2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2011 Ford F-350 Super Duty, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Engine325.0%
- Steering216.7%
- Tires & wheels216.7%
- Electrical216.7%
- Fuel system18.3%
- Brakes18.3%
- Suspension18.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE, A 2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY GAVE A WARNING TO PULL SAFELY OVER - WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE STOPPED. THUS RENDERING THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED. THANKFULLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR A TOW TO THE FORD DEALER. A CUSTOMARY USE OF THIS VEHICLE IS TO TOW A TRAILER OFTEN WITH HEAVY MACHINERY. THANKFULLY ON THIS DAY THERE WAS NO TRAILER ATTACHED. THIS SITUATION WARRANTS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING DOWN AN INCLINE OR ON ANYTHING LESS THAN A STRAIGHT ROAD. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR
PURCHASED 8/30/2011. 1ST SERVICE CALL NOV/2011: NOTICED AT HWY SPEEDS AND/OR ACCELERATING TO PASS OR ENTER HWY TRUCK WOULD MISS/CUT OUT. SEVERAL TIMES IT DIED AS TRUCK WAS ENTERING HWY. TRUCK WAS ALSO SHIFTING HARD WHEN GOING INTO DRIVE FROM PARK. DEALER STATED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT INITIAL VISIT. DIAG SHOWED AN UPDATE FOR 6.7 DIESEL, THEY DID UPDATE BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. 2ND SERVICE CALL: MAY/2012 TRANS LIGHT ON-CUTTING OUT/SLIPPING & SHIFTING HARD STILL. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND PCM & NOX SENSOR. 3RD SERVICE 2/2013: RADIATOR ASSEMBLY LEAKING-NEW RADIATOR. 4TH SERVICE4/2014:TRANS LIGHT ON, TEMP SENSOR 2 OUT-REPLACED. 5TH SERVICE 5/2014: ENG WARNING, TRUCK SHUT DOWN RUNNING ON HWY-SAID PULL OVER SAFELY. #4 EXHAUST SENSOR-REPLACED. 6TH SERVICE JAN 2014 128,942 MILES -ENG WARNING, TRUCK SHUT DOWN WOULD NOT RESTART-HAD TO TOW OFF HWY. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE-NO COMPRESSION ON ONESIDE OF ENGINE, METAL DEBRIS IN TURBOCHARGE-TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. 7TH SERVICE JAN 2014-ON THE WAY HM FROM ENGINE REPLACEMENT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NOX SENSOR OUT-REPLACED. 8TH SERVICE 2/2015 - NOX SENSOR OUT-REPLACED. 9TH SERVICE 2/2015: CADILLAC CONVERTER BAD-NEEDS REPLACED. TRUCK SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS, ALMOST EVERY 2 MONTHS BY FORD. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE, A 2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY GAVE A WARNING TO PULL SAFELY OVER - WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE STOPPED. THUS RENDERING THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED. THANKFULLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR A TOW TO THE FORD DEALER. A CUSTOMARY USE OF THIS VEHICLE IS TO TOW A TRAILER OFTEN WITH HEAVY MACHINERY. THANKFULLY ON THIS DAY THERE WAS NO TRAILER ATTACHED. THIS SITUATION WARRANTS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING DOWN AN INCLINE OR ON ANYTHING LESS THAN A STRAIGHT ROAD. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR
WHILE USUALLY TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HITTING SMALL BUMPS SUCH AS EXPANSION JOINTS ON BRIDGES THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT HAS DONE THIS WITH VARYING DEGREES, AND MOST RECENTLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE MOST EXTREME AND RECENT EPISODE WAS HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE IT STOPPED, AND IN PROCESS NEARLY BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THIS HAS BEEN CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN SEVERAL ONLINE POSTS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE. CATASTROPHIC TIRE BLOWOUT-FRONT TIRE. FORD F350 TRUCK PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. 3 VEHICLES INVOLVED ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 101. WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER I HAD A FRONT LEFT TIRE BLOW. THE TIRE BLEW DURING A RIGHT TURN/BEND IN THE HIGHWAY. I COULD ONLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL WE STOPPED. THE TIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TOW VEHICLE AND A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE ALMOST ENDED UP IN A DITCH. *TR
MICHELIN TIRE FAILURE. CATASTROPHIC TIRE BLOWOUT-FRONT TIRE. FORD F350 TRUCK PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. 3 VEHICLES INVOLVED ON CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 101. WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER I HAD A FRONT LEFT TIRE BLOW. THE TIRE BLEW DURING A RIGHT TURN/BEND IN THE HIGHWAY. I COULD ONLY MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE UNTIL WE STOPPED. THE TIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TOW VEHICLE AND A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE ALMOST ENDED UP IN A DITCH. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED 8/30/2011. 1ST SERVICE CALL NOV/2011: NOTICED AT HWY SPEEDS AND/OR ACCELERATING TO PASS OR ENTER HWY TRUCK WOULD MISS/CUT OUT. SEVERAL TIMES IT DIED AS TRUCK WAS ENTERING HWY. TRUCK WAS ALSO SHIFTING HARD WHEN GOING INTO DRIVE FROM PARK. DEALER STATED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT INITIAL VISIT. DIAG SHOWED AN UPDATE FOR 6.7 DIESEL, THEY DID UPDATE BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. 2ND SERVICE CALL: MAY/2012 TRANS LIGHT ON-CUTTING OUT/SLIPPING & SHIFTING HARD STILL. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND PCM & NOX SENSOR. 3RD SERVICE 2/2013: RADIATOR ASSEMBLY LEAKING-NEW RADIATOR. 4TH SERVICE4/2014:TRANS LIGHT ON, TEMP SENSOR 2 OUT-REPLACED. 5TH SERVICE 5/2014: ENG WARNING, TRUCK SHUT DOWN RUNNING ON HWY-SAID PULL OVER SAFELY. #4 EXHAUST SENSOR-REPLACED. 6TH SERVICE JAN 2014 128,942 MILES -ENG WARNING, TRUCK SHUT DOWN WOULD NOT RESTART-HAD TO TOW OFF HWY. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE-NO COMPRESSION ON ONESIDE OF ENGINE, METAL DEBRIS IN TURBOCHARGE-TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. 7TH SERVICE JAN 2014-ON THE WAY HM FROM ENGINE REPLACEMENT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NOX SENSOR OUT-REPLACED. 8TH SERVICE 2/2015 - NOX SENSOR OUT-REPLACED. 9TH SERVICE 2/2015: CADILLAC CONVERTER BAD-NEEDS REPLACED. TRUCK SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS, ALMOST EVERY 2 MONTHS BY FORD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, EGT SENOR #4 CIRCUIT OPEN, EGT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,451.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED 8/30/2011. 1ST SERVICE CALL NOV/2011: NOTICED AT HWY SPEEDS AND/OR ACCELERATING TO PASS OR ENTER HWY TRUCK WOULD MISS/CUT OUT. SEVERAL TIMES IT DIED AS TRUCK WAS ENTERING HWY. TRUCK WAS ALSO SHIFTING HARD WHEN GOING INTO DRIVE FROM PARK. DEALER STATED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT INITIAL VISIT. DIAG SHOWED AN UPDATE FOR 6.7 DIESEL, THEY DID UPDATE BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. 2ND SERVICE CALL: MAY/2012 TRANS LIGHT ON-CUTTING OUT/SLIPPING & SHIFTING HARD STILL. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND PCM & NOX SENSOR. 3RD SERVICE 2/2013: RADIATOR ASSEMBLY LEAKING-NEW RADIATOR. 4TH SERVICE4/2014:TRANS LIGHT ON, TEMP SENSOR 2 OUT-REPLACED. 5TH SERVICE 5/2014: ENG WARNING, TRUCK SHUT DOWN RUNNING ON HWY-SAID PULL OVER SAFELY. #4 EXHAUST SENSOR-REPLACED. 6TH SERVICE JAN 2014 128,942 MILES -ENG WARNING, TRUCK SHUT DOWN WOULD NOT RESTART-HAD TO TOW OFF HWY. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE-NO COMPRESSION ON ONESIDE OF ENGINE, METAL DEBRIS IN TURBOCHARGE-TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. 7TH SERVICE JAN 2014-ON THE WAY HM FROM ENGINE REPLACEMENT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, NOX SENSOR OUT-REPLACED. 8TH SERVICE 2/2015 - NOX SENSOR OUT-REPLACED. 9TH SERVICE 2/2015: CADILLAC CONVERTER BAD-NEEDS REPLACED. TRUCK SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS, ALMOST EVERY 2 MONTHS BY FORD. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE, A 2011 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY GAVE A WARNING TO PULL SAFELY OVER - WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE STOPPED. THUS RENDERING THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED. THANKFULLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR A TOW TO THE FORD DEALER. A CUSTOMARY USE OF THIS VEHICLE IS TO TOW A TRAILER OFTEN WITH HEAVY MACHINERY. THANKFULLY ON THIS DAY THERE WAS NO TRAILER ATTACHED. THIS SITUATION WARRANTS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING DOWN AN INCLINE OR ON ANYTHING LESS THAN A STRAIGHT ROAD. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE USUALLY TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HITTING SMALL BUMPS SUCH AS EXPANSION JOINTS ON BRIDGES THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT HAS DONE THIS WITH VARYING DEGREES, AND MOST RECENTLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE MOST EXTREME AND RECENT EPISODE WAS HAVING TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE BEFORE IT STOPPED, AND IN PROCESS NEARLY BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THIS HAS BEEN CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN SEVERAL ONLINE POSTS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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