2004 FORD F-350 Complaints

WHEN TRUCK ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BUBBLE ON TIRE, AND DEALER SAID THEY ALL COME THAT WAY, TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED ABOUT A MONTH LATER, NO HOLES, WE WERE TOLD TIRE WAS NO GOOD, HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK KEPT STALLING, LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING WHILE NAVIGATING DOWNHILL, SOLENOID ASSEMBLY REPLACED. 2 DAYS LATER KEPT STALLING. DEALER HAD TRUCK 21 DAYS TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, AGAIN SOLENOID ASSEMBLY REPLACED AFTER THAT REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. SINCE THEN, CALIPER BROKE AND BRAKES WENT, TURBO HAS BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED, NOISES FROM REAR END WITH NO DX. NOW ENGINE SMOKING, LOSS OF POWER, RPMS JUMP WHILE IDLING. TRUCK HAS ALSO REPEATEDLY CHANGED GEARS AUTOMATICALLY, IE WHILE AT RED LIGHT TRUCK WOULD JUMP TO 3RD AND THEN TRUCK WOULD STALL. *JB

FORD F-350 POWER STROKE DIESEL 2004 HAS STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LOOSE POWER STEER AND BRAKES ON HIGHWAY. HAVE REPLACED TURBO CHARGER AND WORKED ON FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. TURBO CHARGER IS NOW MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. MILEAGE WHEN WORKED ON 2994/4437/18081. *JB

DIESEL SMELL IN THE CAB OF A FORD F350 TRUCK WITH 6.0 ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS IN THIS TRUCK. BOTH HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MAY OF 05 AND THE SECOND TIME WAS FEB 06 IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE SMELL IS SICKENING AND IF YOU DO NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS EYES WATER,FEEL TIRED, SICK TO STOMACH, ALL NOT GOOD FOR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (PEOPLE REALLY LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU ARE NUTS WHEN ITS 5 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH YOUR WINDOWS OPEN). THIS TIME IT HAS BEEN BLAMED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THE FIRST TIME IT WAS WHAT THEY CALLED THE DOWN EXHAUST PIPE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE 6.0 ENGINE. TOO MUCH PRESSURE FOR THE EXHAUST. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS WITH THE RADIATOR HOSE. I HAVE 46700 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THE RADIATOR HOSE HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUBBING ON THE POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, FORD WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW HOSE AND NEW PART NUMBER TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING. I HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD IF THEY ARE REPLACING THE HOSE WITH THE OLD STYLE OR THE NEW STYLE. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 F-350 TURBO DIESEL 6.0 L. TRUCK. THE TRUCK SURGES WHEN YOU DRIVE IT. IT CUTS OUT. IT DIES ON THE ROAD WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT. WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO RICH FORD IN EDGEWOOD AND ALBUQUERQUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT FOUR TIMES. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO RICH FORD IN ALBUQUERQUE WAS BECAUSE I WAS WAITING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK WAS SURGING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY SCARED AS WAS MY TEN YEAR OLD SON. I HAD MY FOOT PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD ON THE BREAK AND THAT WAS NOT STOPPING THE TRUCK FROM MOVING FORWARD. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, RICH FORD OF ALBUQUERQUE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT SERVICE MY VEHICLE THAT DAY. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TWO WEEKS. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME. I AM AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND FORD IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEY CAN NOT "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY HAVE IT IN THEIR CUSTODY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. THIS STARTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO MAYBE LONGER. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TURNED ME AWAY WAS FEBRUARY 1, 2006. *NM

LOSS OF PULLING POWER ON MY 2004 FORD 350 SUPER DUTY. THE TRUCK WILL LOSE POWER TO PULL UNDER EVEN A SMALL LOAD. WHEN PULLING OUT I HAVE TO HAVE A LARGE AREA OF NO TRAFFIC, HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I CAME CLOSE TO BEING HIT IN THE SIDE WHEN I HAD A POWER FAILURE AND PULLING ONTO ROADWAY. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT BY A FORD SERVICE CENTER 11 TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO REPURCHASE THE TRUCK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND TAKES TOO LONG TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN TOWING A TRAILER, WEIGHING 14,000 POUNDS, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TOW 15,000 POUNDS ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, THE CONTACT WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, BUT COULD NOT GET THE TIRE OFF. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP STATED THE PADS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PADS, PEDAL, AND FLUID REPLACED IN AN EFFORT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

DROVE TRUCK 9 HOURS FELT ILL. WENT TO DOCTOR HE ORDERED BLOOD TEST. RESULT WAS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE.

I RECENTLY ATTENDED A FUNERAL FOR MY NEPHEW IN OMAHA, NE. HE HAD DIED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2006 IN BELLEVUE, NE HE WAS IN A CAR WASH AND (ACCORDING TO SOME WITNESSES), THE FORD F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRUCK (I BELIEVE IT WAS A 2004) SUDDENLY WENT INTO REVERSE AT A HIGH SPEED AND BACKED OUT OF THE CAR WASH, ACROSS A STREET, ACROSS A LAWN AND ONTO A DRIVEWAY WITH A WALL. THE TRUCK WAS AGAINST THE WALL AND THE TIRES WERE STILL TURNING AND THE TIRES FINALLY BLEW AND CAUSED A FIRE THAT CONSUMED MY NEPHEW. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE AUTOPSY REPORT SAID THAT HE DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION. HE WAS BADLY BURNED. I DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I 'M TRYING TO GET A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT FROM THE BELLEVUE POLICE DEPT, BUT HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM YET. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE HAS ANY HISTORY OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BUT I WANTED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. *JB

2004 F350 TURBO DIESEL PICK UP THE TURBO DIESEL BOOSTER IS DEFECTIVE AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED AS TO MAKE THE TRUCK SAFE WHILE TOWING. THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON AN UPHILL GRADE BECAUSE OF RAPID LOSE OF POWER AND SPEED. IF A VEHICLE IS FOLLOWING TO CLOSELY BEHIND THIS VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM AND THE FORD DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT THERE PROBLEM BUT THE FORD MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT PUT OUT A RECALL NOR A REPAIR KIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TURBO CHARGER FAILURE RESULTED IN A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER SERVICE WAITING FOR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND WHEN INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE TURBO CHARGER PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS BEING DENIED REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. HE WAS TOLD THE REASON HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH HIS TRUCK WAS DUE TO THE AFTER MARKETS PARTS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/07/05.*JB