2003 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

2003 F350 6.0L DIESEL - SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.DISPLAY LIGHTS COME ON BUT WON'T START, DOES NOT CRANK OVER AT ALL. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. ONLY HAVE 5124 MILES ON IT. FIRST BREAKDOWN HAPPENED AT 900 MILES, SITTING STILL. 2ND BREAKDOWN HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED. THIRD BREAKDOWN HAPPENED TODAY 10/12/03 AT 75 MPH. STUCK IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WITH FAMILY WAITING FOR TOW.GIVEN DIFFERENT REASON AT EACH REPAIR BY DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. EACH DEALERSHIP SAID FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T FIND A FIX.THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THESE 6.0 LITER ENGINES CAME OUT. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR SAME PROBLEM LISTED ON "THEDIESELSTOP.COM" WEB SITE. MANY PEOPLE ARE STUCK WITH THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THESE TRUCKS, MAYBE YOU CAN FORCE THEM TO DO SOMETHING. *LA

MY 6.0L FORD DIESEL WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND IS A DANGER TO MY AND MY FAMILY. BY FAR I AM NOT ALONE AND YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION BY LOGGING ON TO THEDIESELSTOP.COM AND LOOK IN THE 6.0L FORUM.

MY 2003 F-350 SUPER DUTY 5.4, WITH 3,500 MILES HAS AN ENGINE KNOCK ON COLD START-UP.THE DEALER HAD THE TRUCK FOR A WEEK, AND SAID THIS IS NORMAL.I TOOK AN OIL SAMPLE, AND HAD IT TESTED, AND WAS TOLD THE SAMPLE HAD TO COME FROM A HIGH MILEAGE MOTOR,THE SAMPLE SHOWS TRACES OF BEARING MATERIAL.THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR "BREAK-IN" OIL.I THINK THERE IS MORE WRONG, AND DON'T WANT TO RUIN IT.THIS IS A $30,000 TRUCK, AND I CAN'T SEE TEARING IT UP.*AK

LOSS OF POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE.TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FIX, THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND RESET THE COMPUTER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THIS COULD RESULT IN A SERIUOS (HEAD-ON) COLLISION IF IT OCCUR WHILE PASSING ON A TWO LANE ROAD.

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND IT TOOK OFF REALLY FAST FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 8/5/2003. THE DEALER DID NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM TO THE CONSUMER. WHEN PICKING UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND BRING IT BACK IF IT DOESN'T GET BETTER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AND NOT RUNNING. *MR *TS *JB

DEAD PEDAL. WHEN YOU STEP ON GAS PEDAL YOU GET NO RESPONSE UNTIL YOU LET OFF, THEN THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD,USUALLY LEAVING YOU IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. *JB-

NEW F350 DIELEL 6.0, CONTUNIAL INJECTOR PROBLEMS, RUNS ROUGH AND QUITS, TOWED 2X'S, SUCKING DIELES INTO OIL.*AK

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *NLM

SHIFT ON THE FLY 4WD SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY ON THE TRUCK. WHEN SELECTING 4WD AND TRAVELING UNDER THE OWNERS MANUAL REQUIRED SPEED THE VEHICLE TAKES OVER 2.5 MILES TO ENGAGE OR NOT AT ALL. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. I VIDEO TAPED THE INCIDENT AT THE END OF FEBRUARY AND NO I CANNOT GET THE DEALER TO CALL ME BACK AT ALL. IF THE SWITCH IS LEFT ON AND THE UNIT DOES NOT ENGAGE I AM AFRAID I WILL EXCEED THE MAX RECOMMENDED SPEED THEN THE UNIT WILL ATTEMPT ENGAGEMENT AND DAMAGE THE 4WD. *NLM