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

WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT OR A POT HOLE IT'S SHAKES VIOLENTLY LOSING CONTROL AND PULLS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HANDS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND HAS NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING.

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DEATH WOBBLE, SAFETY ISSUES, LOST BRAKING AND LIMITED STEERING AT 65 MPH.. SO FAR FORD DEALER IN FREEPORT IL. TOLD ME THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS TRADE IT IN. FORD WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. TRUCK HAS HAD NO MODIFICATION OR ANY CHANGES IN CONFIGURATION. SO FAR I HAVE CHANGED TWO SETS OF BRAKES, TWO SETS OF TIRES AND OVER 2K IN STEERING LINKS AND ROD ALONG WITH STEERING STABILIZER.

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I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN DEC. 2017 WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT NOW HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT. ON FEB 11,12 WHILE DRIVING IN AKRON OHIO AT AROUND 65 MPH I HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING SO FIERCELY I COULD HARDLY CONTROL THE TRUCK. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME AND WAS TERRIFIED. IF SHE WAS DRIVING IT SHE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND WOULD PROBABLY BEEN INVOLVED IN A HORRIBLE AND MOST LIKELY A FATAL ACCIDENT. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I'M FINDING OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW AND FORD ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT OR AS MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID WHEN I DROPPED IT OF THIS MORNING, DOESN'T THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS TRUCK HAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE 13,000 MILES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT EACH AND THE PLACE I TOOK IT TO CAN'T FIND ANYTHING LOOSE, HOWEVER THE ONE TIME THEY REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER AND THAT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, THIS CANNOT SIMPLY BE A TIRE INFLATION ISSUE WHICH BY THE WAY I'M PRETTY RELIGIOUS ABOUT CHECKING ON A REGULAR BASIS. THANK YOU [XXX] ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

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MY TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME FOR HAVING THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED BALL JOINTS. SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED A BAR AND BALL JOINTS. IT WASN'T LONG TILL I FELT THE SHIMMY AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I CARPOOL MY 3 GRANDKIDS AROUND ON A DAILY BASIS AND I DON'T WANT TO RISK THEIR LIVES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT IT IS USUALLY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 55-70 MPH AND HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE WOBBLE IS SO SEVERE YOU CAN HARDLY KEEP CONTROL. YOU HAVE TO HIT YOUR BRAKES AND DECREASE YOUR SPEED UNTIL THE WOBBLING STOPS. THIS COULD PROVE TO BE FATAL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IF YOU GOOGLE THE DEATH WOBBLE THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON IT AND IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. I DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND AS OF TONIGHT I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY THEM. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT WOULD BE A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM? IF THERE IS NOT ONE THEN FORD SHOULD HAVE TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AND DESTROY IT TO PREVENT SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH TO SOMEONE. I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT NOW IT HAS PROVEN TO BE UNRELIABLE AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS.

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AT HIGH SPEEDS HITTING POT HOLES OR BRIDGE DECKS, FRONT END WOBBLES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT'S REFERRED TO AS (DEATH WOBBLE) NEED TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP IT. VERY DANGEROUS. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND IS TURNING A BLIND EYE.CRASHING ON THE FREEWAY AT THOSE SPEEDS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. SOME VEHICLES HAVE AS LITTLE AS 20000 MILES ON THEM, MINE HAS 51000. JUST PUT NEW TIRES,FRONT SHOTS AND STEERING STABILIZER ON IT. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GOOGLE (2014 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY FRONT END ISSUES). US CONSUMERS ARE PAYING BIG, BIG MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES. $700000 IN SOME CASES. I PAID 40000 AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. ALL I WANT IS FOR FORD TO FACE THE FACT'S AND FIX IT. BEFORE SOME GETS KILLED! I WROTE TO WILLIAM FORD AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY A WEEK AGO BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. I CAN'T STRESS TO YOU ENOUGH WHAT A DANGEROUS ISSUE THIS IS. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE JIM HACKETT DRIVE IT, THEN I WOULD BE FIXED. JUST A SIDE NOTE, THERE WAS A CONSUMER IN SILSBE TEXAS THAT NOTED THE SERVICE WRITER AT SILSBE FORD SAID THAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHY FORD DOESN'T FIX THIS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A BIG PROBLEM. IN CLOSING PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND HOLD FORDS FEET TO THE FIRE. THANK YOU.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE AND CAB VIBRATION WHEN HITTING UNEVEN SURFACE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-70MPH.) WHEN THE WOBBLE OCCURS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO SLOW AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO AROUND 40MPH FOR THE WOBBLE TO GO AWAY AND REGAIN CONTROL. THE MILEAGE WHEN IT STARTED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40K AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW WITH 67K I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN FORCED OFF THE ROAD AS I COULDN'T STEER IT AWAY FROM THE MEDIAN. AS SOON AS MY SPEED DIPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH I REGAINED CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ONTO THE FREEWAY AND PROCEED TO THE NEXT EXIT FOR INSPECTION. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS IS BAD BALL JOINTS ON BOTH FRONT END SIDES. BE PREPARED TO SLOW TO 40MPH QUICKLY ON A BUSY FREEWAY IF THIS EVER OCCURS TO YOU.

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MY TRUCK AT AROUND 15000 MILES HAD SOME WOBBLE AFTER HITTING BUMPS ON HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT IN FOR ITS 25000 MILE CHECK UP AND STATED THIS AS WELL AS POOR ECONOMY OR 1 OR SO. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG... WELL AT 27000 MILES IT WAS SHAKING SO VIOLENT I DEMANDED IT BE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE IT WAS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE! GROOVE FORD LOOKED IT OVER (WHO BOUGHT IT FROM) AND SAID THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS WORN OUT AND WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE NOW IT WAS 40 DAY PAST THE 3 YEAR. EVEN THOUGHT THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT, AND IT WAS 9000MILES UNDER THE MILLAGE!! I FINALLY GOT FORD TO PAY FOR 2000 AND THE GROOVE FORD PAID NOTHING I PAID 700. THEY VERY DAY I GOT IT BACK I WAS THEN HEARING A NOISE TURNING SHARPLY LEFT ON STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. I WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER $700 AND NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THEY DID. THEY SOLD ME A AFTER MARKET WARRANTY THAT THEY NEVER INTENDED TO HONOR AND DID NOT COVER MY PROBLEMS. WHICH SHOULD BE FRAUD. EVERY ONES ALWAYS GONE OR ON VACATION. STILL NO REFUND ON IT AND NOW I LOOK TO TRADE IN THE PROBLEM.

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DEATH WOBBLE- SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH OR HIGHER, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHUTTER AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO BELOW 40 MPH. BALL JOINTS, STEERING DAMPER, SHOCKS, AND TIRES HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PERFORM DANGEROUSLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. AUTONATION FORD TORRANCE IN TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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EVERY TIME THE TRUCKS DRIVES BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MILES I EXPERIENCE THE DEATH WOBBLE. THIS HAPPENS TO ME EVERY DAY ON THE FREEWAY.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTED. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO A SHOP AND THEY HAVE HAD ME REPLACE TIE ROD ENDS, TRACK BAR, AND DRAG LINK ALL WITH NO CHANGE. I HAVE ALSO BALANCED ROTATED AND ALIGNED THE TRUCK ALSO WITH NO CHANGE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH OTHERS BEING AT A DEAD END FOR WHAT TO HAVE FIXED OR LOOKED AT NEXT. I AM TO THE POINT THAT I AM BECOMING SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FIRST HAPPENED SEPTEMBER 2016

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FRONT END DEATH WOBBLE.

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VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE WOBBLE. ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX WITH NO CHANGE.

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2014 FORD F250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 133 RPM IN LOW GEAR TO EVEN MOVE DOWN A SLIGHT SLOPE. IT WOULD ONLY ACHIEVE 10.6 TO 11.4 MPG OF FUEL REGARDLESS OF CITY OR HIGHWAY DRIVING. AT APPROXIMATELY 5400 MILES, THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A VERY SLIGHT SHIMMY AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH. ON MARCH 7 2014, WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAD TO BRAKE TO REDUCE HIS SPEED TO 60-65 MPH BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AHEAD, AND WHEN HE DID, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT, WHERE HE COULD BARELY CONTROL IT. *JB

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