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2024 Ford F-350 SD problems

NHTSA has received 67 complaints about the 2024 Ford F-350 SD, and 28% of them involve electrical system. Next are brakes (7%) and drivetrain & axles (7%).

At a glance

Complaints
67 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Electrical system 28% of complaints
Crashes and fires
5 and 4
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 13 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%.

  • Electrical system 28%
  • Brakes 7%
  • Drivetrain & axles 7%
  • Engine 7%
  • Forward collision avoidance 7%
  • Backover prevention 6%
  • Steering 6%
  • Lane departure 4%
  • Body & structure 4%
  • Cruise control 1%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2024 Ford F-350 SD Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 15,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 92% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 15,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2024 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 24 model years of the Ford F-350 SD with enough data (67 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.

The contact owned a 2024 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the steering wheel seized, causing the front passenger side to crash into the front driver side of a commercial vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle ricocheted and rolled over to the driver's side, and did a 180 turn where the tires came to a stop at the bottom of a hill; however, there was no property damage. The air bags deployed.

Reported at 15,000 miles, December 2024 CrashInjury

When vehicle was in Reverse parked in garage with garage door open, I removed my seatbelt and opened the door to exit vehicle believing it was actually in Park. The vehicle rolled backwards at idle speed as I tried to get back in to apply the foot brake. The open drivers door collided with the garage wall and stopped the vehicle before I could stop it with the brakes.

April 2026 CrashInjury

Driver and passenger traveling on [XXX] when white smoke came out of dash. Turned onto [XXX] and stopped. Driver and passenger exited truck and opened hood as smoke was becoming more visible and fire started from under dash. Passenger called 911while Driver used fire extinguisher and attempted unsuccessfully to put out flames as they kept restarting. As the flames increased they heard "popping and banging" noised coming from the truck so they retreated to a safe distance and waited for the fire department.

April 2025 Fire

The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that there was a misfire in cylinders #6 and #8. The dealer later determined that the misfire was in cylinders #6 and #7. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000.

Reported at 8,000 miles, September 2024

The contact owns a 2024 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the 360-degree camera screen failed to display the rearview, and a message stating that the full screen was not available was displayed. The contact stated that the fault was in the middle of the screen display, which failed to display the trailer that was hitched to the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the wiring harness was replaced under an unknown recall.

Reported at 10,000 miles, June 2025

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