2003 FORD F-250 Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM. THE FUEL INJECTORS OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE RUBBER GASKETS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REPAIR SHOP DEALERSHIP ONLY REPAIRED TWO FUEL INJECTORS AT A TIME. *AK

I WENT TO START THE FORD 250 DIESEL AT 0515 WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES (FAHRENHEIT). THE STARTER WAS TURNING SLOW, TO SLOW TO START A DIESEL. I TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND IT GOT SLOWER. I GOT IN AN ANOTHER CAR AND WENT TO WORK. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER MY WIFE HEARD SOME POPPING AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ME. I GOT THEIR IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT WAS IN FLAMES. IT WAS TOTALED. *LA

FORD F250 2003. WARPED ROTORS, REPLACED 3 TIMES. HAVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A 4TH REPLACEMENT. *LA

WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST STARTS THE VEHICLE, DURING THE FIRST FEW MILES THE VEHICLE IS VERY SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES DUE TO THIS SLUGGISHNESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SLUGGISHNESS WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

THE TRUCK STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCUR, THE TRUCK LOSES ALL POWER, INCLUDING BRAKES AND STEERING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. IN ONE OF THE ACCIDENTS, THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURE IS PROVIDING NO ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *PH

VEHICLE'S MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST ON STEERING AND BRAKES. *LA

VEHICLE SOMETIMES SURGES AT A STOP LIGHT BY 250-300 RPM. VEHICLE STALLS ON ROAD AND BUCKS AT 55 AND 70 MILE AREA BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. ONE DAY VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE ALL THE LIFTERS WERE STUCK. SOUNDED LIKE METAL PARTS FLYING TOGETHER COMING FROM ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE AND SMOKES AT TIMES. GAS GAUGE SOMETIMES STICKS ON FULL FOR 50-60 MILES THEN FALLS TO 3/4 OR LESS. SOMETIMES NO POWER AND THEN AT TIMES WITH POWER. MILEAGE FELL FROM 16.9 CITY TO 12.5 TO 13.2. RPM NEEDLE 1,500 TO 2,500 WITHOUT ENGINE SURGING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES. ENGINEER DROVE IT 50 MILES AND SAID "NO PROBLEMS." *LA

WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

AFTER TOWING MY TRAILER SEVERAL BLOCKS I PULLED OVER AT MY DESTINATION AND REALIZED MY TRAILER LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT. THIS IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE TRAILER JUST MADE A 2500 MILE TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER CHECKING THE CONNECTIONS AND OPENING UP THE FUSE BOX TO LOOK FOR BLOWN FUSES I WENT BACK TO CHECK THE LIGHTS AGAIN. UPON RETURNING TO THE TRUCK SEVERAL MINUTES LATER I FOUND THE FUSE BOX AND A PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD IN FLAMES. I SMOTHERED THE FIRE AND FOUND ALL THE ELECTRONICS TO WORK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PASSENGER POWER SEAT AND THE TRAILER LIGHTS AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 FORD SUPERDUTY LARIAT F-250 5.4L *LA

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 FORD SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0L DIESEL, I NOW HAVE 6100 MILES ON IT, I TOOK THE UNIT TO MY DEALER AT 1,100 AND COMPLAINED OF ERRATIC IDLE, LOW FUEL MILEAGE, 18 ON THE HIGHWAY, 15 IN TOWN, COLD START HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE AIR FILTER INDICATOR WAS BROKEN, THEY HAD MY TRUCK FOR 6 HOURS, WHICH WASN'T THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THERE IS SOME SOFTWARE ISSUES IN THE PCM, AND THEY WERE WORKING ON IT, I CALLED FORD CAC (CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER), I WAS TOLD THE SAME, I WAS ADVISED IF IT WAS A COMPONENT ISSUE THAT FORD WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THAT PART, I SAID NO WAY, I WANTED THE PART CHANGED EVEN IF THERE WAS AFTER A PROBLEM IF MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THEN RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DISTRICT REP UP IN NORTH CAROLINA, I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON, HE SAID HE WAS A POLICY/COMPLAINT PERSON AND WAS NOT IN THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF THINGS, I NOW HAVE 6100 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND STILL NO CHANGE, I SENT A EMAIL TO THE FORD CAC, 5 DAYS AGO WITH NO RESPONSE. I'M GOING TO CALL THE CAC AGAIN AND THE DEALER. IF THIS IS FORDS IDEA OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SHOULD RE-THINK IT. *JB