Steering Wheel Vibrate problems of the 2006 Ford F-250

I had never heard of a death wobble until I was on my way to the hospital with my three children after being involved in a rollover accident. We were traveling north bound on the m53 van dyke expressway which has a posted speed of 70 mph. I had just passed a vehicle that was in the right lane. Just after passing this vehicle I developed this death wobble, I was switching lanes back to the right lane when my steering wheel started to shake, not just a little shacking either. I had applied my brakes and held the wheel with both my hands. My steering wheel was shacking so badly that my dashboard was falling apart, and I was having major problems controlling my vehicle. It felt as if my driver?s wheel was bouncing up and down and my steering wheel was also shaking so badly that in just a second I had lost total control of my vehicle. My truck drifted to the right and my left front wheel hit the turf followed by my left rear wheel hitting the turf and we started to roll. We rolled two in half times before coming to a stop upside down. The cab of the truck was crushed, the right rear corner of the cab was pushed down further than the headrests on the seat were my youngest was sitting, and thank god my 7 year old wasn?t killed. On the passenger?s side the roof was smashed against the head rest were my daughter was seated. I am very thankful that my 3 children and I lived through this night mare. I have driven a pickup truck for over 20 yrs. , and I have never felt this death wobble before.

Driving at 45 mph the truck drifts to the right then snaps back to the left , after applying the brakes the steering wheel shakes violently. After coming to a full stop and starting off again it is fine for a few miles then it starts all over. I have had upper and lower ball joints replaced, steering box replaced, brakes replaced, just about anything to do with the front end has been replaced and it still goes on.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250 sd. The contact was driving approximately 60-70 mph when he traveled over a pot hole and the steering wheel began to shake violently. The contact had to move off the roadway to gain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or a mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000. The current mileage was approximately 59,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Shimming violently, hard to get the vibration to stop. The whole steering column and steering wheel was shaking back and forth. The front tires must have been shaking also, since the auto along side of me pulled way back away from my right side. I drove over a dip and a bump in the roadway and then it happened. The tires are at the right air pressure. I am the original owner and the primary driver of this vehicle. Also the truck is a diesel 4x4.

Over the past 9 months I have noticed a front end/steering wheel vibration at highway speeds in my 2006 Ford f250. At first, the vibration would go away if I accelerated through it or slowed down. It has worsened to the point where it has caused me to partially lose control of the truck. I first bought four new tires. I then had the large retail chain where I purchased the new tires rotate and balance the them multiple times with no improvement. They suggested taking the truck to the dealership to have it checked. I have since had the truck into the dealership multiple times (balancing and rotating, steering dampener, and carrier bearing).

Loss of control due to front-end shimmy. Violent shaking of steering wheel and shaking of truck. Occurs at 49mph everytime.

Truck began to have a steering wobble. Steering wheel would vibrate because wheels were jumping on the pavement. Progressively got worse. Currently at 70k miles driving speed anywhere between 30 and 70 mph, when I drive over a bump, hit a small pot hole or even the smallest dip on the road surface the truck begins to shake violently, best way to stop it is to apply brakes hard until truck reaches a much lower speed. I have been driving behind other trucks that are experiencing it and can see the front wheels shaking hard and quick, left, right, up and down ( vibrating) on the road.

Purchased a 2006 f250 super duty 8-08 used with 56,000 miles. 5 times since then truck at highway speeds over a small bump will go out of control steering wheel shakes very bad and takes a few seconds to regain control. Last time this happened truck swerved over 2 lanes and on to shoulder before re gaining control. Others have had same experience in same truck. Replaced tires did not cure problem. Was a Ford mechanic at a dealership for 5yrs. Inspected truck my self all suspension parts and steering components are tight and in good shape. Wont let my wife and child ride or drive this vehicle received a notice from Ford that stated improper tire pressure is the problem, I will assure you that it is not!!.

My 2006, 5. 3 gas engine, 4 wheel drive, f250 super duty has had excessive wheel hop, bouncing, vibration, and sometimes, violent shaking of the whole front of the truck, when going over expansion joints, bumps and road defects since it was nearly new. This results in the steering wheel shaking and makes the truck hard to control. When new with 300 miles on it in Feb. 2007, I drove it from MA to FL and noticed that sometimes it shuddered, when going over a bump at speeds over 50. That is, it did not just give one hard jolt, but bounced a few times. The bouncing got worse as mileage on the vehicle went up. Sometimes the truck would move laterally after a hard bump, that is, move to the edge of the traveled lane, or partially into one of the adjacent lanes. Now, within the last 2 weeks, at its extreme of vibrations and bouncing, the violent shaking has happened to me twice, both times when traveling on a highway at 60-68 mph, after going over an expansion joint coming off or going on to a bridge. First time, on sept 16, 2007, with about 9000 miles on the f250, shaking lasted about 5 seconds, on i64 in virginia beach, va, and then, on sept. 28, 2007, for about 10 seconds, or about 1000', on the new jersey turnpike. During these last 2 incidents, I thought that I might easily have lost control of the vehicle and have either injured someone else or myself. Both of the serious violent shaking episodes happened on a dry interstate highway in decent condition with other traffic traveling at the same speed and many, many other vehicles going over the same bumps. I have checked the tire pressure and all the tires read about 50#, the same as when I got the truck on Jan. 31, 2007. There are no obvious defects in the tires. Now, it shudders when going over very minor bumps, sometimes even at below 45 mph. I've made it back from my trip and there are about 9500 miles on the truck and I am taking it to the dealer this week. This problem could result in the loss of life.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250 sd. While driving 55-70 mph, the steering wheel vibrated and the vehicle moved from left to right. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer on two occasions and they stated that the steering damper caused the failure. The dealer made the replacement. As of November 26, 2007, there had been no further occurrences. The failure mileage was 8,000 and current mileage was 12,120.

I have a 2006 F-250 super duty with only 17,000 miles, from the day I picked it up new at the dealer I notice that every time I hit a rut or bump in the road there was huge vibrations in the rear end and very near losing control. Recently I was traveling on a major interstate at approximately 80 mph and all of a sudden the front end felt like both wheels were coming off and the steering wheel was shaking so violently I nearly lost control. I was beside an 18 wheeler and I thought this would probably be my last day but somehow I got it back under control. Can't tell you how nervous I was but you can imagine. I called our local Ford dealer today and he said sounds like something terrible is wrong, we'll see what the outcome is. Everything I've read on this says Ford doesn't think they have a problem, from the stories out there I disagree.