2004 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

VEHICLE SHIMMY AND SHAKE, STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION STARTS AT APPROX. 50 MPH AFTER GOING OVER SLIGHT BUMP IN ROADWAY. CONTINUES UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND SPEED IS REDUCED TO UNDER 45 MPH. *TR

ON 2004 FORD SUPER DUTY, F-250, THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE HAS 58,246 MILES ON IT WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR MISUSE. THIS IS PRE-MATURE FAILURE OF MAJOR SUSPENSION PARTS. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO STATED THAT FORD KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING VERY FREQUENTLY, ALMOST EVERY TIME ITS DRIVEN. VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER WHILE OPERATING. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALER WHO IS INSTALLING NEW PARTS, WHICH ARE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OF THIS EXACT MAKE, MODEL, YEAR. WE WERE INFORMED BY FORD, THAT OUR TRUCK WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO BEING PRODUCED IN THE MONTH PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEGIN DATE. RECALL IS ON 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL, MY TRUCK EXACTLY. EVERYTHING STATED IN THE RECALL IS THE SAME. SAME PROBLEM, SAME ANSWER. IT IS COSTING AROUND $1600.00 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 05V270000. OBVIOUSLY THIS RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE A LARGER NUMBER OF VEHICLES. *TR

2004 FORD 6.0 LITER DIESEL MOTOR- EGR COOLER CRACKING AND THUS CAUSING COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ENGINE CYLINDERS. EGR COOLER FAILURE CAUSES COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE CYLINDERS THUS INCREASING CYLINDER PRESSURES ON HEADS. HEAD BOLTS STRETCH AND HEAD GASKETS FAIL. WATER IN CYLINDER LEADS TO MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. 1000'S OF FORD 6.0 LITER DIESEL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERS REPAIR THEM CONSTANTLY. FORD DEALER PARTS DEPT STATES THAT THEY HAVE PARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY CHANGE THEM OUT ON A DAILY BASIS. MY VEHICLE WAS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN PART FAILED AT 53,163 MILES. EGR COOLER CRACKED, LEAKED OUT COOLANT IN THE EXHAUST AND INTO THE MOTOR, THUS MOTOR FAILED. DEALER SAYS NEED NEW MOTOR AT $10,000. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE OLDER EGR COOLER COMPONENT. CURRENTLY WHEN THEY CHANGE THEM OUT UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPLACE IT WITH A NEW AND IMPROVED EGR COOLER. IF IT IS NEW AND IMPROVED, WHY ISN'T THE OLD ONE RECALLED IF THEY KNOW IT IS A BAD DESIGN? *TR

2004 FORD F250, DIESEL, MANUFACTURE DATE: 02/2004. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF ALL POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. NO CRANK/ NO START CONDITION. HAS STALLED FIVE TIMES. REFERENCE NHTSA CASE EA5003, FORD RECALL 05S34. TRUCK CURRENTLY AT POWER FORD, TORRANCE, 310 784-4700. POWER FORD REFUSES TO DO REQUIRED WORK. UNTRUTHFUL REGARDING RECALL STATING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE WHEN MY VEHICLE DESCRIPTION AND MANUFACTURE DATE CLEARLY FALLS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD AND DISPLAYS THE SYMPTOMS EXACTLY AS STATED WITHIN THE RECALL NUMBER AND NHTSA CASE SUMMARY. THIS CONDITION IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. FORD IS NOT LIVING UP TO THEIR OBLIGATION TO MAKE THE MANDATORY REPAIR. *TR

2004 FORD F250SD 78,000 MILES, WENT TO DRIVE FORWARD OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THERE WAS A LOUD BANG IN THE FRONT END AS IF I DROVE OVER SOMETHING. STOPPED THE TRUCK GOT OUT LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. GOT BACK IN TO DRIVE OUT OF PARKING SPOT, STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN, BUT WHEELS WOULD NOT. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD GARAGE AND THEY SAID THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME JUST SNAPPED OFF. THE FORD DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN TO A TRUCK BEFORE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. I KNOW IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH I PROBABLY WOULD OF BEEN KILLED IF THAT HAD BROKEN AT THAT TIME. TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED, BUT PARTS HAVE TO BE ORDERED BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIAL BOLTS. *TR

2004 FORD F250. GRADUALLY OVER A ONE YEAR PERIOD, THEN INTERMITTENT, POWER STEERING GEAR BOX SHAFT LOCKS UP AT SLOW SPEED TURNS. POWER STEERING FLUID CONTINUOUSLY CONTAMINATES EVEN AFTER REPEATED CHANGES. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING IN INTERSECTIONS, ETC. VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS POINT. *TR

2004 F250 SUPER DUTY / ENGINE CHOKES DOWN AND SOMETIMES STALLS. HAPPENS OFTEN, MOSTLY IN CITY TRAFFIC. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE REPLACED SENSORS AND VALVES; BUT, THE TRUCK HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE (2-3 TIMES A WEEK). *TR

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING SINCE 12/06. MISSED RECALL 05S34 BY 1 WEEK. FORD REPLACED ICP SENSOR 4 TIMES SINCE THEN AT OUR COST. STALLS 2-3 TIMES WEEK. 3-4 MISSED ACCIDENTS. STALLED DECELERATING ON FREEWAY TODAY. MY SON WAS ALMOST KILLED. FORD CO. WILL NOT ASSIST BEYOND EMAIL TO DEALER. *TR

I OWN A FORD 250 SUPER DUTY 2004. SINCE FEBRUARY 2009 I HAVE SPORADICALLY EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT APPEARS THAT IT HAPPENS AFTER MAKING SHARP TURNS OR BUMPS AND DOESN'T MATTER WITH THE SPEED. I'VE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO A SERVICE CENTER AND 3 OR MORE TIMES THEY'VE TAKEN IT APART AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALER. I DID AND EXPLAINED IT TO THE MECHANIC UPON WHICH HE CLAIMS HE'S NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. AS A LAST RESORT I GOOGLED FORD 250 SHAKY STEERING AND FOUND WHAT THEY CALL "FORD DEATH WOBBLE". TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THIS WITH PEOPLE AS CONFUSED AS MYSELF AND MY MECHANICS. FROM READING IT APPEARS THAT FORD IS AWARE BUT DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF THIS HAPPENING. ALSO SAW THAT I COULD AT LEAST COMPLAIN TO SOMEONE WHO MAY LISTEN. MY CONCERN IS CRASHING LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE AND FORD GETTING AWAY WITH NO CONSEQUENCES. *TR