What 287 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ford F-250 Super Crew

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle started to wobble violently. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

NHTSA ODI 11662187

Driving on highway 70 mph. Drove a rough spot on highway. Pot hole patch. Death wobble started. Had to preform emergency stop to end death wooble. This is the 10th time this has happened.

NHTSA ODI 11659551

No accident Backup camera does not work most of the time

NHTSA ODI 11659129

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle started shaking violently. The contact stated that the steering wheel was shaking uncontrollably, and the vehicle was drifting from side to side. There was no warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the failure almost caused a crash with another vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11647710

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled while driving through an intersection. The contact was able to safely coast the vehicle over to the side of the highway. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that several days later the failure reoccurred, and the vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that there were metal particles inside the fuel system. The contact was informed that the fuel system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V957000 (FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL) as a possible cause for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000.

NHTSA ODI 11641966

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 65-80 MPH over a bumpy road surface, the steering wheel and the front end of the vehicle shuddered violently. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the death wobble, and almost caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The contact stated that upon decelerating to approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle responded as needed. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while driving on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that a fee would be charged for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

NHTSA ODI 11641702

While driving the morning of 13 Jan 2025 my Airbag sensor light on the dashboard illuminated. Shortly after that me and my wife smelled smoke in the vehicle cabin and then we heard a loud explosion and the seatbelt instantly tightened around my chest and waist. It was after I was able to stop safely and research the incident that I realized my drivers side “pretensioner” detonated while I was driving.

NHTSA ODI 11635741

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the reduced power warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact drifted over to the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed high-pressure fuel pump. The contact was informed that the high-pressure fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 240,000.

NHTSA ODI 11633903

As we are driving on a highway the truck steering begins to fiercely and violently wobble and cause us to nearly have an accident. This is a serious issue and we want this addressed please. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11633534

The truck began to suddenly shake fiercely while driving in the highway. The steering became difficult to control for about 2 or more minutes. We looked this up and it is termed the Death Wobble. Our F250 truck is a 2016. This is dangerous and needs to be Recalled for this year of F250 - 2016

NHTSA ODI 11627030

Front suspension violently oscillates while driving high speeds and you hit a bump in the road. You can not do anything but hold on. The truck goes in the next lane sometimes. It is very dangerous for myself and everyone in or around my truck. This has been happening for awhile now.

NHTSA ODI 11626308

Normal driving on highway. I drove over a rough section of road and the truck began shaking uncontrollably. Was able to slow down and the shaking stopped.. I've spent over $4000. 00 to fix problem. Within 6 months the issue returned. Have told Ford dealship. They will not fix problem. This is the 5th time I've reported the issue.

NHTSA ODI 11623480

I bought the truck a week ago I was driving it home from went over a bridge at 70mph and it went into a violent death wobble. Luckily I have experience with death wobble from an Offroad Jeep and I was able to get to a stop. If my wife was driving it could have been a different story, or if I was hauling a trailer it may have went in the ditch.

NHTSA ODI 11622397

Steering tried to lock up as I tried to turn.

NHTSA ODI 11621167

The contact's husband owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated that a bracket was placed on the suspension to prevent the failure commonly known as the "death wobble". Despite the repair, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a loud vibrating noise followed by violent shaking while driving over a bump in the road. Additionally, the steering wheel was vibrating uncontrollably making it difficult to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was discovered that the steering bracket had rubbed against other steering components causing the stabilizer to become bent. The vehicle remained with the dealer unrepaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000.

NHTSA ODI 11621295

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle violently shook while driving over a bump on the roadway. The contact slowed down, pulled over, and turned off and restarted the vehicle several times and was able to drive the vehicle; however, the failure recurred while driving over bumps on the roadway. The vehicle was taken to three different independent mechanics and the contact was informed that an alignment, shocks, ball joints, and the traction bar needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was notified of the failure and verified that the VIN was not under recall for the failure. The contact researched online and discovered that the failure was related to a steering linkage damper. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had previously issued a Customer Service Program for the failure however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 249,000.

NHTSA ODI 11621054

dRIVING APPOXIMATELY 50MPH AND HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE DEATH WOBBLE AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A ROLL OVER

NHTSA ODI 11619626

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle drove over a bump in the roadway and the contact observed a loud vibrating noise, and the vehicle started shaking violently. Additionally, the steering wheel vibrated uncontrollably, making it difficult to steer the vehicle. The vehicle was slowed down, steered to the side of the road, and turned off. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was diagnosed and determined that the track joint and damper assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11613409

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

NHTSA ODI 11612413

Death Wobble on several occasions very scary! speed over 50 mph vehicle began violently shaking had to get off roadway very dangerous almost uncontrolable!

NHTSA ODI 11608447

My truck was working great until I took it in for the clock spring recall. After that my Bluetooth and my back up camera work intermittently. I took my truck back to the dealer ship about a week after the recall and said my sync was not working and they said at first it wasn't from the recall but then they took another look and said it was. The sync worked fine for about another week and then stopped again. Since then the sync goes in and out. Most of time out so I cannot do phone calls through the truck so I took it back to a new ford dealership and they said the clock spring was done correctly and its the APIM. I looked into that and saw there have been recalls on other ford cars for this problem. I'm assuming this problem is also why my back up camera goes in and out too. Sometimes just a blue screen and sometimes just black.

NHTSA ODI 11608575

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving on a busy highway. The contact's husband drove the vehicle to the intended destination. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The contact stated that several warning lights illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was diagnosed with a clogged diesel particulate filter. The contact was informed that the diesel particulate filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

NHTSA ODI 11605688

Upon traveling at 70 mph and hitting a rough section of road my truck and steering wheel shook violently causing me to pull off the road and come to a stop. Upon starting again I was fine. I have had 6 incidents like this in the last 3 days.I have taken my vehicle today to a professional tire dealer who balanced the tires and said they found nothing wrong. Upon my test drive to the same locations it happened again.

NHTSA ODI 11604906

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure within cylinder #2, resulting in damages to the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

NHTSA ODI 11603428

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 45-50 MPH, and depressing the accelerator pedal, the RPM fluctuated, and the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The power train and the check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over to side of the road, turned off and restarted the vehicle; however, while attempting to drive, the vehicle failed to respond while in drive(D), but responded while in reverse(R). The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to write to Consumer Affairs. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

NHTSA ODI 11602918