2005 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

2005 FORD F-350 WITH FAULTY INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROLLER. CONSUMER STATES THAT NO MATTER HOW HARD THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT SEND A SIGNAL TO THE TRAILER TELLING THE TRAILER TO STOP. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTEGRATED BRAKE CONTROLLER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REMAINED THE SAME. *JB

FRONT END SHIMMY ON FORD F350 4X4 CREW CAB DULLY, PRODUCTION YEAR 2005. AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE. THE FEED BACK THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL TRIES TO SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE DRIVERS HANDS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FRONT STABILIZER SHOCK CHANGED, THE LEFT SIDE DRAG LINK CHANGED AND THE FRONT END RE-ALIGNED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONTINUING SINCE THE VEHICLE AS HAD APPROX 40,000 MILES. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 90K. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SHIMMY IS CAUSED BY THE TIRE PRESSURE, TIRES WORN, FRONT END WEAR, ECT. *TR

I HAVE 2005 FORD F350 6.0L DIESEL. TRUCK STALLS ON THE ROAD AND WILL NOT RESTART. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO FEDUKE FORD 3 TIMES. WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALMOST HAD SERIOUS CRASH WHEN STALLED, TRACTOR TRAILER ALMOST TOOK ME AND FAMILY OUT. FORD HAD RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. RECALL#-05S34.NHTSA#-05V270000 I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL,I TOLD THEM MY TRUCK HAS SAME ISSUE AS RECALL. I NEED HELP. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 FORD 350 SUPERDUTY 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK. I PULL A LARGE 5TH WHEEL UNIT. IT IS WITHIN THE WEIGHT RANGE INDICATED BY FORD. I HAVE INSTALLED A THERMOCOUPLE GAUGE TO MONITOR THE ENGINE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE. I WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT THE NORMAL EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE (EGT) SHOULD BE BETWEEN 750 AND 900 WHILE PULLING THE UNIT. UNDER A NOMINAL HILL CLIMB, I NOTED THE EGT NEVER GOT BELOW 1000, EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. IT WAS HARD KEEPING THE EGT UNDER 1400. I HAD TO TRAVEL AT 55 MPH AND IN 4TH GEAR TO MAINTAIN THE 1000 DEGREE TEMPERATURE BOOST WAS BETWEEN 24 AND 28 PSI. NEAR THE TOP OF A CLIMB, THE TURBO HOSE BLEW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A DIRTY GATE VALVE OR DIRT IN THE VANES OF THE TURBO. DURING THE VACATION THEY REPLACED THE GATE VALVE AND THE TURBO. AFTER VACATION AND WITHOUT THE 5TH WHEEL ATTACHED, I NOTED THE EGT, UNDER NORMAL STREET DRIVING, RUNS AT 800 TO 1000 DEGREES. IF THIS IS AN INDICATION OF THE ENGINE/TURBO DESIGN, THIS ENGINE IS DOOMED TO FAIL. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THESE ISSUES BEFORE THEY SOLD THESE TRUCKS. I KNOW THE TURBO WILL FAIL AGAIN. IF THERE IS RECOURSE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. ONCE IT LOSES POWER, THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 20-30 TIMES PER DAY AND IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,058 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED12/12/07. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 F-350 . SINCE DAY ONE IT HAS HAD A VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR NOT. I WILL NOT DRIVE IT ANY MORE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 15 TIMES AND THE HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING BOX, FRONT COIL SPRINGS, DAMPER, SHOCKS AND ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE. NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN I TOOK IT TO AN OFF ROAD SPECIALTY STORE AND SPENT $6200.00 ON A 4INCH SUSPENSION LIFT, NEW 35" TIRES ,DUAL STABILIZING BARS AND NEW COIL SPRINGS. THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES , BOUNCES , SHIMMIES AND HOPS. I AM FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE (NEVER FORD AGAIN). I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD IF FORD DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR

3RD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH....WOULD NOT START????? STRANDED FOR 12 HOURS, TOWED 30 MILES TO DEALERSHIP AND PAYING AGAIN FOR A HOTEL AND CAR RENTAL.... *TR

2ND TIME WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT EXHAUST, THEN IT OVERHEATED AND OIL WAS MIXED WITH ANTIFREEZE, STRANDED FOR 5 HOURS, TOWED 18 MILES TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, COST US 4 DAYS IN A HOTEL. *TR

FIRST TIME TRUCK QUIT ON NORTH I-25, WE WERE DRIVING AND THE TRUCK JUST QUIT, WOULD NOT RECRANK, STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 8 HOURS, FINALLY A TOW TRUCK TOWED US 80 MILES TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, WE PAID A TOWING BILL OF $250 ALSO 2 DAYS IN THE HOTEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F 350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,600.