2004 FORD F-250 SD Complaints

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65MPH. ENGINE STARTED BINDING DOWN AND SPEED DROPPED TO 25MPH AND FINALLY COMPLETELY DIED. HAD IT TOWED HOME. NOW WON'T START. HAVE REPLACED EGR COOLER AND OIL COOLER PREVIOUSLY . THIS TIME REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND ALL FUEL FILTERS. WILL CRANK AND RUN FOR A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THEN WILL DIE AGAIN- AND NOT CRANK BACK FOR AWHILE. JUST REPEATS THIS PROCESS. NOW TOLD THAT IT NEEDS HEAD GASKETS OR HIGH PRESSURE PUMP. THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. WHY WILL FORD NOT FIX THESE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE ON ALL 6.0 DIESEL MODELS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTING BOUNCING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000. *TR

CAR DIED WHILE GOING THROUGH A INTERSECTION, LOST POWER STEERING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN AND WRECK IN TO THE CURB ALMOST HITTING THE STOP LIGHT POLE AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000..... UPDATED 03/08/13 *BF

TIRE FAILURE. B F GOODRICH UUF212210. I HAD 2 OF THE TIRE FAIL IN JUNE 2012. I HAD THE OTHER 2 TIRE EXAMINED AND WERE SAID TO BE GOOD. THE 3RD TIRE FAILED IN SEPTEMBER CAUSING MY TRUCK TO LEAVE THE HI WAY TROTALING OUT THE TRAVEL TRAILRE I WAS TOWING TO ROLL OVER AND TOTALED OUT. B F GOODRICH DENIED MY CLAIM SAYING IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZZARD. I NEVER HIT ANYTHING IN ANY OF THE TIRE FAILURES. I HAVE THE TIRE AND PHOTOS OF THE OTHER 2 TIRES THAT HAD BELT FAILURES. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ENTIRE SET OF TIRES WERE DEFWECTIVE AND THAT B F GOOD RICH IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP. I BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS IN ORDER. *TR

TRAVELING AT REGULAR MOTORWAY SPEEDS (55 - 70) THE TRUCK VIBRATES VIOLENTLY AND CONSTANTLY. IT STOPS ONCE THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO BELOW 30MPH. I HAVE CHECKED OTHER COMPLAINTS AND WILL BE CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE AND SEEING IT A STEERING DAMPENER CAN BE ADDED. THIS VEHICLE WAS UNLOADED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND HAD ABOUT 1/2 A TANK OF FUEL ON BOARD. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN MY 2004 FORD 250 SD TRUCK CAME ON AND I CHECKED THE FUSES BUT THEY WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. A FEW WEEKS LATER I WAS TALKING WITH A SALESMAN AT A FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HE SAID THIS COULD COST UP TO $1,000 TO REPAIR. I INQUIRED IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED IT HAS NOT BEEN. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THIS ISN'T LIKE AN ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THIS IS SAFETY! THIS BAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME AND CAUSE BODILY HARM OR EVEN DEATH! PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TT

IN 2004 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. SUBSEQUENT EXPENSES TO MAINTAIN THIS VEHICLE IN WORKING CONDITION HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE. 11/16/05- FUEL INJECTOR WIRING REPAIR, EXHAUST PRESSURE REPLACEMENT, AIR COOLER DUCT REPLACEMENT (WARRANTY) 11/1/06 - WATER IN FUEL LIGHT, THROTTLE UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. 1/8/07- RUNAWAY THROTTLE STALLING, HESITATION. 10/31/07- STALLING, HESITATION REPLACED MAIN WIRE HARNESS. REPLACED ELBOW ON TURBO.12/5/08- EGR COOLER FAILED, TURBO HAD WATER AND RUST, REPLACED SAME. 10/15/09- REPLACED STARTER FICM MODULE. 1/15/10 REPLACED IPR VALVE & VGT SOLENOID, EGR COOLER FAILED AGAIN. 6/8/10- DIESEL HEAD STUD PARTS FOR REPAIR. 6/24/10 - REGULATORY & KIT, GASKET-CYLINDER. 7/7/10- HEAD STUD MODIFY. 7/20/10- REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP & POWER STEERING PUMP. I HAVE SPENT $15,135.17 MORE FOR REPAIRS THAT SEEM TO BE REPETITIVE AND VERY EXPENSIVE. BASED ON THE REPAIR RECORD I THINK THAT EVEN YOU WOULD SAY THAT THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE'S ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR EIGHT YEARS AND HAVE FINALLY CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ONLY TO LEARN THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF ANY REPAIRS BEYOND THE NORMAL WARRANTY PROVISIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2004 FORD F-250,6.0 DIESEL IN MAY 2010 WITH 160K MILES ON IT BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE TOLD ME TO BUY A DIESEL IT WOULD GIVE ME BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN GAS. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES EVER SINCE. IT STARTED NOT STARTING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE FORD HOUSE IS NO HELP AT ALL. IVE HAD IT THERE SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL IT DONE WAS COST ME MONEY. IT HAS NEVER STOPPED RUNNING DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IV'E READ. BUT IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 50 OR 75 TIMES, SOMETIMES IT WILL RUN PERFECT FOR MONTHS AND ALL AT ONCE IT WONT START. SHOWING NO CODES FORD SAYS THEY CANT DO A THING. IN JULY LAST SUMMER IT DID IT 1500 MILES FROM HOME ON VACATION. I HAD A WRECKER TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND $7500.00 AND 6 WEEKS LATER THEY HAD PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT (SAID THE CAMSHAFT BROKE AND SCORED THE PISTON WALL) I CAME HOME NOW 6 MONTHS LATER ITS DOING IT AGAIN. I CANT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO FORD, I CANT TRADE IT. WHAT TO DO?? *KB

FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE ( FICM) FAILED , RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V270000, NHTSA ACTION #- EA05003. *TR