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

SEVERE SHAKING AND MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM CAUSING AN ALMOST LOSS IN CONTROL. TRUCK HAS BEEN "FIXED" ONCE ALREADY AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

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DEATH WOBBLE! I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. AROUND 20,000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER YOU WOULD HIT A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSES YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE WOULD OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. THIS CONDITION IS WIDELY KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. IT WAS REPAIRED AT 20,586 MILES, AT WHICH TIME, THEY SAID THEY ADDED A CASTER ADJUSTMENT AND REPLACED ALL THE JOINTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN LOOSENED BY THE DEATH WOBBLE. THEY SAID THAT NOW THAT EVERYTHING WAS TIGHT AND THE CASTER WAS FIXED, THE ISSUE WOULD NOT RETURN. THE ISSUE RETURNED A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER AT 24,929. THIS TIME WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE "OSCILLATING STEERING WHEEL ISSUE" (BECAUSE FORD WON'T ALLOW THEM TO SAY OR WRITE DEATH WOBBLE) ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER. OTHER F-250 OWNERS THAT I KNOW HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. NOW THAT I'M ON MY THIRD STEERING STABILIZER, I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS HAZARDOUS. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR AN ISSUE THEY'VE KNOWN OF FOR FAR TOO LONG.

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GOT THE DEATH WOBBLE 4 TIMES. HAVE TAKIN THE TRUCK TO FORD 2 TIMES, EACH TIME THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. STEERING WHEEL/VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY.

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WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (ROUGHLY 75MPG) THREE TIMES I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGIN SHAKING VIOLENTLY NEARLY ELIMINATING DRIVER CONTROL. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND THE SHAKING CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS NEARLY STOPPED. THE NEXT TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED THE VIOLENT BACK AND FORTH (20 DEGREES +/-) TO EITHER SIDE IT SUBSIDED ONCE I SLOWED TO AROUND 40 MPH ON THE SHOULDER. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THIS TO DIAGNOSE WHAT I FELT LIKE WAS A FAULTY STEERING STABILIZER BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A JITTER WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. I WAS INFORMED THE TSB FOR A NEW STEERING STABILIZER WAS ON BACKORDER. I HAVE A 20 SECOND VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING (I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO TAKE ONE THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED) BUT IT IS TOO BIG TO ATTACH. PLEASE TELL ME WHO I CAN SEND IT TO.

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STARTING AT 15,500 MY TRUCK STARTED THE SO CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" FORD HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH. THIS IS MY SECOND NEW TRUCK IN 2 YEARS WITH IT AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T GET FIXED. WHEN HITTING THE SLIGHTEST BUMP MY TRUCK BECOMES UNSTEARABLE DUE TO VIOLENT SHAKING. FORD OF UNIONTOWN HAS SEEN THE VIDEO OF MY TRUCK DOING IT, THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED IT AND THE ONLY ANSWER I GET IS " BE CAREFUL" AND ONE SERVICE TECH SAID WHEN HE DROVE IT HE WAS AFRAID FOR THE PEOPLE NEXT TO HIM. I NEED A TRUCK, I HAVE A BUSINESS, I NEED THIS RESOLVED AND NOT AT MY COST AGAIN. NOR THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE VIDEO IF I CAN UPLOAD IT SOMEWHERE TO SHOW YOU.. PLEASE HELP

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DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND SOMETIMES WHEN HIT A BUMP TRUCK GETS UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING 'DEATH WOBBLE ' ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. CAN'T STEER AND ALMOST DIDN'T RECOVER. HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN 7-8 TIMES NOW. CARRIED TO FORD SERVICE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER 6-8 WEEKS .

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2019 F250 KING RANCH PURCHASED NEW IN LATE JUNE 2019. FRONT SHIMMY (ALSO REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE"), STARTED OCCURRING AT AROUND 16,000 MILES. THE FRONT WHEELS, SUSPENSION, STEERING COLUMN, ETC,. WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER PASSING OVER A BUMP, SUCH AS AN EXPANSION JOINT, POTHOLES, OR PAVEMENT OVERLAPS AT 60 MPH OR GREATER. HAPPENS MOSTLY DURING INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY DRIVING. VIOLENT SHAKING WILL NOT STOP UNTIL VEHICLE HAS SLOWED TO < 25 MPH. AS SOON AS PROBLEM STARTED, THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PARTS REPLACED AS STATED ON THE ATTACHED INVOICE DATED 12/10/19. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE PARTS REPLACED ARE STATED ON THE ATTACHED INVOICE DATED 12/26/19. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 1/14/20. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY ARE ENCOUNTERING THE SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER F250 OWNERS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE 2017-2020 MODELS. THE PARTS MANAGER ORDERED WHAT HE REFERRED TO AS A "SLEEVE" THAT HE HOPED WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PART IS ON BACK-ORDER FOR 4-8 WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FOR THE TIME BEING, SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.

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FORD NEEDS TO FIX THE DEATH WOBBLE ON THIS TRUCKS ,,,,,,,I'M ALMOST HAVE A ACCIDENT THAT DAY

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WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH ANY BUMP OR DEFLECTION IN THE ROAD CAN AND WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO START SHAKING AND WALKING SIDE TO SIDE DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL I CAN SLOW DOWN TO A NEAR STOPPED SPEED. FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 26000 MILES. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY DRAG LINK, THEN AT 36000 MILES IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I HAVE NOW SPENT THE LAST 5 MONTHS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM AS FORD INSISTS THEY CANT GET ME PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCK. I HAVE NOW MOVED PAST FORD AND I AM REPAIRING THE PROBLEM ON MY OWN. AS FOR PAPERWORK ALL I HAVE IS AN EMAIL FROM FORD CUSTOMER CARE WITH A COMPLAINT NUMBER AND ALL CONTACT WAS BY PHONE. DEALERSHIP HAS ALL THE PAPERWORK AND NOT WILLING TO RELEASE IT TO ME AT THIS TIME.

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DEATH WOBBLE ON INTERSTATE. UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLE AFTER HITTING BUMP ON INTERSTATE. BARELY HELD IT ON THE ROAD AND THE WOBBLING ONLY STOPPED AFTER WE PULLED OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. EXTREME DANGER. HAPPENED MANY TIMES BUT THIS LAST TIME WAS VERY SEVERE. FORD HOME OFFICE ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND THE REMEDY IS A STABILIZER BAR WHICH THEY ARE PUTTING ON MY TRUCK TODAY. BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 WEEKS SO WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING BACK ROADS EVERYWHERE. MAJOR INCONVENIENCE. THIS MORNING THERE WAS ANOTHER 250 THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HE HAD A VIDEO OF HIS DOING IT. NEEDS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. IF A BIG F250 WRECKS WE MAY SURVIVE BUT IF WE HIT A SMALLER VEHICLE IT COULD INJURE KILL THEM.

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WHEN THE TUCK HIT AN AVERAGE BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT GOES INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE FOR AT LEAST 30 SECOND BEFORE RECOVERING. THIS IS VERY SEVERE AND HAPPENS ROUTINELY. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT 4000 MILES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES.

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HIT A BUMP ON THE ROAD AT 45MHP AND THE TRUCK STARTS TO WOBBLE VIOLENTLY HAD TO TAP THE BRAKE TO STOP IT.

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I AM EXPERIENCING WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS A DEATH WOBBLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I CURRENTLY HAVE 14K ON THE ODOMETER. DEALER OR FORD HAS NOT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. WOBBLE IS GETTING WORSE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY ANYMORE. DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE ISSUE BEFORE RECENTLY PURCHASING THE 2019 F250 AND FROM WHAT I AM FINDING OUT ON THE INTERNET THE ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN FROM AS EARLY AS 2005.

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DEATH WOBBLE!! WAS GOING HOME FROM WORK, AND THERE ARE SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY. HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING MY TRUCK IN CONTROL. HAD TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT STOPPED. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE SOME, THEN STOP ON ITS OWN, BUT NOT THAT TIME. IF A DEATH WOBBLE CAUSES A ACCIDENT OR WORSE YET, SOMEONE GETS KILLED, FORD WILL HAVE A LAW SUIT ON THEIR HANDS. &#128552; THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY (HWY 59 IN FORT BEND COUNTY IN TEXAS. ON A STRAIGHT WAY GOING ABOUT 60 - 65 MPH.

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2019 F250 EXPERIENCING 'DEATH WOBBLE' WITH 32,000 MILES. DEALER SUGGESTED AFTER MARKET PARTS! THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES IF THE TRUCK DRIVE OVER ANY SMALL DEFECT IN THE ROAD AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE GETS BELOW 5 MPH.

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AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS OF OWNING MY BRAND NEW, 2019 F250 SUPER DUTY, WITH CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT, THE DEATH WOBBLE BEGAN OCCURRING AT A SPEED OF OR HIGHER THAN 60MPH AFTER A ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER INITIALLY FOR THE DEATH WOBBLE, WHERE THEY THEN REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AFTER DEEMING IT FAULTY. ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER, WITH JUST OVER 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE DEATH WOBBLE REAPPEARED WITH MORE SEVERITY AS WELL AS THE BRAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ESSENTIALLY SHAKE AND BOUNCE. AGAIN, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE BRAKING ISSUE DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER AND TOLD ME TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW LONG AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOES THE ISSUE BEGIN AND THAT THEY WILL WORK ON IT WHEN THEY CAN FIX THE OTHER ISSUE, SO THEY ALSO DID NOT FIX THE STEERING ISSUE WITH THE DEATH WOBBLE. THEY DEEMED THE STEERING DAMPER FAULTY AGAIN, BUT WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER ON THE PARTS. WELL THIS VEHICLE IS MY DAILY DRIVER THAT HAS HAD TO BE PARKED DUE TO IT BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY SENT ME HOME WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE DUE TO A BACKORDER. MY SAFETY IS AT RISK EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PARK IT AND I NOW BELIEVE I HAVE A LEMON SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY.

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WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WE HIT SEVERAL POTHOLES. THE TRUCK STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL. WE HAD TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY TO REGAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE SHAKING THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TIRES THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 7195 MILES ON IT

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AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAME OVER A ROUGH PATCH, AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS THOUGH I HAD A FLAT TIRE. STEERING LOCKED UP, AND I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, THE PREVIOUS INSTANCE, THE SHAKING STOPPED ONCE I REDUCED SPEED, THIS TIME IT CONTINUED UNTIL I CAME TO A STOP.

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2019 FORD F-250 DIESEL DID THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH (ONE ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 AND AGAIN ON DECEMBER 22, 2019)

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WHEN DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH, VEHICLE HAS WENT INTO EXTREMELY VIOLENT, UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD (IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITH BUMPS YOU NORMALLY WOULD NOT NOTICE OR ADJUST SPEED FOR IN A SMALL CAR). THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED OR CONTROLLED WHEN THIS OCCURS OTHER THAN APPLYING THE BRAKES. TTHE BRAKES DO NOT WORK OR STOP YOU AS FAST AS THEY SHOULD WHEN THIS HAPPENS (I AM ASSUMING DUE TO ALL THE SHAKING). LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED IT CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED A HEAD ON COLLISION. IF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD NOT REACTED TO MY TRUCK MOVING IN TO THEIR LANE WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. THEIR HAS BEEN NO RECALL BUT FORD HAS ISSUED A TECH BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL RESULT IN LIVES LOST (IF IT HASNT ALREADY). I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR PARTS TO FIX THIS (IVE ALREADY BEEN WAITING 10 DAYS AND FORD HAS NO CLUE WHEN THEY WILL BE IN. I WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE AS LONG AS 60 DAYS BEFORE PARTS COME IN (UNLESS I USE LEMON LAWS TO REMEDY IT). HOW MANY 2019 F250S HAVE BEEN IN HEAD ON COLLISIONS THIS YEAR? IS THERE A STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE? HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE ARE 2-3 OTHER TRUCKS AHEAD OF MINE WAITING ON THE SAME PART. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN 7 MONTHS AND ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT,

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WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR SHIMMIES OUT OF CONTROL

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VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ISSUE STARTED. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH, HIT BUMPS OR BRIDGE EXPANSIONS RENDERS THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLE WITH THE ONLY REMEDY TO SLOW BELOW 40 MPH TO CEASE. WORST SCENARIO ALMOST SENT MY UNCONTROLLABLE TRUCK OFF THE HIGHWAY. VERY FRIGHTENING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SUPPOSE IT WILL TAKE MULTIPLE FATALITIES AND LAWSUITS BEFORE FORD TAKES THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY. GETTING NOWHERE WITH FORD WARRANTY SERVICE. ABOUT TO TRADE THIS JUNK OFF FOR A DODGE.

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AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELLING AT 75 MPH, THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 35 MPH.

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AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED, I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" WITH MY 2019 F250, AND IT HAS APPROX 8000 MILES ON IT. WENT OVER A MILD BUMP ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, ROCKING THE VEHICLE SIDE TO SIDE, ONLY STOPPING WHEN I PULLED OVER AT THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, SHAKES, AND ROCKS ALL THE TIME, WORSE THE FASTER YOU'RE GOING. SPRADLEY BARR FORD DEALERSHIP IN CHEYENNE, WY SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER BUT THE PART IS ON BACKORDER WITH 30,000 TRUCKS AHEAD OF MINE. IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, AND I HAVE NO ESTIMATED TIME WHEN I MIGHT GET IT BACK. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO BE MAKING A GIANT MONTHLY PAYMENT ON A TRUCK THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WITH NO EXPECTED DATE WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS REQUESTING A LOANER VEHICLE EITHER.

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THE TRUCK JUST TURNED 15,000 MILES AND HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE DEATH WOBBLE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS TO FIX MY TRUCK TO MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES WITH MY WIFE AND 3 KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRUCK BECOMES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE AND YOU CAN BARELY BRAKE OR STEER WHEN THE SITUATION HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO TRY TO GET OFF THE ROAD ASAP AND HOPEFULLY NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRUCK NEEDS TO SLOW DOWN TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP THE GET THE UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING TO STOP.. FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS NO FIX AND THIS TRUCK IS GOING TO GET ME IN TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING A CENTER DIVIDE. THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND THE CONDITION IS GETTING WORSE. I FEAR THAT A WRECK IS EMINENT. HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. A FIX IS NEEDED ASAP OR FORD NEEDS TO BUYBACK THESE FAULTY VEHICLES.

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