2000 Ford F-450 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 59 complaints
59
Total Complaints
60,567mi
Median Mileage
TIRES:VALVE
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

34,650 25th Percentile
60,567 Median Mileage
102,256 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES:VALVE
9
TIRES
7
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
3
TIRES:SIDEWALL
3
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
2
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT CLUTCH WENT; 350/450, AND 550 CLUTCHES WERE DEFECTIVE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT, AND GEAR GOT LOCKED. COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT ON BRAKES AND KILL THE ENGINE, ALSO, A/C WENT OUT 4 TIMES. *AK THE CLUTCH CAME APART AND ..."
"THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT CLUTCH WENT; 350/450, AND 550 CLUTCHES WERE DEFECTIVE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT, AND GEAR GOT LOCKED. COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT ON BRAKES AND KILL THE ENGINE, ALSO, A/C WENT OUT 4 TIMES. *AK THE CLUTCH CAME APART AND ..."
"THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT CLUTCH WENT; 350/450, AND 550 CLUTCHES WERE DEFECTIVE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL, NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT, AND GEAR GOT LOCKED. COULD NOT DOWNSHIFT AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT ON BRAKES AND KILL THE ENGINE, ALSO, A/C WENT OUT 4 TIMES. *AK THE CLUTCH CAME APART AND ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

AZ: 16 FL: 4 CA: 4 VT: 4 NC: 4 KY: 3 MD: 2 TX: 2 IL: 2 IN: 2

Who Files Complaints?

55.9%
Original Owners
44.1%
Second+ Owners

Ford F-450 Sd — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1999767
2001282
2004431
2005470
2006442
20081053
2021250
2022340

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