2004 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS I HIT A BUMP AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY UNTIL I SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE TYPE AND THE RELUCTANCE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. AFRAID OF WHAT POTENTIALLY MAY HAPPEN IF THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR WITH NO DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER INTERVENTION. *TR

MY 2004 F250 2WD SUPERDUTY PICKUP SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHENEVER I HIT THE SMALLEST POTHOLE OR DRIVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. THIS CAUSED MY RIGHT TIE ROD TO SEPARATE AND RUN THREE PEOPLE OFF THE ROAD. AFTER NEW TIE RODS THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT .NO ONE HAS ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS OTHER THAN AN AFTER MARKET STEERING STABILIZER. SHOULDN'T FORD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FIX BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED? *TR

DAQTE BELOW IS MOST RECENT DATE - EXPERIENCED BOUNCE, NEARLY INTO ADJACENT TRAFFIC LANE AS A RESULT FO PASSING OVER ROUGH SPOT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY - HAS OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE 2006. JUST BECAME AWARE OF THIS AS A LARGER ISSUE FROM GOOD SAM CLUB.

AT ABOUT 45 TO 55MPH TRUCK SOMETIMES DEVELOPS A LIGHT SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. IT OCCASIONALLY BECOMES VERY SEVERE FEELING LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION IS ABOUT TO COME APART. IT IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT WHEN THERE IS A SLIGHT LEFT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, LIKE WHEN CHANGING LANES. SLOWING WILL ELIMINATE THE BOUNCE, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SLOW QUICKLY WHEN THE FRONT END IS BOUNCING AND SEVERELY VIBRATING. IT CAUSES A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN, LEADING TO CARBON MONOXIDE (AS WELL AS OTHER EXHAUST GASES) BEING RELEASED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTED/CORRODED & BROKEN OFF + RUST/CORROSION RELATED CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ITSELF. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN IT HAPPENED ONLY WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EMISSIONS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F 250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER REMOVING THE REAR TIRES HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINING WAS OFF OF THE BRAKE SHOE AND BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CAUSED THE FAILURE WHEN IT BROKE. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OFF TRACK AND FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER IT WAS OPENED. THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VALVE BODY SENSOR AND THE VALVE TRAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

I HAVE A 2004 F250 DIESEL. THE TURBO CHARGER WAS REPLACED 6/2007 BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE WHILE DRIVING. THE TURBO IS AGAIN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HE WAS SOMETIMES ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V270000) HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

2004 F250 CREW CAB DIESEL 4X4 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON AT 7,800 MI AFTER TRUCK DIED WHEN DRIVING TOOK IT IN THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, 200 MILES LATER I STARTED LOOSING POWER , AND STALLING KEPT RECURRING, THEY GOT A CODE THAT READ INTERNAL FAILURE, ERRATIC BACK PRESSURE IN EXHAUST . THEY PUT A NEW SENSOR IN IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE STILL STALLING 20,000 MI TOOK IT IN AGAIN, FOR STALLING , LACK OF POWER BAD FUEL MPG, HESITATING ON TAKE OFF . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON , AND A LOUD CLUNKING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE . THEY PUT A NEW SENSOR IN , AN NO DIFFERENCE AT 26,000 THEY REPLACED THE TURBO IT RAN GOOD FOR A WEEK OR SO BUT FUEL MPG NEVER IMPROVED AND IT SLOWLY LOST POWER AGAIN , AND ALL THE OTHER ISSUES STILL REMAIN THE SAME. I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND HAD TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE LEAF SPRING WAS LOOSE AND CAUSED THE BUSHINGS TO BE DESTROYED, THEY WOULDN'T FIX ANY OF IT , AND I PAID FOR A 2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY . IM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET OTHER OWNERS OF THE 6.0 DIESEL MOTORS TO GET TOGETHER A FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT . *TR