2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

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  • 2004 FORD F-250 SD
    - RISON, AR

    OUR F250 SUPERDUTY HAS LEFT US IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE 3 TIMES. WE WOULD BE DRIVING THE TRUCK, PARK IT AND THEN TRY TO START IT BACK UP AND IT WOULD DO NOTHING- THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE IT JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME ROAD SIDE ASST. HAS COME TO GET THE TRUCK. THIS PURCHASE HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST MISTAKE AND I DO SPREAD THE WORD. BY THE WAY- IT HAS BEEN THE O-RINGS AND GASKETS IN THE MOTOR.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 FORD F-250 SD
    - HOBART, IN

    THE INNER COOLER TUBE FOR THE TURBO BLEW APART,FILLED WITH OIL,CAUSING THE TUBRO TO BE REPLACED16000 MILES.8 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN 26500 MILES

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 FORD F-250 SD
    - PHILOMONT, VA

    2004 FORD SUPER DUTY DIESEL ON OCCASIONS WOULD DIE AND CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY RESTARTING IT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2004 FORD F-250 SD
    - NASHAU, NH

    THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A TRUCK FROM FORD BECAUSE OF A REAR CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT. IT WAS A MISREPRESENTATION OF WHAT THEY WANTED TO FIT AN INFANT CHILD INTO. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE CHILD IN THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THEIR NEWBORN CHILD. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED ONE COULD NOT PLACE A REAR-FACING SEAT IN THIS TRUCK. *AK OTHER PROBLEMS CONSISTED OF: ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECASUE THE DEALER WIRED THE PLOW TO IT, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. *SC *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 FORD F-250 SD
    - LOYALL, MI

    DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE SURGED AND JUMPED ABOUT 2 FEET INTO THE STREET WHEN FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE HAD SURGED BEFORE, BUT NOT AS BAD AS THIS TIME. THE SERVICE DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHAT IWASWRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED 5 OR 6 MODULES TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 FORD F-250 SD
    - OAKLAND PARK, FL

    I HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN MY F250 DIESEL RUNS AT 1200-1500RPM, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO SHUTTER AND LOADS UP. IT SOMETIMES SEEMS TO START TO STALL OUT AND LOSE POWER. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SIX TIMES AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHANGES THE EXHAUST SENSOR AND REMAP THE COMPUTER WITH NO LUCK. THEY HAVE TEST DRIVEN THE TRUCK AND HAD THE PROBLEM OCCUR. THE VEHICLE IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE LOSE OF POWER IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE REAREND COLLISONS BECASUE OF THE PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND HAS ADVISED ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT AT MY RISK. HOPING TO FIND A FAULT CODE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 FORD F-250 SD
    - VALLEJO, CA

    DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE DIED. CALLER HAD TO WAIT AWHILE TO GET IT STARTED. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 8 TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID AT THE BEGINNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND DEALER REPLACED SOMETHING TO FIX THAT. NOTHING GIVES HIM NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO DIE.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 FORD F-250 SD
    - CONCORD, MI

    DT: WHENEVER THE CALLER DRIVES THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, AND THEN IT LOSES POWER AND SHUTS DOWN. WHEN IT IS SITTING STILL THE MOTOR RUNS FAST, SHAKES AND THEN DIES. CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED. DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE IN A RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 FORD F-250
    - CONCORD, MI

    CONSUMER STATES: THEY WERE TRAVELING TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD. DRIVING LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. BEFORE BEING REBUILT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE, AND THEN AFTER BEING REBUILT SHIFTED HARD AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT OUT.*AK A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND NOW THE VEHICLE RUNS PROPERLY. *TT

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 FORD F-250
    - BAKERSFIELD, CA

    DT: THE TRUCK KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN FOR NO REASON. IT SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE STALLING WOULD OCCUR ON UPGRADES WHILE PULLING THE FIFTH WHEEL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN GOING ABOVE 70 MPH. THE (ICP SENSOR) WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY CONNECTOR. *SC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE