2005 Ford F-250 SD fuel system, diesel problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, diesel on the 2005 Ford F-250 SD — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The truck stalled and skipped on the interstate almost causing a collision on I 85. According to the tech the fuel injection control module goes bad in almost every ford f250 6.0 diesel engine when you hit this mileage. Not sure how we continue to give ford a pass on this common issue. *kb”
filed Dec 31, 2011
“This 2005 ford f250sd I bought 3 years ago has been nothing but trouble. In the first 2 months of owning the vehicle the oil sensor switch went bad leaving me stranded twice. I finally talked ford into replacing the switch since it had only been 2 months from purchase. Then a year later the fuel…”
filed Aug 29, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Diesel problems in other F-250 SD years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 F-250 SD | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 F-250 SD | 5 | 4% |
| 2021 F-250 SD | 25 | 16% |
| 2020 F-250 SD | 34 | 13% |
| 2019 F-250 SD | 13 | 1% |
| 2018 F-250 SD | 7 | 2% |
| 2017 F-250 SD | 12 | 1% |
| 2016 F-250 SD | 10 | 3% |
| 2015 F-250 SD | 11 | 4% |
| 2014 F-250 SD | 1 | 4% |
| 2013 F-250 SD | 2 | 10% |
| 2012 F-250 SD | 2 | 4% |
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.