2005 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE RUBBER BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY PULLING. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE. NO TIRE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

REPEATED BRAKE CALIPER PROBLEMS. BRAKE PADS LOCK IN ON POSITION WHILE CALIPER RELEASES. RESULT IS THAT ONE BRAKE PAD IN A SET WILL QUICKLY BECOME WORN WHILE OTHER PAD IS LIKE NEW. FAILURE RESULTS WHEN LOCKED PAD IS UNDETECTED, THEN CALIPER, ROTOR AND BRAKE LINE DAMAGE RESULT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPERATE INSTANCES AND ON SEPERATE WHEELS. FORD HAS PAID FOR ONE REAR CALIPER, FRONT ROTORS.THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ON OR BEFORE 16,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND REPAIRED AT FORD GARAGES ONLY. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A SEVERE DUTY TRUCK, HAS A TOW HAUL PACKAGE. FURTHER: IMMEDIATELY, AFTER ONE REPAIR ABS LITE CAME ON AND BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. ABS STAYED ON FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN WHEN BRAKES WERE PUMPED THEY WENT OUT AND BRAKE RETURNED. IMMEDIATE THOUGHT WAS THAT ABS MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO BRAKE REPAIR AND CORRECT AND THAT IT WAS A TEMPORARY PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKE PADS DID HOWEVER MALFUCTION WITHIN 400 MILES OF THIS INCIDENT. FROM THE BEGINNING THIS TRUCK HAS HAD AN OCCASIONAL SPONGEY BRAKE PROBLEM. INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST DATE NOTED. FIRST DATE OCCURRED 02/30/07. INCIDENT DATE OF THIS REPORT REFLECTS LAST TO DATE INCIDENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SMOKE POURED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE AROMA OF ANTIFREEZE WAS POTENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN PREVIOUS TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOW COMMAND WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND PROVIDES FALSE DATA. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE TRAILER BRAKES TO ENGAGE WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT. THE WARNING MESSAGE INDICATED THAT THE TRAILER WAS DISCONNECTED. THE FORD DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TURBO PIPE BLEW OFF GOING UPHILL TOWING A HORSE IN TRAILER, LOST MOST OF MY POWER, SPEED DROPPED TO 40 MPH WITH TRUCKS BEARING DOWN. PUT CLAMP BACK ON DID IT AGAIN 50 MILES LATER. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME RUST FORMED INSIDE TURBO IF I DID NOT DRIVE IT HARD OR CORRECTLY. I DID'NT THINK I BOUGHT A TRUCK WITH INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO RIVE IT !*AK

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAVE GONE OVER BLEMISHES IN THE HIGHWAY AND IT HAS CAUSED A VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD AT POINTS THAT IT ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT WHICH MIGHT HAVE INVOLVED MANY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP BEFORE IT SUBSIDES. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAY THAT THEY HAVE A QUICK FIX BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. EVERYTIME I HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE PAID FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I HAVE SPOEKN WITH MANY FOR SUPERDUTY OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. THIS IS NOT ONLY A PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. DO PEOPLE NEED TO START DYING BEFORE THERE IS A SERVICE RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD DIDN'T START REPLACING TIRES ON TRUCKS AND SUV'S BEFORE SO MANY PEOPLE DIED IN CARE CRASHES. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE SHOULD BE NO CALL FOR PAYING FOR AND BEING FINANCIALLY LOCKED INTO A $50,000 VEHICLE THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A DEATH TRAP. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL MODELS OF THE FORD SUPERDUTY AND FORD STILL PRODUCES THESE AND SELLS THEM TO CONSUMERS AND DOESN'T FIX THEM.

(1) TRUCK WOULD NOT START (2) POTENTIAL OF TRAVELING AND FUEL PUMP STOPS PROVIDING FUEL TO MOTOR; POTENTIAL TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VECHICLE (3) HIGH PRESSURE (R&R IPR SENSOR,FLEX PIPE AN DCONNECTOR) WAS REPLACED

05 AND 06 FORD F350 AMBULANCE BRAKE CALIBER PISTONS BREAK OR CRACK AND HOLD PISTON OUT MAKING BRAKES UNABLE TO FULLY RELEASE, BOTH OUR 05 HAVE HAVE DONE IT ONE ON ALL FOUR WHEEL AND THE OTHER JUST THE FRONTS SO FAR AND NOW OUR 06 HAS THE FRONTS ON BOTH SIDES TOLAL OF THREE OF THE FOUR PISTONS BROKE

VEHICLE HAS ENGINE FAILURE THE REPAIR HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED FOUR TIMES AND VEHICLE CONTINUES IN ITS SAME STAGE.. *JB

WE OWN A FORD F350, 2005 MODEL WITH ABOUT 6000 MILES. ON SUN.,3/4, AS MY WIFE DROVE AWAY FROM A SERVICE STATION PUMP, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK, I.E. SHE COULD NOT STEER. LUCKY FOR HER SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE ENTERING A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY. WE FOUND THAT THE NUT HOLDING THE PIVOT ARM WITH THE STEERING LINKAGE HAD SHEARED OFF ALONG WITH THE COTTER PIN HOLDING THE NUT. THE NUT THREADS WERE STRIPPED OFF. I HAVE THE FAILED NUT ALONG WITH RING/CLIP HOLDING THE COTTER PIN. THE BOLT THREADS ON THE LINKAGE, TO THE EYE APPEAR TO BE O'K. AS STATED THOUGH, THE NUT THREADS WERE STRIPPED OFF. WAS THIS DUE TO A SOFTER METAL BEING USED, OVER TORQUING OR A BAD NUT??' THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO NEWBERG FORD IN NEWBERG, OR. *JB