2004 FORD F-350 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN SUDDENLY THE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN TEN MINUTES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 71,000.

I HAVE A 2004 F350 DIESEL TRUCK. AS I WAS TRAVELING ON I75, THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED DROPPED TO BELOW 30 MPH. THIS CAUSED A PROBLEM AS I WAS MOVING SUBSTANTIALLY SLOWER THAN SURROUNDING TRAFFIC WHICH WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. EXAMINATION OF FUEL TANK BY A REPAIR PERSON SHOWED A DELAMINATION OF THE TANK. I HAVE HAD THE TANK CLEANED OUT BUT WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TANK. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND 2005 FORD TRUCKS. *TR

ENGINE DIES AND/OR LOOSES POWER. HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN CHANGED:FICM, , ENGINE OIL (THOUGHT PROBLEM DUE TO OIL PUMP), FUEL FILTERS, CAM SENSOR SWITCH, CLEANED EGR VALVE AND ALL PASSAGES, REPLACED INJECTOR PRESSURE CONTROLLER, REPLACED EGR VALVE. LAST TRIP TO DEALER WAS MAY 3, 2010. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY WHEN PULLING OUT OF A SIDE ROAD ONTO MAIN ROAD ENGINE DIED WITH VEHICLE BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC-PUSH TIME--ACCIDENT AVOIDED ONLY BECAUSE NO TRAFFIC. THE BASIC PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED IS NO CODES ARE SET. AFTER MONTHS OF FAILS, IT SET A "BAD FICM" CODE, CHANGED FICM, NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM, REPEATED TRIPS TO DEALER, FINALLY GET A "BAD CAM SENSOR" CODE, CHANGED CAM SENSOR, NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM. DEALER LOOKED AT EGR, PARAMETERS DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, CLEANED EGR & ALL ASSOCIATED PASSAGES, RAN FINE FOR 10 DAYS, FAILED 3 DAYS IN A ROW, OLD DEALER OUT OF BUSINESS, NEW DEALER CHANGED BOTH IPC & EGR AT MY DIRECTION SINCE THEY REPORTED TO ME BOTH ITEMS COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM, RAN FINE FROM MAY 3 TO MAY 8, 2010. MULTIPLE FAILURES TODAY WITH ONE LEAVING ME BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC AT US25 & DOUBLE CULVERT, GEORGETOWN, KY. GET VEHICLE OUT OF HARM'S WAY, GET IT RESTARTED, FAILS MULTIPLE TIMES, THEN DECIDES TO RUN OK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE INTERNAL PARTS CONNECTED TO THE TURBO CHARGER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND DRIVE UNUSUALLY ROUGH. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE, THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED SIGN OF THE FAILURE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY TWO SEPARATE DEALERS WHERE THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,610.

I HAVE A FORD F-350 WITH A 6.0 DIESEL ENGINE. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. WHICH CREATES A HAZARD FOR ALL WHO OWN ONE AND TO THE PUBLIC . THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE COMPLAINED TO YOU ABOUT THIS ENGINE. WHY AREN'T YOU PEOPLE DOING SOMETHING WITH FORD AND INTERNATIONAL. TWO TIMES MY TRUCK HAS DUMPED HALF THE OIL OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ONCE WHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP BLEW A SEAL AND AGAIN WHEN THE OIL COOLER AND EGR COOLER BUSTED. IF THIS TRUCK IS DOING IT THEN ALL THE OTHER 6.0 DIESEL TRUCKS ON THE ROAD ARE TOO. IF YOU GOOGLE THE OIL COOLERS AND EGR COOLERS YOU WILL SEE JUST HOW BIG THE PROBLEM IS. IF THIS IS NOT A HAZARD THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. IF THEY SOLD SAY, 300,000 OF THESE TRUCKS A YEAR FROM 2003 TO 2007 , THAT'S 5 YEARS TIMES 300,000 TIMES 5 QUARTS (LESS THAN HALF, TRUCK HOLDS 15 QTS)5 X 300,000 X 5 = 7,500,000 QTS OF POSSIBLE OIL SPILLED OR 1,875,000 GALLONS OF OIL SPILLED IF THESE TRUCKS ONLY SPILL 5 QUARTS OVER THEIR LIFE TIME. MOST OF THE TRUCKS WILL DO IT MORE THAN ONCE. WHEN THE OIL COOLER BUSTS THE OIL GOES INTO THE RADIATOR AND OUT THE OVER FLOW INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. UPDATED 05/04/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EGR COOLER AND THREE FUEL INJECTORS WERE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. LATER, THE HIGH OIL PRESSURE PUMP AND OIL COOLER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING FURTHER REPAIRS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME ALL REPAIR COSTS AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY WAS 121,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

3 ISSUES: 1) VEHICLE STOPPED AT RED LITE, FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY INCREASE, LAST TIME 3/4/10. 2) VEHICLE DIES, LAST TIME DIED 3 TIME ON 3/1/10, TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, NTF 3) SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, 3/1/10, NTF, REPEATED ON 3/2/10, VEHICLE GOES TO IDLE STATE. *TR

SINCE NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE, MY FORD F350 DIESEL P/U EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGING (200-250 RPM) WHILE STOPPED WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. THE SURGE WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO LURCH THE TRUCK FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, SUCH AS AT A STOPLIGHT. IN SEVERAL CASES, I ALMOST REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO STOP THE TRUCK FROM MOVING FORWARD. I LATER LEARNED TO ANTICIPATE THE SURGE USING THE BRAKES TO MINIMIZE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK WHILE STOPPED. MY SURGING PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BY TECHNICIANS DURING TEST RIDES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHOP. IN ALL CASES, THE FIRST STEP WAS TO REFLASH THE ECM WHICH MASKED THE PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE THE TRUCK RELEARNED MY DRIVING HABITS AND PREVENTED A DIAGNOSIS. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE OPERATED AT FULL TEMPERATURE IN ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED. IN THE SHOP, IDLING THE ENGINE TO WARM UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FORD DEALERS MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS (10 OR MORE) TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM: REPLACING INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE (ICP) MODULE, EGR VALVE, AND ICP WIRING CONNECTORS TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AND CORRECTED, OUT OF WARRANTY AT APPROX. 44,500 MILES, BY REPLACING THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. I FOUND A DEALER WHO WAS WILLING TO SEND A TECHNICIAN ON A TEST RIDE WITH ME AND HOOK UP AN ONBOARD COMPUTER LAPTOP THAT IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM BEFORE REFLASHING THE COMPUTER ECM. A NUMBER OF SURGING COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF FORD F350 ARE POSTED IN ONLINE FORUMS DOCUMENTING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND FRUSTRATION. THE INCIDENT DATE PROVIDED IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. IN MY CASE, THE SURGING OCCURRED ON A NEAR DAILY BASIS, ALTHOUGH INTERMITTENTLY, FOR 41000 MILES OF DRIVING WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION FROM FORD. THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED IN FEB 2009 WHICH CORRECTED THE SURGING IN MY TRUCK. I PAID A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. *TR

TOYOTA VEHICLES ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHICH EXHIBIT UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I OWN A 2004 FORD F-350 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK WHICH HAS PERIODICALLY SURGED 500-1000 RPM SINCE ABOUT 5K ODOMETER MILES. THIS NOW OCCURS ABOUT ONE OUT OF TWO TIMES I DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR AN HOUR OR SO. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY 'CAN'T JUST THROW PARTS AT IT' IN ORDER TO FIX IT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TIME (5 YEARS) PORTION OF THE WARRANTY HAS LAPSED, THOUGH THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 48K MILES, WITH WARRANTY BEING 100K MILES OR 5 YEARS. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENGINE DIED AFTER SURGING WHILE NAVIGATING THROUGH A TURN, CAUSING POWER STEERING FAILURE AND NEARLY RESULTED IN MY HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE. THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT DESCRIBES ONLY ONE INCIDENT OF MANY I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THIS VEHICLE'I'D BE GLAD TO DETAIL OTHERS. ONE MONTH AGO, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND I WAS UNABLE TO HALT IT UNTIL I HAD REACHED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN WHO HAD ALREADY CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED HAD THE TIMING BEEN DIFFERENT. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, OR CROSS-TRAFFIC VEHICLES, THERE WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN A COLLISION. THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ONE-HALF BLOCK FROM A SCHOOL ZONE FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AS A RETIRED EDUCATOR AND FORMER MARINE, I CONSIDER MYSELF ABLE TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY IN PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS. YET I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ONLY WHEN I MUST, AND NEVER WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AT ALL QUESTIONABLE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MY 4 X 4 FOR WINTER WEATHER'MY WIFE AND SON NO LONGER DRIVE IT, EVER. I WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP IN CONVINCING FORD THAT THIS ISSUE IS ONE OF SAFETY, AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL IT IS RESOLVED. I UNDOUBTEDLY WAS NOT 'FORCEFUL AND DEMANDING' ENOUGH IN MY NUMEROUS PREVIOUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR