2004 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

MY 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL HAD ITS TURBO REPLACED IN MAY 2005-IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP'S GARAGE ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST YEAR, STALLING OUT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WE CAN NOT TOW ANYTHING WITH OUT IT BLOWING BLACK SMOKE AND CUTTING OUT. I AM 1000 MILES FROM THE INITIAL WARRANTY THE MECHANIC'S HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM I LOCATED A NHTSA RECALL WHICH DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM TO THE TEE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE CORRECTION. EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUMMARY STATES: IF THE ENGINE STALLS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR. WHICH COULD ENDANGER MY FAMILY AND POSSIBLY SOMEONE ELSE. *NM

2004 F 250 ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED , ENGINE SURGED AND RAN ROUGH. *TS THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM

F250 6.0 POWERSTROKE STALLS, MISSES, AND LOSES ALL POWER. FORD DEALER HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. CHANGED EGR VALVE AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SENSORS. NO CHANGE. *NM

PURCHASED NEW 2004 F250 6.0L TURBO DIESEL. SINCE PURCHASE, HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT SURGING, STUMBLING, & STALLING. HAVE RETURNED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIME WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND. SUBSEQUENT RECALL CAME OUT AND WAS PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. INTENT OF RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS STATED PROBLEMS. STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEM AGAIN IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. SHOP VISIT ON 12 APRIL 2006 REVEALED EGR?? PROBLEM, AND WAS REPLACED. PROBLEMS REAPPEARED THE NEXT MORNING. WILL TAKE TO THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER ROUND!! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LEANING ON THE TAILGATE TO RAISE THE CAP DOOR, THE TAILGATE CAME OPEN. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE LUMBER IN THE TRUCK CAME CRASHING OUT ONTO THE CONSUMER'S RIGHT FOOT SPRAINING IT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE TAILGATE MADE RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM

WHEN PULLING THE TRUCK FORWARD AFTER BACKING UP, THERE IS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT STEERING MECHANISM AS I DRIVE FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO FORD SERVICE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY INDICATED THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN DEARBORN MICHIGAN FOR HELP, BUT THEY INDICATED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND NO OTHER COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN FILED. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS AS I FEEL IT IS A STEERING COMPONENT ISSUE AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY ITEM. THE POPPING NOISE IS TRANSMITTED AND MANIFESTS THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, AND AS AN EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CANNOT BE A NORMAL SITUATION AS FORD WOULD LIKE ME TO BELIEVE. *NM

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING WILDLY. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING UP AND DOWN AGAIN WITH A SERIOUS LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE WAS LIMPED UNDER ITS OWN POWER BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE TRANSMISSION ACTING AS IF IT WOULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED A SOLENOID AND WIRING HARNESS SHORTING TO THE TRANSMISSION PAN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON DRY LEVEL PAVEMENT, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE WITH NO POWER. PULLED OVER TO A SAFE PLACE AND TRIED AGAIN AFTER RE-STARTING. DROVE APPROXIMATELY MILE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND AFTER MANY MORE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER LOCATED AND REPLACED BURNED WIRING HARNESS DIRECTLY BELOW THE TURBO CHARGER. *JB

WE OWN A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0 DIESEL MOTOR WITH A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. TWICE DURING THAT PERIOD, I REPORTED THAT THE MOTOR WAS VERY NOISY WHEN STARTING ON A COLD MORNING. FINALLY AT 99,987 MILES THE LOCAL DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT 5 INJECTORS NEED REPLACING AND & FORD WILL REPLACE THEM AS SOON AS I PROVE WHEN EVERY OIL CHANGE WAS MADE. THEY SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED BILLS & RECEIPTS. AFTER A FEW WEEKS GATHERING OIL CHANGE INFORMATION, A SERVICE ADVISOR SUGGESTS TAKING IT TO THE SELLING DEALER, AS THEY WOULD BE MORE DISPOSED TO FIX THE TRUCK. THE OTHER SERVICE ADVISOR SAYS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO KEEP THE WORK ORDER OPEN ANY MORE. THE SELLING DEALER COULDN'T HELP. AFTER A LENGTHY PROCESS I GET TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSON AT FORD WHO ACCEPTS MY PERSONAL NOTES ON THE OIL CHANGES. BUT SINCE THE TRUCK NOW HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT, FORD WON'T DO THE WORK, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. I BELIEVE THE LOCAL DEALER SET ME UP SO FORD WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE WORK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.