| Issue ID | 1590385 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11242665 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 09/05/19 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Death wobble experienced by me on 5/10/19 doing 60 on rural road. Experienced the death wobble on the interstate going 65 at least 6 times the next time. A motorcycle almost crashed-ford fixed by front end alignment-experienced it again and almost lost control on the interstate. Took to ford to repair and the svc mgr suggested we file a case number with ford cas-22221345-c3v0p4 on 7/23/19, ford cust experience specialist suggested we take to another dealer, took to took to gordie boucher who said it recommends replacing both tie rods due to inner tie rod at the pitman arm has play in it and the right side upper tie rod has play it it toopreplaced left side drag link and the right side upper tie. Dealer stated worse truck they had ever driven. Death wobble happened again going 35 down hwy h in kenosha county. Everytime this happened we had to pull over to the side of the road or an off ramp on the interstate due to construction. Waiting for an off ramp is the scariest because you hope you can control the truck to make it off the interstate. My husband did research and found others replaced the following so he did the same-replace the steering shock, the stabilizing bar assembly, the track bar assembly, and the front shocks. Ford did 2 front end alignments, they turned rotors also.. Ford customer experience specialists keeps telling us to take to the dealer to determine the problem. Per ford, tire tread and wear are good. It appears everything my husband has done has fixed the problem, but we will see when we drive down the road on our next interstate trip. Right now we have paid out $1,675 and my husband has done all the work. We are scared to death that something is going to happen. We are unsure what steps we should be taking, but we are afraid we could die and no one knows about this. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 28600 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WADSWORTH, IL |
| VIN pattern | 1FT7W2BTXFEXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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