2016 Ford F-350 REGULAR CAB - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"when driving this vehicle, it will suddenly go into a violent shake. i have to slow the truck down and pull over to a stop to make it stop shaking - it will not drive through it. it will do it 8 times out of 10 driving it. the steering becomes difficult to handle. all i can do to stop it is pull over. it has done it several times between 1 august and 19 november. i will give you the most recent date below!"

"the contact owns a 2016 ford f-350. the contact stated that while her husband was driving approximately 55-60 mph with her in the front passenger's seat, the vehicle was shuddering significantly, and the steering wheel was shuddering back and forth. the driver lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle nearly drove into a ditch. the driver was able to maintain the vehicle on the shoulder of the road and came to a complete stop. the contact stated that upon turning off and restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated as needed. the contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving, and the contact became aware that the failure mostly occurred while exceeding 54 mph on a bumpy road surface. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the long and short steering drag link, the steering dampener, the track bar ball joint, and bushing needed to be replaced, and the vehicle needed to be realigned. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. the failure mileage was approximately 87,120."

"have been experiencing what has been termed as the death wobble that is a known problem in the ford f250 and f350 from 2005 to 2019 trucks. mine is a f350 2016. while driving on highways over 50 can experience a violent shaking in the front end after hitting a bump in road. feels like the truck can not recover and like loosing control of vehicle. very scary sensation that at any time could make you loose total control and put myself my passengers and all drivers near me in danger. i use this vehicle to tow things and it could be a disaster. i did some research and learned it was a thing other people were experiencing as well. i contacted dealership and explained my circumstance and it was something the absolutely knew about. i have had a repair done and hopefully it will fix the problem. i understand sometime it helps for a short time and will come back. they should be issuing a recall no doubt about it!!! i fear my truck is not safe and the value is effected. has happened approx 4 different occasions over a 3 month period."

"this has occurred four (4) times already, when driving around 70mph, the truck starts to shake violently making it very difficult to control the steering and avoid other vehicles driving alongside the road. there are no warning lights or any other symptoms of the problem."

"while driving on the freeway (65-70mph) headed home from work my front end began to shake so hard along with my steering wheel. i had no idea what was going on their was no warning of something wrong. it lasted a min or two but very unsettling. my mother-in-law called this a death roll, her roommate has a 2011 f-250 and just experienced this same feeling. thank you in advance for your time, danielle"

"while driving severe shaking (wobbling) of steering wheel. had to break and pull off road. had heard of ford death wobble before , first time for me.. really frighting, luckily no traffic."

"my vehicle started to shake uncontrollably at 50mph when driving. research online indicated what people call a "death wobble". i contacted my local ford dealership multiple times to see if my repair would be covered by ford. on november 8th, 2022 i turned my truck in and on the 11th i was told what repairs needed to be done. on november 21st, i picked up my truck and parked it at my house. i drove less than 40 miles locally with speeds never exceeding 50mph. on december 6 i began a work trip to nashville from killeen texas. 20 miles into my trip my truck did the "death wobble" with me going 70mph. two hours later it happened again. i drove all the way to nashville going 50mph and experienced the death wobble about 8-9 times. now my engine has a ticking noise that i am certain came from the unsafe, violent, and terrifying shaking of this massive truck."

"i was driving down the interstate at about 65-70mph and my truck started violently shaking out of no where causing me to nearly lose control. after pulling off the road the shaking went away. i brought my truck into my mechanic to have it looked at and they told me this is a known problem with these trucks. after spending a considerable amount of money to have the steering stabilizer and drag link replaced it happened again four days later. my truck is now currently back in the shop. i maintain this truck extremely well and do not abuse it in any way, i should not be having an issue like this. i do not feel safe driving in this truck knowing i can lose control without any warning at highway speeds."

"experience the famous death wobble from 50mph to 70mph hitting a bump or uneven surface you have to stop the vehicle to regain control."

"this truck has the death wobble. started when i purchased the truck at 19000 miles. when at highway speeds, bridge joints and bumps will make the truck nearly uncontrollable. this has happened many times in the 80k miles that i've put on the vehicle. it has new tie rod ends, new shocks and has had several sets of tires in the 70k miles that i've owned it. nothing that i've had mechanics do has fixed the death wobble. the most recent incident is listed below."