Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 01/21/2013 | 59000 | ||
| 2008 f250 6,4 powerstroke 4x4 drive above 55 and hit rolling bump and the front end starts shaking violently steering wheel also shakes. i have had everything inspected and everything is tight as a vehicle with only 59,000 mile should be. the more i drive it the worse it gets its starting to just shake randomly without hitting a bump. | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 45000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250 super duty. the contact stated that when driving over a road bump and traveling 45-65 mph, the front end of the vehicle would wobble uncontrollably. the contact had to reduce speed in order to bring the vehicle under control. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. kmj | |||
| 09/27/2012 | 45000 | ||
| The contact owns a 2008 ford f250 super duty. the contact stated that when the vehicle was driven at speed of 45 to 65 mph and a bump was hit, the vehicle front wobble out of control.the contact had to reduce speed to bring the vehicle under control. the failure was experienced several times. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have diagnostic performed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. li | |||
| 04/14/2009 | 87000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250. the contact was driving approximately 60-80 mph and over a road bump when the front end began to shake uncontrollably causing him to loose control of the steering. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that the tire pressure was too low. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 87,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 04/14/2009 | 87000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 to 80 mph and going over a hump the front end would shake violently causing him to loose control of the steering. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that the tire pressure was too low. the vehicle has not been repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 87,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 06/25/2009 | 35340 | 1 | |
| I was simply driving down the hwy and hit a small bump in the road, my truck began to shake uncontrollably and continued to do so until i slowed way down. i made it to the next exit and dropped it off at the local ford dealership. it startled me so much that i didn't want to drive it like it was. this is the third time this has happened but the first two times were not as extreme. the dealer so far has told me they think it is tire pressure but im not buying it.. i searched for recalls and found none but i found a lot of complaints about the same or similar problem. i don't know what the problem is but it is definately very dangerous and should be looked at for a possible recall. if there had been more traffic i could have caused an accident as it was a very violent shaking. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 09/21/2009 | |||
| '08 ford f250. severe front end shimmy. ford said that this is related to tire pressure. ii have owned 5 f250's and did not experience this until ford went to coil spring/trailing arm front suspension. tire pressure on a truck is relative to the load carried. my dealer just quoted the company line and did nothing. the company did send out a notice concerning the problem, so obviously they are aware of it. i believe this is a design flaw that warrants your attention. the various forums on line with ford truck owners cites this again and again. when the shimmy happens it is difficult to control the truck, particularly in a curve. if i put company recommended pressure of 80psi in my tires in an empty truck, it would be a safety hazard related to traction and also greatly reduce tire mileage. it appears to me that ford changed the front suspension design with no long term research and development and therefore is marketing a unsafe and defective product. i respectively request you look into this matter and anything you can do will be sincerely appreciated. | |||
| 10/21/2009 | 25458 | 1 | |
| I have experienced an issue with my 2008 ford f-250 where i hit a bump on the interstate and experienced the steering wheel oscillating and front end wobbling both extremely doing 65mph andwas almost thrown into a semi truck twice the same night. i had just purchased this truck back in july but had not drove it on the interstate, actually i hadn't driven it much at all. it has low mileage and is all factory. i took it to the dealership and they told me this happens all the time also they stated that fords service recommends 75lbs tire pressure and that is all that is wrong with it. the trucks stickers recommendation is less than that. the wheels on my truck are stock factory and do not have low pressure sensors on them. i have researched several complaints on the internet about this issues and of accidents and injuries resulting from what is being called the death wobble. i think this matter should be investigated and the problem fixed properly by ford, not patched with tire pressure. i pull a trailer sometimes with this truck. if this happened while pulling one i am sure i would have been seriously injured or killed as in other cases i have heard about. i am scared to death to drive this truck now. why isn't someone doing something about this. please help us who own these vehicles. the mechanic who is a friend of mine stated that this will still happen sometimes even with the increase in tire pressure. *tr | |||