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2013 Ford F-250 problems

NHTSA lists 95 complaints for the 2013 Ford F-250, 2 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD F-250.

At a glance

Complaints
95
With crash
2
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
15

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
SUSPENSION4850.5%
STEERING3738.9%
ENGINE99.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER88.4%
WHEELS88.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM77.4%
STRUCTURE55.3%
AIR BAGS33.2%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING33.2%
SEAT BELTS33.2%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY4
BACK OVER PREVENTIONSENSING SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGEXHAUST SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEDELIVERY1
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICFOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SUSPENSIONFRONT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCRUISE CONTROL1
VISIBILITYDEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1
VISIBILITYGLASS, SIDE/REAR1

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

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
loss of control4547.4%0.88
mechanical failure1616.8%0.76
noise or comfort88.4%0.81
electrical electronic77.4%0.98
visibility or lighting77.4%0.94
restraint or airbag66.3%0.96
fire or overheating22.1%0.94
unclear22.1%0.77
fluid or fuel leak11.1%0.98
structural or corrosion11.1%0.64
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate6265.3%0.78
high1616.8%0.76
low1515.8%0.74
critical11.1%0.95
none11.1%0.98

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 95 tagged complaints of 95 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

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

15 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
ENGINE3
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
STEERING1

11023852

Date: 2025-09-24. 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

10109070

Date: 2016-09-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a limited refresh rate when reading these PIDs and cannot display quickly enough to

10183767

Date: 2016-04-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Some 2012-2016 vehicles equipped with a touchscreen navigation system and the language set to Arabic may exhibit a blank screen. This may be the result of the ribbon cables not being fully seated inside the front display interface module (FDIM) or an improper software configuration of the FDIM.

10205031

Date: 2016-04-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Touchscreen navigation system - arabic language - blank screen

10179912

Date: 2016-01-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

In monitoring our technical service inquiries and technical service bulletins from Ford, there is the potential for moderate to severe steering wheel oscillation (wobble) to occur. After extensive testing and outside feedback, the following details have been established to correct or prevent steer

10058677

Date: 2015-08-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

FORD: 2011-2014 F-SUPER DUTY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6.7L DIESEL ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE A RUNNING ROUGH OR MISFIRE DURING EXHAUST REGENERATION PROCESS *CN

10057834

Date: 2015-07-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.

FORD: NO SERVICE ACTION IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS CONDITION. PLEASE USE AT YOUR DISCRETION. VARIOUS 2010-2015 VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A TURBULENCE NOISE, SIMILAR TO AN HELICOPTER NOISE, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE REAR DOOR WINDOW(S) OR SUNROOF ARE OPEN. *TA

10055312

Date: 2014-03-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT.

FORD: SOME MODEL VEHICLES MANUAL FOR POWERTRAIN CONTROL/EMISSION DIAGNOSTIC (PC/ED) HAS BEEN UPDATED REGARDING IMPROVED COOLING FAN CIRCUIT DUE TO A LACK OF AIR CONDITIONING, A MALFUNCTIONING INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) AND OVERHEATING. *PE

10055357

Date: 2014-03-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

FORD: ON SOME TRUCKS, THE BINDING/STICKING OF FRONT/REAR BRAKE CALIPER AND WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVE AND REPLACE, EXCEPT BRAKE PADS ON CALIPER BRACKET ASSEMBLY, COMPLETE CALIPER ASSEMBLY (CALIPER BRACKET, BRAKE PADS, CLIPS) ON FRONT KNUCKLE/SPINDLE ASSEMBLY. MODEL 2013-2014 F-250, 350.

10053482

Date: 2013-06-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.

FORD: DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C101A:62 APPEARS, N SOME VEHICLES, WHEN RED BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES AND AN ERROR IN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) MODULE FOR VACUUM PRESSURE SENSOR SIGNAL. MODEL 2013 F-250, F-350. *PE

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-25095

Same model, other years

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Other Ford models, 2013

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