FaultScore

Ford F250 problems reported in California

97 of the 492 complaints filed about the Ford F250 came from California, most often about the brakes.

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.

97

Complaints from California

1

Crashes

13

Fires

1990

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1974 F250 2 2.1%
1977 F250 1 1.0%
1978 F250 1 1.0%
1979 F250 1 1.0%
1984 F250 1 1.0%
1985 F250 8 8.2%
1986 F250 14 14.4%
1987 F250 16 16.5%
1988 F250 9 9.3%
1989 F250 21 21.6%
1990 F250 23 23.7%

Cities reporting most

Oakley 6 16.7%
Fallbrook 5 13.9%
EL Sobrante 4 11.1%
Sacramento 4 11.1%
SAN Luis O 3 8.3%
Rancho Cucamonga 2 5.6%
Orville 2 5.6%
Aptos 2 5.6%
Tracy 2 5.6%
Visalia 2 5.6%
Pleasanton 2 5.6%
Palmdale 2 5.6%

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