2005 Ford F Super Duty Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 15%of 27 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 91,008miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2005 Ford F Super Duty, 15% of the 27 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,008 miles.
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.
“Turn key to start and run. Start driving down the road and all gauges go dead (no power) radio & cruise control & windows & intagrated brakes all go out. No matter at any speeds. The scary one is when we have our 44 ft sundowner rv combo horse trailer at 70 MPH on cruise control and this happens and you have no gauges or trailer brakes, no power to windows, no power to unlock doors except manually.and none of the gauges are working. But the truck still runs fine. Dealerships cant locate problem but charge you 2 hours labor and says bring it back if it does it again. …”
NHTSA complaint #10749884, filed 2015-08, 140,000 miles“On april 5, I was in he process of stopping for a stop sign, when the engine stopped running. I was able to restart the truck. I drove less than 2 miles, turned the truck off and it would not restart. I had truck towed to autonation Ford in st. Petersburg fl. Mechanic not on duty, but monday (april 7, 2014), service department called and said nothing showed up on their computer check, and was starting fine after a minor adjustment. I picked up the truck, drove less than 2 miles, when it stalled as I was in the process of coming to a stop, while my speed was about 30 MPH. …”
NHTSA complaint #10579448, filed 2014-04, 78,000 miles“Vehicle engine (6.0 diesel) unexpectedly and suddenly died while climbing a narrow mountain state highway, just in between switchbacks that had no shoulders; had enough speed to just clear road onto a shoulder. No warning lights, no check engine light had ever displayed previously to this incident. Vehicle would not start, towed to local Ford dealer. Engine teardown revealed loss of high pressure oil; and ficm failure and glow plug module fault by obd and check engine light that now's continuously illuminated. …”
NHTSA complaint #10554042, filed 2013-11, 71,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10109021Apr 24, 2017When ordering a 2005 to 2008 remanufactured 5.4L 3v or 6.8L 3v engine, spark plug boots may be provided in the packaging. Replace all black spark plug boots from the original…
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 16% |
| 2005 | 4 | 15% |
| 2004 | 4 | 29% |
| 2003 | 2 | 7% |
| 2002 | 6 | 18% |
| 2001 | 1 | 3% |
| 1999 | 7 | 8% |
| 1997 | 2 | 8% |
| 1996 | 1 | 13% |
| 1995 | 1 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2005 Ford F Super Duty
10 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford F Super Duty
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.
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