1999 Ford F-250 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 32about this part
- Share
- 6%of 581 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 93,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 32 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1999 Ford F-250, 6% of the 581 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 93,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers. 4 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When trying to accelerate truck lost acceleration and went into idle condition, and vehicle was almost rear ended. Took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced the throttle position sensor at 40,000 miles. At 87,000 miles the problem returned.”
NHTSA complaint #10042475, filed 2003-10, 40,000 miles“The vehicle was parked when someone blew a horn. Consumer went to the door of the house and discovered that vehicle was on fire. The fire department put the fire out. The vehicle was totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10110848, filed 2005-02, 100,000 miles“Vehicle was parked for 10 minutes in the driveway when all of a sudden it caught on fire. This was a similar incident to the Ford recall 05v017000 concerning cruise control switch.”
NHTSA complaint #10113659, filed 2005-03, 93,000 miles“While driving throttle became stuck, causing vehicle's speed to increase. Problem occurred 5 times during the trip. It was later discovered that the throttle cable guide was worn.”
NHTSA complaint #10004678, filed 2003-01, 58,000 miles“On februaary 3, 2001 my wife was pulling into the customer pickup area of sears in amarillo, texas as she pulled up to the pickup area and removed her foot from the accelerator to apply the brakes, the accelerator stuck and our pickup truck rammed the backend of another pickup truck in from her. She shifted to revers, the engine still running at a rapid speed, to back away from the vehicle that she had rammed. Since the engine ws running at a high speed, our vehicle raced backward. …”
NHTSA complaint #741623, filed 2001-02Related recalls
- 06V286000Aug 1, 2006On certain trucks equipped with speed control, gasoline or natural gas engines, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.Covers: Ford F-250 1994–2002, F-350 1994–2002, F-450 SD 1994–2002 +10 more
- 05V388000Sep 7, 2005On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn.Covers: Ford F-250 1994–1999, F-150 1994–2002, Expedition 1997–2002 +3 more
- 99V062001Mar 30, 1999Vehicle description: certain 1997-1999 rhd explorer equipped with 4.0l ohv/sohc engines and cruise control built from may 29, 1996 through march 4, 1999…Covers: Ford F-250 1999, Explorer 1997–1999, Ranger 1998–1999 +6 more
- 98V192000Aug 24, 1998Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks. A speed control cable may not have fully seated into the accelerator bracket at time of installation. If the…Covers: Ford F-250 1999, F-150 1999
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 3% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1% |
| 2011 | 6 | 2% |
| 2010 | 3 | 4% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 | 8 | 4% |
| 2007 | 4 | 7% |
| 2006 | 8 | 4% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 | 19 | 12% |
| 2003 | 8 | 7% |
| 2002 | 12 | 8% |
| 2001 | 23 | 10% |
| 2000 | 8 | 2% |
| 1999 | 32 | 6% |
| 1998 | 2 | 4% |
| 1997 | 15 | 5% |
| 1996 | 16 | 9% |
| 1995 | 7 | 4% |
| 1994 | 13 | 11% |
| 1993 | 8 | 6% |
| 1992 | 4 | 3% |
| 1991 | 3 | 3% |
| 1990 | 3 | 3% |
| 1989 | 4 | 4% |
| 1988 | 1 | 2% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
| 1986 | 2 | 5% |
Other parts of the 1999 Ford F-250
108 complaintsTires
107 complaintsEngine cooling
66 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
61 complaintsSteering
49 complaintsFuel system
41 complaintsAir bags
40 complaintsSuspension
28 complaintsElectrical system
25 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
22 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsBody and structure
16 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Ford F-250
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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