What 1,155 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Ford F-250 Supercab

FRONT END WHEELS AND SUSPENSION VIBRATES BADLY WHEN YOU HIT A SMALL ROUGH SPOT OR EXPANSION GAP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD REFERS TO THIS AS STEERING OSCILLATION, THE INTERNET REFERS TO THIS AS A "DEATH WOBBLE"

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I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT IS CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE SINCE ABOUT 25,000 MILES. IT IS A VIOLENT SHAKING CAUSING THE STEERING TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH AND IS USUALLY SET OFF BY SOMETHING LIKE AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD OR A ROUGH PATCH AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT IS VERY AGGRESSIVE AND UNPLEASANT. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 18,000 MILES FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. EACH TIME THEY REPLACE EITHER THE DRAG LINKS OR THE STEERING DAMPENER. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. IT BECAME A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ME TWO DAYS AFTER GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND MY WIFE USED IT TO DRIVE 600 MILES. SHE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON SOME ICE PATCHES ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS HAS NOT BECOME A RECALL BUT I CAN ATTEST THAT A DRIVER'S SAFETY IS COMPROMISED BY DRIVING A 2017 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. I HAVE OFF-ROAD DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE ONLY REASON I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS OVER THE LAST 18,000 MILES OF DRIVING.

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DEATH WOBBLE CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AFTER DEALERSHIP REPLACED WORN PARTS. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED ON AN OPEN ROAD AND NOT A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND IT HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT AND REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 20,000 MILES. A RECALL SHOULD BE PURSUED IN ORDER TO MAKE DRIVING A 2017 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY SAFE.

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DEATH WOBBLE CONTINUES TO PLAGUE MY 2017 FORD F-250 EVEN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING COMPONENTS THAT WERE SHOWING WEAR. IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE AND I FEAR HITTING ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD. EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP LIKE A JOINT IN THE ROAD WILL CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED VIOLENT SHAKING UNTIL I SLOW DOWN TO 30-40 MPH. SAFETY IS AT RISK WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE IS SET OFF. I HOPE A RECALL WOULD HOLD FORD TO A HIGHER STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO ENGINEERING STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS. THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE TO WORRY FOR YOUR SAFETY WHEN DRIVING A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE IN NEARLY NEW CONDITION.

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DEATH WOBBLE AS THE DEALER CALLS IT HAS BEEN A REOCURRING PROBLEM ON MY 2017 FORD F-250. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO ADDRESS THE DEATH WOBBLE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 15,000 MILES. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE ON A REGULAR, BUT UNEXPECTED, BASIS. I HOPE FORD WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE BUT I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THEIR "SOLUTIONS" TO THIS PROBLEM. IT IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS VIOLENT AND OUT OF CONTROL.

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AT ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END WHICH ALMOST SENT ME OFF OF THE ROAD. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO SLOW DOWN RATHER QUICKLY AND REGAIN CONTROL. THE MORE I RESEARCH I FOUND IT IS NAMED "DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS A VERY RANDOM AND DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I NOW HAVE A $46,000 TRUCK THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TRUST IN AND WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, ABOUT A WEEK IN BETWEEN AND IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

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HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THINK WHAT EVERYBODY IS CALLING DEATH WOBBLE, WAS GOING AROUND 70 AND WOULDN'T COME OUT OF IT TILL I GOT SLOWED DOWN TO 25. HAPPENED 3 DAYS IN A ROW NOW, WIFE WONT EVEN DRIVE IT ANYMORE. THIS WILL CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD F-250. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND DRIVING 3,000 MILES, IT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO KERLIN MOTOR, INC. (STATE ROAD 15, SILVER LAKE, IN 46982, 260-408-6052) THREE TIMES. DURING EACH VISIT, THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND CHANGED THE TIE ROD AND PERFORMED A REALIGNMENT. THE DEALER CURRENTLY STATED THAT THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF A CRASH OCCURRING DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

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MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 16,000 MILES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON SIX (6) SEPARATE OCCASIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 16 AND MARCH 18, 2019. ALL INSTANCES OCCURRED AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. FIVE OF THE INSTANCES OCCURRED ON ROUGH ROADS, STATE HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ONE INSTANCE OCCURRED AS I WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY BRIDGE. THE 'WOBBLE' RESULTS IN A VERY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK AND THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FEELS AS IF THE DRIVER LOSES COMPLETE CONTROL OF ANY STEERING ABILITIES UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A SPEED OF LESS THAN 50 MPH. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NINE MONTHS AGO AS A NEW VEHICLE FROM COURTESY FORD IN SAUK CITY, WI. THE DEALER REPLACE WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS A STABILIZER BAR ON ITS FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW AT COURTESY FORD FOR A SECOND TIME AS THEY CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS HEAVY DUTY TRUCK IN ORDER TO SAFELY PULL OUR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK.

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DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

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SEVERE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINTS WITH SHAKING FROM FRONT END AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MUST SLOW DOWN TO CEASE

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FORD TSB #18-2268. DEATH WOBBLE. SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND VIOLENT FRONT END OSCILLATION WHEN TRAVELING OVER EXPANSION JOINT, POT HOLE OR OTHER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 65 MPH. EVENT IS REMEDIED BY SLOWING DOWN TO LESS THAN 45 MPH.

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CONDITION BECOMING KNOWN AS DEATH WOBBLE. HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN BACK IN APRIL OF 2018. VIOLENTLY SHAKING OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AFTER HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN HIGHWAY. VERY SCARY AND LIFE THREATENING. WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP WHEN IT HAD 17,000 MILES. WAS FINE UP UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO OR 3/12/19. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND IS CURRENTLY AT SAME DEALERSHIP BEING EVALUATED. VEHICLE IS A DEADLY ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE PICKUP CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES.

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WHILE TRAVELING THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME SHAKING AND VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED TO 40 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING SUBSIDED. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM A FEW TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT.

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DEATH WOBBLE, TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL TRAVELING OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR ON HIGHWAY. WHEEL VIOLENTLY WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH FAST AND VIOLENTLY. LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY.

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2017 F-250 CURRENTLY HAS 19,000 MILES. 100 PERCENT STOCK VEHICLE. HAS SEVERE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS OF THE TRUCK ON CONCRETE ROADS AT 60 MPH. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW. FIRST TIME HAPPENED WHEN PULLING A HORSE TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES AT THE TIME. ALMOST CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. WAS THE MOST VIOLENT SHAKING I HAVE EVER FELT IN A VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO BARELY GET CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. THAT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FREAK INCIDENT BUT HAS BECOME MORE COMMON. CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET. HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES WHILE NOT PULLING ANYTHING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60MPH AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON HIGHWAYS OR INTERSTATES.

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IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, DRIVING 55-60MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN IT HITS A BRIDGE APPROACH.IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE, FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER AT 17,000 MILES, STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MILES, WENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE CASTOR SHIMS THE FRONT END, NOW IT HAS STARTED AGAIN AT 30,500 MILES. I HAD TO BRAKE TO GET SPEED DOWN TO 30 MPH FOR IT TO STOP, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

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I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65MPH. WHEN I DROVE OVER AN OVERPASS. AT 65 MPH I WENT OVER THE EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE ROAD THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. AFTER SLOWING DOWN WE RETURNED TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ONLY TO HIT SOME POTHOLES TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD. WHERE WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM A SECOND TIME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM, AND ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, ON THE SAME HIGHWAY IN THE SAME SPOT, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE TRUCK WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. HOWEVER ON 03/07/2019 MY WIFE TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN APPOINTMENT, AND ONCE AGAIN ON THE SAME HIGHWAY IN THE SAME PLACE AT 70MPH IT HAPPENED A FOURTH TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT OUR TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED, BALANCED , AND ARE NOT EVEN DOWN TO THE TREADWEAR INDICATORS.

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WELL TRAVELLING AT 65MPH I WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND GOT WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 20MPH BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE TRUCK IS 100% STOCK WITH 24K MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO DAYS.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN A NEWER TOLL ROAD ABOUT 70 MPH I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK BEGAN BOUNCING AND MY STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE HEADING TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THIS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED.

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THE VEHICLE HAS A "DEATH WOBBLE" MAKING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. IT HAS ALMOST KILLED ME TWICE. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/4JV7L8BBO1Q THE LINK IS A VIDEO OF WHAT HAPPENS TO STEERING WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS. I AM FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE

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2017 F250 44,000 MILES EXPERIENCING EXTREME FRONT TIRE WOBBLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY (DEATH WOBBLE) NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN IM CROSSING OVER A BRIDGE OR HIT MINOR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. USUALLY HAPPENS AT AROUND 65 MPH AND WHEN THE WOBBLE STARTS IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL AROUND 30 MPH I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNTIL I CAN GET THE WOBBLE TO STOP. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE EVERYTHING STOCK ON MY TRUCK . I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO A SHOP TO CHECK FRONT END AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE TIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED PROPERLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH FORD TRUCK OWNER BLOGS AND THIS IS A SERIOUS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I AM A LONG TIME FORD TRUCK OWNER AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH ANY OF MY TRUCKS.

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AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 70-75 MPH, AN EXTREME WOBBLE AND SHAKING TOOK PLACE AFTER RUNNING OVER A LITTLE ROUGH PAVEMENT. TRUCK HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 35 MPH FOR SHAKING TO STOP. SOME POSTS ON THE INTERNET HAVE CALLED THIS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON I 90 FREEWAY IN RECENT TRIP FROM TACOMA TO SPOKANE. DEALER IS CHECKING OUT THE TRUCK. SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT STEERING CONTROL IS LIMITED. PROBLEM FIRST EXPERIENCED 3-3-19. TRUCK HAS 40,000 MILES.

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2017 F250 FIRST DEATH WOBBLE AT 40,000 MILES, NOW 53,000 MILES AND EXPERIENCE DEATH WOBBLE DAILY. DAILY DRIVER, PRAY TO GOD FORD CORRECTS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED DEATH WOBBLE FORCES YOU TO SLOW TO BELOW 40 MPH TO STOP, NOW YOU HAVE BECOME A ROLLING ROAD BLOCK TO BE REAR ENDED.

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VEHICLE SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVING OVER 65 ON ANY ROAD AND YOU HIT A BUMP (LIKE COMING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT THE BEGINNING OF A BRIDGE). AFTER THE SHAKING HAS STARTED, IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU HAVE SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A DEAD STOP. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY, MYSELF, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. MY TRUCK IS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AND HAS BEEN BABIED. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS DIED FROM THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST SO THIS REALLY IS CONCERNING. PLEASE TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

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