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

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving over a pothole, the vehicle started shaking, and the steering wheel was uncontrollable. The contact stated that after it rained, the driver's side and passenger's side doors were filled with water. Additionally, the interior lights failed to turn on as needed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

NHTSA ODI 11608703

Truck was purchased used in Sept of 2023. Shortly after the truck started suffering from Death Wobble. All steering tie rod ends (all 4), track bar shocks and steering stabilizer were replaced. Tires were rotated Ball joints were checked and were good. Truck still has death wobble. I'm sure this is why the truck was traded. Ford has declined to repair under tsb 18 2268 due to build date.

NHTSA ODI 11607484

Driving at highway speed 65-70 mph, I drove across a rough patch of road. This rough patch was along a curve in the road. The truck from end violently vibrated, and it felt that I didn't have steers control of the vehicle. I lightly tapped the brakes and the vehicle began slowing down, while the truck drifted into the adjacent lane. The vibration continued until my speed dropped to approximately 35mph. It's was like the truck reached unstable resonate frequency. Initially, the vibration was some but grew violently quickly, and seem to continue to grow violently until I slowed the vehicle down. It wasn't a safe condition for me or other cars around me. Much less for the people in the truck who were shocked with fear. I'm traveling across country with an RV, I'm just lucky that the RV wasn't in tow at the time of the violent wobble. For what I read online, ford was aware of this hazard, and never shared this with me or the original owner. That is unacceptable.

NHTSA ODI 11607651

When driving down the highway 60 mph hit a rough patch on the highway. It caused the truck to start shimming where it felt like it was going to fall apart now known to us as the death wobble. The driver was with some difficulty to control the vehicle reduce the speed and pull off to the side of the road.

NHTSA ODI 11604575

I was driving at 60mph when the truck started shaking so bad I had to come to a complete stop. I could barley steer the truck when this was happening.

NHTSA ODI 11603346

Ford Death Wobble Complaint We experienced the Ford - F250 'death wobble' twice while driving on the highway at speed around 75 mph. The first time it happened on 07/05/2024 and the second incident happened on 07/13/2024. In both cases we were on the highway driving around 73-75 mph, straight ahead, without any turns. The road was dry and there were no other driving issues. All of a sudden, the truck steering wheel started shaking violently and the whole truck went into uncontrollable vibrations, during which the truck was impossible to steer. The first time the vibrations lasted about 20-30 seconds, the second time was longer, around 40-50 seconds. We were at an incredible risk of an accident and death. I am a very experienced driver. We were extremely lucky that the traffic was light and I managed to let go of the gas, let the truck reduce the speed slowly and then slightly tapped on the break until complete stop. Had we had heavier traffic, turns on the road, or a more unexperienced driver, this could have led to a fatal accident. The truck in 2019 and has around 118K miles. The tires are in excellent condition and the tire pressure was correct. The problem is well known and widely discussed and reported as the ‘Ford Death Wobble.’ There were not any warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms of the problem prior to the occurrence. There is no active recall for this, although is it a life-threatening issue.

NHTSA ODI 11602981

Front end uncontroable wobble from the front end. causing swearving and lane departure. causes uncontroable driving until under 30 MPH.

NHTSA ODI 11602720

Steering system due to "death wobble".

NHTSA ODI 11602021

Was traveling down freeway at 70 mph when truck hit a bump and got severe death wobble from the front end. Brought truck into ford dealer and determined steering wheel dampener was bad and replaced under warranty which Ford extended due to known issue. No warning lamps or prior issue before that day. Almost crashed due to known issue with child in truck.

NHTSA ODI 11598134

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the steering wheel became very hard to turn. The contact stated that the steering was turned to the right prior to the steering wheel seizing. The contact stated that the wheels failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over, turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle regained several steering wheel functionalities. The contact stated that the steering wheel was not fully functional and was abnormally difficult to turn however, the wheel was able to be turned. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ODI 11589635

Truck has death wobble in front suspension. Almost bad wreck on interstate.

NHTSA ODI 11586085

I was travelling at approximately 70 MPH and hit a small bump on the interstate. The steering started to wobble violently, resulting in the need to stop on the side of the interstate to correct the wobble. This occurred a few time prior, but the wobble resolved after 1 - 2 seconds.

NHTSA ODI 11584677

I Have had 3 incident to my truck where it starting violently shaking and i could not steer the truck> I had heard this is known as the death wobble and that everyone knows about it and yet there is still no reacall?? I had it fixed under warrenty at 19,545 miles. Now it is out of warrenlty as of Dec 8th 2023 and I had two incident on Dec 10th ( 2 days after warrently expired) I believe I have around 47,000 miles on it now. I also paid for and extended warrentty and they said they dont know if it will cover it. This is very scary as I had 4 kids in my car taking my son to his birthday party and we all thought we were going to die. We were in the fast lane and the car behind us was honking and I could not even steer the truck. There are all kinds of videos on the internet showing that this is a known issue with 2019 fords and yet there are no recalls. So i guess if we die next time it will be just " oh well. there is nothing to be done. I am scared to death to ever drive this truck again. Please do something about the death wobble.

NHTSA ODI 11584121

Over the past 100 miles my F250 4x4 has nearly lost control because of a violent shaking, or wobbling of the front end. It has happened four (4) times when driving on paved surfaces at approximately 50-55mph; it has happened once while I was braking at approximately 45mph (this would be the 5th time). I immediately slowed down (without hard braking) when the wobbling occurred, but I believe that if I hadn't, the vehicle could have been forced into the opposite lane of travel. The current mileage is 28,859 It is available for inspection I'm taking it into my Ford dealership (for the first time) tomorrow to tell it about the problem, but it was also recommended I report the issue here because of numerous similar complaints. No dash warning lights came on before, during, or after the incidents. Thank you

NHTSA ODI 11582905

While traveling on interstate I hit a bump and experienced “death wobble” and was barely able to control steering wheel. Had to slow to 20 mph to get it to stop.

NHTSA ODI 11575020

My car has death wobble issues. If I go more than 30-40mph on the highway the car starts shaking violently and uncontrollably and swerves side to side. It is a very scary experience. This has happen multiple times. We have brought to the different shops ans change several components but after a month or so the issue comes back. Until recently I brought to a ford dealer and came to find out about the defective problem on this this type of cars. Unfortunateluly ford doesnt want to pay for the entire repair cost.

NHTSA ODI 11570192

I am unsure on what malfunctioned. When driving if we hit a bump in the road or the road is uneasy the truck begins to violently shake to the point we have to completely stop the vehicle. We have had it at numerous shops across the state and no one can tell us what is wrong. They say everything is fine with it. There are no lights on the dash signaling anything is wrong. We consider this a HUGE safety risk not only to ourselves and our kids but other drivers on the road as well. It could cause a major accident if someone was to lose control while shaking. This puts us, our family, and other drivers at risk.

NHTSA ODI 11569544

Driving at 50 mph+, I have experienced a violent wobble in the truck that can only be stopped by coming to a complete stop with my truck. this has happened multiple times. I have read up on this and it seems to be called the “death wobble” and can not be fixed. I have had a baby and another small child in the truck with me at one of the occurrences. This wobble causes me to almost lose control over the vehicle. Is there a recall I am unaware of for the suspension and steering? I have read that customers have tried to fix the issues and have not been able to. My family uses this truck often as we don’t have another option at the moment. Another worry is that this wobble has damaged other components of the truck that I am unaware of. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11564020

Any sudden jolt to the front passenger side wheel causes the truck to do the death wobble. It happened 3 times yesterday (12/31/23) within a 1 hour time frame. The only way to stop it is to let the truck gradually come to a stop and then start back again. The whole truck jumps and the steering wheels shakes uncontrollably.

NHTSA ODI 11562937

I have now experienced the Ford Death Wobble two different times driving at high rates of speed 70-75mph that has almost caused serious accidents on state i75 and I10 in Florida. My family was in the truck and I was able to save it from hitting the guard rail.

NHTSA ODI 11561764

Steering and suspension were compromised at highway speeds upon hitting a mild change in surface (such as a bridge expansion joint). The front axle bounces and shakes violently and steering is extremely difficult. Reducing speed (below highway speed while on a highway in traffic) eventually ends the violent shaking and bouncing. This problem has not been confirmed by a dealer or independent service center nor has it been inspected by others. There were also no warning lamps or messages.

NHTSA ODI 11558092

“Death wobble” vehicle was at highway speed when hit a bump and cause the vehicle to shake violently, causing unsafe driving conditions with lack of control.

NHTSA ODI 11557751

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING SO HARD THAT I HAD DIFFICULTY HOLDING ONTO IT. THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND I ALMOST WENT INTO THE GUARD RAIL BEFORE I COULD SLOW DOWN TO A STOP AND BRING THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL. I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION AND LOOKED AT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING BROKEN. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND I HAD TO STOP AGAIN TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO STOP SHAKING - WHICH WAS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC I WAS IN. THERE WAS NO WARNING EITHER TIME THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW!

NHTSA ODI 11555940

I experienced the death wooble on my 2019 f250 took truck to ford dealership and had the steering dampner replaced as this what ford says causes the problem but a week after it was supposed to corrected i was driving on the interstate and hit a ruff spot in the pavement and experienced the death wooble again . This was on11/04/2023 . So the part ford says should correct the wooble didnt fix it. Still have death wooble .

NHTSA ODI 11554580

Driving on the highway at speeds above 60 mph and hitting seams or bumps in the road, the front suspension starts to violently shake. It is random when it happens. The shaking causes the whole truck and steering wheel to shake uncontrollably. The only way to stop the shaking is to slow to below 40 mph. This happens at random places and times. There is no warning and the entire truck and steering wheel is fully involved in violent shaking within 3 seconds.

NHTSA ODI 11553677