2008 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO COLUMBUS, OHIO IN HER 2008 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY TURBO DIESEL TRUCK (VIN# [XXX]) WITH 44,000 MILES. SHE'S PULLING HER 2014 26? LAKOTA TWO HORSE TRAILER WITH LIVING QUARTERS WITH HER SHOW HORSE IN THE BACK. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPEN WHILE SHE WAS ON MD-51N NEAR CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND HEADING ACROSS A BRIDGE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 1230PM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE ?PULL OVER SAFELY?. TWENTY SECONDS (20 SECONDS) LATER, THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN, WHICH TURNED THE POWER STEERING OFF. THIS IS WHAT I CALL UNSAFE FOR ANYONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING A 26? HORSE TRAILER WITH AN EXTRA 1000LBS IN THE BACK WITH A HORSE. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN ON HER. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR AAA TO COME TOW THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 1 HOURS, THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AND SHE DROVE IT TO FORD CUMBERLAND, 10335 MT SAVAGE ROAD NW, CUMBERLAND, MD WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON WITH A POLICE ESCORT SINCE THE SHERIFF OF CUMBERLAND SAT WITH MY WIFE ON MD-51N WAITING ON AAA. THIS IS AFTER SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY A FEDEX EIGHTEEN WHEELER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION FOR A TRUCK AND HORSE TRAILER DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN ON HER. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PROBLEM: EXHAUST SENSOR. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR IT AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON WITH HER TRIP. HOW CAN THIS SENSOR GO OUT ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES ON IT? HOW CAN THEY DESIGN A TRUCK TO SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING? THE DEALERSHIP TOLD MY WIFE THEY HAVE SEEN THESE SENSORS GO OUT AT 20,000 MILES BEFORE. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AND RECALL ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE BRAKES, CALIPERS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I WAS DRIVING A F-F350 SD CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK WITH A TRUCK SHELL TOP APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE CORD, RESULTING IN THE TREAD THRASHING (APPROXIMATELY 6 REVOLUTIONS) THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL CAUSING EXTREME BODY DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, BUMPER, UPPER TRUCK SHELL SLIDING WINDOW. THIS WAS A VERY VIOLENT EXPLOSION WHEN THE TREAD FINALLY SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF THE TIRE CORD. I THEN STOPPED THE VEHICLE, ASSESSED THE PROBLEM, RETRIEVED THE TIRE TREAD WHICH REMAINED INTACT, ALSO IN ONE PIECE...! AMAZINGLY, THE TIRE CORD REMAINED INTACT, STILL PRESSURIZED AND HOLDING AIR... AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP,WHO WERE NOT INITIALLY HELPFUL POINTING THE FINGER TO B.F. GOODRICH, WHO I DID CALLED AND I RECEIVED A RETURN PHONE CALL THE NEXT DAY. I THEN WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WHO REMOVED THE TIRE, AND PRESERVED THE TREAD AND TIRE, AND I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE B.F. GOODRICH REPRESENTATIVE TO SHIP THE TIRE FOR INSPECTION TO THEIR OFFICES. THE INITIAL INSPECTION AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WAS FOUND TO BE INCONCLUSIVE... AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE SEPARATION WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD, WHICH IT WAS NOT, AND THEN I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO SHIP THE TIRE TO THEM FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE $3-$4K IN BODY DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. PREPARING THE TIRE FOR SHIPPING TO B.F.GOODRICH AND WAITING ON THE STATUS OF THE REMAINDER OF MY BODY DAMAGE CLAIM. *TR

ON THE EVENING OF 6/13/2014, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 FORD F-350 THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH LINE OF WHITE CASTLE IN COMMACK, NEW YORK, 11725. AS I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO FOLLOW THE DRIVE THROUGH LANE, A HEARD A METAL BREAKING SOUND FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. WITHIN LESS THAN 1 SECOND FROM THIS HAPPENING, MY VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A CINDER BLOCK WALL CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER, FENDER AND HEADLIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO MYSELF OR ANY PASSENGERS AS WELL AS THE WALL HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE. I HAD A POLICE REPORT FILED WITH THE SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE REPORT CORROBORATES MY STATEMENT OF COMPLETE STEERING LOSS AS THE DIRECT RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, NORTH SHORE FIRESTONE IN COMMACK. UPON INVESTIGATION THEY DETERMINED THE GEARS INSIDE OF THE STEERING BOX COMPLETELY FAILED. THEY COULD BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE DETAILING WHAT THE INTERNALS OF THE STEERING BOX LOOKED LIKE IF NEEDED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THERE IS A 2 MONTH BACK LOG ON THE REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PART. BEING THAT THERE IS A REPLACEMENT BACKLOG, FORD MUST KNOW THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED TO STAND UP TO THE DIFFICULT TASK OF GETTING WHITE CASTLE! THIS FAILURE NOT ONLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK COSTING OVER $5,000, BUT THIS WILL CAUSE MY INSURANCE TO GO UP AS WELL. IF THIS CAUSES ME TO BE DROPPED FROM MY INSURANCE, I WILL HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS BEING THAT ALL OF MY JOBS REQUIRE ME TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HAVE FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM SO NO ONE ELSE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS LUCKY I WAS GOING AT A LOW SPEED, BUT THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY AS I WAS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 F350 SINGLE REAR WHEEL!!!! DEATH WOBBLE WITH MY FRIENDS BOSTON WHALER GOING DOWN 495 TO THE CAPE!!!! HAD THE TRUCK FOR FOUR YEARS!!! REPLACED 2 STEERING SHOCKS,TIEROD ENDS!! TIRES!! 2 FRONT ALIGNMENTS!!! TRUCK IS A PIECE OF [XXX]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE HAD A 1978 F150,1979 F250,1988 F150,1995 F150,1996 F250,1999 F350 AND LOVED ALL OF THEM AND GOT THIS 2008 F350 AND NEVER HAD A WORSE CONTROLLING TRUCK IN MY LIFE AND I HAVE BEAN A MECHANIC FOR 30!!!! I REPEAT 30 YEARS AND WHAT A [XXX] BOX FRONT END WOW!!!! FORD PLEASE HAVE A RECALL BEFORE YOU KILL SOMEBODY IN THE TRUCK OR HITTING SOME ONE!!!!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 11/18/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE EXHAUST FILTER WAS POORLY DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 07/03/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUMES IN THE VEHICLE CAN CAUSE ONE TO FEEL ILL. UPDATED 07/11/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST AND THE WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS

TWO 2008 FORD F-350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DESIGN FLAW IN BOTH VEHICLES CURRENT RADIATORS. *SMD FORD'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPEATEDLY REPLACE THE PART AT A COST OF $ 1300. *JB

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MP WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED AND LOST POWER. THIS HAPPENED ON 2 MORE OCCASIONS. ONCE WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET, AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CANNOT RISK INJURY, SO TOOK IT RIGHT TO A REPUTABLE LOCAL DIESEL MECHANIC. DIESEL MECHANIC STATES THAT ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED. FAULTY HI PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DISINTEGRATED AND SENT METAL THRU FUEL SYSTEM. THIS WILL COST $8000 TO FIX. WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR "BUG" FOR A NEW DESIGN. FORD WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS OR WARRANTY THIS. COMMON ON THIS MODEL, BUT DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE TRUCK MAY OR MAY NOT STALL WHEN GIVING GAS. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

WHILE IN TOW/HAUL MODE TOWING 40' 5TH WHEEL, ENGINE OVERHEATED QUICKLY WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER. NO LEAKS SEEN AND COOLANT WAS SPRAYING OUT OF OVERFLOW CAP ONLY. NO LIGHTS CAME ON IN DASH. SEEMS FAN IS NOT KICKING ON WHEN NEEDED? WHEN FAN DOES KICK ON, ENGINE COOLS IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER HEAVY TOWING. TRUCK RUNS GREAT OTHERWISE WITH NO OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITH THIS TRUCK AND I'M SURE IT IS CAUSING DAMAGE. WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT OF COURSE. THERE IS A COOLANT LOSS AS WELL, BUT UNKNOWN WHERE IT IS GOING. NO MILKY OIL, NOTHING ON THE GROUND, AND NO WET EXHAUST PIPE. *TR