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

I HAVE THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY FRONT END. IT HAPPENS OFTEN AND IS EXTREMELY VIOLENT. I HAVE VIDEO BUT ITS LARGER THAN 5 MB

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WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH FRONT END SHAKING/VIBRATING VIOLENTLY ON CITY STREET. 12/2/2020 VERY HARD TO CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 65MPH 12/13/2020 FRONT END SHAKING/VIBRATING VIOLENTLY VERY HARD TO CONTROL.*JB WHILE DRIVING NEAR PRESCOTT AZ, 65 MPH , TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIBRATING VIOLENTLY ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE, THIS SHAKES THE HECK OUT OF ALL SUSPENSION PARTS AND THE WHOLE TRUCK FOR THAT MATTER. RESEARCHING , THIS IS ONGOING ISSUE , TOLD THAT APPLYING BREAKS WHICH ALL PEOPLE DO IN THIS POSITION - WARPS BREAK ROTORS AS WELL. ISSUE IS VERY PREVALENT ON INTERNET.ALL FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS AND ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACE PER MECHANICS THAT FIX THESE ISSUES. NO CRASH YET BUT LUCK WILL RUN OUT.*DT*JB

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I EXPERINCED THE DEATH WOBBLE ON 18 DEC 2020 IN MY 2019 FORD F 250. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 70 ON THE HIGHWAY AND CROSSED A BRIDGE AND THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, WAS HARD TO STEER AND GOT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND GOT IT SLOWED DOWN TO WHERE IT WAS CONTROLLABLE.

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VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING 'DEATH WOBBLE' AT 70 MPH. ALMOST CRASHED INTO CAR IN NEXT LANE OVER AND ALMOST REAR ENDED WHILE BRAKING WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 70 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT A SMALL POTHOLE AND THE FRONT WHEELS/AXLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY(DEATH WOBBLE) AND SENT THE TRUCK OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC BARELY MISSING ALL THE VEHICLES AROUND ME. IT IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN SUPER DUTY ISSUE THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF PRIOR TO BUYING THIS TRUCK A YEAR AGO. HAD I KNOWN, I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK. 2019 F-250 4WD W/19.000 MILES.

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MY 2019 F-250 FRONT TIRES STARTING BOUNCING AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE ENOUGH TO ALARM ME A MONTH AGO. YESTERDAY 12/19/20 I HIT A BUMP ON A BRIDGE 63 MPH AND THE TRUCKS FRONT TIRES STARTED BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY, I ALMOST HIT A LOG TRUCK HEAD ON. I HELD THE WHEEL HARD W/BOTH HANDS AND TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THEY DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING THE EVENT. THIS TRUCK HAS 32K MILES AND IT IS DANGEROUS!

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VEHICLE BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH AFTER HITTING ANY SORT OF CRACK, POT HOLE, OR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD SURFACE. THE TRUCK WILL DART TO ONE SIDE OR THE STEERING WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 22K MILES.

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I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY ON AN INCLINE AND SLIGHT CURVE. THERE WAS A LITTLE DIP IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED OVER CHECKED TRUCK AND TIRES OVER. FOUND NO PROBLEM. I PULLED BACK ON THE FREEWAY AND THEN IT DROVE NORMAL. DID RESEARCH AND I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE DEATH WOBBLE BEFORE THAT.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND UPON HITTING A BUMP EXPERIENCED WHAT I HAVE COME TO KNOW AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND PRESUMABLY THE TIRES WERE SHAKING AS WELL BECAUSE I COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND COULD SLOWLY BRAKE TO A STOP AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE, AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THAT THIS IS DUE TO A LITANY OF SUSPENSION PARTS BEING LOOSE OR TOO WEAK.

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"DEATH WOBBLE" AFTER ONLY 14,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGH SPEED STEERING FEAR. EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLES SHAKES FOR A VERY LONG TIME TILL YOU SLOW DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY AND TRY TO GET TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDERS.. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

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MY TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN HITTING ROUGH PATCH ON HIGHWAY. ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND STEERING BEING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. CARS BEHIND ME SWERVED TO AVOID ME. MY 2 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE. BACK SEAT AND WAS TERRIFIED WITH MYSELF AND MY GIRLFRIEND RIDING PASSENGER.

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HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT TOWN ROAD AND THE FRONT END AND STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. VEHICAL HAD 1300 MILES ON IT. DEATH WOBBLE. REOCCURANCE ON 10/25/2020 AT 1600 MILES ON STATE HYWAY STRAIGHT AWAY WITH SMALL BUMP.

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AT 75MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 I DROVE OVER A PORTION OF THE ROAD THAT ENT FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE BACK TO ASPHALT IT HAS A SLIGHT DIP WHEN I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN MY FRONT END I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP DURING RUSH HOUR TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY TRUCK MIND YOU I DRIVE A TRACTOR TRAILER FIRE TRUCK FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND THIS INCIDENT INVOLVING MY NEW TRUCK ACTUALLY SCARED ME! WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS IT DEFINITELY INVOLVES THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 20,000 MILES IT HAS 21,400 ON IT AS OF TODAY IT CAME WITH A 30,000 OR 3 YEAR MANUFACTURE WARRANTY I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS PUT ON HOLD AND TRANSFERRED A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH NO EXPLANATION BUT TO CONTACT A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM

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2019 F250 STEERING STABILIZER FAILED CAUSING EXCESSIVE UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION IN STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TOWING 5TH WHEEL TRAILER OR NOT TOWING UNTIL VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO FULL STOP CAUSING HIGH PROBABILITY OF REAR END COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE . THIS OCCURRED AT ~21K MILES. FORD REPLACED PART. EXCESSIVE UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION IN STEERING AGAIN STARTED AGAIN AT 37K MILES. FORD WILL REPLACE STEERING STABILIZER AGAIN AT NO COST, BUT WANTS ME TO PAY FOR FRONT END BUSHING REPLACEMENT AT $630.

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EXTREME STEERING LOSS DUE TO 'DEATH WOBBLE'. DROVE OVER A BRIDGE, AND THE TRUCK STEERING VIOLENTLY SHOOK MERELY BY THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS THAT WAS THE BRIDGE THRESHOLD. 13K MILES. EXTREME DIFFICULTY PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

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DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60+) IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION, UNDER DRY CONDITIONS OF 55 DEGREES F, I ENCOUNTERED A SHORT PATCH OF PAVED ROAD WITH A ROUGH OR WASHBOARD SURFACE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER SEVERE SUSTAINED STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION WHICH SHOOK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, REDUCED MY ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE ENTERING THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, THE OSCILLATION ENDED AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SIMILAR ROAD SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOADED EXCEPT FOR THE 4 OCCUPANTS.

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VEHICLE (2019 FORD F250 XLT) EXPERIENCED WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR IRREGULARITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH AND ABOVE), THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND STEERING COLUMN SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. I EXPERIENCED THIS EVENT TWICE ON A RECENT TRIP OUT OF STATE, WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT A MECHANIC SHOP, AND DESCRIBED THE EVENT TO THE MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD F250, AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MEASURES THAN CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE THE ISSUE WITH THE FAULTY FRONT END SUSPENSION AND DESIGN, THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WILL MOST LIKELY CONTINUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER FORD F250 OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ARE PUTTING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE, AND AND OTHER HIGHWAYS TRAVELERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE, AT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. AS FAR AS VIDEO DOCUMENTATION OF THE INCIDENT, PLEASE GO TO YOU TUBE, AND ENTER FORD F250 "DEATH WOBBLE". YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS EVENT. IN SPEAKING WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE F250S WERE RE-DESIGNED IN THE YEAR 2020, AND THAT THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. THIS DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THE F250S BETWEEN 2011 AND 2019. THANK YOU.

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FORD F-250 AT HIGHWAY SPEED (50-70MPH) WILL BECOME TOTALLY UNSTABLE AFTER HITTING AN UNEVEN SECTION OF ROAD, BUMP, POT HOLE. VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. VEHICLE CONTROL IS NOT GAINED UNTIL THE TRUCK IS SLOWED DOWN TO 15-20 MPH. OTHER CARS NOTICE AND SLOW DOWN, TO AVOID POSSIBLE COLLISION. THE ISSUE IS AND WILL RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE WAS EXPLAINED AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

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TWICE THIS PAST WEEKEND, I EXPERIENCED WHAT THE DEALERSHIP CALLS "DEATH WOBBLE". THE STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER GOING OVER UNEVEN ASPHALT. THE FIRST OCCURENCE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 75MPH AND THE SECOND TIME WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH. IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO SHAKE ITSELF APART AND I HAD VERY LITTLE STEERING UNTIL I SLOWED THE TRUCK DOWN BELOW 20MPH. IN BOTH INSTANCES, I WAS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE (AND I DON'T SCARE EASLIY IN VEHICLES). AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH SUPER DUTY FORDS. SURPRISED THIS IS HAPPENING TO A TRUCK WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT! I AM SCHEDULING A TIME FOR THE TRUCK TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.

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WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, AND I HIT A POTHOLE OR UNEVEN EXPANSION JOINT, MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES WHAT'S CALLED DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN YOUR HANDS, YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS SLOW DOWN AND WAIT FOR IT TO STOP. NOT VERY SAFE WHEN YOU'RE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE FIRST TIME THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WAS NOVEMBER OF 2019, 29400 MILES. THEY DIDN'T HAVE PARTS UNTIL JANUARY TO PUT ON MY TRUCK. THE PART IS JUST A STEERING DAMPER, WHICH IS A BAND-AID FOR THE OVERALL ISSUE. NOW MY TRUCK IS DOING IT AGAIN(62,900MIKES), 9 MONTHS AFTER REPAIR.

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IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS MY 2019 F-250 TRUCK HAS STARTED SHAKING WHEN REACHING SPEEDS AROUND 50 MPH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTS RATTLING AND STEERING WHEEL STARTS JOLTING BACK AND FORTH AT A RAPID PACE CAUSING YOU TO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS ON WELL PAVED ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES. WHEN SEARCHING FOR WHAT THE CAUSE MAY BE FOR THIS ISSUE, I FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS DEFINITIONS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS OCCURRING WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE 2019 TRUCK FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND HAVE LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. I DID BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK SO HOPEFULLY FORD WILL HONOR IT AND FIX IT CORRECTLY SO I CAN SAFELY DRIVE IT AGAIN.

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UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLING AT HIGH SPEED 65-75MPH

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INITIALLY THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHILE GOING OVER EXPANSION JOINTS ON THE INTERSTATE DURING A RECENT TRIP. REALLY SCARY EVENT WITH MY SON IN THE VEHICLE. TODAY I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE GETTING ON THE ONRAMP TO THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD 2 18 WHEELERS BESIDE ME AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME APPROACHING FAST. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOULDER WHILE ALMOST GETTING RAMMED IN THE REAR. SAME DAY I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD GOING 70 MPH AND WITH NO TRAFFIC AROUND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO VIDEO THE INCIDENT. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND COME TO A STOP FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. 2 TIMES IN THE SAME DAY FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE BUT THE 3 TIME IN A WEEK THAT I HAVE BEEN SCARED TO DEATH I WAS ABOUT TO DIE IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

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TRUCK EXPERIENCES 'DEATH WOBBLE' MEANING IT STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION) MAKING IT UNCONTROLLABLE. THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN ON THE FREEWAY. TRUCK HAS ALREADY RECEIVED WHAT FORD SAID REPAIRS THE ISSUE, BUT ISSUE STILL CONTINUES

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