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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT CALLED TOWN EAST FORD (18411 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, MESQUITE, TX 75150, (972) 584-9140) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHOCKS, SUSPENSION, SPRINGS, TIE ROD, AN ALIGNMENT, AND TIRES WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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I ENTERED IH10 EAST BOUND FROM JOHNS ROAD IN BOERNE TX. AT ABOUT THE TIME I REACHED HIGHWAY SPEED I HIT A BUMP / POT HOLE ON THE ROAD. AFTER IMPACT THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY AND VIOLENTLY STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING TOO. THE WHOLE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE, ONLY STOPPING AFTER SLOWING THE TRUCK TO BELOW 50MPH. NOW THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT CENTERED AND THERE IS A CONSTANT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK FEELS LOOSE WHILE DRIVING AND WANDERS AFTER HINTING SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK HAS APPROX. 16,700 MILES ON IT. PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2019 NEW. F250 4X4 CREW CAB.

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BRAND NEW 2019 F250 HAS AN OSCILLATING STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, IF A BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROADWAY IS HIT, THE VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE. STEERING APPEARS TO BE TOO LOOSE. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN TEXAS), CROSSED ONTO A BRIDGE AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND BOUNCE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING BACK AND FORTH. THE ONLY WAY I COULD GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WAS TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ALMOST STOP. THIS WAS ALMOST 10 DAYS AGO ON A SATURDAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. COINCIDENTIALLY, THERE WAS ANOTHER MAN THERE WITH A 2018 F250 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS A 2019 AND HAS 16,600 MILES ON IT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECH TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME. HE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THE DEGREE OF CAMBER IN THE FRONT END. THEY'VE ORDERED PARTS AND HE STATED THAT HE HAS PERSONALLY REPAIRED OVER A HUNDRED TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE STATED THAT HE WILL "REPLACE THE PARTS AND READJUST THE DEGREE OF CAMBER BACK TO WHERE HE LIKES IT" AND "THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM". TONIGHT, NOV 10, 2019, AS I'M DRIVING TO WORK, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON LEVEL GROUND ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROX 25 MPH TO GET THE SHAKING AND OSCILLATIONS TO STOP.

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DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT ON A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED. SUPER DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WENT ACROSS THREE LANES OF MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND BACK BEFORE I COULD GET THE TRUCK STOPPED.

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I WANT TO PREFACE THIS BUY SAYING THAT THE FOLLOWING ISSUE ALSO HAPPENED WITH MY 2017 F250 THAT FORD BOUGHT BACK AS A RESULT OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE. THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE STARTED WHEN THIS TRUCK HAD ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN DENVER COLORADO, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AFTER CROSSING A SLIGHTLY ASKEW SEAM BETWEEN THE ROADWAY AND AN OVERPASS. THE ONLY WAY TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL WAS TO KEEP THE TRUCK STRAIGHT AND SLOW DOWN TO UNDER 30 MPH IN 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC . THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED AGAIN AT ABOUT 17,500 MILES IN SIOUX CITY IOWA UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND AGAIN DRIVING THROUGH MONTANA ON MY WAY BACK TO COLORADO AT ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES. I PULLED OVER IN WYOMING AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. WHEN WAS BACK IN COLORADO I CALLED THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT LOOK AT THE TRUCK FOR ANOTHER WEEK. WHILE DRIVING TO A MEETING IN COLORADO SPRINGS I AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AFTER DRIVING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF HIGHWAY. I DECIDED THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO THEN TOLD ME THAT THEY ASSUMED IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPER SHOCK AND THAT FORD HAD THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE SHOCKS FROM RANCHO, THERE SUPPLIER AND THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A NEW SHOCK BEING MADE BUT HAD NO ETA ON THE PART AND HAD NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE OTHER THAN TO SUGGEST I PUT ON A BETTER AFTERMARKET SHOCK WHICH FORD WOULD NOT WARRANTY. I HAD NOT CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AT 50-55MPH ON A FREEWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65-75MPH. ON MY WAY HOME I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE TWO MORE TIMES, ONE OF WHICH FORCED ME TO PULL ACROSS TWO LANES AND STOP IN MERGE AREA OF A FREEWAY ON RAMP. I HAVE FILED A SECOND COMPLAINT WITH FORD. I NOW HAVE AN A SECOND FORD THAT I CAN'T DRIVE, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT AND A MANUFACTURER WHO WILL NOT ADMIT FAULT.

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WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, I DROVE OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT CONNECTED TO AN OVERPASS. SUDDENLY MY FRONT TIRES STARTED OSCILLATING VIOLENTLY AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BREAKS AND REGAINED CONTROL AFTER SLOWING TO BELOW 30MPH AND VEERING INTO THE LANE TO MY LEFT. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THAT POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 15K MILES ON IT. I USE IT AS A COMMUTER TO WORK VIA MOSTLY HIGHWAY ROADS. I CURRENTLY FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING IT ABOVE 60MPH AND SO I'M UNABLE TO DRIVE IT TO WORK UNTIL THIS SITUATION IS REMEDIED.

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DEATH WOBBLE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE", WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH MATTHEWS FORD (1101 W SW EXPY DR, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74012, (918) 251-3673) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INSTALL A STABILIZER BAR TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE 3 TIMES IN A WEEK. FRONT END VIOLENTLY SHAKING AT 65 MPH AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES ON THE INTERSTATE ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK.

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MY VEHICLE IS A 2019 F250 SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE DIESEL CREW CAB SHORT BED. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR. I ENCOUNTERED A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT LED TO A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. I THOUGHT PERHAPS A LUG NUT BROKE OFF ALLOWING ONE OF THE WHEELS TO WOBBLE. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE EXCELERATOR AND LIGHTLY TAPPED MY BRAKES IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS BEFORE THE VIOLENT SHAKING STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INSPECT MY TIRES. TO MY SURPRISE THE TIRES WE'RE NOT MISSING ANY LUGNUTS AND THEY SEEMED TIGHT, I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH TO SEE IF ANYTHING HAD BROKEN TO MY SURPRISE NOTHING WAS BROKEN. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE FOR A MUCH SHORTER DISTANCE AND I BROUGHT IT TO FORD IMMEDIATELY. THEY STATED NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WILL BE BRING THIS VEHICLE BACK TO FORD AND THEY BETTER HAVE A BETTER ANSWER THUS TIME!!!

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GENERAL DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS DROVE OVER HIGHWAY OVERPASS THAT HAD A SLIGHT BUMP. AFTER VEHICLE SUSPENSION REACTED TO THE BUMP, IT WENT INTO A VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL SHAKE THAT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. VIOLENT SHAKE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM HIGHER SPEEDS TO A STOP AT RANDOM TIMES. THE RECENT OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE RAMPING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND APPLYING BRAKES TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE. TRUCK WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP RECENTLY AND STABILIZER WAS REPLACED BUT SHAKE STILL EXISTS AT TIMES, HOWEVER A VIOLENT EPISODE HAS NOT OCCURRED YET AGAIN

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I HIT A BUMPY BUT NORMAL PATCH ON I-40 AT ABOUT 65 MPH. THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND IT FELT AS THOUGH A WHEEL WAS COMING OFF. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. I THOUGHT I WAS ENTERING A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND WAS FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF MY TWO DAUGHTERS. I BRAKED HARD WHILE SURROUNDED BY OTHER VEHICLES AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT A COLLISION. I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE SUCH AS NAVIGATING A TURN ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THESE VEHICLES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT!!! I GUESS PEOPLE'S LIVES JUST AREN'T WORTH FIXING AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. HELP US

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WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, BETWEEN 25 AND 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT SURFACES, SUCH AS EXPANSION JOINTS FOR BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES, OR POTHOLES. THE PROBLEM IS NOTICEABLE ON HIGHWAYS AND SIDE STREETS, AND BOTH STRAIGHT AND CURVED SECTIONS OF ROAD. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING WAS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 20 MPH, OR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD A THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SLOW DOWN BEFOR IT QUIT.

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EXPERIENCING DEATH WOBBLE AT 65MPH, EXCESSIVE VIBRATING AND SHOCKS. VEHICLE WANTS TO BUMP OF THE ROAD IF NOT BEING STEERED WITH TWO HANDS. IT IS GETTING WORSE WITH EVERY TRIP

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F250 WILL BOUNCE UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN A BUMP, OR MINOR CHANGE IN GRADE HAPPENS AT 65+ MPH. FRONT END BOUNCE WILL FORCED IMMEDIATE SLOWDOWN AND LACK OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL SPEEDS REACH AROUND 20 MPH, THEN BOUNCING STOPS.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, (ABOUT 60 MPH), AND I HIT A BUMP, THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY TO ABOUT 30 MPH TO GET IT TO STOP. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE MORE THAT DAY. I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND THEY HAD ME BRING IT DOWN. THE SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPER AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER IT STARTED WOBBLING AGAIN. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THE FIRST TIME IT HAD LESS THAN 11,000 MILES ON IT. NOW IT HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY OR IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AGAIN BUT EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THIS SAYS THAT THERE IS NO FIX AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY AT ABOUT 70MPH. TRUCK TRANSITIONED FROM ROAD TO NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TRUCK IMMEDIATELY STARTED EXPERIENCING TIRE WOBBLE IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS WITH STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND SPINNING LEFT TO RIGHT AND VICE VERSA. THIS HAPPENED RIGHT ABOUT 20000 MILES ON A 2019 FORD F-250 FX4. AND SINCE THAT INITIAL INCIDENT IT'S BEEN HAPPENING DAILY FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. FINALLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR STEERING DAMPER? I HOPE THAT CURES THE PROBLEM. IT WANTED TO REPORT PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND USE A HEAVY DUTY STABILIZER.

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OUR COMPANY VEHICLE (WITH 43K MILES ON IT) STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND ENTIRE TRUCK WOBBLES ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS REFERRED TO ONLINE AS THE FORD DEATH WOBBLE. IF FORD DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AS THEY SHOULD WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS COMMON FORD ISSUE. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING IN LATE AUGUST AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE.

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WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VIOLENT SHAKING HAPPENS AFTER HITTING BUMPS. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO REDUCE SPEED. WE HAVE A FLEET WHICH INCLUDES 46 NEW F250'S AND F350'S. WERE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITH 5 TRUCKS SO FAR. ALL ISSUES ARE STARTING BETWEEN 8000 AND 15000 MILES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN, PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND THE WOBBLING STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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DEATH WOBBLE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HITS A BUM AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES OUT OF YOUR HANDS MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE, NO CONTROL. HAVING TO COME TO A STOP WHEN IT QUITS.

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WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING ROUGHLY 70-75 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (ALMOST LIKE A DOUBLE GROOVE IN THE PAVEMENT). IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE HIT THE BUMP, THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT IT FELT AS IF IT WAS "FLOATING" ON THE ROAD. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WE THOUGHT WE HAD BLOWN A TIRE, SO WE REDUCED OUR SPEED AND MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AS IT TURNS OUT, WE HAD NOT; WE CHECKED THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF ANY OF THE SENSORS INDICATED THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. IT APPEARED AS IF EVERYTHING WAS OKAY SO WE WENT BACK TO DRIVING TO WORK. THE NEXT DAY, THE VERY SAME THING OCCURRED AND AGAIN, WE PULLED OVER. THIS TIME, WE DIDN'T GET OUT TO CHECK THE TIRES BUT WE DID RUN THROUGH OUR SENSORS BUT AGAIN, EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE. SO, WE SLOWLY RETURNED TO DRIVING. AS SOON AS WE GOT TO WORK WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM PICK THE TRUCK UP WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE TRUCK IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. WITH WHAT LITTLE RESEARCH WE HAVE DONE, IT APPEARS THAT OUR TRUCK HAS WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE".

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SO I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT END OF MY 2019 FORD SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I TOLD THEM ON APRIL 26TH THAT IT SEEMED TO BE PULLING AND THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND WITHIN SPECS. I DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM UNTIL SEPTEMBER WHEN IT GOT REALLY BAD AND ANYTIME I WENT OVER A UNEVEN PATCH OR A CHANGE IN ROAD MATERIAL IT WOULD JERK ME OUT OF MY LANE. I TOOK IT TO THE QUICK LANE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN BAKERSFIELD ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE DRAG LINK, THAT IT HAD BROKEN AND THEY HAD REPLACED IT. IT DROVE OKAY FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 30TH AS I WAS GOING OVER A BRIDGE MY TRUCK STARTED TO DO THE DEATH WOBBLE, MY STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WAS BOUNCING. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO GET THE TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND I WAS ONLY DOING 45 ORIGINALLY. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING DAMPER AND THEY REPLACED IT AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WELL LESS THEN THREE WEEKS LATER ITS STILL DOING IT JUST NOT AS SEVER. I CALLED FORD AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND EXPLAINED IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN ONLY TO GET MY APPOINTMENT CHANGED DUE TO A MEETING AND A PROMISE THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WOULD CALL BACK. NEVER GOT THE CALL AND NOW IM PAYING FOR A TRUCK THAT IS JUST SITTING IN MY FRONT YARD BECAUSE ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

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