2008 Ford F-350 SD suspension problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the suspension on the 2008 Ford F-350 SD — 13% of all complaints for this model year.

Suspension complaints

13%

share of all complaints

34,900 mi

median reported incident mileage

1 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“The 2008, as well as other years of the ford f-350 are known to have a problem with a front-end shimmy or "death wobble". I have had several thousand dollars of work done to my f-350 in order to resolve the death wobble problem. The repairs work for a time and then, without warning, the death…”
filed Jul 25, 2018
“Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a random death wobble associated with the steering and suspension. A dealer performed extensive repairs, but the condition continued. The dealer and the manufacturer failed to provide a remedy. The vehicle…”
filed Mar 9, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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