1999 Ford F-450 SD Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 6%of 66 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 1999 Ford F-450 SD, 6% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,500 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.
“- the contact owns a 1999 Ford f450 super duty. The contact stated that he had stopped the vehicle, put the parking brake on , and left the vehicle running. Then he noticed smoke coming out of the hood and opened the hood. The contact saw that the fuse box and the wires located near the driver' s side fender were on fire. The vehicle was completely engulfed in fire and was a total loss. The contact stated that the fire department took a report. The current and failure mileage were both 43000.”
NHTSA complaint #10185657, filed 2007-03, 43,000 miles“I have a '1999 f250 Ford with a triton v10. On nov 13th one of the spark plugs blew out of the head. I was able to drive it home and after some research on the internet ordered a repair kit. I repaired the failure with this kit and all is well for now. The kit cost me $300 bucks and the repair took about 4hrs. This is design flaw with the Ford engines. Hopefully, after enough complaints Ford will at least fix this on future models.”
NHTSA complaint #10100186, filed 2004-11“Nhtsa recall 02-v-068-000/manufacturer's recall 02-s34; vehicle has manual transmission that requires parking brake to be engaged when parked. While disengaging parking brake, the whole assembly broke, not allowing vehicle to stay stable. Vehicle was not part of the recall issued. Consumer stated that the recall repair parts were the same parts as what failed to begin with, consumer has 2 of these vehicles, only one was included in the recall, however both parking brakes failed. Electrical system failures are causing problems with the air conditioner and flashers.”
NHTSA complaint #8007442, filed 2002-04Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 22% |
| 2023 | 1 | 20% |
| 2022 | 8 | 33% |
| 2021 | 5 | 28% |
| 2008 | 3 | 4% |
| 2006 | 3 | 9% |
| 2005 | 2 | 5% |
| 2004 | 3 | 9% |
| 2002 | 1 | 7% |
| 2001 | 2 | 9% |
| 2000 | 2 | 5% |
| 1999 | 4 | 6% |
| 1991 | 2 | 33% |
Other parts of the 1999 Ford F-450 SD
15 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsTires
9 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Ford F-450 SD
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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