2005 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, TRAVELING AT LEAST 65 MPH, THE FRONT END VIBRATES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE.

THE FAILURE OF DIESEL FUEL INJECTORS IN THE '05 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE POWER STROKE 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 14,800 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. DID NOT LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, I FEEL THAT IT COULD IN ANOTHER CASE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND OCCURRED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN(ABOUT 17 MILES). ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. MY VEHICLE LOST MOST OF IT'S POWER AND BEGAN TO JERK AND SPUTTER AS I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHUT VEHICLE OFF, DID A BASIC CHECK OF THE VEHICLES COMPONENTS AND THEN RESTARTED . STARTED AND RAN FINE. I BEGAN TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ONLY TO LOOSE SIGNIFICANT POWER AND WAS FORCED TO RETURN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS SERIOUSLY SLOWING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I BEGAN TO LIMP MY TRUCK TO THE NEAREST EXIT RAMP. EXITED THE INTERSTATE, MY TRUCK DIED AND LEFT ME STRANDED, NOT ABLE TO RESTART. VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE #1 CYLINDER INJECTOR WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW OR REBUILT PART. (THIS IS NOT SPECIFIED BY FORD.) I DID/DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE FAILED PART(S). APPROX. 3 WEEKS AFTER THIS INCIDENT, MY TRUCK EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE (AN INJECTOR ON CYLINDER #7) WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CONSIDERS IT AN "ACCEPTABLE" DESIGN FLAW AND PUTS THE BLAME ON POOR FUEL (ALL OTHER DIESEL ENGINES WILL RUN ON FUEL STATION GRADE FUEL, WHICH IS ONLY TO BE EXPECTED.). I KNOW THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2003 TO THE 2006 POWERSTROKE 6.0L ENGINES. IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IN THE CASE OF TWO INJECTORS FAILING AT ONCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INOPERABLE WITH FAILED BRAKING, STEERING AND POWER LOSS. IF ONE INJECTOR FAILS, THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE ERRATIC POWER SURGES AND PARTIAL OR FULL LOSS OF POWER WITH FAILED OR REDUCED BRAKING AND STEERING. AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND WITH NO WARNING THIS COULD SPELL DISASTER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A SPARE TIRE, JACK AND LUG WRENCH. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IF THE VEHICLE HAS A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING THERE WOULD BE NO SPARE TO USE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND STATED IT IS STANDARD FOR THIS EQUIPMENT NOT TO BE PROVIDED ON THE VEHICLE WHEN SOLD. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN SNOW, THE VEHICLE SLIDES SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH IN SNOW, THE VEHICLE SLIDES SIDE TO SIDE WHEN 4-WHEEL DRIVE IS IN USE. THE TIRES SEEM TO BE THE WRONG SIZE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP.

2005 FORD DIESEL PICKUP BUCKS AND JERKS WHILE UNDER LIGHT LOAD, I.E. MAINTAINING SPEED ON AN INCLINE. (MOUNTAIN PASS). DEALERSHIP AND FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. WHILE DRIVING ON WINTER (ICY) ROADS, TRUCK BEGAN BUCKING AND BROKE TRACTION SENDING TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OUT OF IT WITHOUT CONTACTING THE VEHICLE PASSING ME OR ROADSIDE OBSTRUCTIONS. *JB

I'VE HAD MY 05 'F-350 DIESEL IN THE SHOP FOR MORE THAN A TOTAL OF 10 WEEKS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS BLOWN HEADS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX CORRECTLY I PERSONALLY THINK FOR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED IT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DURING BOTH INCIDENTS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM INJECTORS AND MODULES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENTS THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT 8,000 MILES, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. BASED ON ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE MONTHS. *AK

I HAVE AN F-350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY @ 7:30 PM. AROUND 12:15 AM, MY WIFE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BANGING TYPE CRASH. SHE THOUGHT A CAR HAD CRASHED OUT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, SO SHE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW THE TRUCK WITH FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. AND SPRAYED WATER ON OUR EAVES UNTIL THEY ARRIVED. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE EAVES ABOVE THE GARAGE, GARAGE DOORS, SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE GARAGE THAT MELTED OR BURNED AS WELL AS WORK TOOLS AND ALL PERSONAL ITEMS FROM THE TRUCK. I WILL ALSO HAVE TO RE-PAINT MY HOUSE DUE TO THE FIRE AND SMOKE FROM THE TRUCK GOING ACROSS THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE ABOVE THE GARAGE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR REPORTS THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER WHERE I HAVE PURCHASED 5 TRUCKS IN THE PAST YEAR! WHEN ASKED ABOUT RECALLS OR IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE TRUCK AND WHERE THE FIRE STARTED, THEY RESPONDED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL, AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING UNDER WARRANTY???? THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND FORD TRUCK IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD CATCH FIRE????? THE FIRST WAS AN F-350 THAT I USED AS ONE OF MY WORK TRUCKS. THAT FIRE ACTUALLY STARED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN BACK TO MY SHOP FROM A JOB. THE FIRE DEPT. STATED THE FIRE HAD ALSO STARTED UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH FORD TRUCKS AND FIRES. HAD I KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE NEVER TURNED THE FIRST TRUCK INTO MY INSURANCE CARRIER WITHOUT RAISING QUESTIONS REGARDING POSSIBLE FAULTY PARTS AS A CAUSE OF DAMAGE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN HAULING A TRAILER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH VOLTAGE GOING TO THE BRAKES TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BRAIN BOX WITH EIGHT VOLTS INSTEAD OF THREE AND ONE HALF VOLTS. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK