Ford F-250 Engine Problems
- 228
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 228 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 19 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- failure mileage · 25 records
- spark plug · 21 records
- without warning · 14 records
- repaired failure · 12 records
- diagnosed repaired · 10 records
- check engine · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 49 |
| 100–150k mi | 45 |
| 1–30k mi | 42 |
| 150–400k mi | 41 |
| 30–60k mi | 35 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford f-250. On random occasions, the engine would not restart. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was towed to nicklaus ford (2901 hwy 44 west, inverness, fl), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The contact was informed that an engineer from ford would inspect the failure. The manufacturer provided case number: 25244969. The failure mileage was 1,400.
ODI 11291970
Engine
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 ford f-250. The contact stated that while her son was driving 35 mph and towing a trailer with his atv on, a vehicle in front was making a left turn and the driver depressed the brake pedal. An unknown warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the vehicle in front that was making a left turn. The vehicle continued 125 feet…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11300748
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Traveling on i-15 freeway in southern california, going 70 mph on cruise. Head a loud "bang", pulled over and saw damage to underside of vehicle and fluids leaking. Transfer case appeared to be split open. Towed to mojave ford dealership in barstow california, where repairs were made. Description of findings is attached below. Problem seems to have originated in the 4wd system. Truck was in 2wd in the cab, however…
ODI 11309015
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford f-250. While driving 58 mph, the vehicle shook violently and was pushed off the road. The contact was able to control the vehicle and continue driving. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called yaklin ford (1200 tx-288 business, richwood, tx 77531, [redacted]) and scheduled an appointment. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
ODI 11279872
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Catastrophic engine failure caused by broken glow plugs.
ODI 11278786
Engine
2002 f-250 7.3l diesel. Driving down the highway pulling a horse trailer engine just completely stalled without warning. I lost all steering and brakes. I put it in neutral and restarted while coasting. Drove another few miles and it stalled again. Would not start again after that. This happened on a remote highway at night. Had a wrecker tow us to a diesel shop who reported truck started fine next day. Went and…
ODI 11271348
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-250. While driving at an unknown speed, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact performed a diagnostic and found a code that indicated that the diesel exhaust fluid reluctant heater was defective. The contact spoke with two independent mechanics and phil long ford at chapel hills (1565 auto mall loop, colorado springs, co 80920, [redacted]) and was informed that…
ODI 11277609
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford f-250. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle began to stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the turbo needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to penske ford (located at [redacted], la mesa, ca 91942, [redacted]), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 72,000.
ODI 11265693