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Exterior lightingPart report

2008 Ford F-250 Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
1%of 197 total for the year
Median mileage
172,600miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2008 Ford F-250, 1% of the 197 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 172,600 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving at night the vehicle lights went out, no high beams, no driving lights at all, no blinkers etc. The flashers worked only while the vehicle was running, turned off the vehicle and it continued to runturned key back on and turned flashers off and sputtered and died, but then only the mirror and tail light flashers worked, nothing in the front worked. When attemted to check to see if lights would come on or flashers the wrench icon would appear, all instrument warning came on to check break sysytem but still no lights or flasher. …”

NHTSA complaint #11375363, filed 2020-11, 172,600 miles

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201411%
201333%
201231%
201110%
200811%
200712%
200631%
200311%
200232%
200031%
199971%
199824%
199731%
199621%
199511%
199443%
199311%
199133%
199011%
198835%

Other parts of the 2008 Ford F-250

Steering
80 complaints
Suspension
35 complaints
Brakes
19 complaints
Engine
19 complaints
Tires
16 complaints
Engine cooling
15 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
14 complaints
Electrical system
12 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints
Fuel system
6 complaints
Air bags
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Ford F-250

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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