2014 Ford F-350 REGULAR CAB - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"starts shaking violently when i reach speeds of around 50 mph. this has been happening since sometime in 2019 but i didn’t know how to report it until today."

"•between my wife and i driving approximately 65-75 mph on 5-6 different occasions, with an initial complaint to ford on [xxx], on i-17 in az and other az highways the steering wheel and the whole truck shook violently during a stretch of bumpy road or after hitting a pothole. slowing down has been the only way to stop the wobbling and shaking which creates a precarious situation with semi-trucks behind as my wife has experienced. •today [xxx], i experienced this wobble and noticed some of the vehicles behind me thankfully had slowed down. i felt i was going to lose control of the truck and possibly crash as a result. as i was about to exit the [xxx], i slowed down to approximately 50 mph and the shaking stopped so i continued to proceed north. there is a long strip of bumpy pavement south of [xxx] and the shaking occurred that lasted approximately 10 seconds as i was passing the [xxx] exit. •the problem has been addressed on multiple occasions: sanderson ford on 8/13/2020 (vibration felt in steering wheel when going over bumps). sanderson ford on 10/28/2020 (rattle noise from right front wheel when pulling trailer). diesel doctors on 11/11/2021 (for independent suspension check sanderson ford on 12/06/2021 (severe vibration felt when going over a bump at 65-75 mph from front of vehicle). *sanderson ford on 1/4/2021 (front sway bar came loose from brackets while driving). sanderson ford on 3/4/2021 (vehicle pulls right). *in 2021 my family and i were driving from colorado back to phoenix and as we were south on [xxx] from the [xxx] exit i heard a loud metal clanging sound. there were no mechanical issues experienced thank god but we took it in to sanderson ford very soon afterwards. within the past 1-1/2 weeks, the advance trac (downhill) light illuminated and we made an appointment with a diesel mechanic. after today's episode, i called sanderson for and am waiting on a call back from them. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)"

"vehicle evidenced death wobble on october 5,2023. no reoccurrence since. no warning from vehicle before this happened. vehicle received regular insoections by ford dealerships at oil changes. discussed with lithia ford , casper wyoming-and vehicle to be inspected on october 12, 2023.and hopefully repaired. vehicle has 100000 miles on it with extended warranty. no injuries or death"

"i have experienced three occurrences now where the vehicle suddenly begins to violently shake while driving between 50-70 mph. all three times i was able to pull off the highway and stopped to inspect. tires, lug nuts, brakes, and steering all appeared fine, so i cautiously resumed my trips without further incident. i have done some research and it appears that this is a well known issue, and is known as “ford death wobble”. while i was able to safely move to the shoulder, i would be concerned if this occurred in heavy traffic, or if it occurred to an inexperienced driver. i am submitting this report to document these occurrences. during the last incident, i did get a traction control and hill descent malfunction indicator, but both of those cleared by themselves soon after resuming my trip. i am currently in the process of upgrading the steering stabilizer system, and replacing drag link, tie rods, ball joints to prevent any reoccurrences. while i understand these items are considered “wear” items, they should not be causing this severe of a problem at only 60k miles. (and i have no guarantee these will resolve my issue - i am replacing them as preventative measures)"

"we have experienced 6 episodes of severe “death wobble” in our 2014 350 diesel between mid sept. and nov 21, 2022. the truck shakes violently, 4 times while driving by around 60 mph on highways and twice while going slower on other roads. we have taken it into ford paso robles twice: first time they could not identify the problem. the second time they said it was a “death wobble-ford hates it when we call it that”; they charged us over $1200 to replace front shock absorbers and insulators, rear shock absorbers and steering stabilizer. the next time we put it on the highway, we had another severe death wobble as strong if not stronger than before. we limped home on hw 101 and hw 1 (with cliffs over the ocean), took it to james ford half moon bay who reproduced and confirmed the death wobble and said the entire front end needs replacement (parts alone, excluding new parts just put in by [xxx]) is $2962. i know ford is aware of the death wobble problem and aware of strict product liability even for unknown defects. our friend who bought a 2019 350 ford received a recall notice for this issue but we haven’t. ford needs to stand behind its product. we cannot drive this truck safely particularly since the only way to get to our home is off hw1 by steep cliffs. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)."

"vehicle has a sudden violent shimmy, vibration ("death wobble") at highway speeds, requiring the vehicle to be slowed or stopped immediately to stop the vibrations. so far no complete loss of control. the track bar ball joint was identified as the issue and has been replaced 3 times in the last 2 1/2 years. the most recent replacement include a new track bar and lasted 17 months."

"severe wobble at speeds over 35 mph. uncontrollable after hitting a bump or bridge at hiway speed"

"already spent 2600 to fix death wobble. have much more to spend. this is ridiculous. 2017-2019 were recalled. my wife had motorcycle accident and was in car when this happened and is suffering ptsd from this horrific issue. please recall."

"when driving down the highway at normal speed 65 mph when encountering a bump the vehicle started shaking uncontrollably, including the steering wheel. issue would not resolve until reducing speed. this was all after vehicle had been to dealer and had all new tie bars, steering damper, shocks, wheel alignment and balancing done."

"2014 f-350 front end / steering shaking known as the death wobble. only way to stop the shaking was to reduce speed under 50 mph. this has previously occurred in 8/2018 with approx 116k miles on the truck. vehicle was checked more than once at service location, including brakes, tires, alignment,...but could not find a problem. different "fixes" were tried, which included track bar and tie rod replacement. after 2nd track bar and ball joint replacement, issue seemed to be resolved. however, the death wobble has returned. current mileage is no approx 175k miles. this is a known issue by ford, yet there have been no recalls to fix the issue. truck will be returning to repair facility this week, costing more money out of my pocket, to hopefully put another band-aid on the problem."