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2006 Ford F-450 SD fuel system problems

27 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 Ford F-450 SD, which is 61% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
27 61% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
54,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2006 Ford F-450 SD Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 54,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 54,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 63% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

This vehicle is an ambulance it has failed start numerous times. It has been to the dealer numerous times and the failure to start condition still persists. This is putting the safety of the public at risk...when an ambulance fails to respond in a timely manner deaths can occur.

December 2006

Ford diesel fuel tank delamination. Sudden loss of power on the freeway, due to delamination particles clogging the injectors.

Reported at 55,000 miles, May 2009

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