2008 FORD F-350 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. AS A RESULT, THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,200. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN

THIS IS A FAILURE OF TIRE FOR A FLEET TRUCK,THE TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND TORE UP THE FENDER AND DOOR ON THE RIGHT FRONT. THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. *TR

LEASED FORD 350 TRUCK ON 10/23/08. NOTICED STRANGE SMELL IN THE CAB WHEN IDLING OR WHEN HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO SUNRISE FORD DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND WAS NOT EVER FIXED UNTIL 9TH TIME AND THEY REPLACED MANIFOLD GASKET . SO ALL THE WHILE INHALING CARBON MONOXIDE POISON. NEEDLESS TO SAY ONLY AFTER 6 MONTHS OF GETTING MY FORD 350 I GOT A HEART ATTACK AND HAD TO GET AN OPERATION ON MY HEART. THEN AGAIN JULY 4TH 2011 HAD HEART ATTACK AND HAD TO GET ANOTHER OPERATION ON MY HEART; AT FIRST DID NOT SEE THE CORRELATION UNTIL MY SPOUSE RODE IN THE TRUCK: EYES BURNED, MIGRAINE HEADACHE, AND PASSED OUT WHEN RETURNED HOME AND TASTED EXHAUST THE NEXT DAY. THAT WAS THE POINT THAT WE ALERTED FORD AND THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND FINALLY ON JUNE 12TH 2012 THE SUNRISE DEALERSHIP FINALLY FIXED THE TRUCK. THE DAMAGE TO MY HEART IS IRREVERSIBLE AND I AM ON CONSTANT MEDICATION . I NEED TO BE RECOMPENSED FOR THIS GROSS NEGLIGENCE FROM FORD AND IT AFFILIATES BECAUSE I AM SOLE PROVIDER OF 8 CHILDREN AN A VETERAN WHO SERVED THIS COUNTRY. *TR

THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THE SHAFT PIN SHREDDED OFF ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN FREELY WITH NO MOVEMENT TO THE WHEELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO AN ABNORMAL SAFE MODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ONTO INTERSTATE 85 N FROM EXIT 57 IN OPELIKA, AL DURING VERY BUSY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND COULD NOT GET ABOVE 60 MPH, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY THE FACTORY 100,000 MI. WARRANTY DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER AND A FORD MOTOR CO. REPRESENTATIVE FROM CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAID WAS CONTAMINATED FUEL DAMAGE. THE 6.4 L DIESEL FUEL SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO FILTER AND FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILTERING CONTAMINATES, INCLUDING WATER, WHICH OBVIOUSLY FAILED AND CONSEQUENTLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. ALL SERVICES HAD BEEN PERFORMED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO INCLUDE THE FUEL FILTERS. FORD SEEMS TO BE PLACING THE BLAME ON CONTAMINATED FUEL AS THE CAUSE FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHEN THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE FILTERING SYSTEM. *JS

2008 F350 FORD TRUCK, BAD HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. FORD REFUSING TO SUPPORT THEIR WARRANTY. RUNNING ROUGH, WITH NO HIGH END POWER. STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC. SLOWED TO 20MPH IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. FORD DEALER ANALYZED TROUBLE TO HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD 100,000 MILES/5YR WARRANTY. FORD WILL NOT SUPPORT THEIR WARRANTY DUE TO RUST FOUND IN FUEL TANK. RUST IN THE SYSTEM WOULD BE A FAILURE OF FORDS FILTERING SYSTEM / DESIGN WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. COST OF REPAIR IS $8500. *TR

VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT IDLE WHEN BLEW UPPER RADIATOR HOSE. I REPLACED HOSE DUE TO FORDS EXCESSIVE CHARGE TO REPLACE ONE HOSE,WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT DUE TO THE LOSS OF FLUID. RADIATORS HOT COLD CYCLES WERE EFFECTED, SO RADIATOR WAS EFFECTED AND CREATED A CRACK IN RADIATOR DUE TO CONSTANTLY CYCLING DUE TO THE LOSS OF FLUID CREATED FROM DEFECTIVE HOSE. NOW FORD WILL NOT COVER THE RADIATOR DUE TO SERVICE MANAGERS LACK OF INFORMING CLIENT TO KEEP HOSE FOR FORD CORPORATE TO REVIEW. OTHER PROBLEMS THAT AROSE BLOWN MOTOR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, MY TRUCK HIT A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT AND I EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS. AS A RESULT, I SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS, IF THE TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BEEN HEAVIER (THIS OCCURRED NEAR THE PENTAGON, JUST OFF OF 395 N) I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 DIESEL. WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO SLIGHTLY VIBRATE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE RIM, THERE WAS SIX INCHES OF THE TIRE RIM BEAD THAT WAS FRACTURED FROM THE RIM OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. ..UPDATED 04/26/12 *BF