| Issue ID | 1636264 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11300145 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 |
| Model Year | 2017 |
| File date | 29/11/18 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I am filing this report for the famous ford super duty f250 "death wobble"in the front suspension. I have had my truck back to the dealership numerous times for repair, and i am now on my fourth steering stabilizer installed on my 2017 f250 with only 27k miles on it. The first occurrence of the death wobble happened within 10k miles, and subsequently about every 3-5k miles thereafter. This issue happens when traveling at highway speeds, and when a bump or irregularity in the road comes up. The uncontrollable shaking of the entire truck renders it out of control, and can only be remedied by coming to a complete stop. It happened the first time, and threw my wife and i into the median of the interstate while going about 75mph. It doesn't matter if you're going straight, around a curve, etc. I tried to get ford to do a buyback on this vehicle, to no avail. They hide behind the il lemon law verbiage instead of owning the issue. This vehicle is most certainly a death trap, and i will not let any of my family drive this particular vehicle just because of the death wobble. I am at a loss on what to do about this. I spent my hard earned money on this truck, only to have it be a serious safety hazard to those riding in it, and to anyone else on the road around it when the death wobble happens. The only thing left is legal action i guess, or park it in the front yard and have it be an $80,000 flower pot. Please help!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 13000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | STREATOR, IL |
| VIN pattern | 1FT7W2BT9HEXXXXXX |
| 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 | 75 |
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