1999 Ford F-250 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 303 complaints
303
Total Complaints
97,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Top Issue
20
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

67,139 25th Percentile
97,000 Median Mileage
142,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
32
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
24
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
24
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
23
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
16
TIRES
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7

Severity Assessment

20
Crashes
16
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING IS REDUCED WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. YH"
"POWER STEERING PUMP MAKES NOISE. YH"
"ENGINE #3 LEAKING OIL FROM LEFT SIDE CAUSING SMOKING AS IT BURNS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER FEELING DIZZY, LIGHTHEADED AND DEVELOP A SEVERE HEADACHE. NLM"

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