2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

2004 FORD 6.0 LITER DIESEL MOTOR- EGR COOLER CRACKING AND THUS CAUSING COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ENGINE CYLINDERS. EGR COOLER FAILURE CAUSES COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE CYLINDERS THUS INCREASING CYLINDER PRESSURES ON HEADS. HEAD BOLTS STRETCH AND HEAD GASKETS FAIL. WATER IN CYLINDER LEADS TO MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. 1000'S OF FORD 6.0 LITER DIESEL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERS REPAIR THEM CONSTANTLY. FORD DEALER PARTS DEPT STATES THAT THEY HAVE PARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY CHANGE THEM OUT ON A DAILY BASIS. MY VEHICLE WAS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN PART FAILED AT 53,163 MILES. EGR COOLER CRACKED, LEAKED OUT COOLANT IN THE EXHAUST AND INTO THE MOTOR, THUS MOTOR FAILED. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW MOTOR AT $10,000. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE OLDER EGR COOLER COMPONENT. CURRENTLY WHEN THEY CHANGE THEM OUT UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPLACE IT WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED EGR COOLER. IF IT IS NEW AND IMPROVED, WHY ISN'T THE OLD ONE RECALLED IF THEY KNOW IT IS A BAD DESIGN? *TR

2004 FORD F250, DIESEL, MANUFACTURE DATE: 02/2004. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF ALL POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. NO CRANK/ NO START CONDITION. HAS STALLED FIVE TIMES. REFERENCE NHTSA CASE EA5003, FORD RECALL 05S34. TRUCK CURRENTLY AT POWER FORD, TORRANCE, 310 784-4700. POWER FORD REFUSES TO DO REQUIRED WORK. UNTRUTHFUL REGARDING RECALL STATING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WHEN MY VEHICLE DESCRIPTION AND MANUFACTURE DATE CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD AND DISPLAYS THE SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AS STATED WITHIN THE RECALL NUMBER AND NHTSA CASE SUMMARY. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. FORD IS NOT LIVING UP TO THEIR OBLIGATION TO MAKE THE MANDATORY REPAIR. *TR

2004 FORD F250SD 78,000 MILES, WENT TO DRIVE FORWARD OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG IN THE FRONT END AS IF I DROVE OVER SOMETHING. STOPPED THE TRUCK GOT OUT LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. GOT BACK IN TO DRIVE OUT OF PARKING SPOT, STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT WHEELS WOULD NOT. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME JUST SNAPPED OFF. THE FORD DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN TO A TRUCK BEFORE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. I KNOW IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH I PROBABLY WOULD OF BEEN KILLED IF THAT HAD BROKEN AT THAT TIME. TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED, BUT PARTS HAVE TO BE ORDERED BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIAL BOLTS. *TR

2004 FORD F250. GRADUALLY OVER A ONE YEAR PERIOD, THEN INTERMITTENT, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX SHAFT LOCKS UP AT SLOW SPEED TURNS. POWER STEERING FLUID CONTINUOUSLY CONTAMINATES EVEN AFTER REPEATED CHANGES. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING IN INTERSECTIONS, ETC. VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS POINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250. AFTER APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN REVERSE AND THEN FORWARD WITHOUT ANY HESITATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 165000.

2004 F250 SUPER DUTY / ENGINE CHOKES DOWN AND SOMETIMES STALLS. HAPPENS OFTEN, MOSTLY IN CITY TRAFFIC. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE REPLACED SENSORS AND VALVES; BUT, THE TRUCK HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE (2-3 TIMES A WEEK). *TR

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING SINCE 12/06. MISSED RECALL 05S34 BY 1 WEEK. FORD REPLACED ICP SENSOR 4 TIMES SINCE THEN AT OUR COST. STALLS 2-3 TIMES WEEK. 3-4 MISSED ACCIDENTS. STALLED DECELERATING ON FREEWAY TODAY. MY SON WAS ALMOST KILLED. FORD CO. WILL NOT ASSIST BEYOND EMAIL TO DEALER. *TR

I OWN A FORD 250 SUPER DUTY 2004. SINCE FEBRUARY 2009 I HAVE SPORADICALLY EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT APPEARS THAT IT HAPPENS AFTER MAKING SHARP TURNS OR BUMPS AND DOESN'T MATTER WITH THE SPEED. I'VE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A SERVICE CENTER AND 3 OR MORE TIMES THEY'VE TAKEN IT APART AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALER. I DID AND EXPLAINED IT TO THE MECHANIC UPON WHICH HE CLAIMS HE'S NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. AS A LAST RESORT I GOOGLED FORD 250 SHAKY STEERING AND FOUND WHAT THEY CALL "FORD DEATH WOBBLE". TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THIS WITH PEOPLE AS CONFUSED AS MYSELF AND MY MECHANICS. FROM READING IT APPEARS THAT FORD IS AWARE BUT DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF THIS HAPPENING. ALSO SAW THAT I COULD AT LEAST COMPLAIN TO SOMEONE WHO MAY LISTEN. MY CONCERN IS CRASHING LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE AND FORD GETTING AWAY WITH NO CONSEQUENCES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUNNING BOARD FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE BOLT CORRODED AND CAUSED THE BOARD TO CRACK. THE RUNNING BOARD WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITH A SUPPORTING METAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF HE HAD NOT BEEN HOLDING THE HANDLE, HE COULD HAVE FALLEN WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD PRODUCE A LOT OF SMOKE AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY ONCE THE EGR FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THERE WAS A FACTORY WARRANTY THAT COVERED THE PART FOR TWELVE MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,000, 114,000 AND 130,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.