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What 208 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ford F-350 Super Crew

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (208)Crash / fire / injury (9)Suspension (81)Steering (76)Engine (22)Airbags (21)Fuel system (18)Transmission & drivetrain (17)Wheels (12)Electrical system (10)Fuel System, Diesel (6)Speed control (6)

4 of 208 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 20, 2022Electrical systemEngineFire

vehicle was taken to Seaside Auto Repair, Satellite Beach FL to be looked at for problems it was having on the 24th of March. On 3/31/22 the using federal agency rec'd call to pick up vehicle at the shop as they could not figure out the problem and how to fix it. The agency picked up vehicle from shop. Agency started vehicle and drove to the Pest Mgmt Shop at Patrick AFB, As the vehicle crossed the main gate, the driver heard a strange noise coming from the driver side of the hood near the side mirror, sound got faster. As he approached Anvil Ave, all power to the vehicle went down leaving him with only brake and steering control. At the same time the driver saw flames spew from the driver side panel of the hood. He pulled over, exited vehicle and contacted base fire dept.

NHTSA ODI 11461455

Mar 30, 2022Electrical systemEngineCrashFire

Vehicle fire started in engine compartment. Vehicle is a total loss

NHTSA ODI 11458997

Sep 28, 2020EngineFire2 injuries

I WAS TRAVELING UP HORSESHOE BEND (IDAHO). I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BACKFIRE, BUT TOWARDS THE FRONT. AFTER I HEARD THE NOISE, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, FLAMES JUST EXPLODED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN JUST A MATTER OF MINUTES, MY TRUCK AND 5TH WHEEL WERE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE PASSENGER AND I WERE TREATED IN FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLE FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

NHTSA ODI 11361573

Aug 14, 2020AirbagsBrakesEngineFire

MICHAEL WAS CHANGE ODOMETER ENGINE TOTAL MILES TO HAVE WARRANTY FROM DEALER

NHTSA ODI 11349345

Working with the data? Download all 208 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 24, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Ford F-350 Super Crew verdict →