2004 Ford F-550 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 67 complaints
67
Total Complaints
40,000mi
Median Mileage
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,875 25th Percentile
40,000 Median Mileage
68,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
19
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
5
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE. *AK *SC *JB"
"WHILE SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. THE TRANSMISSION SURGED, AND THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT BLUE SMOKE. THE CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT EBP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ENGINE LOADED UP WITH FUEL, SMOKE, SURGING WHEN DOWN SH..."
"WHILE SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. THE TRANSMISSION SURGED, AND THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT BLUE SMOKE. THE CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT EBP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ENGINE LOADED UP WITH FUEL, SMOKE, SURGING WHEN DOWN SH..."

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