2006 Ford F-350 SD problems
NHTSA has received 192 complaints about the 2006 Ford F-350 SD, and 25% of them involve steering. Next are suspension (23%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 192 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 179 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 | 36 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 48 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 22 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 179 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 46,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 46,000 miles (43 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 5 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Ford F-350 SD with enough data (142 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
2006 ford f350 crew cab diesel 4x4, involved in a head on collision with a motorcycle at approximately 55 MPH. Extensive frontal damage to truck, center to passenger side. Air bags did not deploy, police annotated this in police report. Contacted ford motor company and was told that their general counsel would be handling this in 10 business days. Have not had any response.
While traveling at approximately 30 MPH through a curve, the steering suddenly and completely failed causing the vehicle to go out of control and crash. There was no advance warning. An inspection at the scene revealed that parts of the vehicle's steering system had not been installed at the factory and the steering system fell apart in the curve as a result of this negligence. The police report listed mechanical failure as the accident cause and no driver error was involved.
On 3 june, 2006, my daughter, while driving our 2006 ford pickup, met another vehicle on a narrow country road. The steep dropoff and nature of the road did not allow either driver to completely move over enough and the mirrors of the two trucks bumped. The mirror on the other truck, a chevrolet, broke away causing no injury to the driver and minimal damage to the vehicle. The mirror on my daughter's 2006 ford exploded sending shards of glass flying throughout the cab of the truck.
While driving along the hwy at approx 65MPH I ran across a patch of uneven road at which caused my 2006 f350 4x4 steering to shake violently I had to carefully pull over to the shoulder which was no small task as there was a lot of traffic the shaking would not stop until I was almost stopped this happened 4 times on different roads . The vehicle is stock not lifted and has oem tires. I am trying to find a fix but I am finding out this is a common problem for ford and they are unwilling to help fix.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford 350 super duty. The contact stated he was driving on the interstate at about 65 MPH. He stated that when he approached where the bridge hits the highway, which was just a little pavement, he was unable to control the vehicle due to it's accelerating. The driver states he kept easing the brakes down to slow his truck down. The failure mileage was 72,000 and the current mileage was 73,566. The VIN was not available.