2000 Ford F Series: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 53 complaints
53
Total Complaints
69,800mi
Median Mileage
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Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

34,250 25th Percentile
69,800 Median Mileage
97,525 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

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5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
TIRES
3
SUSPENSION
2
STRUCTURE
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
5
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES CLUTCH AND WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP. RPM'S DROP IN VEHICLE, AND ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES, AND CONTINUED TO RESET COMPUTER FOR A CALIBRATION ERROR. BUT, FAILED TO REME..."
"DOOR CRACK IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR, NEAR THE WINDOW, NEAR PLASTIC MOLDING."
"FORD TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER HOOD"

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