2010 Ford F-350 SD problems
NHTSA has received 79 complaints about the 2010 Ford F-350 SD, and 23% of them involve suspension. Next are steering (22%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 56 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions 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 2010 ranks 22nd most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Ford F-350 SD with enough data (39 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford f-350 sd. While the vehicle was parked and turned off, the engine compartment caught fire without warning. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.
Two to three weeks ago while driving on the highway in my ford f350 srw, $wd, crew cab truck I went over a bridge. Went I came off the bridge and went over a little bump my vehicle started shaking uncontrollably. First I was yanked to the left and then I was able to steer it to the right. I could not control the vehicle until I was in the breakdown lane. I was almost struck by two tractor trailers who, by the grace of god where paying attention and braked before colliding with me!
The truck has begun blowing white smoke while under acceleration. This is a very blinding smoke. I have found numerous other truck owners with the same 6.4 l diesel engine experiencing the same issue. Ford has not offered a fix for this and say it is doing no damage to the engine. It has caused me to be pulled over by the police as it is that severe. I would like the truck fixed, a new exhaust system which works or I want ford to buy the truck back for what I have in the vehicle.
Loss of control when driving on bumpy section of freeway, due to extreme shaking of front end. It seem to amplify in the severity and violence of the shaking until I was able to slow the truck to under 10 miles an hour on the shoulder of the road to regain control. I have had the truck in shop at the dealer 3 to 4 times for repair for this recurring problem.