2005 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 1500 RPM"S FOR 2 OR 3 MINUTES. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR AT AN OUTSIDE TEMP OF 80 TO 85 DEGREES. MY DEALER SAYS THE PCM CANNOT BE RE CALIBRATED AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: LEFT FRONT TIRE THAT WAS LOW. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TO THE VEHICLE TIRE SHOP. THE TIRE SERVICE CENTER NOTED THE ALUMINUM WHEEL HAD TO CRACKED ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL ITSELF. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY URGED THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE WHEEL FOR THEIR FORD REPRESENTATIVES TO CHECK THIS OUT. THEY REPLACED THIS WHEEL AT NO CHARGE. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CRACKED IN THE SAME AREA. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO SAID TO BRING IN THE WHEEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, THEY DID NOT REPLACE WHEEL BUT THEY PLANNED TO REPLACE IT SOON. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE FORD MANUFACTURER. NO OTHER PROBLEMS ON THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK *JB

I TAKE MY TRUCK TO DEALER: SALINAS VALLEY FORD WITH ADDRESS ON 1100 AUTO CENTER CIR SALINAS ,CA FOR THE RECALL POSTED ON YOUR AD WITH # 05V270000 AND DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER DON'T SHOW ANY RECALL OR JOB ABOUT THIS AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT RECALL POSTED ON WEB PAGES NOT ALWAYS ARE TRUE. SO WHO'S IS TELLING THE TRUTH DEALER OR NHTSA? *JB

F250, SUPER DUTY, 3/4-T, 4X4, 4WD, SHORT BOX. ALL SPEEDS IT IS NOTICEABLE. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (75+ MPH), ENCOUNTERING BUMPS, SEVERE SHIMMY IN FRONT END, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FLEET OF 7 TRUCKS ALL EXPERIENCE SAME, SOME WORSE THAN OTHERS. DEALER HAS DONE ALL POSSIBLE TO REMEDY, INCLUDING AFTERMARKET HEAVIER DUTY FRONT STEERING STABILIZER (AT OUR EXPENSE). INCIDENT DATE IS LAST DATE IT OCCURRED TO MY CRUISER TRUCK. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME A BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY IS ENCOUNTERED WITH EVERY TRUCK OUR DEPARTMENT BOUGHT FOR USE AS LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WOBBLE IS DEPENDANT ON THE SPECIFIC TRUCK AND THE SPEED TRAVELED. REALIZE THAT AS LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE VEHICLES, OFTEN THIS INVOLVES VERY HIGH SPEED. THE HIGHER THE SPEED, THE WORSE THE PROBLEM.

DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER.. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME. WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED OFF AN INTERSTATE BRIDGE, TO SIDE OF ROAD OUT OF WAY WHERE AFTERWARDS CONSUMER CALLED FORD. WAITED FOR 2 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. TIRED OF WAITING CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED AND HE DROVE ABOUT 20 MILES TO DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, OR NO RECALLS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST, BUT FORD STATED THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THIS, AND NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING SERVICE. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF TO PUT GAS IN VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, THIS WAS A DIESEL ENGINE. *AK *NM

FUEL PUMP FAILURE FOR THE 4TH TIME; LOOSE BOLTS IN FRAME; UNABLE TO FUEL AT NORMAL RATE,

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED AND THEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. WHILE DRIVING FURTHER, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO SPEED UP THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT DID. IT POPPED AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT SPEEDS AROUND 40-55 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE CODES, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES FOR THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOOK IT HOME OVER NIGHT AND NOTHING HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT. SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER TO COME AND PICK UP THE TRUCK. *AK THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER HELD DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRY TO HOLD THE VEHICLE IN PLACE, THE LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. *SC THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. *JB

DT: THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER IS BUILT RIGHT INTO THE TRUCK. DOES NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE CONTROL IF GOING UNDER 15-20 MPH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THIS BRAKE ONLY PUT ON 1-3 VOLTS WHICH THEY CHANGED. BUT TALKED TO DEXTER ,THEY SAID IT NEEDED 2-12 VOLTS. FORD CHANGED THIS PART ON MARCH 23, 2005, AND THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON FEBRUARY 28,2005. DEALER STATED OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

DT: VEHICLE WILL GO TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, AND CONSUMER WILL NEVER FEEL STEERING WHEEL MOVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , LINED IT UP, PUT NEW TIRES ON IT, PUT NEW CASTERS ON, AND ROTATED IT. BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

DIESEL FUMES CAME OUT OF PASSENGER AIR VENTS MAKING MYSELF NAUTIOUS AND SICK FROM CO2 POISONING. BOUGHT IT IN TO THE FORD DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER SMELLED THE PROBLEM, SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE Y FLANGE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CALLED BACK AND PULLED MANIFOLD AND DIDNT SEE A PROBLEM WAS GOING TO ORDER A NEW ONE. SAYS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM.