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

I OWN A 2019 F-250 AND WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR AND A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT WHERE I THOUGH I WOULD LOSE CONTROL. I HAD TO BRAKE EVEN HARDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. I CALLED MY DEALER/SERVICE AND THE TECH TOLD ME "FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE WOULD ORDER THE PARTS!" FORD: IF YOU KNOW OF THE PROBLEM THEN WHY NOT DO A MASS RECALL TO SAVE LIVES?

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DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON A PAVED HIGHWAY UNDER NORMAL TEMPERATURES, ON A DRY ROAD WE DROVE OVER A BRIDGE NORMALLY. UPON CROSSING THE BRIDGE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND VEER UNCONTROLLABLY. WITH AN INFANT IN THE BACK SEAT AND THIS VEHICLE BEING FIXED FOR THE SAME ISSUE BEFORE, OUR COMPANY THINKS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. WE ALSO HAVE A SECOND FORD SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE.

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THIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DOWN A DRY HIGHWAY WITH A UNLOADED TRAILER. DRIVER REPORTED ALL AT ONCE A DEATH WOBBLE AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER. CRUISING AT 72 MPH ON A DRY PAVED HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND FELT AS IF IT WOULD GO OUT OF CONTROL. OUR COMPANY PURCHASED TWO WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF EACH OTHER AND THEY BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE MORE THAN ONCE AND ARE APPEARING MORE OFTEN.

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THIS TRUCK HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE DEALT WITH THREE DEALERSHIPS AND FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, TO NO AVAIL. WE ARE TOLD THE PART TO FIX THIS IS ON BACK LOG WITH NO EXPECTED DATE GIVEN. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT IS BEING BLAMED ON A STEERING STABILIZER, BUT ALSO THE FRONT AXELS.

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I PURCHASED A NEW 2019 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK FROM SANDERSON FORD IN GLENDALE AZ. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FRONT END. WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR GROVE IN THE ROAD GOING OVER 50 MPH (I WAS GOING 70MPH AND 65MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED). THE TRUCK STARTS SHIMMYING SO SEVERELY THAT I IMMEDIATELY HAVE TO COME TO A STOP TO GET THE SHIMMYING TO STOP. ONCE I STOP AND START GOING AGAIN EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND BOTH TIMES HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND WAITED TWO MONTHS WITH A PART SUPPOSEDLY ORDERED AND IT HAD NOT COME IN. I THEN WENT BACK AND SAID THEY NEEDED TO MAKE THIS AN EMERGENCY ORDER. THEY DID AND IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS AND NO PART. I'M THINKING FORD HAS NO FIX FOR THIS AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I PAID 60K FOR THIS VEHICLE AND ADDED ANOTHER 5800.00 FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT ALL TO HAVE A VEHICLE I AM AFRAID MAY GO INTO THIS SHIMMY AT ANY TIME WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE FORD AWARE THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'M FINE WITH THE TRUCK OTHERWISE BUT I NEED THIS FIXED. THIS TRUCK IS SUPPOSE TO GET ME THROUGH RETIREMENT. I DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND ON REPLACING IT AS I WOULD LOSE TONS OF MONEY IF I HAD TO TRADE IT IN ALREADY. THE TRUCK HAS 9K MILES. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.

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WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN EXCESSIVELY SHAKING. WE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO CAREFULLY SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO FORD FOR SERVICE. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, CALLED "DEATH WOBBLES" AND SAYS THE PART NEEDED TO FIX IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO ETA.

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STARTING AT ABOUT 15000 MILES, THE DEATH WOBBLE STARTED. WHEN GOING ANYWHERE ABOVE 55 MPH, THEN GOING OVER SEMI-ROUGH ROAD OR HITTING A BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT ON THE FREEWAY, IT GOES INTO THIS DEATH WOBBLE. THE STEERING WHEEL ROTATES BACK AND FORTH RAPIDLY AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES DRAMATICALLY. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT 20-30 MPH, IT STOPS. SPEED BACK UP AGAIN AND IT STARTS AGAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY HAVE NO PARTS TO FIX IT. SUPPOSEDLY IT IS THE STEERING STABILIZER THAT IS FAILING. I HAVE A CASE WITH FORD CUSTOMER CARE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT AT. NO RESOLUTIONS AS OF YET. IT CONTINUALLY DEATH WOBBLES TODAY. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET ANYWHERE ON GETTING IT FIXED BY FORD UNDER THE WARRANTY.

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WHEN HITTING SOME BUMPS ON THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED (40 TO 80 MPH.) THE VEHICLE CAN BEGIN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WILL NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO LESS THAN 10 MPH OR A COMPLETE STOP. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/YOGDZCO-L7M

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2019 F250 - 28,000 MILES WHILE DRIVE APPROX. 70 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY I HIT AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD, AT WHICH POINT MY TRUCK WENT INTO WHAT IS KNOWN BY MOST FORD OWNERS AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" , I HAD TO SLOW TO 45 MPH TO GET MY TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL, THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES DURING MY TRIP UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD REPLACED THE "STEERING DAMPNER" AND CLAIMED THAT IT IS FIXED, FAST FWD TWO MONTHS, IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, AGAIN AT APPROX. 65-70 MPH THE TRUCK WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH FORD, THERE NEEDS TO BE A FACTORY RECALL ON ALL SUPER DUTY TRUCKS SO THAT FORD CAN GET THIS UNDER CONTROL.

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WHEN DRIVEING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY 2019 F250 GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY IT HARD TO KEEP CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK AND NOT WRECK. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO GET FIXED 3 TIMES FORD TURNED ME DOWN BY SAYING THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX IT . FINALLY AFTER MONTHS OF SETTING I GOT IT IN AND FIXED. 2000 MILES LATER IT STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

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DRIVING AT 79 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-10 NEAR CASA GRANDE ARIZONA ON 12/29/2019 WENT OVER A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, ON NEWER PAVEMENT SINCE THE EXPRESSWAY WAS REDONE THIS YEAR, THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". SEVERE WHEEL BOUNCING AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS. HAD TO RAPIDLY REDUCE SPEED TO UNDER 60 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURANCE ON DIFFERENT ROADS SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. MILEAGE NOW IS 16998.

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WHEN HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OR EXPANSION JOINT ON ROAD GOING AROUND 45 MPH OR HIGHER THE TRUCK STARTS VIBRATING REALLY BAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WITH THE LATEST ON 12/28/2019, 3 TIMES ON MY 117 MILE TRIP. ONCE SO BAD, THAT I WAS ALMOST TAKEN OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND GOING INTO THE MEDIAN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND TAKEN TRUCK IN SOON TO HAVE FIXED. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS STATED IN TSB # 18-2268. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, FORD IS ONLY MAKING THE PARTS WHEN NEEDED AND SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN WAITING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS.

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ON THREE OCCASION NOW WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AROUND 75-80 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. FELT LIKE I WAS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS THANKFUL THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE NEXT TO ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE DRIFTING OF THE VEHICLE INTO OTHER LANES DUE TO THE LACK OF STEERING CONTROL. I HAD TO SLOWLY LOWER MY SPEED. AS A RESULT, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AS OF TODAY THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY THEY FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

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THERE IS A SEVERE OSCILLATION OF THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT, ETC. THIS IS KNOWS AS DEATH WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND CONTROL IS LOST UNTIL THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN SPEED. MINE WILL DO THIS OFTENTIMES AT 40-50MPH AND ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD ISSUE. FORD HAS BEEN PUTTING "BAND AID" ON THINGS TO GET IT OUT OF WARRANTY. FURTHER, I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A REDESIGNED DAMPER THAT WAS TO COME OUT LAST WEEK. IT WAS SCRAPPED AND SUPPOSED TO START OVER WITH THE VENDOR. THIS IS PER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ADVISOR AT THE FORD DEALER. IT IS NOT A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE.

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IN ASHEVILLE, NC; DRIVING 2019 F250 ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE, ROUGH PAVEMENT CREATED A SEVERE SHAKING (WOBBLE) TO THE ENTIRE TRUCK. HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST STOP BEFORE SHAKING/WOBBLE CEASED. CHECKED TO ENSURE ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED AND CONTINUED DOWN THE INTERSTATE. AFTER TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 10 ADDITIONAL MILES, HIT A ROUGH BRIDGE APPROACH SLAB WHICH CAUSED THE VIOLENT SHAKING/WOBBLE TO OCCUR ONCE AGAIN. PULLED OFF ONCE AGAIN AND HAD TO SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH BEFORE SHAKING CEASED.

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TRUCK EXHIBITED SEVERE FRONT END SHAKING WHILE ACCELERATING AROUND 45MPH. APPROX 6180 MILES ON VEHICLE AT TIME OF EVENT. EVENT OCCURRED ON PAVED ROAD WITH SOME ROUGH PATCHES. SHAKING WAS EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND PERSISTED, CAUSING ME TO RAPIDLY BRAKE. SYMPTOMS SUBSIDE AFTER DROPPING SPEED TO 20MPH OR SO. DROVE A FEW HUNDRED YARDS TO SHOULDER. STOPPED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED TIRES AND UNDER CARRIAGE FOR LOOSE HARDWARE. NO PROBLEMS OBSERVED. DROVE ANOTHER 15 MILES TO A LOCATION WHERE I COULD GET UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK TO BETTER INSPECT. FURTHER INSPECTION DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING LOOSE OR WORN.

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WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, WE WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH SEEMINGLY TRIGGERED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL/SUSPENSION. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD TO MAKE MY WAY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHILE THE VIOLENT SHAKING CONTINUED). THE SHAKING DIDN'T STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD PURCHASED THE TRUCK AS A CERTIFIED FORD FROM A LOCAL DEALER AT 16,500 MILES JUST 2 DAYS PRIOR. A RELATIVE WAS FOLLOWING US AND FOLLOWED US TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN SAID TO ME THAT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. HE IS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING AND MAINTAINING THEIR SUPER DUTY FLEET. I WAS OBVIOUSLY DRY CONCERNED THAT MY NEW (TO ME) $50,000 TRUCK HAD THIS PROBLEM KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. ANYWAY, WE MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION DRIVING AT 55MPH AND ON THE WAY HOME THE VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS EVERY TIME. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND RETURNED IT. THE DEALER WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR THE TRUCK AND REFUSED TO TAKE IT BACK. AFTER READING VARIOUS BLOGS, GETTING THIS TRUCK REPAIRED WAS A LONG EVEN AND NO ONE SEEMED TO HAVE THE EXACT FIX. I WASN'T WILLING TO ENDURE THIS AND PHONED MY BANK AND.STOPPED THEM FROM FUNDING THE LOAN. THE FACT THAT A TRUCK HAS AN ISSUE KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE DIRE NEED TO FORCE A FIX/RECALL BEFORE THIS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING ISSUE KILLS. HAD I BEEN TOWING MY DAUGHTER'S HORSE, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. IT'S BEYOND ME HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL (FORCED RECALL) TO DATE AS IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER A DECADE ON SUPER DUTIES (AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS).

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WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND START TO HIT A MINOR BUMP THE TRUCKS STEERING STARTS JERKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAVE TO COME TO A STOP TO GET IT UNDER CONTROL. IT'S DANGEROUS AND THE DEALER SAID PARTS ARE IN ORDER BRING IT BACK NEXT MONTH AND THAT IT'S OK TO DRIVE. IT'S NOT!!! I LIKE TO GOT REAR ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE STEERING IS HORRIBLE AND FEELS LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE CONTROL!

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ON DECEMBER 21, 2019, THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 65 TO 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AFTER ENCOUNTERING BRIDGE ABUTMENTS AND TRANSVERSE CRACKING/WEATHERING IN THE PAVEMENT. THE VIOLENT SHAKING COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY RAPID DECELERATION CREATING EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR MYSELF AS THE DRIVE AND OTHER MOTORIST AROUND ME. THE VEHICLE HAS 10,300 MILES ON IT. THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AS NOW CALL IT, STARTED OCCURRING INFREQUENTLY AT AROUND 8000 MILES. THE FREQUENCY IS INCREASING WHICH CULMINATED IN REACHING OUT TO NHSA AFTER HAVING IT OCCUR 5 TIMES YESTERDAY. MY GIRLFRIEND HAS STATED SHE WILL NOT RIDE IN THE TRUCK ANYMORE.

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DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE IN F250. WHEN DEATH WOBBLE OCCURRED. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF DEALERSHIP DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE SIZE OF THIS VEHICLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

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WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND HIT A VERY SLIGHT ROAD IMPERFECTION. STEERING WHEEL AND TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VERY VIOLENTLY. FELT LIKE FRONT END WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR THE SHAKING TO END. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS CALLED 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. PARTS ARE APPARENTLY ON A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATED DATE OF AVAILABILITY. VERY SCARY INCIDENT AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE CASES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS.

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DRIVING AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR, HIT A BUMP AND THE WHOLE STEERING SYSTEM WENT INTO A WOBBLE THAT I COULDN'T STOP UNTIL I CAME TO ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NEVER HAPPENED THIS BAD BEFORE BUT ON OCCASION WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OVER AN OVERPASS ON A FREEWAY WOULD WOBBLE FOR COUPLE SECONDS AND OUT BRIEFLY LOSE LITTLE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE ONE YESTERDAY ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. THIS LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET. COULD HAVE HAD A COLLISION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC

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THIS ISSUE HAPPENED ON OCTOBER FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND ONLY ON ONE OCCASION. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON DECEMBER 18 AND 20TH. THIS TIME 3 TIMES ON THE 18TH AND TWICE ON THE 20TH. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 288 NORTH FROM MANVEL TX TO HOUSTON TX AFTER WORK. WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 65 MILES PER HOUR AND CAME ACROSS AN IMPERFECTION ON THE ROAD, THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY, ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 40 MILES PER HR, THIS HAPPENED WHILE TOWING 4 THOUSAND LB TRAILER. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 18TH AS WE WERE GETTING CLOSER TO HOUSTON. WE WENT OVER ANOTHER ROAD IMPERFECTION AND AGAIN IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE VIOLENTLY. IT SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK SHAKES UP AND DOWN SIDE TO SIDE AND YOU CAN SEE THE TRUCK SHAKE AND TRANSFERS THE VIBRATION TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VIBRATION WAS ALSO FELT ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT FEELS LIKE I WAS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONLY WAY I GOT IT TO STOP WAS TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY TO AROUND 40MPH AND BELOW.

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I WOULD LIKE TO ALERT YOU TO A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IS OCCURRING ON THOUSANDS OF LATE MODEL FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCKS. THE ISSUE IS BEING CALLED THE 'DEATH WOBBLE." THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS POT HOLES OR OTHER IRREGULARITIES SUCH AS RAILROAD TRACKS, IT WILL LOSE STEERING CONTROL WHICH RESULTS IN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING VIOLENTLY. FORD IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. RATHER THAN ACCEPTING THE PROBLEM AS A DESIGN DEFECT, THEY APPARENTLY ARE ATTEMPTING TO BLAME IT ON WORN STEERING PARTS THEREBY TREATING IT AS A MAINTENANCE ITEM, MUCH LIKE A REQUIREMENT TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 5,000 MILES. HOWEVER, IN REALITY THIS IS NOT THE CASE. MY NEW VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 3,000 MILES WHEN I ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH SECTION OF HIGHWAY GOING AROUND A CORNER AND THE STEERING WHEEL NEARLY CAM FREE FROM MY HANDS AND STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING MAKING ME FEEL ALMOST CERTAIN I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I LET OFF THE GAS, THE SHAKING STARTED TO SUBSIDE AND I REGAINED CONTROL CURRENTLY, THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO APPEAR WHENEVER I ENCOUNTER POOR PAVEMENT CONDITIONS, IN WHICH I IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN TO MINIMIZE THE 'DEATH WOBBLE.' YOU CAN VERY EASILY VALIDATE MY CLAIM MY DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH ON 'FORD F250 DEATH WOBBLE.' AS I HAVE JUST RECENTLY LEARNED, COUNTLESS OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I'VE CONTACTED SEVERAL LOCAL FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND LEARNED THEY ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM THE PARTS ARE ON 'BACK-ORDER.' I ALSO LEARNED THAT THE FEW VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ARE RECEIVING A 'STEERING DAMPER' TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION, IT ONLY LESSENS THE AFFECT.

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HAD 5 INCIDENTS OCCUR WITH "DEATH WOBBLE". STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 8500 MILES AT 65 MPH. HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE TO 55-60 MPH TO STOP SHAKING. HAD SHAKING OCCUR AT 65, 70, 75 AND 80 MPH. HITTING SLIGHT PAVEMENT BUMPS ON ROADS/FREEWAYS AND PAVEMENT TO BRIDGE TRANSITIONS. RECORDED ONE INCIDENT ON VIDEO WITH PASSENGER. TOOK VEHICLE IN AND STEERING DAMPER WAS REPLACED WITH RANCHO BRAND DUE TO BACK ORDER OF PARTS.SEEMS TO ONLY RESOLVED ISSUE TEMPORARY AS THE SHAKING IS COMING BACK AGAIN. WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW, HAD TO INVEST IN ANOTHER SAFER VEHICLE DUE TO THIS F250. HAPPENED ONCE WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED AND NEARLY CAUSED US TO GET REAR ENDED BY A SEMI ON THE FREEWAY.

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