Owners have filed 12 complaints
about the 1995 Ford F-250 SD with NHTSA between 2004 and 2014.
The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
Across this model's run it ranks 24 of 31 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 2
Against the median year of the Ford F-250 SD. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 100
50% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — 15
9% of failures with a mileage on record happened under
36,000 miles, against a national rate of
29%.
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
A
B
C
D
F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1995 Ford F-250 SD
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Engine & Cooling
325.0%
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 158,210 mi
Brakes
216.7%
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 121,200 mi
Electrical System
216.7%
0 crashes, 2 fires · median 187,871 mi
Fuel & Propulsion
18.3%
Median failure at 90,000 miles
Acceleration & Cruise Control
18.3%
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 230,401 mi
Suspension
18.3%
Median failure at 100,000 miles
Body & Structure
18.3%
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 195,743 mi
Transmission & Drivetrain
18.3%
When it fails
Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all
complaints include one.
10,000 – 24,999 miles
19.1%
75,000 – 99,999 miles
19.1%
100,000 – 149,999 miles
19.1%
150,000+ miles
872.7%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
May 2004peak 3Nov 2014
NHTSA investigations into the 1995 Ford F-250 SD
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
EA05005Opened 22 Mar 2005Closed 2 Aug 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
EA05-005 IS CLOSED WITH FORD?S ACTIONS IN RECALLS 05V-017, 05V-388, AND 06V-286, RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 6.7 MILLION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCHES (SCDS).THE BRAKE SYSTEMS IN THESE RECALLED VEHICLES GENERATE A VACUUM THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE SCDS TO FAIL AND, IN CERTAIN SWITCH INSTALLATION ORIENTATIONS, CATCH FIRE.FORD IS ALSO INCLUDING THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF 1998 EXPLORERS.FORD HAS INFORMED ODI THAT TESTING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURES IN THE 1998 EXPLORERS WILL CONTINUE AFTER THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.ODI BELIEVES THAT THE VEHIC...
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
at 195,743 milesDayton, OHFire
STRUCTURE:BODY
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN BACK OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. A NEIGHBOR CALLED ME AT 3 AM OR SO TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND BY THE TIME I WENT TO GO OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRY TO PUT IT OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAB WERE FULLY ON FIRE. MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NO GOOD FIGHTING THIS FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT PULLED UP BECAUSE MY WIFE HAD CALLED THEM AND THEY TOOK 20 MIN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TIRES WERE PARTLY MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB ARE GONE(BURNED) AND THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED IS NOT TOUCHED OR EVEN THE PAINT BURNT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10661134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 195,743 milesDayton, OHFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN BACK OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. A NEIGHBOR CALLED ME AT 3 AM OR SO TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND BY THE TIME I WENT TO GO OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRY TO PUT IT OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAB WERE FULLY ON FIRE. MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NO GOOD FIGHTING THIS FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT PULLED UP BECAUSE MY WIFE HAD CALLED THEM AND THEY TOOK 20 MIN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TIRES WERE PARTLY MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB ARE GONE(BURNED) AND THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED IS NOT TOUCHED OR EVEN THE PAINT BURNT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10661134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 195,743 milesDayton, OHFire
ENGINE
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN BACK OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. A NEIGHBOR CALLED ME AT 3 AM OR SO TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND BY THE TIME I WENT TO GO OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRY TO PUT IT OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAB WERE FULLY ON FIRE. MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NO GOOD FIGHTING THIS FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT PULLED UP BECAUSE MY WIFE HAD CALLED THEM AND THEY TOOK 20 MIN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TIRES WERE PARTLY MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB ARE GONE(BURNED) AND THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED IS NOT TOUCHED OR EVEN THE PAINT BURNT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10661134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 230,401 milesPark Hills, MOFire
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A SMALL BRAKE FLUID LEAK HAD BEEN NOTICED AROUND A SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBLEM WAS PUT OFF AS A MINOR PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS SITTING APPROX. 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING, AFTER WALKING OUT OF STORE SAW THAT THE TRUCK WAS DRIPPING FLUID THAT WAS ON FIRE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE HOOD (BRAKE RESERVOIR) WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT, BUT DID END UP DAMAGING MASTER CYLINDER, POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX, AND ASSORTED WIRES AND HOSES.
NHTSA complaint #10336321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 230,401 milesPark Hills, MOFire
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A SMALL BRAKE FLUID LEAK HAD BEEN NOTICED AROUND A SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBLEM WAS PUT OFF AS A MINOR PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS SITTING APPROX. 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING, AFTER WALKING OUT OF STORE SAW THAT THE TRUCK WAS DRIPPING FLUID THAT WAS ON FIRE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE HOOD (BRAKE RESERVOIR) WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT, BUT DID END UP DAMAGING MASTER CYLINDER, POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX, AND ASSORTED WIRES AND HOSES.
NHTSA complaint #10336321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 180,000 milesTunnel Hill, GAFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DO TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON SPEED CONTROL . NO ONE HAS ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #10178037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 195,743 milesDayton, OHFire
STRUCTURE:BODY
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN BACK OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. A NEIGHBOR CALLED ME AT 3 AM OR SO TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND BY THE TIME I WENT TO GO OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRY TO PUT IT OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAB WERE FULLY ON FIRE. MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NO GOOD FIGHTING THIS FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT PULLED UP BECAUSE MY WIFE HAD CALLED THEM AND THEY TOOK 20 MIN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TIRES WERE PARTLY MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB ARE GONE(BURNED) AND THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED IS NOT TOUCHED OR EVEN THE PAINT BURNT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10661134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 195,743 milesDayton, OHFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN BACK OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. A NEIGHBOR CALLED ME AT 3 AM OR SO TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND BY THE TIME I WENT TO GO OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRY TO PUT IT OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAB WERE FULLY ON FIRE. MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NO GOOD FIGHTING THIS FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT PULLED UP BECAUSE MY WIFE HAD CALLED THEM AND THEY TOOK 20 MIN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TIRES WERE PARTLY MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB ARE GONE(BURNED) AND THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED IS NOT TOUCHED OR EVEN THE PAINT BURNT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10661134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 195,743 milesDayton, OHFire
ENGINE
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN BACK OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. A NEIGHBOR CALLED ME AT 3 AM OR SO TO TELL ME MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND BY THE TIME I WENT TO GO OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRY TO PUT IT OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE CAB WERE FULLY ON FIRE. MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NO GOOD FIGHTING THIS FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT PULLED UP BECAUSE MY WIFE HAD CALLED THEM AND THEY TOOK 20 MIN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE TIRES WERE PARTLY MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB ARE GONE(BURNED) AND THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED IS NOT TOUCHED OR EVEN THE PAINT BURNT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10661134 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FRONT AND REAR FUEL STRAPS AND FUEL TANKS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 9/16/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH GAS TANK WERE RUSTED AS WELL AS THE FRONT AND REAR STRAPS. UPDATED 11/02/11
NHTSA complaint #10416751 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 230,401 milesPark Hills, MOFire
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A SMALL BRAKE FLUID LEAK HAD BEEN NOTICED AROUND A SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBLEM WAS PUT OFF AS A MINOR PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS SITTING APPROX. 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING, AFTER WALKING OUT OF STORE SAW THAT THE TRUCK WAS DRIPPING FLUID THAT WAS ON FIRE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE HOOD (BRAKE RESERVOIR) WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT, BUT DID END UP DAMAGING MASTER CYLINDER, POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX, AND ASSORTED WIRES AND HOSES.
NHTSA complaint #10336321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 230,401 milesPark Hills, MOFire
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A SMALL BRAKE FLUID LEAK HAD BEEN NOTICED AROUND A SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBLEM WAS PUT OFF AS A MINOR PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS SITTING APPROX. 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING, AFTER WALKING OUT OF STORE SAW THAT THE TRUCK WAS DRIPPING FLUID THAT WAS ON FIRE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE HOOD (BRAKE RESERVOIR) WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT, BUT DID END UP DAMAGING MASTER CYLINDER, POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX, AND ASSORTED WIRES AND HOSES.
NHTSA complaint #10336321 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesStanwood, WA
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 1995 FORD F-250 SUPER CAB 4X4 ON MANY INSTANCES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A MINOR BUMP AND MY TRUCK BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE SO BAD I HAVE TO PULL OVER. FORD HAS TOLD ME TO GET AN ALIGNMENT AND THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, I DID AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS ON DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT ON A VAST RANGE OF YEARS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10298671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 158,210 milesBelle Fourche, SD
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CPS WENT BAD ON MY 1995 F-250 FORD POWERSTROKE ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #10261097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 157,000 milesLibby, MT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR HAS FAILED TWICE ON A 1995 FORD F250 TURBO DIESEL. ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC LANE ON A NARROW MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY. PART REPLACED TWICE. WHY AREN'T THE 1995 FORD RECALLED UNDER FORD RECALL NO. 07S57 ?
NHTSA complaint #10211098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 12,000 milesYigo, Guam, GU
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES THAT CONNECT CALIPERS AND CYLINDERS TO TEE FITTINGS RESULTS IN THE RUPTURE OF THE METAL LINES AND RESULTS IN THE COMPLETE AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM. THE LATEST FAILURE IS THE BRAKE LINE THAT CONNECTS MASTER CYCLINDER TO PROPORTIONING VALVE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FORWARD AND REAR BRAKE LINES 3 (THREE) TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK IN 1995. THE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #10178160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 180,000 milesTunnel Hill, GAFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DO TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON SPEED CONTROL . NO ONE HAS ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #10178037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Garberville, CA
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
ON MARCH 1999, AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED ALL FOUR BOLTS WHICH HELD THE AXLE BRACKET. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BOLTS IN DECEMBER. ON JULY 2002, ONCE AGAIN ALL FOUR BOLTS WHICH HELD THE AXLE WERE REPLACED. ON JULY 2003, AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE SAME FOUR BOLTS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10074282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.