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

ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. IT WAS VERY EXTREME AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN PULL OFF THE FREEWAY. ALL THE TIRES WERE FINE, AND THE SHAKING DID STOP AS I SLOWED DOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE DESTINATION. ADDITIONALLY, ON OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TWICE TO BANNER FORD LOCATED AT (1943 N CAUSEWAY BLVD, MANDEVILLE, LA 70471) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT STEERING DAMPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH MY TRUCK'S STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. IT ALSO FELT AS IF THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. I DECREASED MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MY TRUCK QUIT SHAKING. THIS HAPPENED ON 02/23/2020. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK. ONE OTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND THE TRUCK QUIT SHAKING. THE OTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND I WAS IN A CURVE. THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. I BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE LEFT LANE. I SLOWED DOWN AND THE SHAKING STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER TOMORROW MORNING ON 02/24/2020. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND MY TRUCK SEEMS TO HAVE A DEATH WOBBLE. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY TRUCK AND IT HAS LESS THAN 7600 MILES. MY TRUCK IS FULLY STOCK WITH THE 18 INCH RIMS AND STOCK TIRES.

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WHILE ON A HIGHWAY ON A LONG TURN, A DAMAGE SECTION OF THE ROAD WAS APPROACHED. WHEN THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE BUMP, THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND LOSS TENSION, THE VEHICLE DISCONTINUED TURNING FOR A MOMENT THEN REGAIN STEERING A SECOND LATER. WHILE TURNING, DURING THE MOMENT OF LOSS STEERING, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHERE THE VEHICLES STEERING WAS POSITIONED, THEN SKIDDING THE OCCURRED AND STEERING WAS REGAINED. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 55MPH

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TRUCK WILL ON OCCASION HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND START SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL IT IS SLOWED DOWN AROUND 40 MPH. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH.

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DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ONE LANE SERVICE ROAD AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT WOBBLE AT THE FRONT END THAT FORCED ME TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS AND SLOW DOWN TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH FEELS LIKE IT BEGINS TO BOUNCE AND DRIFT SIDEWAYS IF I DIDN'T. I'M AFRAID TO HIT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST OF BUMPS OR POT HOLES NOW AND EVEN SLOW DOWN IN AREAS I KNOW MAY HAVE SOME. BUT WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST IS CAUSING AND ACCIDENT OR EVEN WORSE LETTING MY FAMILY USE THE VEHICLE AND SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THEM AS THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY

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DRIVING AT 60MPH I HIT A BUMP (JOINT) BETWEEN OVERPASS AND HIGHWAY. TRUCK STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD CHECKED TIRES AND LUG NUTS NO ISSUES. DROVE HOME SLOWLY

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DEATH WOBBLE. VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TO SLOW ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP TO GET IT TO GO AWAY. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT USUALLY HIGHER SPEEDS FROM 50 MPH TO 80 MPH WHEN IT HITS A BUMP OR A GAP IN THE PAVEMENT.

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WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS GOING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF THE FREEWAY FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO STOP COMPLETELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE.

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DRIVING 65 MPH, ENCOUNTERED BUMP/RIDGE IN HIGHWAY SURFACE. FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. WAS ABLE TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY AND STOP EPISODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES RECENTLY.

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DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. DROVE OVER AN UNEVEN PATCH OF BLACKTOP ROAD AND BOTH FRONT TIRES STARTED WOBBLING. THE TERM IS CALLED " DEATH WOBBLE".

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AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, AFTER DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL SPEED IS REDUCED. THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH! .

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I HAD 18000 MILES ON MY NEW TRUCK WHEN THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED. I SENT THE TRUCK TO NATCHEZ FORD DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACE THE DRAG LINK AND DID A ALIGNMENT. TOOK IT BACK AT 22000 MILE THE TRUCK STAYED AT THE DEALER FOR 3 WEEKS WAITING ON SO UPGRADE DAMPER. DROVE THE TRUCK FOR 300 MILES STILL WOBBLE BUT NOT LIKE BEFORE. PARTS ARE NOT WHAT'S NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PEOPLE AT DEALERSHIP HAS A FIX FOR THE ISSUE BUT ITS IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY

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MID TO HIGH SPEEDS IF I HIT ANY SORT OF BUMP OR ANY SORT OF HOLE IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END STARTS TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES AND I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY DECELERATE. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I SEE OTHER FORD USERS DESCRIBING ONLINE AS THE DEATH WOBBLE.

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DEATH WOBBLE. FRONT WHEELS VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON PAVEMENT. I WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY.

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I AM HAVING SOME TYPE OF SEVERE WOBBLE STEERING/SUSPENSIONS ISSUE WHERE IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE A FLAT TIRE ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS SO SEVERE IT CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I TRIED SLOWING DOWN FROM 70 TO GET IT TO STOP AS I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. ONCE I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 25 IT STOPPED. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I TRIED TO GIVE IT ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP BUT IT DIDN'T AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED I GOT A BIT MORE CREATIVE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THIS GOING UP TO 85 AND THAT DID NOT WORK SO AGAIN GOT IT TO STOP BY REDUCING SPEED TO 20-25. THIS IS UNSAFE TO THE POINT WHERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT SHOULDERS AS IF THIS OCCURS I MAY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20-25 MPH TO GET THIS TO STOP. THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY (I-75 IN FL) ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES OVER THE PERIOD OF 30 DAYS. THE TIRE PSI WAS ABOUT 65-70 ON ALL OCCURRENCES WITH DEALER INSPECTED "GOOD TIRE TREAD". ALL 3 WERE ROUTINE DRIVES TO WORK AND ALL OCCURRED AT THE SAME SPEED OF 70 MPH. ALL OF THEM WERE CRUISING (NOT ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING) AND IN 6TH GEAR IN OPTIMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITH NO LOAD AND ONCE WITH A BUMPER PULL TRAILER (TONGUE WEIGHT OF ABOUT 350-500 LBS, LOAD WEIGHT OF TRAILER+LOAD AROUND 5,000 LBS). MY TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY FORD AND AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH ONLY 13 MILES WHEN SOLD. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS 0 AFTERMARKET PARTS OR EQUIPMENT AND IS 100% STOCK AND HAS THE ORIGINAL TIRES AS WELL (CONTINENTAL W/KEVLAR).

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAD TO STOP EACH TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON IT WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE. I USUALLY USE THE TRUCK TO TOW A 7000LB RV AND CANT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD BEEN TOWING AT THE TIME. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY ACTED AS IF IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN A 20 MILE DISTANCE. I WAS TERRIFIED TO CONTINUE WITH MY TRIP AND WAS NERVOUS THE ENTIRE TRIP. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS. I HEAR IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

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I WAS DRIVNG INTERSTATE ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 75 WHEN MY FRONT TWO WHEELS BEGIN BOUNCING REALLY BAD. THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGIN SHAKING, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. I FELT LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, MY LITTLE GIRLS WERE IN THE TRUCK AND WITNESSED THE EVENT. I IMMEDIATELY BEING BRAKING AND WAS ALMOST RUN INTO FROM BEHIND. THE SHAKING CONTINUED TILL I SLOWED DOWN TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MILES HOURS.

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ME AND MY WIFE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 70-80 MPH, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK, AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. I STARTED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER WE HIT A BUMP GOING ROUGHLY 75 MPH, AND THE TRUCK AGAIN STARTED WOBBLING, I FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WITH 18,862 MILES ON IT, AND CURRENTLY THERE IS 19,541 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I STILL HAVE THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, BUT I FEEL VERY INTIMIDATED TO DRIVE IT, AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AFTER THIS INCIDENT. ALL I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE IS THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE". I DO NOT KNOW WHAT COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE CAUSING THIS, BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO SPEND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE DID, ONLY TO FIND IT BEING A POSSIBLE DEATH TRAP.

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'DEATH WOBBLE' INTENSE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN I HIT A BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP

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DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND HIT CHANGE IN PAVEMENT FROM CONCRETE TO RAISED ASPHALT AND FRONT END/STEERING BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL REACHED 20 MPH. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH ON PAVED 3 LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO CONTROL UNTIL REACHING SPEED OF 20 MPH EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND VERY VERY DANGEROUS TRUCK HAS UNDER 30,000 MILES ON IT. IN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY WAITING TO PICK IT UP TO FIND OUT WHAT PARTS THEY HAVE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP ON THE ROADWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAMARQUE FORD LOCATED AT 3101 WILLIAMS BOULEVARD, KENNER, LA 70065, (504)-443-2500 FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

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I BELIEVE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE KNOWN 'DEATH WOBBLE'. WHEN GOING 65 MPH OR MORE AND HIT A BUMP WITH A TURN I'D LOSE CONTROL AND MY TRUCK WOULD FEEL LIKE MY FRONT TIRES HAD BLOWN OR SHOCKS HAD FAILED. I'D SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER AND THE TRUCK LOOKED FINE. AT LOWER SPEEDS IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN. I'VE EXPERIENCED IT TWICE NOW. ALL FORD HAS SAID IS I NEED A NEW STEERING STABILIZER, THAT IS ON BACK ORDER. THEY CLAIM THAT WILL ' FIX ' THE PROBLEM.

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DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, I HIT A ROUGH PATCH ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING VIGOROUSLY, WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. I STRUGGLED TO CONTROL IT AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, AT AROUND 45-50MPH THE SHAKING STOPPED AND REGAINED CONTROL OF THE STEERING. TRUCK CONTINUE TO HAVE EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS ON HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED ON THE DAY I PICKED UP THE USED TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS I WAS DRIVING HOME, TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 37,700 MILES. THE NEXT DAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, I HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 72MPH AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING, BUT WAS NOT A VIGOROUS AS DAY PRIOR.

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1/31/2020 DRIVING APPROX 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE I HIT A SMALL UNDULATION AND THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN GRIP ON WHEEL. I WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW OR PULL OVER DUE TO TRAFFIC AND GUARD RAILS. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT MERGE TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE AND THIS WAS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE. AFTER CLEARING THE GUARD RAIL I WAS ABLE TO EASE TO SHOULDER AND SLOW TO APPROX 20 MPH. THIS STOPPED THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND I REGAINED CONTROL. LESS THAN 1/2 MI LATER I HIT ANOTHER NORMAL UNDULATION AT APPROX 50 MPH AND SAME THING OCCURRED, I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND SLOWED TO 25 MPH IN CENTER LANE OF INTERSTATE TO REGAIN CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH DENIED EVER HEARING OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS, HOWEVER CONDUCTING MY OWN RESEARCH THIS WAS CLEARLY THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE W/ LOW MILAGE AND W/O EXCEPTION EVERY NON FORD SPECIALIST I HAVE SPOKEN WITH IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW AND IF IT HASN'T ALREADY, WILL RESULT IN SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. GIVEN ALL THE INFO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB INCLUDING A CLASS ACTION SUIT, FORD'S DENIAL IS SIMPLY A LIE. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND THIS TRUCK IS MY PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION, AFTER EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" NO PARENT OF SOUND MIND WOULD EVER PUT CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE W/O THIS ISSUE BEING CERTIFIABLY RESOLVED. MY VEHICLE HAS NO AFTER MKT PARTS AND AND VERY LOW MILAGE. I AM STILL WELL WITH MY WARRANTY

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