Driving vehicle at 45 miles an hour. drove over an uneven patch of blacktop road and both front tires started wobbling. the term is called " death wobble".
At speeds above 45 mph, after driving over rough road, the steering wheel vibrates uncontrollably until speed is reduced. this is happening while in traffic and will eventually cause a serious accident or death! .
When driving at freeway speeds going over a rough patch of the freeway front end violently shakes uncontrollably to the point of having to stop completely. this has happened several times now and afraid to drive vehicle.
Driving 65 mph, encountered bump/ridge in highway surface. front end began shaking violently to the point of almost losing control. was able to brake abruptly and stop episode. this has happened two times recently.
I was driving down interstate at 70 mph. the truck began to shake uncontrollably. i had to stop each time to resolve the issue. the truck had less than 6000 miles on it with no modifications. extremely dangerous. this will kill someone. i usually use the truck to tow a 7000lb rv and cant imagine what would happen if i had been towing at the time. i contacted my local ford dealer and they acted as if it wasn't a big deal. this happened 3 times within a 20 mile distance. i was terrified to continue with my trip and was nervous the entire trip. please address this. i hear it is a common problem.
Driving on a 3 lane highway in the left lane approximate speed was 70mph. i went over a small pothole and the truck started shaking uncontrolably for about 40 seconds. i was able to slow down but was almost hit from behind as the road was crowded. when i slowed down to 40 miles an hour the shaking stopped. the steering wheel was shaking and the truck felt like it was going to come apart.
Ford performed their service bulletin repair to this vehicle last week. the repair actually made the "death wobble" problem worse. it happens when the brakes are applied at 60 mph on up, and at lower speeds when one tire goes over a bump or depression in the roadway surface. here is a video of the problem after the ford factory repair was done. this vehicle is stock and has the tires, wheels and suspension that came from the factory. this vehicle is dangerous to operate. https://youtu.be/v4djicvay_k
Me and my wife were driving down the highway 70-80 mph, and the truck began to wobble side to side, and i thought it was a flat tire. we slowed down to make sure everything was ok, and nothing was wrong. i started back on the highway, and about 10 minutes later we hit a bump going roughly 75 mph, and the truck again started wobbling, i felt like i had no control of the vehicle. i just purchased this truck with 18,862 miles on it, and currently there is 19,541 miles on the odometer. i am going to take it to the dealership because i still have the manufacture warranty on the vehicle, but i feel very intimidated to drive it, and my wife refuses to drive the truck after this incident. all i have been able to see is that this is a result of the ford "death wobble". i do not know what components of the vehicle are causing this, but it is very frustrating to spend the amount of money that we did, only to find it being a possible death trap.
Death wobble. front wheels violently shake back and forth after hitting a bump on pavement. i was driving at 70mph on highway.
I was drivng interstate accelerating to about 75 when my front two wheels begin bouncing really bad. the entire truck begin shaking, the steering wheel was shaking. i felt like i was loosing control of the vehicle, my little girls were in the truck and witnessed the event. i immediately being braking and was almost run into from behind. the shaking continued till i slowed down to between 30 and 40 miles hours.
Driving down the highway at 70mph, i hit a rough patch on highway and suddenly the steering wheel started vibrating vigorously, whole truck was shaking and pulling to the left. i struggled to control it and began to slow down, at around 45-50mph the shaking stopped and regained control of the steering. truck continue to have excessive shaking when hitting small bumps on highway. this happened on the day i picked up the used truck from the dealership as i was driving home, truck approximately 37,700 miles. the next day on my way to work, i hit a small bump on the highway going 72mph and steering wheel began vibrating, but was not a vigorous as day prior.
Death wobble over the past 5 months (it is now 1/30/2020) the entire front end of the vehicle shakes violently and uncontrollably at a high rate of speed, typically highway speeds, ranging anywhere from 50-80 mph. although, it has happened at a speed of about 40-45. it happens out of nowhere with no apparent provocation, i.e., hitting a pothole, turning, hitting the brakes, etc. it usually happens when driving in a straight line and nothing seems to make it stop. i've tried hitting the brakes, slamming the brakes, continuing to hold my speed steady, accelerating slightly, and praying to god to make it stop. nothing works, it just eventually stops but not before traffic clears all around me. it is noticeable from outside the vehicle as i have seen drivers hit the brakes and fall back in traffic around me. the violent shaking makes it difficult to keep the vehicle steady or in my lane of traffic. the violent shaking makes the vehicle bounce all over the road. it makes it impossible to hold the steering wheel steady or straight. it is terrifying and unnerving. i believe it is going to kill me or someone else. i haul ...
1/31/2020 driving approx 65 mph on interstate i hit a small undulation and the front of my vehicle began to oscillate violently. it was almost impossible to maintain grip on wheel. i was unable to immediately slow or pull over due to traffic and guard rails. i was in the process of making a right merge to another interstate and this was simply impossible. after clearing the guard rail i was able to ease to shoulder and slow to approx 20 mph. this stopped the violent shaking and i regained control. less than 1/2 mi later i hit another normal undulation at approx 50 mph and same thing occurred, i was traveling in a straight line and slowed to 25 mph in center lane of interstate to regain control. i immediately took to the ford dealership which denied ever hearing of anything like this, however conducting my own research this was clearly the "death wobble". this is a new vehicle w/ low milage and w/o exception every non ford specialist i have spoken with is very familiar with this. this is clearly a design flaw and if it hasn't already, will result in ...
While driving on a congested four lane interstate highway i experienced a steering malfunction that was horrifying. i purchased my 2019 f250 new in early november 2018. there have been no modifications to the original equipment. the truck had approximately 21000 miles at the time of the first event which occurred on wednesday, jan. 29, 2020. as previously stated, i was driving in the far left lane of a congested interstate highway in the metropolitan st.louis missouri area. i was driving under the posted speed limit due to the volume of vehicles on the road at that time. i was in the far left lane due having no plans to exit the interstate for many miles and to avoid all of the vehicles switching lanes to exit the interstate. the condition of the pavement did not raise any obvious concerns but we have had some freeze/thaw weather this winter season. i would characterize/associate the onset of the event with a moderate bump in the pavement, possibly a raised joint from the recent freeze/thaw weather conditions. the contact with the pavement defect initiated a steering bump to the left towards a concrete retaining wall at which time i responded by ...
January 2020, 2nd occurrence of death wobble at 20500 miles. the first incident happened around 9000 miles and was "fixed" for a short time. upon hitting a bump in the road at 65-70mph the trucks steering shakes uncontrollably until the truck is slowed down to 25-30 mph. the factory "fix" does not appear to work for long.