2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty steering problems
252 of the 397 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty name the steering (NHTSA’s “Steering” heading — the steering column, rack, pump and power assist). Filed under the same heading: 18 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the steering
Source: NHTSA complaint database2 of the 252 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2018: 9 · 2019: 102 · 2020: 68 · 2021: 29 · 2022: 27 · 2023: 9 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 2
Half of the 202 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the steering problem between 18,000 and 39,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
397 complaints in all about the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 2 filed in 2025. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Steering” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Ford F-250 Super Duty steering problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the steering. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
While driving on the interstate, at 70 MPH (posted speed limit) experienced extreme vibration/wobble in the steering wheel and tires after driven over slight rough patch on the highway. It was extremely hard to maintain control of the truck to get it to the shoulder of the highway through traffic.
The 'death wobble' uncontrollable shimmying of the steering wheel after hitting a bump in the road on mostly highways at highway speeds! I have taken it to multiple dealerships and they just keep trying to blame my tires. They tried rotating my tires and telling me its gonna fix the issue but doesn't.
At 7909 miles since new the vehicle exhibited a violent oscillation of the steering wheel coupled with enormous shaking in the front suspension, induced instantly after crossing a bridge transition on an interstate highway at approximately 65 MPH.
While driving at approximately 65 MPH, as I crossed an expansion joint from an overpass back to the main road surface, the front end of the truck began to oscillate. The handling returned to normal only after I had reduced my speed
At appox. 12,000 miles the front string started to feel loose. By 14,500 mi it became very loose, jerky over normal hi way expansion joints. At 14,700 miles, after going over an expansion joint on the hi way at 64 MPH, it went into "death wobble" shaking so hard I could barley control it. It is at the dealership, bob hurley Ford.
What is on file about the steering
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications18 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre steering problems common on the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 252 owner complaints naming the steering on this model year (63% of everything owners filed about it), and 18 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the steering on the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 9 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do steering problems show up on the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 28,000 miles; half of them between 18,000 and 39,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Steering" heading cover?
The steering column, rack, pump and power assist. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.