2007 Ford F-350 Steering Problems

This truck has the problem known as the “death wobble.” I bought the vehicle from Johnson City Ford in Johnson City Tennessee after they said they had inspected it and everything was fine on the truck. It was used so I bought the extended warranty. The truck started shaking so violently I couldn’t drive it. I took it back to this Ford place. They replaced the universal joint under my warranty. I left didn’t get it home and it started again shaking. I took it back to them and they confirmed the death wobble and said there were no recalls and they want 3600 dollars to fix the problem. I called Ford corporate and they said there were no recalls or programs to help with this problem.

WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN I HAD A DIP IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WOBBLED AND SHIMMIED SO I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL. TIRE PRESSER WAS CORRECT.

WHEN GAINING SPEED ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHAKES TO THE POINT OF INSTABILITY - AFRAID TO DRIVE STOCK TIRES NOT THE PROBLEM HAVE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT -TWICE CANNOT LOCATE ISSUE NO RECALL ISSUED

THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT IS KNOWN TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY INVOLVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WHICH IS SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS. I HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO LETTERS FROM FORD CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THE ONE I HAVE BEFORE ME IS LISTED AS LITERATURE PROGRAM 09L02. IT STATES THAT FORD AND NHTSA ARE STUDYING THE ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT DOES LITTLE GOOD FOR ME AS MY VEHICLE IS BASICALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THEY (THE SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS) HAPPEN WITH NO PROVOCATION AT TIMES AND THE VIBRATIONS BECOME SO VIOLENT THAT KEEPING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, ADDITIONALLY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE IS IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE HAD THE SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEEL VIBRATIONS OCCUR AT SPEEDS FROM @20MPH TO 55MPH.

I WAS DRIVING ON AND OVERPASS/ EXIT RAMP AND PASSED OVER A STEEL DIVIDER ON THE HIGHWAY. UPON DOING SO I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING ON THE TRUCK AND HAD TO DECELERATE AND MOVE TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. I RECEIVED AN INFORMATION BULLETIN FROM FORD ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL "STEERING WOBBLE" AND MADE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH FORD IS NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

EXTREME DEATH WOBBLE!!! *TR

UPON MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND RETURNING ON COURSE, THE STEERING BEGAN TO OSCILLATE AS IF NOT BEING ABLE TO CENTER ITSELF, WOBBLING, FLOPPING RIGHT, LEFT. I STOPPED, TURNED WHEELS RIGHT AND LEFT UNDER RESISTANCE. I WAS ABLE TO WORK OUT THE WOBBLING AND CONTINUED. THERE WERE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES LATER. AT 1000 MILES LATER, I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN ON HARD LEFT TURN, WENT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT, AND STEERING LOCKED ON RETURN. I TURNED LEFT THEN RIGHT TO UNLOCK IT AND IT DID UNLOCK, BUT WOBBLED SO BAD I COULDN'T DRIVE OVER 10 MPH, UNTIL I STOPPED, TURNED MOTOR OFF, STARTED AGAIN, AND WORKED OUT THE RESISTANCE. I CAN USUALLY FEEL WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK, CAN'T AFFORD REPAIR JUST YET. HELP! *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS WHAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE" OR OSCILATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AT 30-50 MILES AN HOUR AFTER HITTING A A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY, NEARLY THROWING MY VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY. FORD HAS SUGGESTED TIRE PRESSURE AS THE CAUSE. I HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE DOES NOT HELP. THERE 1000'S OF FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND THE ISSUES NEED TO BE RECALLED BY FORD FOR A PROPER FIX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 65MPH AND WENT OVER A EXPANSION JOINT ON A BRIDGE AND THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING SO BAD THAT IT RIPPED THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HAND. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE THE SHAKING STOP, I THOUGHT I HAD A FRONT TIRE BLOW OUT,NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY PUT A NEW STEERING DAMPENER ON IT AND SAID TRY IT, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY NOT BE ANY BETTER, THEN THE NEXT FIX IS TO PUT ON A BIGGER STEERING WHEEL SO I CAN HOLD ON BETTER WHEN IT HAPPENS. LOOK ON LINE THIS KNOWN AS THE "FORD WHEEL OF DEATH" THERE IS A BUNCH OF VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE ABOUT IT AND SOME ACTUALLY SHOW IT HAPPEN. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE FORD PAY FOR A PROPER FIX BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION TO THE HEAD. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 11/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FREE SPINNING. THE GEAR BOX WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 11/14/11

2007 FORD F-350 CREW CAB SRW 4X4, STEERING OSCILLATION (WOBBLE). HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM SINCE TRUCK WAS ALMOST NEW. NOW HAVE 61 K MILES AND IT IS ALOT WORSE. AS THE 08 AND 09 INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED, THE STEERING WOBBLE HAPPENS WHEN CROSSING UNEVEN PAVEMENT, CONCRETE, DIPS IN THE ROAD, RAILROAD CROSSINGS (AT SLOW SPEEDS). HAPPENS WHILE EMPTY AND WHEN TOWING A FLATBED GOOSENECK TRAILER AND/OR MY 5TH WHEEL RV. THIS HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY FORD YET AND THEY DON NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. I BELIEVE IT IS A BAD STEERING BOX?? THEY ONLY WANT TO USE US/ME AS "GUINEA PIGS" TO FIX. THEY TELL US TO REPLACE SHOCKS, STEERING DAMPERS, AND TIRES. I HAVE PUT TWO SETS OF MICHELINS ON TRUCK AND DOES NOT HELP AT ALL. ACCORDING TO INFO ON INTERNET THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GIVEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" NICKNAME. I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO SEE IF FORD HAS TRIED ANYTHING OTHER THAN TELLING US DUMB VEHICLE OWNERS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AIR PRESSURE IN OUR FRONT TIRES. I HAD MY TIRES INSTALLED AND REBALANCED TWO TIMES AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THE TRUCK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEED AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A WAY GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE OR MORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF HORROR STORIES AS TO THIS PROBLEM. I FOR ONE AM READY TO CONSULT LEGAL HELP. I JUST SPOKE WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE (COMPLAINT #[XXX]) AND ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND MAYBE I'LL HAVE BETTER LUCK.????? PLEASE HELP AND RESPOND.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A SEVERE WOBBLE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING 65-70 MPH AND WHEN CARRYING HEAVY LOADS. THE CONTACT REFERRED TO THE FAILURE AS A DEATH WOBBLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE HIM TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO 45 MPH, WHICH DID TAKE SOME TIME. THE DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER WITH THE COST. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS MODIFIED AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 04/04/11

AROUND 50,000 THOUSAND MILES A BAD VIBRATION STARTED WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OCCURS AROUND THIS SPEED CONSTANTLY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN THE WHEEL SLOWLY HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS HAS BEEN CALLED "THE DEATH WOBBLE". HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM EXCEPT CARRY TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT TRYING TO SAVE UP MONEY. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AROUND 60 MPH AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE STEERING AND ALMOST HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR IT TO STOP. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ARTICLES ON LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

ANYTIME I PULL A TRAILER MY TRUCK SHAKES REALLY BAD. IT SHAKES MODERATELY WITHOUT A TRAILER. IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. I HAVE HAD FORD DEALER REPLACE BALL JOINTS THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN THIRTY THOUSAND MILES. I THINK IF I DIDN'T GET THEM REPLACED I WOULD END UP WITH DEATH WOBBLE I READ ABOUT. BBB AUTOLINE(LEMON LAW) INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR WROTE THE TRUCK IS "VERY DANGEROUS". *TR

FORD F350 CREWCAB 4X4 HIGH SPEED WHEEL WOBBLE ( DEATH WOBBLE) HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OF 65 OR HIGHER AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. FORD HAS LOOKED AT IT , SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS OUT AND FIX IT. THE WOBBLE HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SENSE THEN. FORD HAS SENT A LETTER STATING THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE NEEDS TO BE CORRECT, IT IS. THIS IS A STOCK TRUCK AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I CAN PROCEED AND WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES THIS IS REAL SCARY. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED (5 TIMES I BELIEVE FOR STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS AND OTHER TIMES FOR A BRAKE BOOT PROBLEM AND A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES). THE OTHER PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS HAD IS WHAT FORD IS CALLING A "SHIMMY". THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US WE NEEDED NEW SHOCKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH WE DISPUTED AND TOOK IT TO A SPECIALIST IN SHOCK REPLACEMENT WHO TOLD US THIS WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THEN THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIRES (WHICH THEY ARE CONTENDING IN THE FORM LETTER THEY SENT US-THAT STATES WE MUST MAINTAIN PROPER PRESSURE TO CONTROL THIS PROBLEM). UNFORTUNATELY, PROPER TIRE PRESSURE SEEMINGLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TO WHICH FORD'S ANSWER TO US IS "GET NEW TIRES" (THE TIRES HAVE ONLY 22,000 MILES ON THEM, THEY ARE THE TIRES FORD PUT ON THE VEHICLE WHEN WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY, OF COURSE, ARE NOT A WARRANTY ITEM). ALL IN ALL, THE TRUCK HAS HAD MANY ISSUES, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN FIXED REPEATEDLY ONLY TO APPEAR AGAIN IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR WAY. *TR