When driving my 2017 ford f350 pickup truck at a speed over 55 mph and hit a bump in the road, my steering wheel will jerk violently left and right until i apply the brakes and reduce my speed to 30 mph or less. it can occur on a bumpy road, washboard gravel , concrete expansion joints on the highway, dips, or when transitioning on or off a bridge. i've gotten the violent shaking on both straight roads and corners. i have had the death wobble between 14 & 16 times. it first happened when my truck had approximately 19,000 miles. attempted repairs have been done at ford under warranty at 27,969 miles...30,680 miles...35,800miles. my truck now has 40,000 miles and is out of warranty.
While driving on the interstate i hit an uneven piece of pavement which caused my steering wheel to begin shaking violently. i immediately decelerated in attempt to regain control and maintain lane position. it is a reoccurring problem. every time i see a bump, pothole, uneven pavement, etc, in my path, i grip the steering wheel as tightly as possible and brace for the worst. i have researched the problem and seems to be a well known and very serious problem among ford owners. something need to be done to correct this problem immediately. sticker price on my truck was 77,250. that's a steep price tag for a truck that is barely driveable. furthermore, my children ride in that truck. that's unacceptable. ford needs to be held accountable and made to fix their inferior and dangerous design.
Vehicle shakes violently when traveling 60mph or higher on freeways after hitting a bump in the road. have to slow down immediately to remain in control of vehicle. happened 6 times in last 2 weeks.
While driving at freeway speeds i went across an overpass. coming off the bridge i went over the bridge expansion joint and cased my pickup to immediately start an extremely violent "death wobble". i had to apply brake and slow down to 35 mph before it would come out of it. i have made an appt with the dealer that i purchased the truck from new however they were extremely non-nonchalant about my problem. in doing some research it seem that this is a problem the hundreds of super duty owners are having with no recall yet. i feel like if i was not as an experienced driver or in adverse weather conditions i would not have been able to maintain control of my vehicle and would have crashed.
The truck does the death wobble (front end bounces side to side) at highway speeds. it's been in 5 times for the same problem, and it continues. i'm scared to have anyone in my family drive the truck.
I was driving on the highway and was going over an overpass where there was construction and hit a bump in the road. the truck started vibrating and swerving out of control. my fear was that i was going over the bridge! i was afraid to hit the break for fear it would make it worse. so i took my foot off the accelerator and as i slowed, i finally gained control of the vehicle. this is the second time this had happened to me in the last 2 weeks while going over an overpass and hitting a bump in the road. i am unsure what would have caused this to happen. i have never had this happen to me in any vehicle before and i have been driving for 34 years. i will not drive this vehicle!!! it is a death trap!!!
While driving on interstate @ approximately 70 mph and going straight, i hit a small bump in the road with the left front tire. there were 4 people in the truck and we were pulling a 21 foot boat approximately 4000 pounds. the steering wheel began to shake so i let off of the throttle, the shaking became more violent and began to veer uncontrollably to the left. the shaking was so violent that i could not see clearly and my passengers thought the truck was coming apart. the only recourse in my mind was to jam on the brakes. this did eventually stop the shaking after slowing the vehicle to a speed of less than 30 mph. fortunately there were no semi's or other vehicles behind us at the time. the stress of the shaking on the steering system has now caused vibrations while traveling at lower speeds. the truck was serviced for a vibration problem on 9/6/2019 with 20512 miles on it. there is now only 23300 miles on the truck.
The truck violently shakes and bounces in the front end and steering wheel shakes almost unable to control steering direction. this has happened 2 times in the past month both while driving on 2 different highways after hitting a bump on the highway going straight forward and the other after driving over the metal end dam after the approach slab before a bridge on a gradual left turn in the road sent me in the shoulder. had to slow to 35mph +\- to regain control and normal operation.
Driving over 45 miles per hour and hitting pot hole, extremely rough roads and crossing a bridge joins the front end shakes so violently that i almost lost control of the truck, it keep shaking and getting worse until i was able to slow down below 45 miles per hour. i called dealer he said to replace the steering stabilizer, because parts from ford are on back order, i did replace with a new stabilizer, but the condition still exists, a 2017 f 350 with 48,00miles o should not have this dangerous problem. this shaking happens on any road over 45 miles per hour
My truck has been at the dealer 3 times to try and fix the death wobble that continues. if you hit a bump at highway speeds, the wheels vibrate out of control and shake the entire truck violently until slowing to under 40 mph. ford knows about this, but still has not done anything to fix it. i am paying rental car fees and extended warranty deductibles every time i have to go back, which is too often. this is dangerous and ford should be forced into a recall to fix this uncontrolled vibration.
Sustained steering wheel oscillation after hitting bump or an expansion joint at highway speed. vehicle has 40,000 miles. has occurred several times in the past.
While the vehicle is in motion going straight down a highway at approximately 65 mph or over, and if a small bump in the road is experienced, the front left tire vibrates violently and the steering wheel becomes extremely shaky. this has almost caused my to lose control of the vehicle on multiple separate occasions, and almost causing a collision on one occasion. slowing the vehicle down seems to cause the vibrations to go away temporarily, however going 40mph is not a fix as that is not a safe speed in a 70mph highway zone. this 2017 f350 was bought brand new from the dealership and has less than 28k miles on it. extremely disappointed in ford and extremely scared to have family in the truck in the event of total failure.
Upon starting the vehicle a warning was displayed that said "adaptive steering fault service required". power cycling the vehicle 3 time and each time presented with the same warning and corresponding dash warning indicator. when driving the vehicle the steering ratio was clearly affected. the dash warning light stayed lit at all times during operation of the vehicle. a subsequent restart of the vehicle an hour later caused the same message and indicator light. however after only a couple minutes of driving the indicator went out. the warning and indicator have not returned after several starts in the past 24 hours. steering seems to have returned to normal operation. continuing to monitor.
Going down the highway at 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly started shaking violently. i had to immediately slow down and pull over on the shoulder. once i came to a complete stop, the shaking stopped. after checking all tires, i started going again and did not experience it again. after some research, it appears that there are several complaints regarding this same issue. i bought this used 3 months ago, it has 46,600 miles on the vehicle. as this is not a warranty issue, i will be out of pocket on this.
January 2018 i bought a new 2017 ford f-350. after driving the truck around 24000 miles it started this horrible shaking and almost lost control. researched the symptoms referred to as death wobble. the truck has been back to the dealer where i bought it 4 times and they haven't been able to fix it. if you are driving down the road at 60 mph and hit a bump the truck violently shakes back and forth and it real hard to control it. you have to slow down as fast as you can with out using the brakes if you step on the brake the shaking gets more violent. type in death wobble on google it is hard to believe as common as this problem is that there is not a recall on these trucks. rolling down the freeway going to houston thanksgiving day it started to the wobble 12 times in 50 mile span each time having to try to steer onto the shoulder and slow down as fast as you can and try to not get run over in the traffic.