2004 FORD F-350 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CORRODED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND LEAKED CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS, STATING THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

MY 2004 FORD F-350 6.0 DIESEL. HESITATE OR SURGES WHILE DRIVING, AND/OR THE ENGINE MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEED, WILL LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND WHEN AT A STOP IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THE ENGINE MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART AFTER STALL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ON A FEW OCCASIONS WHILE TOWING MY BOAT AND GOING AROUND CORNERS. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2004 6.0 DIESELS. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING TEN SECONDS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V27000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND THE LIMP HOME MODE MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE EGR AND OIL COOLERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

LOSS OF COOLANT, WHITE SMOKE EXITING OUT OF EXHAUST. ENGINE OVER HEATING. CAN LEAD TO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION WITH DIFFICULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE GRV VALVE, OIL COOLER AND THE TURBO HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND REBUILT. THE DEALER STATED THE HOSES WERE TOO SMALL TO CONTROL THE OIL FLOW AND THAT WAS WHY IT HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED BY MANUFACTURER IN THAT WAY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM SPLIT IN HALF WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWING A HAUL TRAILER. THERE WAS A LATERAL CRACK THAT WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SEALS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO APPLY REPEATED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY DRIVEN HOME, WHERE IT WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE PUNCTURED AND LEAKING FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE PINTLE FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,881 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,950.