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

12K MILES ON THE TRUCK. NOTICING THE TRUCK IS WANDERING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. THEN RECENTLY AFTER GOING OVER HIGHWAY BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY BUT WENT AWAY AFTER SLOWING DOWN. I WAS NOT TOWING. JUST MYSELF IN THE VEHICLE.

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ON 11/4/19 WHILE IN MOTION THE VEHICLE STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE TWO TIMES AGAIN ON 11/14/19 THE VEHICLE BEGAN THE DEATH WOBBLE AND MY DAUGHTER CAUGHT THE INCIDENT ON

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A FEW TIMES NOW MY F250 HAS GONE INTO A DEATH WOBBLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT TAKES ALL MY STRENGTH TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN CONTROL AND COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP, FOR THE SHAKING TO CEASE. DAMPENER WAS REPLACED ONCE, AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN AND NOW WAITING A WEEK WITH NO ANSWER. I WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS TRUCK AS IT IS TOO UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE. WE ALL NEED FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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SPEEDS AT 70 MPH AND TRUCK HITS ROUGH SECTION OF PAVEMENT CAUSES THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO SEEM LIKE ITS COMING APART. A FEW TIMES IT'S CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL

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WITH 10,000 MILES IT HAS STARTED THE DEATH WOBBLE. DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS- WHEN HITTING A BUMP, THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED.

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VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. HAS HAPPENED TWICE THE PAST TWO WEEKS. DEALERSHIP SAYS PART IS ON BACKORDER. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

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AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRUCK EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE"

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THE TRUCK HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". DRIVING 55 OR ABOVE IS DANGEROUS IF YOU HIT A BUMP, THE TRUCK STARTS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND MUST BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL. I'VE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR LESS THAN 45 DAYS AND TOMORROW WILL BE THE SECOND TIME IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE SHOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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ON 11-15-2019 WHILE ON HWY I-95 SOUTH, AT ABOUT 72MPH , MY F250 STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT THE FRONT END AFTER GOING OVER SLIGHTLY ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THE SHAKING WAS SO VIOLENT THAT I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. VEHICLES NEAR ME HAD TO AVOID ME UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH. HAD I BEEN ON A CURVATURE , I WOULD HAVE SURELY CRASHED. ON 11-17-2019 , I EXPERIENCED THE DEATH WOBBLE AGAIN ON AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED , THIS TIME I WAS WITH A COLLEAGUE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THE SHAKING WAS VERY SCARY AND WORRYING. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE F-250 TRUCKS IS APPARENTLY NOT UNCOMMON, WE PULLED OVER AND DID A GOOGLE SEARCH , IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOTHING NEW , BUT FORD HAS NOT MADE CONSUMERS AWARE OF IT ,AND CONTINUES TO SELL THE VEHICLE WITH OUT INFORMING THE PUBLIC. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST ??? PLEASE HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

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VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY & UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH HAVE ACTED AS IF THEY KNOW LITTLE ABOUT THE HUGE PROBLEM. DEALER PARTS FOR REPAIRS ARE ALWAYS BACK ORDERED AS MOST DEALERSHIP WILL WILLINGLY ADMIT THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AS OF TODAY. I WENT TO MULTIPLY DEALERSHIPS TO FIND HONESTY AND THEY ARE HIDING THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE BEST SELLING TRUCK THEY OFFER. THIS IS YOUR JOB TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM DANGER AND THIS CERTAINLY IS THE MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE I HAVE EVER BEEN A PART OF .

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VEHICLE HAS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. UNCONTROLLABLE, VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AT 65MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY.

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AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE TRUCK STARTED EXPERIENCING A MINOR "SHUTTER" THAT SEEMED RANDOM. IT WORSENED AT SPEEDS AROUND 70MPH & FELT LIKE DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. IT WAS NOT CONSTANT. WHEN ENCOUNTERED, IT COULD BE CORRECTED BY REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE FREQUENCY & INTENSITY OF OCCURENCE INCREASED TO THE POINT THAT IN ONE DAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES (TYPICAL WAS 2-3 PER WEEK) AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY FORD SALESMAN AND HE CAME AND PICKED UP MY TRUCK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED OVER IT AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT I MUST HAVE GOTTEN SOME BAD FUEL. I DROVE IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD AND THEY LET THEIR DIESEL MECHANIC DRIVE IT HOME OVERNIGHT. HE COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE SHUTTERING CONDITION. I DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH, EXPERIENCING MULTIPLE EVENTS. AT MY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. A DIFFERENT MECHANIC DROVE IT, EXPERIENCED THE TRUCK SHAKE WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE AND SAID THE STEERING DAMPER WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE REPLACEMENT CORRECTED THE SHAKING FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK AT WHICH POINT THE SHAKING BECAME VIOLENT WITH EVERY BUMP. POT HOLES, BRIDGE TRANSITIONS, ROUGH PAVEMENT...ALL UNEVEN SURFACES CAUSE AN EVENT, SOME OF WHICH COULD LITERALLY BE DEADLY. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY STEERING ON 3 OCCASIONS AND HAD TO COME TO NEARLY A COMPLETE STOP TO REGAIN CONTROL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO FORD 4 TIME, CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF ANYONE AROUND ME DURING AN EVENT. I HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE AND THEY CAN NOT FIX IT DUE TO THE STEERING PARTS BEING ON BACK ORDER. THEY ALREADY REPLACED ONCE AND IT LASTED A WEEK. THE BRAND NEW 2019 TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. THEY INDICATED THEY'RE WAITING ON A RECALL OR BULLETIN TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE A $70K TRUCK I CAN'T DRIVE. IT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED.

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AFTER PUTTING 8,707 MILES ON MY NEW 2019 F-250 SUPER DUTY FX4 WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS BEGUN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN PASSING OVER HIGHWAY EXPANSION JOINTS AND/OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD SURFACE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR, BOTH TIMES WHILE TRAVELLING BETWEEN 65 TO 70 MPH IN A STRAIGHT SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY; ONCE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, ONCE OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT. THE TRUCK IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL ONCE THE FRONT SUSPENSION BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AND ONLY STOPS SHAKING AFTER BRAKING TO A MUCH LOWER SPEED. LUCKILY, IN BOTH INSTANCES OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WERE ABLE TO AVOID MY TRUCK AS IT DRIFTED ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE ONLY CONTROL I HAD WAS TO BRAKE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE "DEATH SHAKE" ISSUE IN F-250 AND F-350 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRUCKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND I WAS ADVISED TO BUY A 3.5 INCH LEVELING KIT, AND DUAL STEERING STABILIZER KITS AT MY OWN EXPENSE, BECAUSE THE FACTORY FIX OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE FORD STEERING DAMPENER IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION.

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F250, 6.7L DIESEL, 4WD, CREW CAB, 25,000 MILES. VEHICLE CONTROL LOST WHEN TRAVERSING EXPANSION JOINTS (ESPECIALLY AT BRIDGE/ROAD INTERFACE) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (~70MPH). THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES ERRATICALLY AND THE TRUCK UNCONTROLLABLY JUMPS LATERALLY AND AT A SLIGHT ANGLE, UP TO THE WIDTH OF AN ENTIRE LANE. FORTUNATELY, THERE HAS BEEN NO VEHICLE (OR STRUCTURE) ADJACENT TO THE TRUCK; I WOULD HAVE HIT IT! IN ALL CASES THE VEHICLE WAS LIGHTLY LOADED WITH APPROXIMATELY 200-400 LBS OF PAX/GEAR. ALL EQUIPMENT IS 'FACTORY' AND UNMODIFIED. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED BY FORD DEALERS (ONLY FLUID/FILTER CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATION THUSFAR).

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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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MY TRUCK HAD THE DEATH WOBBLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. AT 72 I HIT A ROAD BUMP AND THE TRUCK SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLE AND VERY SCARY. THE TRUCK WOULD ONLY STOP SHAKING IF I LET OFF THE GAS AND SLOWED DOWN TO 45. DEALER REPLACED DAMPER ASSEMBLY.

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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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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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TRAVELING AT 65MPH THE FRONT END STARTED DEATH WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WAY IT GOT SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT THE PICKUP WAS GOING TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL AFTER BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLET STOP ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC I FINALLY STOP IT DEFINITELY GOT MY ATTENTION THAT I HAD IT HAPPEN FIVE MORE TIMES AND I TOOK THE F250 TO THE SHOP

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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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