2005 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE DEPENDABILITY AND SAFETY OF THIS 2005 FORD F350 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK. THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES, VALVES, PUMP, COUPLER AND INJECTOR ENDS WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL CONNECT ARE FAILING IN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINES. MINE HAS HAD THE VALVE AND COUPLER REPLACED IN SEPERATE EVENTS. BOTH REPAIRS COST OVER $1000.00. FORD NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO DESIGNING A FIX FOR THESE OIL SYSTEMS AND RECALL THEM THEM. WHEN ANY COMPONENT OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM FAIL THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AND THE DRIVER AND OCCUPENTS ARE SITTING DUCKS. I WONDER HOW MANY INJURIES OR DEATHS HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THESE FAILURES. NO ONE SHOULD PAY IN EXCESS OF $40.000.00 FOR A TRUCK AND HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OT DOLLARS IN REPAIRS JUST AFTER 100,000 MILES AND STILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE THE NEXT FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING FOR ME BUT IF I CAN HELP YOU IN ANY WAY TO GET FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING, LET ME KNOW. THANKS *TR

ABOUT A MILE AFTER I TURNED OFF OF HWY 101 ONTO HWY 166 GOING EAST WHILE HAULING MY 32' TOYHAULER WITH MY 2005 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY 4X4 DRW CREW CAB TRUCK WHEN SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT THE REAR OF MY TRUCK, A FRIEND THAT WAS FOLLOWING ME THOUGHT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AS FLUID SPRINKLED ON HIS WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD SPEWED OUT ONTO THE TAIL PIPE OF THE TRUCK THAT CAUSED THE SMOKE AND ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TOWED TO SANTA MARIA FORD AND HAD TO WAIT A DAY FOR THEM TO OPEN. WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY RETAINER (SNAP) RING THAT CAME OFF (UNSEATED) THE LOW/REVERSE CLUTCH THAT CAUSED THE CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A FORD RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS EARLIER. HE DID NOT WANT ME TO MENTION THAT HE TOLD ME ANYTHING TO ANYONE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF LOSING HIS JOB. I LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY SAID IT NEEDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND FORD RECALL 05B27 THAT WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM THAT HAD OCCURRED. THE RECALL STATED THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE A SNOWPLOW PACKAGE INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK TO RECEIVE THE RECALL. THIS TRUCK DID NOT HAVE THE SNOWPLOW PACKAGE. BUT, IT DID HAVE THE EXACT TRANSMISSION WITH THE FAULTY SNAP RING THAT THE TRUCKS WITH THE SNOWPLOW PACKAGE HAD. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF MY TRUCK HAD A SNOWPLOW PACKAGE OR NOT. FORD KNEW THAT MY TRUCK HAD THE FAULTY PART INSTALLED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NEVER SENT ME A RECALL. I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT OR MAY HAVE CAUSED ONE, DUE TO THIS (FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWN) FAULTY PART CRACKING THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND SPEWING TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ROAD. HWY 166 IS A VERY WINDING ROAD IN AREAS AND WHO KNOWS IF AN ACCIDENT MAY HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO THE EXCESS SLIPPERY FLUID ALL OVER THE ROAD. MY COST $4441.00. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD F-350 4X4 6.0 DIESEL. IT HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SHIMMIED OR OSCILLATED VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, WITH A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SUCH AS GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHIMMY OR OSCILLATE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. FOUR TIMES I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONCE THE TRUCK TURNED LEFT INTO AN ONCOMING LANE BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WHERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES AT THAT MOMENT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25-30 MPH AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROADS. I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005, AND WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS WITHIN SPECS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE. I REQUEST THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THEY TOO HAVE HAD SIMILAR LOSS OF CONTROL PROBLEMS FROM STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY OR OSCILLATION. I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. ON VACATION IN SEPTEMBER 2007, WE HAD 2 VALVE STEMS FAIL FROM CRACKS WHICH CAUSED FLAT TIRES. THE FIRST WAS AS THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. THE SECOND FAILED AS WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE DOING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. WE HEARD IT BLOW AND GOT PULLED OVER WITH NO PROBLEM. WE HAD BOTH VALVE STEMS REPLACED AND DISCOVERED THAT A THIRD ONE WAS ALSO CRACKED. WE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED ALL FIVE VALVE STEMS WITH METAL STEMS. *TR

2005 FORD F350 4X4 P/UP TRUCK VIOLENTLY SHAKES. STARTS OUT AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMP OR BUMPS AND BUILDS INTO VIOLENT SHAKING FROM ONE END OF THE TRUCK TO THE OTHER. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO COME TO IMMEDIATE COMPLETE STOP. VERY SCARY ON THE FREEWAY. SHAKING STRONG ENOUGH THAT ANYTHING ON DASHBOARD OR CONSOLE IS THROWN TO FLOOR, STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST PULLED FROM HANDS IF YOU DON'T GRAB ON TIGHT. HAPPENS IRREGULARLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. FORD HAD BEEN UNWILLING TO FIX, SAYS THAT I CHANGED PARTS TO AFTER MARKET AND WILL NOT LOOK AT IT. I TOLD THEM PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE PARTS CHANGE AND THAT PARTS CHANGE WAS IN ATTEMPT TO FIX. THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO.. NOW I FIND OUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MANY SIMILAR VEHICLES, RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD AND NOW THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK.. I CHANGED SHOCKS, RADIUS ARMS, SPRINGS, HAD ALIGNMENT, NO CHANGE. SLIGHT RELIEF WHEN I CHANGED TIRES (SAME SPEC AS MANUFACTURERS), BUT AFTER 8-12 MONTHS WEAR, 8000 MILES, SHAKING BACK AGAIN. STARTED SHAKING AT APPROX. 12,000 MILES. TRUCK NOW HAS 32,000 MILES. *TR

THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO A PARTICULAR DAY OR A PARTICULAR INCIDENT; IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WHEN MY VEHICLE HITS A HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT OR A HARD BUMP WHEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH OR MORE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD F350 4X4 AND THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IN MY OPINION COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED TO INSTALL A HEAVIER DUTY STEERING STABILIZER, WHICH WOULD COST ME 380.00, WHICH THEY SAY USUALLY HELPS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD, AND THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM OR PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. SOMEONE WILL SURELY BE KILLED, DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE STEPS TO MAKE SURE THESE TRUCKS ARE FIXED BY FORD AT FORD'S EXPENSE. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR MY TRUCK, BUT IS APPARENTLY AN EPIDEMIC. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO THEIR JOB AND SEE THAT THIS IS CORRECTED. *TR

MY FORD F-350 HAS SEVERE VIBRATION AND STEERING ISSUES. I RECEIVED THE LETTER ABOUT THESE ISSUES APRIL 2009. SHORTLY THERE AFTER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH THE TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLE. ABOUT THE TIME I GOT IT SLOWED DOWN I HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT END. THIS WAS ABOUT APRIL 25 2009. ON MAY 14 2009 I WENT TO FORD FOR MY OIL CHANGE. THEY DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGERS UNIVERSAL JOINT IS BROKEN. I WAS NOT IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THIS LOUD POP OCCURRED. BUT I DID ALMOST LOSE CONTROL PRIOR TO HEARING IT POP, MY SPEED AT THE TIME OF POP WAS ABOUT 35MPH. I KEEP THE TIRE PRESSURE UP, BY CHECKING IT ALMOST EVERY TIME I ADD FUEL. AND THE TIRES ARE CHECKED AT EACH OIL CHANGE, EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM FORD, SAYS TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS GOOD WHEN I CHECKED IT SHORTLY AFTER HEARING THE UNIVERSAL JOINT POP. THE SIZE OF TIRE IS THE SAME AS THE ONES INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS. AFTER THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW UNIVERSAL JOINT, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER ALIGNMENT SHOP. HE HAD A F250 HE WAS WORKING ON THAT HAD ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPEN. AND TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALOT. AFTER WHICH I CALLED FORD, THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDED TO ME THAT THE OPERATORS WERE WELL AWARE THESE TRUCKS SHIMMY AND THEN POP THERE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, AS I THINK NEXT TIME I MAY LOSE ALL CONTROL. FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, BUT THE OPERATORS TOLD ME I SHOULD SELL IT, AS THEY HAVE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. I WOULD NOT WANT TO HURT SOMEBODY ELSE BY PASSING THIS PROBLEM TRUCK ON, BUT I DO NOT HAVE FINANCES TO SCRAP IT ETHER. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-350 PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SEVERE VIBRATIONS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT THIS "SHIMMY" PROBLEM. THE LETTER RECOMMENDS MAINTAINING TIRE PRESSURE. TODATE THAT HAS NOT RESOLVED MY PROBLEM. AT ONE POINT, I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES ON THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER (THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE WAY THEY WERE WEARING) BUT WITH NEW TIRES AND THE PROPER INFLATION, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. AS YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM, I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT THE SOLE CAUSE AS IT HAS NOT FIXED MY VEHICLE. *TR

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AROUND ENTIRE SIDEWALL ON LEFT (DRIVER) REAR CONTINENTAL CONITRAC TR LT275/70R18 125/122S TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS A FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY PICKUP CARRYING NO LOAD. ALL TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE FACTORY ORIGINAL WITH 14,600 MILES AND EVEN TREAD WEAR. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO CHECKING OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS. THE TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR PHYSICAL INSPECTION. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE TIRE DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING AFTER THE INCIDENT. *TR

1. TRYING TO SHIFT TRUCK INTO 4X4 LOW 2. THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 4X4 LOW. THERE IS A "SHIFT ON THE FLY" KNOB ON THE DASH AND YOU CAN SHIFT TRUCK INTO 4X4 HIGH, OR 4X4 LOW. IT WILL SHIFT INTO 4X4 HIGH BUT NOT 4X4 LOW. 3. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX. *TR