2005 Ford F-350 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 15%of 114 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,453miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2005 Ford F-350, 15% of the 114 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,453 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While pulling a 30 foot travel trailer tuck suddenly died causing immediate loss of steering and braking power on a very busy highway nearly causing an accident. Had it towed to a diesel shop who scanned to find it to be the high pressure oil and fuel pumps. They said they have done repeated repairs on the same engine with the same problems in the past. Very costly repair over $3000 and 5 days to do.”
NHTSA complaint #10452770, filed 2012-03, 125,688 miles“Issue 1 - fuel spilling out of coolant system. Fuel spilling onto exhaust components and coating engine and underside of vehicle. Created a fire hazard. Created an environmental hazard. This could have resulted in severe injury or death if a fire had started.”
NHTSA complaint #10388628, filed 2011-03, 95,906 miles“White heavy spoke, loss of power, performance, engine stalled on major highway an extremely dangerous situation. Dealer stated not Ford or their problem. Charges close to $1,500 to repair. Dealer claims failed EGR valve.”
NHTSA complaint #10465002, filed 2012-07, 149,406 miles“While approaching a stop light after doing 60mph on the highway, vehicle shut itself down causing loss of control and braking system. I was able to bring vehicle to safe and complete stop which caused a traffic jam.”
NHTSA complaint #10437906, filed 2011-11, 176,024 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, four fuel injectors malfunctioned which caused the exhaust to emit smoke and the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the radiator was replaced. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10366617, filed 2010-11, 83,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10027985Sep 1, 2008Ford truck: some trucks equipped with a 6.0l diesel engine may exhibit a hard start/long crank or no start condition due to low injection control pressure (icp).
- 10022676Sep 19, 2007Vehicles equipped with a 5.4l 3v or 6.8l 3v engine built on or before 09/08/06 may exhibit an exhaust system noise often described as a snap/pop/tick/ping noise.
- 10022233Dec 1, 2006Misfire and dtc p0300.
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 3% |
| 2012 | 8 | 5% |
| 2011 | 6 | 4% |
| 2008 | 31 | 24% |
| 2007 | 3 | 8% |
| 2006 | 21 | 14% |
| 2005 | 17 | 15% |
| 2004 | 64 | 40% |
| 2003 | 19 | 21% |
| 2002 | 19 | 16% |
| 2001 | 12 | 8% |
| 2000 | 17 | 6% |
| 1999 | 22 | 5% |
| 1998 | 1 | 8% |
| 1997 | 26 | 17% |
| 1996 | 17 | 13% |
| 1995 | 25 | 19% |
| 1994 | 13 | 14% |
| 1993 | 21 | 21% |
| 1992 | 10 | 19% |
| 1991 | 3 | 10% |
| 1990 | 9 | 23% |
| 1989 | 5 | 12% |
| 1988 | 3 | 10% |
Other parts of the 2005 Ford F-350
36 complaintsSteering
28 complaintsSuspension
25 complaintsEngine
18 complaintsElectrical system
15 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford F-350
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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