What 168 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford F-250 Supercab

AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH SEVERE SHAKING OCCURS AND THE TRUCK BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED TO BELOW 45 MPH. THE TRUCK'S STEERING DOES NOT RESPOND AND CANNOT CONTROL THE TRUCK. AT THIS POINT I CAN ONLY DRIVE THE TRUCK AT SPEEDS AT OR BELOW 45 MPH. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY DURING THE DAY. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 52 DEGREES AND THERE WAS NO RAIN. THE ROAD AREA I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH WAS KNOWN FOR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND COULD CAUSE SOME SHAKING IN THIS TRUCK AND IN OTHER VEHICLES I'VE DRIVEN BUT NEVER TO THIS EXTREME. THE SEVERE SHAKING STARTED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS AT 65 MPH (70 MPH ZONE) AND BRAKING ALSO BECAME DIFFICULT. I HAD TO KEEP OFF THE GAS AND LET THE TRUCK SLOW ITSELF TO A STABLE SPEED THEN I EXITED THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK IS A 2014 FORD F-250 WITH APPROXIMATELY 109400 MILES ON IT. THE AUTO SHOP I WILL TAKE IT TO TOMORROW SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THAT I SHOULD REPORT IT.

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WHEN I HIT A SMAL BUMP IN ROAD TRAVEL 60 MPH FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AS WELL AS STEERING WHEEL OUT OF CONTROL. COULD BARELY KEEP CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL. WAS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY HAD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP

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DEATH WOBBLE

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I WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US WHILE DRIVING THIS TRUCK. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE GOING 30MPH. IT IS VERY SCARY AND FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK IS GOING TO FALL APART. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LESS THAT 60 DAYS AGO AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-10 TIMES. WE HAVE ALSO MADE A COMPLAINT THROUGH FORD MOTOR AS TO WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THIS ISSUE. WE HAD OUR LITTLE GIRL IN THE TRUCK AND SHE BECAME VERY AFRAID OF DRIVING IN THE TRUCK.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REDUCTANT HEATER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER MONTROSE FORD (3960 MEDINA RD, FAIRLAWN, OH 44333, (330) 666-0711) AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,151.

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WHILE DRIVING, I EXPERIENCE A SEVERE AND HORRIFYING 'DEATH WOBBLE' IN MY STEERING WHEEL, AT WHICH TIME THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES. IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IT AND FORCES ME TO APPLY MY BRAKES IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND HAPPENS OFTEN. IT HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. NOBODY APPEARS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

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WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2014 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY WITH 142,000 MILES BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD BARELY REACHED 45-50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE SHAKE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO THROW MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY SLOWDOWN AND PULL THE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD THEREAFTER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRIVABILITY OF THIS TRUCK AND HAVE RAISED A CONCERN WITH FORD AND THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE TRUCK.

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VEHICLE WILL HAVE VIOLENT SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS KNOW AS A "DEATH WOBBLE". DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ON DIFFERENT ROAD TERRAINS. THIS ISSUES ALSO HAPPENED WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BRAKING AROUND CURVES.

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MY 2014 F250 HAS RECENTLY HAD THE CONDITION DESCRIBED BY NUMEROUS OTHERS AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. THE TRUCK HAS 35,000 MILES AND THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION JUST STARTED. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ON 12/9/20. SECOND ON 12/11/20. THIRD AND FOURTH OCCURRENCE ON 12/13/20. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE SHAKING WAS EXTREME, NEARLY JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM MY HANDS AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE LAST TWO WERE LESS EXTREME BUT I STILL NEEDED TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING. ALL FOUR TIMES THIS OCCURRED I WAS DRIVING ON STRAIGHT, PAVED, ROADWAY AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE SMALL BUMP SET THE SHAKING IN MOTION. APPROXIMATE SPEEDS WERE 60, 70, 65 AND 65 MPH IN ORDER OF OCCURRENCE. I WAS DRIVING ALONE EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED SO DO NOT HAVE ANY WITNESSES TO THIS CONDITION. HOWEVER, AS STATED ABOVE, HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME CONDITION WITH F250 AND F350 TRUCKS.

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DRIVING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A STATE HWY MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH ,I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT MADE IT WORSE.FINALLY WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOPPED.

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WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 58MPH ON CITY ROADS OR INTERSTATE A SLIGHT VIBRATION STARTS AND TURNS INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE IN FRONT TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL. NO WAY TO POWER THRU THE VIBRATION YOU HAVE TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AT TIMES FOR WOBBLE TO STOP.

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MY 2014 F250 HAS SINCE AROUND 80K MILES HAD AN UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE WHEN AT LOW HIGHWAY SPEEDS HITTING EVEN THE SMALLEST BUMP IN THE ROAD. AFTER MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE CHANGES MY DEALER ADMITTED THAT ITS KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE" AND I NEED TO DO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS THAT ARE VERY COMMON. I AM AT 140K NOW AND THEY FINALLY ADMITED THAT ITS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM

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TRUCK VIOLENTLY STARTS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY ON HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS IF HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, PAVEMENT/GROOVE CHANGES, ACCELERATING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO MERGE OR GETTING ON THE BRAKE AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS THE EXPERIENCE I HAVE BEEN HAVING AND IS NOW BECOMING WAY TO COMMON FOR THE DAILY COMMUTE. THIS IS HAPPENING ON DAILY TRAVEL AND WHEN PULLING A TRAILER LOADED WITH HORSES. PURCHASED IN 2016 WITH EXTREMELY LOW MILES AND THE ISSUE BEGAN SHOWING IN EARLY 2017 AND HAS SINCE BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNCERTAIN EVERY TIME I GET IN THE VEHICLE.

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REDUCTANT (DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID) HEATER HAS FAILED ON MY 2014 F-250 WITH A 6.7L DIESEL. DIAGNOSTIC CODE P20BA. FORD FSA 18M01 COVERS THIS FAILURE ON 2011-2012 F-250/350 AND 2011-2015 F-450/550. FROM PARTS.FORD.COM " PART # 5J225 (REDUCTANT HEATER AND SENDER ASSEMBLY),USAGES: 10/04/2011 - 07/05/2016, F250/350/450/550 SUPER DUTY, 6.7L 4V V8 T/C DIESEL, WIDE FRAME (PICKUP), WITH LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL CONTENT" STATING THAT THE SAME "REDUCTANT HEATER AND SENDER" WAS USED FROM 2011-2016. HOWEVER THE FSA DOES NOT INCLUDE 2013-2015 F-250/350 MODELS. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBERS OF THESE SPECIFIC MODELS ON THE ROAD AND THE FACT THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT RELATED FAILURES. THIS FAILURE WILL KEEP MY VEHICLE FROM PASSING INSPECTION. MY VEHICLE, WHICH I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES AS OF 10/22/2020.

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I WAS ACCELERATING UP THE ON-RAMP ONTO A FREEWAY WHEN I ENCOUNTERED SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT ON THE OVERPASS. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD DIFFICULTY HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TRUCK BEGAN HEADING TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE GRASSY MEDIAN. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW BY LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS AFRAID THAT BRAKING MIGHT CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL ALTOGETHER. AT REDUCED SPEED THE SHAKING STOPPED. LOOKING IN MY MIRROR I COULD TELL THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HAD BACKED OFF SOME DISTANCE FROM ME. I HAVE FELT THE SHAKING SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL OCCURRENCE BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN AS VIOLENT AS THE FIRST TIME.

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SEVERAL TIMES NOW, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55, WHEN I HIT A VERY SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT, YOU CAN NOT CONTROL IT UNTIL YOU STOP. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME DRIVEN, BUT IT DOES OCCASIONALLY. IT FEELS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE, VIBRATE AND WOBBLE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. DURING THE INCIDENT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD ALSO OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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AT APPROXIMATELY 181,000 THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITED "SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION" (AKA DEATH WOBBLE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NON-FORD ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND REPAIRED PER FORD TSB 18-2268, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FORD HAS CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THEIR LIST OF VEHICLES SUBJECT TO CORRECTION OR MITIGATION. THE ONLY SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS WERE AFTERMARKET BRAKES AND SHOCKS (I.E. HIGH QUALITY COMPONENTS). THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 184,000 MILES AND STILL EXHIBITS SEVERE OSCILLATIONS WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR ROUGH SURFACE, CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES WHEN A SUDDEN SLOW-DOWN OR STOP IS NEEDED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

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WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES THE "DEATH WOBBLE." IF I HIT A BUMP WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 60 MPH THE FRONT WHEELS WOBBLE LIKE A SHOPPING CART AND THE FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES IN MY HANDS. THESE CONDITIONS CONTINUE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO 35-40 MPH.

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DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE.

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MY TRUCK SUFFERS FROM THE DEATH WOBBLE THAT IS USUALLY TRIGGERED BY HITTING A BUMP, POTHOLE OR DIP IN THE ROAD. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN GOING FULL SPEED (50-75 MPH). THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OFF THE ROAD, NEARLY TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. I NOTE IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN TIRES HAVE MORE WEAR ON THEM. RARELY HAPPENS WITH NEW TIRES.

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MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE YESTERDAY , I WOULD HIT A BUMP AND IT WOULD SEEM LIKE THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WOULD SKIP A LITTLE, REPLACED SHOCKED AND STEERING DAMPER , 6 MONTHS LATER I HIT A LITTLE BUMP GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD ESPECIALLY SINCE THE INFAMOUS DEATH ROLL HAS BEEN AFFECTING THESE VEHICLES FOR OVER A DECADE . *TR

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MY 2014 FORD F250 PLATINUM DIESEL HAS EXHIBITED DEATH WOBBLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 70 MPH AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO BLAISE ALEXANDER FORD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER AND IT WAS WORSE AFTER I GOT THE TRUCK BACK, THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE TIE RODS AND GAVE IT A FRONT BRAKE JOB, GOT THE TRUCK BACK AND IT WAS EVEN WORSE, THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX. STILL NO EFFECT ON THE DEATH WOBBLE ISSUE. I THEN DROVE THE TRUCK WITH THEIR MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE SHOCKS OR THE TIRES OR MAYBE A SPRING OR COIL IS BROKEN. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND FORD NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KLEMENT FORD OF MUENSTER (1005 E DIVISION ST, MUENSTER, TX 76252) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO KLEMENT FORD OF MUENSTER 1005 E DIVISION ST, MUENSTER, TX 76252 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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DEATH WOBBLE, BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER SPACERS ON A BRIDGE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS

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