2005 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

THE A/C CONTROL DOESN'T SWITCH OFF OF THE DEFROST SETTING. COULD CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE A/C CONSTANTLY BLOWS OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, IT WOULD NOT BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REVERSE CLUTCH RETAINER RING, THE REVERSE PISTON RETAINER RING, THE CLUTCH HOUSING, AND THE TRANSMISSION CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,726.

PULLING OUT OF PARKING AREA INTO MAIN HIGHWAY. ENGINE STALLED ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. EGR COOLER LEAKING FLUID INTO AIR INTAKE CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. REPLACED EGR COOLER, CLEANED INTAKE SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING); THEREFORE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE AT THE COST OF $1,133.52. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY THAT HE LOST CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE WAS INCAPABLE OF CONTROLLING THE STEERING. IT WOULD MOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND HE UNSUCCESSFULLY COMPENSATED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

REAR BRAKE DRUM FAILURE - BACKER PLATE OF MY FORD F350 HAS CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE REAR BRAKE SHOE RETAINER PINS FELL INWARDS AND THE BACK BRAKE SHOE TWISTED AROUND GRINDING IN THE REAR DRUM. UPON HEARING A NOISE SLOWED AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED AND SPUN THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A LONG WHEEL BASE,K CREWCAB PICKUP WITH AN 8FT BOX. THE DISC ROTOR COVER HAS ALSO RUSTED THROUGH LEAVING A HOLE ALLOWING SMALL STONES TO JAM BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL (ECENTUALLY START TO BRAKE ON ONE WHEEL - PROBLEMATIC ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING ON WET OR ICY ROADS. *TR

I RENTED A TRUCK FROM U-HAUL IN ELK GROVE, CA AT 4:50PM ON 8/28/08. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOVE 45MPH IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ONCE IT WAS DARK, THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE SHOWN TO BE NON-FUNCTIONING. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT DO A VEHICLE INSPECTION WITH ME, IN FACT, HE TOOK OFF BEFORE I EVEN PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVE-WAY. I CALLED THE REPAIR SERVICE BECAUSE I FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THEY SENT OUT THAT THE REAR END WAS COMING APART AND THAT THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM HAD NO POWER WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I INFORMED U-HAUL AND THEY INSISTED THAT I STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEIR FACILITY. I REFUSED, CITING THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT THE WORKING TAIL LIGHTS. THEY THEN CHARGED MY CREDIT CARD FOR THE RENTAL AND MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE STILL SAT IN MY DRIVE-WAY WITHOUT THEM KNOWING WHAT THAT MILEAGE WOULD BE. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. SERVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR FOR A PROBLEM WITH MY ACELERATOR. IF I DECELERATE OR STOP AND GO TO GIVE IT GAS AGAIN THE PEDAL PUSHES DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

TO BRUCE YORK AND RICHARD BOYD I AM SO THANKFUL SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS SITUATION WITH THIS STEERING PROBLEM FAR EXCEEDS ANYTHING FORD IS WILLING TO ADMIT. MY CASE; I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 FORD F-350 KING RANCH 4X4, VIN #, SENSE FEBRUARY 11, 2005. THIS TRUCK HAS EARNED ITS TWO NICKNAMES, RHUBARB EXPRESS AND #!*% PIECE OF #@^%$. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE FOR OUR FAMILY. MY WIFE AND I CAN'T BEGIN TO COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THIS TRUCK HAS GONE OUT OF CONTROL AND LEFT US IN THE DITCH. WE HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THIS TRUCK NEARLY EVERY TIME EITHER ONE OF US HAS DRIVEN IT. TYPICAL SITUATION, WE ARE DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY AT A SAFE SPEED. WE MIGHT FEEL A LITTLE BUMP ON THE ROAD THEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHIMMY THEN BEGINS TO PULL FROM YOUR HANDS IN A HARD SHIMMY. FROM THE TIME YOU HIT THE BUMP TO THE TIME THE TRUCK IS RIPPING YOUR HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL IS LESS THE 2 SECONDS. THE OSCILLATIONS ARE MORE THE 90 DEGREES FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THESE OSCILLATIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM YOUR ORIGINAL DRIVING SPEED UNTIL THE TRUCK IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS USUALLY MEANS DRIVING OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY OR ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER. ON MANY OCCASIONS THERE IS NO SHOULDER AND WE HAVE STOPPED IN THE ROAD. ON OTHER OCCASIONS WE HAVE HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AS THERE WERE SEMI TRUCKS IN THE SLOW LANE. I MEAN 65 TO 0 MILES AN HOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOS ANGELES FREEWAY! WE ALSO HAVE COUNTLESS MEMORIES OF SLIDING TO A STOP IN THE RHUBARB, DUST FLYING, OFF THE EDGE OF THE FREEWAY. ALL WHILE CALLING FORD AND BEGGING THEM TO FIX IT! WE HAD THIS TRUCK IN THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END AFTER TRAVELING OVER BUMPY ROADWAY, CAUSING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL INTO THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. PRIMARILY OCCURS OVER 35 MPH. HAPPENED OVER 10 TO 15 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. *TR