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2004 Ford F-250 Sd engine problems

The 2004 Ford F-250 Sd has 121 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 35% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

121

Engine complaints

35%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

F-250 Sd engine complaints by model year121 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 1 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 4 complaints1997: 13 complaints1999: 101 complaints2000: 73 complaints2001: 100 complaints2002: 108 complaints2003: 80 complaints2004: 121 complaints2005: 47 complaints2006: 27 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 44 complaints2009: 7 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 25 complaints2012: 28 complaints2013: 8 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 9 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 1 complaints2023: 9 complaints2024: 3 complaints2026: 1 complaints
F-250 Sd engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ENGINE SURGES AND WILL INCREASE SPEED BY 700 RPMS WITH NO CONTACT TO PEDAL. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES NUMEROUS RECALLS AND REPAIRS TO WIREHARNESS AND ERG VALVE HAVE NOT CURED PROBLEM. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE BEING PARKED BUMPER STRIKING LIGHT POLE MINOR DAMAGE. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 24, 2007 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2004 Ford F-250 Sd have?

NHTSA has 121 complaints about the 2004 Ford F-250 Sd engine — 35% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.