2012 Ford F-250 SD Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 5%of 57 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the wheels of the 2012 Ford F-250 SD, 5% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #11298690, filed 2020-01, 168,000 miles“Dramatic wheel and front end wobble when hitting a bridge transition. Vehicle becomes uncontrollable and continues to shake violently until vehicle comes to almost a complete stop. I had this same issue in my 2005 f250 and had to change almost all the components of the front end to fix. There are hundreds of people speaking about this on the forums and state that there are tsbs that cover this but that the parts fail again in about 25k miles. I pull a boat quite often and if this would have happened with a trailer behind my truck there would have been fatalities. …”
NHTSA complaint #10585101, filed 2014-04, 27,580 milesWheels: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 | 87 | 7% |
| 2018 | 29 | 7% |
| 2017 | 69 | 6% |
| 2016 | 16 | 6% |
| 2015 | 22 | 7% |
| 2012 | 3 | 5% |
| 2011 | 11 | 9% |
| 2010 | 2 | 6% |
| 2009 | 3 | 13% |
| 2008 | 3 | 2% |
| 2007 | 3 | 6% |
| 2006 | 9 | 3% |
| 2005 | 4 | 1% |
| 2004 | 3 | 1% |
| 2003 | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 | 1 | 0% |
| 2001 | 6 | 2% |
| 2000 | 5 | 2% |
| 1999 | 1 | 0% |
| 1997 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2012 Ford F-250 SD
18 complaintsEngine
15 complaintsSuspension
14 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsTires
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford F-250 SD
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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