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1999 Ford F-350 SD: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

142 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

99,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 105 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Tires is the most frequently named component, appearing in 19 of 142 complaints (13.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	35	24.6%
Steering behavior	22	15.5%
Transmission and shifting	12	8.5%
Engine operation	7	4.9%
Electrical and battery issues	5	3.5%
Fuel system concerns	3	2.1%

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.

Tires

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Wheels

Engine And Engine Cooling

Steering

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Electrical System

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Tires	19
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel	12
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	11
Wheels	9
Engine And Engine Cooling	8
Steering	8
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	7
Electrical System	6

Tires: 19; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel: 12; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 11; Wheels: 9; Engine And Engine Cooling: 8; Steering: 8; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 7; Electrical System: 6

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: 9; 25,000 to 49,999: 15; 50,000 to 74,999: 18; 75,000 to 99,999: 11; 100,000 to 149,999: 31; 150,000 and above: 21

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (31). 37 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.

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2000: 8; 2001: 1; 2002: 6; 2003: 19; 2004: 11; 2005: 16; 2006: 18; 2007: 17; 2008: 11; 2009: 12; 2010: 14; 2011: 3; 2012: 3; 2013: 2; 2015: 1

Pattern summary

Tires leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 35 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 22 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 12 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.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10000671 · 2003-01-01 (January 1, 2003)

DOME LIGHT INSIDE CAB WILL SOMETIMES STAY ON AFTER OPENING A DOOR. WHEN ACCELERATION OCCURS LIGHT WILL GO OUT, WHEN VEHICLE SLOWS LIGHT COMES BACK ON. EXTREMELY AGGRAVIATING WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE, ESPECILLAY AT NIGHT.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10000671 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10002780 · 2003-01-16 (January 16, 2003)

A BRIDGESTONE TIRE THAT WAS 14 MONTHS OLD AND HAD ONLY 14,000 MILES SEPARATED CAUSING A 2 FOOT SECTION TO PEEL OFF AND DAMAGE THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002780 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003343 · 2003-01-24 (January 24, 2003)

TRUCK WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, FACING OUT OF GARAGE. TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 4 DAYS. TRUCK HAD HANDBREAK SET WHEN PARKED. I STARTED TRUCK UP DUE TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN TO CHARGE BATTERY. VERFYED THAT HANDBRAKE WAS SET ( RED BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON) AND PLACE TRUCK IN NEUTERAL (5-SPEED). (GARAGE DOOR WAS OPEN DUE TO TRUCK RUNNING). I WENT INSIDE AND ABOUT 5 MIN PASSED LOOKED OUT KITCHEN WINDOW SAW TRUCK AT END OF DRIVE WAY. TRUCK WAS STOPPED BY TOW HOOK HITTING TREE. DRIVER SIDE MIRROW HIT TREE AND WAS FOLDED BACK.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10003343 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003595 · 2003-01-28 (January 28, 2003)

I PURCHASED A 1999 F-350 SUPER DUTY DUALLY. FROM RECORDS FROM THE PERVIOUS OWNERS PROBLEMS AND THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK, I CAN NOT BELIVE SERVICE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE PARKING BRAKE BLEW WHEN I WAS ON ALMOST LEVEL GROUND AND NEED LEAST TO SAY THE TRUCK ROLLED AND CRASHED, LUCKY NOT ONE WAS HURT.BUT IT DID QUIT A BIT OF DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND MY TRAILOR. NOW I KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM ON THESE FORDS BUT NOT YET ON MY PERTICULARE TRUCK. ALSO IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS I HAVE PUT IN A NEW CLUTCH WITCH IS EXPEC…

Owner-reported narrative. 103,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003595 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005133 · 2003-02-02 (February 2, 2003)

TRANSMISSION "PARK" FAILURE. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 47,382 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005133 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005501 · 2003-02-08 (February 8, 2003)

TREAD SEPARATION AT FREEWAY SPEED

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005501 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10007816 · 2003-02-19 (February 19, 2003)

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 99 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY 1 TON PICKUP. THE STEERING OF THIS TRUCK SUCKS! I HAVE HAD IT TO THE FORD GARAGE IN MISSOULA, MT AND THEY SAID THE STEERING HAD BEEN SET UP TOO TIGHT AND THAT IT WAS NOW SET TO FACTORY SPECS AND IT STILL ISN'T RIGHT. THE GARAGE SAID THAT THEY COULD REPLACE ALL PARTS IN THE STEERING AND IT STILL WOULDN'T MAKE THE TRUCK HANDLE GOOD. WHAT'S WITH THAT?

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10007816 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10013760 · 2003-04-01 (April 1, 2003)

THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT THAT FORD SAID WOULD NOT BE COVERED. VEHICLE HAD 75,000 MILES. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10013760 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

07V553000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel

Reported: 2007-12-05 (December 5, 2007)

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES, THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR LOCATED ON THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE MAY FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ENGINE STALL.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE STALL, A CRASH COULD RESULT WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SENSOR AND REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 29, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

09V399000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Reported: 2009-10-13 (October 13, 2009)

FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 1995-1997 AND 2001-2003 RANGER, AND 1994 F53 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). THE SCDS MAY LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Consequence: A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING.

Remedy: FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS THAT DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS IN LINE WITH THE SCDS. ON 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES WITH A LEAKING SCDS, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.

NHTSA campaign record ↗