2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

2004 FORD F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE DEFINITY DAKOTA A/T SYSTEM FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TIRES FAILED FROM AN OUT-RIGHT BLOW OUT OR THE CONDITION WHERE THE TIRE HAD STARTED TO BULGE AND DEFORM OR SPLIT WHICH CAUSED TREAD SEPARATION. ONE INCIDENT LEFT THE FENDER ON THE VEHICLE DISTORTED AND SHIFTED OUT OF PLACE AS WELL AS SOME TRIM DAMAGE. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE THE TIRE HAD BECOME SO MIS-SHAPED AND DISTORTED THAT WHEN THE MECHANIC PULLED THE TIRE OFF THE TRUCK, HE COULD NOT ROLL THE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD SERIOUS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY DICK CEPEC FC II TIRES HAD THE TREAD SEPERATE FROM THE STEEL BELTS. THREE DEVELOPED AIR BUBBLES IN THE TREAD AREA, BUT ONE SLUNG THE TREAD OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. I WAS TOLD BY DICK CEPEC THAT THE NUMBERS DIDN'T MATCH THE RECALLED TIRES SO THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES OR ANY DAMAGE. *TT

THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN JULY 2011. I OWN AND BOUGHT NEW, A 2004 F-250 SUPER DUTY CREW CAB FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WITH A 6.0 LITER ENGINE. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HARD COLD STARTS. WHEN IT DID START AFTER THREE TO FOUR ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY ROUGH. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY LEVEL OFF. THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THE ENGINE WOULD START AND STOP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. BUT AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE TRUCK WOULD BE HARD TO START. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 11, 2011, AFTER THE ENGINE WAS OFF FOR ONLY THREE HOURS, IT WAS HARD TO START. THE ENGINE WOULD LOPE, IT WOULD NOT LEVEL OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND BLEW BLACK SMOKE OUT THE EXHAUST. EVENTUALLY, IT DID LEVEL OFF AND DROVE HOME. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO START IT UP AGAIN UNTIL THE MORNING OF AUGUST FIFTEEN. IT WOULD NOT START. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, IT CRANKED, ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO START, THEN BACK TO JUST CRANKING. I ATTEMPTED SEVEN TIMES AND STOPPED CONCERNED I WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY, DAMAGE THE STARTER, OR SOME OTHER PART. I CONTACTED THE DEALER. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THEIR SERVICE CENTER. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE FICM (FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE) AND WAS GOING TO COST ME $1,300 TO FIX. THIS IS OUR ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION, SO I RELUCTANTLY GAVE THEM THE GO AHEAD TO FIX IT. THE DAY IT WENT IN FOR SERVICE IT ONLY HAD 55,079 MILES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD. I HESITATED IN SWITCHING TO DIESEL, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING AND LISTENING TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ABOUT THE LOWER FUEL COSTS, LOWER MAINTENENCE, HIGHER PERFORMANCE, I SWITCHED. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT IN ONLY SEVEN YEARS, I'M HAVING TO SPEND OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE A PART THAT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. POOR DESIGN OR POOR QUALITY? AMERICAN MADE CARS AND TRUCKS USED TO BE BUILT TO OUTLAST THEIR OWNERS. THIS EVENT HAS QUESTIONED MY TRUST IN THE "BUILT FORD TOUGH" STATEMENT. RECALL SHOULD BE THE WORD FOR THIS SITUATION.*KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

2004 FORD F250. CONSUMER STATES FAULTY ICP SENSOR OR FAULTY EGR VALVE *TGW THE REVERSE PLANET GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE EGR VALVE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE EGR COOLER, OIL COOLER WERE ALL REPLACED. THE R&R TURBO INTAKE WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE TURBO INNER COOLER, WIRING HARNESS ON THE ENGINE, TRANSFER CASE, FICM MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE VALVE ASSEMBLY, HIGH PRESSURE AND REGULAR OIL PUMPS WERE REPLACED AND A NEW EGR SHIELD WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WAS MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABRUPTLY WHEN INITIALLY STARTED. AFTER STARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,240.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT HIS THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND STEERING CONTROL BOX WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE A FAILURE WITH THE STEERING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THE HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:05V270000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

2004 FORD F-250 SD. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN HELPING OBTAIN SATISFACTORY ATTENTION AND RESULTS RELATED TO RECALLS AND REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE EGR VALVE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR AWHILE, UNTIL THE EGR VALVE WENT BAD AGAIN. THE FUSES BURNED OUT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, THE BATTERY DIED, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED. *JB