2008 Ford F-250 SD problems
NHTSA has received 175 complaints about the 2008 Ford F-250 SD, and 22% of them involve steering. Next are engine (19%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 175 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 159 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 43 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 31 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 29 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 159 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 44,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 58,000 miles (36 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Ford F-250 SD with enough data (132 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My daughter and her fiance were involved in a wreck. His 2008 ford f-250 super duty truck flipped end over end. They were very badly injured. The driver air bag nor the passenger side air bag deployed. His neck was broken by the steering wheel or dash and she received injuries to her face and had to get stitches, along with other injuries. We saw a ford f-150 a few days later with damage to the front end and passenger side and the air bags deployed.
Driving around and diesel fuel smell came into the cab of the truck and smoke from engine compartment. This truck has a 6.4l job 1 diesel. We had the truck towed to the ford dealership because driving it makes me sick to my stomach and light headed. Ford tells us it will happen every 100-600 miles and last 10-40 minutes each time during regeneration. Ford says this is a 'normal operation characteristic of the vehicle'. The dealership referenced TSB 09-16-9 and took the time to highlight certain areas.
2008 f250 super duty diesel exploded (neighbors' description) while parked. We had just returned from towing a skid loader back from a job site and approximately half an hour later, neighbors called to say that our truck had exploded. The fire dept was on the scene when we arrived and the vehicle appears to be a total loss.
The truck will go to regeneration mode with your foot on the brake and in drive . Causing the truck to just about to take off into traffic. The dealer has try to correct the problem 3 times and it has not worked.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-250 sd. The contact stated that all four tires seized. In addition, the vehicle performed as if the brake pedal was constantly being depressed while driving. The vehicle was taken to dealer for diagnostic testing, who confirmed that the brakes had seized. The dealer lubricated the brakes with heavy grease and replaced both the brake pads and calipers. The failure recurred. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 18,000.