2005 Ford F-250 SD engine and engine cooling problems
37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Ford F-250 SD — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Losing water and oil from exhaust, white smoke. Vehicle losing coolant from exhaust pipe. Hard start. Acts like high pressure oil, blows lots of white smoke out of exhaust. Installed ids/ computer and installed coolant pressure gauge in line on cooling system. Monitored ect/eot and coolant…”
filed Apr 21, 2014
“While on vacation truck started losing power then started blowing coolant from the exhaust pipe. Called aaa had truck towed to ford dealership where they told me truck had bad egr cooler. Not only that but my truck was 8 months out of warranty. Dealership repaired truck, cost was over $2,500. Not…”
filed Nov 15, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other F-250 SD years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 F-250 SD | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 F-250 SD | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 F-250 SD | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 F-250 SD | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 F-250 SD | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 F-250 SD | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 F-250 SD | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 F-250 SD | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 F-250 SD | 7 | 2% |
| 2015 F-250 SD | 2 | 1% |
| 2014 F-250 SD | 2 | 8% |
| 2013 F-250 SD | 1 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Ford F-250 SD
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.