2004 FORD F-350 Complaints

THE FRONT END AUTO HUB DID NOT DISCONNECT FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE POSITION SWITCH WAS AT 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THE DASH LIGHT SHOWING 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS OFF. NOTHING INDICATED THE VACUUM SYSTEM HAD FAILED TO CORRECTLY POSITION THE AUTO HUB. THE FRONT HUB GEARING WAS DESTROYED. NOISE AND FUNNY STEERING. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON FORD PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM COULD BE AVOIDED IF THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATION SHOWED WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED SO THE OPERATOR COULD TAKE ACTION RATHER THAN DRIVE TO AUTO HUB FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY TURBO CHARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW TO TOW OUR 5TH WHEEL. AT 16,000 MILES THE TURBO WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 31,412 MILES, AGAIN, THE TURBO HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT THIS TIME AT OUR EXPENSE. THIS SECOND TURBO RUSTED AND WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. OUR TRUCK HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME/MILEAGE. IT HAS NEVER HAD ANY AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT USED ON IT OR HAS IT BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE POORLY ENGINEERED AND DESIGNED ENGINE/EGR SYSTEM. IT PUTS MOISTURE INTO THE TURBO WITHOUT A METHOD TO REMOVE IT. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND STAND BEHIND THIS ENGINE THAT THEY CONTRACTED INTERNATIONAL TO ENGINEER, DESIGN, AND BUILD FOR THEM. WE IMPLORE NHTSA TO STEP UP AND HOLD FORD RESPONSIBLE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR PRODUCT WITH RECALLS TO FIX THE INHERENT PROBLEMS THAT THIS ENGINE AND VEHICLE PRESENT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH MICKEY THOMPSON BAJA MTZ TIRES, SIZE 395/75/16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL NARROW CUTS ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE CUTS WERE ALSO PRESENT ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION TO THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,047. ..UPDATED 04/19/12 *BF UPDATED 04/25/12*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MALFUNCTION TO THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE, CAM SENSOR AND THE TURBO . THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH NEW COMPONENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SET OF NITTO MUD GRAPPLER TIRES, SIZE 35/14/16, THAT WERE EQUIPPED ON A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD A SUDDEN BLOWOUT. AFTER EXAMINING THE TIRE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS SPLIT IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/18/12 *BF...UPDATED 05/09/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ALL OF THE TIRES HAD CRACKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE SIDE WALLS. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ UPDATED 01/22/2013 *JS