2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 6.0L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HE LOST TURBO CHARGE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AS WELL. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. HE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY HAVE MADE REPAIRS 5 TIMES TO DATE. THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. *AK

I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 F250 WITH THE 6.0L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM IN THE MORNINGS AFTER IT HAS NOT RUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT SMOKES, RUNS ROUGH, AND HAS SEVERE HESITATION. FORB HAS A TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE SMOKING AND ROUGH RUNNING IS MERELY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE HESITATION IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WILL OPERATE AT IDLE SPEEDS BUT ONCE THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION CAN LAST AS LONG AS SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF NEAR ACCIDENTS UPON LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. ONCE IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS NEARLY EVERY MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, AND HAS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF NEAR CRASHES. THE TSB STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MAINLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLES HAVE 15000 MILES. I FIRST REPORTED MY PROBLEM TO FORD AT 17,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT THE DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE QUESTIONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER, DEAN, AT RIO VALLEY FORD HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ON MY TRUCK ALSO. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ACCELERATED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. A FEW DAYS AGO THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE A PEDESTRIAN WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF IT AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION FROM A DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT DUE TO THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE STALLING SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE HAD NOT WARMED UP COMPLETELY. HE DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 112000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME STIFF. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

1. 2004 F250 6.0 DIESEL EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS IN AUG 2004. ENGINE BACKFIRED ON INTERSTATE AND SINCE TIME HAS BEEN WORKED ON MULTIPLE TIMES BY SELLING DEALERSHIP AND FORD ENGINEERS. 2. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE IN 2004 CAUSED IT TO LOOSE POWER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES SINCE THEN WITH A POWER LOSS COMPLAINT THAT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK CAN AND FREQUENTLY DOES STALL. LAST MONTH IT STALLED TWICE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS. 3. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED MULTIPLE REMEDIES BUT HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE NOV 6TH 2006. THEY CALLED YESTERDAY TO TELL ME IT WAS FIXED. TODAY IS NOV 22, IT IS STILL THERE. IT TEST DROVE IT TODAY AND IT STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. I LEFT IT WITH THEM.*JB

VEHICLE REQUIRING REPEAT REPAIRS FOR SAME PROBLEM, 3 INJECTORS REPLACED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING, EGR VALVE REPLACED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEEN THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE THIRD TIME, AN UNKNOWN PART WAS REPLACED. THE FOURTH TIME, THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

WE HAVE TERRIBLE GAS(DIESEL) MILEAGE WITH OUR TRUCK, CAN YOU HELP? , WE'VE HAD AT LEAST 6 RECALLS ON OUR TRUCK. *JB

THE COMPUTER (PCM) SHUTS THE TRUCK DOWN, KILLS THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH IT (POWER STEERING,BRAKES,ECT.). AT 4735 MILES THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED DUE TO TRUCK NOT ABLE TO RUN. AT 51,698 PERFORMED RECALL 05S34 FIC MODULE WIRING HARNESS REPAIR. AT 57,377 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION LEAVING THE TRUCK IN THE PATH OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER AT ALL. DEALERSHIP REPLACES AND REPROGRAMS PCM. AT 57,398 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN AGAIN FULLY LOADED WITH TRAILER RUNNING 65 MPH. BARELY GOT TRUCK TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED SAFELY DUE TO NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUSE BOX ASSY. AT 57,399 MILES THE TRUCK STARTED MISSING, DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE LOOM. AT OR AROUND 89,450 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN RUNNING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO SAFELY GET TRUCK TO SIDE OF ROADWAY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PCM AGAIN AND REPROGRAMMED. TRUCK DID NOT RUN LONG ENOUGH TO GO ON A ROAD TEST BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED INJECTOR LOOM OF WIRE HARNESS. EACH TIME I WAS TOWED AFTER A SHUT DOWN WE HAD TO MAKE EXTRA ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUR PETS AND OTHER PASSENGERS WITH US. WE FEEL WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS LAST TIME NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT INJURING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS OURSELVES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, A VIBRATION WAS FELT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT END, ALL AXLES, ROTORS, RING AND PINION AND WHEEL HUBS, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN ENGINEER TEST THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE VIBRATION TO BE WITHIN OPERATING STANDARDS.*AK THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CENTER CONSOLE SQUEAKED, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB