2009 Ford F-250 Sd: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 33 complaints
33
Total Complaints
48,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

21,478 25th Percentile
48,000 Median Mileage
98,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
7
STEERING
7
WHEELS
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
ENGINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
TRAILER HITCHES
1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON 1/3/09 WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 25 - 30 MILES THE LIGHTS DID THE SAME THING. IT WAS -50 DEGREES OUTSIDE AT THE TIME. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE EXCEPT THE VEHICLE BURNED UP ON 1/21/09 FOR UN..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CLEANING EXHAUST AND STOP ENGINE, WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HEAT SENSOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2300. ..."
"APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS AGO, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BRIEFLY, OCCURRED AGAIN ON 2/22/10. SELF-CORRECTED BOTH TIMES. VEHICLE WAS HAULING ENCLOSED CARGO TRAILER CONTAINING 3 ATV'S. PARKED VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF IGNITION, VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES LATER NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER ..."

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