U.S. public vehicle records

2005 Ford F-350 SD problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

217 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

44,900 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 198 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 34 of 217 complaints (15.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	45	20.7%
Braking behavior	42	19.4%
Engine operation	37	17.1%
Fuel system concerns	21	9.7%
Electrical and battery issues	20	9.2%
Transmission and shifting	11	5.1%

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.

Steering

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel

Suspension:Front

Fuel System, Diesel

Electrical System

Tires

Engine And Engine Cooling

Electrical System:Wiring

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Steering	34
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel	23
Suspension:Front	22
Fuel System, Diesel	21
Electrical System	16
Tires	14
Engine And Engine Cooling	11
Electrical System:Wiring	10

Steering: 34; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel: 23; Suspension:Front: 22; Fuel System, Diesel: 21; Electrical System: 16; Tires: 14; Engine And Engine Cooling: 11; Electrical System:Wiring: 10

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 60; 25,000 to 49,999: 47; 50,000 to 74,999: 37; 75,000 to 99,999: 21; 100,000 to 149,999: 22; 150,000 and above: 11

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (60). 19 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.

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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2014

2015

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2017

2018

2019

2005: 29; 2006: 24; 2007: 26; 2008: 27; 2009: 30; 2010: 25; 2011: 26; 2012: 5; 2013: 10; 2014: 5; 2015: 6; 2016: 1; 2017: 1; 2018: 1; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 45 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 42 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 37 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 10103754 · 2005-02-07 (February 7, 2005)

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS FOR PLOWING. HOWEVER, THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE PLOW. THE PLOW ACTUALLY DROPS DOWN HITTING THE GROUND; CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME ERRATIC OR DIFFICULT. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT, THE TIRES WEREN'T SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY AT HALF FULL DUE TO THE LOW FRONT END AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, THERE WAS NO LIGHT IN THE GLOVE BOX, THERE WERE NOT MUD GUARDS IN THE WHEEL WELL, THE VOLUME WAS INOPERATIVE ON THE RADIO AND TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10103754 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10124340 · 2005-06-06 (June 6, 2005)

FIRST INCIDENT: ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR LET OFF THE GAS FAST. ALTHOUGH INTERMITTENT THIS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR AND PER THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HOTLINE THEY "REMOVE BATT. & AIR CLEANER TO ACESS WIRE HARNESS TO CHECK FOR CHAFING NONE FOUND AT THIS TIME PER HOT LINE REPORT # 5EYE7001"

Owner-reported narrative. 15,503 miles reported. Look up ODI 10124340 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10117547 · 2005-04-06 (April 6, 2005)

THE BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE COMING DOWN AN INCLINE AT 5 MPH ON A SNOW SURFACE ROAD WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO RUN INTO THE TRAILER WHILE COMING DOWN THE INCLINE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 1,140 miles reported. Look up ODI 10117547 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10122671 · 2005-05-26 (May 26, 2005)

2005 FORD F350 EXPERIENCED SOLENOID TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *MR THE SOLENOID TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED 50 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND THE HIGH PRESSURE ENGINE OIL PUMP HAD BROKEN DOWN. *SC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10122671 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10131394 · 2005-08-03 (August 3, 2005)

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 F-350 DIESEL TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW FOR STALLING AND NOT STARTING BACK UP. EACH INSTANCE THEY SHOW LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND BLAME ME FOR NOT CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES (RECOMMENDED BY FORD EVERY 5000 - 7000 MILES) AND GETTING BAD GAS. THEY REPLACED 4 CYLINDERS THE FIRST TIME, 2 CYLINDERS PLUS A FUEL CUP THE SECOND AND THEY ARE NOW WORKING ON THE THIRD. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 9,975 miles reported. Look up ODI 10131394 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10146280 · 2005-12-28 (December 28, 2005)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED IT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DURING BOTH INCIDENTS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM INJECTORS AND MODULES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENTS THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT 8,000 MILES, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. BASED ON ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE …

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146280 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10153741 · 2006-03-26 (March 26, 2006)

THE FAILURE OF DIESEL FUEL INJECTORS IN THE '05 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE POWER STROKE 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 14,800 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. DID NOT LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, I FEEL THAT IT COULD IN ANOTHER CASE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND OCCURRED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN(ABOUT 17 MILES). ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. MY VEHICLE LOST MOST OF IT'S POWER AND BEGAN TO JERK AND SPUTTER AS I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROA…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10153741 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10158562 · 2006-05-30 (May 30, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSSES POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED.

Owner-reported narrative. 86,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10158562 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10113658 · 2005-03-07 (March 7, 2005)

FORD LARIAT F350 DIESEL DUALLY TRUCK 2005 HFCM DRAIN VALVE PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO DISCOVERED THEE WAS NO HEATER CORD TO KEEP THE ENGINE WARM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER WAS AN OPTION. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER THERE WAS INDEED AN ENGINE HEATER ELEMENT PLUG INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NO WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE POSITION INDICATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS AN OPTION, BUT ACTUALLY STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE. T…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10113658 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10129630 · 2005-07-21 (July 21, 2005)

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD F350. THE BRAKES FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. ONCE WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING SHE WENT TO SLOW DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TO HONK THE HORN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 10 TIMES, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER 3 TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 25 DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO ASSIST HER. SHE FELT …

Owner-reported narrative. 900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10129630 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10106227 · 2005-01-12 (January 12, 2005)

2005, F350 TORQUE CONVERTER/SHIFT TRANSMISSION SNAP RING FAILED. TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR SEVEN DAYS, AND FORD ZONE REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THERE IS NO SILUTIONFOR THE DEFECTIVE SNAP RING. WILL NOT GIVE ANY REPAIR DATE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 1,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10106227 at NHTSA ↗