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Repair costs · ABS module replacement

Ford F-Series ABS module replacement cost.

What 6 Ford F-Series owners reported paying.

What owners paid

$1,300 middle bill · most between $900 and $2,200

Compared with every car

Lower than the $2,000 middle bill owners of all 88 models reported.

Model years reported

2000–2017 Ford F-Series

Ford F-Series owners reported paying a median of $1,300 for a ABS module replacement, with the middle half of bills between $900 and $2,200. That's from 6 owner reports (6 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.

What owners paid

  • Under $5000%
  • $500–$1,00033%
  • $1,000–$2,50033%
  • $2,500–$5,00033%
  • $5,000 and up0%

Share of the 6 owner reports in each price band.

By model year

Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.

How often owners report the failure

Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a brakes: abs module / pump. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.

Engines in these years

2.7 EcoBoost · 3.5 Duratec / Cyclone V6 · 3.5 EcoBoost High Output · 3.5 EcoBoost gen 1 · 5.0 Coyote V8 · 5.4 Triton V8 (3-valve) · Modular 5.4 / 5.8 supercharged

Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.

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Other repairs Ford F-Series owners reported

Transmission replacement (112) · Spark plug replacement (98) · Window regulator replacement (72) · Steering rack replacement (42) · Engine replacement (40) · Fuel pump replacement (31) · Brake repair (28) · Throttle body replacement (22) · Cam phaser replacement (21) · Timing chain replacement (20) · Fuel injector replacement (19) · Ignition coil replacement (17) · Brake booster replacement (15) · Catalytic converter replacement (13) · Wiring harness repair (13) · Brake master cylinder replacement (12) · Ball joint replacement (11) · Camshaft position sensor replacement (10) · EGR valve replacement (9) · Oil pan replacement (9) · Wheel bearing replacement (9) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (8) · Radiator replacement (8) · Valve body replacement (8) · Strut and shock replacement (7) · Tie rod replacement (7) · Differential repair (6) · Clutch replacement (5) · Starter replacement (5) · Turbocharger replacement (5)

The details

How we count

Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.

The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.

Check the bills yourself

NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11664374, 11386879, 11153589, 10389902, 10134811, 751695.

Quick answers

How much does ABS module replacement cost on a Ford F-Series?

Ford F-Series owners reported a median of $1,300, and the middle half paid $900 to $2,200, from 6 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.

Is a Ford F-Series ABS module replacement more expensive than on other cars?

The Ford F-Series middle bill of $1,300 is lower than the $2,000 owners of all 88 models we have reports for paid.

Where do these Ford F-Series repair costs come from?

From 6 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.

Which Ford F-Series years report this failure most?

In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2009 (12) Ford F-Series named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.

Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.

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