. this all happened within 2 weeks.
At approx. 65 mph, after hitting a small rough spot on the dry paved highway, the truck began vibrating excessively in the front end. i was driving straight and level in a place where i've routinely travelled for several months. i had to immediately apply the brakes to decelerate and stop the shimmy. fortunately traffic was mild at the time and nothing else happened. it happened at approx 24000 miles on the odometer and has reoccurred five times in the last two weeks in different locations at highway speeds. i have scheduled a service appt with the local ford dealer to try and figure out what's wrong. the service agent at the dealer referred to it as the 'death wobble'!
Traveling at highway speed and hit a pot hole in the roadway. experience the death wobble. vehicle began violently shaking and had to slow vehicle speed to under 50 mph to regain control of the vehicle. 1st time was on i 70 traveling at approximately 75 mph and the second was on highway 25 in kansas traveling at approximately 68 mph.
Multiple episodes of severe front end shaking and instability that occurs at highway speeds when driving over minimal bumps or other road imperfections. recently this caused a loss of control when it occurred on a freeway not known to have ice spots at 50 mph. the only way i have been able to disrupt this is to quickly reduce speed to below 40 mph which is also dangerous on the freeway.
2018 ford f-250 shakes uncontrollably after hitting bumps in the road at approx 70mph. i could not control the steering of the truck until i got it slowed down to approximately 35mph. this has happened 15 times and i've had it in the shop 2 times for repair. without the problem being resolved. i've seen complaint after complaint on this issue, someone is going to get killed or kill someone else i. the road it is unacceptable and for needs to address the issue.
60 to 70 mph, hit bump and strong wobble vibration impacting steering. have to slow down for it to stop. this is known as death wobble (tsb 18-2268) from what i can determine from internet. truck has about 27,000 miles. appt to take to dealership feb 4 2020. wish ford would have notified owners of this potential safety issue as it appears they already knew about it. instead they wait for owners to report issue before fixing. potential for accidents especially when people that have these type trucks usually pull trailers or campers as do i. not sure what would have happened if i was pulling my 5th wheel when the two incidents happened. one was at about 70 mph and the other 60 to 65 entrance ramp to highway on one and expansion joint bump on bridge the other time. both times felt like tire was loose and about to fall off. visual inspection on side of road found nothing abnormal.
Truck has a death wobble ... steering wheel shakes to the point of being uncontrollable. happens when hitting a bump or ruff spot in road, train tracks, bumps on bridges. can see where losing control would be very easy . god help if you had a loaded trailer hooked to it...
I have 2018 f-250 and at 19800 it developed this death wobble and has occurred 3x out of nowhere. very scary ford acts like it's no big deal. this happened on the interstate going around 59 - 70 and the death wobble started.