2010 Ford F-250 Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 30about this part
- Share
- 41%of 73 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 85,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 30 complaints about the steering of the 2010 Ford F-250, 41% of the 73 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have the death wobble problem on my super duty truck and it's happening every day all the time when I'm bringing on more than 45 or 55 MPH and I hit a hole on the road I'm afraid to bribe my truck.”
NHTSA complaint #11323823, filed 2020-05, 65 miles“Driving on the highway at speeds between 65-75 MPH, when you hit a bump, or any rough patch of road, the truck shakes violently in the front end. I have heard this referred to as the 'death wobble'. This has been happening periodically over the years I have owned the truck. Despite new tires, alignment, shocks, brakes, etc., the truck still has this wobble. There are two spots on the highway I travel within 15 minutes of my house this happens every time I drive the truck. Both are where the road transitions to a bridge overpass.”
NHTSA complaint #11320672, filed 2020-04, 86,000 miles“We have a 2010 Ford f250 superduty diesle with approx 105k miles on it. While driving down the city highway (route 15 south in williamsport, pa) at approximately 64 MPH I was on a bridge that the road turned slightly to the left to merge into another highway and when I hit the expansion joint the truck started to violently shake out of control bouncing the truck toward the rail guard. I applied the breaks to slow the truck down. It took all the stregnth I had in my arms to keep the truck on the road. When at approx 35mph the shaking finally subsided. …”
NHTSA complaint #11230562, filed 2019-07, 105,000 miles“After hitting a rough spot on interstate 81 my truck started to shake violently. Had to come to a complete stop to stop the shaking. The alignment is now out and the tires need to be replaced after several episodes of death wobble. If Ford and the NHTSA does not correct this problem after knowing it they both should have their pants sued off of them and then thrown under the jail !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope that someone will read this and do their job and not let this go on like chevy with the cobalt key problem !!!!!!!!”
NHTSA complaint #10733518, filed 2015-07, 39,753 miles“I just bought this vehicle and was driving the highway at 65 MPH. I went over the expansion joint on a bridge and lost control of the vehicle. It jumped into the next lane. Thank god no one was in the other lane and no one got hurt. My family and others could have been killed. The dealership said the steering damper was bad. I'm sorry but a bad steering damper when you are traveling 65 MPH over a small bump should not make your vehicle jump into the next lane and loose control. This must be fixed by Ford. …”
NHTSA complaint #10531702, filed 2013-07, 28,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10179912Jan 12, 2016In monitoring our technical service inquiries and technical service bulletins from Ford, there is the potential for moderate to severe steering wheel oscillation (wobble) to…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 74 | 52% |
| 2013 | 37 | 39% |
| 2012 | 112 | 42% |
| 2011 | 102 | 41% |
| 2010 | 30 | 41% |
| 2009 | 32 | 59% |
| 2008 | 80 | 41% |
| 2007 | 23 | 38% |
| 2006 | 78 | 35% |
| 2005 | 39 | 27% |
| 2004 | 10 | 6% |
| 2003 | 11 | 9% |
| 2002 | 10 | 6% |
| 2001 | 22 | 10% |
| 2000 | 48 | 15% |
| 1999 | 49 | 8% |
| 1998 | 3 | 5% |
| 1997 | 23 | 8% |
| 1996 | 17 | 10% |
| 1995 | 8 | 4% |
| 1994 | 3 | 2% |
| 1993 | 10 | 8% |
| 1992 | 2 | 2% |
| 1991 | 3 | 3% |
| 1990 | 3 | 3% |
| 1989 | 7 | 6% |
| 1988 | 2 | 3% |
| 1987 | 3 | 8% |
| 1986 | 1 | 3% |
| 1985 | 2 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2010 Ford F-250
29 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Ford F-250
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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