| Issue ID | 981956 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10512861 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 20/05/13 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | About 6 months after the purchase of my 2010 ford f250 king ranch 4x4 my truck began to have serious shimming in the front in when i would hit bumps on highways. This schim is listed as the death wobble on many websites. I have had the front end repaired 3 times and going on the fourth time today when i took the truck in for service. I spoke to my service manager and asked if he knew of a permanent fix and he spoke to the shop foreman and advised me they can only fix this problem tempoarily. This last time this happened i was pulling my 35 foot travel trailer and almost rolled my truck with my family in the vehicle. This is a very serious and dangerous issue and i am having trouble understanding why a major safety recall has not been filed. You can google f250 death wobble and you will see tons of websites with information about this and complaints that ford has no fix for this issue. I think if ford can not fix a major safety issue like this then they should replace these trucks with new ones. It seems to be the year 2008-2010 with the major issues. Every friend i know that owns one of these trucks has said they have the same issue and they arer scared to drive their trucks. I feel exactly the same and i would like something done for everyones safety. I am looking into the lemon law to see if i fall into the requiements to file a claim for a new vehicle. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 71000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FRIENDSWOOD, TX |
| VIN pattern | 1FTSW2BR0AEXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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