2015 Ford F-350 SD problems
NHTSA has received 318 complaints about the 2015 Ford F-350 SD, and 21% of them involve steering. Next are suspension (21%) and engine (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 318 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 177 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 | 41 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 33 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 26 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 23 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 177 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 55,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 69,000 miles (34 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 82% 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 2015 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Ford F-350 SD with enough data (156 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Truck is less than 3 years old and recently serviced at ford dealership. After recent service the truck wouldn't start. When the truck was checked both large factory installed batteries had catastrophic failure leading to battery acid corrosion destroying wiring, potential the the braking system and other electronics that were exposed to battery acid and corrosion. There is tremendous damage to the truck and a large chemical spill from the acid. Dealership quoted over $1800 in damages.
Had vehicle 8 months. Driving on interstate 95 pulling my camper, "low fuel pressure" light came on, pulled over immediately. Saw smoke, then fire. Got out of truck with my dog and called 911. Report attached.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-350. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the engine reduction warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the high pressure fuel pump needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case numbers: cas15099236 and cas15365409. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 73,000.
I own a 2015 ford f-350sd with approximately 42,000 miles that I bought from the ford dealer in september of 2018. So, I haven't even owned the truck a year yet. On july 12, 2019 I was driving down I15 headed to a camping trip. All of a sudden, my check engine light came on and then a message saying reduced engine power and my truck went from 70MPH to 5MPH and just barely got me off the interstate. I had the truck towed to the ford dealer where I purchased it.