Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Ford F-250 Sd submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE AKA DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE BECAME SEVERELY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) AFTER HITTING BUMP IN ROAD, FRONT OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE TO 25 MPH TO STOP SHAKING.
WHILE DRIVING ON ANY HIGHWAY IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP OR GO OVER AN OVERPASS AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 35MPH THE SUSPENSION AND FRONT WHEELS START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WILL LOSE CONTROL. YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WILL STOP. THE VIOLENT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION OSCILLATION CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. SINCE THIS OCCURS ON MAJOR OVERPASSES AND TURNS IT HAS AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF CAUSING ACCIDENTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION ISSUE COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. THE NHTSA MUST INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD IMMEDIATELY OR IT WILL RESULT IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND DATA TO SUGGEST THE ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING OF THESE VEHICLES. A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED ALONG WITH A MANUFACTURER RECALL OF THE DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION AND STEERING ASSEMBLIES OF THESE VEHICLES.
DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. HIT A SMALL POTHOLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A "DEATH WOBBLE" THAT FELT LIKE IT WAS FROM THE FRONT END. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO BE RIPPED OFF.
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 45 ON UP FRONTEND WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSS LANE CONTROL. MOST OFTEN IT IS FOLLOWING ANY COMPROMISE IN THE ROAD BUT HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT ME FEELING OR SEEING ANY CHANGE IN THE SURFACE. WHEN I WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, THEY QUICKLY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM CALLING IT THE 'DEATH WOBBLE'. ALARMED BY THE NAME ALONE I ENQUIRED. THEY SAID THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. THEY ONLY OFFER THE CONSUMER TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AFTERMARKET PART TO RECTIFY THEIR ILL ENGINEERED FRONTEND. THIS IS A SERIOUS OCCURRENCE AND WILL END UP CAUSING MANY WRECKS AND THE GREAT POTENTIAL FOR FATALITIES. I SEE FORD AND WHOEVER ELSE TURNS A BLIND EYE TO THIS SITUATION TO BE IN THE HEADLINES RIGHT NEXT TO GM AND THEIR ATTEMPT TO PRETEND AND BURY ISSUES KNOWING THEY PRESENT A COMPROMISE IN SAFETY. THERE IS A COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THEIR PART TO NOTIFY BOTH FORD AND NHTSA OF THIS ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS AND BOTH SEEM NEGLIGENT NOT TO AGGRESSIVELY REMEDY ANY AND ALL CURRENT VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT, AS WELL AS, ANY UNIT IN PRODUCTION. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE BLOODSHED/DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OVER 60MPH THE TIRES START TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY IN THE FRONT TIRES. *TR
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU HIT A BUMP JUST RIGHT THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. IT SHAKES SO BAD AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. ALMOST HIT A SEMI THAT WAS NEXT TO ME. I AM TOLD ITS CALLED THE FORD DEATH SHAKE AND YOU CAN SEE VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET OF THE PROBLEM AND I TOO HAVE TAKEN A VIDEO ON MY PHONE OF MY TRUCK DOING THIS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A STEERING STABILIZER BUSHING, SO I REPLACED IT. STILL DID IT. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE THE STRUT ON THE STABILIZER BAR, REPLACED IT. STILL DOES IT. NOW IN AT FORD AGAIN AND THEY TELLING ME ITS SOME PIN BAR,, WHAT EVER THAT IS. THEY ARE REPLACING IT. THIS IS APPARENTLY A BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS... BAD DESIGN ALONG WITH THE REGEN SYSTEM TO MEET EMISSION BUT THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY. THANKS *TR
AT 65 MPH, HIT UNEVEN ROAD, FRONT END WOBBLED DRAMATICALLY !!!!!!!!! TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL & HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO BELOW 40 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME NOW AT OVER 55 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP. NEW TIRES ALL THE WAY AROUND, ALL TIRE PRESSURE MAINTAINED PROPERLY AT 62 TO 65 PSI.... THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND IS DEFINITELY A FLAWED DESIGNED THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF AND REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE TO GET THEIR ATTENTION ????? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IF I HIT ANY BUMPS WHILE TAKING A CURVE MY STEERING WHEEL AND TIRE SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN AND STRAIGHTEN OUT THE SUSPENSION. THIS HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE CHECK TO MAKE SURE MY TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED. *TR
THE FRONT END OF THIS TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST CAUSING IT TO FALL APART. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT ANY UNEVEN ROAD ABOVE 55 MPH. YOU CAN'T STEER AND HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND BRING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY AND HAVING TO STOP AND BRING IT DOWN TO 30MPH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN LOS ANGELES. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH ON LOOP 250 HERE IN MIDLAND, TX I WENT OVER AN OVERPASS CHANGING FROM THE PAVEMENT TO CONCRETE. AT THAT POINT I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO VERY BAD FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY COMING TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP VERY CLOSELY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS DEATH WOBBLE BEFORE ON MY 2007 FORD F-250 AND NOW IT HAS STARTED ON MY 2010. I TOOK THE 2007 TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY COULD NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR WOULD USE AN EXCUSE THAT THEY ADJUSTED THE AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. AFTER ARRIVING AT WORK I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND IT SEEMS ALL FORD F-250 4X4'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ALL THEY WAY UP TO THE CURRENT MODEL. THERE ARE TONS OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME STATING THAT FORD WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8EUQ6F8RGT4 HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PSDBCV-GCS8 HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-250-SUPER-DUTY/T0SGDCTMOBHE5JER1/P13 HTTP://WWW.RACE-DEZERT.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/82022-F250-QUOT-DEATH-WOBBLE-QUOT-STEERING-ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
OWNER WAS DRIVING ON CURVEY PAVED ROAD IN RAIN CONDITIONS. BACK END STARTED TO LOSE TRACTION. TRIED TO CORRECT AND STEERING LOCKED AND WHEELS STUCK TO RIGHT. TRUCK RAN OFF ROAD. MECHANIC FOUND TIE RODS BROKEN AND STEERING GEAR BOX BROKEN INSIDE. *TR
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