What 207 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford F-350 Super Crew

At speeds over 50 miles per hour going over bumps the steering wheel shakes violently. Also occurs during hard breaking.

NHTSA ODI 11428704

Vehicle wobbles violently above approximately 50mph and when go over slight bump or uneven road surface. Have to slow down rapidly almost to a stop for the violent wobbling to stop. Also wobbles slightly at low speed. This has happened multiple times now. Took it in to the dealer the first time it happened, while it was still under warranty, but the dealer said it was not a big deal and they did not have time to fix it.

NHTSA ODI 11428716

While driving on the freeway, exiting onto the off ramp, the rut in the road caused my whole front end to shake uncontrollably. I could barely keep the vehicle on the road and almost collided with the sound wall adjacent to the off ramp. The severe shaking lasts until my vehicles slows significantly, as in the 15-20 mph range. Which is less than ideal on a major freeway!!!!! This is the fourth time this has happened in the past few weeks. Research on the internet revealed to me that this apparently is a known problem with this particular vehicle model. I finally was wise enough to take it to my local Ford dealership, wherein a mechanic told me that it is a known problem by Ford, which the dealerships cover only when one is brought in with issues. Not shocking to me however, the Ford dealership just told me that the suspension issues was caused by "wear" and it is out of my pocket to repair. It has 35,000 miles on it! Is this indeed a wide spread issue? My wife will no longer drive with me, or allow my kids in the vehicle, because she was in the truck on two of the occasions and she told me she would like to live!!!!!

NHTSA ODI 11426869

I was driving about 65 mph and my truck started to vibrate and then the rear tire blew and I was able to pull over and inspect. Upon inspecting half of the tread had separated and came off and damaged my truck bed. This tire is available for inspection. I am very lucky to have been able to control the truck. Myb9 yr old son was in there and worst case scenario we could have hit other cars or rolled the truck and possibly injuries or death could have occurred. I've read other complaints of the samething happening to other drivers. Michelin had recall on tires similar to this one before for tread separation. Is it related somehow? The truck and tire has been inspected by insurance and auto body shop and NTB tire manager. The NTB manager couldn't say what caused it. They have never seen this kind of blowout before. And recommended to keep pursuing something. But Michelin won't do anything except to buy my actions with a 40% off of new tires. I wish somebody would investigate Michelin. There's so many reports out there on these tires separation and sidewall being blown out. It's going to be very unfortunate for somebody to lose their life because of these tires.

NHTSA ODI 11424157

I was driving on route 37 at about 65 mph. All of a sudden the truck started vibrating. I pulled over and got out and checked my tires and lugnuts didn't notice anything. Drove some more and it started vibrating again. I was preparing to pull over again but then the rear tire exploded. Tread separated, caused severe damage to my truck bed. I have the tire for inspection. This could have caused a bad accident on the interstate. My son and I was in danger of wrecking the truck. I'm waiting on the insurance to contact me. No warning lights. I feel like Michelin has had several issues with tread separation before. It look like a tractor trailer exploded. Tire size is 275/65 R20 Michelin LTX A/T2

NHTSA ODI 11422481

This truck is extremely dangerous. It has the infamous Ford Death Wobble. When you go across a slight transition or bump at 55-70 mph, the truck goes into a violent wobble in the steering that wont stop until you slow down to 30 or so mph. Ive had several parts replaced on the front end and nothing works. From online forums, Ive recently learned that Ford is ignoring the problem. Please take action because I almost had 2 collisions traveling on the interstate

NHTSA ODI 11422129

After hitting very small bumps is the road my truck shook so violently that I could not control it. I had my two little girls in the back and they where very scared. After taking my truck to my mechanic I was made aware of this being a big issue with Ford trucks, apparently it is called the "Death Wobble". I completely understand why they call it that. My truck has under 100,000 miles and when this first happened my truck only had around 60k miles on it. Ford has not maintenance recommendations to replace suspension parts at 60k miles. There should not be any suspension issues on a vehicle with only 60k miles. This is VERY DANGEROUS. Not only can the vehicle not be controlled but this happens on highways and interstates and can cause a huge accident. From time to time I tow a 5th wheel RV that weighs 13,452 when it is empty. Does somebody need to die because nobody wants to do anything about this very serious issue? I am reporting this now because I previously did not know things like this could be reported to a Government agency.

NHTSA ODI 11419472

TURBOCHARGER INTERCOOLER HOSE BLEW OF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND LOST OF COMPRESSION ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. I WAS ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY AND IT CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD

NHTSA ODI 11415952

WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HIT A INCONSISTENT PLACE IN THE PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE GETS A DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY BACK AND FORTH AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BOUNCES ON THE GROUND. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE WOBBLE GETS WORSE SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE SHAKING WILL STOP AROUND 23-28 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 6 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD WHILE IT IS HAPPENING. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE SLOWLY BEEN HAVING AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACING FRONT END PARTS TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING THE TRUCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE WHICH HAS HAPPENED FOR THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE VIDEOS ON MY DASH CAMERA WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE LAST TIME IT ACTUALLY KNOCKED THE CAMERA OFF THE WINDOW. I KNOW ALOT OF FORD TRUCK PEOPLE AND EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11415080

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED TO REVERSE, THE BACK-UP CAMERA BECAME DISTORTED, DISPLAYING MULTIPLE RANDOM COLORS AND POWERING OFF AND ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS THEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. JOE BULLARD FORD LINCOLN (19684 US-43, GROVE HILL, AL 36451, 877-710-9321) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL HOWEVER, NEITHER THE VIN NOR THE YEAR/MAKE/MODEL WERE INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

NHTSA ODI 11413911

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE IF ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HITS A BUMP THE WHOLE FRONT END SHAKES TERRIBLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW WAY DOWN BELOW 50 MPH WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS DANGEROUS WHEN OTHER VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING UP TO 20 MPH FASTER.

NHTSA ODI 11407369

WHEN YOU GET PAST 48 MILES PER HOUR THE FRONT END/STEER SHAKES NOTICEABLY. ALSO, WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP/HOLE IN THE ROAD IT SHAKES SO BAD WE HAVE TO PULL OVER NOW. IN CALLING TO GET IT FIXED THE FORD REPAIRMAN KNEW WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE WE SAID ANYTHING, BUT STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT?? ITS DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ODI 11406312

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO OSCULATE OR BOUNCE FROM RIGHT WHEEL TO LEFT WHEEL IN A RAPID MOTION COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES WITHOUT MAKING THE PROBLEM ANY BETTER. POSSIBLY IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AFTER THE VISITS. THE WOBBLE SEVERELY DIMINISHES CONTROL OF THE 9500LB VEHICLE AND HAS CAUSED ME TO DODGE INTO BARRICADED CONSTRUCTION ZONES AMONG OTHER DANGEROUS MANEUVERS, TO GAIN CONTROL. I HAVE POSTED VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE SHOWING 6 INSTANCES (I HAVE MANY MORE) OF THE WOBBLE AND BELONG TO A RAPIDLY GROWING GROUP OF THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN UN-EVEN PAVEMENT IS DRIVEN OVER AND THE LEFT & RIGHT WHEEL DO NOT HIT THE BUMP AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. EXAMPLES WOULD BE A BRIDGE TRANSITION AT A 20-30^ ANGLE OR JUST DILAPIDATED TOP LAYER OF ASPHALT. ESPECIALLY PRONE TO ACTIVATION WHEN THE ROAD IS CURVING LEFT AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL HITS A SMALL BUMP.

NHTSA ODI 11406099

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR VIOLENTLY BOUNCES OVER 50 MPH. IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED; ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAVE HIT A POTHOLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ESPECIALLY ON A CURVE IN THE ROAD. IF THE ROAD HAS BUMPS OR DIPS THE TRUCK BOUNCES SO VIOLENTLY I ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI 11399637

WHILE DRIVING ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED THE DEATH WOBBLE. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO BRAKE AS THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER COMING UP ON THE PASSING LANE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. AFTER READING ALL THE ISSUES REGARDING THE DEATH WOBBLE, ITS TIME FORD DOES A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH AND FORD GETS A LAWSUIT.

NHTSA ODI 11399476

MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WITH ONLY 60K MILES ON IT. WHEN I HIT A BUMP GOING MORE THEN 50 MPH THE FRONT WHEEL SHAKE VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN. I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ODI 11399203

WHEN ENCOUNTERING ROUGH PAVEMENT WHILE TRAVELING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR THE FRONT SUSPENSION DEVELOPS A MAJOR AND UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH WHILE THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT'S COMING APART. KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN A LANE IS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP IS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO BELOW 25 MILES PER HOUR. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT. THIS FIRST OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2020 WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, THEN TWICE AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2021. IN RESEARCHING THIS SYMPTOM I'VE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR YEAR SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOM. IT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH EPIC FORD IN EVERETT WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2021 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE DEALER WHO I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM. THEIR TECH COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SYMPTOM SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 9TH 2021 AND TOOK THE TECH FOR A DRIVE AND WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. ON FEBRUARY 24TH 2021 THE DEALER CALLED TO SAY THE TRUCK WAS READY TO PICK UP BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE AND SAID I SHOULD REPLACE MY AFTER MARKET DUAL STEERING STABILIZER. I WHOLLY DISAGREE THAT THIS IS AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM AS THE AFTERMARKET STEERING STABILIZER IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD ONLY REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF FRONT END WOBBLE, NOT CAUSE IT. RELUCTANTLY, I AGREED TO REPLACE THIS PART AND PICKED OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 25TH 2021. THERE WAS A GENERAL LACK OF CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY, MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I WILL PURSUE A REPAIR OUTSIDE OF THE DEALER'S SERVICE NETWORK. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS FAR TOO COMMON OF AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AND FORD SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAILURES BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE.

NHTSA ODI 11398078

HAVE TO REV GAS PADDLE ON VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF..VEHICLE ALSO STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY..

NHTSA ODI 11396058

THE TRUCK GETS THE DEATH WOBBLES SO BAD ITS UNCONTROLLABLE.. HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ODI 11388954

THE TRUCK HAS THE DEATH WOOBLE. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO WRECK EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS. GOING 30+ MPH HOUR AND HIT A BUMP THE FRONT WHEELS AND STERRING WHEEL WOOBLE, VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY.

NHTSA ODI 11385487

WHEN TRAVELING AT 65 MPH OR GREATER AND HIT A BUMP THE STEERING STARTS DOING A VIOLENT WOBBLE WHERE I NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATE 2025 MILES AN HOUR TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK THIS HAS HAPPENED WEISS WHILE TRANSITIONING ON THE FREEWAY AT EXPANSION JOINTS

NHTSA ODI 11375908

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDS WAS REDUCED AND THE FAILURE WAS ELIMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD STORE (17045 CONDIT RD MORGAN HILL, CA 95037, (408) 782-8201) WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BACK AND RESCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11373976

VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE EXHAUST FILTER WITH THE DEF SYSTEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. SCANNER REVEALED CODE P20BA-00, REDUCTANT HEATER "A" CONTROL CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE, AND P0884 TCM POWER SIGNAL INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FORD DEALER CONTACTED REGARDING REPAIRS. ADVISED WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR EMISSIONS CONTROL. COST PROHIBITIVE TO REPAIR.

NHTSA ODI 11366998

VEHICLE IS A 2015 FORD F350 DUALLY WITH 36, 875 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET. WOBBLE GETS EXCESSIVELY WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AFTER NOTICING THE PROBLEM I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS WEEK 4 OCT, I TOOK VEHICLE TO OURISMAN FORD IN ALEXANDRIA, VA TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING DRAG LINK INNER AND OUTER, DRAG LINK TRACK BARD AND JOINT AND STEERING SHOCK DAMPNER. GOT SECOND OPINION FROM MALLOY FORD OF ANANDALE, VA, THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THE ABOVE BUT ALSO RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH LOWER TIE RODS AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT MALLOY FORD JOHN PITTS IS THE PERSON THAT INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN OCCURENCE IN THESE VEHICLES AND CALLED IT A "DEATH WOBBLE". COSTS FOR THESE REPAIRS IS ROUGHLY $2100. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE CONCERING THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER CARE MANAGER AMANDA ON 7 OCT AND SHE STATED ALTHOUGH SHE UNDERSTOOD MY CONCERNS THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. SHE STATED THIS ISSUE COULD BE CAUSED FROM DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS AND HITTING POT HOLES. I EXPLAINED THAT THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD AND I BEARLY DRIVE IT, HINCE ONLY 36, 875 MILES IN 5 YEARS. SHE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE ON HER END AND TOLD ME TO HAVE A NICE DAY.

NHTSA ODI 11363387

THE TRUCK STARTS SHAKING ESPECIALLY BAD IN THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO KNOW AS THE DEATH WOBBLE WHEN I GET UP TO 50MPH AND FASTER. ALSO HAS A HOPPING FEELING AROUND 42 TO 45 MPH. THE SPEED AND EFFECTS ARE THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT ROAD I'M ON.

NHTSA ODI 11363426