"How reliable is the 2004 Ford F-350 Sd?"

"Based on 159 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Ford F-350 Sd has a median complaint mileage of 70000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Ford F-350 Sd?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Ford F-350 Sd is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, accounting for a significant portion of the 159 total complaints filed."

2004 Ford F-350 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 159 complaints

159

Total Complaints

70,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,706 25th Percentile

70,000 Median Mileage

112,266 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TIRES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

ENGINE

STEERING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 15 INCIDENTAS WERE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR TURN. THE VEHICLEHAS TWO METHODS OF STALLING - THE FIRST METHOD IS BE IDLING VERY ROUGH - AS IF MISS FIRING ON A CYLINDER/ TIMING ISSUES WHERE IT BLOWS BLACK SMOK..."

"I HAVE A 2004 F350 SUPERDUTY WITH 6800 MILES, IT STALLS AND LOSES POWER EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC RECENTLY IT STALLED AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL WRECKS. FORD HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES WITH NO LUCK.I ALSO KNOW SEVREAL OTHER FORD SUPERDUTY'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM..."

"DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. SHE STATED WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO THE TRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING BOARD FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO FALL AND GET HURT. THE DRIVERS SIDE RUNNING BOARD FELL OFF ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND KNOW ONE WAS HURT AS A RESULT TO THAT ONE. *JB ..."

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