| Issue ID | 1617681 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11279311 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| File date | 17/09/19 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I want to preface this buy saying that the following issue also happened with my 2017 f250 that ford bought back as a result of this safety issue that they deemed unrepairable. The ford death wobble started when this truck had about 16,000 miles on it. While driving on the highway in denver colorado, the front end of the vehicle began to shake violently after crossing a slightly askew seam between the roadway and an overpass. The only way to bring the vehicle under control was to keep the truck straight and slow down to under 30 mph in 4 lane highway with heavy traffic . The death wobble happened again at about 17,500 miles in sioux city iowa under similar circumstances and again driving through montana on my way back to colorado at roughly 20,000 miles. I pulled over in wyoming and filed a complaint with ford. When was back in colorado i called the dealer who could not look at the truck for another week. While driving to a meeting in colorado springs i again experienced the death wobble after driving over a rough patch of highway. I decided the vehicle was no longer safe to drive and took it to the dealer who then told me that they assumed it was the steering damper shock and that ford had thousands of defective shocks from rancho, there supplier and that there was supposed to be a new shock being made but had no eta on the part and had no other alternative other than to suggest i put on a better aftermarket shock which ford would not warranty. I had not choice but to drive the vehicle home at 50-55mph on a freeway where the speed limit is 65-75mph. On my way home i experienced the death wobble two more times, one of which forced me to pull across two lanes and stop in merge area of a freeway on ramp. I have filed a second complaint with ford. I now have an a second ford that i can't drive, no parts available to fix it and a manufacturer who will not admit fault. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 16000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MONUMENT, CO |
| VIN pattern | 1FT7W2BT6KEXXXXXX |
| 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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