2008 FORD F-350 Complaints

2008 FORD F350 6.4 DIESEL. JOB 1 TRUCK PRODUCTION LINE. 33,000 MILES, LEAKING RADIATOR. DEALER REPLACED AND DETERMINED DEFECTIVE. $1709.43 COST. TRUCK PURCHASED 6/07. TRUCK IS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. MOST OWNERS OF THIS MODEL REPORTING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2008 FORD PICKUP TRUCK MODEL F-350. THE TRUCK WAS TAKING SERVO TIMES TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL THAT IT LOCKS BY ITSELF YOU WANT TO TURN LEFT AND THE CAR GOES RIGHT OR STRAIGHT AND YOU LOOSE THE CONTROL I ALMOST GOT KILLED .THE DEALER SAD THAT THEY CANT SEEN TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONE DEALER SAD THAT HE REPLACED THE GEAR BOX BUT NEVER DID. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR I HAVE THREE KIDS AND NOBODY WANTS TO HELP ME I EVEN CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND LET THE NOW THAT IF I HAVE A ACCIDENT IT WILL BE TO THE STEERING PROBLEM WHICH I REPORTED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY CANT FIXED. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS I'M RALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

08 F350 WITH 70,000MILES ON IT. WE TOW A TRAILER DAILY WITH THIS VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES PER DAY IT STATES "CLEANING THE EXHAUST FILTER". ON SEPT. 29, 2010, IT SAID "CLEANING EXHAUST FILTER AND STOP SAFELY NOW" AND SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. LUCKILY A FRIEND WAS DRIVING BY AND TOWED ME OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. PRIOR TO THIS OUR VEHICLE HAD FOUR RADIATORS PUT INTO VEHICLE BECAUSE PLASTIC PARTS KEPT BREAKING. THE EXHAUST SENSOR WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE CODE FOR THIS WAS THE EXHAUST SENSOR. IF I WAS ON FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN I'D BE DEAD. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY TIME TO PULL OFF ROAD. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. FORD IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS. TRUCK IS STILL AT DEALER. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT VEHICLE SINCE SEPT. 29, 2010. THEY REFUSE TO PUT TRUCK BACK TOGETHER. THEY STATED THAT THIS WOULD BE WARRANTY BUT FORD WON'T WARRANTY AND I WON'T PAY WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL LOCATION AND DEPRESSING VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. STREET DEPARTMENT WORKERS WEARING PROPER WORK BOOTS HAVE FOUND THAT THE PEDAL SPACING IS NOT ADEQUATE BETWEEN GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 10 TIMES WHERE THE EMPLOYEE HAS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL PLACEMENT ARE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND BOTH PEDALS CAN BE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME GIVING THE OPERATOR THE FEELING OF NO BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING. WE HAVE REPRODUCED THIS SITUATION AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND FEEL THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU BE NOTIFIED OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT. WE CONTACTED REUTEHR FORD, MIKE BOWEN A SERVICE ADVISOR AND THEY STATE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION BUT FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

MY F350 CREW CAB HAS FUMES THAT ENTER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS CLEANING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK, YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE WINDOWS UP AND BREATH BECAUSE IT IS A HEALTH HAZARD. SUNBELT FORD IN CORDELE GEORGIA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE LOOKED AT THE TRUCK. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY TRUCK IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES THIS. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN A SATISFIED FORD TRUCK OWNER FOR YEARS AS WELL AS USING FORD TRUCKS IN MY CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE. PLEASE ADVISE ME IN WRITING AS I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD F-350 4X4 THAT IS EXPERIENCING A BAD WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR TURNING IN A CURVE WITH UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AROUND 45 OR 50 MPH THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC AND I SEE ALOT OF FORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, BUT FORD WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TURN TO. THESE TRUCKS ARE EXPENSIVE AND I EXPECT TO GET WHAT I PAID FOR NOT THIS. HELP ME OUT!!!!! PLEASE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SERVICE WARNING INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENTERING REGENERATION MODE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST SOME POWER AND SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE METAL ON METAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE CALIBERS GOING BAD AND CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROUTERS TO FAIL AS WELL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIBERS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE OTHER PARTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT FEELS THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE CALIBERS USED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 37000.

2008 F350 SUPER DUTY ----VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MET 10 TIMES. WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ANY SPEED BETWEEN 50 TO70 MPH AND I HIT A SMALL BUMP OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT WOBBLE AND IS UNCONTROLLABLE THE WHOLE TRUCK SHAKES. I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS AND DROP THE SPEED FAST TO AROUND 35MPH TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK . IT IS A VERY SCARY THING TO DEAL WITH . I GOT RID OF MY 2005 F350 BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 350 SUPER DUTY FORD TRUCK. I HAVE ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND IN THOSE MILES I HAVE HAD ABOUT A DOZEN INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRUCKS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT START FROM A DEAD STOP IN 1ST. GEAR. IN STEAD IT MUST HAVE STARTED IN 3RD. OR 4TH GEAR RESULTING IN WHAT WOULD BE A VERY UNDERPOWERED START. I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING AND THE WHEELS SPINNING EVEN WHEN PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. TWICE, WHILE EMPTY, I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN I NEEDED A RAPID RESPONSE TO ENTER TRAFFIC. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 8/25/2010. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THIS COMPLAINT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY CODES, HOWEVER THE LAST TIME THE DEALER DID A COMPUTER UPDATE ON THE TRUCK AND THAT WAS ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO AND I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. I MET ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME POWER TRAIN AS MINE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, FINALLY HIS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, IT MAY SAVE A LIFE. *TR