2012 Ford F-250 SD suspension problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the suspension on the 2012 Ford F-250 SD — 25% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Ford super duty has been in shop for death wobble numerous times and when we get vehicle back still is the issue. Very unsafe and hard to stable once it starts. Even auto shop people when thought fixed drove and scared them. Whole truck shakes uncontrollably. Very poor on Ford for no recall with…”
filed Feb 27, 2023
“While traveling east bound on interstate 10 crossing over siegen lane, truck passed over small bump in interstate and started to violently shake the entire truck almost to the point of no control. I immediately pulled over to inspect my truck. There was no damage and all tires were in good…”
filed Jan 8, 2020
“Vehicle mileage approximately 70,000. At speeds between 35-65 mph any minor bump will cause truck to begin to vibrate throughout the steering system and subsequently wobble violently. Applying the brakes makes it worse until the truck slows down below 35mph. The truck is not able to be steered during this event. I…”
filed Jul 25, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Suspension problems in other F-250 SD years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 F-250 SD | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 F-250 SD | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 F-250 SD | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 F-250 SD | 18 | 11% |
| 2020 F-250 SD | 29 | 11% |
| 2019 F-250 SD | 678 | 58% |
| 2018 F-250 SD | 198 | 50% |
| 2017 F-250 SD | 587 | 51% |
| 2016 F-250 SD | 111 | 39% |
| 2015 F-250 SD | 123 | 42% |
| 2014 F-250 SD | 9 | 35% |
| 2013 F-250 SD | 5 | 24% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Ford F-250 SD
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.