2012 Ford F-250 SD Steering Problems

“After hitting patched portion on road front wheels began to shake violently. Steering wheel shook. Stopped vehicle and inspected. Saw no damage so I continued to drive. I then took to local Ford dealer for repair. Not finding anything as of this date 8/30.”

“Vehicle mileage approximately 70,000. At speeds between 35-65 MPH any minor bump will cause truck to begin to vibrate throughout the steering system and subsequently wobble violently. Applying the brakes makes it worse until the truck slows down below 35mph. The truck is not able to be steered during this event. I have taken it to several reputable mechanics and they have assured me this discrepancy is in many f-250s and no one has the complete solution. I contacted Ford motor company customer service and they have no interest or expectation of a recall. …”

“While traveling east bound on interstate 10 crossing over siegen lane, truck passed over small bump in interstate and started to violently shake the entire truck almost to the point of no control. I immediately pulled over to inspect my truck. There was no damage and all tires were in good condition. When I started again the vehicle was fine. This was the first of 12 incidents of what I have come to know from research as the death wobble . I have taken my truck the the Ford dealership on numerous occasions and have spent thousands of dollars to correct the issue to no avail. …”

“Clear and dry road conditions. Factory truck. Driving at 65 MPH with steering wheel slightly turned to the left, the road made a transition from concrete to asphalt with a slight rise in road surface and the commonly worded death wobble took over violently and rapidly pulling my steering wheel back and forth until I eventually brought the vehicle to a stop as it the truck took itself into the median. Under nearly the exact same conditions around 100 miles later also ending with the vehicle in the median.”

“Several times, after hitting a small bump in the road, generally at speeds over 50 MPH, I have experienced an extreme shimmy in the front end of the vehicle causing limited control. I took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs, however, they could not determine the cause and after replacing several parts they were still not able to resolve the problem. I took the vehicle to a private repair shop and had several other parts replaced and still no resolution to the problem. Balancing and tire pressure have been maintained by the dealer as well as other certified mechanics. …”