2003 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

AFTER TOWING MY TRAILER SEVERAL BLOCKS I PULLED OVER AT MY DESTINATION AND REALIZED MY TRAILER LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT. THIS IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE TRAILER JUST MADE A 2500 MILE TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER CHECKING THE CONNECTIONS AND OPENING UP THE FUSE BOX TO LOOK FOR BLOWN FUSES I WENT BACK TO CHECK THE LIGHTS AGAIN. UPON RETURNING TO THE TRUCK SEVERAL MINUTES LATER I FOUND THE FUSE BOX AND A PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD IN FLAMES. I SMOTHERED THE FIRE AND FOUND ALL THE ELECTRONICS TO WORK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PASSENGER POWER SEAT AND THE TRAILER LIGHTS AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 FORD SUPERDUTY LARIAT F-250 5.4L *LA

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 FORD SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0L DIESEL, I NOW HAVE 6100 MILES ON IT, I TOOK THE UNIT TO MY DEALER AT 1,100 AND COMPLAINED OF ERRATIC IDLE, LOW FUEL MILEAGE, 18 ON THE HIGHWAY, 15 IN TOWN, COLD START HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING AND THE AIR FILTER INDICATOR WAS BROKEN, THEY HAD MY TRUCK FOR 6 HOURS, WHICH WASN'T THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THERE IS SOME SOFTWARE ISSUES IN THE PCM, AND THEY WERE WORKING ON IT, I CALLED FORD CAC (CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER), I WAS TOLD THE SAME, I WAS ADVISED IF IT WAS A COMPONENT ISSUE THAT FORD WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THAT PART, I SAID NO WAY, I WANTED THE PART CHANGED EVEN IF THERE WAS AFTER A PROBLEM IF MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THEN RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DISTRICT REP UP IN NORTH CAROLINA, I TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON, HE SAID HE WAS A POLICY/COMPLAINT PERSON AND WAS NOT IN THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF THINGS, I NOW HAVE 6100 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND STILL NO CHANGE, I SENT A EMAIL TO THE FORD CAC, 5 DAYS AGO WITH NO RESPONSE. I'M GOING TO CALL THE CAC AGAIN AND THE DEALER. IF THIS IS FORDS IDEA OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SHOULD RE-THINK IT. *JB

I OWN A NEW 2003 FORD F-250 WITH A 6.0 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. ON INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN. THESE OCCASIONS ARE TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE, AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO FIX THE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN TOLD BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THEY ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAVE THEIR ENGINEERS "WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK" ON THE MATTER. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANOTHER COMPARABLE VEHICLE, OR REIMBURSE ME FOR THE LOSS OF USE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, AND FORD WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, EXCEPT TO TELL ME THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON IT. *JB

DRIVING 70MPH TRUCK DIES . ENGINE HAS LESS THAN 10000 MILES . FREQUENTLY PULL 8000 LB TRAILER,BOAT AND OTHER EQUIPMENT . SERIOS CONCERNS ABOUT LOSING POWER BAKES AND POWER STEERING WITH ENGINE DYING.DEALER HAS CHANGED ICP SENSOR TWICE IN A 300 MILE SPAN.HAVE READ ABOUT THIS BEEING A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE NEW 6.0 POWERSTROKE ENGINE.*AK

WE PURCHASED A 2003 F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT ON FRIDAY. WE LEFT FOR VACATION ON SATURDAY TRAVELING 10 HOURS AWAY TO TENNESSEE.TRUCK WAS GREAT AT FIRST. TOWED OUR CAMPER FINE. BUT THEN ON WEDNESDAY EVENING WE WERE SIGHT SEEING ON SOME TWISTY WINDING ROADS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE WHEN IT SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING! I WAS ON A STEEP INCLINE WITH 5 TEENAGERS IN THE VEHICLE. NO POWER STEERING! GOT IT STARTED ON GOT TO A PULL OFF A FEW FEET UP THE ROAD WHEN IT STALLED AGAIN. LUCKILY, FAMILY MEMBERS WHERE IN FRONT OF ME AND CAME BACK TO HELP. WE CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY CAME AND HOUR AND A HALF LATER AND TOWED THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER ABOUT 45 MINUTES AWAY. THURSDAY I CALLED THEM, SORRY, DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT YET. WE WERE TO START HEADING HOME THURSDAY! FRIDAY A.M. PACKED UP CAMPER AND HAD FAMILY MEMBER PULL IT TO THE FORD DEALER. JUST GOT TO LOOK AT IT AT LUNCH TIME. FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD A HISTORY OF INJECTOR PROBLEMS WITH THE DIESEL GETTING IN THE OIL. HAD BEEN WORKED ON A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE FOR SIMILAR CONDITION. DECIDED THAT WE COULD HAVE FORD CHANGE THE OIL AT $115.00 AND HEAD HOME. STOPPED HALF WAY HOME AND HAD OIL CHANGED AGAIN $74.00. FORD DEALER HAD THE TRUCK FROM 9-10 DAYS. REPLACED 8 FUEL INJECTORS. PICKED IT UP LAST NIGHT DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES AND TODAY DURING ACCELERATION MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE LIKE SOMETHING BLEW UP UNDER PRESSURE. HAD MINIMAL ACCELERATION. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND US! GOT IT HOME AND PARKED IT IN THE BACK YARD. CALLING ROLL BACK TOMORROW. HAVEN'T EVEN MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT YET!!!!! WISH I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING THIS VEHICLE WITH THE 6.0 AND ALL OF IT'S PROBLEMS THAT I AM FINDING ABOUT NOW!!!!!*AK

VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO FIRST GEAR WHILE ASENDING A MODERATE GRADE. VEHICLE WAS TOWING A FLATBED TRAILER WITH 7000 LBS OF BLOCK. WHEN VEHICLE UNEXPECTED SHIFTED INTO FIRST THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN A JACKKNIFE.*AK

PURCHASED A 2003 F250 SUPER DUTY 6.0 L DIESEL IN APRIL 2003. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES IN WHICH FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY FIXES FOR THE ROUGH IDLE, LOSS OF POWER, OCCASIONAL ACCELERATION (FOR NO REASON). OUR TRUCK IS USED ON A RANCH. WE ARE OFTEN HAULING HORSE, PULLING WATER TANKS OVER A WIDE VARIETY OF TERRAIN. THE PROBLEMS ARE BECOMING LIFE THREATENING TO MY HUSBAND AS WELL AS OUR LIVESTOCK. WE DEPEND ON THIS TRUCK FOR OUR LIVELIHOOD. REGARDLESS OF HOW BAD IT RUNS WE CAN NOT LET IT SIT IN THE SHOP- CATTLE WILL STARVE. COMPLAINED TO THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS, THEY HAD THE REGIONAL REP CALL, SHE ASK IF WE WOULD ACCEPT A GOODWILL $ IN THE AMOUNT OF 1 MONTH PAYMENT AND SAID WE COULD EXPECT A FIX JULY 31,2003. I TOLD HER I WOULD ACCEPT $ AS LONG AS SHE UNDERSTOOD IT WAS NOT SHUT UP $ AND THE TRUCK WOULD BE FIXED. SHE SAID IT WAS $ TO COMPENSATE FOR SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED IN TIME LOST. THE DEALER STILL HAS NO NEW INFORMATION TO FIX THE TRUCK BUT TOLD US TO BRING IT BACK IN AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH FORD REGIONAL REP, ANDRE CHIDDER(NOT SURE ABOUT THE SPELLING) NO LUCK, FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAID THEY COULD NOT CONTACT HER AGAIN ON MY BEHALF BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE THAT ONCE AND CAN;T REOPEN MY CASE. (NO ONE TOLD ME MY CASE WAS CLOSED) I FOUND A NUMBER FOR HER IN THE INTERNET AND WILL TRY AGAIN. THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ...NOW FAILURE ARE DAILY, DATES VARY SINCE PURCHASE DATE. *NLM

MY TRUCK IS A 2003 FORD F250 WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL AND A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS IN STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP. THE TRUCK IS SO SLUGGISH I HAVE BEEN ALMOST HIT IN CROSSROADS MANY TIMES!!!! YOU DON'T KNOW FROM TIME TO TIME IF YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO PULL OUT!!!!!!! THERE ARE DAYS I COULD PUSH IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION FASTER THAN I WILL MOVE UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. ALSO WHEN PULLING MY CAMPER THERE WAS 2 OCCASIONS WHERE I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW TO START THE LOAD UP AN EXIT RAMP AND THEN STOP AT THE TOP TO TAKE IT OUT OF LOW RANGE TO GAIN SPEED THUS HINDERING TRAFFIC!!! PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! THERE ARE MANY NAMES I CAN GIVE YOU FROM FOLKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ALL HAVE THE 6.0 DIESEL. *NLM

NEW 2003 F-250 6.0 DIESEL FORD WITH 412 MILES JUST LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH...VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO STEERING OR POWER BRAKES...FROM ALL THE WEBS SITE ABOUT THESE TRUCK I CAN SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM...ACT NOW BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DRIVING THIS TRUCK...*AK