1. Ford F-350
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Ford F-350 Power Train Problems

63
Owner complaint records in our dataset
19
Years with records
1999–2019
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 63 stored complaint records:

  • 7 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • failure mileage · 7 records
  • check engine · 5 records
  • steering wheel · 5 records
  • transmission fluid · 5 records
  • wheel drive · 5 records
  • super duty · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi24
30–60k mi14
60–100k mi6
100–150k mi5
150–400k mi2

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • November 7, 2019 · 164,000 miles

    Power Train

    Driving ~ 55mph on highway 146 and without warning the transnisson switched gears and locked up rear tires and truck died, heard a loud pop and tires began rolling again. I restarted the truck in neutral while still rolling on highway, shifted into drive and the transmission started jumping gears then locked into 5th gear. I was able to make it home 30 miles in 5th gear and once home i inspected and the truck had no…

    ODI 11288986

    2012 records in this system

  • November 2, 2019 · 19,000 miles

    Power Train · Steering · Suspension

    I have a 2017 ford f-350 super duty. Over the last two months i have had two situations during acceleration on a highway where the vehicle almost shakes/vibrates apart on the front end. I have reported the issue to ford two times now. When it first occurred in nov 2019 with 19k miles on it, they told me they never heard of this issue. When it happened again on the 29th of december i took it back into the dealer and…

    ODI 11292383

    2017 records in this system

  • November 2, 2019 · 5,900 miles

    Power Train · Steering · Suspension

    My new f350 with 6k miles on it starts to shake violently for no reason at all on speeds over 60 mph and the only way to correct the problem is to slow down to almost a stop. The steering wheel was shaking violently and so was the front of the truck.

    ODI 11278134

    2019 records in this system

  • September 28, 2019 · 97,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train

    On my 2115 ford f 350 powerstroke diesel the check engine light came on and it de rated the power. I read the cel code and its pb20a which is a redactant heater performance failure. This problem is covered under warranty for all models 2011-14, f250-f 550 and 2015 f450, f550 only. Ford isn't covering the f250 of f350 in the 2015 years. My truck meets the date and manufacturing plant criteria and it is no drivable…

    ODI 11265376

    2015 records in this system

  • June 1, 2019 · 17,000 miles

    Power Train

    Locking hubs seized up at 17,000 miles. Could only turn them with a wrench. The coating around the hub was bubbling with corrosion from inside. This problem has occurred on my previously owned f250 king ranch. Dealership was aware of this problem and stated it was common.

    ODI 11244084

    2016 records in this system

  • May 30, 2019 · 18,443 miles

    Power Train

    Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-350. While accelerating from a stop, the middle and rear sections of the vehicle vibrated severely. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and confirmed that the driveshaft was tight and secured. The vehicle was taken to crystal ford (located at 2440 nw, us-19, crystal river, fl 34428, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the driveshaft was too long, the…

    ODI 11233895

    2017 records in this system

  • May 29, 2019 · 4,517 miles

    Power Train · Steering · Suspension

    The truck experienced what is called death wobble hit a bump and tires and steering wheel shook uncontrollably told by ford this is a common issue. I have it on a drive camera uploading video. I was going 66 mph on hwy 201 west bound slc, ut. Https://youtu.be/ltigjldxsjo link to video on youtube.

    ODI 11216928

    2018 records in this system

  • March 29, 2019

    Power Train

    'taksta recall' my oil pan is leaking it's better to have gasket not sealer

    ODI 11193266

    2013 records in this system