2004 FORD F-350 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND LOWER KNEE INJURIES. *AK

THERE IS A LOUD "CLUNK" FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN TAKING OFF AFTER PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. THE "CLUNK" HAPPENS ABOUT 5 TO 10 FEET AFTER YOU BEGIN MOVING FORWARD AND SOMETIMES ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. *AKTHE "CLUNK" CAN NOT ONLY BE HEARD BUT ALSO FELT IN THE FLOORBOARDS OF THE VEHICLE. SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION AS LET GO.*AK

THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE BRACKETS FOR THE TOP SUPPORT OF THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY BREAK. THIS OCCURRED IN FIVE VEHICLE (AMBULANCES) SO FAR, VIN NUMBERS: [XXX], [XXX], [XXX], [XXX], AND [XXX]. TOOK THE VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED AT FORD DEALERSHIP. *AK THERE WERE 2 UNITS WITH BRACKET FAILURE, ALSO HAD BROKEN BRAKE LINES WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOT ATTACHED PROPERLY. THE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET HAD BROKEN. *SC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

ENGINE STALLS/STOPS RUNNING, LEADING TO A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS HAS OCURRED THREE TIMES, TWICE AT LOW SPEED WHEN COMING TO A STOP, ONCE AT HIGH SPEED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED THE SAME DAY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. WHILE WAITING FOR STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE LUNGED OR ACCELERATED UP TO 3000 RPMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THERE WAS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED INCONSISTENCY IN THE SHIFTING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION , AND STEERING FAILED. *AK