1997 Ford F-350: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 188 complaints
188
Total Complaints
117,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

80,000 25th Percentile
117,000 Median Mileage
155,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
14
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
14
TIRES
13
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
5
SUSPENSION:FRONT
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
15
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SAFETY FEATURE ON VEHICLE FAILED AND CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT IGNITION BEING ON. CLAIM WAS FILED, VEHICLE WILL BE SEEN BY ADJUSTOR ON 1/31/97. *AK"
"THE FRONT BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AT 2 MILES. OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES. *AK"
"THE FRONT BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AT 2 MILES. OWNER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES. *AK"

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