2013 Ford F-350 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Suspension (23) · Steering (12) · Engine (11)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
43 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment 2014-08-13 · campaign 14V498000 · 3 vehicles
Defect: PJ's Truck Bodies & Equipment Co., (PJ's) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis modified by PJ's and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
Risk: The leaking oil may soak into the thermal blanket covering the exhaust, which when combined with heat from exhaust, may result in an increased risk of fire.
Fix: PJ's has notified owners and dealers will install a new pressure switch kit that moves the switch away from the exhaust system, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2014. Owners may contact PJ's customer service at 1-866-475-8782.
Service bulletins (16)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-24 · 24L05 · Other
certain 2011-2022 model year super duty vehicles equipped with 6.7l engine - emission control information label update for qualified vehicles
Equipment:electrical:navigational System(Global Positioning System) 2016-04-20 · TSB160066 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
touchscreen navigation system - arabic language - blank screen
Electrical System 2016-04-20 · 16-0066 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2012-2016 vehicles equipped with a touchscreen navigation system and the language set to arabic may exhibit a blank screen. this may be the result of the ribbon cables not being fully seated inside the front display interface module (fdim) or an improper software configuration of the fdim.
Steering 2016-01-12 · PC-01.12.2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
in monitoring our technical service inquiries and technical service bulletins from ford, there is the potential for moderate to severe steering wheel oscillation (wobble) to occur. after extensive testing and outside feedback, the following details have been established to correct or prevent steer
Engine 2015-08-10 · TSB15-0124 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ford: 2011-2014 f-super duty vehicles equipped with 6.7l diesel engine may experience a running rough or misfire during exhaust regeneration process *cn
Equipment 2015-07-01 · ASI-45226 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ford: on some diesel trucks, various combination of diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) for loose, modified, damaged or missing ground g400 which was relocated by body builders outfitters on vehicle modification. model 2011-16 f super duty. *pe
Showing the 6 most recent of 16 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-03-01 · Suspension“driving along at 70 mph and just crossed a bridge and met the asphalt when all of a sudden the steering wheel shook violently & almost caused a fatal accident. tractor trailer & cars swung to avoid me. went to pull out onto expressway & at 15 mph & the rumble strips along the right shoulder caused it to shake again tremendously. this vehicle has ha…”
2025-12-20 · Wheels“was driving at 55mph and suddenly truck went into a terrible death wobble & almost caused a serious crash. on 11/25/2025 i had taken it in to the ford dealership to correct this problem since it had happened four times in august & september of this year. which also almost caused four serious accidents. the ford dealer replaced l & r dragline ends &…”
2025-11-25 · Steering“steering became erratic & uncontrolable while driving at 55mph. steering wheel shook . it was a death wobble and almost caused a serious accident. this has happened four times in the last two months. this is a 2013 ford f-350 with 102,000 miles. each time truck had it happen, it was after a expansion joint in road was gone over. truck was taken to …”
2025-10-22 · Back Over Prevention · 115,000 mi“the contact owns a 2013 ford f-350. the contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera was intermittently inoperable. the message "camera unavailable - see dealer" was displayed. the dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 115,000. …”
2025-08-22 · Fuel/Propulsion System“my 2013 f-350 super duty 6.7 diesel truck has a problem with the def system and power loss. i had a check engine light come on, and an autozone scan shows a p20ba power train system and a few other codes were noted (see attached documents). i took it to my selling dealer, and they confirmed the reductant heater needs to be replaced. i found out the…”
2025-03-24 · Tires:tread/Belt“1. the tread seperated from the tire at 60mph on highway. small vibration prior to incident. 2. extremely dangerous to all. vehicle was towing loaded horse trailer, middle lane. 3. tried to bring up to michelin corporate with little help available. 4. i will be taking tire to vender/dealer for inspection. have photos available. 5. only warning was …”
2025-02-27 · Steering · 125,000 mi“the contact owns a 2013 ford f-350. the contact stated while driving 65-75 mph over a bumpy road surface, the vehicle experienced a death wobble. the contact stated that the steering wheel and the front end of the vehicle were shuddering violently, nearly causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. the contact stated that upon decelerating …”
2024-12-16 · Engine“several months ago i noticed a shrill whining noise coming from the engine compartment. upon closer inspection, i observed raw emissions coming from the exhaust manifold. upon research i noticed that this was a very common problem with the 6.7 diesel between 2011 and 2014 with ford even putting out a service bulletin (ssm50330) and designing repa…”
2024-08-17 · Suspension“every time i hit a bump it starts to shake and i have to slow way down to stop it. was told not to drive on highway that it has what they call the death wobble. …”
2024-07-26 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 78,500 mi“the contact owns a 2013 ford f-350. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the egr (exhaust gas recirculation) cooler needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the contact related the failure to customer…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.