2012 Ford F-350 REGULAR CAB - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"when driving at speeds above 55 miles per hour the pickup will develop a violent vibration commonly known as the death wobble most commonly happening when hitting a dip in the road or a bump. when this happens myself, passengers and other motorists are put at risk of a deadly accident. most recently it happened doing 75 mph on the freeway, we were almost struck by others trying to stop the pickup and this happened three different times during a trip trying to make it home. i have taken the pickup to the ford dealership with no solution or long-term fix to the problem for the last 4 years. i have been told that they see nothing wrong with it. i have also taken it too two different tire shops with no long-term solution. i have spent thousands of dollars to try and find a solution by replacing parts, tires twice and replacing the wheels and nothing has worked."

"july 10 2023, driving on highway in my 2012 ford f-350 super duty going 50-55 mph front passenger tire hit small bump in road causing vehicle to “death wobble”. vehicle violently pulled to the left. luckily there was not a vehicle in that lane otherwise an accident would have ensued. steering wheel was shaking uncontrollably and i had no control of vehicle until i slowed down to 25 mph. i delivered truck to the ford dealer on july 11, 2023 explaining my experience. technician was also able to reproduce the “death wobble” problem and repairs were made at my expense. a year prior to this episode i had noticed a slight wobble in steering but not to this extent. i voiced my concern to the ford dealer and they had replaced a few ball joints. there has not been any indication of steering issues up to my incident in july 2023. i would like this report to serve as a record as i feel this problem may arise again in the future. my understanding ford has had issues with “death wobble”in their super duty trucks dating from 2005-2019. a recall should be issued from the manufacture regarding the unsafe and poorly engineered front end and steering components."

"the contact owns a 2012 ford f-350. the contact stated while driving 50 mph, the steering wheel started vibrating violently, causing the entire vehicle to shake. upon reducing the speed to 10 mph, the vehicle returned to normal functionality; however, the failure recurred. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was able to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the nhtsa hotline for assistance. the failure mileage was 260,000."

"sterring wheel started shaking violently back and forth, as wheel as the entire vehicle shaking. after checking on line foend the term "death wobble" associated with these symptoms. i was traveling at about 40 miles per hour on a paved highway. the only way i was able to stop violent shaking / wobble was to slow almost to a stop. vehicle has about 77,000 miles on the odometer. i immediately contacted the local dealer and made an appointment to have it checkout and repaired. appointment is scheduled for nov. 22, 2022."

"while traveling on the highway at 70~75 mph the vehicle went over a small highway joint. this caused the truck to shake violently with little to no control. only after dropping speeds less than 45mph did the violent shaking stop. the sudden slow down in the middle of the highway, the violent shaking and the lack of steering control was extremely dangerous and caused an immediate life safety issue to myself , my family and other vehicles and motorists near mine. the vehicle was inspected by a mechanic. the tires have been balanced and rotated are not worn. the shocks on all four tires were replaced. the steering stabilizer shock was replaced and joints inspected. the problem persists and only is replicable during highway speeds. the event comes without any warning and the vehicle is uncontrollable."

"the contact owns a 2012 ford f-350. the contact stated while driving 75 mph on the expressway, the vehicle drove over a bump on the roadway and the vehicle and the steering wheel started shaking violently. the contact depressed the brake pedal and veered to the side of the road. the contact stated that the failure reoccurred three times while driving over bumps on the roadway the same day. the contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and test driven. the dealer inspected the suspension and diagnosed that no issues were found. however, the dealer advised the contact that the tires needed to be replaced as they were worn on the inside. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 135,000."

"“death wobble” vehicle shakes uncontrollably when hitting bumps/grooves in pavement or going at speeds above 50 mph putting driver at extreme risks. repaired steering dampener, shocks, and tires, but nothing has offered a solution to the issue."

"my truck shakes violently at 40-45 mph. it has difficult to diagnose the exact component to replace. i took the truck to a independent repair service and they told me it was the death wobble. they did drive the vehicle and confirmed the shaking. it will cause me to pay over 1000.00 dollars to fix. not to mention the tires that have been ruined because of it. no police or anyone else has inspeced it. no warniing lamps or messages present."

"while traveling down the road at approximately 72 mph my vehicle front end began to shake unbelievably. it felt like all four tires had gone flat. i could not control the vehicle until the speed got down to around 40 mph."

"truck started to wobble violently that it was extremely difficult to maintain control of vehicle and get the truck to the side of the interstate. i drove over a small bump in the road before the incident."