2015 Ford F-350 SD problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
207 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
55,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2015 model year. Data snapshot: . 121 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 66 of 207 complaints (31.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Steering behavior | 45 | 21.7% |
| Braking behavior | 21 | 10.1% |
| Engine operation | 7 | 3.4% |
| Fuel system concerns | 7 | 3.4% |
| Transmission and shifting | 5 | 2.4% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 3 | 1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Steering | 66 |
| Suspension | 63 |
| Engine | 37 |
| Unknown Or Other | 26 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 22 |
| Power Train | 16 |
| Back Over Prevention | 13 |
| Wheels | 13 |
Steering: 66; Suspension: 63; Engine: 37; Unknown Or Other: 26; Fuel/Propulsion System: 22; Power Train: 16; Back Over Prevention: 13; Wheels: 13
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 29 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 22 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 27 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 20 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 15 |
| 150,000 and above | 8 |
Under 25,000: 29; 25,000 to 49,999: 22; 50,000 to 74,999: 27; 75,000 to 99,999: 20; 100,000 to 149,999: 15; 150,000 and above: 8
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (29). 86 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 |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 8 |
2014: 1; 2015: 10; 2016: 13; 2017: 5; 2018: 19; 2019: 20; 2020: 20; 2021: 37; 2022: 22; 2023: 15; 2024: 15; 2025: 22; 2026: 8
Pattern summary
Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 45 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 21 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 7 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 10980993 · 2017-04-26 (April 26, 2017)
2015 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY, FULL SIZE BED. THIS TRUCK WILL BOUNCE LIKE CRAZY ON THE HIGHWAY IF IT IS CONCRETE, OR ASPHALT COVERED CONCRETE. IT STARTS ABOUT 60MPH AND IF I SPEED UP IT WILL GO AWAY AT ABOUT 75MPH. THIS BOUNCE IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND MAKES ME UPSET, MAD AND EMBARRASSED THAT SUCH A NICE TRUCK THAT COST SO MUCH MONEY WOULD HAVE THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT JUST MY TRUCK, BY FAR THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY OF THEM WITH THIS ISSUE AND NOT LIMITED TO LATE OR EARLY MODEL TRUCKS. SEARCH GOOGLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND YOU WILL BE AS SURPRISED AS I W…
Owner-reported narrative. 96,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10980993 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11062668 · 2018-01-14 (January 14, 2018)
MY 2015 IS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH WOBBLE! IT'S WHEN THE PICKUP STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND YOU CAN'T HANG ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL! WITH THAT BEING SAID I HAVE PUT ON NEW SHOCKS, REPLACED THE TRACK BAR, NEW STEERING STABILIZER SHOCK, NEW SHOCKS, GOING TO GET A THIRD ALIGNMENT, AND NEW TIRES AND STILL HAVE THE DEATH WOBBLE! THE REST OF THE FRONT END IS IN GOOD SHAPE! I'M JUST ASKING FOR SOME HELP FROM FORD! THANK YOU!
Owner-reported narrative. 84,738 miles reported. Look up ODI 11062668 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10648730 · 2014-10-20 (October 20, 2014)
TRAVELING ON A PAVED ROAD. SPEED LIMIT 45 MPH. IT WAS RAINING. NO PUDDLING WAS ENCOUNTERED. I ENTERED A SLIGHT LEFT TURN AND ENCOUNTERED A WASHBOARD TYPE BUMP. IMMEDIATELY, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND PUSHED SLIGHTLY ON THE BRAKES. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE REAR AXLE LOST TRACTION ALLOWING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO SWING VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 10 DAYS AGO. SERVICE BROUGHT IT IN AND I EXPL…
Owner-reported narrative. 650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10648730 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10807604 · 2015-11-30 (November 30, 2015)
ENGINE STOPPED ONCE IN THE ROAD PULLING A 40 FT.R.V. .INTERMINTLEY SEVERE LOSS OF POWER AND TRYING TO OVERHEAT. COMEING DOWN A 7200 FT. MOUNTAIN I LOST THE R.V. BRAKES,ENGINE BRAKES & THE TOW HAUL MODE (TO HELP SLOW DOWN) ALL I HAD WAS THE TRUCK BRAKES GOING AROUND 80 M.P.H. BY THE TIME I GOT STOPPED ALL 4 WHEELS WERE SMOKEING COOKING THE RELATED PARTS, ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS,WHEEL BEARINGS IN MY OPINION.LATER IN A TOWN GOING SLOW AND STOPPING THE BRAKES PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT, A FEW MORE TRAFFIC LIGHTS THEN VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT…
Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10807604 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10746170 · 2015-08-04 (August 4, 2015)
BOUGHT TRUCK BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2014. AT APPROX. 5,000 (STILL DURING THE DIESEL ENGINE BREAK IN PERIOD) WHILE DRIVING THRU AN INTERSECTION IN TRAFFIC THE TRUCK AND MOTOR STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING/BUCKING WITH THE MOTOR MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE- THE TRUCK THEN HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IN WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY ACCELERATE. THE TRUCK THEN WENT TO THE DEALER IN WHICH I WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE TRUCK NOW BEEN IN AN OUT OF THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. FORD RELEASED A TSB STATING THA…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10746170 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10746285 · 2015-08-05 (August 5, 2015)
THE VEHICLE IS A 6.7 FORD POWER STROKE. DURING A PROCESS CALLED REGEN, WHERE IS CLEANS THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER, THE ENGINE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT GOT WORSE OVERTIME, TO THE POINT IT STARTED DOING IT WILE I WAS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE, PULLING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT (9000LB) ON A TRAILER. IT WAS DANGEROUS WITH THE LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE SINCE TRADED IT BACK TO DEALER AS FORD HAS SAID IT IS NORMAL OPERATION.
Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10746285 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11114131 · 2018-07-27 (July 27, 2018)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE REDUCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (DUNNING MOTOR SALES, 9108 SOUTHGATE RD, CAMBRIDGE, OH 43725, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CA…
Owner-reported narrative. 73,984 miles reported. Look up ODI 11114131 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11244230 · 2019-08-15 (August 15, 2019)
I OWN A 2015 FORD F-350SD WITH APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE FORD DEALER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. SO, I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE TRUCK A YEAR YET. ON JULY 12, 2019 I WAS DRIVING DOWN I15 HEADED TO A CAMPING TRIP. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A MESSAGE SAYING REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND MY TRUCK WENT FROM 70MPH TO 5MPH AND JUST BARELY GOT ME OFF THE INTERSTATE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID THERE'S METAL THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE HPFP IS…
Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11244230 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10860805 · 2016-04-21 (April 21, 2016)
I HAVE A F350 2015 VEHICLE, HAVING AN ENGINE KNOCK NOISE AND HESITATION PROBLEMS RIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE KNOCKS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE CONCERNS FIVE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS. THERE IS A TSB TO THE CONCERN THAT I AM HAVING, BUT I DON'T THINK MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE THE HEADS REBUILT SINCE I JUST PURCHASED IT BACK IN DEC 2015. WHAT IS THE STATE DOING TO HAVE THIS CONCERN RESOLVE? I BROUGHT IT IN TWO DAYS AGO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE AFTER THE 4TH TIME OF THE ENGINE KN…
Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10860805 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11143810 · 2018-10-29 (October 29, 2018)
THE CAR COULDN'T DRIVE ON HIGHWAY, SMOKE AND HUGE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE, TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER DEALER NOTE "INSPECTED AND FOUND BROKEN TRANS COOLER LINE CAUSING CONCERN, REPLACED TRANS COOLER LINES, CLEANED OFF, TOPPED OFF FLUID AND ROAD TESTED, OK" FORD F-350 2015, ODOMETER 4065 MILES
Owner-reported narrative. 4,065 miles reported. Look up ODI 11143810 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11088806 · 2018-04-18 (April 18, 2018)
TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND RECENTLY SERVICED AT FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER RECENT SERVICE THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED BOTH LARGE FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERIES HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURE LEADING TO BATTERY ACID CORROSION DESTROYING WIRING, POTENTIAL THE THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND OTHER ELECTRONICS THAT WERE EXPOSED TO BATTERY ACID AND CORROSION. THERE IS TREMENDOUS DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND A LARGE CHEMICAL SPILL FROM THE ACID. DEALERSHIP QUOTED OVER $1800 IN DAMAGES. TRUCK WAS A FIRE AND CHEMICAL HAZARD BECAUSE THE FAILURE W…
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11088806 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11142799 · 2018-10-26 (October 26, 2018)
THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE TRAFFIC IS SPECKLED WITH RUST . THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY WITH AUTOMATIC START AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT ALSO IT TELLS US OTHER THINGS ARE WRONG THAT OR NOT . WE KEEP TAKING IT BACK BUT THEY KEEP TELLING US IT'S FIXED MINUTES NOT.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11142799 at NHTSA ↗