2012 Ford F-250 steering problems
112 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2012 Ford F-250 — 42% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Over 1 year (2025) steering front end shaking began. Our dealership on oil changes did not tell us to watch for anything and we should have been warned. When the shaking occurred we changed Ford shock asborbers from Ford dealership. Problem still occured. We lost faith in Ford and our regular…”
filed Apr 21, 2026
“I bought this truck used from a dealership in 2022-23 haven't really had any problems till about 2 months ago. Front end started a wobble. A friend of mine just sent me information NHTSA put out about the Death Wobble. I believe it expired in 2024. I never received any kind of recall on this. I was…”
filed Dec 8, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
In monitoring our technical service inquiries and technical service bulletins from Ford, there is the potential for moderate to severe steering wheel oscillation (wobble) to occur. After extensive testing and outside…
PC-01.12.2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 12, 2016
Steering problems in other F-250 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 F-250 | 74 | 52% |
| 2013 F-250 | 37 | 39% |
| 2011 F-250 | 102 | 41% |
| 2010 F-250 | 30 | 41% |
| 2009 F-250 | 32 | 59% |
| 2008 F-250 | 80 | 41% |
| 2007 F-250 | 23 | 38% |
| 2006 F-250 | 78 | 35% |
| 2005 F-250 | 39 | 27% |
| 2004 F-250 | 10 | 7% |
| 2003 F-250 | 11 | 9% |
| 2002 F-250 | 10 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Ford F-250
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.