2015 Ford F-350 REGULAR CAB - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"front end suspension has on several occasions began to violently shake. it appears that the driver side front wheel begins to bounce rapidly after hitting large or small defects within the road surface. this occurs only when driving on highway type roads where posted speeds typically exceed 55. (texas has some posted speeds of 80 mph and i drive this area often) numerous times during this occurrence i have had little to no control of my truck's direction of travel. the only solution to date that has worked is to slow down to a near stop while still in the middle of high speed traffic. when this "death wobble" occurs, i have zero control of my vehicle as far as steering is concerned. we no longer allow our children to ride in the truck with us as this has become a dangerous driving environment. additionally the violence of this wobble aggravates an pre-existing medical issue within my neck and head. (veteran with (2) tbi's and severe nerve damage in my neck) the dealership has confirmed the issue and suggested i replace the front suspension and my tires. (my tires still had 20k+ miles left on them) the vehicle has been taken to a dealer for the vast majority of it's service and maintenance. i have mentioned the "death wobble" on several occasions' and even agreed to have the entire front end suspension along with all four tires be replaced. this seemed to have fixed the issue in the short term, but it has returned with considerably more violent shaking than before. i asked the dealer to repair again, but they refused without additional payments, as the repair is now more than 90 days old. no warnings are given prior to this violent shaking other than the initial jolt. even with a warning, traveling at 60-75 mph along with confined traffic the chances of becoming involved in a possible life-threatening accident become extremely high."

"i just had new breaks and rotors, shocks and some small front end parts replaced. alignment also completed. while driving south on i-17 down from sunset point at 75 mph the speed limit, i went over a small bump or hole on the road and the death wobble started and violently began to wobnble from passenger side to driver side, or jumping or boucing 6" to 12". items in the door storage and on the dash where tossed about. i began pumping the breaks until the wobble stopped at about 35 mph. i have owned four f 350 one ton trucks with over 500,000 miles driven. this is the first time i have had this happen. i was asked by another f350 owner if i had ever had this happen before. i now know why it is called the death wobble. i cant believe i made it through this. there a big problem here!!!!!!!!!!!"

"when i hit a bump or pot hole the truck front end goes out of control at speeds of about 50 to 70 mostly making it shimmy out of control.i have replaced most everything on the front end at my cost and it still does it.what is scary is that you dont know when it is going to happen.this truck is a 350 ford super duty ford with 92464 miles.i understand there is a defect on the front end of these trucks.this is a big truck to hold when it starts.someone is going to get killed or kill someone else if they dont get this taken care of and im makeing notice of this problem."

"i lost control of the vehicle on the highway due to a "death wobble" in the steering system. it threw me into the next lane and i was lucky to survive. this happened on an interstate highway at about 55 mph. it included violent shaking in the steering after passing over a minor bump in the road and came without warning. ford replaced the steering damper under warranty. i still get this condition but not as bad as the original. ford tells me everything looks fine but i am totally uncomfortable with this situation."

"i was going approximately 70mph on the interstate and hit a bump and the vehicle began to shake violently and i had to make an emergency stop in the middle of the interstate to get it back under control! i’ve been told this is the death wobble. the vehicle has approximately 125,000 miles. this was very serious!"

"the contact owns a 2015 ford f-350. the contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle experienced the death wobble and began to violently shake and vibrate causing the driver to nearly lose control of the steering wheel. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the tie rods, drag link, steering components, and performed a wheel alignment to repair the failure; however, two days after retrieving the vehicle the failure reoccurred. the contact indicated that the failure occurred at speeds exceeding 50 mph. the manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 76,000."

"over 5 times my truck become uncontrollable at highway speeds; 60mph or greater. a seam, groove, joint or other minor imperfection in the road instigates a violent shaking from the front of the truck. the only recourse is to jam on the brakes, at which the shaking subsides and control returns at approximately below 40 mph. as this normally happens at highway speeds, the loss and control and spontaneous braking required takes adjacent drivers by surprise very nearly causes an accident. i have owned this truck since it was new and purchase from tommy vaughn ford. i regularly have the vehicle serviced at hellman ford in stafford, tx. i've returned to helfman 3 times since october 2019 with this problem. initially they replaced some components which did not help, secondly i was told i needed new tires and that was the cause which i did purchase the next day which seemed to remedy the issue for 10,000 miles, and the most recent visit after the latest incident i was told they could not recreate the shaking, could not find anything wrong and no action was taken. i have not driven the truck in the two months since the last incident and is available for inspection if needed. episodes do not result in any sort of warning light on the dash."

"every time i hit any sort of bump on the road (i.e the the lip on a highway overpass approach, or any standard road lip or bump) i lose complete control of my truck, it violently shakes and i have to come to a complete stop to get rid of it, which is dangerous when in traffic, i’ve owned the truck for a year and a half and have never been able to fix the problem, the local ford dealership i purchased the truck from said it’s not a listed recall and they can do nothing about it, there is no diagnosable problem that anyone can figure out, i’ve been told these year trucks have this problem, i’ve lost control multiple time with myself and my girlfriend in the vehicle and barely recovered from having many major accidents and being a danger to others driving on the same road as me."

"while driving several time at highway speed about 50-55mph i hit a bump and my truck goes into a violent shake. the steering wheel shakes and about lose control of the very heavy truck. i have asked the dealer to look at it next week. they said it was known as the "death wobble". my truck was shaking so bad i thought something had broke and i was going to wreak. i ask if this was under a recall the dealer said no. it maybe the steering or can purchase a special bracing for the truck. i shouldn't have to correct a manufacture defect."

"multiple times: front end violent shake pulling steering wheel from hands and loosing control at 70 mph. slammed on brakes just before i hit the center concrete barrier on highway. driving over a manhole cover on road at 30 mph sent front end again into a built shake causing loss of steering and into oncoming traffic till was able to brake and stop vehicle. drive great till next bump in road. 11 diesel techs cannot figure out what is wrong! this truck is going to kill someone, what is wrong with it???? replaced tie rods, track bars, ball joints, wheel bearing, steering dampener, shocks, multiple alignments, caster bolts, ... $4800... in parts and labor so far and continues the exact same death wobble trap!"