2017 Ford F-250 Steering Problems
- 358
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 358 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- death wobble · 65 records
- steering wheel · 38 records
- bump road · 25 records
- highway speeds · 23 records
- slow down · 13 records
- hitting bump · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 211 |
| 30–60k mi | 125 |
| 60–100k mi | 13 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension
At highway speeds when vehicles comes across chatter in rough roads or at bridges vehicles steering violently shakes. Vehicle is difficult to control. To regain control by lightly hitting the brake to reduce speed to about 20 miles per hour so vehicle stops shaking. I could take a video of it if you like just contact me.
ODI 11156567
Steering
Death wobble. Happens at many different speeds and different highways. Steering wheel shakes violently. Truck is stock with stock wheels and tires.
ODI 11156364
Service Brakes · Steering · Suspension
2017 ford f250 supercrew diesel. Driving 40mph or faster on highway and run over any type of uneven surface truck shakes and steering wheel vibrates uncontrollably! It first happened when i was hauling my horses and i thought i was going to wreck with trailer in tow! I bought this truck brand new and have never been off roading or anything crazy that should ever make the suspension do that kind of shaking! It was…
ODI 11155976
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving various speeds over bumps in the road, the steering wheel shook violently and the vehicle experienced the "death wobble". There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken several times to longmont ford ([redacted], longmont, co 80501) where it was diagnosed that sustained oscillation occurred and the drive link, slugs, alignment, steering…
ODI 11270647
Steering · Suspension
In november of 2018, at 25,000 miles, my truck became temporarily uncontrollable while traveling on a straight and level section of interstate 10. I experienced severe oscillation of front tires at 70 mph. I was on straight and level ground and was able to slow down to 30 mph at which time i regained control. During the incident, i was unable to maintain lane integrity. After stopping, i checked the tire pressure…
ODI 11165555
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
I have had multiple occurrences of "death wobble"...... Vehicle only has 12,000 miles on it..... Have done research. Seems like there is a safety bulletin out. Ford told me the parts are on backorder for fix.....people online saying even after ford fix still not fixed. I dont feel safe letting anyone else drive this vehicle....or me driving it above 50 mph. So basically if you hit a road joint for a bridge for…
ODI 11163281
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. The contact stated that there had been an extensive 'death wobble' upon driving over uneven asphalt. The contact had to maneuver the steering wheel with force to ensure that it was stabilized while the vehicle was in motion. Southland ford ([redacted], ashburn, ga 31714, [redacted]) diagnosed the vehicle and replaced some front end parts, including the tire stabilizer,…
ODI 11179897
Steering
While driving on a clear dry highway at about 60mph, i hit a small bump and the steering wheel began to shake violently, the truck drifted across two lanes before i could get slowed down to 30mph when the shaking stopped. I pulled off, checked the truck as best i could thinking something had come loose. Nothing found, i went to a gas station and verified tire pressure was correct. Continued on, the next day at the…
ODI 11154123
Steering · Suspension
Three seperate occasions i have experienced a "death wobble" after first occurance returned to ford dealer for repair. Parts were exchanged and vehicle returned to me. First repair completed oct 11 2017. Next two occurances were week of thanksgiving dealer could not see vehicle for service till 11-30-2017 vehicle stillat dealer as of 12-19-2017 told parts on order till 1-28-2019
ODI 11162420
Steering · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving 70 mph over a bump in the road, the steering wheel and front end of the vehicle started to experience mild shaking. In order to stop the vehicle from shaking, the contact had to decrease the speed from 70 to 30 mph. The contact stated that the same failure occurred multiple times whenever the speed exceeded 60-75 mph. The vehicle was taken to phil long ford (301…
ODI 11163498
Steering · Suspension
While traveling at highway speeds i hit a bump and my truck went into a very violent shake, took my truck to autonation ford in littleton co, they replaced the steering damper, it had 15,000 miles on it. At 21,000 miles the same thing happened, i again returned to autonation ford and they told me on the service report that i needed to install after market products and they would not do anything else to my truck. I…
ODI 11243028
Steering · Suspension
While driving about 55 mph on a rural road , i hit a washboard spot in the road . The steering wheel starting oscillating wildly . I almost lost control of the truck as the front end seemed like it was bouncing down the road . I had to slow down to about 20 mph before the truck recovered . Fortunately i was on a rural road and had no side by side traffic as that could have been catastrophic.
ODI 11153165
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
While traveling down i45 at 70mph, the front end of the truck started to wobble really bad and the steering wheel started to wobble bad also. It was hard to hold on too. I slowed down and got off to the side of the rode , at about 30 mph it quit wobbling and i proceeded on. Soon after i was going about 65 mph and it started wobbling again. I slowed down as i did before and it stopped wobbling again around 30mph. I…
ODI 11151138
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Suspension
While driving around 70+ mph and moving over small bumps in the road whether be a bridge transition or small pot hole steering wheel shakes violently only goes away after slowing down to below 60
ODI 11196801
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Very scary death wobble.at speeds from 45 to 65 mph i have taken the truck to ford with no help. The first time they said the tires were bad. Which was very strange because they only had about 20,000 miles on them. So i replaced them at the dealer with factory originals. No fix no help from ford
ODI 11306496
Steering · Suspension
Truck front end and steering wheel shakes violently after hitting a bump going 70 mph
ODI 11165398
Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle shook violently and the steering wheel turned right and left. The contact almost lost control of the vehicle. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to deacon jones ford-lincoln, inc. [redacted], located at [redacted], goldsboro, nc 27534) where it was stated that the failure was a…
ODI 11151224
Steering
The trucks steering shakes violently when you drive over uneven, expansion joint, bumps, etc in the road. When driving at highway speeds the shaking is so violent you can swerve into other lanes of traffic and the only thing that makes it stop is slowing down to about 40 mph or under. This has happened at least 6 times in the last month on the highway and i have been very close to hitting other vehicles, thankfully…
ODI 11150983
Steering
Front end shakes violently when driving over bumps on paved roadway while driving above 60 mph. The worst occurences were when towing a 5th wheel camper. I had to hit the brakes hard and get down below 45 mph to gain control. Each time it has happened has been on the interstate (i-95, i-40, i-75). This is dangerous anytime and particularly dangerous when in traffic. I contacted two ford service departments and they…
ODI 11150207
Steering
Traveling at 65mph encountered a bump on a interstate 4 lane highway my vehicle started to shake violently. Immediate action on my behalf saved a near accident full application of my brakes stopped this death wobble !
ODI 11144886
Steering · Suspension
10/19/2018, at 54 mph, on a smooth, 4 lane freeway at 4:30 am, my truck began shaking and vibrating violently as though i was driving on a rolling flat tire. I immediately let off the gas to slow down as quickly as i could without braking; although difficult to steer, i was able to get the truck over to the shoulder of the road to inspect it. I could not determine there was anything wrong with the truck or any…
ODI 11141982
Steering · Suspension
While passing a slower vehicle , i hit a small bump in the road which caused the steering wheel to shake violently (death shake) almost losing control of truck. I had to move back over into my lane before i should of and pull off onto the narrow shoulder which caused about 6 vehicles behind me to swerve to miss me. After slowing to about 20 mph the shake went away. I continued on driving till i was able to pull off…
ODI 11140339
Steering · Suspension
Hit a bump in the road and the front tires began to wobble. Has happened several times
ODI 11218475
Steering · Suspension
While traveling at approximately 40-45 mph, when i hit a bump or series of bumps the front end tends to 'jump' if i'm cornering or will bounce the front end that effects the steering of the truck. At highway speeds (70mph) going straight hit a couple bumps in the road and the trucks front end started violently bouncing to the point i had to slow way down to less than 10mph before it smoothed back out. This is a very…
ODI 11139458
Steering · Suspension
While driving the vehicle on highways/interstates between 60 mph and 75 mph i will hit a ridge or pot hole on roadway; vehicle will rapidly develop an excessive steering wheel oscillation (aka death wobble). Will have to slow down and almost stop before death wobble goes away. Vehicle has less than 27000 miles on it. This has occurred at least 10 times. The vehicle is all stock with no aftermarket modificatios and…
ODI 11203473