2010 FORD F 250 SD

What owners reported to NHTSA, ranked by how often and how seriously.

This is complaint data, not a random sample.

It only includes owners who chose to file a federal complaint, so it over-represents dramatic and safety-related problems and under-represents minor issues an owner just had fixed without reporting. Read this as what NHTSA complainants report most, not as this vehicle's true failure rate. Full methodology.

Component ranking

  1. #1

    alignment and pull

    7 unsafe

    7
    incidents

    Commonly reported, insufficient mileage data - n=13, median 51,000 mi, no reliable range below 25 reports.

    • "THE FRONT END OF THIS TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST CAUSING IT TO FALL APART. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT ANY UNEVEN ROAD ABOVE 55 MPH. YOU CAN'T STEER AND HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND BRING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 30MPH BEFORE IT STOPS. THIS H…"~25,000 mi, complaint #925378
    • "WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OVER 60MPH THE TIRES START TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY IN THE FRONT TIRES. *TR"~51,000 mi, complaint #1099312
    • "WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH ON LOOP 250 HERE IN MIDLAND, TX I WENT OVER AN OVERPASS CHANGING FROM THE PAVEMENT TO CONCRETE. AT THAT POINT I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO VERY BAD FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BY COMING T…"~63,000 mi, complaint #920551
    • "AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 45 ON UP FRONTEND WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSS LANE CONTROL. MOST OFTEN IT IS FOLLOWING ANY COMPROMISE IN THE ROAD BUT HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT ME FEELING OR SEEING ANY CHANGE IN THE SURFACE. WHEN I WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEAL…"~70,000 mi, complaint #1145142
    • "FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE AKA DEATH WOBBLE. VEHICLE BECAME SEVERELY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70 MPH) AFTER HITTING BUMP IN ROAD, FRONT OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. HAD TO SLOW VEHICLE TO 25 MPH TO STOP SHAKING."~95,000 mi, complaint #1410706
  2. #2

    suspension struts shocks

    4 unsafe

    4
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=7)

    • "YOU DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON ROUGH ROADS AND THE TRUCK IS BOUNCING ALL OVER AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH MADE ME GO OFF THE ROAD. AS SOON AS YOU HIT BUMPS THE TRUCK SWAYS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT WHICH HAS GOT ME IN CLOSE CALL FOR AN ACCIDENT. THEN THIS TRUCK LOOS…"~5,000 mi, complaint #882604
    • "WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IF I HIT ANY BUMPS WHILE TAKING A CURVE MY STEERING WHEEL AND TIRE SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOW DOWN AND STRAIGHTEN OUT THE SUSPENSION. THIS HAS HAPPEND SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE CHECK TO MAKE SURE MY TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED.…"~35,000 mi, complaint #932685
    • "AT 65 MPH, HIT UNEVEN ROAD, FRONT END WOBBLED DRAMATICALLY !!!!!!!!! TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL & HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO BELOW 40 MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME NOW AT OVER 55 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP. NEW TIRES ALL THE WAY AROUND, ALL…"~70,000 mi, complaint #1031971
    • "WHILE DRIVING ON ANY HIGHWAY IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP OR GO OVER AN OVERPASS AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 35MPH THE SUSPENSION AND FRONT WHEELS START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WILL LOSE CONTROL. YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WILL STOP. THE…"~150,000 mi, complaint #1286763
  3. #3

    exhaust system

    3 unsafe

    3
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 F-250 SD, 6.4L PICKUP. I WAS DRIVING ALONG A CITY SURFACE STREET AND LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, AND NOTICED A THICK WHITE CLOUD BANK BILLOWING BEHIND ME, GENERATING FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE. I ABOUT HAD A HEART ATTACK, THINKING MY T…"~34,600 mi, complaint #904073
    • "TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. A SENSOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE, INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CLEANING ITS EXHAUST. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED…"~42,600 mi, complaint #892361
    • "TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, EXHAUST FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS…"~82,000 mi, complaint #894870
  4. #4

    tire failure

    3 unsafe

    3
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD F-250 SD WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES, SIZE 265/70/R17, DOT NUMBER 121118R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE SIDEWALLS WERE DRY ROTTEN AND THE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED…"~7,000 mi, complaint #859180
    • "CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC. I ALREADY REPORTED ISSUE WITH ONE TIRE 12/15/15 #10854773 AND NOW HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER 2 TIRES. ONE CAUSED VIBRATION EVEN AT SLOW SPEED. IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE SO WE HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO GET THE TIRE REPLACED. WHILE AT ST…"~45,310 mi, complaint #1357484
    • "TIRES REPLACED DUE TO BELT SEPARATION AT THE EDGE OF THE TREAD, CAUSING A SEVERE VIBRATION ABOVE 35MPH. THE TIRES DOT WAS CHECKED WITH MANUFACTURERS LIST OF RECALLS AND EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED IN 2009, THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED. I FEEL THEY SHOULD…"~94,000 mi, complaint #1477182
  5. #5

    engine cooling

    2 unsafe

    2
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "HOSE TO RADIATOR LEAKING, TOOK TO FORD DEALER, THEY SAID NEW HOSES AND NEEDED A NEW RADIATOR. SAID IT WAS STILL UNDER FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY. FORD WARRANTY DENIED THE NEW RADIATOR AND HOSES SAYING THAT THE HOSE LEAK CRACKED THE RADIATOR AND THAT WAS THE OWNE…"~43,727 mi, complaint #1288720
    • "RADIATOR LEAKING. FOURTH RADIATOR NOW BEING INSTALLED. FORD MOTOR CO TOLD DEALER TO PULL THE WATER PUMP TO SEE IF THE [REDACTED PLATE] CAVATATION. FOUND THE WATER PUMP HOUSING HAD FAULTY MACHINING( POROSITY). RADIATORS REPLACED AT 28,000-53,000 AND NOW AT 100…"~99,900 mi, complaint #814933
  6. #6

    engine stall or no start

    2 unsafe

    2
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=3)

    • "TRUCK DIES WHEN DRIVING IT,THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START ON TWO OTHER TIMES,WHEN I WENT TO DAUGHTER HOUSE AND GOT IN TO LEAVE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER ALL 4 TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG. THIS IS A NEW FORD 250 SUPER…"~6,533 mi, complaint #861687
  7. #7

    suspension arms and bushings

    2 unsafe

    2
    incidents

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=2)

    • "ISSUE #[REDACTED ADDRESS] SPEEDS AND AFTER HITTING A BAD BUMP ON ROAD, THE TRUCK WOULD GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE WHEEL HOP. THE ONLY WAY TO BRING VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL IS TO SLOW DOWN BELOW 40 MPH. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A WRECK ON THE INTERSTATE. ISSUE #2. T…"~61,000 mi, complaint #1504930
    • "WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU HIT A BUMP JUST RIGHT THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. IT SHAKES SO BAD AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. ALMOST HIT A SEMI THAT WAS NEXT TO ME. I AM TOLD ITS CALLED THE FORD DEATH SH…"~94,000 mi, complaint #1046605
  8. #8

    emissions aftertreatment

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=5)

    • "THE DPF / CLEANING EXHAUST FILTER INITIATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION, THUS, DRASTICALLY REDUCING THE BOOST AND POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. THE DRASTIC LOSS OF BOOST AND POWER PUT ME IN IMMINENT D…"~15,268 mi, complaint #846772
  9. #9

    engine internal

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "BRAND NEW FORD F250 DIESEL. REAR MAIN SEAL "LEAKING LIKE A SIEVE" ACCORDING TO FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. MAJOR FIRE CONCERN. VEHICLE HAS <8,000 MILES, BOUGHT NEW BY CONSUMER, DRIVEN ONLY ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT TOWING OR HEAVY LOADS. *TR"~6,750 mi, complaint #810047
  10. #10

    starter

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=2)

    • "DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK PICKED UP SPEED BY ITSELF UNTIL IT REACHED 95 MPH THEN THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN REPEATLY,THEN I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED OK UNTIL EVENING THEN THE TRUCK FAILED TO START AND THE STARTER KEPT TURNIN…"~6,000 mi, complaint #889814
  11. #11

    steering electric assist

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE/SHUTTER VIOLENTLY. IT FREAKED ME OUT AND I WAS CONVINCED I BLEW A TIRE. I PULLED OVER AND INVESTIGATED AND NOTHING SEEMED BROKEN AND ALL TIRES APPEARED FINE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A MECHANIC…"~60,000 mi, complaint #1254161
  12. #12

    steering rack mechanical

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=1)

    • "OWNER WAS DRIVING ON CURVEY PAVED ROAD IN RAIN CONDITIONS. BACK END STARTED TO LOSE TRACTION. TRIED TO CORRECT AND STEERING LOCKED AND WHEELS STUCK TO RIGHT. TRUCK RAN OFF ROAD. MECHANIC FOUND TIE RODS BROKEN AND STEERING GEAR BOX BROKEN INSIDE. *TR"~10,000 mi, complaint #792762
  13. #13

    transmission automatic

    1 unsafe

    1
    incident

    Mileage: suppressed (fewer than 10 mileage-bearing reports; n=4)

    • "2010 F-250 40K MILES HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP SINCE PURCHASED 14 SERVICE REPAIRS AND 8 OF THE 14 REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MAJOR, TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND DOWN SHIFTING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, HAD TO BE REPAIRED, CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY A…"~47,000 mi, complaint #874503

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