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2003 Ford F-350 engine problems

The 2003 Ford F-350 has 26 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 26% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

26

Engine complaints

26%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

F-350 engine complaints by model year87 complaints1981: 2 complaints1985: 1 complaints1988: 4 complaints1989: 7 complaints1990: 11 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 13 complaints1993: 26 complaints1994: 13 complaints1995: 34 complaints1996: 22 complaints1997: 30 complaints1998: 1 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 21 complaints2001: 17 complaints2002: 22 complaints2003: 26 complaints2004: 87 complaints2005: 35 complaints2006: 34 complaints2007: 7 complaints2008: 50 complaints2009: 4 complaints2011: 28 complaints2012: 37 complaints2013: 17 complaints2014: 9 complaints2015: 34 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 14 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 17 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 13 complaints
F-350 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER WAITED A COUPLE OF HOURS, WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. FOUR DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, LATER ON, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 20, 2004 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2003 Ford F-350 have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2003 Ford F-350 engine — 26% 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.