Ball Joint Problems of Ford F-250 - part 2

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly began to violently shake and vibrate. In order to correct the failure, the speed needed to be reduced or the vehicle needed to be stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who installed a shim to the passenger side front ball joints, but the failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

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While driving down straight down the highway about 50 mph. I crossed a bridge expansion joint and the front of the pickup shook violently. I had to apply the brakes firmly and pull to the shoulder quickly. I thought the front end of the truck was coming apart and I was going to wreck. This had never happened before and there was no warning prior to the event. I had been driving about 20 miles before this occur. It happened again several days later. I only have 28k miles on it. My friend later told me this was the 'death wobble' and that he had it on his f250-2012. He said it required replacement of a suspension bar(track bar) on the front of the truck which I had done. No further problem have been noted since replaced. . 1 week ago. The shop where I had the work done said they have fixed about 70 trucks and it will occur again when the ball joint on the bar wears out again. I have a king ranch model with 20 inch tires that may be a contributing factor. Other people I know with f250s and 18 inch tires have not noticed this problem.

After hitting a bump in the highway the front suspension on our 2011 Ford f250 4x4 pickup began to shake violently. I had to apply the brakes and slow down to about 40 miles per hour to get the shaking to stop. After this incident, the death wobble occurred again several times. I took the vehicle back to the Ford dealership and they replaced the track bar bushing and ball joints at a cost to me of about $400. Now 3,000 miles after the repair was done by Ford the death wobble has occurred again. The violent shaking of the front suspension and steering is a huge safety concern and could easily cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle. Also having to quickly slow the vehicle down 30 or 40 mph to get the front suspension to stop wobbling could easily cause an rear end accident leading to casualties.

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2012 f250 with the death wobble in in the front end. Driving truck down highway at 70 mph and the front end just start to shake and feel like the front end is coming out from under the truck. Had to almost come to a complete stop before it would stop shaking. Take truck to Ford to get fixed and I'm told that it will not be cover under warranty. The two front ball joints go out and the track bar at 39k miles. They tell me that it is not cover under the power train warranty. From what I'm told Ford know this is a problem and has not fixed it yet.

Took vehicle to Ford dealership for routine maintenance and to diagnose loose steering issue at highway speed. Vehicle was diagnosed with failed track bar ball joints, track bar bushings and excessive side to side movement. Front axle dust seals were failed and would need to be replaced. Steering gear box was determined to be failing and need to be replaced. Parts for the gear box were on national back order with 120 day time frame for delivery. The dealership indicated that the combined effect of the failures would have been a catastrophic event if at highway speed. Total cost is in excess of $2,300. 00 for parts and labor. This vehicle has only been used as a routine driver. Based upon the number of posts for this typical issue a national recall should be issued.

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford f250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle shook violently without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the shimmy shocks, steering gear, pitman arm, ball joints, and tie rods needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford F-250. While driving 40 mph, the front end of the vehicle shook and became difficult to control. The failure occurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the drag link and the ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle also needed a front end alignment. The repairs were done; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000.

I have been having this problem for almost a year now and have read thousands of other complaints that is the same issue. This truck all most killed me again today. It goes into a "death wobble" when you hit a bump if you are over 55mph. If you anrt expecting it to happen and it is the 1st time you experience it you will wreck! I have contacted several dealers and no one seems to know about or heard about it but there is thousands of complaints online and also have received a letter from Ford stating to check tire pressures! I have done what they said + had new shocks, had new tires, struts checked, ball joints checked, and rear suspension looked at. Nothing is wrong . . . This is clearly a factory problem and it needs to be taken care of before people start dieing from it! is Ford going to raise my children when this makes me wreck and die . . . No they are not so they need to get this taken care of. Reports say that they have changed the set up on newer heavy duty trucks because of this so why aren't they taking care of the one's they already sold to the public! please help. . . You can find tons of info if you search " death wobble or death shake!.

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I was driving on highway 55 north in imperial missouri with my 3 yr old son in rear car seat when I went over some normal road bump and my front end started shaking so violently that I had to come to a complete stop to correct the shake. This all happened in the fast lane as I had no way to move to left or right. Thank god I was not being tailgated! I was scared half to death and my 3yr old was crying so hard that he couldn't breathe! I took it straight to dealership and they did a TSB for a steering dampener and told me it was fixed. The very next morning it did the violent shake again. Took it straight back to dealership and they had a Ford engineer look at it and they replaced a track bar ball joint and said it was good now. I told them that I wanted to test drive it before I took it this time and they let me. Still had the problem and when I told him that he said that the engineer said I needed to put new tires on and a alignment before they do anything else. There is something more than tires and alignment wrong with my truck!!!!! my family truck has become a death trap!!!! please help with this matter before someone is killed! if this was your child in this truck you would understand my concern!!!.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the front end shimmered severely when the vehicle hit a bump. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four times who replaced the ball joints and stabilizer arm but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. The VIN was unavailable.

When travelling at highway speeds the front end shimmys violently when a bump or irregularity is hit in the road. The vehicle almost has to come to a stop before the shimmy will go away. Tire pressure is at max inflation. The problem is an almost daily occurence. New steering damper, alignment, tire rotation, shocks, and track bar ball joint have no effect on the problem.

2011 f -250 sd4x4 had 08 king ranch never a prob in 87k miles. The 11 is dangerous!!!!!!!!! this truck will be doing fine on the road, hit a bump or rough spot in the road and truck goes into (death wobble mode ) the whole truck starts bouncing and shaking and viloently wobbling. Have had it back to Ford store 4 times. They replaced steering stablizer shocks and ball joints at my expense duh!!! first 3 times they couldnt find anything wrong. It kept doin it . I took it back and they did the repairs I stated. Well I thought it was fixed . . . Wrong, 22 miles after repair it did it again in a curve,, I couldnt control the wobble and ended up goin thru a fence into a field. . Have terrible cut on legs and face. . . . Filed lawsuit yesterday. . Will keep you posted. . . Ford has a major engineering prob. They continue to ignore,,,I intend to get their attn,,,,,jc.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-250 superduty. The contact stated that the tie rods, bushings, and ball joints were wearing out. Ford motor company sent him a letter stating that it was not a recall notice. Instead, the letter stated that once the vehicle drives over a bump in the road, it will shimmy uncontrollably. The vehicle must be stopped in the middle of the road for the failure to cease. The contact had to repair the front end of the vehicle on his own, which was very expensive. There was no recall for this failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Front end shaking on 2000 Ford F-250. Have replaced ball joints, steering arms, drag links, etc. . . Still shakes. It started with front end thumping and progressed. Now with all these repairs, the front end still thumps and can tell the tire shaking is happening. Sometimes the truck has a major pull to the right. I have brand new tires, and the pull only happens once in a while.

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Hit a bump on interstate truck started shaking violently, I almost caused an accident and had to slow down to about 40 or it was going to shake me off the road, I could barely hold on, brought is it to the dealer and they said it was tire pressure, which was about 70lbs not the recommeded 75, come on that is not the problem. It is still doing it years later, wnet back to the dealer they said it was a brake hanging up and ripped me off for parts, still does it. I have now put on tires tie rod ends ball joints steering dampener, shocks and still does it. I know I'm not the only one. Make them fix this and compensate those of us who have tried to do so on our own because they won't accept that there is a problem.

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2005 Ford f250 4x4, 4 door, auto, 5. 4l gas, approx. 39k mi. Traveling at interstate highway speed, in a sweeping left hand curve, crossing rough pavement, a severe steering wheel shake and front wheel shimmy commenced, causing loss of steering control, involuntary rapid lane change and near accident. I slowed to 25 mph in order to regain control of the truck. Living in FL and working in SC at the time, I was forced to deal with different Ford dealers in the columbia, SC and bartow, FL areas. On the advice of various Ford service departments, I replaced tires, wheels, ball joints, shocks (twice), steering stabilizer, had multiple alignments and wheel balances performed. As I was stranded out-of-town with a truck that was handling progressively worse, I spent approximately $4,500 in parts replacements before the problem was remedied. Three Ford dealerships acknowledged that a serious problem existed and that the vehicle was in warranty. Ford customer relationship center personnel, 800-392-3673, employed blatant stalling tactics until my odometer had passed 40,000 miles, then refused to render any assistance. More than one year later, I am waiting for a call from a regional Ford service manager, supposedly arranged through a columbia, SC Ford dealer. I have received high speed driving instruction at two different police academy courses. I have driven dozens of different vehicles at very high speeds over hundreds of thousands of miles. I know a dangerous vehicle defect when I see one. This Ford suspension problem presents a life threatening condition that is well known by Ford. Not only has Ford not recalled these vehicles, their service personnel are engaging in a campaign of denial and deception.

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: the contact stated the vehicle weaved while driving at any speed. However it worsens at higher speeds. The dealership installed new tires and aligned the front end, but the problem still persisted. The dealership also informed the contact the ball joints were stuck and grease fittings might help solve the weaving, but this remedy could not be guaranteed. Updated.

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The front end of the truck begins to violently shake at 60 miles an hour. Sometimes a bump causes it, other times it occurs when simply driving straight. Have had regular service at Ford dealer, but the issue has gotten progressively worse over the years. Have alerted them of the problem for years. It's all over the internet as "Ford f250 front end shake" or more concerningly as the "Ford death wobble. " it's not a tire pressure issue, as I've only used properly inflated factory tires that were dealer installed. Problem has continued to get worse, and the shake has now made the truck virtually undrivable at 60 mph. Please google the issue. It's real. Love my Ford, but my family comes first, and the wobble is too scary to ignore. Just paid another $2800 to try another fix (track bar and ball joints), plus another $2000 for new tires. Someone will get hurt with this.

Front suspension is underdesigned. Unable to support weight of powerstroke engine. Causing excessive tire wear and ball joint wear, and pulling to right.

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