2012 Ford F-250 SUPER CREW - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"i continue to experience violent shaking of vehicle when traveling around 70mph. i almost lost control before i could safely pull over on the highway. i purchased truck with 55,000 miles on it and i replaced all the tires after it happened the first few times. new tires did not help."

"inconsistent death wobble when traveling at speeds 50+mph. the vehicle will begin to shake violently. i will have to come to stop to resolve issue. a licensed mechanic has diagnosed this issue and replaced most of the front end suspension parts. the inconsistent death wobble continues and the vehicle shakes violently and is difficult to maintain control. this is a huge safety issue."

"known ford superduty "death wobble"...violent shaking of truck's front end at highway speed. happens randomly and usually after hitting a bump or going over uneven road surfaces. only way to stop wobble is to slow down to below about 50 mph, putting myself and others on the road at risk. known ford issue."

"today, september 6, 2022, is the first time i experienced the so called death wobble. i was traveling along at 55 mph when i went over a bump in the road and my truck began to shake like a dog shaking water off. i slowed down to 40 mph before it stopped. the shaking caused the turbocharger intake hose to break away from the engine causing an undrivable condition."

"the truck is experiencing what is commonly referred to as the "death wobble." at around 55 mph, the vehicle starts to violently shake. it shakes the whole vehicle, especially the steering--the steering wheel severely shakes until i slow the vehicle slows down below 40 mph. from my research, i've found this is a common issue among other superduty owners. it seems like there are faulty front end suspension and/or steering parts at play: pitman arm, drag link, tie rod ends (and their bushings/ball joints), etc. the shaking happens on the freeway and is frightening to experience as it could potentially lead to losing control if unable to slow down in time to stop the shaking. being at freeway speeds, my family and i are at risk as well as other vehicles on the road if we were to lose control. this issue did occur 1.5 years ago. i took it into a ford dealership where they replaced the steering dampener/stabilizer. now the death wobble is happening again. from what i've learned, this is a band-aid fix that doesn't address the root cause of the death wobble. no warning lamps or error codes are present before, during, or after the shaking."

"while traveling at 55mph i hit a bump which caused the front of the vehicle to shake very violently. rapid speed increase made it worse. it was only resolved when i braked hard slowing to 30mph. thank goodness there was no traffic behind me as this would have resulted in my being rear ended by another vehicle."

"front end death wobble. it began slightly about 6 months ago but progressively has gotten worse. today driving from 40mph to interstate speeds of 70mph. it is scary and dangerous. please do whatever is necessary to have ford recall and fix for this issue."

"death wobble in the front of the vehicle. at speeds greater than 40mph, the vehicle becomes almost impossible to steer due to a major 'wobble' in the front end."

"while driving at highway speeds and going over a bump, steering wheel will oscillate violently. will have to slow down to nearly a stop to get it to stop. this happens between 60 and 65 mph hitting the right bump truck gets death wobble, has to get on the brakes hard to stop it, had dealer look at it. it has been at the ford dealership where i bought it and an independent shop and each time it has gotten a little better at each shop but still not completely fixed."

"death wobble. truck was uncontrollable, shook so bad that i thought i was going to run off the road. has happened 3 times. ford claims it is an expected issue."