2004 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

2004 FORD F-250 4X4 SUPERDUTY 6.0L DIESEL - ENGINE FIRE. CAUSE: NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE VIBRATED LOOSE AND CAUSED GROUND ON A/C TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH THE A/C HOUSING ON FIRE. FIRE RESULTED FROM ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE IN THE OWNER'S DRIVEWAY ON A COOL DAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED ($1250). THE REPAIR INCLUDED TACK WELDING THE NEGATIVE CABLE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. A FEW MONTHS LATER, A RESISTOR IN THE A/C BLOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS UNRELATED AND THE REPAIR WAS AN ADDITION $114. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE TIED TO FUEL INJECTOR # 2 WAS LOW, WHICH IS A COMMON FAILURE. THE DEALER WARNED THE CONTACT THAT OTHER INJECTORS MAY ALSO MALFUNCTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

2004 FORD F250 SD 6.0L . ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS PUT DOESN'T DIE. IN 2005 WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. IN MAY 2007 TOOK TO SOUTHERN FORD IN MANVEL, TX THEY REPLACED EGR VALVE & PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPDATE ON ECM. PROBLEM IS WORSE FROM A STOP ACCELERATOR WILL BE DEPRESSED BUT TRUCK WILL MOVE ONLY 3-5 MPH. PUMPING THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES WILL BRING BACK ACCELERATION. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT AS I TRIED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND ENGINE LOST POWER. *TR

2004 FORD 6.0 DIESEL - TURBO HOSE KEEPS COMING OFF WHEN TOWING. HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES- HOSE AND CLAMPS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AT GREAT COST EACH TIME - STILL THE SAME PROBLEM - DEALER SAYS NO OTHER FIX AVAILABLE - MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM REPORTING ON THE INTERNET. *TR

LES SCHWAB TIRE BLOWOUT/SEPARATION. DOT UTW8TM34803 S2L. RADIAL RVT WILD COUNTRY LT265/75R16. I BELIEVE TIRE TO BE MANUFACTURED BY COOPER TIRE USING DOT LOOKUP CODE. ALSO ON TIRE IS TBC CORPORATION. COOPER TIRE MAY HAVE HISTORY OF PROBLEMS AS I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEB. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS LEFT REAR FENDER BENT, AND BLACK RUBBER AND STEEL BELT SCRATCHES ON OUTSIDE RADIUS OF WHEEL WELL. PICTURES OF VEHICLE DAMAGE AND FAILED TIRE AVAILABLE.*AK

FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE 6-LITER DIESEL ENGINE, GENERALLY WHILE TOWING A HEAVY TRAILER UPHILL, EXPERIENCE A HIGH RATE OF TURBO HOSES BLOWING OFF. THIS CREATES A LOW POWER SITUATION THAT LEAVES THE TRUCK WITHOUT ENOUGH POWER TO SAFELY EXIT THE ROADWAY. ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE THIS TRUCK, AS DO THREE OF MY ACQUAINTANCES. THREE OUT OF FOUR OF US HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. A SEARCH OF FORD WARRANTY REPAIR RECORDS WILL CONFIRM THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SEVERAL ACQUAINTANCES HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE, IN SPITE OF FORD HAVING DONE THE REPAIRS. THE INCIDENT BELOW INVOLVES A FRIEND, NOT MY OWN EXPERIENCE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED WITH A RECALL OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 6.0L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HE LOST TURBO CHARGE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AS WELL. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. HE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY HAVE MADE REPAIRS 5 TIMES TO DATE. THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. *AK

I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 F250 WITH THE 6.0L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM IN THE MORNINGS AFTER IT HAS NOT RUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT SMOKES, RUNS ROUGH, AND HAS SEVERE HESITATION. FORB HAS A TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE SMOKING AND ROUGH RUNNING IS MERELY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE HESITATION IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WILL OPERATE AT IDLE SPEEDS BUT ONCE THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION CAN LAST AS LONG AS SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF NEAR ACCIDENTS UPON LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. ONCE IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS NEARLY EVERY MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, AND HAS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF NEAR CRASHES. THE TSB STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MAINLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLES HAVE 15000 MILES. I FIRST REPORTED MY PROBLEM TO FORD AT 17,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT THE DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE QUESTIONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER, DEAN, AT RIO VALLEY FORD HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ON MY TRUCK ALSO. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ACCELERATED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. A FEW DAYS AGO THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE A PEDESTRIAN WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF IT AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION FROM A DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT DUE TO THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE STALLING SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE HAD NOT WARMED UP COMPLETELY. HE DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 112000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME STIFF. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB