2008 Ford F-350 SD Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 25about this part
- Share
- 25%of 101 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 52,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the steering of the 2008 Ford F-350 SD, 25% of the 101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,000 miles. 5 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.
“While turning sharp left at a traffic signal, the truck did not want to correct back straight. I forced it back to straight and continued on. While continuing to drive, the truck would track left and then track right. I turned the steering wheel quickly and it straightened back up. The truck is at a private repair shop with the technician unable to find anything broken. He suggested that it may be the power steering box.”
NHTSA complaint #10660879, filed 2014-11, 98,500 miles“I have a 2008 Ford f-350 dually that when hitting a dip/bump in the road at speeds above about 35, the entire front end shakes/shimmys so bad that you can't even control it! I received a letter in the mail from Ford in april 2009 basically saying when it happens slow down. The dealer refuses to do anything. Someone is going to get killed if this is not fixed.”
NHTSA complaint #10316308, filed 2010-03, 18,000 miles“While driving on the highway at 55 MPH, my truck hit a bump in the pavement and I experienced a violent shake in the steering wheel and front wheels. As a result, I swerved into the other lane and almost hit another vehicle. While I was able to regain control after about 5 seconds, if the traffic would have been heavier (this occurred near the pentagon, just off of 395 n) I could have caused a serious accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10455444, filed 2012-04, 58,300 miles“The 2008, as well as other years of the Ford f-350 are known to have a problem with a front-end shimmy or death wobble . I have had several thousand dollars of work done to my f-350 in order to resolve the death wobble problem. The repairs work for a time and then, without warning, the death wobble returns. The fact that this can occur without warning, at high speeds, by driving over a very small bump in the road, makes this an extraordinarily dangerous problem. I don't think I can adequately describe the extreme nature of the death wobble. …”
NHTSA complaint #11113591, filed 2018-07, 128,000 miles“2008 f350 super duty ----violent steering wheel wobble this has happened to met 10 times. When I'm on the highway going any speed between 50 to70 MPH and I hit a small bump or imperfection in the road and the truck goes into a violent wobble and is uncontrollable the whole truck shakes. I have to slam on the breaks and drop the speed fast to around 35mph to gain control of the truck . It is a very scary thing to deal with . I got rid of my 2005 f350 because of the same problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10352808, filed 2010-08, 40,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10148818Oct 2, 2018This SKU is a front upper ball joint. The Customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball…
- 10028404Dec 1, 2013Ford trucks service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Vehicles have experienced severe steering wheel and front wheel vibrations and oscillations after…
- 10024691Feb 1, 20082008 e-series and f-series super duty - steering gear leak.
- 10023851Oct 1, 2007Some 2008 f-super duty vehicles built before 5/10/07 and equipped with a 5.4l or 6.8l engine and single rear wheels (srw), with a customer concern of power steering pump noise…
Steering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 7% |
| 2024 | 4 | 9% |
| 2023 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 | 16 | 14% |
| 2021 | 4 | 4% |
| 2020 | 35 | 19% |
| 2019 | 266 | 57% |
| 2018 | 102 | 50% |
| 2017 | 292 | 51% |
| 2016 | 76 | 36% |
| 2015 | 67 | 32% |
| 2014 | 2 | 29% |
| 2013 | 2 | 22% |
| 2012 | 9 | 31% |
| 2011 | 14 | 33% |
| 2010 | 17 | 34% |
| 2009 | 3 | 16% |
| 2008 | 25 | 25% |
| 2007 | 9 | 36% |
| 2006 | 45 | 35% |
| 2005 | 38 | 18% |
| 2004 | 6 | 5% |
| 2003 | 7 | 5% |
| 2002 | 7 | 6% |
| 2001 | 12 | 8% |
| 2000 | 19 | 12% |
| 1999 | 10 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2008 Ford F-350 SD
21 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsTires
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsWheels
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Ford F-350 SD
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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