Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Ford F-250 has 119 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
119
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Death wobble |
| Mar 27, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH on a bridge, the vehicle... |
| Sep 11, 2023 | STEERING | Several times steering has been lost while making a turn. Thusfar accidents have been narrowly avoid... |
| Mar 3, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Experiencing the ford “death wobble”. Around 50 mph going over small road transition the vehicle sta... |
| Feb 18, 2023 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | When decelerating, such as taking an off-ramp, it loses power to the brakes and steering, which make... |
| Dec 10, 2021 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Clock spring frayed and uncoiled. Unknown steering issue till clockspring checked. Airbag inflator i... |
| Oct 2, 2021 | STEERING | I JUST PURCHASED THIS BEAUTIFUL F 250 TRUCK 2008, FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY IN CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA... |
| Jun 18, 2021 | STEERING | While driving down the interstate our truck started shaking violently and my husband had to stop the... |
| Jun 2, 2021 | STEERING | Bring truck to 60 or above it starts to shake and wobble to the point I can't go highway speeds.. I ... |
| Apr 1, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STAR... |
| Jul 30, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING 60 ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRUCK AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING. SEARCHED ONLINE AN... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | THE DEATH WOBBLE. THE FRONT END STARTS SHAKING REALLY BAD HIT A BUMP IN ROAD GOING ABOVE 50 MPH AND ... |
| May 25, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IF I HIT A BUMP THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF LOS... |
| Feb 12, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | HAVE A VERY BAD DEATH WOBBLE. SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX AND STILL HERE. |
| Jan 2, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | WHEN TRAVELING MORE THAN 40MPH AND A WHEEL HITS A GROOVE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKE... |
| Jun 3, 2019 | STEERING | IT STARTS SHIMMYING BACK AND FORTH VICIOUSLY AND WILL NOT STEER. I PUT ON NEW STRUTS, STEERING GEAR ... |
| Apr 6, 2019 | STEERING | WHILE IN MOTION, AT 30 MPH OR HIGHER, THE TRUCK WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT. IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN STRAI... |
| Mar 15, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK STARTS VIOLENTLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY SHAKING AND DO... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | STEERING | STEERING GEAR BOX SEEMS TO HAVE BROKE. LOSE OF ALL STEERING. STEERING WHEEL SPINS AROUND BUT DOES ... |
| Jan 1, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | AT 65MPH+- ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK CAN BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL / STEER STRAIGHT.AND MAINTAIN P... |