Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2005 Ford F-250 has 1 recall, 144 complaints.
1
Recalls
144
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026
06E087000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
CERTAIN HARSCO WHEEL MODIFICATION GROUPS CONTAINING ACCURIDE STEEL RIMS, P/NOS. 203237 AND 203738; ACCURIDE ALUMINUM RIMS, P/N 203712; AND GKN STEEL R...
No NHTSA safety ratings available for the 2005 Ford F-250.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Electrical system fails every day. It affects the engine, transmission, radio, windows, gauges. Wiri... |
| Jan 29, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250. The contact purchased the vehicle from a private... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | While driving at 65 Mph, towing a fifth wheel camper, encountered a mildly rough section of highway ... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ... |
| Aug 3, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Wrench light comes on, but truck goes into limp loses power very dangerous don't know if it's going ... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | The back bed rails rot/rust very quickly and trying to buy new beds run 4500$ along with o2 sensors ... |
| Sep 9, 2023 | TIRES | The tire is a Cooper (Discoverer/Rigged Trek) 35x12.50R20LT. The tire is unreadable as it ripped off... |
| Sep 24, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | towing a trailer, traveling at 70 mph, I hit a pothole and vehicle violently shook. The episode l... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | In 2014, I got the “Ford death wobble” in the right front. VERY scary and dangerous. Trying to quick... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Front end suspension shimmy> My granddaughter and I were driving at 60mpa and hit a bump and could n... |
| May 25, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission has a hole in it. Linkage inside broke and caused hole on case. Can’t use item for a co... |
| Dec 8, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Death wobbles at random |
| Nov 8, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Driving on the freeway at apps 65 miles per hour, the truck hit a numb in the road and started to sh... |
| Oct 25, 2021 | SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 MPH, the front... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | SUSPENSION | The steering is extremely lose and has a shimmy or “death wobble” when going over any type of bumps ... |
| Apr 5, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | A SCARY AND SERIOUS WOBBLE AT 35 MPH. HAD TO CREEP HOME. ALMOST LOST CONTROL. |
| Jul 11, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. WHEN MY HUSBAND PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE CAR SPED UP. WE HAD TO... |
| Feb 14, 2020 | STEERING | THE FORD 250 INITIATES A 'DEATH WOBBLE' OR INTENSE SHIMMY IN THE FRONT WHEELS AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN... |
| Nov 26, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHEN DRIVING, THE TRUCK WILL DIE. SOMETIMES TRUCK CAN BE RESTARTED OTHER TIMES HAD TO HAVE IT TOLLE... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | 2005 FORD F250 WITH APPROXIMATELY 19,100 MILES. ORIGINAL FACTORY TIRES, SUSPENSION- NO MODIFICATION... |