2011 Ford F-350 Electrical Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact called on behalf of his client, who purchased a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while the client was in the process of selling the vehicle to a dealer, the dealer retrieved the Carfax report and informed the client that the odometer had been rolled back and that the vehicle could not be sold. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of the purchase, the mileage was 128,530, and a dealer later informed the client that the mileage on the Carfax report was 345,000. The current mileage displayed on the odometer was 147,000. No other agency was contacted.

NHTSA ID

11700270

Incident

Sep 15, 2025

Mileage

345,000 mi

THE INTERIOR WIRING HARNESS SHORTED VIA THE SEATBELT AND MELTED THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND A CITY STREET AND STARTED SMOKING FROM THE DRIVER SEATBELT HOUSING. NO FUSES BLEW FROM THE SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE HARNESS TO MELT.

NHTSA ID

11376702

Incident

Oct 22, 2020

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELDER FORD OF ROMEO LOCATED AT 633000 VAN DYKE, WASHINGTON, MI 48095, (586)838-1250, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS IN REGARD TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000

NHTSA ID

11307215

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

Mileage

87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, AN UNKNOWN IDLE SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIBERTY BAY AUTO CENTER (LOCATED AT 20201 FRONT ST NE, POULSBO, WA 98370, (360) 697-4066) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V128000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED THEY ARE UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT ON THEIR LIST OF AFFECTED.*JB

NHTSA ID

11279641

Incident

Nov 7, 2019

Mileage

72,000 mi

RADIO LIGHTING DISPLAY IS OUT ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION LIGHT DISPLAY IS OUT TO SHOW WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. 12 V PLUG HAS BEEN OUT SINCE I OWNED IT IN 2014.

NHTSA ID

11279120

Incident

Apr 20, 2017

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE SERVICE ADVISORY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO CRANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,102.

NHTSA ID

11080911

Incident

Mar 22, 2018

Mileage

112,102 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL INVOLVING THE SENSORS WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER WHO SCHEDULED ANOTHER REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ14005 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND ENGINE COOLING) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALLS RECEIVED AND INCLUDED THE VEHICLE'S YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND ENGINE REFERENCED IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ID

10840223

Incident

Dec 22, 2015

Mileage

40,000 mi

FUEL TANK COLLAPSED. HAD A 2011 F350 AND THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED ON ITSELF THE TRUCK IS A SERVICE BODY, TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE DAMAGED THE TANK AND TRIED TO COVER IT UP BY PUTTING A NEW SKID PLATE ON IT. NOT THE CASE THE TRUCK HAS NEVER LEFT THE PAVEMENT SO WHATEVER THEY RECOMMEND WE REPLACE IT SO WE DID, THIS IS A (STEEL TANK MIND YOU) THE NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN SO WE TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN, THEY SAID THE VENT VALVE SOLENOID WAS PLUGGED SO THEY REPLACED THAT AND PUT A NEW TANK IN IT NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN TOOK BACK TO DEALER SAT THERE FOR ALMOST SIX MONTHS AND THEY SAID THE ECM OR PCM WAS BAD, THEY WOULDN'T COVER ANYTHING IN PARTS SO FAR SO WE PAID FOR THAT TOO. GOT IT BACK RAN GREAT FOR SIX MONTHS AND NOW HAS THE SAME ISSUE. DON'T WANNA DUMP MORE MONEY INTO IT AS WE SPENT CLOSE TO 9,000 THE TIME AND THE DEALER WONT COVER IT AGAIN. SO HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE? THE DEALER SAYS ITS NEVER HAPPENED ANYWHERE TO ANYONE BEFORE.

NHTSA ID

10823932

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

35,000 mi

2011 F350 WITH 6.7L DIESEL. TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND LIGHT COMES ON TO SLOW DOWN. I APPROACH INTERSECTION AT 4 LANE AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AND WILL NOT RESTART. MY MECHANIC FOUND A FAULTY EGT EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND I READ IN MANUAL THAT TRUCK IS SUBSEQUENTLY PROGRAMMED TO SHUT OFF BELOW 3 MPH IF OVERHEATED CONDITION EXISTS. THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF IS A DANGEROUS FEATURE, AS IN MY CASE STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION. I INFORMED FORD OF THIS INCIDENT AND THERE ONLY RESPONSE WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10679121

Incident

Dec 11, 2014

Mileage

82,000 mi

MY 2011 F-350 TRUCK'S HEATING SYSTEM SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SWITCH LOCATIONS. IT WAS STUCK ON DASHBOARD HEATING, AND WOULD NOT SWITCH TO THE FLOOR OR TO THE DEFROST. THE TRUCK IS 2 YEARS OLD. AT THE BEGINNING OF WINTER, DRIVING WITHOUT DEFROST IS RATHER HAZARDOUS AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED, AND IT COST ME $1862.37. I FEEL THAT ANY VEHICLE'S HEATING SYSTEM OUGHT TO OPERATE WITHOUT ISSUES FOR A DECADE OR MORE, SO IT WAS RATHER FRUSTRATING TO HEAR THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT ON MY 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BESIDES THE COMMON SENSE FRUSTRATION FACTOR, IT COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE FROST BUILDUP IN NORTHERN CLIMATES, WHICH CAN BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VISION AND RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10552935

Incident

Jul 24, 2013

Mileage

59,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSRUMENT PANEL COULD NOT BE MANUALLY ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE SENSOR DETECTED LOW LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM AS IT WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

NHTSA ID

10446858

Incident

Nov 15, 2011

Mileage

100 mi