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2018 FORD F-250 — STEERING

crash · 1629733 · 2019-12-17

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
26,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

IT CALLED THE DEATH WOBBLE. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM IOWA ON DECEMBER 3RD. I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD DOING 70 MPH. THE WHEELS AND STEERING STARTED VIBRATING SO BAD IT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. I HIT THE BRAKES AND PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. WHILE PULLED OVER A SEMI TRUCK HIT THE REAR OF MY CAMPER TOTALLING IT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO MISSOURI WITH CAMPER. THE DEATH WOBBLE HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND I DROPPED THE SPEED TO 60 AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE DEATH WOBBLE IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND ITS A SHAME THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING BECAUSE THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS A POWERFUL INSTITUTION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11289748
Machine
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