2001 Ford F-350 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 188 complaints
188
Total Complaints
58,049mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

40,000 25th Percentile
58,049 Median Mileage
93,135 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
21
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
19
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
18
TIRES
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12
STEERING
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
15
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS WHILE STANDING STILL. DEALER FOUND LEAF SPRINGS RUSTY AND DIRTY. *TT"
"CONSUMER STATES STEERING IS LOOSE AND WHEELS WILL NOT TURN CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN WHEN BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED BROKEN STEERING BOX AND POWER STEERING PUMP. CONSUMER STATES SINCE THE POWER STEERING PUMP..."
"CONSUMER STATES THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE IGNITION SWITCH BINDS/STICKS AND WILL NOT TURN TO THE LOCK POSITION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION KEY AND SWITCH. *TT"

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