2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty steering problems
776 of the 1,164 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 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: 20 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 database6 of the 776 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 5 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2019: 134 · 2020: 240 · 2021: 142 · 2022: 164 · 2023: 49 · 2024: 28 · 2025: 15 · 2026: 4
Half of the 431 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the steering problem between 13,000 and 28,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,164 complaints in all about the 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 4 filed in 2026. 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.
Experienced the first 'death wobble' in my F-250 with 18,000 miles while driving 70 MPH down the freeway and ran over a bridge transition while making a slight turn to the left. Vibration continued until I slowed down to about 55mph. Took to dealership and they said everything was good.
When braking at 60+mph results in extreme front end wobble. This has occurred every time we drive at 60+mph and brake. So multiple times. Manufacture was contacted but the parts were not available
After 20,000 miles my truck started intermittently wobbling. It is termed "death wobble." usually only happens at higher speeds (70 or better) and after hitting a "rough patch" in the road or bridge joints. The steering wheel shakes from side to side and the whole truck wobbles violently.
Experiencing Ford F-250 "death wobble." not hitting any bumps or ruts before truck starts shaking. Only way to stop is take foot of accelerator and hit brake truck is two months old with 6,600 miles on odo. Started experiencing problem about 1 month ago. First two times happened about 45 MPH, last time at 55mph.
Death wobble when driving down the road. This vehicle when entering onto the interstate and driving over an expansion joint while merging into traffic at 75-80mph (speed limit on interstate was 80mph), the vehicle started to shake violantly in the front steering wheel, almost like a tire came off.
What is on file about the steering
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications20 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 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty
Source: the same files- fuel system problems 50 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre steering problems common on the 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 776 owner complaints naming the steering on this model year (67% of everything owners filed about it), and 20 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 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 11 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 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 20,000 miles; half of them between 13,000 and 28,000. 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.