2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty · symptom sheet
Suspension noise, struts or alignment
- 198owner reports
- 26,000median miles
- $800median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Jul 11, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
198 of the 397 complaints on this car describe suspension. Only death wobble is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 198 reports
Suspension on other F-250 Super Duty years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2021, 2022.
What this problem usually is
Suspension complaints are mostly about noise and handling: a clunk over bumps, a car that pulls to one side, a ride that bounces or leans more than it used to. The more serious reports describe a part breaking or coming loose, and that's where the recalls in this group are concentrated.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the sway bar link (11 reports) and the struts or shocks (6 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the suspension system covers the 2018 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the suspension system on the F-250 Super Duty
Violent front end oscillation. Closed mar 31, 2009.
Violent front end oscillation. Closed mar 14, 2008.
Separated front suspension. Closed jan 27, 1997.
None of these investigations covers the 2018 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 198 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $280 to $800.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 17,000 and 38,000 miles, from the 162 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2005-2020 F-Super Duty 4x4 vehicles operated in extreme dust, mud or tar sand conditions may exhibit accelerated 4x4 vacuum hub seal and or wheel bearing wear as a result of harsh operating conditions.
Some 2005-2019 F-Super Duty 4x4 vehicles operated in extreme dust, mud or tar sand conditions may exhibit accelerated 4x4 vacuum hub seal and or wheel bearing wear as a result of harsh operating conditions.
What owners wrote
“While driving 75MPH on the freeway, the vehicle started to shake violently and wouldn't stop until I got the speed down around 45MPH (which was very dangerous given the location).”
Filed Jan 20, 2024
“Traveling at highway speeds(above 55 mph) Iâve hit a small bumps in the road on multiple occasions. The problem has occurred several times where the vehicle shakes violently until I slow down to about 40 mph. Googling the problem informed me this is a problem with Ford superdutys and the phenomen is referred to as âdeath wobbleâ. The article provided a link to nhtsa.”
Filed Dec 24, 2021
“âDeath wobbleâ at 60mph while on the highway after hitting a small pothole. Controllable when slowed to 35mph on the shoulder”
Filed Dec 20, 2021
“I was driving down the road at approximately 60 mph and the steering wheel and whole truck started to shake violently. I had to slow down to around 20 mph to get it to stop. I had an almost impossible time just keeping the truck under control. This has happened twice now within the past 3 weeks”
Filed Nov 22, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 198 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Steering wheel shakes or the "death wobble" 238 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 29 reports