2008 FORD F-350 Complaints

I HAVE 2008 FORD F350 XLT 4X4 SRW DIESEL JUST OVER A YEAR AND WHAT HAVE HAPPENED NOW IS THAT ON 08/02/1010 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THERE WERE NOISES FROM THE ENGINE ALSO SOOO MUCH OF WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM EXHAUST PIPE AND THEN THE TRUCK JUST FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER LOCATION AFTER A WEEK SITTING THERE SERVICE PEOPLE FROM DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WAS OIL AND FUEL SPILLAGE ALL OVER THE FILTER AND THE ENGINE ETC.. BUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT AND I ENDED UP WITH THE BILL FOR IT AN HOUR LATER WHEN I TOOK IT THE TRUCK IT HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER FEW DAYS THEY SAID THAT WAS SOMETHING MINOR AND THEY GAVE ME THE TRUCK WHEN I JUST LEFT THEIR SHOP IN THE EVENING SAME PROBLEM SO MUCH SMOKE THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING THE SMOKE WAS CHOKING ME SO NOW AGAIN THE TRUCK IS IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE BUT THEY NOW POINTING FUEL INJECTORS AND AGAIN THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR OIL AND FUEL SPILLAGE SO THAT THEY AGAIN GOING TO CHANGE OIL AND FILTER BUT THEY NOT WORKING ON FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM! AT THIS MOMENT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE FUEL SPILLAGE I KNOW IT CAN RESULT IN A FIRE AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK WITH SO MUCH SMOKE COMING OUT FROM EXHAUST FILTER

LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING CAN NOT GET ANY SPEED ALMOST GOT HIT ON INTERSTATE SINCE IT DROPPED SPEED FROM 70 TO 40 FUEL PUMP REPLACED STILL AT DEALERS HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3 WEEKS HAD IT IN THE SHOP A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR COOLING SYSTEM THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THERE IS A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS . WITH 73 BULLETINS ON THEM I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!!!!! *TR

2008 FORD F-350 SD DIESEL 31000 MILES BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE THE VEHICLE HAD LAG BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE STUCK ON ONCE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE SMELL OF THE BRAKE WAS VERY NOTICEABLE ALSO VERY HOT COULD NOT TOUCH THE WHEEL HUB ONCE THE CALIPER WAS REMOVED IT WAS A PIECE THAT HAD BROKEN INSIDE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO STICK WHILE I WAS BUYING THE CALIPER THERE WAS ANOTHER TRUCK SAME PROBLEM ONLY 18,000 MILES ALSO COMMENTS FROM PARTS THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME . *TR

2008 FORD 350 DIESEL PICK UP. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LOCKED UP ON HIS VEHICLE WITH ONLY 19,300 MILES. THE CONSUMER FOUND A TSB REGARDING SYMPTOMS OF WATER IN THE FUEL TANK VENT AREA. THE CONSUMER STATED IT SEEMED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER ENTERING THE FUEL TANK VENT AREA DUE TO SNOW AND ICE BUILD-UP.

HI, MY NAME IS [XXX] , MY TRUCK IS 2008 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL 6.4L LARIAT DUALLY.WHEN I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IT HAD 57,000 MILE AND I USE IT TO TWO BIG TRAILERS TO TRANSPORT FURNITURE'S OUT OF THE STATE TEXAS. LAST WEEK WHILE I WAS PULLING MY LOADED TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY IN IRVING TEXAS GOING TO NEW ORLEANS LA DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SOMETHING TOLD ME TO STOP AND GET SOME WATER FROM THE MY COOLER AT THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE I WILL NOT STOP FOR AT LEAST 200 MILE. AS I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I REACH 15 MILES PER HOUR THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP SO I PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE AND MY FOOT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND MY HEART WENT DOWN WITH IT, I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, LOW GEAR 1, AND GO ON THE GRASS TO STOP MY TRUCK. A MOBILE MECHANIC CAME AND SAID I NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE, YOUR BREAK BOOSTER EARS ARE ONE BROKE OFF AND THE OTHER ONE IS VERY LOOSE.( WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER CONNECT TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. HE TIGHTENED ON BOLT AND TOLD ME TO FOLLOW HIM TO FORD DEALER 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, USING THE BRAKE VERY LIGHTLY, DRIVING SLOW AND RELY MOSTLY ON THE TRAILER BRAKES. WE WENT TO WEST WAY FORD AT FIRST DID NOT WANT TO DIAGNOSE MY TRUCK, AND TOLD ME I HAVE TO WAIT 3 DAYS BECAUSE THEY ARE BEHIND AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME NOW. I TOLD HIM THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE A LIFE AND TALKING TO YOU NOW, HE REPLIED OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE TO WAIT AND YOU DO TOO! SO I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND I SPOKE WITH KELLY, SHE TOOK DOWN THE REPORT AND TOLD ME AFTER THE TECHNICIAN FINISH DIAGNOSING YOU TRUCK WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. THEY ASK WEST WAY FORD (VINCE GRAZIOSO TO LOOK AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I NEED TO PAY TO REPLACE MY BRAKE BOOSTER,. THEY SAID YOUR TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT COST YOU $1289.00 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND TO CHANGE THE AIR FILTER, AND THE DIESEL FILTER LIKE IF THAT'S. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HIS FORD TRUCK GAS PEDAL ACCELERATING, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH (DOT/I#2010-1130) *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO HE PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS HE DID THAT, THE STEERING LOCKED UP A SECOND TIME, SO HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED FOR THE POLICE TO ARRIVE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION. THE CONSUMER STATED FORD NOR HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR THE DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX. *JB

I HAD A CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC LT 245/75R17 121/118S TIRE WHICH DEVELOPED 5 CRACKS IN SIDE OF TREAD. WHILE DRIVING F350 TRUCK, ONE CRACK TOTALLY SEPARATED CAUSING INSTANT DEFLATION OF FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WHEN I PURCHASE TRUCK NEW IN FEB 2008. *TR

2008 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS INHERENTLY UNSAFE BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW *TGW THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING MECHANISMS WERE TOO LIGHT FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK AND FOR THE TYPE OF LOAD IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HANDLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT END WAS RATED TO CARRY 5200LBS. HOWEVER, WHEN THE TRUCK WAS EMPTY, THERE WAS ALREADY 4800LBS ON THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SUPER DUTY TRUCK, BUT APPARENTLY IT CAN'T CARRY ANYTHING EXCEPT A PASSENGER OR TWO BEFORE THE FRONT END IS OVERLOADED. THE STEERING BOX BROKE SUDDENLY FOR THE TIME AT 26,050 MILES. WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, BUT THE NEW ONE FAILED AT 29, 581 MILES. THE CURRENT STEERING BOX IS FEELING LOOSE AND THE TRUCK WANDERS. THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED AT 38,587 MILES. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A BUMP, IF FELT AS THOUGH THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED FOR A FEW SECONDS. *JB

AFTER PARKING MY FORD F-350 CREW CAB 4X4 WITH A V-10 ENGINE, I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CIRCLED AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE I NOTICED FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYE FLAMES IN THE R FRONT WHEEL WELL. BEHIND THE TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT INSIDE THE BUILDING AND SUMMONED HELP AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER (ABC) . MYSELF AND SECURITY PERSONNEL DID NOT OPEN THE HOOD. WE DIRECTED THE FIRE EXT. INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THERE WAS A SORT OF BACKLASH AND WITH SECONDS A PAINT BUBBLING HOT SPOT APPEARED ON THE HOOD. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO RESPONDED. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THERE WAS FLAMING UNDER THE ENGINE AS WELL. WE CLEARED THE AREA OF ONLOOKERS AS FIREMAN FOUGHT THE BLAZE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO MYSELF, THE SECURITY GUARD WHO RESPONDED, FIREMEN OR ONLOOKERS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD 350 SUPER DUTY KING RANCH WITH A 6.4L DIESEL AND STARTED HAVING THROTTLE PROBLEMS @ ABOUT 5,000 MILES. I HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE RESPONSE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY @ 70MPH AND THE TRUCK JUST WENT INTO IDLE MODE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO WEAVE THRU TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND DROVE OFF. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I WOULD START THE TRUCK AND IT WOULD DRIVE A SHORT WAYS AND THEN KICK INTO IDLE MODE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE PEDAL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED INTO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 6/18/2009 CASE # [XXX] AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN AGAIN AND THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED INTO THE FORD DEALER AGAIN AND LEFT IT WITH THEM. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THE TRUCK WAS READY TO PKUP. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY HAD CHANGED A PART OR CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS GOING ON A HUNTING TRIP TO UT IN LATE DECEMBER AND WANTED TO ENSURE MY TRUCK WAS IN FACT REPAIRED. I DROVE TO ELKO NV AND SPENT THE NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY (SUNDAY) I STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT KICKED INTO IDLE MODE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY THEY REFLASED THE COMPUTER IN THE TRUCK AND SAID THEY HOPED IT WOULD GET ME HOME. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID CHANGE OUT THE PCM AND GAVE ME BACK THE TRUCK BUT WOULD NOT CONFIRM THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH FORD CUST SERVICE AND REQUESTED A BUY BACK. THEY REFUSED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR