2019 Ford F-250 SD Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 776about this part
- Share
- 67%of 1,165 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 20,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 776 complaints about the steering of the 2019 Ford F-250 SD, 67% of the 1,165 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vehicle has a death wobble when I hid small pot holes in the road while travelling at around 70-75 MPH. Seems to be getting worse. Today it was so severe I almost crashed into a concrete barrier. I let off the accelerator, braced both feet and it was all I could do to hold on to the steering wheel. The whole truck shook violently. Until I got it to stop.”
NHTSA complaint #11403960, filed 2021-03, 27,500 miles“Approximately 5 times in the last 3 months I have experienced death wabble with my f250, in the most recent incident, I almost lost control of the vehicle. After hitting a bump at highway speed, I experienced an oscillation in the front wheels, causing violent shaking, that would not stop until I stopped the truck. Ford told me there was nothing wrong with the truck.”
NHTSA complaint #11414996, filed 2021-05, 23,000 miles“Violent shaking of steering wheel when hitting bumps at highway speed. Must slow to below 45 for it to stop. This is referred to as death wobble. It happened within 13000 of owning my new truck. It has happened while pulling a camper with my family of four. We were almost rear ended by a semi because I had to slam on the brakes on the interstate.”
NHTSA complaint #11308702, filed 2020-02, 18,000 miles“Experienced violent shaking of the vehicle on highway. This has happened 3 times at speeds over 50 MPH. We believe this is what is commonly referred to as 'death wobble'. This is a very scary event. I am so surprised that the NHTSA has not forced Ford to do a recall on this issue. There are thousands of complaints on this issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11404750, filed 2021-03, 24,000 miles“I own a 2019 Ford f-250 king ranch. My truck has less than 15k miles on it. While traveling on the highway at approximately 65 MPH I hit a small bump on the freeway which caused my steering wheel to shake violently (known as the death wobble. I was forced to immediately slow down and pull over to the shoulder before I could regain control over my vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11315867, filed 2020-03, 14,600 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10249175Jan 18, 20242024 F-Super Duty vehicles are equipped with XL-22 (WSS-M2C184-A1) high temperature power steering fluid that looks like clear hydraulic fluid. This fluid is an improvement in…
- 10222258Sep 27, 2022Some 2017-2019 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with adaptive steering may require steering wheel replacement for various reasons. The steering wheel assembly contains the steering…
- 10214130Jun 10, 2022Certain 2017 through 2019 Model Year F250/350 4x4 and all F450/550 Vehicles - Steering Linkage Damper Replacement. In some of the affected vehicles, customers may experience…
- 10194794May 28, 2021Some 2017-2019 F-250/F-350 4WD vehicles may exhibit a sustained steering wheel oscillation after hitting rough pavement or an expansion joint above 45 mph (72 km/h). This may be…
- 10191096Apr 19, 2021Some 2017-2021 F-Super Duty four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles may have a customer concern of intermittently exhibiting excessive steering oscillation. To correct the condition…
- 10189584Mar 25, 2021For 2017-2019 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with adaptive steering and require steering wheel replacement, corrections for SASM and SECM module programming errors have been…
- 10187924Feb 26, 2021Some 2017-2021 F-Super Duty vehicles may intermittently exhibit excessive steering oscillation. A new instructional video has been published in the Workshop Manual (WSM) to…
- 10176941Jun 5, 2020Some 2017-2019 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P2B11…
- 10174720Apr 30, 2020In some of the affected vehicles, customers may experience sustained steering wheel oscillation after hitting rough pavement or an expansion joint at speeds typically above 45…
- 10171969Feb 19, 2020Some 2017-2020 F-Super Duty vehicles may exhibit a characteristic or abnormal steering wheel oscillation concern. The workshop manual (WSM) has been updated to provide diagnostic…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 24% |
| 2024 | 4 | 10% |
| 2023 | 5 | 11% |
| 2022 | 8 | 6% |
| 2021 | 15 | 9% |
| 2020 | 46 | 17% |
| 2019 | 776 | 67% |
| 2018 | 253 | 63% |
| 2017 | 717 | 62% |
| 2016 | 118 | 41% |
| 2015 | 126 | 43% |
| 2014 | 7 | 27% |
| 2013 | 3 | 14% |
| 2012 | 18 | 32% |
| 2011 | 47 | 39% |
| 2010 | 13 | 41% |
| 2009 | 7 | 30% |
| 2008 | 39 | 28% |
| 2007 | 23 | 43% |
| 2006 | 102 | 37% |
| 2005 | 67 | 23% |
| 2004 | 15 | 6% |
| 2003 | 15 | 8% |
| 2002 | 12 | 5% |
| 2001 | 21 | 7% |
| 2000 | 8 | 3% |
| 1999 | 14 | 6% |
| 1997 | 4 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2019 Ford F-250 SD
678 complaintsOther or unknown
113 complaintsWheels
87 complaintsFuel system
50 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
46 complaintsElectrical system
33 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
28 complaintsEngine
21 complaintsBody and structure
21 complaintsElectronic stability control
16 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsBrakes
11 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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