There are 8 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 1999 Ford F-350in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I OWN A 1999 FORD F-350 I PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AT 8 PM ON JANURARY 1 AND WOKE UP AT TO A LOUD BOOM AT 5 AM IN THE MORNING . FORD SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE ON DECEMBER 30 WAS GOING TO SET A APPOINTMENT ON JANURARY 2 UNFORTUNATELY THE TRUCK BURNED MONDAY MORNING. ALSO HAVE A FORD EXPEDITION LOOKED UP THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND IT TO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM FORD HAS YET TO SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE. NOW ARGUING WITH INSURANCE COMPANY THEY WANT TO GIVE ME NOTHING FOR MY TRUCK.
1) CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ALWAYS SET & WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE IT WOULD NOT ALWAYS STOP. *JB
CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE AT 65 MPH/CRUISE WAS SET/ VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN, ENGINE KEPT REVVING, CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE.*AK
FORD CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM 31/2 YEARS. THE REAR END IS TAKING A BEATING W/ GEAR SLACK.THE BUCKING ACTION IS VIOLENT IN THE CRUSE CONTROL. DELERS SAY IT CANT BE FIXED.*AK
HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON & IT WOULD FAIL TO RELEASE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE TOUCHED. WOULD PRESS THE DECELERATOR BUTTON, BUT THAT FAILED TO RELEASE CRUISE CONTROL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE & TO WAIT TO SEE IF RECALL WILL HAPPEN. *YC
WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHEN THE ENGINE RETURNS TO IDLE, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE PROCESSOR THAT CONTROLS EMISSIONS ON A 6.0 L V-10 WITH A 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN CALIFORNIA IS THE SAME PROCESSOR AS FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE USE OF THIS PROCESSOR CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SURGE OR NOT REDUCE SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. WHEN USING THE ENGINE COMPRESSION TO SLOW DOWN, THE ENGINE WILL SURGE AND CAUDE THE VEHICLE TO SPEED-UP. THE VEHICLE IS STRESSFUL TO DRIVE IN CLOSE TRAFFIC OR IN CONGESTED PARKING LOTS. FORD WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM APPROXIAMENTLY 2 WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FORD HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY NUMERIOUS FORD DEALERS IN SEVERAL STATES INCLUDING CALIFORNIA. *AK
DEALER STATES THAT THE REPAIR PART FOR THIS RECALL IS ON A SIX MONTH BACK ORDER. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026