"How reliable is the 1999 Ford F-350 Sd?"

"Based on 169 NHTSA complaints, the 1999 Ford F-350 Sd has a median complaint mileage of 100000 miles. The most common issue is TIRES."

"What are common problems with the 1999 Ford F-350 Sd?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1999 Ford F-350 Sd is TIRES, accounting for a significant portion of the 169 total complaints filed."

1999 Ford F-350 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 169 complaints

169

Total Complaints

100,000mi

Median Mileage

TIRES

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

52,943 25th Percentile

100,000 Median Mileage

130,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHEELS

STEERING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE WENT OUT AND COULDN'T SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. 15000 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN, AND AT 26000 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ONCE MORE. THIS WAS THE 7TH TRANS..."

"VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO REMEDY MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S32. THE VEHICLE WAS HELD FOR EIGHTS DAYS. AT THE TIME OF PICKUP, THE CONUMER RECEIVED A RECEIPT OF WARRANTY ITEMS BEING FIXED BUT NOT THE RECALL. CONSUMER HAS REPEATEDLY CONTACTED DEALER AND QUESTIONED IF THE RECALL HAS BEEN ..."

"HUB CAPS ON ALL 4 WHEELS KEEP COMING OFF. SIX HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CURRENTLY, BACK 2 ARE MISSING. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. DEALER HAS NO REASON WHY THEY KEEP COMING OFF. *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