2004 FORD F-350 Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALL (05V270000) REGARDING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING WAS PERFORMED WHICH RESULTED THE VEHICLE TO STALL TWICE, MAKE DIFFERENT NOISES AND HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AT 48 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE 10/05 AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. ALSO THE GAS MILEAGE WENT DOWN FROM 17 TO 12 MILES PER GALLON.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE OR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ACCELERATION OCCURRED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM WHICH PERSISTED.

2004 FORD F350 CREWCAB REAR SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, TURBO UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *KB ***NAR*** THE REAR ABS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JUMPS FROM 600RPM TO 1000RPM AT A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER BUT DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TURBO WAS REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST FOUR MORE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP REATTACHED THE HOSE FROM THE TURBO TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THAT REPAIR. 06/02/06 UPDATED TURBO HOSE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD CONTINUES TO BLOW OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM EXHAUST PIPE. *TT

AT JUST UNDER 25,000 MILES, MY ROTORS WERE WARPED ON MY 2004 F350 DIESEL DUALLY (4X4 8'BED CREW CAB). I DO HAUL TRAILERS UNDER 8000 LBS OCCASIONALLY BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO UNDO STRESS ON THIS TRUCK TO WARRANT SUCH A CONDITION SO EARLY. EVEN THOUGH MY BRAKES WERE "IN THE GREEN" AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE AT 20,000 MILES, AFTER MY COMPLAINT THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE NOW IN THE RED - ALONG WITH MY WARPED ROTORS. THIS DEFINITELY SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE OIL PUMP AND THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS FAILED. THE OIL PUMP IS MADE OF ALUMINUM WHICH INFLUENCED THE INTEGRITY OF THE PUMP, AND CAUSED THE PUMP TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED OF THE PROBLEM, PRIOR TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP MAKING THE REPAIR. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT BUT THE TEMP GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE COOLANT ALSO FLOWED THROUGH THE EGR VALVE WHICH CAUSED LOSE OF POWER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, FUMES WERE LEAKING INTO THE CAB AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. THE FUEL HOSES ON THE TURBO CHARGER WERE REPLACED IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FUMES, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE PARTS FOR REPAIRING THE OIL LEAK. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V270000, CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE'S TIMING WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND SURROUNDING DEALERSHIPS NUMEROUS TIMES FOR INSPECTIONS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER COMMENTED THE ELECTRONIC TIMING WAS OFF BECAUSE OF THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER IS VERY UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL REMEDY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH AND ABOVE, WHENEVER A SMALL ROAD HAZARD WAS RAN OVER SUCH AS A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED SO BAD IT WAS HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.