1995 Ford F-250 problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
119 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
129,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1995 model year. Data snapshot: . 28 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip is the most frequently named component, appearing in 10 of 119 complaints (8.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 27 | 22.7% |
| Fuel system concerns | 10 | 8.4% |
| Steering behavior | 8 | 6.7% |
| Transmission and shifting | 6 | 5.0% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 5 | 4.2% |
| Engine operation | 4 | 3.4% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 10 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 7 |
| Suspension:Front | 7 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 6 |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 6 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly | 5 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor | 5 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 10; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 7; Suspension:Front: 7; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 6; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 6; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 5; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 5; Electrical System: 4
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 3 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 1 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 5 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 8 |
| 150,000 and above | 11 |
Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 5; 100,000 to 149,999: 8; 150,000 and above: 11
150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (11). 91 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 25 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
1995: 25; 1996: 19; 2000: 17; 2001: 18; 2002: 3; 2003: 3; 2004: 5; 2005: 3; 2006: 3; 2007: 3; 2008: 3; 2010: 4; 2011: 2; 2012: 3; 2013: 3; 2014: 3; 2016: 2
Pattern summary
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 27 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 10 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 8 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10090739 · 2004-09-10 (September 10, 2004)
REAR BRAKE FAILURE/ ON 4TH SET FRONT ROTERS,CALAPERS WITH 45,000 ON TRUCK WHEN JACK UP WITH BOTH FEET ON BRAKE ON BRAKEREAR BRAKES ONLY WORK TO STOP WHEELS AT VERY SLOW APPLACATION AT 12,000 MASTER CYLINDER,BUSTER,ABSVALVE BY PA FORD DELER.20, AT COURTESY FORD PT WASH/LAST TWO I DID,{KANG REPAIR}*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10090739 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10314812 · 2010-02-27 (February 27, 2010)
1998 FORD F150 TRUCK (BRAKES LOCKING WHENEVER FAST BRAKING APPLIED, FORD F250 SAME THING TRUCK WAS WRECKED LAST NIGHT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THANKS GOD NO ONE WAS KILLED ! 1997 FORD MUSTANG SAME PROBLEM ,BRAKES LOCK WHEN FAST PRESSURE IS APPLIED . HELP THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY . OH YES AND ON THE F250 WE NOW HAVE A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED AND THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10314812 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10126513 · 2005-06-24 (June 24, 2005)
DT:CONSUMER HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES 16 INCHES ON A FORD PICKUP. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME AND THERE WAS A BLOW OUT ON THE REAR DRIVVER'S SIDE TIRE. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT IT ALSO TOOK OUT THE FILLER TUBE ON ONE REAR GAS TANK. CONSUMER SAID THAT HE KNEW OF RECALL ON FIRESTONE AT TIRES, WHEN HE CONTACTED FIRESTONE, THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT RECALL WAS ONLY ON 15 INCH TIRES. BLOW OUT HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE 44 IN MOUSORI, WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 166,666 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126513 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10200387 · 2007-08-21 (August 21, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-250. THE AUTO MECHANIC CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY. HE STATED THAT A FUEL PUMP CHECK VALVE OVERFLOWED FROM ONE TANK TO THE OTHER AND SPILLED FROM THE FILTER CAP. HE AND THE CONTACT NOTIFIED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE RECALL NUMBER 93V125000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND YEAR. FORD REFERENCED SERVICE RECALL BULLETIN NUMBER 93S68. THE CONTACT P…
Owner-reported narrative. 174,921 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200387 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10020699 · 2003-05-29 (May 29, 2003)
I HAVE A 1995 FORD F-250 4X4 TRUCK. THE STEERING SHAFT COMING OUT OF THE STEERING BOX HAS BROKEN IN HALF TWICE. ONCE ON 12/24/01 AND ONCE AGAIN ON 2/02. IN BOTH CASES, I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING. FORD TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND I AM THE ONLY CASE THAT THEY KNOW OF IN WHICH THIS HAS HAPPENED (LET ALONE TWICE). YET I HAVE AN AQUANTENCE FOR WHOM THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED.
Owner-reported narrative. 165,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10020699 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10167665 · 2006-09-08 (September 8, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE TURN SIGNALS DEACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS OCCURRED DURING HALF OF THE INCIDENCES OF CRUISE CONTROL USE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN VERY OFTEN THEREFORE IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DURING A LONG TRIP, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO INDICATED THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING WHICH INCLUDED THE RUNNING AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. WHILE TESTING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS, THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING. TWO…
Owner-reported narrative. 115,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10167665 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10039889 · 2003-09-12 (September 12, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. WHILE AT THE STOP LIGHT THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN DUE TO A BLOWN TRANSMISSION. BE ADVISED THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION REPLACED INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10039889 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10093618 · 2004-10-05 (October 5, 2004)
RECENTLY WHEN I GOT IN MY 1995 F250 W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO START IT UP & THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD & STAYED THERE. WHAT I FOUND AFTER INSPECTING THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS THAT THE END OF THE ROD THAT GOES INTO THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER BROKE (THIS IS CONNECTED TO THE PEDDLE). THIS ROD APPEARS TO BE PLASTIC ON THE END & METAL GOING INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WAS DRIVING THIS TRUCK AND THIS ROD BROKE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO STOP QUICKLY (OR STOP AT ANY TIME) T…
Owner-reported narrative. 122,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10093618 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10340188 · 2010-06-26 (June 26, 2010)
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE ON A PARKED 1995 FORD F-250. THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND CAUSED A CAR PARKED NEXT TO THE TRUCK TO CATCH FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR FOR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL, INDICATED THAT IT WAS LIKELY AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAULT. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 97,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10340188 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10480485 · 2012-10-15 (October 15, 2012)
1995 FORD F250. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING. *TGW WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. HE ALSO, STATED THE FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, OTHER REPAIRS INCLUDED, NEW HOSES, FAN CLUTCH, IDLER WHEEL, BRAKE PADS, RELAY ON GLOW PLUG, V-BELT, SEVERAL BATTERIES, THE LIFT PUMP AND THE SOLENOID ON THE STARTER. JB ALSO, THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/31/12 THE DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE ICP INJECTOR PRESS, EBA EXH BACK PRESS, MAP, MANIFOLD A…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10480485 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 730769 · 2000-09-08 (September 8, 2000)
ON FAILURE OF COMPONENT AT ANY SPEED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER,STEERING,BRAKING AFTER ONE APPLICATION. DIESEL ENGINE USES BELT DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP TO SUPPLY BRAKING BOOST ALSO POWER STEERING PUMP POWER IS LOST.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 730769 at NHTSA ↗