2003 FORD F-350 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED 8 TIMES, AND THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED TWICE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING RIGHT FRONT RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. ALSO, TWO REAR TIRES BLEW OUT, FIRESTONE, P205/70R14. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH A POLE. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM

THE TRUCK WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT. THE TRUCK WANDERS ON THE ROAD. THERE IS APPROXIMATLEY 2 INCHES OF "PLAY" IN THE STEERING. FORD CALLS THIS NORMAL AND CONSISTANT WITH OTHER "LIKE" VEHICLES. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES, MAYBE 4. I'VE LOST COUNT. THE FACTORY "REP" SUPPOSEDLY HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT'S NORMAL. I'VE HAD THE MOTOR PROBLEMS LIKE THE CONCERNS I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET, BUT THE DEALER HAS CORRECTED THOSE. THIS VEHICLE DOES "HAUL THE MAIL", BUT I PURCHASED IT TO PULL MY TRAVEL TRAILER. BUT, BECAUSE I CAN'T "SAFELY" KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES, WITH OR WITHOUT THE TRAILER, I DON'T FEEL SAFE HAVING MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE.

6.0 LITRE DIESEL ROUGH IDLE, DEAD ACCELERATOR AT TIMES, LOW POWER, EXCESSIVE SMOKE, POOR FUEL MILAGE 8 TO 12 MILES PER GALLON. HAVE 30,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, POOR ENGINE RESPONSE WHEN COLD, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, HAS BEEN TO SELLING DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS, RE-FLASH OF COMPUTER FOR UPDATED INFO FROM FORD BUT PROBLEMS TILL PRESENT! DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR THE PAST FOUR DAYS ,SAID ITS FIXED! PICKED UP LAST NITE, ALMOST DID NOT MAKE IT HOME! THEY NOW HAVE BACK TO LOOK AT..HAVE BEEN AROUND DIESELS FOR THE PAST THIRTY YEARS; THIS ONE IS A DUD!! MOST ALL PROBLEMS STILL PRESENT, NOW FUEL ODOR IN CRANKCASE, DEALER DID REPLACE I.P.C. SENSOR AND DOWNLOADED LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO NO HELP!

ENGINE FAILURE/INJECTORS- 5/19/03,6/16/03,8/14/03,10/4/03 WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK 4/17/03

THE PROBLEM IS CALLED DEAD PEDAL. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL YOU GET NO RESPONSE AT ALL UNTIL YOU LET OFF THEN THE TRUCK LUNGES FORWARD USUALLY LEAVING HALFWAY IN A INTERSECTION. HAPPENED ON 6-26-03 AGAIN, LEAVING ME IN INTERSECTION WITH SEMI APPROACHING AND VEHICLE PULLED UP BEHIND ME, FORTUNATELY THE SEMI HAD ROOM TO STOP. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS BUT HAS NO IDEA WHATS CAUSING THIS. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS ON FORDTRUCKS.COM/FORUMS I FOUND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

ON DECEMBER 7 2003, OUR 2003 FORD 350 TRUCK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MILES AN HOUR, PULLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT CAUSING US TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. WE HIT A DITCH ON THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO FLIP OVER ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE. WE ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF ALMOND TREES. WE HAD OUR 1 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WITH US. WE'VE INFORMED FORD IT WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, BUT AS YET ALL THEY'VE DONE IS START THE BODY WORK. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. WE FEEL LUCKY THAT WE WEREN'T KILLED OR THAT WE DIDN'T CAUSE THE DEATH OF ANOTHER FAMILY. WHAT WORRIES US IS WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME, WILL WE ALL BE SO LUCKY. *LA

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CUT OFF 3-4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. EACH TIME HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC THEY REPLACED A PART OR DID SOME ADJUSTMENTS, AND CLAIMED IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

2003 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY 6.0 POWERSTROKE. I PURCHASED IT NEW ON NOVEMBER 28, 2003. TWELVE HOURS AND 68 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY YET TO FIX PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE ANOTHER NEW TRUCK. THE DEALER WILL NOT GIVE ME ONE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE RUN-A-ROUND THE DEALER IS GIVING ME. THEY DON'T CARE THAT THE TRUCK WAS JUST PURCHASED. THEY ARE TAKING THERE SWEET TIME OF FIXING THE TRUCK. THERE WERE ALSO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE INJECTORS, PCM, AND TCM. WITH ALL THESE FACTORS AND BEING 12 HOURS OLD AND ONLY 68 MILES, YOU WOULD THINK OUT OF COURTESY FORD OR THE DEALER WOULD GIVE ME A IDENTICAL NEW TRUCK. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING IT TOOK THE WHOLE ENJOYMENT OF OWNING A NEW TRUCK. *LA