2011 Ford F-350 electrical system problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2011 Ford F-350 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Odometer Fraud. The contact called on behalf of his client, who purchased a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while the client was in the process of selling the vehicle to a dealer, the dealer retrieved the Carfax report and informed the client that the odometer had been rolled back and that…”
filed Nov 19, 2025
“The interior wiring harness shorted via the seatbelt and melted the entire wiring harness. The car was in motion and a city street and started smoking from the driver seatbelt housing. No fuses blew from the short which caused the harness to melt.”
filed Nov 27, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Electrical SystemCampaign 11V128000 · Feb 24, 2011
Related service bulletins
Some 2011-2012 F-250/F-350 and 2011-2015 F-450/F-550 vehicles equipped with a 6.7L diesel engine built on or before 9-Dec-2014 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes…
tsb18-2190 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 3, 2018
Electrical System problems in other F-350 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 F-350 | 6 | 7% |
| 2013 F-350 | 2 | 3% |
| 2012 F-350 | 6 | 4% |
| 2009 F-350 | 1 | 4% |
| 2008 F-350 | 4 | 3% |
| 2007 F-350 | 4 | 11% |
| 2006 F-350 | 7 | 5% |
| 2005 F-350 | 15 | 13% |
| 2004 F-350 | 19 | 12% |
| 2003 F-350 | 11 | 12% |
| 2002 F-350 | 14 | 12% |
| 2001 F-350 | 10 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Ford F-350
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.