2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED FOUR TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2004 F-250 DIESEL, 79,292 MILES, HAS BEEN AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE SEPT. 7TH. THERE ARE SO MANY DIESELS BROKEN DOWN, MINE DID NOT GET PULLED INTO THE BAY FOR WORK UNTIL THE LAST WEEK IN OCT. IT IS STILL IN THE BAY WAITING AN ENGINE AS OF NOV. 11TH. OVER 2 MONTHS IN THE SHOP. THEY CHANGED THE OIL PRIOR TO DIAGNOSING BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND OVER BOOSTING TURBO, SO THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM IF WATER WAS IN THE OIL PAN. DIAGNOSES WAS TO REPLACE THE HEAD BOLTS, GASKETS, EGR COOLER, REBUILD AN OVER BOOSTING TURBO, AT A COST OF ABOUT $3,000.00. AFTER THE HEADS WERE DEEMED UNUSABLE, MUCH PITTING, CORROSION OF THE HEAD WHERE THE CYLINDER IMPRINT IS LOCATED, THE COST WENT TO $7,5000. SINCE THEY FAILED TO INSPECT THE OIL FOR COOLANT, I HAD LITTLE ALTERNATIVE THAN TO REQUEST AN ENTIRE ENGINE, AT A COST OF $15,500.00. I HAVE WORKED ON ENGINES, AND KNOW SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. I REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM FORD. THEY SAID THE DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO TAKE A 10% DISCOUNT. AFTER MORE PHONE CALLS, THEY OFFERED AN ADDITIONAL $400.00 OFF AFTER THE DISCOUNT. I AM LOOKING AT SPENDING $13,500.00 PLUS $1,205.25 IN SALES TAX, BACK UP TO ABOUT $15,000.00 FOR A TRUCK WITH 79,292 MILES. FORD MOTOR CORPORATION DID NOT OFFER A DIME. I AM REQUESTING THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATE, FIND FORD AT FAULT FOR KNOWINGLY NOT RECOMMENDING SERVICE BULLETINS FOR: 1)OVER BOOSTING TURBOS TO BE REPLACED WITH THE NEW DESIGNED ONES. 2)THE HEAD BOLTS BE REPLACED WITH THE HEAVIER, LARGER CIRCUMFERENCE BOLTS. 3)UPDATED HEAD GASKETS. 4)STAINLESS EGR COOLER SO MUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN WRITTEN ON THE OBVIOUS FAULTS, AND THE CORRECTIONS THAT COULD BE MADE IF FORD WERE FORTH COMING IN DISCLOSING THE PROBLEMS, BEFORE CONSUMERS WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE HUGE INVESTMENTS ON THEIR ENGINES. THERE IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE OF THE OVER BOOSTING, AND ENGINE ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR

MY FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY WITH 6.0 DIESEL HAS A HARD STARTING ISSUE AND THEN THE ENGINE GO FROM LOW IDLE TO HIGH IDLE CAUSING TO HAVE TO REALLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM TAKING OFF. YOU CAN BE JUST GRADUALLY TAKING OFF AND THEN IT ACCELERATES WITH OUT WARNING. HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHEN SITTING AT A STOP AND THE ENGINES RPM'S JUMP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO START TAKING OFF AND IF NOT REACTING FAST ENOUGH WOULD HAVE HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DO HAVE A ENGINE CODE IN THE VEHICLE, P2285 WHICH STATES INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS THAT HAVE LED TO SAFETY RECALLS DUE TO WIRING HARNESSES BEING FAULTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT SOUNDS REAL FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05003. THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS IDENTICAL TO THIS AND THE REMEDY WAS IDENTICAL HOWEVER, IT COST ME $350.00 BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT A MONTH TO LATE OR TO EARLY, NOT SURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 184,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURBO COMPONENT OF THE DIESEL ENGINE FAILED. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS YET THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE EGR VALVE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A MASSIVE OIL LEAK AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE INJECTOR CONTROL PRESS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO NOTICE A LACK OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE EGR COOLER AND OIL COOLER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,183.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PULLEY ON THE ENGINE BROKE OFF AND THE TWO OTHER BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT ENGINE COVER TO BREAK AND WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME WARM IT SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD IT PIECE BY PIECE BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86000.

PURCHASED A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 6.0 LITER DIESEL IN APRIL IN JUNE IT BEGAN TO STALL OUT AFTER CHANGING BOTH FUEL FILTERS AND THE AIR FILTER IT CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT JUST WON'T START ANYMORE HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION WITH THE DEALER BUT WITH NO HELP THERE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO UNTIL I SEEN THE RECALL UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA 05V270000, FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE, BUT HIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL FAILURE IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

OUR FAMILY WAS TRAVELING TO THE BEACH ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE WHEN OUR 2004 FORD F250 DIESEL, PULLING A 35 FOOT RV, STARTED RUNNING HOT. I PULLED OVER IN THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INVESTIGATE. LET THE TRUCK IDLE AND COOL FOR A BIT, RETURNED TO THE INTERSTATE TO TRY AND GET TO THE NEXT EXIT FOR A LESS DANGEROUS PLACE TO WORK ON IT. IT CONTINUED TO RUN HOT AND UPON EXITING THE INTERSTATE ON THE DOWN RAMP THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF, WITH NO POWER BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK AND CAMPER, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE STOP SIGN AND BLEW THROUGH IT. THANK GOODNESS NOTHING WAS COMING. TURNS OUT ALL THE WATER WAS GONE, DUE TO EITHER A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR EGR OIL COOLER FAILURE AND THE MOTOR OVERHEATED AND RUINED. FORD WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $17,500. THE TRUCK HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN ENGINE FAILURE PROBLEM FOR FORD YET THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM. IF I HAD KNOWN THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS I WOULD HAVE HAD MINE FIXED OR REPLACED PRIOR TO HAVING TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I PAID $50,000 FOR A TRUCK WITH A PREMIUM TO GET A DIESEL THAT IS SUPPOSE TO LAST FOREVER, AND IT DOES NOT EVEN LAST MORE THAN 63,000 MILES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO FACE THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE HAD TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS FORD F250 ON GOOGLE TO FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE EXTREMELY HOT EXHAUST GASES GET RECIRCULATION INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, BUT FIRST IT HAS TO BE COOLED. WHEN THE COOLER FAILS, ALL THE WATER FROM YOUR ENGINE GOES OUT THE EXHAUST, THROUGH THE TURBO (BYE BYE TURBO), THEN YOU ARE PUMPING EXTREMELY HOT GASES BACK INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH BOILS THE WATER, CREATING EXTREMELY HIGH PRESSURES, WHICH LIFTS THE HEADS AND BLOWS THE HEAD GASKETS. WHAT KIND OF STUPID DESIGN IS THAT? NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THOSE DESIGN PROBLEMS? I NOW HAVE A $50,000 BOAT ANCHOR, WHICH IS NOT WORTH REPAIR. HELP PLEASE!!!!!! *TR