2019 Ford F-350 Steering Problems
- 47
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- steering wheel · 23 records
- death wobble · 17 records
- slow down · 8 records
- shaking violently · 7 records
- shake violently · 6 records
- bump road · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 43 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
Traveling at 65 mph, steering wheel begin to shake violently. Unable to control the steering of the vehicle, when brakes were applied, no braking action took place, pedal just went to the floor as if in an anti-lock situation. After speed was reduced below 25 mph, the shaking stopped and was able to return back to normal driving. This happened 3- consecutive times, each time with the same ending. Truck is a 2019…
ODI 11292131
Steering · Suspension
Traveling at approximately 50-55 mph on a curved 2 lane highway i hit a small bump in the road. This caused the front of the vehicle and steering wheel to shake wildly and almost caused a collision with the vehicles behind me. I was only able to get it to stop shaking by coming to an almost complete stop in the middle of a narrow 2 lane mountain highway. As i was coming to a stop i had very little control over the…
ODI 11280295
Steering · Suspension
I was driving 70mph and hit a bump when the truck became uncontrollable. I could not turn to get off the hwy and had to slow down to 25mph before the shaking stopped.
ODI 11280622
Steering · Suspension
When driving on the interstate at 75 mph i hit a small bump in the road while changing lanes. The entire truck began shaking violently. The steering wheel was shaking so violently that i had a difficult time controlling the vehicle while i returned to the right lane and reduced speed. The shaking stopped when the speed was reduced to 30 mph. Twenty minutes later while traveling on the interstate i hit an expansion…
ODI 11280004
Steering
Truck went into uncontrollable death wobble at 75mph on freeway in glendive montana. I have a video of it happening. *ln*jb
ODI 11278839
Power Train · Steering · Suspension
My new f350 with 6k miles on it starts to shake violently for no reason at all on speeds over 60 mph and the only way to correct the problem is to slow down to almost a stop. The steering wheel was shaking violently and so was the front of the truck.
ODI 11278134
Steering · Suspension
Traveling at about 80 mph went over a bridge approach, the steering wheel violently shook until i hit the brakes and slowed to about 25 mph. Aka death wobble.
ODI 11290212
Steering · Suspension
Death wooble took it to the dealer said parts are being redesigned 4-6 weeks out will call when they get them. Very dangerous situation truck has 21000 miles on it problem has happened numerous times on highway 70-80 mph.
ODI 11297268
Steering
Truck began to violently shake wile on freeway at approximately 65 mph. Had to pull over and stop and start driving again.
ODI 11278570
Steering
Experienced a wobble in the steering after hitting a small bump in the pavement. It was violent enough to send me into the left lane.this truck is less than a year old with only 5500 miles on it. Speed was 65 miles an hour and had to quickly reduce speed to avoid going into the median.
ODI 11271231
Steering · Suspension
On 10/19/2019 while my 2019 f-350 was in motion towing a 36-ft 5th wheel on a two-lane highway at 55 mph, i drove over a series of bumps in my lane that caused the front of the truck to shudder violently. I had to slow the truck to approx. 30 mph to get the shuddering to stop. I did not lose control of the 5th wheel. The steering wheel shuddered so violently i could barely keep my hands on it. All vehicle weights…
ODI 11270515
Steering
Driving at speeds between 45-65 mph the truck all of a sudden starts to shake in the front end up threw the steering wheel and you can not control the vehicle ( death wobble). Once you slow down to 30 mph the shaking goes away,
ODI 11289327
Steering
If the vehicle hits a bump addy sleds above 45 miles per hour, the steering wheel shakes uncontrollably. I have multiple videos of multiple instances, too large to upload here.
ODI 11280460
Steering
July-2019 - when driving at highway speeds the steering wheel began shaking violently (death wobble) after crossing a bridge expansion joint causing me to lose control of the vehicle. I was able to slow down gradually and the shaking stopped around 40 mph. Had it serviced at a local ford dealership and it was fixed under tsb 18-2268 where they replaced the steering wheel dampener. Sep-2019 - death wobble occurred…
ODI 11268986
Steering · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control
1st incident-driving on the highway the truck started violently shaking after hitting a small rise going over an overpass. Extremely blessed that i was in an express lane (tolled) and no one was around me. 16ft trailer was hooked up and it took every bit of strength i had to keep the truck in the 2 lanes and not the wall. Thankful no other vehicles were around me. 2nd incident- again driving on the highway the next…
ODI 11268492
Steering
I was driving at highway speed 65 mph down the lhighway mwith my son in the truck with me. My truck bed was empty. I ran over several small pot holes or bumps in the road and my truck steering wheel started shaking and got progressively worse and i advanced down the interstate. I held on to the wheel as hard as i could and tried to keep control of the truck and not lose complete control. The violent shaking only got…
ODI 11255636
Steering
Commonly referred to as the death wobble. At highway speed (65 mph) hit rough road on the freeway, the truck shakes uncontrollably. Have to come to a complete stop to stop the shaking. Has happened 3 times so far. Approximate milage 13,000. At dealership now for attempted fix.
ODI 11255291
Steering · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-350. While driving approximately 50 mph, the front end of the vehicle suddenly shook and vibrated violently. The front wheels wobbled and the steering wheel vibrated after driving over a bump. The contact indicated that the failure occurred on multiple occasions while driving over 30 mph. The vehicle was taken to opelika ford (801 columbus pkwy, opelika, al) and town and country…
ODI 11288649
Steering · Suspension
I purchased a new f350 in 04/19. It has an issue that causes the steering and front end to shake violently and uncontrollably when it hits a bump in the road when traveling at highway speeds. The issue is only corrected by slowing the vehicle. Sometimes the vehicle has to come to a complete stop before the vehicle will stop shaking. The issue has happened no less than 12 times as of 12/31/19. It has been to the…
ODI 11292344
Steering
My truck started a 'death wobble' at 13k miles. I took it to the dealership where they kept it for 29 days. I was told they fixed the problem with an alignment. After getting it back the truck did not drive that well. Stiff steering. The truck felt weird and shook when you hit bumps. I took it back to the dealer where kept it for another week. I was told another alignment and steering dampener was replaced. After…
ODI 11269103
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-350. While driving 50 mph, the steering wheel violently shook without warning. The contact had to drive lower speeds in order for the vehicle to resume normal operation. The vehicle was taken to jack garrett ford ([redacted], spencer, wv 25276, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred…
ODI 11240546
Electronic Stability Control · Steering
There is an issue with ford trucks that is commonly referred to as the death wobble. My truck has less than 30,000 miles and has been in three times for this issue. Once ford corrected the issue and it came back. When it came back was told there are updated parts have been waiting for well over a month with no feedback from ford. Reached out yet again to them and was told that i would be escalated. My concern is…
ODI 11289937