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The 2022 Ford F-350 doesn’t just look tough; it’s designed to get every job done quickly. Even the automaker claims it provides “more power, more capability than ever.” However, Ford has some issues on its hands, including a defective engine, shoddy structure and malfunctioning suspension.
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NHTSA Complaints for the 2022 Ford F-350
| Complaint Category | Number of Complaints |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes | |
| Unknown Or Other | |
| Power Train | |
| Visibility/wiper | |
| Steering | |
| Electrical System | |
| Power Train:driveline:differential Unit | |
| Structure:body | |
| Engine | |
| Fuel/propulsion System |
Problems with the Engine
To be powerful and hard-working, the Super Duty truck must have a reliable engine. Yet, this is one major component that customers are worried about.
One Ford Trucks Forum poster stated, “I have 650 miles on my truck. I live in MN, so it’s been cold ever since I’ve owned it. But, just about every time I shut it down, it hoots like an owl several times.”
Is Ford doing anything to address these concerns? There’s yet to be any manufacturer communications about it. In the meantime, customers are left wondering Who, Who, Who is going to stop the engine from making these terrible noises.
Problems with Structure
When towing or hauling large loads, no driver wants to worry if the truck is going to hold up. However, with the structure-related issues on the F-350, drivers are concerned about arriving in one piece.
Here’s another comment from the Ford Trucks Forum. “I noticed a squeak on the driver door rubber once I got to California rough roads. Only noticed it when you get on one those thumping roads. I am guessing the door is shaking and rubber seals squeak against door opening. Will maybe have dealer look into it when I return home.”
It’s hard to believe that Ford was able to build this truck to optimal standards, considering the two recalls related to the air bags. NHTSA Campaign Number 21V923000 shows that the driver air bag cover wasn’t built to the proper strength, meaning it could break during an impact and fragments could fly at occupants. Furthermore, NHTSA Campaign Number 21V805000 points out that the front-door side impact pressure sensor might have been installed while damaged, leading to the side impact air bags not deploying in an accident. Whether the heavy-duty truck is falling apart or failing to protect occupants, it’s clear it can’t be trusted for the simplest jobs.
Problems with the Suspension
A final look at the suspension on the F-350 shows just as many issues as with the other major systems.
One more Ford Trucks Forum user stated, “So my leaf springs started creaking one day at about 1500 miles. First, I read that it was probably just dirt in between the leaves and could just be washed out. So I sprayed then out and thought they were good, but the creaking came right back as soon as they dried out. Since then, I’ve tried WD40, HHS+ lubricant, and Fluid Film. All work for about a day or so, then the creaking quickly comes back. BTW, this isn’t a tiny little squeak, it’s an obnoxiously loud creaking that I hear the whole time I’m driving below 25mph and anytime I get in the bed, which is 20+ times a day (encloses service body). Pretty embarrassing pulling up customers’ houses sounding like this.”
Again, Ford isn’t issuing any resolution or guidance for technicians to fix the problem. Instead, the automaker hopes that the 2022 Super Duty truck becomes a rolling symphony with all the noises it makes. From the howling owl sound to the squeaking suspension, this truck could become a barnyard musical.
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Complaint Data
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Mar 17, 2023 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Brake controller error. Towing a small 6500lb trailer the ford is only intermittently sending signal to the camper brakes. Error "trailer brake fault". Makes stopping at times take a longer distance. Is a potential safety concern and definitely causes wear on the ford itself. Unfortunately my ford wasn't covered by a previous recall for this known issue even though it was made in august of 2021. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 30, 2023 |
| State | MI |
| Description | I just bought this ford 2022 f350 crew cab king ranch 4x4 with a diesel engine. The vehicle has 163 miles on it - purchased 9 days ago. I put 100 miles driving locally on roads not exceeding 45 mph. On jan 29 I took it on the freeway for the 1st time, it started vibrating at 50 mph and as I accelerated to 65 mph, the vibration became more pronounced. At 70 mph I could no longer read the instruments because of the vibration. This is a brand new truck!. I see many others reporting similar behavior on the super duties - the "death wobble". I am a degreed mechanical design engineer retired from a major automotive company, I have seen many "causes" and "so called corrections", but seems no one really has a fix. As the vibration goes on, many components in the front end wear out prematurely, in my opinion, having experienced this problem with a brand new truck, I believe the engine was not mounted properly either by design or assembly. This is aggravated by heavy front ends with the large engines not adequately supported. I had a 2011 super duty that had the same problem and got worse over time. I tried to compensate for it by adding weight in the box. It slowed the progression of the worsening of the vibration but did not fix it. The manufacturer should be forced to recall and correct the root cause. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Jan 13, 2023 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Hit a bump and the truck shook out of control. Better known as the death wobble. I was driving with a fully loaded 38 foot goose neck trailer( 8tons). There was no where to pull over and had to literally stop in the middle of the road to regain control. |
| Category | Power Train, Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 23, 2022 |
| State | WA |
| Description | Today I was getting ready to blow some snow out of my driveway and had to move my truck. It's normally parked at a slight incline where putting it in park is usually sufficient and have never needed to use a parking brake. When I re-parked the truck, I had to put it in 4wd to get up in the driveway because we had a lot of wet slushy snow. So after I get it parked, I put it back in 2wd, put it in park, and turn off the ignition. I then got out of the truck and started over to the snow blower to get back to work. I suddenly started seeing the truck rolling backwards as if it was in neutral (which is was not). I was running towards the truck to try and jump in and stop it, and then it suddenly stopped on it's own. But I bet it rolled back a good 3 or 4 feet before it finally stopped. It actually set off the alarm system in the truck, which was no surprise rolling that far. I feel this is definitely a safety issue because if a small child was behind the truck, or even myself, it could have been disastrous. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 16, 2022 |
| State | WI |
| Description | This vehicle has 360 bird eye camera system. When going in reverse, if the front camera has more light then the rear camera, the rear camera display is dark/black. Result is it is impossible to see if you are backing into a person/object etc. This occurs when backing up into a shaded area (heavy trees in a parking lot, parking awning, or garage. This is easily reproducible, occurs every time and many owners are discussing it on forums. Once the front camera is also in the shade you can see objects behind you. |
| Category | Electrical System, Power Train:driveline:differential Unit |
| Date | Sep 12, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The contact owns a 2022 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated while driving 65 mph with the trailer hitched to the vehicle, the vehicle downshifted suddenly to 37 mph. There was no warning light illuminated. The passenger's side of the trailer went sideways and blocked the roadway; however, the trailed remained hitched to the vehicle. The contact then disengaged the towing mode and was able to drive the trailer into a ditch in order to clear the roadway. The contact then drove to his residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the integrated trailer brake control module software was updated under nhtsa campaign number: 22v193000 (electrical system). Additionally, the contact stated that there was no oil in the rear axle differential. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 5,800. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Sep 07, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | Multiple fail alerts for the transmission and engine. The transmission was not shifting gears, very loud noise inside cab and vehicle would barley move at times. Initially, dealer said nothing wrong and cleared the dash alert. Issue returned the next time it was driven. Multiple alerts stated the transmission torque converter clutch was not operating/failed, along with a four-wheel drive fault. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Aug 28, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | When connected to 5th wheel trailer, trailer brakes strength is very weak. Even when increasing the trailer braking gain up to 10 still not completely stopping trailer. |
| Category | Structure:body |
| Date | Aug 11, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The tailgate for my 2022 f-350 has opened while towing several times over the last two months. During one of these instances, the open tailgate struck and damaged my fifth wheel recreational vehicle (rv) trailer during a low speed left hand turn. The area where the tailgate hit our trailer is the battery compartment for our rv. If this where to happen at a high speed it has the potential to cause additional significant damage to a trailer and potentially cause consequential accidents while the vehicle is in motion. There was an open customer satisfaction program opened by ford associated with this issue and my vehicle's vin (campaign # 21m05) in may 2022. Due to this alert, we brought our vehicle into a dealer in june 2022 (before towing our rv) and asked them to address this issue. At the time the ford dealer declined to address the issue because there wasn't "a problem yet." the damage incident then happened and we brought our vehicle into a second ford dealer (we were then living in our rv on the road so unable to return to our original dealer). They agreed (in writing) that there was an unintended tailgate opening while we were towing that caused damage, however they indicated that they didn't have an approved repair procedure from ford at that time. We recently found out that ford has since approved a procedure (on approximately 7/22/2022) and again brought our ford into a third ford dealer for repairs (8/11/2022). Ford is willing to fix the damage to the vehicle associated with this accident, however, they have been unresponsive regarding the consequential damages to our fifth wheel rv (bay door needs to be replaced with an estimated cost of more than |
| Category | Engine, Power Train |
| Date | Aug 08, 2022 |
| State | AL |
| Description | Unknown what the cause is. Put the vehicle in drive and once began moving forward, the transmission tool light came on, then shortly after the engine light appeared. Inside the cab got loud and the truck barely moved. Have called all local dealers. The dealer purchased the truck from 3mo ago has no one available to service. Will not diagnose, because the tool light is on. Next nearest said they are not providing appts, because they are several weeks out. Stated to drop off the vehicle, but unknown when they can get to it. A third can only diagnose a few weeks from now. As soon as I said the transmission was having trouble, the service tech immediately asked if it was a f-350 diesel. This has to be a recurring problem, for a specific question like that to be asked. Unable to get a diagnostic, as no dealer currently available. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Jun 27, 2022 |
| State | MO |
| Description | I purchased this vehicle on 6/7/2022. Ford let me know there was a recall 2 days later. Ford tells me that I cannot drive the vehicle off of their lot until the parts have been replaced. Ford has no date available as to when the parts will be available. I would like to be able to drive the new truck I purchased. I have not even picked up the truck from the dealer. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | May 25, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The fuel lines are made of a plastic that attracts rodents. At 3000 miles on the odometer mine were chewed thru, I remote started it and saw the fuel dumping and spraying on the ground. Had I not seen or smelt the gas and got into the vehicle before starting it. It would have caught fire and burnt to the ground. Ford would not take ownership of this design flaw, rodent damage is not under their warranty, so I had to pay for the repair which included a 34 gallon fuel cell replacement. I would imagine many other vehicles including the recent suv fires might have a similar issue. Once the fire starts, there's no way to establish root cause for the failure because all evidence would be destroyed. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control |
| Date | Apr 29, 2022 |
| State | MA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2022 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 mph with the adaptive cruise control activated, while attempting to decrease the speed, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated to 80 mph. The contact disengaged the adaptive cruise control however, several unknown warning lights illuminated and adaptive cruise control remained activated. The brake pedal was depressed and the adaptive cruise control disengaged. After restarting the vehicle, the adaptive cruise control performed as designed. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Apr 20, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | I purchased a new 2022 f350 lariat with a sliding rear window. After owning the unit for three weeks, the rear window exploded while driving down the highway. There were no cars on the highway at night to have thrown a rock at the truck and cause the damage. Temperature was about 55-60 deg f. |
| Category | Fuel System, Diesel:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings |
| Date | Apr 01, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | The contact owns a 2022 ford f-350 sd. The contact became aware that there was fuel leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel lines were chewed on by rodents causing the fuel leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,167. Update: the contact owns a 2022 ford f-350 sd. The contact became aware that there was fuel leaking from the vehicle upon remote startup. Gasoline was spraying from the vehicle and was noticed by sight and smell when approaching the vehicle. The vehicle was flatbed towed to the dealer, after being cleared from being a fire hazard by the lake county fire dept claim [xxx]. The dealer diagnosed that the tank vent and nearby fuel lines were chewed on by rodents causing the fuel leak. The vehicle was not repaired under warranty. Plant-based plastic mono-wall fuel lines and tank were replaced at the owners expense. Nothing has been changed to prevent the failure from reoccurring. Old parts were retained by the owner. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The exact failure mileage was 3,167. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).†|
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Apr 01, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I see there is a software recall update on trailer brake controller but not sure if that is the issue. The manual squeeze brakes did not work first time 5th wheel hooked up. The 7 pin trailer clip goes into a 5 pin harness and a 2 pin harness. The 2 pin is the brake control for the trailer. I traced the wiring to the next connector.. When the wiring was unplugged and replugged in the connection and braking system worked. It is located on driver side next to spare tire. The error was happening on both the truck bed 7 pin connector and hitch connector. So issue had to be in line. The manual squeeze trigger had power because unconnected error shows on dash when squeezed and not prior to that. This puts the issue between trigger and connector split the two 7 pin trailer tow connectors. Also since the trailer is grounded to truck via the hitch it means the positive wire in that connector is the issue. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Feb 24, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | the contact owns a 2022 ford f-350 super duty. The contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 21v536000 (power train); however, the local dealer informed the contact that the parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The contact stated the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but did not provide any assistance. The contact had not experienced a failure. Unable to confirm parts not available. |
| Category | Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:linkages |
| Date | Feb 22, 2022 |
| State | NY |
| Description | 02/05/2022: severe ice storm in northeast. Windshield adequately thawed and cleared with ice pieces and snow remaining in windshield wiper "bay". Upon energizing windshield wipers in preparation for departure, wipers made several clearing swipes with minor resistance when the driver's side wiper disengaged. After investigation the following theoretical engineering/design flaws were noted: 1) windshield wiper arm hub is larger than splined shaft not allowing 360-degree engagement on spined shaft. Ford has chosen a keyseat in the shaft and a keyway in the hub combined with a key to make the assembly a keyed joint in what appears to be an effort to make a satisfactory drive assembly. 2) the wiper arm is retained on the splined shaft with a spring-loaded lever recessed in a groove. This spring-loaded lever is neither strong nor protected. 3) the wiper arm and blade are heavily spring-loaded on the windshield. My theory is that the ice debris became lodged beneath the wiper arm hub forcing the wiper arm retention lever open (note: lever can be displaced by your thumbnail) popping the wiper arm up with the assistance of the heavily preloaded spring force downward on the windshield. The key fell out when the arm was displaced which left the assembly disengaged from the splined shaft. The key was found in the bay. It is my contention that this assembly poses a serious safety issue for these vehicles. They are purchased to be used in inclement weather (I. E.: snowplowing) and there is not a reliable windshield wiper arm to shaft retention device nor an adequate drive spline. Had this happened while I was driving down the road (especially in inclement weather), it would have been an immediate and severe safety crisis which could have been disastrous. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Sep 01, 2021 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | My husband and I purchased a new 2022 f-350 truck on 8/10/21. The tailgate has come open three times while the truck was being driven down the road. This is the same problem these trucks have had since the 2017 came out - six years now. We have had the truck into the local ford dealership three times -- twice for them to run "tests". The second time the tailgate came open on its own, it hit the trailer we were towing and damaged the tailgate, which now has to be replaced. Since this problem has been going on for so long, we wanted you to know that this problem has not been fixed and is happening to the brand-new 2022 models coming off the line. |
| Category | Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Date | Aug 31, 2021 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Page 84 of the owners manual states to open locked rear doors to pull the handle twice. The first pull unlocks the door the second pull opens the door. This function does not work. The dealer even tested at least 2 other 2022 f-350's and this did not work on those either. In the event of a crash, car jacking, fire or being just left in the vehicle and the doors are not unlocked the rear passengers doors will not unlock and passengers can not exit the vehicle via the doors using just the handle. The only way to unlock the rear doors if front seats are not accessable/danger to life exists is to pull up on the lock indicator stalk on the rear of the rear doors. The dealer I bought this vehicle from looked over all of this information and confirmed it to not work as described in the manual and even contacted ford engineering. Ford's response is that this feature my no longer be available and that the owners manual is either not correct or is not available yet for the vehicle. This information was directly to the dealer that inspected the vehicle and confirmed that none of the f-350 crew cabs they have are able to perform this function. |
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