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2024 Ford F-450 SD Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
11%of 9 total for the year
Median mileage
9,707miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2024 Ford F-450 SD, 11% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,707 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 owned a 2024 Ford F-450 SD. The contact stated that while his fiancée was driving with cruise control set to 57 MPH, there was an abnormally strong smoky odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and there were flames coming from the engine bay. The driver called 9-1-1. The driver attempted to extinguish the fire with assistance using three fire extinguishers but failed to extinguish the fire. The vehicle became fully engulfed in flames before the Fire Department arrived on the scene. …”

NHTSA complaint #11757734, filed 2026-08, 9,707 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024111%
2011233%
20082841%
2007213%
2006926%
2005513%
2004721%
2003425%
2002214%
200129%
2000512%
1999812%
1993240%
1991467%

Other parts of the 2024 Ford F-450 SD

Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Exterior lighting
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Ford F-450 SD

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.

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