Electronic stability controlPart report

2011 Ford F-250 Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints: 5about this part
Share: 2%of 248 total for the year
Median mileage: 108,000miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2011 Ford F-250, 2% of the 248 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 108,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

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.

“Our lady of the lakes road in st. Martin parish, louisiana, is a curvy road. The service advance track and hill descent control, check engine light and break light came on. The ! And the ABS light came on. Break pedal was hard to depress, while in motion. Fire started under the hood and burnt front seats and engine on”

NHTSA complaint #10935629, filed 2016-12, 186,000 miles

“When u turn on passenger side air bag the radio does not work when u turn it off the traction control light comes on and ABS system warning light comes on , the blue tooth stopped working all together no matter which position air pass air bag switch is in.”

NHTSA complaint #10702689, filed 2015-03, 130,000 miles

“Purchased 2mth ago. Would not start. Replaced batteries. 4 wks later pull over safety on & shut down on a windy road at 6pm. Vehicle towed to auto place. $1500 fix electrical problem. 1 mth later it does it again down busy freeway almost causing near collisions. Toad again. Fixed and same afternoon pulling out to state highway and same signal to pull over comes on & vehicle shuts down & backing up 5pm traffic before being towed again.”

NHTSA complaint #10565040, filed 2014-02, 108,000 miles

“Re: the death wobble we have a 2011 Ford f250 super duty diesel pick up with less than 20,000 miles. It is like new, but has developed a serious mechanical defect. Ford motor company has tried up to (11) eleven fixes for this life threatening problem with no success. None of these fixes apply on this pick up. Now since the pick up is older than 3 yrs. Even with such low mileage they want us to pay for trying out more possible fixes that have currently been unsuccessful for all these Ford 250 & 350 pick ups. This should be at the Ford motor company's expense. …”

NHTSA complaint #10788327, filed 2015-11, 20,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2013	1	1%
2012	3	1%
2011	5	2%
2009	1	2%
2008	2	1%
2006	3	1%
2004	1	1%
1999	1	0%

Other parts of the 2011 Ford F-250

Suspension
111 complaints Steering
102 complaints Engine
30 complaints Fuel system
22 complaints Other or unknown
19 complaints Wheels
17 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
13 complaints Electrical system
11 complaints Body and structure
8 complaints Brakes
7 complaints Engine cooling
7 complaints Tires
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Ford F-250

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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