2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty electrical problems
55 of the 1,155 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 87 manufacturer bulletins. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 55 reports a crash · 6 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 1 · 2018: 10 · 2019: 15 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2025: 5 · 2026: 1
Half of the 34 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 22,000 and 65,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,155 complaints in all about the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty, 1 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Ford F-250 Super Duty electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The issue started with the automatic tailgate deploying or opening during transit. I was hauling cargo and the at highway speed the tailgate opened and the load ejected from the the bed of truck onto the highway. Fortunately there was no accident or damage to anyone else property.
Tailgate has opened on its own multiple times while driving. The tailgate is now damaged, it was caught against my trailer while driving
While driving on interstate 20, eastbound, my low fuel pressure indicator light came on. I started losing power and we pulled off at the exit that was there. As soon as we stopped, the engine bay was on fire. It gave no indication of odd smells or problems.
The power lift gate opens by itself 3 times in 1 year while driving down the road. Tailgate is destroyed from hitting trailer jack
I continue to have issues with the tailgate opening on its own. Today it came down sometime while I was traveling down the interstate to work. I will eventually loose something out of the back, and I have a cover on the bed, so I cannot see when the tailgate is down.
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications87 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- SSM 54601 Service bulletinFeb 24, 2026
- Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the body control module (BCM). Th
- TSB 25-2570 Service bulletinNov 26, 2025
- This article supersedes TSB 24-2165 to update the TSB Service Procedure. Some vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit various SYNC performance related concerns including but not limited to: Display operation concerns Navigation inoperative Voice recognition concerns Phone connection issues Dropped phone connections Applink related performance Travel Link not present
The 2 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P20EE P2201 P203B P205B P204C P21CD P21DD U02A2
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty
Source: the same files- steering problems 717 complaints
- body and structure problems 66 complaints
- fuel system problems 56 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 55 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (5% of everything owners filed about it), and 87 manufacturer bulletins are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the electrical system on the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 14 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 36,000 miles; half of them between 22,000 and 65,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.