2003 FORD F-250 Complaints

MY TRUCK DIED ON MY WAY HOME AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO NOT ONLY RUN INTO A BUNCH OF TREES, BUT ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE ONCOMING LANE. MY TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, OR ANY WAY OF AN EASY STOP. I HAD TO GET THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR TO HELP ME STEER THE 7500LB VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD HEARD THAT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS NOTORIOUS FOR GOING OUT AT THE WORST POSSIBLE MOMENT AND DIDN'T BELIEVE IT UNTIL I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH THE NEXT MORNING AND MY TRUCK WAS GIVING ME ALL THE SIGNS OF A BAD CPS. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND BOUGHT A NEW CPS FOR JUST UNDER $30. I INSTALLED IT IN THE PARKING LOT I ENDED UP IN AND AFTER A FEW CRANKS, MY TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP AND HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THEN PERTAINING TO THE CPS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD WOULD MASS PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT COULD POSSIBLY KILL OR INJURE SOMEONE IN THIS MANNER. I BELIEVE THE AVERAGE PERSON (MAN/WOMAN) WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER THIS VEHICLE BY THEMSELVES IF THE CPS WENT OUT ON THEM. I AM VERY LUCKY I SURVIVED THIS WITH NO INJURIES OF ANY KIND. I HOPE EVERYONE THAT DRIVES THIS SERIES OF TRUCK IS ALSO AS LUCKY AS MYSELF. *TR

9/11/05 PURCHASED 4/29/06 TRUCK STALLED TOWED INTO RANCHO FORD 5/11/06 TRUCK REPAIRED 2/6/07 TUNE-UP PERFORMED AT NORTH COUNTY FORD ($525.01) ?ENGINE LIGHT IS ON? NOTED ON INVOICE. TRUCK RETURNED SAME DAY. TECHNICIAN STATED ?ENGINE LIGHT CAUSED BY BAD GLOW PLUG. NOT A MAIN CONCERN.? 9/27/07 OIL CHANGE 9/28/07 SPOKE WITH TECHNICIAN: ICP CONNECTOR, ENGINE HARNESS, INJECTOR HARNESS AND INJECTORS 6 AND 7 ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED 9/28/07 I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED FOR A TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT OR A NEW TRUCK 10/3/07 RECEIVED TRUCK BACK 10/4/07 RECEIVED CALL STATING FORD BELIEVES ALL WORK IS COMPLETE AND CLAIM IS DENIED. 10/13/07 TRUCK WILL NOT START 10/15/07 CALLED FORD ASKING FOR NEW TRUCK 10/16/07 RECEIVED CALL FROM RANCHO FORD STATING: INJECTOR HARNESS AND NUMBER 8 INJECTOR ARE BAD 10/22/07 RECEIVED CALL FROM STATING FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE TOWING AND THE REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DENIED. 10/24/07 RECEIVED TRUCK FROM RANCHO FORD REPAIRS SEEMED TO MIRROR WHAT NORTH COUNTY FORD HAD DONE. 10/25/07 SENT EMAIL TO (GM NORTH COUNTY FORD) AND (GM RANCHO FORD) THAT CONTAINED THIS TIMELINE. 10/25/07 SPOKE WITH FROM NORTH COUNTY FORD AND HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE TOWING BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY TRUCK (THE 6.0L) ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AND HE HAS SEEN ?MANY? CASES WHERE ALL THE INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WHY HIS INVOICE STATED AFTER REPAIRS TO INJECTORS 6 AND 7, ?ALL INJECTORS GOOD? AND JUST TEN DAYS LATER INJECTOR 8 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID FORD DOES NOT ALLOW THE DEALERSHIPS TO REPLACE PARTS UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE. BASICALLY INJECTOR 8 COULD HAVE TESTED POOR AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLACE IT. *TR

2003 FORD F-250 WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE SAYS HOT, AND IT STAYS IN THE TOW MODE. *KB THE DEALER STATED THE SUPERCHIPS TUNER CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN FLASHED THE COMPUTER AND T HE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHIFT SOFTER AND NOT AS CRISP UNDER ACCELERATION. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2007, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I TOWED IT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER WHERE THEY WORKED ON IT AND REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR (TROUBLE CODE P-0340). I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS CODE POPPING UP SINCE 15,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 90,000 MILE. THIS IS THE SAME SENSOR USED ON ALL 7.3 DIESEL ENGINES SINCE 1999 THROUGH 2003. ALL OF THE DIESEL FORUMS SAY THAT THIS SENSOR IS ALWAYS GOING OUT. WHY ISN'T FORD DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX AND THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED BY NOW. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED *JB

I OWN A 2003 FORD F-250 AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE OTHER DAY WHEN I CROSSED A BRIDGE WITH FOUR EVENLY-SPACED EXPANSION JOINTS. AFTER HITTING THEM, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I GRIPPED THE WHEEL AND STRUGGLED TO KEEP IT IN THE LANE AS I EASED ONTO THE BRAKE. THAT DIDN'T HELP, SO I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK EVENTUALLY STOPPED SHAKING - AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I'VE ALSO HAD SIMILAR TROUBLE WITH POTHOLES. ONE TIME I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE TRUCK SHOT HALFWAY OVER INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. THERE WAS A CAR JUST BEHIND WHO HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE HAS PRO COMPETITION XTREME A/T TIRES, SIZE 325/50R20. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TREAD ON THE TIRES SEPARATED. THE CONTACT FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC HAS NOT YET INSPECTED THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250. THE VEHICLE HAS REPLACEMENT FTS YKS TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED ON OCTOBER 27, 2004. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07T003000 (TIRE:TREAD/BELT) ON JULY 26, 2007. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,282.

FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS - FUEL REGULATOR, OXYGEN SENSOR. WATER PUMP FAILED 06/23/07. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. THERE WAS $2100 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK CAUSED BY THE TREAD SEPARATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE THE TIRE ONCE THE CONTACT SUBMITS INSURANCE INFORMATION. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE ARE NOT AVAILABLE. SEVERAL OF THE TIRE DETAILS ARE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 54000.

CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR ( CPS ) FAILURE, TRUCK ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT AT COST OF $388.*AK