2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE MODULE (ICP). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE WIDE SPACE BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE RUNNING BOARD. AS WHEN HIS WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNNING BOARD AND WENT BETWEEN THE RUNNING BOARD AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMERS WIFE BROKE HER LEG. *TS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE EJECTED SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LICENSED MECHANIC AND REPAIRED BY ADDING AN INSERT INTO THE ENGINE HEAD. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH AND HIGHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS RUBBING AGAINST THE INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE CAUSING A SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A NEW WIRING HARNESS AND INJECTOR MODULE WERE INSTALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 EQUIPPED WITH A DIESEL ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WITH NO POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AND ONE OF THE FUEL INJECTORS. HOWEVER, THE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT AGAIN AND A FUEL INJECTOR IN ANOTHER AREA BLEW. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE FUEL INJECTION MODULE HAD FAILED. HE WAS ALSO ADVISED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE MODULE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

PERIODIC POWER LOSS PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY AND ENGINE STUMBLES BLOWING BLACK SMOKE AND LEAVING YOU SITTING AND BLOCKING A HIGHWAY,AFTER 15 OR 20 SECONDS WILL ACCELERATE. HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK. HAVEN'T TRIED TO CORRECT ,DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK RAN VERY ROUGH AND STALLED IN MY FRONT YARD; AND WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN. ON OCTOBER 5 2009, I HAD PURCHASED IT PRE-OWNED FROM DEALER, WILLIAM MIZELL FORD, ON CONDITIONS AND THAT THEY AGREED TO PROVIDE A CARFAX REPORT. WELL , THEY HESITATED AND TWO MONTHS LATER, AFTER THE TRUCK HAD STALLED, I WAS TOLD TOO BAD IT WAS SOLD AS IS. *TR

I WAS MERGING ON TO HIGHWAY STEPPED ON PEDAL GOT HEAVY BLUE AND BLACK SMOKE DRIVE COULD NOT SEE ME ALMOST REARENDED ME . IF I HAD NOT VEERED RIGHT HE WOULD HAVE'. *TR

2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY, 6.0 DIESEL, TOWING A 30FT. 5TH WHEEL RV. WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I95 AT 65MPH AND ENGINE CUTS OFF AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING LOOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND REPAIRED AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE. TWO ENGINE WIRING HARNESSES WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1639.00, $104 TOWING, $289.00 RENTAL CAR AND 6 DAYS IN SAVANNAH, GA. UNEXPECTED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY EARLIER SAFETY RECALL FORD #05S34. FORD STILL REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS 10 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SAFETY RECALL APPARENTLY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

EXTREME TURBO LAG WITH LOSS OF POWER WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS, IT IS AN AUTOMATIC, UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER 25MPH AND EMITTING A LARGE CLOUD OF BLACK EXHAUST. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES LUCKILY THE TURBO WAS ABLE TO BE DIS-ASSEMBLED AND CLEANED WITH NO INTERNAL DAMAGE AT A RATHER HIGH COST BUT STILL CHEAPER THAN A REPLACEMENT. *TR