2008 Ford F-350 SD problems
NHTSA has received 146 complaints about the 2008 Ford F-350 SD, and 21% of them involve engine. Next are steering (18%) and fuel system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 146 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 132 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 | 37 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 29 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 132 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 40,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 44,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Ford F-350 SD with enough data (108 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.
Letter from senator brown on behalf of constituent re his ford truck gas pedal accelerating, causing him to crash (dot/i#2010-1130) *tgw the consumer stated while driving on a rural road, the steering locked up and the gas pedal became stuck which caused the vehicle to accelerate out of control and crash into an embankment. The consumer was knocked unconscious and when he came to the accelerator pedal was pressed to the floor.
I leased a 2008 f350 6.4 liter it was smoking out of the tailpipe often so I called the dealer and they said it was normal over the next few months it got worse then I had the oil changed at the dealer and the smoke checked they said in the paper work it was undetermined 1 month later I lost all power and the truck died the oil cap was not put on and there was oil everywhere since then the smoke has gotten worse so I started to go to a small mechanic that works on my other trucks well since this incident the smoke…
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 superduty. The contact stated that the vehicle would surge intermittently. When he would depress the brake pedal in an attempt to stop the vehicle, the rpm's would rev up tremendously and the vehicle would surge like a rocket. He would have to keep the brake pedal depressed while the vehicle continued to "crawl" and he was able to turn off the ignition. The contact stated that the failure only seemed to occur when coming to a stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 super duty. The contact stated that when driving 55-70 MPH over a road bump, the vehicle would shake uncontrollably. The contact had to apply pressure to the brake pedal in order to control the vehicle. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who test drove the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the failure.