2003 FORD F-350 Complaints

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TOOK TRUCK IN TO GET COMPUTER UPDATES (132000 MI). DEALER DISCOVERED 12 QUARTS OF FUEL IN CRANKCASE. HAD TO GET INJECTOR SEALS REPLACED ($1200). I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IN AUGUST 2004 HAD TO HAVE FRONT END REBUILT EVEN THOUGH I HAD DONE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ($450)VEHICLE LOST POWER (12/20/04)(182000 MI). STOPPED TO CHECK FOR PROBLEM. ENGINE RESTARTED. I SHUT IT OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART. IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. HAD TOWED TO DEALER. THEY HAD 20 DIFFERENT CODES COME UP ON COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. AS OF 12/28/04 IT STILL WILL NOT START AND DEALER STILL HAS NO IDEA WHY. MOST RECENT ESTIMATE FOR THIS REPAIR AT LEAST $1200 AN HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK SINCE BREAKDOWN. *JB

THE CONSUMER TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER WAITED A COUPLE OF HOURS, WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. FOUR DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, LATER ON, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB *SC

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 F-350 SRW 6.0L PSD FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING WHEN I STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 45MPH WHEN THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF AND DUE TO NO POWER STEERING I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALSO THE TEMP AT THE TIME WAS AROUND 20 DEGREES F. AFTER MANY ATTEMPS TO RESTART THE ENGINE I WAS HELPED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT SAT FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND AFTER A FINAL ATTEMPT IT STARTED AS NORMAL AND HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THINKING THAT IT MAY STALL AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A CRASH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TURBO HOSE TO THE TURBO CHARGER CONTINUOUSLY BLEW OFF. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INSIDE THE ENGINE CAUSING THE PROBLEM.*AK

2003 F350 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL REPEATED INSTANCES OF FAILURE TO ACCELLERATE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. WE'VE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE CONDITION WITH THE DEALER STARTING IN 2/04 AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *AK THE REAR DIFFERENTAIL MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND SHUDDERED WHEN A TURN WAS MADE. *JB

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH SPEED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED HARD TO PASS OR TO ENTER A HIGHWAY VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE 10 TIMES AT SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK