2005 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

08/2007 AT 27,127 MILES FORD F350 SUPERDUTY WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE FOLLOWING: HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION CATCHING AND LOUD BANG, LIKE IT IS JERKING INTO GEAR. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. 08/2008 AT 36,800 MILES (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) TAKEN IN AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER WANT TO CHARGE US TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO PULL TRAILERS OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SO THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE FAILING WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND HIGHER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,049 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

MY 2005 F350 6.0 DIESEL OVER HEATED, WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT THE EGR VALVE & EGR COOLER WENT OUT, THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ONLY HAVE 56,963 MILES ON TRUCK. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT FORD HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. WHY DON'T THEY LET US KNOW ABOUT THIS OR HAVE A RECALL. I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN I LOSS POWER. I'VE ALSO HAD THE NHTSA ACTION # EA08007 HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK 2 TIMES NOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY, WITH DANGEROUS FRONT END PROBLEMS. WHEN GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-70MPH), AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD(EVEN WORSE WHILE GOING THROUGH A SLIGHT CURVE) THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS OSCILLATION IS SO STRONG, THAT IT ALMOST YANKS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF MY HANDS. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT STOP IS TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 20MPH. VERY DANGEROUS TO DO ON THE INTERSTATE!!! AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND READING SOME OF THE ONLINE FORUMS FOR FORD TRUCK OWNERS, I FIND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND ALSO A VERY COMMON ONE TO BOOT. THE MOST WORRISOME PART OF THIS PROBLEM, IS THAT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES I CAN GO A MONTH OR SO WITH NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THIS PAST WEEKEND, IT DID THIS THREE TIMES DURING A 10 MILE TRIP HOME FROM A RESTAURANT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE SOON MANY PEOPLE COULD GET HURT, AND GOD FORBID, BE KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65-70 MPH) I HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK (2005 FORD F-350) STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO 50 MPH WHERE THE SHAKING STOPPED. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI BECAUSE OF MY SUDDEN DECELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED ALL OVER THE ROAD. WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT, A BRIDGE EXPANSION, OR A SLIGHT BUMP, THE STEERING WORSENS. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED, THE BUSHING NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS INCORRECT. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,674 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 02-12-08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 40-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AS OF JANUARY 2, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 05V270000) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,757.

BOUGHT F-350 WITH 7200 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE HAS A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. IT IS WORSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IT IS SO UNCONTROLLABLE THAT YOU FEEL YOU ARE GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO SLOW DOWN AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS IS NOT WISE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY TELL ME IT IS TIRE PRESSURE AND OR TIRES. I HAVE BOUGHT NEW TIRES, HAD FRONT END ALIGNED AND CHECK PRESSURE CONSTANTLY AND IT DOES NOT HELP. I WILL NOT LET OTHERS DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE ONLY 31,000 MILES ON VEHICLE NOW AND OTHER THAN BUYING A NEW VEHICLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR

OSCILLATION OF FRONT SUSPENSION. MY 2005 F350 HAVE BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES BOTH BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AND SINCE BY OTHER VEHICLE SERVICE AGENCIES. IT CONTINUES TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS AND AT ITS WORSE, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE SIDEWAYS SLIGHTLY INTO THE NEXT LANE. BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ?THIS IS NORMAL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND TRADED IT IN FOR A 2008 MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,392. UPDATED 12/18/07 *TR