2005 Ford F Super Duty problems
NHTSA has received 49 complaints about the 2005 Ford F Super Duty, and 20% of them involve steering. After that come engine (18%) and fuel system (18%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 49 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 49 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Ford F Super Duty with enough data (4 complaints in that window).
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.
The steering box failed, the steering failed causing the operator to lose control and then hitting a snow bank which ultimately cause a roll over.
Vehicle violently shakes when driver is on freeway and hits a bump. The tires and air pressure are maintained per ford guidelines. Incidents are occurring more and more and the vehicle is extremely difficult to correct. The vehicle is going into the ford dealer on monday, december 19, 2011. The driver is increasingly alarmed that an accident will occur when driver is no longer able to control the vehicle.
This truck repeatedly has to be repaired for fuel systems problems. Egr repair, 4 injectors replaced, so far. Ford knows of this problem with the 6.0 powerstroke diesel, but refuses to stand behind their product. So far we have had to pay out well over $8000 in repairs out of pocket. Now when we try to trade it in on another ford the ford dealer refuses it as a trade in. Auto manufacturers should be made to be accountable for this type of thing. We're not talking about a $20 toaster here.
Severe vibration and complete loss of steering control after going over bump/rough area of road. This has happened four times. Near crash over side of mountain as vibration was so severe as to involuntarily change more than one lane. Braking insufficient during this period of severe vibration. Control of vehicle obtain only after speed reduction attained (not easily accomplished when it happens going downhill!) twice happened at 65MPH and twice approximately 45MPH.