2008 Ford F-350 SD Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 13%of 101 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 34,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the suspension of the 2008 Ford F-350 SD, 13% of the 101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,900 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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 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 miles“Our business owns 4 Ford f-350 super duty trucks (2-2006 and 2-2008). All of them have a very serious defect that causes what our employees refer to as the death wobble . At about 55 miles per hour, the front end of the truck experiences a violent shimmy that has almost caused a number of accident. We tow large trailers (20'), loaded with large spools of coaxial cable. These reels and the trailer have a combined wait in excess of 3000-4000 lbs., and the trucks weigh approximately 6,000 lbs. …”
NHTSA complaint #10266394, filed 2009-04, 16,000 miles“Repeated death wobble . Many times, at highway speeds when I hit a bump or imperfection in the road, the truck will violently shake and loose steering control. Seems to happen more often during curves in the road. I have shot sideways across several lanes of traffic on more than one occasion very narrowly avoiding a high speed collision. Happens both while pulling a load or not. Dealership is unwilling to help. Very serious, life threatening problem going on and I cannot believe Ford is unwilling to fix the problem. I guess they will wait until someone dies from this before they will act. …”
NHTSA complaint #10513953, filed 2013-05, 20,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10170992Jan 29, 2020Some 2005-2020 F-Super Duty 4x4 vehicles operated in extreme dust, mud or tar sand conditions may exhibit accelerated 4x4 vacuum hub seal and or wheel bearing wear as a result of…
- 10160885May 14, 2019Some 2005-2019 F-Super Duty 4x4 vehicles operated in extreme dust, mud or tar sand conditions may exhibit accelerated 4x4 vacuum hub seal and or wheel bearing wear as a result of…
- 10022283Jul 25, 2007Rear of vehicle is too high/low -5th wheel and goose neck applications.
Suspension: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 | 3 | 3% |
| 2021 | 5 | 5% |
| 2020 | 11 | 6% |
| 2019 | 227 | 49% |
| 2018 | 78 | 38% |
| 2017 | 219 | 38% |
| 2016 | 81 | 39% |
| 2015 | 66 | 32% |
| 2014 | 2 | 29% |
| 2013 | 1 | 11% |
| 2012 | 10 | 34% |
| 2011 | 8 | 19% |
| 2010 | 18 | 36% |
| 2009 | 3 | 16% |
| 2008 | 13 | 13% |
| 2007 | 9 | 36% |
| 2006 | 43 | 34% |
| 2005 | 38 | 18% |
| 2004 | 5 | 4% |
| 2003 | 2 | 2% |
| 2002 | 4 | 3% |
| 2001 | 7 | 4% |
| 2000 | 7 | 4% |
| 1999 | 7 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2008 Ford F-350 SD
25 complaintsEngine cooling
21 complaintsFuel system
14 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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