Steering Tie Rod Assembly problems of the 2011 Ford F-350

2011 Ford F-350 super duty 4x4. The vehicle has never had a lift or large tires of any kind installed on it and has always had stock oem spec tires. This vehicle has what has become known as "the death wobble". Ford calls it "sustained steering wheel oscillation". It is extremely dangerous and terrifying to experience. The problem is well documented and I am shocked that there has not yet been a safety recall on this. The death wobble primarily occurs at speeds above 50 or so miles per hour when the vehicle hits a pot-hole, expansion joint, unavoidable road debris, etc. It also has a nasty snowball effect in that once you have experienced it a couple of times the additional damage it is creating causes it to happen easier and easier to the point that it will then occur regularly all the way down to 35 miles per hour. We have experienced the death wobble literally many dozens of times over the years since we purchased this vehicle. We have done and replaced everything that we can think of to fix this problem; some of them multiple times but nothing works. Things we have done: new tires (multiple times), new front-end alignment (multiple times), new track bar bushing and ball joint (multiple times), new tie rod ends (multiple times), new center link (multiple times), new shock absorbers, new steering damper, new upper and lower ball joints, new u-joints. None of this has worked. The death wobble is so violent that it is wreaks havoc on the entire truck including the newly installed parts, the frame, drivetrain and suspension components, chassis, etc. Literally everything on the vehicle including windshields. Ford is obviously aware of this problem and the propensity for their solid front axle f-250 and F-350 trucks from the past two decades to experience the death wobble. Somebody will eventually die from this, if it hasn't happened already. It needs dealt with!.

The well known issue called "death wobble". This is documented issue with the Ford f-series trucks where the truck violently wobbles out of control when driving approximately 55mph. Ford denies this is an issue, yet you can find evidence of this issue all over the Ford truck forums. With my truck, this issue is becoming more frequent. When it occurs, I have to pull off to the shoulder and slow down to approximately 15mph before it stops. I have replaced the shocks, tie rod ends, track bar, track bar ball joint, rotated tires, alignment, and it is still occurring. The only thing left to replace are the ball joints then pretty much the entire front end suspension will have been rebuilt at a cost of a couple thousand dollars. This is a significant safety issue and can easily cause an accident, especially when in construction zones on the highway. From what I've read, this has already caused accidents in certain cases and is due to a poor design of these trucks. Ford needs to address this and the NHTSA should force Ford to issue a recall to correct the problem.

I lost steering in the truck. The steering wheel turned left to right and vise versa with a lot of play. It happens randomly. The front end will shakes because of no steering making the truck uncontrollable. It is very random when it happens and has happened at interstate speed. The dealer says there is nothing wrong and have replaced tie rod ends along with brakes.

2011 Ford F-350. Consumer writes in regards to severe steering wheel oscillation problems. The consumer stated he must bring the vehicle to a complete stop, to get the vehicle to stop shaking. It has happened several times. On two occasions, the shaking was bad the tread separated from the tire. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, and nothing was done, except rotating the tires and checking the air pressure. In February 2014, the dealer replaced the steering damper. The problem went away for about five months. The dealer informed the consumer, the vehicle needs new tie rods, front drive link, a front track bar and an alignment.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350 sd. While driving 55 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle began to shake violently. The contact applied the brakes to slow the vehicle down and the shaking subsided. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they were unable to diagnose the failure. The contact stated the trac bar, bushings, ball joints, steering and tie rod ends were all replaced. The tires on the vehicle were replaced and balanced but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. Updated 03/05/lj the consumer stated he experienced steering wheel oscillation for the last 70,000 miles. The consumer had numerous components replaced, but to no avail. The dealer infromed the consumer the oscillation was normal.