Control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure on the 2014 Ford F-250
Only 5 reports for this mode came with an odometer reading, which is too few for percentiles to mean anything. The page is here because someone linked to it; treat the figures as anecdotes, and see the full report for this year instead.
When control module (ecm/pcm/bcm) failure gets reported
There are 6 reports of control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure on the 2014 Ford F-250, 5 with a mileage attached. That is too few to place the failure on the odometer with any confidence.
A part like this is normally expected to survive 92,000 miles. It is the 4th most-reported problem on this model year.
The whole distribution
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 37,000 miles | — | — |
Read the 10th percentile as “one report in ten arrived this early”. Exact figures are shown in this table because it is the table of record; everywhere else on the site they are rounded to the precision the sample can carry.
What a percentile can and cannot tell you here
These five numbers describe the readings owners gave, in order. The median is the middle one: half the reports arrived below it. The 10th and 90th are the edges of the bulk of the distribution, and the distance between them is the part worth reading. A tight spread — say 70,000 to 95,000 miles — points at something that wears out on a schedule, and the schedule is knowable. A wide one, 20,000 to 190,000, points at a fault that hits some cars and never troubles others, which means the mileage on the listing in front of you tells you very little about your odds.
What these figures are not is a survival curve. Every reading here comes from a car whose owner filed a complaint, so the sample contains only failures: it cannot say what share of the fleet made it past 150,000 miles untouched, because those owners had nothing to report. Nor is the mileage the moment of failure — it is the odometer reading as recalled at the time of filing, which may be weeks later and is sometimes rounded to the nearest ten thousand by the person typing it.
Percentiles are shown at all only once 8 readings exist for the vehicle and mode. Below that the middle of a handful of numbers is noise wearing a decimal point, so the figures are withheld rather than dressed up.
What happens, and what it costs
Putting it right typically runs $700–$3,000 at an independent US shop. That range is an editorial estimate held in this site's failure-mode catalogue, not a figure from NHTSA, and it is a repair cost rather than a diagnosis cost.
The same failure on other years
The same failure is reported on 8 model years of this car. It shows up earliest on the 2007, at a median of 1,400 miles, and latest on the 2012 at 145,000 miles.
By volume the 2002 carries the most reports, with 8; the 2014 has 6. A mode that appears across most years of a model is usually a design choice rather than a bad batch.
If one year stands out to the left, that is the year to avoid; if the whole line sits at a similar mileage, this is wear rather than a defect in one production run.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The mileage is the one the owner gave.
I purchased a certified pre-owned vehicle on november 13, 2016 and have had to return the truck for service more than 4 times for the same issue and the issue is still not fixed. It is my understanding that there is a malfunction with some 2014-2015 f-super duty 6.7l diesel vehicles which may exhibit a mil illuminated with dtc p207f. And that this condition may be associated with the powertrain control module (PCM). In each occasion I was driving the truck and first the engine light would turn on, second, my speed would be limited to less than 50mph, and finally, the engine would go into idle mode with no immediate restart. I have had to tow my truck four times due to this problem. The work order reports indicate that the manufacturer has performed the repairs but the issue continues and they are not able to determine the cause. This defect substantially impairs the use of my truck and has created a safety concern in which I no longer feel safe driving under no circumstance. I demand a replacement or refund that includes all the out of pocket expense occurred for rentals and alternate transportation each time my truck was in for…
I purchased a certified pre-owned vehicle on november 13, 2016 and have had to return the truck for service more than 4 times for the same issue and the issue is still not fixed. It is my understanding that there is a malfunction with some 2014-2015 f-super duty 6.7l diesel vehicles which may exhibit a mil illuminated with dtc p207f. And that this condition may be associated with the powertrain control module (PCM). In each occasion I was driving the truck and first the engine light would turn on, second, my speed would be limited to less than 50mph, and finally, the engine would go into idle mode with no immediate restart. I have had to tow my truck four times due to this problem. The work order reports indicate that the manufacturer has performed the repairs but the issue continues and they are not able to determine the cause. This defect substantially impairs the use of my truck and has created a safety concern in which I no longer feel safe driving under no circumstance. I demand a replacement or refund that includes all the out of pocket expense occurred for rentals and alternate transportation each time my truck was in for…
The BCM module on 2014 f-250 superduty is attached to the parking brake release plate under the driver's side dashboard. Normal use of the parking brake release causes the BCM connector to become loose. After multiple normal uses the BCM connector faults and shuts down the ability to start the vehicle. My issue occurred while driving and I lost ability to monitor speed, RPM, fuel, temp, and other functions. I stopped on the side of the road and turned off my vehicle. It would no longer start. I searched for this problem and found out it was a common problem and 'roadside' steps to fix it (shaking the BCM connector). Doing this temporarily fixed the problem. Ford stated there is no recall on the issue and would not fix it free of charge. There are multiple videos on youtube for 2013, 2014, 2015 year vehicles with the same problem. Even after contacting ford corporate with videos and forum threads they deny an issue exists. The local dealership wanted about $3,500 to 'explore and diagnose the problem'. My issue started when the air bag light flashed when I disengaged the parking brake: https://youtu.be/9svuca9giku then the entire…
Also reported on the 2014 Ford F-250
Other suspension problem
Other steering problem
Other wheel or tire problem
Other electrical problem
Steering rack, gear or tie rod failure
Other engine problem
How far this goes
This page is kept out of search results because 6 reports is not enough to publish percentiles from. It stays reachable because somebody looking at this exact car would rather see the reports than be told there are none.
Complaints are voluntary, so 6 is a floor and not a count of affected cars. Mileages are typed in by owners and cluster on round numbers. And the mode itself is assigned by software reading the complaint text, which is reliable in bulk and fallible one report at a time.
Questions this page answers
At what mileage does control module (ecm/pcm/bcm) failure happen on the 2014 Ford F-250?
Across 5 owner reports that included an odometer reading, half were filed by 35,000 miles. A quarter were filed before — and a quarter after —. These are the mileages owners reported when they complained, not a prediction for any individual car.
How common is control module (ecm/pcm/bcm) failure on the 2014 Ford F-250?
6 reports have been filed with NHTSA, about 0.1 per 1,000 vehicles. Complaints are voluntary, so this is a floor rather than a count of affected cars.
What this is and is not. These are the mileages at which owners chose to complain to a federal agency, which is not the same as the mileage at which the part fails on every car. It skews toward failures that happened outside warranty, cost real money, or frightened someone. It is still the only public dataset that carries failure mileage at all, and the shape of a few hundred readings is informative even when a single one is not. Methodology · JSON · this failure on other cars
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed