1999 Ford F-350 SD problems
Owners have filed 169 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-350 SD with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 19.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of tires at 16%.
Complaints169
Crashes22
Fires5
Injuries16
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 19.5% · 33
Tires 16.0% · 27
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.5% · 16
Power train 9.5% · 16
Wheels 8.3% · 14
Steering 6.5% · 11
Suspension 5.9% · 10
Electrical system 5.9% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 22 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 16 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Ford F-350 SD in this data, 1999 sits 11th by complaint volume. 2017 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 34 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 100,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Dt: bought truck 11-15-01. Since then you have had repaeted problems with the front hub bearings. The 1st time they went out was 12-12-01, again on 2-11-02, and 2-14-02. Again 4-23-03. Now currently out again. In the past Ford has worked with this issue, now will not. 3-15-05 New engine was installed, now has check engine light on and knocking noises. Dealer is refusing repairs unless pays out of pocket. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 28,798 miles
Dt: the contact stated a spark plug ejected from her husband's vehicle. The spark plug caused damage to the engine and blew the cylinder head. The service dealer confirmed it. The dealer replaced the cylinder head. The replacement corrected the problem. The contact said this was the same problem as experienced in the investigation for the engine and engine cooling, nhtsa action number dp05005. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 81,000 miles
The cps unit on my 1999 Ford f-350 7.3 Diesel motor gave out with no warning whatsoever. We were driving on a very curvy road and I was barely able to maintain control of the truck (no brakes, no power steering). It seems that these cps units fail over and over on all of these Ford diesels. I can't help but think that they are very, very dangerous and that somebody has had to have died from this. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 105,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Ford F-350 SD years
2000 188 complaints · 21.8% engine and engine cooling 2001 188 complaints · 21.8% engine and engine cooling 2002 145 complaints · 28.3% engine and engine cooling 2003 164 complaints · 31.7% engine and engine cooling 2004 159 complaints · 27.0% engine and engine cooling 2005 269 complaints · 19.3% engine and engine cooling