2004 FORD F-350 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE BEGAN AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE GASOLINE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY CHANGED A FEW WIRING HARNESSES ALONG WITH SOME OTHER COMPONENTS, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT END BEGAN SHAKING BADLY AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO SEVERAL LANES. THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT WHILE THE FRONT END VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BRAKE SLOWLY AND PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT 25 MPH AND THEY STATED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR AND BRACKET, WHICH WERE CONNECTED TO THE AXLE, FAILED AND SPLIT EIGHT INCHES. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO FILE A REPORT AND WERE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER BUT DID NOT STALL. BEFORE TURBO WENT OUT THE VEHICLE HAD FIRE SPARKS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TURBO WAS REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE MORE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP REATTACHED THE HOSE FROM THE TURBO TO THE ENGINE. AS OF 02/13/06 THE TURBO HOSE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD CONTINUES TO BLOW OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM EXHAUST PIPE. MASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE AND CONTINUED LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM EXHAUST WHEN PULLING LOAD. *TR

ON 01-06-2008 I STARTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 FORD F-350. IT HAS JUST OVER 41,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS SMOKING AND HAD SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER PROBLEMS WHILE AT LOW ROAD SPEED. PROBLEM WOULD CLEAR ONCE TRUCK WAS >40 MPH IN SPEED. TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER ON 01-07-2008. THEIR INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS STICKING. THE VALVE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE PERSON STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE KEEPING A COUPLE OF EXTRA EGR VALVE ASSEMBLIES IN THEIR STOCK ROOM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY INDICATION OF A PRODUCT RECALL IN THE WORKS. HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT KNOW OF ONE BUT THAT ONE MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND THAT I SHOULD KEEP MY INVOICE JUST IN CASE. MY QUESTION/CONCERN(S) IS THIS: HOW OFTEN OR FREQUENT SHOULD AN EGR VALVE STICK AND/OR FAIL? IF THEIR FAILURE RATE IS HIGH (1 FAILURE PER VEHICLE EVERY 50,000 OR LESS) THEN SHOULDN'T THERE BE A REDESIGN AND RECALL TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,536.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL HE SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE FIRE WALL BROKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRACKET WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND THEY REPLACED THE BRACKET AND CLUTCH PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 01/29/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT'S NOT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FIREWALL BUT BOLTS THE FIREWALL. THE CLUTCH, BRAKE, AND GAS PEDAL ALL PIVOT ON PINS THAT ARE ASSEMBLED TO THIS BRACKET. UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

THE TREAD CAME THE TIRE, LIKE A CHEAP RECAP. THE TIRE NEVER LOST PRESSURE, JUST THE TREAD, CAUSING 2,200. DOLLARS DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. *TR

THE TRUCK STALLED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, JUST BEFORE THE ENTRANCE TO A TUNNEL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAVEL LANES OF THE INTERSTATE. MANAGED TO CROSS FROM THE RIGHT LANE, ACROSS A MERGE LANE TO THE SHOULDER. MANAGED TO RESTART ENGINE. EXCESSIVE SMOKE, RUNNING ROUGH. STAYED ON SHOULDER UNTIL ENGINE RAN SMOOTH ENOUGH TO GO. TAKEN TO DEALER. EGR VALVE REPLACED. INTAKE MANIFOLD CLEANED. TURBO CLEANED. COST $1776.82 TO REPAIR. SUPPOSEDLY NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS HAPPENED ON EITHER THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER OR THE LAST MONDAY OF OCTOBER, AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY. *TR

ON MARCH 5 2007 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STEERING MY TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD SAID THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. 4 DAYS LATER I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK IN A CURVE AND HIT A DUMP TRUCK. THE ALIGNMENT SHOP LATER TOLD ME THAT THE TRUCK HAD A DEFECTIVE STEERING GEARBOX AND THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD REV. DEPENDING ON THE CONTACT'S REACTION TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE 4-5 FEET. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE RPM WOULD INCREASE TO 1,000. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE, THREE TURBOS, THREE EGR VALVES, AND THE BACK PRESSURE SENSOR. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED*JB