2004 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

I WAS MERGING ON TO HIGHWAY STEPPED ON PEDAL GOT HEAVY BLUE AND BLACK SMOKE DRIVE COULD NOT SEE ME ALMOST REARENDED ME . IF I HAD NOT VEERED RIGHT HE WOULD HAVE'. *TR

2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY, 6.0 DIESEL, TOWING A 30FT. 5TH WHEEL RV. WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I95 AT 65MPH AND ENGINE CUTS OFF AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING LOOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND REPAIRED AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE. TWO ENGINE WIRING HARNESSES WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1639.00, $104 TOWING, $289.00 RENTAL CAR AND 6 DAYS IN SAVANNAH, GA. UNEXPECTED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY EARLIER SAFETY RECALL FORD #05S34. FORD STILL REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS 10 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SAFETY RECALL APPARENTLY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

EXTREME TURBO LAG WITH LOSS OF POWER WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS, IT IS AN AUTOMATIC, UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER 25MPH AND EMITTING A LARGE CLOUD OF BLACK EXHAUST. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES LUCKILY THE TURBO WAS ABLE TO BE DIS-ASSEMBLED AND CLEANED WITH NO INTERNAL DAMAGE AT A RATHER HIGH COST BUT STILL CHEAPER THAN A REPLACEMENT. *TR

MULTIPLE FAILURE OF TURBO CHARGER AND CONNECTING HOSE,HAVE EXPERIENCED NO POWER,LOSS OF POWER,BACK-FIRE CONDITIONS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. WHILE TOWING AND NOT TOWING. NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. TURBO REPLACED OR REPAIRED 3 TIMES,LESS THAN 51000 MILES ON TRUCK. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED

ORIGINAL FACTORY SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM ENGINE ON 2004 F250, LEAVING US STRANDED. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED AND CYLINDER DAMAGE. HELICOIL KIT INSTALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0 DIESEL. THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACE TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND WITH THE TRUCK NOW OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT, THE EGR COOLER WENT OUT ONCE MORE AND FORD WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT ON THE REPAIR SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 THROUGH 2005 6.0 DIESEL. IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OWNER. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE BEING FORCED TO BYPASS THE EGR COOLER, THERE BY MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF EPA STANDARDS AND FORD SHOULD BE FORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM RIGHT. THIS IS NOT ONLY A FAIRNESS ISSUE; IT IS A CLEAN AIR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE SINCE IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88000.

ERRATIC ENGINE RPM STALLING AS WELL AS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT MOVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD, I WENT TO SHIFT (CHANGE GEARS) MY TRUCK, AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL, AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. UPON INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE, I FOUND THE PIVOT PIN THAT THE CLUTCH PEDAL ROTATES ON WAS MISSING THE RETAINER AND BUSHING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PIN, SO THE PIN HAD MOVED TO THE LEFT UNTIL THE PEDAL BECAME UNATTACHED. AFTER REMOVING THE FUSE PANEL FROM THE DASH BOARD, AND USING A HAMMER HANDLE TO REACH IN AND LEVERAGE THE PEDAL PIN BACK IN PLACE, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER ENGINEER, AND DO MOST OF MY OWN MECHANICAL REPAIRS ON MY OWN VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT YET TRIED TO PURCHASE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM A FORD DEALER, BUT THE AUTO PARTS STORE DOES NOT HAVE THEM. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4, 4 DR, DIESEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 DIESEL 2.0. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. USUALLY AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WAS IMPROPERLY COMMUNICATING WITH THE ECM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.