2004 FORD F-250 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN IT SHUT DOWN LOST POWER AT 35-45 MPH. PROBLEM STILL RECURRED. *BF THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE, WOULD BE GIVEN NO WARNING, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. *SC

POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW WITH 2004 FORD F-250. CONTINUALLY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MISSING, STUTTERING AND STOPPED. LOOSE PLUG TO THE INJECTOR MODULE. *BF ONE OF THE WIRING HARNESSES MAY BE BADLY CHAFFED INSIDE THE CABLE COVERING. A VISUAL INSPECTION WOULD NOT DISCOVER THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE HARNESS HAD GONE BAD WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER ALSO ADDED THAT THERE LIVES WERE IN SERIOUS DANGER NUMEROUS TIMES AND SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STRESS. *SC SEE ALSO 10099269 AND 10097155. *DSY

FAX RE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS FOR 2004 FORD F-250 PICKUP, REQUEST A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. *BF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECT THE TECHNICIAN FOUND SEVERAL FRAYED WIRES IN THE HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN TAPED THE HARNESS IN THE AREA WHERE THE WIRING WAS FRAYED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT HARNESS. *NM SEE ALSO ODI 10097155 AND 10099937. *DSY

THE VEHICLE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 0-15 MPH. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED DURING STOPPING OR MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO LURCH FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *JB

WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF DRIVING,EXPERIENCED ENGINE BOGGING, STALLING, AND GRINDING NOISES, UNPREDICTABLE OCCURRENCES. NOW PROBLEMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A SWEET SMELLING CHEMICAL ODOR THAT FILLS INTERIOR OF TRUCK CAB. LEMON LAW STATE ARBITRATION INITIATED AFTER DEALER'S MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR HAVE FAILED. *AK

2004 FORD-F250 KING RANCH DIESEL SERIES: ENGINE REVS UP AT IDLE OVER POWERING THE BRAKES ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO JUMP FORWARD BETWEEN 1-2 FT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY ISSUE AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS OCCURRED 1 DAY AFTER DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE ENGINE COMPUTER CODE. THE ORIGINAL CAUSE TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE POWER LOSS AND MASSIVE ENGINE SHAKING AT IDLE AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS.*AK

TRUCK FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING. ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR RIGHT DRIFT TRUCK CROSSED OVER LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING DAMAGE. *BF VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING WHILE CONSUMER DROVE AROUND A CURVE AT 35 MPH. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB LOCKING TAB WAS POSITIONED IN LOCK WHILE THE LEFT FRONT WAS FREE. THE TIRES WERE MARKED ON THE SIDEWAYS AS M & S (MUD AND SNOW) TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED FOR THE LOAD CONDITION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THFOR THE RIGHT DRIFT THE TRUCK CROSSED OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER CROSSING THE TWO LANE ROAD HITTING A FENCE AND ON THE SUBSEQUENT CROSSOVER HIT A BERM AND ROLLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY ENDING UP WITH THE RIGHT SIDE IN A DITCH. *TC

REQUEST NHTSA & FORD ISSUE RECALL TO CORRECT ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS ON FORD 2004 F-250. *BF THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED FRAYED WIRING IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN RE-INSULATED THE WIRING AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *NM SEE ALSO ODI 10099269 & 10099937. *DSY

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED SIX TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

DOORS ON 2004 CREWCAB F250 LARIAT 4X4 ARE SQUEAKING,LOOSE,AND VERY NOISY WHEN DRIVING. PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SEVERAL FORD DEALERS IN NJ AREA, ONE OF WHICH EVEN REPLACED THE LATCH ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WITH NO EFFECT. (DEALER EVEN DAMAGED TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX A SEPARATE, BUT RELATED PROBLEM-WINDOW AIR LEAK.) TRUCK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND I HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION FROM ANY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE OWNED THREE NEW FORD TRUCKS AND THIS IS BY FAR THE POOREST QUALITY. REFERENCE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10004948 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 17307, DATED OCT 1, 2003. *AK