Illustration2008 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS, EGR VALVES AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS FAILURE THAT MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR. *SMD
2008 Ford F-350 Sd
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2008 Ford F-350 Sd do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 73.
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Mileage at the reported incident
310–25K
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1150–75K
1175–100K
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1150K+
94 reports with mileage · 7 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Steering. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports4 fire reports2 injury reports
Fuel System, Diesel complaints
8 reportsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. AS A RESULT, THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE F…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. AS A RESULT, THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,200. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN
WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 F350 SUPERDUTY DIESEL POWERED TRUCK AT 45MPH FOR APPROX 4 MILES, RECEIVED MESSAGE "EXHAUST DRIVE COMPLETE" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND COMPLETE POWERDOWN OF ENGINE. THE TRUCK DECELERATED SO FAST THAT DESPITE MY FLOORING THE THROTTLE, THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST COLLIDED. THE TRUCK LOST SO M…
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WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 F350 SUPERDUTY DIESEL POWERED TRUCK AT 45MPH FOR APPROX 4 MILES, RECEIVED MESSAGE "EXHAUST DRIVE COMPLETE" IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND COMPLETE POWERDOWN OF ENGINE. THE TRUCK DECELERATED SO FAST THAT DESPITE MY FLOORING THE THROTTLE, THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST COLLIDED. THE TRUCK LOST SO MUCH POWER THAT I COULD NOT SAFELY PULL OFF ROAD AND WAS IN A RURAL AREA BETWEEN TWO BLIND CURVES. THE WHOLE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS AND LEFT TRUCK COMPLETELY VULNERABLE TO WHATEVER TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. AFTER GETTING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TRUCK STALLED ON SLIGHT RISE AND DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO MOVE, HOWEVER WHEN I SHUT TRUCK DOWN, MY 5FT8IN 200LB BODY WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE 8000 LB VEHICLE OVER THE HUMP. ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK OVER AFTER INCIDENT AND WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RESTART UNTIL AFTER THE UNIT EITHER COOLED DOWN OR TIMED OUT (DIDN'T TRY FOR 30-45 MIN LATER). BY TIME TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, UNIT WOULD RUN BUT LESS THAN FULL POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TRUCK WAS IN SHOP SERVICED FOR FAULTY EGR VALVE AND HAD LATEST FORD RECALL FOR REPROGRAMMING COMPLETED LESS THAN 100 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE PCM REPROGRAMMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 07V139000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM), THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING. THE DELAMINATING FUEL TANK COULD CAUSE CLOGGING PROBLEMS IN THE …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE PCM REPROGRAMMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 07V139000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM), THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING. THE DELAMINATING FUEL TANK COULD CAUSE CLOGGING PROBLEMS IN THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE FUEL TANK BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK SHOULD NOT HAVE DELAMINATED IN TWO YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
I HAVE 2008 FORD F350 XLT 4X4 SRW DIESEL JUST OVER A YEAR AND WHAT HAVE HAPPENED NOW IS THAT ON 08/02/1010 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THERE WERE NOISES FROM THE ENGINE ALSO SOOO MUCH OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM EXHAUST PIPE AND THEN THE TRUCK JUST FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER LOCATION AFTER A WEEK S…
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I HAVE 2008 FORD F350 XLT 4X4 SRW DIESEL JUST OVER A YEAR AND WHAT HAVE HAPPENED NOW IS THAT ON 08/02/1010 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THERE WERE NOISES FROM THE ENGINE ALSO SOOO MUCH OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM EXHAUST PIPE AND THEN THE TRUCK JUST FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER LOCATION AFTER A WEEK SITTING THERE SERVICE PEOPLE FROM DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS OIL AND FUEL SPILLAGE ALL OVER THE FILTER AND THE ENGINE ETC.. BUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT AND I ENDED UP WITH THE BILL FOR IT AN HOUR LATER WHEN I TOOK IT THE TRUCK IT HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER FEW DAYS THEY SAID THAT WAS SOMETHING MINOR AND THEY GAVE ME THE TRUCK WHEN I JUST LEFT THEIR SHOP IN THE EVENING SAME PROBLEM SO MUCH SMOKE THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING THE SMOKE WAS CHOKING ME SO NOW AGAIN THE TRUCK IS IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE BUT THEY NOW POINTING FUEL INJECTORS AND AGAIN THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR OIL AND FUEL SPILLAGE SO THAT THEY AGAIN GOING TO CHANGE OIL AND FILTER BUT THEY NOT WORKING ON FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM! AT THIS MOMENT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE FUEL SPILLAGE I KNOW IT CAN RESULT IN A FIRE AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK WITH SO MUCH SMOKE COMING OUT FROM EXHAUST FILTER
LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING CAN NOT GET ANY SPEED ALMOST GOT HIT ON INTERSTATE SINCE IT DROPPED SPEED FROM 70 TO 40 FUEL PUMP REPLACED STILL AT DEALERS HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3 WEEKS HAD IT IN THE SHOP A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR COOLING SYSTEM THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THERE IS A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS . WITH…
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LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING CAN NOT GET ANY SPEED ALMOST GOT HIT ON INTERSTATE SINCE IT DROPPED SPEED FROM 70 TO 40 FUEL PUMP REPLACED STILL AT DEALERS HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3 WEEKS HAD IT IN THE SHOP A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR COOLING SYSTEM THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THERE IS A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS . WITH 73 BULLETINS ON THEM I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!!!!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK PURCHASED NEW. HE STATED AFTER HAVING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, HE NOTICED A LARGE OIL SPILLAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIR CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK WORSE. WITHIN JUST UNDER A YEAR OF THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK PURCHASED NEW. HE STATED AFTER HAVING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, HE NOTICED A LARGE OIL SPILLAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIR CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK WORSE. WITHIN JUST UNDER A YEAR OF THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP A SECOND TIME. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO NOTICE THE OIL LEAK AGAIN. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED A THIRD TIME. HE ALSO STATED THE BULBS IN THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ELEMENTS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS CONTINUED TO BLOW. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE REASON WHY THEY CONTINUED TO FAIL. WHILE AT A STOP, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD STAY IN HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 28,000.
2MONTHS INTO MY "NEW" VEHICLE THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND OVER HEATED ; THE BACK GLASS LEAKS WITH WATER EVERY TIME IT RAINS , MOTOR REVES UP OUT OF CONTROL , NOW MOTOR HAS BLOWN OIL INTO RADIATOR AND ALL OVER DRIVEWAY DEEMING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. *TR
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
1PE13014 · Alleged Loss Of Steering
Opened May 7, 2013 · Closed Jan 31, 2014
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering; Steering:gear Box (other Than Rack And Pinion)
The Office of DefectsInvestigation (ODI) opened PE13-014 after identifying five complaints alleging steering gear failure in model year (MY) 2008 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pick-up trucks and to evaluate the relationship between the design history of the steering gear assembly and the alleged defect.As background, ODI investigated steering gear sector shaft fractures in approximately 1.3 million MY 1999 - 2001 Ford Super Duty pick-up trucks and MY 2000 - 2001 Ford Excursion sport utility vehicles in Engineering Analysis EA01-009.The investigation determined that the sector shaft failures were the result of extraordinary, possibly multiple, impacts and not the result of fatigue.No defect in design, manufacturing or materials was identified in the sector shaft.EA01-009 was closed August 19, 2003 with 169 complaints, resulting in a rate of 12.9 incidents per 100,000 vehicles after approximately one year of service.Ford increased the diameter of the sector shaft from 1.375 inches to 1.625 inches at the start of MY 2005 production, increasing the resistance of the steering gear assembly to torsional overload by approximately 48% and changing the failure mode from sector shaft fracture to cracked or broken sector shaft gear teeth.The redesigned steering gear assembly was used in approximately 1.1 million MY 2005 through 2009 Ford Super Duty pick-up trucks, including the subject vehicles.Figure 1 shows the basic steering system design used in Ford Super Duty trucks investigated in EA01-009 and PE13-014. Figure 2 shows the locations of failures resulting from impact related torsional overloading of the sector shaft for the subject vehicles and the prior generation Ford Super Duty trucks investigated in EA01-009.Figure 3 shows an example of a failed sector shaft investigated in EA01-009 and comparisons of fracture surfaces of sector shafts failing from fatigue loading and from torsional overload.Ford provided field return part analysis of failed steering gears from MY 2005 through 2009 Super Duty trucks found evidence of broken sector shaft gear teeth and piston damage consistent with incidents of single event overload (Figure 4).Laboratory analysis found no evidence of fatigue or material property defects in any of the fractures.Analysis of complaint rates by vehicle build month showed no patterns indicating potential manufacturing quality issues and no difference before and after Ford introduced design changes to the input shaft and sector shaft seals in July 2007 to address potential leak concerns (Figure 5).Analysis of failures by time in service indicates a random failure pattern/distribution, consistent with incidents of impact induced overload (Figure 6). The complaint rate for the subject vehicles after approximately 5 to 6 years, 7.1 incidents per 100,000 vehicles, is lower than the rate observed in EA01-009. Furthermore, similar to the condition investigated in EA01-009, a number of incident records include evidence of impact loads (e.g., curb strikes) and several alleged crashes include incidents in which information suggests that the steering gear failure was most likely a result of crash forces, rather than the cause of the crash.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.The ODI complaints cited above can be reviewed at ww
Additional source detail variants (2)
Steering
The Office of DefectsInvestigation (ODI) opened PE13-014 after identifying five complaints alleging steering gear failure in model year (MY) 2008 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pick-up trucks and to evaluate the relationship between the design history of the steering gear assembly and the alleged defect.As background, ODI investigated steering gear sector shaft fractures in approximately 1.3 million MY 1999 - 2001 Ford Super Duty pick-up trucks and MY 2000 - 2001 Ford Excursion sport utility vehicles in Engineering Analysis EA01-009.The investigation determined that the sector shaft failures were the result of extraordinary, possibly multiple, impacts and not the result of fatigue.No defect in design, manufacturing or materials was identified in the sector shaft.EA01-009 was closed August 19, 2003 with 169 complaints, resulting in a rate of 12.9 incidents per 100,000 vehicles after approximately one year of service.Ford increased the diameter of the sector shaft from 1.375 inches to 1.625 inches at the start of MY 2005 production, increasing the resistance of the steering gear assembly to torsional overload by approximately 48% and changing the failure mode from sector shaft fracture to cracked or broken sector shaft gear teeth.The redesigned steering gear assembly was used in approximately 1.1 million MY 2005 through 2009 Ford Super Duty pick-up trucks, including the subject vehicles.Figure 1 shows the basic steering system design used in Ford Super Duty trucks investigated in EA01-009 and PE13-014. Figure 2 shows the locations of failures resulting from impact related torsional overloading of the sector shaft for the subject vehicles and the prior generation Ford Super Duty trucks investigated in EA01-009.Figure 3 shows an example of a failed sector shaft investigated in EA01-009 and comparisons of fracture surfaces of sector shafts failing from fatigue loading and from torsional overload.Ford provided field return part analysis of failed steering gears from MY 2005 through 2009 Super Duty trucks found evidence of broken sector shaft gear teeth and piston damage consistent with incidents of single event overload (Figure 4).Laboratory analysis found no evidence of fatigue or material property defects in any of the fractures.Analysis of complaint rates by vehicle build month showed no patterns indicating potential manufacturing quality issues and no difference before and after Ford introduced design changes to the input shaft and sector shaft seals in July 2007 to address potential leak concerns (Figure 5).Analysis of failures by time in service indicates a random failure pattern/distribution, consistent with incidents of impact induced overload (Figure 6). The complaint rate for the subject vehicles after approximately 5 to 6 years, 7.1 incidents per 100,000 vehicles, is lower than the rate observed in EA01-009. Furthermore, similar to the condition investigated in EA01-009, a number of incident records include evidence of impact loads (e.g., curb strikes) and several alleged crashes include incidents in which information suggests that the steering gear failure was most likely a result of crash forces, rather than the cause of the crash.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.The ODI complaints cited above can be reviewed at ww
Steering:gear Box (other Than Rack And Pinion)
The Office of DefectsInvestigation (ODI) opened PE13-014 after identifying five complaints alleging steering gear failure in model year (MY) 2008 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pick-up trucks and to evaluate the relationship between the design history of the steering gear assembly and the alleged defect.As background, ODI investigated steering gear sector shaft fractures in approximately 1.3 million MY 1999 - 2001 Ford Super Duty pick-up trucks and MY 2000 - 2001 Ford Excursion sport utility vehicles in Engineering Analysis EA01-009.The investigation determined that the sector shaft failures were the result of extraordinary, possibly multiple, impacts and not the result of fatigue.No defect in design, manufacturing or materials was identified in the sector shaft.EA01-009 was closed August 19, 2003 with 169 complaints, resulting in a rate of 12.9 incidents per 100,000 vehicles after approximately one year of service.Ford increased the diameter of the sector shaft from 1.375 inches to 1.625 inches at the start of MY 2005 production, increasing the resistance of the steering gear assembly to torsional overload by approximately 48% and changing the failure mode from sector shaft fracture to cracked or broken sector shaft gear teeth.The redesigned steering gear assembly was used in approximately 1.1 million MY 2005 through 2009 Ford Super Duty pick-up trucks, including the subject vehicles.Figure 1 shows the basic steering system design used in Ford Super Duty trucks investigated in EA01-009 and PE13-014. Figure 2 shows the locations of failures resulting from impact related torsional overloading of the sector shaft for the subject vehicles and the prior generation Ford Super Duty trucks investigated in EA01-009.Figure 3 shows an example of a failed sector shaft investigated in EA01-009 and comparisons of fracture surfaces of sector shafts failing from fatigue loading and from torsional overload.Ford provided field return part analysis of failed steering gears from MY 2005 through 2009 Super Duty trucks found evidence of broken sector shaft gear teeth and piston damage consistent with incidents of single event overload (Figure 4).Laboratory analysis found no evidence of fatigue or material property defects in any of the fractures.Analysis of complaint rates by vehicle build month showed no patterns indicating potential manufacturing quality issues and no difference before and after Ford introduced design changes to the input shaft and sector shaft seals in July 2007 to address potential leak concerns (Figure 5).Analysis of failures by time in service indicates a random failure pattern/distribution, consistent with incidents of impact induced overload (Figure 6). The complaint rate for the subject vehicles after approximately 5 to 6 years, 7.1 incidents per 100,000 vehicles, is lower than the rate observed in EA01-009. Furthermore, similar to the condition investigated in EA01-009, a number of incident records include evidence of impact loads (e.g., curb strikes) and several alleged crashes include incidents in which information suggests that the steering gear failure was most likely a result of crash forces, rather than the cause of the crash.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.The ODI complaints cited above can be reviewed at ww