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2005 Ford F-250 SD electrical system problems

35 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2005 Ford F-250 SD, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
35 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2005 Ford F-250 SD Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 33 complaints that include mileage. 45% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 33 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I was heading down my street in my neighborhood and just before the street bends to the left my truck stalled and I lost my power brakes and power steering. Doing the best I could I turned the wheel just enough to avoid the car parked on the side of the street then I proceeded to run through my neighbor's wrought iron gate and plaster coming to rest on the hill in his front yard. After assessing the damage, I tried to start my truck to see if I could move it. It started and I moved it to my driveway.

Reported at 344,000 miles, September 2014 Crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-250 superduty. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled in the middle of the road and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The engine completely shut off, but the batteries and other lights in the vehicle functioned normally. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle is still at the contact's residence awaiting repair from the dealer.

Reported at 153,000 miles, February 2009

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