2008 Ford F Super Duty Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2008 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 46 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STEERING
10
ENGINE
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
SERVICE BRAKES
4
POWER TRAIN
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
SUSPENSION
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
Total complaints46

What owners report

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

“My f250 when I was exiting foot on brake to slow down the steering wheel locked up and almost went off the road this is not the first time it has happened everytime I hit the brake and try to turn the wheel locks”

STEERING · reported 2018-01-02

“2008 ford f450 6.4l turbo diesel problems my wife truck broke down on her with 137000 miles on it coming back from south carolina in july 2016. Mechanics found metal shaving in the oil filter housing. Long story short, had to have the long block replaced on the truck. 15,000 dollars to fix this…”

ENGINE · reported 2016-07-15

“The oem radiator leaks from join between plastic and aluminum”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2016-02-01

“I was traveling down a two lane road in my 2008 f250 pickup (diesel) on 26 jan 2016 about 35 mph, and came upon a stop sign. I released the gas pedal and started braking. The engine started accelerating, even though I was applying the brakes. The vehicle was in four wheel drive (high), so all four…”

ENGINE · reported 2016-01-26

“I was traveling down a two lane road in my 2008 f250 pickup (diesel) on 26 jan 2016 about 35 mph, and came upon a stop sign. I released the gas pedal and started braking. The engine started accelerating, even though I was applying the brakes. The vehicle was in four wheel drive (high), so all four…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2016-01-26

“I was traveling down a two lane road in my 2008 f250 pickup (diesel) on 26 jan 2016 about 35 mph, and came upon a stop sign. I released the gas pedal and started braking. The engine started accelerating, even though I was applying the brakes. The vehicle was in four wheel drive (high), so all four…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2016-01-26

“Randomly and without warning a green wrench light came on my dashboard while I was driving on a busy highway. Date was 12/1/2015. I lost power and had to pull over on the side of the highway. There was no power when I tried to accelerate. There was no response when I would step on the gas pedal.…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2015-12-01

“Randomly and without warning a green wrench light came on my dashboard while I was driving on a busy highway. Date was 12/1/2015. I lost power and had to pull over on the side of the highway. There was no power when I tried to accelerate. There was no response when I would step on the gas pedal.…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2015-12-01

Defect investigations

Investigation PE13014 Opened 2013-05-07 · closed 2014-01-31

Alleged Loss of Steering

The Office of DefectsInvestigation (ODI) opened PE13-014 after identifying five complaints alleging steering gear failure in model year (MY) 2008 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pick-up trucks and to evaluate the relationship between the design history of the steering gear assembly and the alleged defect.As…

Investigation PE13014 Opened 2013-05-07 · closed 2014-01-31

Alleged Loss of Steering

The Office of DefectsInvestigation (ODI) opened PE13-014 after identifying five complaints alleging steering gear failure in model year (MY) 2008 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pick-up trucks and to evaluate the relationship between the design history of the steering gear assembly and the alleged defect.As…

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 2008 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.