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2011 Ford F-250 SD problems

NHTSA lists 122 complaints for the 2011 Ford F-250 SD, 6 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 4 complaints mention an injury, with 5 injuries and 1 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD F-250 SD.

At a glance

Complaints
122
With crash
6
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
4
Injuries
5
Deaths
1
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
162

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
STEERING4738.5%
SUSPENSION4637.7%
ENGINE2117.2%
WHEELS119.0%
POWER TRAIN108.2%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM97.4%
TIRES86.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM64.9%
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL54.1%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING43.3%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE3
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
SUSPENSIONFRONT2
EQUIPMENTOTHER1
TIRESTREAD/BELT1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

RQ14005

Opened: 2015-01-13. Closed: 2016-03-15.

Vehicle Commanded Engine Shutdown

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this RQ to investigate allegations that the scope and remedy of safety recall 13V-535 were inadequate. Recall 13V-535 was limited to a relatively small population of Ambulance Package vehicles and ODI received complaints of pickup trucks and Fire Engine Prep Package vehicles being affected by the same defect. Ford manufactured approximately 555,985

Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Linked campaign numbers: 15V175000.

Manufacturer communications

162 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING67
POWER TRAIN35
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM25
EQUIPMENT19
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL14
ENGINE13
STRUCTURE8
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY7

11029052

Date: 2026-02-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the

11022355

Date: 2025-08-23. Type: Other. Systems: ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Certain 2011-2022 Model Year Super Duty Vehicles Equipped with 6.7L Engine - Emission Control Information Label Update for Qualified Vehicles

10254138

Date: 2024-04-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

All accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. If the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be handed to the vehicle s owner during initial delivery. Unlike the integrated (wired) factory keypad,

10249483

Date: 2024-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Certain 2011-2012 Model Year F-Series Super Duty Vehicles Equipped with a 6.7L Diesel Engine State Inspection and Maintenance Test Failure Due to DTCs P2073 and/or P2074 Adding owner letter and corrected dealer bulletin. First Part submitted 11/01/23

10248068

Date: 2023-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: BACK OVER PREVENTION, POWER TRAIN.

Certain 2011-2012 Model Year F-Series Super Duty Vehicles Equipped with 6.7L Diesel Engine State Inspection and Maintenance Testing Failure Due to DTCs P2073 and/or P2074

10244684

Date: 2023-10-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: BACK OVER PREVENTION, POWER TRAIN.

Customer Satisfaction Program 22N14 A?A A Supplement #1 Certain 2011-2012 Model Year F-Series Super Duty Vehicles Equipped with a 6.7L Diesel Engine - State Inspection and Maintenance Test Failure Due to DTCs P2073 and/or P2074

10237789

Date: 2023-06-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN.

2011-2023 F-Super Duty and 2016-2024 F-650/F-750 vehicles equipped with a 6.7L engine may exhibit an elevated idle condition. During prolonged idle time, vehicles may experience this elevated idle to reduce unburned hydrocarbons from the SCR. The powertrain control module estimates hydrocarbon level

10228867

Date: 2022-12-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Some 2011-2022 F-Super Duty vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine may exhibit a ticking noise at idle after an engine oil change. It is often referred to as Typewriter Noise because of its similarity to the sound of a mechanical typewriter. When engine temperatures reach 150 A A A A?F (65 A A

10222521

Date: 2022-09-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Certain 2011-2012 Model Year F-Series Super Duty Vehicles Equipped with a 6.7L Diesel Engine Powertrain Control Module Reprograming for Inspection and Maintenance Testing

10211955

Date: 2022-05-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Certain 2011-2014 Model Year Super Duty Vehicles Equipped with a 6.7L Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas Recirculation Cooler with Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0401 and/or P2457 - In some of the affected vehicles, customers may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator light due to the EGR cooler becoming

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
F-250 SD122

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