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2012 Ford F-250 Sd engine problems

The 2012 Ford F-250 Sd has 28 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 29% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

28

Engine complaints

29%

Share of year

1

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

“AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE REAR LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL- NO CHANGE IN THE DRIVABILITY. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THAT THE COMPUTER STARTED FLASHING DIFFERENT SYMBOLS INDICATING MANY PROBLEMS- THE ALARMS WERE GOING OFF NON-STOP- THEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 16, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Ford F-250 Sd have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2012 Ford F-250 Sd engine — 29% 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.