2011 Ford F-350 problems
NHTSA has received 204 complaints about the 2011 Ford F-350, and 25% of them involve steering. After that come suspension (22%) and engine (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 204 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 168 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 | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 40 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Among the 168 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 61,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 69,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Ford F-350 with enough data (99 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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 2011 ford f350 with continental contitrac tires, line size lp275/65r18. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH the front passenger tire blew out after tired tread separated causing the vehicle to crash into a tree. No injuries were reported and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000.
The vehicle wa in motion, ran off the side of the road , clipped a few trees, landed in a pond. Force of impact hitting water cracked windshield. Passenger side of truck was mauled.truck was totaled.... Air bags did not deploy, had there been a passenger, in all likely hood would have been dead.
While traveling down the highway at the speed limit, the truck hit a bump and started to shake violently. I slowed down and pulled over to resecure a freezer that was shook loose. We continued on and when I went to make the next right turn, one of the straps, which was sliced during the death wobble, snapped. The freezer slid and seesawed over a cooler. The corner of the freezer came through the rear window striking my wife in the arm and head.
Death wobble,has been to dealer several times. Said it was the tires cupping less than 20,000 miles new tires did not help, they aligned it and said they rotated tires. Now it is back, 40,600 miles, just as bad a ever. They know the problem and refuse to repair as there is no safety recall. Guess it will take a few deaths to get some help or a high named political/sport/rich figure, for any help. Yes for us to spend $1500 bucks there may be some relief.
Truck is experiencing death wobble at highway speeds, happened numerous times over last several months after ford replaced many components of front end