2008 FORD F-350 Complaints

1. ON JULY 8TH 2009 WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM TEXAS AT THE POSTED SPEED WE EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION. I CHECKED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR ANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE LOW TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT. SECONDS AFTER THE RIGHT SIDE REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND PULLED THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AS I FOUGHT TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND BRING IT TO A STOP. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO RIGHT QUARTER PANEL AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST. WE RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE DAMAGE AND REPLACED THE CONTINENTAL TIRE. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN OF THE REMAINING TIRES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK AND ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ONLY HAD 12K MILES. 2. ON 2/12/10 WHILE DRIVING TO CAL. AGAIN @ POSTED SPEED AND NO LOW TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT ON. THE SAME CONDITIONS AS ABOVE ONLY TOWING A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. WE EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION AND WITH IN SECONDS THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED AND AGAIN THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT QUARTER PANEL. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO BRING THE RIG TO A STOP WITH OUT ROLLING OR CAUSING INJURY OR FATALITY. AGAIN I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON 2/14/10 AND THEIR IT SITS TO THIS DAY 3/17/10 AND NOTHING BUT EXCUSES. *TR

2008 F-350 HAS WHAT THEY CALL THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND HAS A CONSTANT SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD BLAMED IT ON THE TIRES. I REPLACED TIRES WITH ONE OF THE BEST YOU CAN BUY. CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. FORD BLAMED IT ON THOSE TIRES. BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES IN 1 YEAR. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME NOT TO COME BACK BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIX IT. FORD TELLS ME TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO KILL SOMEONE OR MYSELF IN THIS TRUCK SINCE I HAVE NO CONTROL WHEN THE "DEATH WOBBLE" STARTS UNTIL I CAN SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. UPDATED IVOQ 05/26/10

NORMAL DRIVING, ACCELERATING TO SPEED LIMIT. THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. DEALER REPLACE GAS PEDAL. HAVE OLD PART. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2008 F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK [XXX] FRONT CALIPER LOCKUP OVERHEAT, SMOKE AND FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 29,000 MILES, ALL REQUIRED FACTORY MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS MET AT OR BEFORE REQUIRED INTERVALS. NORMAL DRIVE OF 14 MILES AVERAGING 50-60 MPH, WITH FINAL 1/2 MIL PORTION AT AIRPORT AND AT 25-30 MPH. FRONT LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE CALIPER FAILS TO RELEASE, DRIVE OF 1/8 MILE TO PARKING LOT REVEALED SMOKING AND LOCKED CALIPER. NO PREVIOUS BRAKE ISSUES. 900 MILE FREEWAY ROUND TRIP (450 MI PER DAY)( COMPLETED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 3 DAYS ALL WITH NO ISSUES. DEALER IS REPLACING CALIPER, DISC AND PADS UNDER WARRANTY. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS NOT RELEASED TO OWNER AS DEALER IS REQUIRED TO SEND DEFECTIVE CALIPER TO FORD FOR ANALYSIS.. ALL THREE REMAINING CALIPERS ARE OF THE SAME TYPE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD F-350 DUALLY THAT WHEN HITTING A DIP/BUMP IN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS ABOVE ABOUT 35, THE ENTIRE FRONT END SHAKES/SHIMMYS SO BAD THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN CONTROL IT! I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM FORD IN APRIL 2009 BASICALLY SAYING WHEN IT HAPPENS SLOW DOWN. THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS IS NOT FIXED. *TR

2008 FORD 350 SD ACCELERATED 2 DIFFERENT TIMES AT VERY HIGH SPEED. COULD NOT STOP IT EITHER TIME. HAD TOO PUT IT INTO PARK TO STOP AND SMOKE FILLED THE CAB AND WAS ROLLING OUT. MECHANIC IN . SAID IT WAS THE THIRD ONE TOO COME IN AND THE SECOND HAD BEEN IN ACCIDENT. SAID THEY DON'T MAKE THE SOFTWARE TOO FIX THIS PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES. FORD MOTOR CREDIT TOOK TRUCK AFTER PAYING $38,000 ON IT AND ARE GOING TOO AUCTION IT OFF IN SPOKANE WASH. I AM REALLY CONCERNED FOR THE BUYER. *TR

3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY FORD F350 HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING, IT LOCKS ME OUT SO I CAN'T EVEN TURN THE ENGINE OVER AND I HAVE TO TRY TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE OUT OF TRAFFIC. ALL 3 TIMES THE FUEL GAUGE READS OVER 50 MILES TO EMPTY, THE LAST TIME IT READ 140 MILES TO EMPTY. THE FUEL LINES ARE SUCKING IN AIR, I GET HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE CODES, I ADD MORE FUEL(DEISEL) AND THEN HAVE TO BLEED ALL OF THE LINES OF AIR AND PRIME THE PUMPS. I HAVE TO DO THIS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR IN A PARKING LOT IF I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MAKE IT THAT FAR. I PULLED THE TANK AND PULLED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OUT, UPON CLEANING OUT THE TANK FOUND A PLUNGER ROLLING AROUND. THIS PLUNGER GOES IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, CLOSING A VALVE THAT SUCKS FUEL IF THE MAIN SUCTION GETS CLOGGED. IT IS ABOUT 2 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE MAIN SUCTION. BECAUSE THE PLUNGER HAS FALLEN OUT, THIS IS WHERE IT IS SUCKING FUEL FROM, WHICH CAUSES IT TO SUCK AIR WHEN THERE IS IN FACT STILL FUEL IN THE TANK. I CALLED FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY REPLACE THESE UNITS ALL OF THE TIME, IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT BUT NOT COVERED IF YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 36K WARRANTY, WHEN THIS MOST COMMONLY HAPPENS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED A FRIEND PULLED MY TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT,WHILE HE WAS PULLING ME IN, THERE WAS ANOTHER FORD TRUCK BEING PULLED IN AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHILE THE GAUGE STILL READ 50 MILES TO EMPTY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE, YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT THIS POINT AND CAN NOT EASILY HANDLE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE IF THIS HAPPENS. I WON'T LET HER DRIVE THE TRUCK DUE TO THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK PURCHASED NEW. HE STATED AFTER HAVING A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, HE NOTICED A LARGE OIL SPILLAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIR CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK WORSE. WITHIN JUST UNDER A YEAR OF THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP A SECOND TIME. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO NOTICE THE OIL LEAK AGAIN. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED A THIRD TIME. HE ALSO STATED THE BULBS IN THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ELEMENTS, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS CONTINUED TO BLOW. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE REASON WHY THEY CONTINUED TO FAIL. WHILE AT A STOP, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD STAY IN HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 28,000.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT REGULARLY UNFASTENED ITSELF WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION THERE WAS A GENERATION OF EXCESSIVE EXHAUST FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THIRTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.