2016 Ford F-350: raw data

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vehicle2016 / ford / f-350
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-20)
complaints208 on file (2016-02-19 → 2026-07-10)
recalls0
investigations0
fars264 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Torque converter and transmission shift failurePOWER TRAIN7 complaints2020-08 → 2026-04f-350-2016-torque-converter-failure
  • 11559079 At 55,000 miles torque converter locked up. Very difficult to stop vehicle due to excessive rpm’s. Ford has had problems with this and due to being out of year warranty..will not repair
  • 11467833 While idling at an intersection my truck will “lunge” forward requiring me to apply excessive braking to prevent the vehicle from going into oncoming traffic
  • 11559849 The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was shifting hard and was slipping
Rearview camera failure under recall 25V572BACK OVER PREVENTION7 complaints2020-10 → 2026-05f-350-2016-rearview-camera-recall
  • 11737528 The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-350. The contact stated while reversing, the rear view camera independently blanked on and off
  • 11718742 The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available
  • 11362155 THE BACKUP CAMERA WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND/OR IS DISTORTED. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NEVER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM
Front-end death wobble at highway speedSTEERING, SUSPENSION100 complaints2017-07 → 2025-07f-350-2016-death-wobble
  • 11673802 I was driving as normal and truck started shaking vigorously until I came to a stop. From I can tell, they call this a death wobble. I almost hit another car and have some video of it
  • 11485897 Experience the famous death wobble from 50mph to 70mph hitting a bump or uneven surface you have to stop the vehicle to regain control
  • 11430816 Death wobble happens when I hit a bump at high speeds nearly had two different wrecks losing control of the steering ability
Airbag clock spring recall part unavailableAIR BAGS15 complaints2022-07 → 2023-10f-350-2016-airbag-clockspring-recall
  • 11523741 Just had to pay $239.58 for my steering wheel clock spring Ford F-350 “Recall” for the parts and labor. The dealership said that Ford still has not "provided parts" for the recall. The dealership was able to get the clock spring part and replace it but had to charge me
  • 11510554 I am writing because I own a 2016 ford f-350 that has had a clock spring contamination recall for months. The manufacturer has NOT developed a fix for this problem and I cannot use the vehicle for rental purposes because of this recall
  • 11524875 The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-350. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V337000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable
Diesel high-pressure fuel pump failureFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM11 complaints2017-08 → 2026-04f-350-2016-diesel-fuel-pump-failure
  • 11730672 The CP4 is failing, this has been a know problem on these F- series trucks for sometime now. This needs to be remedied on these vehicles. This has been known for years
  • 11558911 The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the "Engine Power Reduced" message was displayed and the vehicle downshifted while running very rough before the vehicle stalled
  • 11015415 VEHICLE HAS 10K MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, VEHICLE SHUT UP, AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. TOOK TO DEALER, STATED IT WAS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, THAT THE FUEL PUMP IN THE TRUCK BLEW UP AND SENT METAL SHREDS THROUGH THE FUEL RAIL SYSTEM AND INTO THE ENGINE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
2082016-02-192026-07-1054SUSPENSION:81; STEERING:76; ENGINE:22; AIR BAGS:21; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:19

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-2024264legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2016 Ford F-350 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2016/ford/f-350
@misc{wrenchpro_2016_ford_f_350_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2016 Ford F-350},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2016/ford/f-350}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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