1999 Ford F-250 problems
NHTSA has received 702 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-250, and 17% of them involve brakes. After that come tires (16%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 702 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 61 and 17
- Injuries and deaths
- 44 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 94,000 miles 127 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 | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 10 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 15 |
What the data shows
Among the 127 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 94,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 73,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 61 complaints mention a crash; 17 complaints mention a fire; 44 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Ford F-250 with enough data (464 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 14 safety recall campaigns.
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.
While in a car crash at 45 MPH, air bags did not deploy. There was one fatality and two passengers sustained injuries.
The vehicle was taken into the ford dealer for a safety recall pertaining to the fuel tank mounting system. They could not complete the recall work because the fuel tank was leaking from a hole in the bottom of the tank. The dealer stated that the tank had a puncture that was caused by some object that bounced off the road. The tank is made of plastic and has no shield to protect it from road debris.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. When the contact exited and returned to the vehicle, it made an abnormal sound when it was restarted. Suddenly, a fire erupted under the hood, which spread to the cabin of the vehicle. The driver fell and hurt her knee while attempting to exit the vehicle quickly. Medical treatment was required. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. There was extensive damage to the front end of the vehicle. The insurance company was made aware of the failure.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f250. While driving above 30 MPH, the vehicle pulled to the left and right. The wheel bearings wore through the driver side 4 wheel axle. The 4 wheel axle needs to be replaced. The wheel bearing hubs were replaced four times. The failure mileage was 189,000 and current mileage was 196,000.
Spark plug "blew out"of its hole causing loss of power and sudden consternation. Was pulling an light empty trailer and fortunately driving with no other traffic around. 5.4l triton v8 engine, manual transmission. Factory tune-up and plug replacement done about 20k miles earlier, 5 years ago.