KnownCarProblems2011 Ford F-350 SD Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 43 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Ford F-350 SD, most often about the engine (33% of complaints, typically around 63,500 miles). It is 19th of 27 F-350 SD model years by number of complaints and has 7 recalls.
Most common 2011 Ford F-350 SD problems
Engine
14 complaints · 33%Half of these problems showed up before 63,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, there was a sudden loss of engine power as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the diesel exhaust fluid pump needed to be replaced. The manufacturer…
Truck has about 65k miles on it. It has had 2 major diesel engine malfunctions that left me stranded on the road. The first time I barely made it off the travel lanes. The second time at least I was able to get fully off the road. Both times we were on the highway. It already has had the fuel pump go out causing major…
Steering
14 complaints · 33%Half of these problems showed up before 34,500 miles.
I was driving the truck away from a traffic light. When the truck reached approximately 20 MPH. The engine shut down completely. I lost forward motion, steering control and braking power. I was able to wrestle the truck off the road and into a parking lot. This is a Ford truck powered by a 6.7 Ford diesel engine., the…
Traveling on a highway, turning slightly along a curved section of the roadway, upon encountering very small bumps, my truck began to shake violently, the steering wheel threatened to shake my hands loose from it, I had to hit the brake and try to quickly slow the truck down while attempting to pull off onto the…
Suspension
8 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 27,000 miles.
When driving at highway speeds hit bump in road the steering shakes really bad and to gain control had to slow down to almost stop speed.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350 SD. While driving 55 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle began to shake violently. The contact applied the brakes to slow the vehicle down and the shaking subsided. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they were unable to diagnose the failure. The contact…
Wheels and tires
7 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 37,500 miles.
Traveling on a highway, turning slightly along a curved section of the roadway, upon encountering very small bumps, my truck began to shake violently, the steering wheel threatened to shake my hands loose from it, I had to hit the brake and try to quickly slow the truck down while attempting to pull off onto the…
Catastrophic tread separation (tire did not deflate) of left rear tire on pickup. Nearly lost control, but maintained control and got to side of road. Estimated $8,500 damages to truck. No injuries and no other vehicles involved. No road hazard hit. Tires rotated as required. In for dealer service that morning and…
Fuel system
6 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 70,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford f-350 super duty the contact stated that the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power and stalled intermittently. The warning indicator for the exhaust fluid illuminated, which meant the fluid was low. The contact was unable to determine the cause of the internal failure and stalling.…
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle jerked and lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the vehicle drove at a reduced speed. The vehicle was…
Transmission
4 complaints · 9%The contact owns a 2011 Ford 350 sd. The contact stated that the transmission failed. The contact stated that he would depress the accelerator pedal and the vehicle would stall for three to four seconds before actually moving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that there was nothing…
Was on freeway about 55 to 65 MPH and all of a sudden the truck went into what I would call a death wobble where it seemed to be shaking the truck to death. Once I pulled to the side of the road and stopped and started out again it was fine. 2 days later it did it again only this time I was just getting onto the…
Brakes
3 complaints · 7%I was driving the truck away from a traffic light. When the truck reached approximately 20 MPH. The engine shut down completely. I lost forward motion, steering control and braking power. I was able to wrestle the truck off the road and into a parking lot. This is a Ford truck powered by a 6.7 Ford diesel engine., the…
When I originally bought the vehicle, shortly thereafter the right rear brakes had been dragging and when the vehicle stopped, heavy smoke was coming from the right side rear wheel. The dealership replaced the calipers and rotors. The vehicle now has 44000 miles on it now. Periodically the brakes have been dragging…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2011 Ford F-350 SD recalls
Transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
Risk: Engine shut down and a subsequent cool down period may delay medical treatment or assistance to those needing it, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the powertrain control module (PCM) software, free of charge. The recall began on april 22, 2015. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15s09.
Full defect summary
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 ford f-350, f-450, and f-550 trucks manufactured february 22, 2010, to january 30, 2015, and equipped with ambulance or fire engine preparation packages. The affected vehicles may detect an incorrect exhaust gas temperature sensor (egt) fault indicating that the vehicle is too hot, causing the engine management system to shut down the engine and prevent its immediate restart.
Equipment
Risk: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Fix: Palfleet will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began on july 29, 2014. Owners may contact palfleet customer service at 1- 502-376-2458.
Full defect summary
Palfleet truck equipment company, llc (palfleet) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 ford f-350, f-450, and f-550 super duty vehicles modified by palfleet and equipped with certain muncie power products pto assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the pto pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
Equipment
Risk: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Fix: Iowa mold tooling co., inc. Will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began on july 28, 2014. Owners may contact iowa mold tooling co., inc. At 1-800-247-5958.
Full defect summary
Iowa mold tooling co., inc. Will notify owners and dealers to inspect the muncie pto pressure switch to determine if it is from the range of defective switches and if required, remove the pressure switch assembly and put a plug in the port where the pto switch had been installed. This switch was never being utilized. This will be done free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in mid-july 2014. Owners may contact iowa mold tooling co., inc. At 1-800-247-5958.
Equipment
Risk: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Fix: Stahl will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. Owners may contact stahl customer service at 1-800-277-8245, or muncie at 1-800-367-7867.
Full defect summary
Stahl is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 ford f-350 super duty, f-450 super duty, and f-550 super duty vehicles modified by stahl and equipped with certain muncie power products pto assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the pto pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
Equipment
Risk: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Fix: Utility truck will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began in june 2014. Owners may contact utility truck customer service at 1-254-857-8813.
Full defect summary
Utility truck equipment company, llc (utility truck) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 utli41a, 2011 utln41, and 2012 utln46 aerial trucks manufactured december 2010 to september 2013 equipped with certain muncie power products pto assemblies installed on 2010-2013 ford f-350, f-450 and f-550 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the pto pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
Equipment
Risk: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Fix: Somerset will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began august 2014. Owner's may contact somerset customer service at 1-800-777-2671.
Full defect summary
Somerset welding & steel, doing business as j&j truck equipment (j&j), is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 ford f-350, f-450, and f-550 super duty chassis with 6.8l gasoline engines modified by j&j to be equipped with certain muncie power products pto assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the pto pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
Equipment
Risk: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Fix: Tactical will notify owners, and dealers will install a new pto pressure switch, free of charge. The recall began on august 1, 2014. Owners may contact tactical customer service at 1-405-603-6700.
Full defect summary
Tactical vehicle outfitters (tactical) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 ford f-350 and f-550 vehicles modified by tactical and equipped with certain muncie power products pto assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the pto pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Vehicle commanded engine shutdown
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this rq to investigate allegations that the scope and remedy of safety recall 13v-535 were inadequate. Recall 13v-535 was limited to a relatively small population of ambulance package vehicles and odi received complaints of pickup trucks and fire engine prep package vehicles being affected by the same defect. Ford manufactured approximately 555,985 subject vehicles between february 22, 2010 and january 30, 2015 that may be affected by defective egt sensors and powertrain control module (PCM) software calibration. The subject vehicles are equipped with four (4) egt sensors to monitor engine operating conditions. An egt sensor fault may produce
Questions about the 2011 Ford F-350 SD
- What are the most common problems with the 2011 Ford F-350 SD?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (14 complaints, typically around 63,500 miles); steering (14 complaints, typically around 34,500 miles); suspension (8 complaints, typically around 27,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2011 Ford F-350 SD have?
- 7 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from March 25, 2015 (transmission). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2011 a bad year for the Ford F-350 SD?
- It is 19th of 27 F-350 SD model years by number of complaints, with 43 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.