2009 Ford F-250 problems
NHTSA has received 92 complaints about the 2009 Ford F-250, and 36% of them involve steering. After that come suspension (32%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 92 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 76 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 76 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 69,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (30 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Ford F-250 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.
Engine fire in my 2009 f250. I was driving along and started to see smoke and went to stop and pull over. When I went to apply the brakes they were hard to push and barely stopped the vehicle. The back tire locked up and skidded on the grass, but the front tire did nothing evident. There were burning flames dropping down from the firewall on the ground as we exited the vehicle. My insurance company is investigating a cause, but the fire chief could not determine anything.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 ford f250. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine power suddenly became extremely low with no prior warning. The contact noticed white and blue smoke emitting from the exhaust pipe. The failure occurred spontaneously when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on 16 times for the failure. The technicians were unable to determine the cause of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford f-250. The contact stated that when the sun shined on the windshield, it would emit a glare of ranging colors. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician was unable to diagnose a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 5,300.
Driving 2009 ford f-50 super duty fx4 on insterstate at 65 MPH, as I exited to another interstate I experienced a violent wobble in the front end which only stopped when I brought the pickup truck to a complete stop. I took the truck to the dealer I purchased the vehicle from and they gave me a shopping list of $3300. This included windshield wipers. They also did not know what caused this problem. Ford customer service said they did not know of this problem and could not help.
When I hit a small bump at highway speeds my truck will start to shake violently and will not stop without hard braking or aggressively jerking the steering wheel. I feel this is a real hazard and am afraid to let my family drive the truck. I will not let my grand children ride with me in fear of an accident when the truck decides to shake.