1999 Ford F-250 SD engine and engine cooling problems

95 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1999 Ford F-250 SD — 38% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine and Engine Cooling complaints

38%

share of all complaints

114,084 mi

median reported incident mileage

0 / 4

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f-250. The contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle started overheating. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated the radiator needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the radiator and immediately after the vehicle was repaired the vehicle…”
filed Jun 22, 2011
“Tl* the contact owns a 1999 ford f250 sd. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for maintenance where they detected that the engine head gasket failed. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 05/04/11 *bf the head gasket was leaking oil. Updated 12/19/11”
filed Mar 28, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

1999-2008 7.3l/6.0l/6.4l/4.5l diesel f-super duty - clean the charge air cooler (cac) system after certain turbo or engine failures - service tip. *nj
20228 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 2008
Lack of power due to low fuel pressure - fuel tank liner seperation. *kb
19728 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 2007