Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Ford F-250.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Truck had no check engine light then caught on fire going down the road and burned to ground within seconds Incident r… |
| 2024-02-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Speed control sensor allows brake fluid leak through the plug connector and run down the wiring harness, allowing br… |
| 2022-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-250. The contact stated that both turn signals and the windshield wipers would intermitt… |
| 2022-06-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel tank straps corrode causing fuel tank to fall off A recall was issued for other similar ford trucks, but this mod… |
| 2022-03-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When the truck accelerates and reaches about 40-5mph the truck begins to wobble sideways. This wobbling sensation shake… |
| 2020-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS DO NOT WORK |
| 2019-10-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE PAID OVER $6.000 DOLLARS TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIX MY TRUCK JUST TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THERE IS NO WAY TO FI… |
| 2019-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2019-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECONDED TIME. |
| 2018-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE… |
| 2018-05-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE PULLED OVER THEN WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE TO PULL OUT IT BARELY MOVED. W… |
| 2018-05-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL STRAPS, WHICH F… |
| 2018-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FAILED SMOG AND EVERY TIME SENSORS ARE REPLACED FAILURE HAPPENS AGAIN. |
| 2018-03-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE 285/75/R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STAT… |
| 2018-02-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have been trying to get the exhaust manifold bolts replaced by several machine shops and did my own checking on the F… |
| 2017-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING 50-60 HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT WOBBLE, UNABLE TO CONTROL THE BREAKS AND STEERING. THIS LAST… |
| 2017-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I HAD PARKED MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY. I PUT IT IN PARK, SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AS I STEPPED OUT… |
| 2017-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE FUEL GAUGE FA… |
| 2017-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY FRONT END SHAKES IT'S NOT THE HIGH SPEED WOBBLE MY TRAILER BRAKES THEY DO NOT WORK I'M BLOWING FUSES IN MY FUSE BOX … |
| 2017-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANE… |
| 2017-03-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEH… |
| 2017-03-15 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | TIRE FAILURE |
| 2017-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TRUCK SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. THE LIGHTS COME AND IT THROWS NO CODES AT ALL. I HAVE EXPERI… |
| 2016-10-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CON… |
| 2016-08-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE ON, THE HAZARD LI… |
| 2016-05-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REPLACED 4 NEW TIRES ON MY FORD F-250 TRUCK 9/20/2013. YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR H/T-S, LT235/85R16. ON APPROXIMATELY 5/10/201… |
| 2016-05-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN KO TIRES, SIZE: 265/75/16. WHILE DRIVING A… |
| 2015-10-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE FUEL TANK STRAP… |
| 2015-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TRUCK HAD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE VALVE TAP GOING ON WHEN IT WAS STARTED. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF THIS SINCE TRUCK IS A 2003… |
| 2015-07-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CPSC: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES: CONSUMER STATED THE AXLE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE LINE, AND EMERGENCY CABLE. *SS |
| 2015-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 3RD SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND ALSO DESTROYED THE COIL. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THIS PR… |
| 2015-03-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HAD LT265/75R16 BF GOODRICH TIRES ON MY TRUCK, WITH ONLY APPROX. 12,000 MILES ON THEM, THE TRUCK DOES NOT GET DRIVEN … |
| 2015-03-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND STALLED WITHOUT … |
| 2015-03-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON MARCH 2ND 2015, MY 2003 FORD F-250 CAUGHT FIRE ON IT'S OWN. NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME AND LUCKILY MY NEIGHBORS CA… |
| 2015-01-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS THE … |
| 2014-10-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON 10/11/14 WE WERE TRAVELING FROM OUR HOME IN HAVELOCK, NC TO THE CHARLOTTE AREA. WITH ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP… |
| 2014-10-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 10/11/14 WE WERE TRAVELING FROM OUR HOME IN HAVELOCK, NC TO THE CHARLOTTE AREA. WITH ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE TRIP … |
| 2014-07-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDE… |
| 2013-11-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER AND HIT A BUMP THE FRONT END WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SLOW WAY DOWN… |
| 2013-07-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE IN … |
| 2013-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING CAPABILITIES OF THE TRUCK. REAR MAIN BRAKE LINE ABOVE FUEL TANK BURST. BRAKE FLUID LEAK… |
| 2012-07-07 | TIRES | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH DEFINITY TIRES A/T 33 12.5R 16.5. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH… |
| 2012-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRUCK COUNT FIRE WHILE NOT IN USE. FIRE UNDER HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. *TR |
| 2011-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT ON MY 2003 FORD F250 - WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE NTSB ASKING IF OUR BRAKE LINE… |
| 2011-09-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLI… |
| 2011-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED… |
| 2011-06-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAM THAT HOLDS THE ROOF IN PLACE FRACTURED FROM THE FRO… |
| 2011-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HAVE A 2003 FORD F-250 WITH THE 5.4L TRITON ENGINE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK APPROX. 6MONTHS AND IN A MATTER OF 1000 MILES… |
| 2010-07-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2003 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while her husband was driving home, there was black smoke … |
| 2010-06-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | #5 SPARKPLUG SHOT OUT OF THE HEAD WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. *TR |