Ford F-350 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 81
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 11
- Years with records
- 1999–2012
- 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 81 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- repaired failure · 8 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
- radiator replaced · 7 records
- engine light · 6 records
- check engine · 6 records
- radiator failures · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 23 |
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Radiator failed at 37,500 miles due to leaking. Engine overheated. This is a common problem with this particular vehicle and ford is aware, as they extended the warranty on the 2008 (same model radiator) and have since changed the design on the latest model. They will not cover this item under the 100k mile powertrain warranty, and will not extend the warranty on a common failure item. Failure of the radiator can…
ODI 10692059
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Customer satisfaction program 08b06 was issued by ford in december 2008. This notice expired in june 30, 2009. I recently purchased the vehicle within the last year. The same issue has developed that was identified in the above bulletin. The previous owner did not get the service performed and now ford will not honor the bulletin. This issue should be a recall issue or the ford customer satisfaction bulletin should…
ODI 10537039
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Failure of flexible joint in the exhaust up-pipe creates a fatal safety hazard for all occupants of the vehicle. Exhaust gases leak from the failed joint and enter the cab of the truck through the heater vents. This can cause the occupants to be overcome by exhaust gases while driving, leading to a fatality. There have been several complaints identified in ford blogs with regards to this and nothing has been done to…
ODI 10537037
Engine And Engine Cooling · Suspension
Upon inspection of this vehicle,our mechanic found the automatic dipstick tube rusted in half on the right side of the engine. At the bracket that bolts to the exhaust manifold. We believe this to be a potential fire /safety hazard if some one was to fill or check the transmission while the engine is hot. We also found the right side shock tower severely degraded because of rust. The top of the tower has large…
ODI 10479989
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
While pulling a 30 foot travel trailer tuck suddenly died causing immediate loss of steering and braking power on a very busy highway nearly causing an accident. Had it towed to a diesel shop who scanned to find it to be the high pressure oil and fuel pumps. They said they have done repeated repairs on the same engine with the same problems in the past. Very costly repair over $3000 and 5 days to do. *tr
ODI 10452770
Engine And Engine Cooling
Vehicle was sitting at idle when blew upper radiator hose. I replaced hose due to fords excessive charge to replace one hose,was not notified that due to the loss of fluid. Radiators hot cold cycles were effected, so radiator was effected and created a crack in radiator due to constantly cycling due to the loss of fluid created from defective hose. Now ford will not cover the radiator due to service managers lack of…
ODI 10456064
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-350. The contact stated that the vehicle engine failed. The engine block was corroded due to defective material and leaked caused coolant to leak. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that the engine would need to be replaced. The manufacturer denied assistance with the repairs, stating that the warranty was expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure…
ODI 10446359
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-350. The contact was driving 60 mph when the vehicle exhibited an abnormally loud noise and stalled. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred once prior. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the turbo charger was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer…
ODI 10444580