2005 Ford F Super Duty Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2005 Ford F Super Duty. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STEERING
10
1crashes5injuries
ENGINE
8
SUSPENSION
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
WHEELS
2
AIR BAGS
1
Total complaints49

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“After driving over road imperfections (e.g. Bumps, pot holes, dips, etc.) at speeds about 40mph or above, the front of the truck shakes very violently, and the steering wheel moves quickly and strongly, alternating rapidly between clockwise and counter-clockwise movements. It is difficult to…”

STEERING · reported 2018-03-06

“After driving over road imperfections (e.g. Bumps, pot holes, dips, etc.) at speeds about 40mph or above, the front of the truck shakes very violently, and the steering wheel moves quickly and strongly, alternating rapidly between clockwise and counter-clockwise movements. It is difficult to…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2018-03-06

“This truck has experienced shimmy, aka death wobble, since new. I have had no suspension modifications and not running anything other than recommended size and quality of tire. When cruising at highway speeds and you hit a bump the truck hops and shakes in a dangerous way. I have only gotten…”

STEERING · reported 2018-02-02

“While driving on interstate the vehicle turned off and had no steering nor brakes at 70 mph luckily traffic wasn't to bad and I was able to coast to safety put the truck in park restarted the vehicle it took a few times to crank got it started pulled of the interstate as I was turning at the exit…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2016-12-05

“While driving on interstate the vehicle turned off and had no steering nor brakes at 70 mph luckily traffic wasn't to bad and I was able to coast to safety put the truck in park restarted the vehicle it took a few times to crank got it started pulled of the interstate as I was turning at the exit…”

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) · reported 2016-12-05

“While driving on interstate the vehicle turned off and had no steering nor brakes at 70 mph luckily traffic wasn't to bad and I was able to coast to safety put the truck in park restarted the vehicle it took a few times to crank got it started pulled of the interstate as I was turning at the exit…”

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL · reported 2016-12-05

“Turn key to start and run. Start driving down the road and all gauges go dead (no power) radio & cruise control & windows & intagrated brakes all go out. No matter at any speeds. The scary one is when we have our 44 ft sundowner rv combo horse trailer at 70 mph on cruise control and this happens…”

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) · reported 2015-07-31

“Turn key to start and run. Start driving down the road and all gauges go dead (no power) radio & cruise control & windows & intagrated brakes all go out. No matter at any speeds. The scary one is when we have our 44 ft sundowner rv combo horse trailer at 70 mph on cruise control and this happens…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2015-07-31
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Ford F Super Duty as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.