2004 FORD F-350 Complaints

BREAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK UNDER NORMAL LOAD AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. F350 - SD- V10 GAS. THE STOPING DISTANCE IS TWO TIMES THAT OF THE F350 - SD - DIESELS IN OUR FLEET. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD FIELD SERVICE ENGINEE UNWILLING TO TO SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED FRONT END OF VEHICLE MADE NOISE. CONSUMER INSPECTED UNDER VEHICLE, AND SAW THAT FRONT SPRING PERCH WAS NOT BOLTED TO FRAME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL SET AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, AND TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FROM ANY SPEED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE COASTED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, AND TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, T HE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSUMER WOULD RESTART THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. THE BRAKES WOULD GO OUT WHEN THIS WOULD OCCUR. *AK THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EGR VALVE (EXHAUST GAS-RECIRCULATION). THE VEHICLE IDLED ERRATICALLY. THE INJECTOR PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE EBP SENSOR AND THE EGR VALVE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND BOTH WERE REPLACED. THE EBP SIGNAL REMAINED TO FLUCTUATE. ALSO ,THE TURBO CHARGER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *SC *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE STALLED AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE'S REAR END FELT LOOSE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. *AK *NM

1.) I OWN AN 04, F350 SUPERDUTY, DIESEL TRUCK. THERE ARE 2 FUEL FILTERS \ WATER SEPERATORS ON IT. ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, UNDER THE FRAME AND THE OTHER ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. OWNERS MANUAL RECCOMENDS THAT YOU MUST DRAIN THE ONE UNDER THE FRAME AT LEAST WITH EVERY FILL UP TO PREVENT WATER FROM GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. 2.) THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU MUST USE AN ALLEN WRENCH UNDER THE FRAME TO LOOSEN THE SCREW FOR THE FUEL IN THE FILTER TO DRAIN OUT. FORD RECCOMENDS AT LEAST 25 SECONDS AND INTO A CONTAINER. I HAVE DONE THIS 5 TIMES NOW. 4 TIMES THE SCREW HAS FALLEN OUT AND I WAS SOAKED WITH DIESEL FUEL, AND HAD A 45 SECOND OR SO FLOW OF FUEL ON THE GROUND, CONTAMINATING IT. 3.) I FEEL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO CHANGE THAT DRAIN SCREW TO A PETCOCK OR A SPRING LOADED SCREW TO PREVENT THE SCREW FROM FALLING OUT. THIS WOULD PREVENT THESE SMALL FUEL SPILLS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO THE ENVIORNMENT, AND THE DANGEREOUS FUEL THAT IS BEING SPILLED ONTO PEOPLE. *JB