2008 Ford F-450 SD problems
Owners have filed 105 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Ford F-450 SD. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. After that come fuel system (19%) and steering (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 105 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 89 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 | 32 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 89 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 29,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 31,000 miles (32 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Ford F-450 SD with enough data (79 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.
Cpsc#x1190467a. 2008 ford f450. Consumer stated while driving the truck exploded. He lost control of the truck and ran off the road. The transfer case had exploded and sent metal into my transmission and busted it. The consumer stated the fuel line was cut and the wiring was burned as well. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where they informed the consumer the explosion occurred as a result of a factory defect. The consumer suffered minor injuries.
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.
Injectors turbo exhaust and alot more problems, been towed 6 times been to the dealer over 30 times went through lemon law didn't qualify vehicle to heavy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-450. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the bolt in the steering column became detached. The steering wheel became inoperable and after engaging the brakes, the vehicle coasted to a stop. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and diagnosed that the steering column bolt was fractured. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.