NHTSA Complaint #10683017 — 2008 FORD F-250

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10683017
Vehicle	2008 FORD F-250
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	January 6, 2014
Date Filed	February 12, 2015
Mileage	60,150 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING IT BUT IT WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES, WITH NOTHING RUNNING OR KEYS IN THE IGNITION. CAME OUT SIDE TO THE SMELL OF SMOKE AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BUST INTO FLAMES. FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL THAT STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS AS FIRE SPREAD ALONG DRIVETRAIN TO GAS TANK. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO KEEP GAS TANK FROM EXPLODING. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2008 FORD F-250

Other POWER TRAIN Complaints

#11406671 — April 6, 2021 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. NO W...

#11297897 — January 8, 2020 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AN UNSTATED AMOUNT O...

#11252687 — September 1, 2019 — WHEN I WAS DRIVING I LOST POWER I PUT ON THE SCANNER GOT A CODE P0701 WHICH IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID I LOST A...

#11171431 — January 22, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A POPPING NOISE SUDDENLY OCCURRED. THE VE...

#11156999 — December 8, 2018 — THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, EVEN WHEN THE DRIVERS FOOT IS FIRMLY PLACED ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS AN INTERMITT...

Recent Complaints for the 2008 FORD F-250

#11716602 — STRUCTURE:BODY — February 8, 2026 — All the fiberglass Bkack trim and the Gray door panels and the middle armrest are causing skin irritation to any pers...

#11707066 — BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING — December 26, 2025 — What: 2008 Backup camera failure just like the 1.46 million in newer models. How was your safety or the safety of oth...

#11707066 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — December 26, 2025 — What: 2008 Backup camera failure just like the 1.46 million in newer models. How was your safety or the safety of oth...

#11698887 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER — November 12, 2025 — Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Ford F-250. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy ...

#11673254 — TIRES — July 14, 2025 — Cooper Discoverer AT3 tires LT275/70R18 D1 I purchased these tires on 11/08/2019. My truck had 166,736 miles it now ...