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

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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GOING 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY I CROSSED A RAILROAD CROSSING THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO VIOLENTLY I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO BREAK IN HALF. I SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A DEAD STOP BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.

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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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH ON GROOVED PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT VEERED INTO THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEIF JOHNSON FORD (501 E KOENIG LN, AUSTIN, TX 78751, (512) 454-3711) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. *BF *TP

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#1: 2019 FORD F250 TRUCK RANDONLY LOSES CONTROL OF STEALING AND GOES OUT OF CONTROL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45. THIS OCCURS WHEN SLIGHTLY TURNING TRUCK OR IF HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD SURFACE. #2 LACK OF POWER: DEALER TOLD ME AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO SOLVE LACK OF POWER PROBLEM THAT EGR VALUE NEEDS REPLACED. THIS WAS AFTER THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRUCKS COMPUTER. PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE 9/14/19 (OVER 47DAYS WITH NO ETA ON REPAIR PART). TRUCK IS OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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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 TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH UNDER DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND MY STEERING WHEEL / FRONT WHEELS STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY, I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 30MPH BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES ON THE SAME DAY, ALL AFTER HITTING BUMPS OR ROUGH SPOTS ON HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF & ANYONE RIDING WITH ME ESPECIALLY WITH WINTER COMING AND ROAD CONDITIONS WORSENING. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAITING TO BE FIXED. HOWEVER, WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS I'M NOT REAL CONFIDENT THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED.

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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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DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HIT A ROUGH PATCH IN ROAD AND A VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL OCCURED. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DID NOT STOP SHAKING UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. TRUCK IS 100% STOCK

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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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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER A SMALL UNEVEN PORTION OF ROAD, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES AND DECELERATE TO 35 MPH FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE CONTACT CALLED BRIGHTON FORD (190 W BROMLEY LN, BRIGHTON, CO 80601, 303-800-3235) FOR AN APPOINTMENT; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,800.

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MY TRUCK HAS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT WAS REPAIRED AT 12,000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IS DOING IT AGAIN AT 20,000. WHEN I HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROAD OR A BRIDGE JOINT THE STEERING WILL START SHAKING TERRIBLY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. THIS ALMOST KILLED ME SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019. I HIT A BRIDGE JOINT GOING 58 MPH IN A 70 MPH ZONE. THE VEHICLE STARTING SHAKING SO BAD I COULD BARELY HOLD IT IN THE LANE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE BETWEEN TWO SEMIS WITH ANOTHER SEMI CLOSE BEHIND ME. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN SO FAST THE SEMI BEHIND ME LOCKED HIS TRAILER BRAKES AND ALMOST HIT ME. THEY BLOCKED TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE SO I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON 10/12/19 AND 6 TIMES ON 10/13/19 AND NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER THOSE DATES. THE TRUCK IS NOW IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE FIXED AGAIN.

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THE TRUCK SUFFERS A SEVERE 'DEATH WOBBLE' WHEN HITTING EVEN THE TINIEST OF BUMPS, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOSE CONTROL.

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TRUCK EXPERIENCES VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL (DEATH WOBBLE) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS LOADED OR UNLOADED AND WITH OR WITHOUT TOWING A TRAILER. REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT ISSUE STILL PRESENT. TRUCK AT DEALER AGAIN FOR MORE REPAIRS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BE IN TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS. MY WIFE AND KIDS WILL NOT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE.

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EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION AND UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. "DEATH WOBBLE". WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 75 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND CONTINUED UNTIL I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY..

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TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY/UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD AT 65 MPH. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 35 MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING WOULD STOP.

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WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STRAIGHT OR IN A BEND, AND A BUMP IS HIT THE TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE TRUCK WILL CONTINUE THIS DEATH WOBBLE UNTIL I SLOW DOWN BELOW 35MPH

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MY 2019 F250 LARIAT HAS 24300 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY LOOSE STEERING WHICH I THOUGHT MIGHT BE STANDARD ON A F250 SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I HIT A SMALL ROUGH AREA ON HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE FORCING BE TO SLOW TO ABOUT 20MPH TO MAKE IT STOP. AFTER RESEARCHING IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON FORD F-250S AND FORD HAS IGNORED EVEN WITH THE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I WAS IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 70MPH AND SLOWING TO 20MPH PUT ME IN GRAVE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT NOT TO MENTION WORRYING THAT THE FRONT END WAS ABOUT TO SELF DISTRUCT. HOPEFULLY WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS 'DEATH WOBBLE' ON THE INTERNET WILL FORCE YOU AND FORD TO DO YOUR JOB AND RECALL THE VEHICLES. I AM DOING MY PART IN TELLING EVERYONE I CAN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THIS VEHICLE.

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TRAVELLING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY 395, MY TRUCK PASSED OVER A BRIDGE WITH ROUGH ROAD ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT TIRES STARTED TO VIBRATE OR WOBBLE OUT OF CONTROL. THE WOBBLING RESULTED IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED BELOW 45 MPH. VEHICLE IS A 2019 FORD F250 SD 4X4.

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21,997 MILES, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 62 MPH. HIT A BUMP AND EXPERIENCED DEATH WOBBLE. SLOWED TO 20 MPH BEFORE TRUCK DROVE OUT OF IT. PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2017 350 THAT DID THE SAME THING AT 20K MILES. FORD BOUGHT IT BACK. TRUSTED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN, SO BOUGHT THIS 2019. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE NHTSA HASN'T REQUIRED FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

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