2016 Ford F-250 Sd

"DEATH WOBBLE" AT APPROX 34K MILES I EXPERIENCED WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS KNOWN AS THE DEATH WOBBLE. I DROVE OVER A SECTION OF HIGHWAY THAT I HAD BEEN OVER A THOUSAND TIMES BUT THIS TIME I HIT A POT HOLE JUST RIGHT AND MY STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE IN MY HANDS. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS APPROACHING A CURVE AND LITERALLY HAD TO STOP TO MAKE THE SHAKING GO AWAY. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS FOLLOWING ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON CERTAIN CITY STREETS WHEEL YOU HIT A POT HOLE OR ROAD SEEM IN JUST THE RIGHT WAY. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED SEVERAL FRONT END COMPONENTS AND TOLD ME THAT THOSE REPAIRS WOULD FIX MY ISSUE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 47K MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM IS SLOWLY RETURNING. THE WHEEL DOESN'T SHAKE AS BADLY AS IT DID THE FIRST TIME BUT IN THE RIGHT CONDITION IT WILL SHAKE IN YOUR HANDS.

HIGH WAY SPEEDS VERY BAD SHAKE. DEATH WOBBLE. NEED CASTER SET MORE ON A 2.5 - 3 DEGREE. EVERYTHING IS STOCK ON THIS TRUCK AND AS MUCH AS I PAID FOR IT I AS SURE WASN'T EXPECTING THAT TO HAPPEN. I HAD TO PULL OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOP COMPLETELY AND THEN GRADUALLY GAIN SPEED AND AVOIDING HITTING EGG YOKES DIVIDING LANES. THAT WOULD SET IT OFF RUNNING 55 TO 60. MY MECHANIC IS THE ONE WHO TOLD ME ABOUT THE CASTER ADJUSTER. I DON'T WANT TO VOID MY WARRANTY MUCH LESS HAVE TO BUY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN ALREADY INSTALLED ON THIS BEAST OF A TRUCK.

WHILE DRIVING, IF I HIT A POTHOLE OR DIPS IN THE ROADWAY, HIT THE TRANSITION FROM THE ROADWAY PAVEMENT TO A BRIDGE OR OVERPASS ON THE HIGHWAY OR HIT A GROOVE IN THE ROADWAY THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BEGIN TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE ERRATICALLY AND SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. THIS IS SCARY AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 68 AND 75 THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON HAVING ALL FRONT END PARTS REPLACED, SHOCKS REPLACED AND TWO SETS OF BRAND NEW TIRES REPLACED WITHIN THREE AND A HALF MONTHS.YET, STILL I GET THE VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END.

WHILE DRIVING HIT SMALL CRACKS AND BUMPS THAT CAUSED A VIOLENT SHAKING OF TRUCK, GOT ON BRAKES STOPPED AND THEN IT HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES REGULAR EXPRESSWAY JOINTS CAUSED IT, HWY 385 AND I 240 BOTH 4 LANE EXPRESSWAYS, NO POT HOLES JUST JOINT CONNECTIONS AT SPEEDS OF 45 MILES A HOUR GETTING ON EXPRESSWAY AND AT SPEED ON I240 65 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. TRUCK WAS GOING STRAIT AT ALL TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. TRUCK IS STOCK NO MODIFICATIONS.

WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH IN A POSTED 65MPH ZONE, I DROVE OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. SO SEVERE WAS THE SHAKING THAT MY COFFEE CUP SHOOK OUT OF THE SNUG CUP HOLDER IT WAS IN, THE OVERHEAD SUNGLASS STORAGE COMPARTMENT CAME OPEN AND THE PASSENGER-SIDE SUN VISOR CAME DOWN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE SHAKING BECAME WORSE AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. ONLY WHEN I DECELERATED WITHOUT BRAKING DID THE SHAKING STOP, AT ABOUT 35MPH. THIS WAS EXTREMELY TERRIFYING, SO MUCH SO THAT A FELLOW MOTORIST, WHO WITNESSED THE ORDEAL, STOPPED BEHIND ME ON THE SHOULDER TO MAKE SURE I WAS OKAY.

THIS TRUCK STARTING DOING THE DEATH WOBBLE AT ABOUT 50 MPH. RAN OVER SOME RUMBLE STRIPS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THE WHEELS SHOOK VIOLENTLY. PUT NEW DRAG LINK, TIE ROD AND STEERING DAMPNER, STILL DID IT. PUT NEW TRACKBAR AND BALL JOINT, BUSHING AND HAD ALIGNMENT STILL DOING IT. IT IS AT DEALER NOW REPLACING TRACK BAR BALL JOINT, SHOCKS AND HAVING ALIGNMENT SHIMMED. TOTAL COST ABOUT 3500.