2000 Ford F-350 SD problems
NHTSA has received 188 complaints about the 2000 Ford F-350 SD, and 22% of them involve engine. Next are tires (21%) and steering (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 188 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 143 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 | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 10 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Of the 143 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 80,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 93,000 miles (36 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Ford F-350 SD with enough data (93 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Oil pan on all ford trucks rust out at 125;000- 150000 mi. Causing all oil to be dumped on highway then the engine shuts down then there is no control of vehicle this is a problem ford is aware of and will not do anything to fix this is a 2000.00 repair job by ford.
Incidence #1-ford f-350 crew cab. 69,000 miles. Front wheel bearing went out causing wheel to suddenly jerk pulling truck and horse trailer into oncoming lane and locking up brake system, and almost jacknifing truck and trailer. Truck was hauling horses at the time. Tire and wheel was wobbling and looked ready to fall off. Horse sustained leg injury causing temporary lameness. Incidence #2- same truck one week later.
A 2000 ford f-350, dually. On the interstate, the front left tire pealed like a banana. We didn't know what had taken place until getting the truck under control and stopped. Thought it was our time, very lucky the truck did not roll over. The damage was shocking! Front bumper, along the whole left side and under carriage to the back . Damaged!
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that brake fluid was leaking from the wires that were connected to the master cylinder and onto the electrical connector. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 09v399000 (vehicle speed control) but was advised that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 160,000.