2016 Ford F-250 Sd

This vehicle is part of a fleet vehicle that I received new. I originally complained to the dealer that the vehicle has a front-end wobble. I was told originally that it was either the tires or a bad rim. I recently received new tires and the wobble has become unbearable. It is called the death wobble from the reviews I have seen online. When you are driving, the entire truck vibrates so hard that you feel as if you are on a roller coaster. The faster you go, 60-65, the steering wheel shakes with difficulty holding onto the wheel. I searched recalls and there have been none. My concern is that this can lead to an accident and either I or an innocent driver/passenger in another vehicle can be harmed due to the lack of repair or concern of Ford Motor. I called the owner of the Fleet and haven't heard back from the equipment manager. I did contact Ford customer service and reported this. This issue has been present but recently it has become difficult to hold onto the steering wheel. The weather is nice now but if it were in bad weather, this is a DANGEROUS situation. I initially thought it was a flat tire or a broken ball joint or stablizer arm, but it isn't.

AT HIGH SPEEDS 65 PLUS WHEN A BUMP IS HIT THE FRONT OF TRUCK AND STEERING STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND DOESN'T STOP UNTIL YOU SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 20 TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE STEERING/FRONT END CAN CAUSE LOSE OF CONTROL AND HAVING TO SLOW TO SUCH A SLOW SPEED ON INTERSTATE CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO SELF AND OTHERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH LAST EVENT YESTERDAY AT WHICH TIME A SEMI TRUCK ALMOST REAR ENDED ME.

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED OFF OF PINNACLE FORD IN NICHOLASVILLE KY, (NOW HAS 36,700 MILES) I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS BUYING A TRUCK WITH THE SO-CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE." LONG STORY SHORT I HAVENT BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON ANY LONG TRIPS AND BADLY DREAD IT WHEN I HAVE TO BE ON ANY ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OVER 55 BECAUSE ONCE I BEGIN TO HIT 60 M.P.H. THE FRONT END WILL START TO SHAKE SO BAD THAT THE WORDS SCARY, UNSAFE, AND EMBARRASSING ARE UNDERSTATEMENTS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE FORD "DEATH WOBBLE" RECALL FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT I JUST CANT WAIT ANYMORE; I WAS RECENTLY ADVISED TO FILE THIS REPORT. I AM INCLUDING A PICTURE OF ONE OF MY FRONT TIRES THAT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO NEW, AND THEY ARE BOTH CHOPPED SO BAD THAT IF YOU RUN YOUR HAND ACROSS THE TREAD YOUR HAND WILL STOP DUE TO THE EXTREME UNLEVELNESS OF THE TREAD WITH NO EXAGGERATION WHATSOEVER. PLEASE, PLEASE, FORCE FORD TO RECALL THIS TRUCK. I OWN A CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS, AND IF I WERE TO MESS UP SOMEONES NEW DRIVEWAY WITH NO SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED, I WOULD BE EXPECTED TO FIX IT ASAP, AND FOR THE INTEGRITY OF MYSELF AND MY BUSINESS I SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO FIX IT. IT TRULY AMAZES ME HOW BIG CORPOROTIONS CAN SCREW UP THEIR PRODUCT THAT WE PAY WAY TOO MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THESE DAYS AND EVEN WITH EXTREME SAFETY ISSUES BEYOND JUST A FAULTY PRODUCT SOLD, THEY CAN LITERALLY CAN GET BY WITH CAUSING WRECKS, DEATHS, AND SELLING FAULTY UNSAFE PRODUCTS; THEY CLEARLY GET BY WITH WHAT THE AVERAGE PERSON OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER COULD NOT AND CANNOT.

DEATH WOBBLE. SECOND COMPLAINT. TRUCK WORKED ON 2 MONTHS A AGO ($600). WOBBLE RETURNED WITH A VENGEANCE. MAYBE 2,000 ADDITIONAL MILES ON TRUCK. 82,000 MILES CURRENTLY. ON FREEWAY, SPEED 55-65 MPH. HIT A CRACK IN THE ROAD ( NOT A POTHOLE OR ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT ). STEERING WHEEL SHOOK BACK AND FORTH 3-4 INCHES. NOISY, HOOD SHAKING STRONGLY. AGGRESSIVE BRAKING TO BELOW AROUND 40 MPH TO STOP THE DEATH WOBBLE. HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 MILES. DROVE HOME AT 35 MPH. I WASN'T TOO POPULAR WITH THE REST OF THE FREEWAY TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE I25 SURFACE IN THAT AREA IS CONCRETE WITH THE OCCASIONAL CRACK IN THE SURFACE. SCARY AS CAN BE.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK HAS BEGUN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BADLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO BRAKE QUICKLY. IN EACH INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH AND THE SHAKING SEEMS TO BE INSTIGATED BY HITTING A AN UNEVEN SECTION OF THE ROAD'I SPECIFICALLY RECALL A BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT AND A POTHOLE THAT SET OFF THE SHAKING. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON FREEWAY STRAIGHTAWAYS. I TOW A TRAVEL TRAILER AND THIS SHAKING HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHEN TOWING AND NOT TOWING. IN READING A BLOG FREQUENTED BY TRAVEL TRAILER OWNERS, THIS PROBLEM WITH THE F250 HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE 'DEATH WOBBLE' AND SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCED BY MANY. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, SINCE THE SOLUTION TO WOBBLE IS RAPID BRAKING GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS OCCURS ON FREEWAYS AT RELATIVELY HIGH RATES OF SPEED, I IMAGINE IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. I HAVE ASKED THE FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY CLAIM IGNORANCE. A YOU TUBE VIDEO ENTITLED: FORD F-250: DEATH WOBBLE STRIKES 3 TIMES PROVIDES VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THIS SHAKING.

UPON TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND REACHING APPROXIMATELY 45/50 MILES PER HOUR, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND REGAINING CONTROL WAS NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL I SLOWED THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE FRONT END WAS WOBBLING LEFT AND RIGHT AS WELL AS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. UPON INSPECTING THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION, I FOUND NO APPARENT DAMAGE.

I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH IN CASTAIC, CA. THE TRUCK FRONT END SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS ONLY WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER WHEN THE SHAKING STOPPED AND THE TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY. I LATER CAME TO REALIZE I HAD EXPERIENCED WHAT MANY CALL THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS

I AM GETTING A DEATH WOBBLE. I BOUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AROUND 50 THOUSAND MILES ON THE TRUCK AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IN TO THIS. THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO CHANGE THE TIRES. WHICH I DID AND I ROTATE THEM EVERY 5,000 TO 10,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO NIGHT AT 70 MPH WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS IN A TRANSITION FROM THE FREEWAY TO BRIDE AND THAT LITTLE BUMP PUT ME INTO A DEATH WOBBLE. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS BRING TO A DEAD STOP. WHICH I HAD TO DO ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST GETTING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK. THIS WAS THE FINAL STRAW. IT HAPPEN TO ME 2 TIMES MORE ON THE WAY HOME. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING IT. FORD HAS BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. I AM AFRAID EVERY TIME THAT I HIT A BUMP ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS UNSAFE FOR ROAD USE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF I SELL IT I WILL LOSE MONEY. THIS NEEDS TO GET ADDRESSED VERY SOON BEFORE SOME ONE IS KILLED OR I AM KILLED BEHIND THE WHEEL.