What 397 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Ford F-250 Supercab

MY 2018 F250 KING RANCH HAS STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE AT JUST OVER 55,000 MILES. IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST 5 TIMES NOW GOING 60-75MPH IF I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE. WHEN IT STARTS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BACK AND FORTH AND THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE CONTROLLED UNTIL I SLOW TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THE MOST RECENT TIME, I ALMOST HIT A GUARD RAIL. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK BACK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER, BUT TOLD ME THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. I ENDED UP GETTING ONE FROM NAPA AND REPLACED IT ON MY OWN, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK. FORD HAS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

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WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A CONSISTENT SPEED, A BUMP CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IF GOING OVER 70MPH, ALL STEERING IS LOST. BRAKE APPLICATION WHEN THIS IS OCCURRING MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS BELOW 25MPH THE PROBLEM FADES AWAY. MAINTAINING YOUR LANE WHEN THIS HAPPENS IS IMPOSSIBLE, AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY IF ADJACENT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAY

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I AM EXPERIENCING THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE". I HAVE A 2018 F250 WITH 44K MILES, WELL CARED FOR. READING MULTIPLE FORUMS, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO RESOLUTION. PEOPLE HAVE SPENT TONS OF MONEY TAKING THEIR TRUCKS BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WOBBLE THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A WEEK. OCCURS AFTER BUMPY ROADS. TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND RESOLVE ISSUE.

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE SHAKING STOPPED ONCE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. IT LASTED ABOUT 15 SECONDS. THE TRUCK SEEMS TO STEER NORMAL NOW.

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SEVERE WOBBLE IN FRONT SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

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WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 IN ALBUQUERQUE,NM, AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH, THE TRUCK HIT A DIAGONAL TRANSITION FROM ASPHALT TO CEMENT ON AN OVERPASS. THE SLIGHT SHIFT IN STEERING FEEDBACK CAUSED BY THE "BUMP" INSTANTLY STARTED AN UNCONTROLLABLE OSCILLATION IN THE FRONT END NEARLY CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE OSCILLATION WAS A SUDDEN DECELERATION WHICH THEN NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLES FOLLOWING. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND KNOWN TO THE OEM. AT APPROX. 24000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REASON AND THE STEERING DAMPNER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS LATEST EVENT OCCURRED AT APPROX. 29,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. EVEN THE EMPLOYEES AT THE FORD DEALER KNEW THE PHENOMENON AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED AS I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN.

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I HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (THE "DEATH WOBBLE". VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND STEERING DAMPENER INSTALLED. THE ISSUE PERSISTED, SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE EXACT SAME PART WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN EVER. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

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DEATH WOBBLE. FRONT TIRES SHIMMY AFTER HITTING POT HOLE OR BRIDGE JOINT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 11,800 MILES.

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THE KNOWN DEATH WOBBLE. STEERING BECOMES BASICALLY NON EXISTENT WHEN THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED CONTINUALLY SINCE PURCHASING MY 68000 DOLLAR VEHICLE.

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STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATED VIOLENTLY ON HIGHWAY APPARENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE OF I-85 (GA MM40 S) @ 65 MPH

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SOON AFTER PURCHASE WOBBLE AND SHAKE STARTED IN STEERING?I REPORTED IT AT EVERY SERVICE AND SEVERAL TIMES BY PHONE AND EMAIL TO FORD CORPORATE. AFTER AWHILE IN SUMMER 2020 FORD SENT NOTICE THEY WOULD CHANGE STEERING LINK TO FIX PROBLEM? I HAD THE FIX DONE AT ALL AMERICAN FORD ?BUT THE REPAIR FAILED AND THE TECHNICIAN WROTE ON RECEIPT TIRES NEEDED REPLACED? I REPLACED TIRES AND STILL WOBBLE AND SHAKE? THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IS GEORGE WALL FORD THEY ADMITTED TO ME THAT IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND I SHOULD BUY A NEW TRUCK FROM THEM AND THEY WOULD TAKE MY TRUCK FOR A TRADE? BUT AT A LOSS TO MY WALLET? THEY

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BUMP IN ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED MAKE TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKE ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL. HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN TO REGAIN CONTROL

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MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING THE " DEATH WOBBLE". TRUCK HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS AND VIOLENTLY GOES OUT OF CONTROL STEERING. FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS FALLING OFF . BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO FIX. THEY CLAIMED IT IS THE RAG STEERING JOINT. WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE WOBBLED IS BACK! PROBLEM NOT FIXED!! I AM A REGISTERED TRAFFIC ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO OPERATE IN PUBLIC. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY!! AS A SAFETY EXPERT I WOULD NEVER LET ANYONE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL OFFICIALLY PUT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON NOTICE OF THIS ISSUE. I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER TOMORROW TO INFORM OF THIS ISSUE AND EXPECT THAT FORD WILL FIX THIS DESIGN FLAW AT THEIR EXPENSE. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP, [XXX] P.E. TRAFFIC ENGINEER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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THE FRONT END SHAKES OR WOBBLES VIOLENTLY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP MAKING IT HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSIST.

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WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65-75MPH), A VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATION BEGAN SUDDENLY. POTHOLES OR SUDDEN JARRING, SUCH AS TRAVELING OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUDDER AND VIBRATE WITH SUCH INTENSITY, IT MAKES STEERING AND EVEN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL TENUOUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. THE VIBRATION DOESN'T DISAPPEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH. IT IS A TERRIFYING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MOVING AT HIGH SPEED. ROUGH PAVEMENT OR TRANSITIONS IN THE PAVING SURFACE SEEMS TO TRIGGER IT. IT HAS BEGUN AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 60MPH AND AS HIGH AS 75MPH. I HAVE VIDEO WHICH SHOWS THE EFFECT INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A 2018 F250 WITH 46K MILES AND FULLY STOCK EVERYTHING. NEVER BEEN MODIFIED OR USED FOR HEAVY OFF ROAD OR TOWING USE.

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AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE JUST OVER 23000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, AIR PRESSURE CHECKED AND ALIGNMENT. NOW ITS TIME TO GO TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR ANALYSIS.

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DEATH WOBBLE IN FRONT END (TSB) #18 2268

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ERRATIC STEERING AND VIBRATION BETWEEN 40-60 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVERAL LAWSUITS WITH FORD. TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD DEALER LAST WEEK FOR SAFETY RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF DAMPER ASSEMBLY BUT STILL EXPERIENCE WORST PROBLEM OF WOBBLE. HAD TO EMERGENCY STOP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE INTERSTATE.

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MY 2018 F250 6.7 L DIESEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVE ON A FLAT SURFACE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 55 MPH. STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND I LOST CONTROL. HERE'S IN TO ON COMING TRAFFIC LANE. JUST MISSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL A SLOWED TO 20 MPH. HAPEN WITH NO LARGE BUMPS. NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. HAPOEN AGAIN THE SAME DAY. BOTH WERE ON STRAIGHT ROADS. APPEARS THIS CONDITION IS REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.

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DEATH WOBBLE CAR RANDOMLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR

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DRASTIC SHAKING OF THE FRONT END/STEERING WHEEL WHEN HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD OVER 60 MPH - SUBSIDES AFTER YOU BRAKE TO ABOUT 40 MPH. VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

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I AM EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE WITH THIS TRUCK. I PURCHASED IT USED IN JANUARY, 2020. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES NOW. WHILE DRIVING, WHEN HITTING BUMPS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY. NO CRASH, BUT CAN BE SCARY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

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THE TRUCK WENT INTO A "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH NO WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIOLENTLY WHIP BACK AND FORTH AND THE ALL YOU CAN DO IS GET THE TRUCK STOPPED.

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WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 70 IN THE MIDDLE OF DENVER, WE HIT A SMALL EXPANSION JOINT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I COULDN'T HARDLY KEEP A HOLD OF IT TO STEER. I BEGAN BRAKING AND WHEN I GOT DOWN TO 25 MPH IT STOPPED. MY SPEED WASN'T EXCESSIVE, I WAS DOING THE 65 MPH LIMIT. IT HAS DONE THIS "DEATH WOBBLE" TWICE SINCE THEN, AND NOW I AM APPREHENSIVE TO DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE. I WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER SOON TO LOOK IT OVER, BUT HONESTLY I DON'T HAVE ANY HOPES TO A REMEDY. I WAS HOPING TO REPORT THIS, AND HOPEFULLY WITH THE MANY OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, FORD MAY HAVE TO RECALL THESE TRUCKS. UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO PERISH TO GET ANY ACTION FROM FORD. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 40 -45 MPH AND THE TRUCK GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, EXPANSION JOINT, OR OTHER CHANGE THE STEERING JUMPS BACK AND FORTH TO THE POINT THAT THE FRONT END FEELS VERY LOOSE AND IT IS NOT EASY TO CONTROL.

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