Ford F-250 SD problems reported in California
894 of the 9,504 complaints filed about the Ford F-250 SD came from California, most often about the steering.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
894
Complaints from California
22
Crashes
29
Fires
2019
Worst model year
What failed
Steering
178
19.9%
Suspension
175
19.6%
Engine & Cooling
131
14.7%
Fuel & Propulsion
71
7.9%
Electrical System
58
6.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain
45
5.0%
Tires
43
4.8%
Other & Unspecified
37
4.1%
Brakes
30
3.4%
Wheels
27
3.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
18
2.0%
By model year
1995 F-250 SD
1
0.1%
1996 F-250 SD
2
0.2%
1997 F-250 SD
3
0.3%
1999 F-250 SD
41
4.6%
2000 F-250 SD
25
2.8%
2001 F-250 SD
37
4.1%
2002 F-250 SD
34
3.8%
2003 F-250 SD
41
4.6%
2004 F-250 SD
59
6.6%
2005 F-250 SD
36
4.0%
2006 F-250 SD
54
6.0%
2007 F-250 SD
11
1.2%
2008 F-250 SD
27
3.0%
2009 F-250 SD
4
0.4%
2010 F-250 SD
10
1.1%
2011 F-250 SD
11
1.2%
2012 F-250 SD
5
0.6%
2013 F-250 SD
3
0.3%
2015 F-250 SD
32
3.6%
2016 F-250 SD
35
3.9%
2017 F-250 SD
131
14.7%
2018 F-250 SD
20
2.2%
2019 F-250 SD
170
19.0%
2020 F-250 SD
42
4.7%
2021 F-250 SD
41
4.6%
2022 F-250 SD
10
1.1%
2023 F-250 SD
4
0.4%
2024 F-250 SD
3
0.3%
2025 F-250 SD
2
0.2%
Cities reporting most
Sacramento
21
11.9%
Apple Valley
19
10.7%
Bakersfield
19
10.7%
Riverside
19
10.7%
Simi Valley
18
10.2%
Vacaville
15
8.5%
Escondido
13
7.3%
SAN Diego
12
6.8%
Livermore
11
6.2%
Hanford
10
5.6%
Oroville
10
5.6%
Garden Grove
10
5.6%