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Post Fiend
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From: Greenwood, SC
I hate to report this...........
I have had the death wobble rear Its ugly head the last 3 consecutive days, so it is consistent now on my truck but the circumstances have to be just right to make it happen.
Bumps in the road, no load in/on the truck, 50-58 mph, fairly straight road.
I have read about the wobble for a couple of years now, seems to be something more common to pre 08 trucks so I think I am a little nervous about things, why would an '11 truck with 53,000 miles all of a sudden do this?
Bumps in the road, no load in/on the truck, 50-58 mph, fairly straight road.
I have read about the wobble for a couple of years now, seems to be something more common to pre 08 trucks so I think I am a little nervous about things, why would an '11 truck with 53,000 miles all of a sudden do this?
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From: Central Illinois
I have had the death wobble rear Its ugly head the last 3 consecutive days, so it is consistent now on my truck but the circumstances have to be just right to make it happen.
Bumps in the road, no load in/on the truck, 50-58 mph, fairly straight road.
I have read about the wobble for a couple of years now, seems to be something more common to pre 08 trucks so I think I am a little nervous about things, why would an '11 truck with 53,000 miles all of a sudden do this?
Bumps in the road, no load in/on the truck, 50-58 mph, fairly straight road.
I have read about the wobble for a couple of years now, seems to be something more common to pre 08 trucks so I think I am a little nervous about things, why would an '11 truck with 53,000 miles all of a sudden do this?
-Gavin
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From: Northern Arizona
If your front tires are the same as stock, or close, you should be OK just replacing the single steering stabilizer with a Bilstein unit.
Please keep us updated as the primary reason I'm driving a 2011 is because of the death wobble issues with my '05. DW just shook the hell out of my '05. Just reading about this will probably prompt me to get a Bilstein steering stabilizer!
Please keep us updated as the primary reason I'm driving a 2011 is because of the death wobble issues with my '05. DW just shook the hell out of my '05. Just reading about this will probably prompt me to get a Bilstein steering stabilizer!
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I agree with those above me. Steering damper is the most likely culprit...
Ford has issued TSB 11-06-14 (4X4 - Steering Wheel Oscillation) for MY11 F-250/350/450 built 02/05/10 through 08/01/10 which instructs techs to test the steering damper and replace if found bad. Unfortunately at 53K you would be out of warranty provision for the TSB, so you are pretty much on your own...
Ford has issued TSB 11-06-14 (4X4 - Steering Wheel Oscillation) for MY11 F-250/350/450 built 02/05/10 through 08/01/10 which instructs techs to test the steering damper and replace if found bad. Unfortunately at 53K you would be out of warranty provision for the TSB, so you are pretty much on your own...
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Logan, Utah
Also consider replacing your track bar bushings to high quality urethane. Worked wonders for my wobble.
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Is your's as bad as this one?
btw... At least it has the limited edition seats!
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btw... At least it has the limited edition seats!
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YouTube - ‪FORD QUALITY!!! DEATH WOBBLE‬‏
Is your's as bad as this one?
btw... At least it has the limited edition seats!
Is your's as bad as this one?
btw... At least it has the limited edition seats!
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From: Mi'kma'ki
YouTube - ‪FORD QUALITY!!! DEATH WOBBLE‬‏
Is your's as bad as this one?
btw... At least it has the limited edition seats!
Is your's as bad as this one?
btw... At least it has the limited edition seats!
its something up front anyway.look at that steering wheel shake back and forth as he tries to hold her between the ditches lol.
don't keep driving it like that,if that's yours.she comes undone on ya,then you could go sailing off to a side,into the ditch,tree,pole,etc.or nail someone head on.
screw the stearlership.pull a wheel and get digging.you'll find the issue yourself.i swear some of them boys can't find anything without plugging in a scanner these days.
p.s. make sure them lug nuts don't start coming loose on ya.sure won't take long for that to happen with all that wobble either.
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From: The Great State of Texas
This is not my truck... I guess the death wobble is new to some you guys. Here's another death wobble with an exterior view of the front suspension.
YouTube - ‪Ford F-250 "Death Wobble"‬‏
YouTube - ‪Ford F-250 "Death Wobble"‬‏
Fleet Owner
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From: Mi'kma'ki
what the hell? how do you guys put up with that?
iv never heard of this before.i tell ya what,there is no way i would let that happen to me twice.too dangerous.get your trucks fixed you guys lol.what if your wife was driving? no way she'd hang on to 'er.
one things for certain,the problem is correctly named.scary stuff.
searching "death wobble" brings up some very disturbing threads.
very scary guys.i dunno how some people dare to drive the super duty trucks.seriously?
example:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...e-in-08-a.html
as i expected.......... ford isn't talking.
not enough people have died yet i guess to fix the problem.
iv never heard of this before.i tell ya what,there is no way i would let that happen to me twice.too dangerous.get your trucks fixed you guys lol.what if your wife was driving? no way she'd hang on to 'er.
one things for certain,the problem is correctly named.scary stuff.
searching "death wobble" brings up some very disturbing threads.
very scary guys.i dunno how some people dare to drive the super duty trucks.seriously?
example:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...e-in-08-a.html
as i expected.......... ford isn't talking.
not enough people have died yet i guess to fix the problem.
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From: Airdrie Alberta
I think it must have something to do with coils on solid axles? The leaf sprung trucks don't seem to have this problem, a buddy of mine had a dodge and it would do it too so it isn't a ford only thing.
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I had this problem on my '06. I think they replaced the panhard rod(?). No problems after the reapair. It was at it's worst in a sweeping left curve at 60-70 mph, when there were bumps. Took it in twice before they discovered the problem.
My '11 is now 'borderline' doing the same thing. It usually gets progressively worse over time. I'm keeping an eye on it, and will let the dealer take a peak next week, since the outside edges of the front tires are bald. Something's going on for sure.
And even though I told them about this a few months ago, I'm now over 18K miles, and they said Ford would not replace the tires after 18K even if Ford is at fault.
My '11 is now 'borderline' doing the same thing. It usually gets progressively worse over time. I'm keeping an eye on it, and will let the dealer take a peak next week, since the outside edges of the front tires are bald. Something's going on for sure.
And even though I told them about this a few months ago, I'm now over 18K miles, and they said Ford would not replace the tires after 18K even if Ford is at fault.