2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD OUR TRUCK IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES, BECAUSE OF THE EGR VALVE. TRUCK CONSTANTLY BLOWS OUT BLACK SMOKE AND HAS NO PICK UP SPEED. STILL HAVING ISSUES THE DAY AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN INTO THE SHOP. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE TYPE AND THE RELUCTANCE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. AFRAID OF WHAT POTENTIALLY MAY HAPPEN IF THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR WITH NO DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER INTERVENTION. *TR

MY 2004 F250 2WD SUPERDUTY PICKUP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHENEVER I HIT THE SMALLEST POTHOLE OR DRIVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. THIS CAUSED MY RIGHT TIE ROD TO SEPARATE AND RUN THREE PEOPLE OFF THE ROAD. AFTER NEW TIE RODS THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT .NO ONE HAS ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS OTHER THAN AN AFTER MARKET STEERING STABILIZER. SHOULDN'T FORD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FIX BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED? *TR

DAQTE BELOW IS MOST RECENT DATE - EXPERIENCED BOUNCE, NEARLY INTO ADJACENT TRAFFIC LANE AS A RESULT FO PASSING OVER ROUGH SPOT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY - HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE 2006. JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS AS A LARGER ISSUE FROM GOOD SAM CLUB.

AT ABOUT 45 TO 55MPH TRUCK SOMETIMES DEVELOPS A LIGHT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. IT OCCASIONALLY BECOMES VERY SEVERE FEELING LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION IS ABOUT TO COME APART. IT IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT WHEN THERE IS A SLIGHT LEFT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, LIKE WHEN CHANGING LANES. SLOWING WILL ELIMINATE THE BOUNCE, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SLOW QUICKLY WHEN THE FRONT END IS BOUNCING AND SEVERELY VIBRATING. IT CAUSES A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER AND HAD TO BE TOWED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) WAS REFERENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE SPEED AND FUEL SYSTEM WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,150 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,140. UPDATED 5/19/08 *CN UPDATED 05/19/08

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN, LEADING TO CARBON MONOXIDE (AS WELL AS OTHER EXHAUST GASES) BEING RELEASED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTED/CORRODED & BROKEN OFF + RUST/CORROSION RELATED CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ITSELF. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENED ONLY WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EMISSIONS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F 250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER REMOVING THE REAR TIRES HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINING WAS OFF OF THE BRAKE SHOE AND BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CAUSED THE FAILURE WHEN IT BROKE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OFF TRACK AND FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER IT WAS OPENED. THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VALVE BODY SENSOR AND THE VALVE TRAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

I HAVE A 2004 F250 DIESEL. THE TURBO CHARGER WAS REPLACED 6/2007 BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE WHILE DRIVING. THE TURBO IS AGAIN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR