What 462 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Ford F-350 Crew

A steering control module in my steering wheel failed which makes the lane keeping warning not operate correctly and the steering wheel not straight it's set at an angle to the right so when you're driving down the road you have to have it constantly turn to the right a little bit in order to go straight down the road in order to fix it you have to replace the entire steering wheel which is about 3,400 or so.

NHTSA ODI 11732454

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated that on three occasions while driving approximately 60 MPH, the front end of the vehicle started to wobble violently. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle decelerated below 30 MPH, the wobbling ceased. The contact stated that there were no warning lights illuminated. The contact’s wife observed an unknown recall that might be associated with the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

NHTSA ODI 11670258

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 75 MPH, the vehicle started shaking violently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to inspect the vehicle; however, the contact found no fault with the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,500.

NHTSA ODI 11667804

I was driving at freeway speeds on the interstate when I hit a divot in the pavement. My truck started shaking violently and I could barely control the steering and/or hold onto the steering wheel. When I applied the brakes, the issue worsened. I was finally able to find a spot to pull off. The shaking stopped and I was able to re-enter the freeway. This issue has occurred on three separate occasions. The first incident occurred on or about March 31, 2025, as described above. The second and third incident occurred yesterday, May 11th, mirroring the conditions of March 31st.

NHTSA ODI 11660384

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated the adaptive steering fault light was illuminated and then the adaptive steering failed to operate as designed. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate, and was ambling forward instead. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed and determined that the failure was related to recall CXH03332865/R323W4 for the adaptive steering failure; however, the vehicle was not included. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall related to the failure. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

NHTSA ODI 11639333

I was driving on an interstate at about 70MPH and I hit a bump that sent my front end into a terrible wobble. I could not regain control and literally had to slow down by braking and pulling off the road. I am lucky I was in the right lane, or I would have been in trouble as it would not stop shaking until I got down to about 20MPH. I could not steer the vehicle until it was at the lower speed limit. It was the worst feeling I have ever experienced. I have been driving for over 45 years and this is the scariest situation I have faced. This happened again a few days later, however it was at only 50 MPH and in a banking turn. I was able to get over to shoulder again. My F350 has 56,000 miles. I have good tires, and the air pressure was correct both times it happened. I have an appointment to take my vehicle to the dealer.

NHTSA ODI 11618382

Front steering/suspension system Severe wobble causes driver to stop in middle of Freeway, possible accidents or death in an accident. Not confirmed by dealer at this time. Hundreds have reported here, and the same occured. Not at this time. No warnings prior to all of the failures. So far 12 failures Yes, 12 failures.

NHTSA ODI 11616074

DEATH WOBBLE, front suspension and steering Danger of a rear end collision at freeway speeds, or loss of control hitting other vehicles or items on the side of the road, result possible death to passengers, other vehicle people or bystanders. NO NO NONE I am a former Mechanic and this is LIFE THREATENING.

NHTSA ODI 11616075

My truck has only 13000 miles on it. We were going on vacation pulling our camper. I was doing about 63 MPH when we hit a bump in the interstate and the truck started VIOLENTLY shaking out of control. They cal it the death wobble. After doing some research it seams to be a very common problem that ford will not fully address. They put a bandage over a serious issue. They put me, my family and others in very serious danger. It took everything I had to keep us from going in the ditch. A vehicle with only 13000 miles on it should not experience something like this.

NHTSA ODI 11608950

In June 2024, I experienced serious sustained steering wheel oscillation to the point of having to stop the vehicle while traveling over 70 mph to regain control before proceeding on my way. I scheduled an appointment with my dealer (Woody Anderson Ford, Huntsville, AL) after July 4th weekend and was assigned an appointment date of August 9, 2024 at 10:00am. In May 2024, after traveling about 47 mph over a semi-diagonal railroad tracks on level pavement, the steering became violent but was recoverable after reducing speed to under 20 mph. This was the second instance. In March 2024, after transitioning across a section of highway in town at about +/- 45 mph, which the highway had appeared to have been poorly repaired my steering began to oscillate but I was able to recover with no concern. This was the first instance.

NHTSA ODI 11608501

My vehicle constantly experiences the death wobble meaning front end suspension experiences violent shaking making it difficult to stay the course and won't stop till vehicle comes to a lower speed but imagine I'm going 75 it takes along time to slow down and very scary

NHTSA ODI 11590689

While on a ramp to merge onto a highway, slightly downhill, a small ripple in the pavement joint caused the front wheels and steering wheel to shake violently and nearly lost control of the vehicle. Was traveling at approximately 40-50mph and could not steer the truck and the out of control shaking did not stop until I was able to slow to maybe 5-10mph. I was towing a trailer and if I had not been on a wide roadway late at night, going straight with little traffic around me, it's very likely I would have had a serious accident. The truck has 40,000 miles on it and tires etc are in good condition as this is a federal government owned and maintained vehicle. I see no recalls or service bulletins for the vin, but found hundreds of complaints online of the exact situation and referred to as out of control "death wobble". This is a serious issue and people will very likely be in serious and fatal accidents if not already.

NHTSA ODI 11587667

See attached document for complaint

NHTSA ODI 11576780

Death Wabble Twice all 6 wheels shook as though falling off. Semi truck behind hit airhorn and locked up brakes to avoid hitting me at 75mph..i had to immediately slow to 20mph to stop castrophe

NHTSA ODI 11572155

Severe uncontrollable shaking of the front wheels. I had to slow down to about 10 miles an hour on the freeway, people has to swerve to avoid me. It has happened 4 times in the last 3,000 miles. The date below is the most recent time it happened. I'll be taking it to the Ford Dealership.

NHTSA ODI 11571379

Steering stabilizer or dampener is not functioning. Experiencing death wobble on freeway every 2 miles when driven over 50. Have reported before and ford refused to fix it because they couldn’t repeat it. The stabilizer on this truck has been replaced three times not by ford.

NHTSA ODI 11566709

I hit a rather large bump in the road at highway speeds and the steering wheel and whole truck started to shake and wobble extremely violently and i almost lost control. The only way to stop it was to come to a stop.

NHTSA ODI 11562652

Super Duty death wobble at 60 mph. Slowed down to around 40 mph for it to stop. Very violent shaking of the entire truck.

NHTSA ODI 11552495

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while his client was driving at slow speeds in a parking area, the vehicle suddenly lost electric power steering functionality. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determined that the upper steering column shaft bearings were missing and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.

NHTSA ODI 11544746

EXCESSIVE SHAKE AND UNCONTROLABLE STEERING WHEN RIDING ON ROUGH SURFACE OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. EFFECT WILL NOT DISSAPATE UNTIL VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY.

NHTSA ODI 11544445

Experiencing what’s known as the “death wobble.”

NHTSA ODI 11541984

Sustained steering oscillation on two (2) occasions. July 16th and Aug 4th. Had to slow down both times for it to stop.

NHTSA ODI 11537037

Steering suspension has been failing over and over for months. Several severe incidents while driving 70+ mph down the road. Complete loss of control of the vehicle, uncontrollable death wobbles. One incident put me in a ditch, while the others were near collisions. First incident - was no longer able to drive above 30mph without sever death wobble. After “repairs”, recreated the issue at 75 mph and I’m unable to drive safely above 35 mph. Ford has confirmed many parts needing replacement but will not take ownership in replacing them. First incident -$5,300. Second incident - nearly $2500. There were no warning lamps, messages, or any notification of failure prior to incident. The entire front end of these vehicles need to be recalled. There is a class action lawsuit for a reason. I’m unable to sell my truck, or drive it do to costly RECURRING repairs. I’m fearful for my life in my Ford.

NHTSA ODI 11536566

We are trying to make it out of the mountains of Colorado and back home to Missouri. We have the most horrific shaking on our truck. I am scared to death. This "death wobble" is TERRIBLE! I want someone to know now in case we die! We have a horse trailer loaded down with 4 horses and 2 dogs. There should be a recall for this!!!! Signed [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ODI 11530830

Driving down i70 in Colorado and hit a section where there is concrete. One of the cracks in the concrete caused the steering wheel to vibrate uncontrollably until the speed dropped below 50 mph. During the incident braking made the vibration worse and it felt as though the front of the truck was bouncing at a rapid rate. Steering in any direction was nearly impossible. I have a service scheduled to look at this in a few weeks but until then I fear driving as it was a complete loss of control. This happened a few more times on the journey home and seems to be tied to bumps in the road when traveling over 55 mph. This incident happened without warning and did not cause any warning lights to appear. This truck has less than 15k miles on it so I was surprised it would behave this way.

NHTSA ODI 11521262