1999 Ford F Super Duty problems
NHTSA has received 115 complaints about the 1999 Ford F Super Duty, and 26% of them involve brakes. After that come tires (15%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 115 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 106,000 miles 25 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 25 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 106,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Ford F Super Duty with enough data (77 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.
Air filter fills with water when driving in the rain. This problem is known by ford, no fix at thiis time. When I call the customer service 800 number they keep changing the story of when the fix will be available..
My name is [xxx] and my wife and I were injured in a rollover accident in my 1999 ford f-350 super duty powerstroke. The accident occurred april 20th,on my driveway due to a failure with the power steering / brake assist pump. The truck was totaled and my wife sustained a severe neck strain and missed five weeks of work. We reported the accident to ford the week of april 22.
Ford f-250 super duty pick up truck caught fire while sitting in the garage. Insurance vehicle arson investigator determined cruise control switch component was source of ignition in fire. Half my house burned down as a result of fire.
Torque converter went out at 130,000 miles. It is a 1999 f-250 super duty xlt. Truck is louder with a rattle to it now. I took it to a mechanic and he confirmed it is the torque converter. I am currently waiting to get it repaired.