2008 FORD F-350 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF HE HEARD A HISSING SOUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID. HIS CAT DIED FROM DRINKING THE FLUID. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000. UPDATED 11/03/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES. UPDATED 11/04/09*JB

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2009, I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD F-350 FROM EL CAJON FORD. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST SIX INCIDENTS OF ACCIDENTALLY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE MY FOOT IS OPERATING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON 9/21/2009, AND OCCURRED WHILE BACKING THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING SPACE. I CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HITTING A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL. THESE INCIDENTS ARE QUITE FRIGHTENING, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS LATEST INCIDENT HAS LEFT ME SO STARTLED, THAT I AM AFRAID TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER FORD F-350 TRUCKS, A 1990 (9 YEARS), AND A 1999 (10 YEARS). IN THE 19 YEARS AND 350,000 MILES I DROVE THOSE TWO TRUCKS, I NEVER, EVER, HAD THIS OCCUR WITH EITHER VEHICLE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THE 2008. I BELIEVE THAT THE SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS IS INSUFFICIENT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON TWO FORD TRUCK INTERNET FORUMS, AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE GEAR BOX FAILED. THE GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED AT A REDUCED RATE OF $100.00; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE. THE FAILURE RESURFACED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE IS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,190. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,200.

I HAVE TWO 2008 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY 4X4 TRUCKS. ONE TRUCK HAS 39000 MILES AND THE OTHER 61000 MILES. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AFTER HITTING UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR BUMPS, THEY BEGIN TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO GET IT TO QUIT I HAVE HAD THE TRUCKS IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO FIX BUT THE PROBLEM ALWAYS RETURNS. I RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FORD THAT LOW TIRE PRESSURE CAUSES THIS BUT I MAINTAIN CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE IN BOTH OF MY TRUCKS SO I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND THERE IS A COMPANY CALLED WCMOTORSPORTS THAT CLAIMS TO KNOW WHY THESE TRUCKS ARE DOING THIS AND THE SOLUTION. THEIR WEBSITE IS WWW.SUPERDUTYWOBBLE.COM. THEIR PHONE NUMBER IS (508) 668-8638. THEY SEEM VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THE REPLACEMENT PART TO FIX THIS IS $825. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED THESE TRUCKS IN ANYWAY AND I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THIS CAUSES A FATALITY IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE AND THE ENGINE POWER DECREASED. SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

I WAS NOTIFIED BY FORD THAT MY 2008 F-350 6.4 DIESEL PICKUP HAD TWO RECALL NOTICES TO BE PERFORMED. ON 1.29.08 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO CAPISTRANO FORD AND THEY PERFORMED RECALL 08B06 AND RECALL 08B07. SINCE THEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NOT PERFORMED THE SAME. I PULL A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER. THE DRY WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER IS ABOUT 9000LBS. WHEN GOING DOWNHILL THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NO LONGER DOWNSHIFTS TO ASSIST IN BRAKING AND DOWNHILL SPEED CONTROL. THE TRANSMISSION IS EQUIPPED WITH A TOW/ HAUL SETTING ON THE END OF THE SHIFT LEVER. BEFORE THE RECALL THIS FEATURE WORKED GREAT. AS YOU START DOWN A HILL, TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS THE TRUCK WILL COAST AND THEN BEGIN TO PICK UP SPEED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SENSED THE INCREASE IN SPEED WHILE COASTING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFT. IT WOULD DO THIS AT ANY SPEED. AFTER THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT UNTIL LONG AFTER IT HAS ANY AFFECT ON BRAKING OR SPEED CONTROL. WHILE BRAKING, SOMETIMES HARD IF IT IS A STEEP HILL, THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT AND THE TRUCK WILL SHUTTER. IT IS A SHORT BURST THAT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND OBVIOUSLY NOT NORMAL.THE SHUTTER NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE THE RECALL. I HAVE TAKEN IN BACK TO FORD TWICE AND THEY SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) WAS REPROGRAMMED AS PART OF RECALL 08B07 BUT THEY CAN NOT CHANGE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM. IN SHORT, FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE TOWING LOADS THAT THE TRUCK IS DESIGNED TO TOW, HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. FORD SAYS THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? ACCORDING TO FORD THIS COMPLAINT HAS NOT BEEN MADE. IF I'M THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM, THEN FORD SHOULD FIX MY TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. HER SPOUSE SHOVED THE GEAR INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, HE KEPT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE DEALER BELIEVED THAT THE SPEED SENSORS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 800. UPDATED 06/24/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/30/09.*JB

OUR BUSINESS OWNS 4 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS (2-2006 AND 2-2008). ALL OF THEM HAVE A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT THAT CAUSES WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES REFER TO AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE". AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES A VIOLENT SHIMMY THAT HAS ALMOST CAUSED A NUMBER OF ACCIDENT. WE TOW LARGE TRAILERS (20'), LOADED WITH LARGE SPOOLS OF COAXIAL CABLE. THESE REELS AND THE TRAILER HAVE A COMBINED WAIT IN EXCESS OF 3000-4000 LBS., AND THE TRUCKS WEIGH APPROXIMATELY 6,000 LBS. WHEN YOU LOSE CONTROL OF THIS MUCH WEIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. ALL FOUR TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. FORD CLAIMS THAT IF YOU SLOW DOWN, IT WILL GO AWAY, BUT OFTEN THAT CREATES ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD IN AND OF ITSELF, AND OFTEN YOU CANNOT SLOW DOWN FAST ENOUGH WITH A 4,000LB IN TOW. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF FORCING CONSUMERS TO BEAR THE COST OF THEIR INEPT MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN HE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE RPM'S WOULD REV UP TREMENDOUSLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE LIKE A ROCKET. HE WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO "CRAWL" AND HE WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE ISSUE AND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THEY FOUND NO FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY AND SHAKE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. ON ONE OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO SEVERELY THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS YET TO RECEIVE ANY FEEDBACK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.