I just experienced it for the first time last week. Didn’t even know they had a name it.
Has anyone else had the pleasure?
It starts in the right front while rolling and turning to left on a slightly bumpy road. The front end starts hopping and and you feel yourself sliding to the right. It doesn’t stop until you slow down. Scary stuff.
Anyone know of a cure?
Anyone know of a cure?
Ford superduty!! 
Never happened to me but I’ve heard of it. The little I know is that it can be caused by looseness in any of the steering components. Start with the track bar, ball joints, and tie rods and make sure nothing is loose or moving in a way it shouldn’t.
Never happened to me but I’ve heard of it. The little I know is that it can be caused by looseness in any of the steering components. Start with the track bar, ball joints, and tie rods and make sure nothing is loose or moving in a way it shouldn’t.
You can you tube it. Jeeps are very notorious for it as well.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>eelpoutguy wrote:</div>
Anyone know of a cure?Ford superduty!!
You so funny 
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Is that what caused this?
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Maybe! 
Anyone know of a cure?
There’s a steering box stabilizer you can install.
If you want to see scary death wobbles check out motorcycle death wobbles on YouTube.
I know a guy who knew a guy’s sisters uncle had the same death wobble in a chevy van. Apparently he put power steering fluid in the master cylinder that raised havick. Replaced the master and flush system all ok. Man that death wobble makes ones sphincter really puckers up when the death wobble occurs.
Not saying steering fluid was introduced in your situation.
No it’s a mix of loose front end parts. If your any where near the north branch area you can pop in and throw the truck on my lift for a quick inspection.
No? I better tell that uncle then.
No? I better tell that uncle then. 
No? I better tell that uncle then.
Sorry I wasn’t saying no to you. But when you get a death wobble from the front tires violently shaking and wobbling and bouncing down the road. It’s not power steering fluid. Now when your power steering starts acting up and getting tight and loose and tight and loose then it’s a power steering pump telling you it’s dying or running bad fluid
check for any recalls… most likely needs a track bar.
Just had new ball joints, shocks and tires put on and it happened after.
I will be replacing track bar, and steering damper. I did have that front end recall deal taken care of – welded something on under there somewhere.
I asked the dealer today – no recalls on anything after 2013. From what I understand after that they added the steering damper to take care of the issue. Unfortunately mine is a 14 and it still has the issue.
I have a ’14. No wobble yet….how many miles you have on it?
a buck ten and I pull a dump trailer, usually full of shingles.
Ok, I’m good then. I’m closing in on 220,000
Ok, I’m good then. I’m closing in on 220,000
Just bought a ’16 GMC sierra with 16k miles last Friday. Didn’t make it 20 miles down the road before I noticed a shake with acceleration. Brought it back to the dealership and I haven’t seen the truck since. Guess the torque converter needs to be replaced. Great start!! So my fix= don’t buy a GMC. 
had a 2010 do the same thing it was a wheel bearing
Yes I had it on my 2013 2500 it scared me enough to find an answer which I did there is a fabrication shop called Thuren fab and these guys are experts with dodges so I would say go to there web site and start reading he will tell you everything you want to know and if you email don Thuren he will get back with you and the reason I say this is because I listened to him and used his parts which are the best you can buy and it solved the death wobble problem do it!!!!
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>1hl&sinker wrote:</div>
No? I better tell that uncle then.Sorry I wasn’t saying no to you. But when you get a death wobble from the front tires violently shaking and wobbling and bouncing down the road. It’s not power steering fluid. Now when your power steering starts acting up and getting tight and loose and tight and loose then it’s a power steering pump telling you it’s dying or running bad fluid
You might have misread what I said. Power steering fluid was introduced to the Brake system.
Power steering fluid in a brake system is a NO!NO! It will eat away at the seals and the hose lines. I can not explain( beyond seals swelling up) pressure was being build up in the brake system after driving for a while the brakes would start locking up creating a violent shake to the front end. The only way to unlock the breaks when you are forced to stop the violent shake was to bleed the pressure on the road side but have happen again later down the road sometimes a day later. Now, after replacing the master cylinder and flushing the system all symptoms went away leading me to believe the power steering fluid was the cause to the failure. If there is another explanation to this cause I am open to it.
I am not saying this is the cause to OP situation or discounting other theories.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Bearcat89 wrote:</div>
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>1hl&sinker wrote:</div>
No? I better tell that uncle then.Sorry I wasn’t saying no to you. But when you get a death wobble from the front tires violently shaking and wobbling and bouncing down the road. It’s not power steering fluid. Now when your power steering starts acting up and getting tight and loose and tight and loose then it’s a power steering pump telling you it’s dying or running bad fluid
You might have misread what I said. Power steering fluid was introduced to the Brake system.
Power steering fluid in a brake system is a NO!NO! It will eat away at the seals and the hose lines. I can not explain( beyond seals swelling up) why but pressure being build up in the brake system after driving for a while the brakes would start locking up creating a violent shake to the front end. The only way to unlock the breaks when you are forced to stop the violent shake was to bleed the pressure on the road side but have happen again later down the road sometimes a day later. Now, after replacing the master cylinder and flushing the system all symptoms went away leading me to believe the power steering fluid was the cause to the failure. If there is another explanation to this cause I am open to it.
I am not saying this is the cause to OP situation or discounting other theories.
Sorry I did read that wrong. It could also lead to a differential problem. Trying to lock in when it’s not supposed to while turning.
Front end issues really suck. I pretty much rebuilt my whole front end on my old 1 ton. And now I working on the fuel delivery system giving me head aches. I don’t know why I just wont let it die.
The death wobble on dodge 3/4 and 1 tons is quite common. As most have said is usually caused by front end parts going bad. GM has something similar called the duramax clap, which would be the same thing but is caused by front end parts and the independent front suspension usually due to hard 4wd launches. Ford does not seem to have this problem. I fixed it in my duramax by putting beefier front end parts in. Kryptonite tie rods and ends, moog ball joints, tubular upper control arms, but note my truck is not quite stock and I do like to have some fun with it. I would look at all the steering components again, maybe something got missed when you did the front end the first go around.
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