2018 Ford F-250 Unknown Or Other Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- death wobble · 7 records
- begins shake · 4 records
- shake violently · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Driving straight on highway 95 in arizona, at 70 with cruise control set. Clear day, no adverse weather or road conditions. Tires equally pressurized at factory settings of 59 front and 55 rear and a completely stock suspension and tire package. Out of nowhere, steering wheel begins to shake violently and the truck is swerving from one lane to the other. I had to slow to nearly 30 to regain control of the vehicle.…
ODI 11291681
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Purchased vehicle in 06/2018. Contacted spike's ford around 11/25/2019. Advised service department that vehicle would go into a death wobble every time it hit a bump as i was driving on the highway. The truck would shake and bounce uncontrollably. It could only be stopped by braking to bring down the speed. This could cause a injury or death to myself or others on the road. There are defects in the steering damper.…
ODI 11302579
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
I hit a rough patch of road at 55 mph on a 2 lane and the steering wheel was jerked out of my hands and the truck violently started shaking and bouncing veering into oncoming traffic pulling left towards a semi. I hit the brakes and turned the wheel to the right as hard as i could only turning right slightly enough to miss the truck. I pulled over and inspected the wheels and everything looked fine. I drove away…
ODI 11279069
Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Starting at about 20,000 miles my f250 platinum super duty started doing an extreme 'death wobble' while driving 70 miles an hour on the freeway. Dealer said it was a steering stabilizer. Problem still exists. They tried to state it was the lane assist which has been turned off since we got the truck. Now after a couple months with this problem even when we are doing 30-50 on normal streets and hit and bump the…
ODI 11277607
Unknown Or Other
I have a 2018 f250 4wd under 25k miles. Twice last week the truck shook so hard at (70 mph) in the middle of the freeway. I thought it was going to split in half. The truck came to an abrupt halt in the freeway land and nearly caused two major accidents. The webster, tx police who helped me off the freeway warned me not to believe the ford dealership if ford blames this on my tires or steering. The dealership…
ODI 11268413
Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle was already "fixed" for what is termed "death wobble" last year. While driving last night, we experienced the whole truck shaking uncontrollably on two different occasions. Once on a township road going 45 and once on the interstate doing 65. Both involved uncontrollable shaking of the suspension and inability to have complete control of the truck. This happened again this morning while driving to work. This…
ODI 11265631
Unknown Or Other
While driving down the highway, the vehicle caught on fire underneath the hood. There were no waning signs, lights or any other indication that there was a problem. The cab was melted to the frame in less than five minutes.
Fire reported
ODI 11244796
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Multiple times when hitting a small pot hole or driving on a rough paved road vehicle went into what is called a 'death wobble'. Vehicle was uncontrollable. Took vehicle i. And front end work was reportedly done at dealership. Got the vehicle back and it went into a 'death wobble' again. At approximately 50 to 60 mph during each occurrence the vehicle the vehicle shook so severe that it was uncontrollable.
ODI 11277797
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
This vehicle has a serious defect which ford needs to finally acknowledge. When hitting bumps or bridge transitions on the highway the front end begins to shake violently also known as the "death wobble". The only way to stop the shaking is to slow the truck down to about 25 miles per hour on a [redacted]. This is going to cause a accident or kill somebody. My truck is now at the dealership for the 3rd time in less…
ODI 11218869
Steering · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
Death wobble at about 3000miles after hitting a pothole on a city street , this seems to be a very common problem , when r u going to address the problem ? When people get killed ! How many complaints before u do something about it????
ODI 11278169
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
When traveling on the interstate and hit a bump the truck shakes violently and does not stop until you come to a complete stop. This has happened at least 5 times. It seems it is happening more frequently now. The truck has 30000 miles. I have had it for 1 year
ODI 11187139
Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
When driving between 60 and 75 mph the truck begins to shake violently. The steering wheel rotates back and forth out of control. The mirrors rattle and the entire truck bounces. This will occur after hitting a rough patch of interstate or when braking to exit the interstate. The truck must be slowed to approximately 40 mph before the shaking subsides and normal driving can occur. A continuing problem. When i take…
ODI 11202905
Unknown Or Other
Front windshield cracked the whole way across after using defroster. The vehicle was turned on and the defroster was turned on as i waited for vehicle to warm up i went back inside the house. When i went back out and got in the vehicle the window was cracked almost the whole way across in a perfect line with 2 peaks that came up about a foot in on each side. The crack that went the whole way across was about 8…
ODI 11174694
Unknown Or Other
On two different occasions, the tailgate came down unexpected while driving. On the first occasion, we occurred damage to the tailgate and the 5th wheel. Pictures are attached. We were towing our fifth wheel trailer in motion, turning and driving. Two other people in vehicles told us our tailgate was down and had damage to our fifth wheel. One happened in september and the other in november again for the second time.
ODI 11152615