2004 Ford F-250 SD suspension problems
Owners reported suspension problems in 17 complaints for the 2004 Ford F-250 SD, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
New 04 ford f250 super duty steering wander at 3000 mi. January went to dealer. No problem found. At 21,000 december went to alignment shop told upper an lower ball joints had 1/6 play should be 0 play need change out to fix front end. Went back to ford shop . Was told there technician checked upper an lower ball joints all within ford spec no play found "they lowered air in front tires" please help the wander.
On 2004 ford super duty, f-250, the dealer service department stated that the left front ball joints were loose. The vehicle has 58,246 miles on it with no accidents or misuse. This is pre-mature failure of major suspension parts. The dealer service department also stated that ford knew there was a problem with the ball joints due to the weight of the engine.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Ford F-250 SD
- Engine 118 complaints
- Electrical system 60 complaints
- Fuel system 38 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints
- Exhaust system 17 complaints
- Tires 17 complaints
- Steering 15 complaints