2011 Ford F-250 SD problems
NHTSA has received 189 complaints about the 2011 Ford F-250 SD, and 25% of them involve steering. Next are suspension (24%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 189 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 173 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 | 34 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 59 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 26 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 173 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 35,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 33,000 miles (43 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Ford F-250 SD with enough data (168 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.
Truck continues to have the death wobble as I drive at highway speeds and hit a small porthole or bump in the road. The wobble becomes so severe that I have little to no control over the truck. This has been going on after 6months from purchase date (new) but ford says they can not duplicate. It happens about 1-5x a week and I've nearly hit several other vehicles on the highway each time by swirling during the wobble. I loose directional control. I have had a crash as a result of this.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 ford f250 super duty. While driving 40 MPH, the brakes were applied and the vehicle pulled to the left. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who grounded the front rotors, replaced the front calipers and brake pads, but the failure wasn't corrected. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The manufacturer was notified and stated that his claim was escalated and someone would call him. The failure mileage was 5,600 and the current mileage was 7500.
I was driving on highway 55 north in imperial missouri with my 3 yr old son in rear car seat when I went over some normal road bump and my front end started shaking so violently that I had to come to a complete stop to correct the shake. This all happened in the fast lane as I had no way to move to left or right. Thank god I was not being tailgated! I was scared half to death and my 3yr old was crying so hard that he couldn't breathe!