2003 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED TO START AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0L DIESEL; 130,000 MILES HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP GOES OUT. ALL FUEL INJECTORS NEED REPLACING, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL REGULATOR DISINTEGRATES. AT 99,000 THE TURBO HAD A LEAK, WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT NEED THESE REPAIRS THIS SOON, SOMETHING IS WRONG. DAD WAS A DIESEL MECHANIC, THIS IS VERY FAULTY EQUIPMENT. TRUCK HAS HAD ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. TRUCK JUST LOSES POWER SUDDENLY. *TR

I READ OF YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO 05 AND LATER FORD TRUCK "DEATH WOBBLE" SHAKING CAUSING MASSIVE INSTABILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM GOES BACK WAY FURTHER BUT I HAVE AN 03 F-250 TRUCK (AND IT IS TOTALLY STOCK) AND IT BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT ABOUT 50 MPH ON ANY SURFACE WHETHER IN STRAIGHT LINE OR TURN. I HAVE HAD MANY THINGS LOOKED AT (ALIGNMENT, WHEEL AND TIRE BALANCE, BUSHINGS, TRACK BAR, TIE-ROD ENDS, ETC.) AND "REPAIRED" WITH NO FIX. FORD SAYS EVERYTHING IS WITHIN "SPECS". THE FACT REMAINS THAT IT IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO DRIVE WITH ESPECIALLY WITH CALIFORNIA TRAFFIC. I DON'T THINK FORD WANTS TO OWN UP TO IT BECAUSE OF THE HUGE FINANCIAL RAMIFICATIONS OF DEALING WITH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WHEN IN AN ALREADY FINANCIALLY CRIPPLED STATE. GUESS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT BUILDING A MORE STABLE VEHICLE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS RATHER THAN THE INTERIOR COLOR CHOICES ON THEIR LATEST COMPANY JET. I KNOW THIS PROBLEM GOES BACK INTO LATE 1980S WHEN FORD WAS TOLD BY YOU TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T WANT TO DIE IN MY VEHICLE WHILE SEARCHING FOR AN ADEQUATE FIX TO THE PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

2003 F250 6.0 DIESEL ICP SENSOR, LEAKING OIL IN THE WIRE CONNECTOR. THE TRUCK STALLS AT IDLE AND THE RPM'S JUMP UP WHILE DRIVING MAKING YOU GO FASTER THEN YOU ARE. ICP SENSOR BEING REPLACED. *TR

2003 FORD F-250 (ONLY 50,000 MILES) HAD MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HOUSING CRACKED AND THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR. ONLY OPTION IS TO INSTALL NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE PULLING OUR CAMPER TO VIRGINIA FOR VACATION AND HALF WAY THERE WE COULD SMELL ANTIFREEZE. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO MARTINSVILLE AND GOT OUR CAMPER BACKED UP AT THE CAMPGROUND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF OUR TAILPIPE AND LATER OVERHEATED. WE CALLED AAA THE NEXT MORNING AND HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY HAD INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE EGR COOLER. THEY PUT THE NEW EGR COOLER ON AND WE GOT OUR TRUCK BACK 2 DAYS LATER. WE DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE UNTIL WE WERE PULLING OUR CAMPER HOME TO OHIO AND NOTICED THE SAME THINGS WERE HAPPENING. THE WHITE SMOKE AND ANTIFREEZE SMELL WE ALSO HAD LOSS OF POWER. I MADE MY HUSBAND PULL OVER AND LOW AND BEHOLD WE HAD NO ANTIFREEZE IN THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP HAD PUT 2 BOTTLES OF ANTIFREEZE AND CHANGED OUR OIL BECAUSE OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US TO TRY AND LIMP IT HOME. WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ANY PART OF THAT AND ASKED THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT WHERE THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP WAS LOCATED. THEY TOLD US THE GET OFF THE NEXT EXIT AND GO 1/2 MILE UP THE ROAD. WE MADE IT A 1/4 MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE TRUCK WAS OVERHEATING. TRIED TO START TRUCK BACK UP AND NOTHING. GOT A TOW TRUCK TO TOW US TO THIS DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD US OUR ENGINE WAS VAPOR LOCKED. WE ONLY HAD GONE 130 MILES FROM THE OTHER DEALERSHIP BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. DEALERSHIP IS TELLING US THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE 6.0 LITER V6 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL ENGINES. HAVE AN ONGOING LAWSUIT WITH DEALERSHIP AND FORD. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF OTHER ISSUES WITH THESE TRUCKS BECAUSE WE ARE OVER WARRANT BY 2,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKING A HISSING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE HISSING STOPPED. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE NUMBER 4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD WITH A FAILED COIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,999.

VEHICLE HAS A OIL COOLER AND EGR COOLER DEFECT. COMMON PROBLEM BY MANY F250 OWNERS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SUPERSEDED PART NUMBER FOR THE OIL COOLER, EGR COOLER IS UNCHANGED. WHEN THESE COMPONENTS FAIL IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEATS WHEN TOWING A LOAD AND CAN CONSUME SEVERAL GALLONS OF COOLANT. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN DUE IN PART THAT IF A VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE TOWING A HEAVY LOAD THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE BRAKING POWER. *TR

THE TIRE LOST ITS TREAD DOING GREAT DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK. THE TIRE DID NOT LOOSE AIR, IT WAS STILL PROPERLY INFLATED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE OF MY ORIGINALS TO LOOSE THE TREAD. THE FIRST ONE DAMAGED MY FRONT FENDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE IN REVERSE. WHEN THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS TURNED COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS TURNED COMPLETELY TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TIE ROD DETACHED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.