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2003 Ford F-150 electrical system problems

48 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2003 Ford F-150, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
48 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 16
Injuries and deaths
1 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2003 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 37 complaints that include mileage. 49% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 37 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 16 fires, 1 injury, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Dt: on 7-9-05 the contact's son was involved in a car accident on the highway. He was driving a 2003 ford f-150. He hit a guard rail and went into a ditch about 100 yards and hit an overpass sign post made of cement. The truck burst into flames. The coroner said that the fire caused the death of the contact's son. She said that he did not have a broken bone. The fire department and the police department. Were notified. The fire department did not have an investigation as to the cause of the fire.

Reported at 18,000 miles, July 2004 CrashFireDeath

My ford f150 super crew has a recurring problem in that it continuously blows a certain 5 amp fuse. This fuse disables the automatic lights, the automatic door locks and the overdrive system. I took the truck to the local ford dealership. They replaced the fuse and charged me $52.50. They did not fix anything. I found an identical complaint on your website from nov 30, 2008.

Reported at 75,000 miles, January 2009

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