2000 Ford F Super Duty: Reliability Data

78
Total Complaints
84,000mi
Median Mileage
Tires
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

54,300 25th Percentile
84,000 Median Mileage
127,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Tires
7
Hydraulic Power Assist System
7
Engine
6
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
5
Sidewall
5
Gasoline
4
Engine
4
Rotor
3
Wheel Bearing
3
Diesel
3

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STEERING SYSTEM: WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED OR DRIVE ON COLD DAY THERE STEERING SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED STEERING WHEEL WILL STOP AT A HALF OF A TURN. EXCESSIVE EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO TURN. 2. BRAKE ROTORS WILL SOMETIMES VIBRATE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. A..."
"STEERING SYSTEM: WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED OR DRIVE ON COLD DAY THERE STEERING SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED STEERING WHEEL WILL STOP AT A HALF OF A TURN. EXCESSIVE EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO TURN. 2. BRAKE ROTORS WILL SOMETIMES VIBRATE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. A..."
"STEERING SYSTEM: WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED OR DRIVE ON COLD DAY THERE STEERING SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED STEERING WHEEL WILL STOP AT A HALF OF A TURN. EXCESSIVE EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO TURN. 2. BRAKE ROTORS WILL SOMETIMES VIBRATE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. A..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Engine 6 complaints
25th: 68,000 mi Median: 83,000 mi 75th: 90,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 13 MI: 8 AZ: 5 TX: 5 GA: 4 PA: 4 CO: 4 WA: 3 MS: 3 FL: 3

Who Files Complaints?

70.5%
Original Owners
29.5%
Second+ Owners

Ford F Super Duty — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1994270
1997283
1998200
19991157
2001381
2002503
2003330
2004230
2005491
2008460

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