2010 Ford F-250 SD problems
NHTSA has received 48 complaints about the 2010 Ford F-250 SD, and 27% of them involve steering. Next are engine (25%) and suspension (19%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 48 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 | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 48 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 43,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 63,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Ford F-250 SD with enough data (40 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.
Owner was driving on curvey paved road in rain conditions. Back end started to lose traction. Tried to correct and steering locked and wheels stuck to right. Truck ran off road. Mechanic found tie rods broken and steering gear box broken inside.
You drive this truck on rough roads and the truck is bouncing all over and causing loss of control which made me go off the road. As soon as you hit bumps the truck sways either left or right which has got me in close call for an accident. Then this truck looses all the control panel and smokes in the cab after 3 tries they replaced a module they would not tell me what it is. Ford keeps telling me this truck has stability issues and its just the way it is. Please check into this before someone gets killed.
When driving at highway speeds for at least 15-20 minutes, then when you slow down or come to a stop. The problem manifests itself. Engine begins to hesitate, sputter, shake and leads to a total loss of power and begins to blow tons of white smoke, I , mean a cloud of smoke. This happens every time it is humid or raining out and even in between. It has happened from day one.
Radiator leaking. Fourth radiator now being installed. Ford motor co told dealer to pull the water pump to see if the plate showed cavatation. Found the water pump housing had faulty machining( porosity). Radiators replaced at 28,000-53,000 and now at 100,000.
Continental contitrac. I already reported issue with one tire 12/15/15 #10854773 and now have had to replace another 2 tires. One caused vibration even at slow speed. It was too dangerous to drive so we had to tow the car to get the tire replaced. While at store, we were informed about cracks on another tire and had to get it replace. There was a recall for 2008 and 2009 original tires on f250 but not for 2010.