2003 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

THIS COMPLAINT IS ON A 2003 FORD F 250 SUPER DUTY DESIEL.....ON THIS DATE I STARTED TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION ON A BUSY STREET FROM A CROSS STREET. AS THE TRUCK STARTED TO MOVE AND GOT INTO ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC THE MOTOR SEEMED TO SHUT OFF, OR I SHOULD SAY WENT TO AN IDLE ALTHOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELARATOR PEDAL....I LOOKED DOWN AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON AND JUST AS QUICK IT WENT OUT AND I HAD POWER AGAIN ALLOWING ME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT ALMOST HIT ME......I THOUGH THIS TO BE ODD BUT CONTINUED ON MY WAY...WE HAD LEFT MISSISSIPPI AND WERE ON OUR WAY TO CENTRAL TEXAS FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS......ALL WENT WELL FOR ABOUT 200 OR SO MILE BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED TO SHOW IT'S FACE AGAIN. IF I DROVE ABOVE 70 MPH THERE WASN'T ANY ACCLERATOR PETAL BUT I COULD DRIVE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL......WHEN I WOULD COME UP ON A SLOWER CAR IF I DISINGAGED THE CRUISE I COULDN'T "DRIVE" WITH THE PEDAL SO I WOULD SLOW DOWN AND SPEED UP WITH THE CRUSE CONTROL........ALL WENT WELL UNTIL WE WERE ABOUT MID WAYS BETWEEN DALLAS AND FORT WORTH TEXAS.......THE PROBLEM STARTED TO GET WORSE AND THE WASN'T A PEDAL ABOVE 35 MILES AN HOURS....WE GOT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AT WHITE SETTLEMENT, TEXAS AND SPENT THE NIGHT....THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE THE TRUCK TO A FORD DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROXCEMITY SWITH WAS BAD AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM/TRUCK...... THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRENTY............BUT.......FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD NEVER NOTIFIED ME.... THE PAPER WORK THAT THE SERVICE PERSONNAL GAVE ME STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM....... IN CLOSING... THE TIME THAT I WENT TO CROSS THAT INTERSECTION IF THE ACCELERATOR HADN'T STARTED TO WORK IN TIME, I MOSTLY LIKELY WOULD N'T BE HERE WRITING THIS COMPLAINT....I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF SERVICE PERSONAL AT DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY ALL HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE FIX IT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE. IT LURCHED/PULSATED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION IT MOVED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES EARLIER. *AK

2003 F-250 6.0 DIESEL. WHEN STANDING ON BRAKES TURNS VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. CONTACTED SALES DEALER: 3K MI. BRAKES NEED BRAKING IN. IN SERVICE DEALER: 12K MI. REPLACE CALIPERS ON DRIVER FRONT WHEEL. IN SERVICE DEALER: 25K MI. REPLACE COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM FRONT / REAR. DID NOT REPLACE HOSES. DID NOT CHECK PRESSURE. ADVISED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR AND TOLD ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER AND TRADE UP. CONTACTED CUST. SERVICE WHO THEN ADVISED OWNER/DEALER TO "EXHAUST AVAILABLE RESOURCES." OWNER ADVISED THEY HAD DONE SO AND HANDED ME MY KEYS. SORRY. IMMEDIATELY PLACED IN SERVICE WITH ANOTHER DEALER 30 M AWAY. AGAIN, COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED. WAS ABLE TO CHANGE BRAKES TO VEAR TO THE RIGHT..BUT UNABLE TO REPAIR PER FACTORY SPEC. ADVISED VEHICLE UNSAFE. FIELD REP CONTACTED AND IS TO INSPECT. NOTE: TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR REPAIR FOR OVER 5 WEEKS. LATEST SERVICE REP HAS ALLOWED RENTAL USAGE.

TRUCK ROLLED BACK IN PARK 2 DIFFERENT TIMES ABOUT 2 OR 3 FEET AND SORT OF CAUGHT GEARS AND STOPPED. THE TRUCK WAS ON A SMALL INCLINE BOTH TIMES IN DIFFERENT PLACES THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND BUT NOT ICE AND IT ROLLED ALL THE TIRES WHEN IT MOVED. *LA

I WENT TO START THE FORD 250 DIESEL AT 0515 WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES (FAHRENHEIT). THE STARTER WAS TURNING SLOW, TO SLOW TO START A DIESEL. I TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND IT GOT SLOWER. I GOT IN AN ANOTHER CAR AND WENT TO WORK. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER MY WIFE HEARD SOME POPPING AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ME. I GOT THEIR IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND IT WAS IN FLAMES. IT WAS TOTALED. *LA

FORD F250 2003. WARPED ROTORS, REPLACED 3 TIMES. HAVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A 4TH REPLACEMENT. *LA

WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST STARTS THE VEHICLE, DURING THE FIRST FEW MILES THE VEHICLE IS VERY SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES DUE TO THIS SLUGGISHNESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SLUGGISHNESS WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

THE TRUCK STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCUR, THE TRUCK LOSES ALL POWER, INCLUDING BRAKES AND STEERING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. IN ONE OF THE ACCIDENTS, THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DITCH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURE IS PROVIDING NO ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *PH

VEHICLE'S MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST ON STEERING AND BRAKES. *LA

VEHICLE SOMETIMES SURGES AT A STOP LIGHT BY 250-300 RPM. VEHICLE STALLS ON ROAD AND BUCKS AT 55 AND 70 MILE AREA BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. ONE DAY VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE ALL THE LIFTERS WERE STUCK. SOUNDED LIKE METAL PARTS FLYING TOGETHER COMING FROM ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE AND SMOKES AT TIMES. GAS GAUGE SOMETIMES STICKS ON FULL FOR 50-60 MILES THEN FALLS TO 3/4 OR LESS. SOMETIMES NO POWER AND THEN AT TIMES WITH POWER. MILEAGE FELL FROM 16.9 CITY TO 12.5 TO 13.2. RPM NEEDLE 1,500 TO 2,500 WITHOUT ENGINE SURGING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES. ENGINEER DROVE IT 50 MILES AND SAID "NO PROBLEMS." *LA