What 1,151 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Ford F-250 Supercab

WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN LANES (50-60MPH) MY TRUCKS MY FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND MAKES MY VEHICLE HARD TO HANDLE. AT LOWER SPEEDS 20-50 WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN LANES THE TRUCK WILL SHIFT TO THE SIDE THE BUMP HIT ALMOST LIKE DRIVING ON ICE.

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I AM EXPERIENCING SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN 4/24/2021 AND 4/25/2021. IT IS VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION AND TRUCK VIBRATION. IT HAPPENED BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 65-75MPH. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 32000 MILES ON IT. FORD HAS RECALLED THE STEERING LINKAGE DAMPENER. I'M AFRAID THIS REPLACEMENT WILL ONLY FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND THEN I WILL HAVE TO COVER COSTS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I PLANNED ON KEEPING THIS TRUCK FOR A WHILE BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOWING MY GOOSENECK TRAILER, I WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT COULD HAVE INJURED OR KILLED MYSELF, MY FAMILY, OR OTHER MOTORISTS. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT, BUT I CAN'T UPLOAD IT HERE. THE FORD TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS THE WORST HE HAD SEEN.

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UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY, THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WAS NEARLY OUT OF CONTROL. I PULLED TO THE SIDE, STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED, AND CONTINUED ON. THE DEATH WOBBLE STOPPED FOR THE MOMENT.

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TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, HIT A ROUGHER SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRUCK BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 35 AND IT WENT AWAY. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT NOW HAS 32,000. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND IT IS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE."

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VIOLENT SHAKING AT A SPEED OF 72MPH, SHAKING STOPPED ONCE SLOWED TO 50MPH. ISSUE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 18330 MILES ON IT.

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TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, I CROSSED A SMALL BUMP IN THE INTERSTATE WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, I TRIED TO CONTROL THE TRUCK BUT WAS LOSING CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I THEN HIT THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE THE TRUCK AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AS IT NEEDED TO. THE SHAKING AND VIBRATION DID NOT STOP UNTIL I WAS UNDER 35MPH I HAD TO GET INTO THE LEFT EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO GATHER MY SELF UP GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK CHECKED ALL 4 TIRES TO VERIFY NONE WERE FLAT AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH BACK TO MY RESIDENCE, WHERE I PARKED MY TRUCK UNTIL I DELIVERED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY MORNING TO ASSES THE TRUCK AND ALLOW THEM THE OPPERTUNITY TO MAKE NESSECARY REPAIRS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK. THE FIRST SCENARIO WAS PULLING A CAMPER ON THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND REGAIN CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED A STEERING DAMPENER AND CHECKED ALL SYSTEMS FOR PROPER FUNCTION. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ADDRESSED CORRECTLY BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE MULTIPLE FACTORS CAUSING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED IT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO CORRECT SOLUTION BUT MORE OF A TRIAL AND ERROR FIX.

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WHILE DRIVING ON I-90 IN OHIO AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, I STRUCK A SMALL POTHOLE WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I BUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE SHAKING GOT EVEN WORSE AND STEERING WAS DIFFICULT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO STOP. I DROVE THE TRUCK AFTERWARDS APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES HOME. I WAS CAREFUL TO AVOID BUMPS OR HOLES, BUT BRIDGE SEAMS CAUSED A SIMILIAR PROBLEM MANY TIMES, ALTHOUGH NOT AS VIOLENT AS THE FIRST TIME. FORD HAS A SERVICE NOTIFICATION THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER IF YOU EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE A DAMPENER PROBLEM. I'LL ALLOW THEM TO DO IT, BUT SUSPECT I'LL HAVE MORE ISSUES.

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WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ON I-565 IN HUNTSVILLE, AL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE HIGHWAY. STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND THE SHAKING STOPPED AND DID NOT REOCCUR.

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DEATH WOBBLE WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TRUCK HAS 8K MILES ON IT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER - GULF COAST FORD (3000 N, STATE HWY 288, ANGLETON, TX 77515, (713) 422-7200) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

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THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. WAS DRIVING AT 65 ON I 5 OVER THE ALTAMONT AND LOST CONTROL OF STEERING HAD TO HIT BRAKES TO SLOW TO 45 TO GET VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES ALMOST CAUSING EXTREME ACCIDENTS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS IS HAPPENED AND IT IS GETTING WORSE AND HARDER TO CONTROL.

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EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AT SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. WE BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 'DEATH WOBBLE'. THIS IS A VERY SCARY EVENT. I AM SO SURPRISED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED FORD TO DO A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE.

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WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. ON THE WAY HOME I EXPERIENCED IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. AFTER RESEARCH IT APPEARS THE EXPERIENCE IS REFERRED TO AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. IT IS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE WHEN YOUR FAMILY IS IN THE TRUCK WITH YOU.

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DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 70MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A SMALL BUMP WHICH CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO START TO RATTLE VIOLENTLY . THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RATTLE UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL IT WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. PREVIOUS TO THIS SCARY EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE SOME CONTROL AND FEEL WHEN SMALL BUMPS WOULD BOUNCE THE SUSPENSION.

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19000+ MILES. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS. AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRUCK FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER A BRIDGE OVERPASS. 'DEATH WOBBLE'. ALMOST LOST CONTROL. WAS HAULING A TRAILER. ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. HAD IT BEEN A WINTERY DAY WOULD HAVE EASILY GONE OFF ROAD. WILL TAKE TO DEALER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PROVEN NOT TO FIX ANYTHING. IT WILL JUST POSTPONE IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN LATER.

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I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE , SUSPENSION. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM NO RESULTS

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WITH 21,000 MILES ON TRUCK I EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATIONS AFTER HITTING AN EXPANSION GAP JOINT ON HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER AND THEY INSPECTED AND REPLACED STEERING DAMPENER. NOW WITH 32,000 MILES ON TRUCK SAME EXACT ISSUE AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD AND EXPANSION GAPS ON ROAD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECH ORDERED ANOTHER STEERING DAMPENER ON BACK ORDER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ASE CERTIFIED AND HE INFORMED ME THERE WAS SOME PLAY AT THE DRAG LINK WHERE THE PITMAN ARM MEETS THE KNUCKLE. FORD NOW HAS MY TRUCK AGAIN AND I WAS INFORMED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE OSCILLATIONS. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 34,650 MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL IS NOT FIXED.

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TRUCK SEEMS TO HAVE A DEATH WOBBKE AT ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I HIT A OVER PASS JOINT IN THE ROAD OR ANY SLIGHT BUMP WHILE DRIVING FORD HAS REPLACE THE DAMPNER 4 TIMES NOW BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK AND NOW IT CAN BE FELT IN THE BREAKING OF THE TRUCK WHEN STOPPING TO ABRUPTLY!

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JUST BOUGHT TRUCK LAST FRIDAY AND DROVE YESTERDAY (3/3/21) FOR THIRD TIME AND ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY DRIVING AROUND 60-65MPH AND STARTED TO CROSS A BRIDGE THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I MEAN WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING ANDI DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED..I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET TO OUTSIDE LANE AND PULL OFF ROAD.. LOOKED AROUND TRUCK SAW NOTHING OUT OF ORDINARY AND CONTINUED TO DEALER TO GET THE 2 NEW TIRES PUT ON THAT WERE ORDERED AND WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED THEY SAID OH NO ES WE KNOW HOW TO FIX JUST GET A NEW STEERING DAMPER AND THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER FROM FORD AND HAVE BEEN AND MAY NOT BE IN UNTIL END OF MONTH..AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY SAID IT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FIXED AND IF NEED TO DRIVE DON'T GO OVER ABOUT 40-45 MPH..I WAS FRANTIC AND SCARED THANK GOD NO CARS AROUND ME..

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UNSTABLE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AFTER SMALL ROAD UNEVENNESS. (DEATH WOBBLE) ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 52 IN PUERTO RICO. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND PROVIDED WITH A FIX BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST INCREASINGLY. ALSO, COMPUTER CODE P2074 FOR A 2019 UNIT. OIL LEAKING FROM THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE UPPER CRANKCASE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER ON MARCH 08, 2021. DEALER INFORMED, UPFRONT, THAT THERE IS NO PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR THE SO CALL DEATH WOBBLE UNLESS FORD ISSUES A RE-CALL AND PROVIDES IT.

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DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH HIT A SMALL BUMP. STEERING STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. DEATH WOBBLE. LUCKILY LOW TRAFFIC. ATTEMPTED TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER WHILE REDUCING SPEED. AT AROUND 35MPH THE SHAKING REDUCED AND STOPPED.

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FROM THE TIME IT WAS BRAND NEW ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU BRAKE TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP, I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER DEALERSHIP FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AND VOICED MY CONCERN AND THEY SAID FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WOULD INSTALL AN UPGRADED STEERING STABILIZER. I NOW HAVE 16,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK WITH NO IMPROVEMENT AND WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP I AM TOLD THERE ARE NO REPAIR PARTS AVAILABLE.

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IT IS KNOWN ON THE INTERNET AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 70 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS ON I-185, THE TRUCK HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD COMING OFF A BRIDGE. THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY UNTIL I PULLED OVER. I HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AS I WAS BEING TOSSED ABOUT AND HAD DIFFICULTY EVEN HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 10 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED INCLUDED FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, BRAKES AND TIRE ROTATIONS.

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THE STEERING BEGAN TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP GOING AROUND 60MPH. HAPPENED 3 TIMES. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BUT IT HAS NOT WORKED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT IS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED TO AROUND 15MPH.

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PURCHASED NEW, AT 9,000 MILES WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING TRUCK TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO RAPIDLY DECREASE SPEED AND PULL INTO GRASS MEDIAN AS TO NOT GET STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORD SERVICE REPLACED FACTORY STEERING DAMPER WITH ANOTHER OEM FACTORY STEERING DAMPER UNDER WARRANTY AND ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. NOW AT 21000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, ON (8) SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD, WHILE TRAVELING OVER 55MPH THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AGAIN. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IS TO REDUCE SPEED AND STOP. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE FACTORY OEM STEERING PARTS, BUT HAS NOT YET PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON A PERMANENT FIX. THIS ISSUE WITH FAULTY OEM PARTS WILL SOON CAUSE THE LOSS OF LIVES IF A REMEDY IS NOT FOUND. I HAVE A BRAND NEW TRUCK I AM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE OR ALLOW MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN.

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