2005 Ford F-350 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 269 complaints
269
Total Complaints
42,206mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,600 25th Percentile
42,206 Median Mileage
74,155 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
34
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
23
SUSPENSION:FRONT
22
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
21
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
TIRES
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
11
SUSPENSION
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
10
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
9

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
8
Fires
4
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS FOR PLOWING. HOWEVER, THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PLOW. THE PLOW ACTUALLY DROPS DOWN HITTING THE GROUND; CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME ERRATIC OR DIFFICULT. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, THE TIRES WEREN'T SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THIS VEH..."
"CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS FOR PLOWING. HOWEVER, THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PLOW. THE PLOW ACTUALLY DROPS DOWN HITTING THE GROUND; CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME ERRATIC OR DIFFICULT. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, THE TIRES WEREN'T SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THIS VEH..."
"CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS FOR PLOWING. HOWEVER, THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PLOW. THE PLOW ACTUALLY DROPS DOWN HITTING THE GROUND; CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME ERRATIC OR DIFFICULT. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, THE TIRES WEREN'T SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THIS VEH..."

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