2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE FAILURE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEEDLE BEARINGS CHEWED THROUGH THE LOW PRESSURE OIL AND THE METALLIC PIECES DISPERSED THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE EGR(EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM) WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE EGR WAS BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE EGR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE SINCE NUMEROUS OWNERS HAS EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY EQUIPPED WITH AMERITRACK TR TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR CENTER WHERE A FULL SIZED SPARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. SIX DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH; THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,900.

I HAVE A FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH 94000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO GET THE TIRES ALIGNED AND WAS TOLD THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE EXTREMELY WORN. AFTER GETTING HOME I FOUND THIS WEBSITE [ HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-250-SUPER-DUTY/TJDDVLEKSIR1JMV0J ] AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING AT LOW MILEAGE ON THESE TRUCKS. THIS HAS PROBABLY BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL I NOTICED EXTREME TIRE WEAR THEN IT WAS TO LATE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT TOTAL FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING EXCESSIVELY AND LOOSING ANTI-FREEZE THROUGH THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE EGR VALVE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

SEVERE PROBLEMS ON 2004 F250 SUPERDUTY CREW CAB 4X4. AS OF 6/11/2010 HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEED (INTERSECTIONS ETC.) AND IS NOW LOCKING UP AT HIGHER SPEEDS (45MPH +). CAUSED TRUCK TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BUT ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. TRUCK ALSO VIOLENTLY VIBRATES (INTERMITTENTLY) WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TRUCK IS BECOMING TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION BECAUSE MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY SEEMINGLY CLAIMS (THROUGH OTHERS EXPERIENCES WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AT FORD DEALERSHIPS) THAT NO PROBLEMS EXIST. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F-250 HAS A STEERING PROBLEM, THE TRUCK OCCASIONALLY PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY AFTER I MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURN. I'VE TALKED WITH SOME OTHER FORD OWNERS AND THEY ALSO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BOX. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OF IMMINENT FAILURE. THE TIRES HAD APPROX 40,000 MILES ON THEM AND ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS A 2004 FORD F-250 LARIAT DIESEL EXTENDED CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 40,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I PURCHASED IT USED IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS. I BELIEVE THESE ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES. SPLITS ARE EVIDENT IN AT LEAST ONE MORE TIRE. BF GOODRICH TIRES. MY VIN IS [XXX] . I HAVE CHANGED ALL FOUR TIRES AND RETAIN POSSESSION OF ALL THE REMNANTS COLLECTED FROM THE ROADWAY. I ALSO RETAIN POSSESSION OF THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT OUR GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO HELPS ALOT OF US WITH THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THE FORD 6.0 POWERSTROKE ENGINE ALOT OF US HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSAND AND THOUSAND OF DOLLARS TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE DIESEL ENGINE. JUST TIRED !!!!! PAY 40,000 TO 65,000 FOR THEIR TRUCK THEN HAVE TO PAY THOUSAND MOVE TO KEEP THEM RUNNING. PROBLEMS (HEAD GASKETS, INJECTOR, FUEL RAIL, OIL COOLER, OIL PUMPS FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE, PCM, 0 BASICALLY THE WHOLE 6.0 AND COMPONENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AFTER SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWO TO THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE EGC COOLER WAS REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE IT OVERHEATED AFTER PULLING A LOAD UPHILL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD DECIDE WHETHER THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR COSTS AND GET BACK WITH HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.