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2019 Ford F-250 SD Brakes Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
1%of 1,165 total for the year
Median mileage
13,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the brakes of the 2019 Ford F-250 SD, 1% of the 1,165 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,000 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.

“Third incident of violent shaking of steering wheel and entire truck while driving approximately 60-70 MPH. All three occurrences happened on the highway after going over relatively small bumps in the road, perhaps 2-3 bumps, one right after the other. I was driving the vehicle during 2 of those incidences. My wife was driving during the most recent one yesterday (3/11/2021) while I was in the passenger seat. She no longer wants to drive the truck and does not want me driving it either. …”

NHTSA complaint #11400381, filed 2021-03, 20,000 miles

“The truck just turned 15,000 miles and has experienced severe death wobble and the dealership has no parts to fix my truck to make it safe to drive. It has happened at least 5 times with my wife and 3 kids in the vehicle. The truck becomes almost uncontrollable and you can barely brake or steer when the situation happens you have to try to get off the road asap and hopefully not cause an accident because the truck needs to slow down to almost a complete stop the get the uncontrollable shaking to stop.. …”

NHTSA complaint #11297051, filed 2020-01, 13,200 miles

“The truck has a death wobble. When we are on the freeway or hit a bump, it shakes uncontrollably and wont stop until we pull over and make it to a complete stop.”

NHTSA complaint #11316253, filed 2020-03, 27,000 miles

“When driving at 50-55 MPH, vehicle has went into extremely violent, uncontrollable shaking multiple times after driving over small bumps in road (it happens intermittently, and with bumps you normally would not notice or adjust speed for in a small car). The vehicle cannot be steered or controlled when this occurs other than applying the brakes. Tthe brakes do not work or stop you as fast as they should when this happens (I am assuming due to all the shaking). Last time this occurred it caused me to veer into oncoming traffic lane and I narrowly avoided a head on collision. …”

NHTSA complaint #11297349, filed 2020-01, 13,000 miles

“General driving at freeway speeds drove over highway overpass that had a slight bump. After vehicle suspension reacted to the bump, it went into a violent steering wheel shake that would not stop until the truck was pulled to the side of the road and stopped. Violent shake also happens when applying the brakes from higher speeds to a stop at random times. The recent occurrence happened while ramping onto a highway and applying brakes to negotiate a curve. …”

NHTSA complaint #11278245, filed 2019-11, 18,000 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026333%
2025529%
2024615%
2023716%
202265%
202174%
202041%
2019111%
201862%
2017182%
201631%
2015124%
201428%
201315%
201247%
201165%
201013%
200914%
20081813%
200724%
2006166%
2005207%
200483%
2003127%
20023012%
2001114%
20002812%
19993313%
199738%
199619%
1995222%

Other parts of the 2019 Ford F-250 SD

Steering
776 complaints
Suspension
678 complaints
Other or unknown
113 complaints
Wheels
87 complaints
Fuel system
50 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
46 complaints
Electrical system
33 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
28 complaints
Engine
21 complaints
Body and structure
21 complaints
Electronic stability control
16 complaints
Vehicle speed control
14 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Ford F-250 SD

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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