1997 Ford F-250 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 52 complaints
52
Total Complaints
88,350mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48,030 25th Percentile
88,350 Median Mileage
145,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
TIRES:SIDEWALL
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
2

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
8
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"IN ORDER TO GET WHEELS OFF RIM, CONSUMER HAD TO USE A SLEDGE HAMMER, TOOK TO DEALER. *AK ALUMINIUM WHEELS STICK TO TRUCK HUBS. *YH"
"HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED AT THE QUICK CONNECTOR ON THE DISCHARGE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE CONNECTOR CAME APART AND CAUSED A RAPID LOSS OF FLUID AND LOSS OF STEERING ASSISTANCE.*AK"
"ALL FOUR FIRESTONE STEEL TEC RADIAL AT LT 235-85R16 TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO DRY ROT ON THE EXTERIOR TIRE WALLS. *MJS"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28