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2008 Ford F-450 SD engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 40 complaints for the 2008 Ford F-450 SD, 38% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
40 38% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
31,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2008 Ford F-450 SD Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 31,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 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: 31,000 miles
Based on 32 complaints that include mileage. 72% 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 miles11
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 32 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 31,000 miles, and 72% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Have had acceleration issues with this ford f-450 since april of 2010, the first time the driver was able to stop the vehicle without incident but the engine blew up when he put it in neutral to stop the vehicle. It was at the ford dealership for 6 weeks, I retrieved the vehicle, while on the way home the engine failed again, it was towed back to the dealership. 1 week later I retrieved the vehicle again, 2 days after that the accelerator stuck once again while hauling a trailer loaded with a rental trencher.

Reported at 25,000 miles, May 2010 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-450. While traveling 55 MPH, the contact noticed that all of the warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. Moments later, the vehicle stalled and could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the turbo head was replaced. Prior to the most recent failure, the turbo head had been replaced three times. The current mileage was 70,000 and the failure mileage was 32,000.

Reported at 32,000 miles, July 2009

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