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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2011 Ford F-450 SD Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
17%of 6 total for the year
Median mileage
15,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2011 Ford F-450 SD, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

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.

“When traveling down the hiway,sometimes you will lose power. You will feel a jerk. The engine is still running but no power to the wheels. Pretty scary when you are trying to pass a vehicle on the interstate. You try to pull over to the side of the road. You have no means of movement. You can now turn off the vehicle and put it in neutral and restart the engine,you can now continue down the hiway until it happens again. This has happened multiple times. We have driven with our horse trailer down to arizona 3 times and this has happened 3-4 times each way. …”

NHTSA complaint #11096659, filed 2018-05, 15,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202228%
2021422%
2011117%
20081116%
200716%
200513%
200439%
200217%
2001313%
2000614%
19991523%
1991233%

Other parts of the 2011 Ford F-450 SD

Engine
2 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Ford F-450 SD

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology