2004 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

EGR COOLER ON MY FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL WENT OUT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FIXED IT WITH ABOUT A $100 FEE. JUST TODAY MY TRUCK STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE SO I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE EGR COOLER AND THAT BECAUSE OF THAT ISSUE IT HAS RUINED THE HEAD GASKETS ALSO. THE MECHANIC AT FORD TOLD ME THAT MOST TRUCKS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THIS ISSUE RECURRING EVERY YEAR OR SO. WONDERING WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY FORD. AFTER THE MECHANIC TOLD ME ABOUT THE ISSUE I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE SO MANY THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE OR HAVE HAD IT BEFORE. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 2004 FORD F350 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK IN SUMMER OF 2006. I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE FIRST 6-8 MONTHS OF OWNING THE TRUCK WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK CUTTING OUT (NO POWER). WE HAD THE TRUCK INTO THE SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY CHANGED OUT A FEW HOSES AND DID A FEW OTHER THINGS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE TRUCK WAS ORIGINALLY UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED AND NOW THEY WON'T BACK THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO CUT OUT (LOSE POWER). THE TRUCK LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALMOST EVERY OTHER TIME WE DRIVE THE TRUCK. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE CROSSED MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND HAD THE TRUCK LOSE POWER AND ALMOST GOT HIT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC GOING 65-70MPH. THE DEFECT OF THIS TRUCK IS GOING TO TAKE MINE OR MY HUSBANDS LIFE ALONG WITH INNOCENT PASSENGERS. IT'S A DANGER TO HAVE ON THE ROAD BUT FORD CAN'T FIND THE DEFECT AND WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I'M WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS GOING TO TAKE A LIFE AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BLOODY HANDS OF FORD CO. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD SEVERAL TIMES THEY STATE IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED MN ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THEY HAVE WRITTEN FORD A LETTER WITH NO RESULTS. I AM ALSO GOING TO CONTACT LOCAL TV STATIONS AND LET THEM KNOW THE DANGER THAT FORD HAS ALLOWED ON THE ROADS. I'M HOPING YOU CAN HELP. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, *TR

NOTICED A VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING 2004 F-350 IN FRONT. NOTICED A LARGE BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL OF RT FT INSIDE TIRE. SIZE IS @3.5"ROUND AND 1.5 INCHES HIGH. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SPARE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED TREAD SEPARATION ON OTHER 3 TIRES. JUST OVER 1 YEAR OLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN SUDDENLY THE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN TEN MINUTES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 71,000.

I HAVE A 2004 F350 DIESEL TRUCK. AS I WAS TRAVELING ON I75, THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED DROPPED TO BELOW 30 MPH. THIS CAUSED A PROBLEM AS I WAS MOVING SUBSTANTIALLY SLOWER THAN SURROUNDING TRAFFIC WHICH WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. EXAMINATION OF FUEL TANK BY A REPAIR PERSON SHOWED A DELAMINATION OF THE TANK. I HAVE HAD THE TANK CLEANED OUT BUT WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TANK. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND 2005 FORD TRUCKS. *TR

ENGINE DIES AND/OR LOOSES POWER. HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN CHANGED:FICM, , ENGINE OIL (THOUGHT PROBLEM DUE TO OIL PUMP), FUEL FILTERS, CAM SENSOR SWITCH, CLEANED EGR VALVE AND ALL PASSAGES, REPLACED INJECTOR PRESSURE CONTROLLER, REPLACED EGR VALVE. LAST TRIP TO DEALER WAS MAY 3, 2010. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY WHEN PULLING OUT OF A SIDE ROAD ONTO MAIN ROAD ENGINE DIED WITH VEHICLE BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC-PUSH TIME--ACCIDENT AVOIDED ONLY BECAUSE NO TRAFFIC. THE BASIC PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED IS NO CODES ARE SET. AFTER MONTHS OF FAILS, IT SET A "BAD FICM" CODE, CHANGED FICM, NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM, REPEATED TRIPS TO DEALER, FINALLY GET A "BAD CAM SENSOR" CODE, CHANGED CAM SENSOR, NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM. DEALER LOOKED AT EGR, PARAMETERS DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, CLEANED EGR & ALL ASSOCIATED PASSAGES, RAN FINE FOR 10 DAYS, FAILED 3 DAYS IN A ROW, OLD DEALER OUT OF BUSINESS, NEW DEALER CHANGED BOTH IPC & EGR AT MY DIRECTION SINCE THEY REPORTED TO ME BOTH ITEMS COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM, RAN FINE FROM MAY 3 TO MAY 8, 2010. MULTIPLE FAILURES TODAY WITH ONE LEAVING ME BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC AT US25 & DOUBLE CULVERT, GEORGETOWN, KY. GET VEHICLE OUT OF HARM'S WAY, GET IT RESTARTED, FAILS MULTIPLE TIMES, THEN DECIDES TO RUN OK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE INTERNAL PARTS CONNECTED TO THE TURBO CHARGER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND DRIVE UNUSUALLY ROUGH. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE, THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED SIGN OF THE FAILURE SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY TWO SEPARATE DEALERS WHERE THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,610.

I HAVE A FORD F-350 WITH A 6.0 DIESEL ENGINE. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. WHICH CREATES A HAZARD FOR ALL WHO OWN ONE AND TO THE PUBLIC . THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE COMPLAINED TO YOU ABOUT THIS ENGINE. WHY AREN'T YOU PEOPLE DOING SOMETHING WITH FORD AND INTERNATIONAL. TWO TIMES MY TRUCK HAS DUMPED HALF THE OIL OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ONCE WHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP BLEW A SEAL AND AGAIN WHEN THE OIL COOLER AND EGR COOLER BUSTED. IF THIS TRUCK IS DOING IT THEN ALL THE OTHER 6.0 DIESEL TRUCKS ON THE ROAD ARE TOO. IF YOU GOOGLE THE OIL COOLERS AND EGR COOLERS YOU WILL SEE JUST HOW BIG THE PROBLEM IS. IF THIS IS NOT A HAZARD THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. IF THEY SOLD SAY, 300,000 OF THESE TRUCKS A YEAR FROM 2003 TO 2007 , THAT'S 5 YEARS TIMES 300,000 TIMES 5 QUARTS (LESS THAN HALF, TRUCK HOLDS 15 QTS)5 X 300,000 X 5 = 7,500,000 QTS OF POSSIBLE OIL SPILLED OR 1,875,000 GALLONS OF OIL SPILLED IF THESE TRUCKS ONLY SPILL 5 QUARTS OVER THEIR LIFE TIME. MOST OF THE TRUCKS WILL DO IT MORE THAN ONCE. WHEN THE OIL COOLER BUSTS THE OIL GOES INTO THE RADIATOR AND OUT THE OVER FLOW INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. UPDATED 05/04/10.*JB

3 ISSUES: 1) VEHICLE STOPPED AT RED LITE, FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY INCREASE, LAST TIME 3/4/10. 2) VEHICLE DIES, LAST TIME DIED 3 TIME ON 3/1/10, TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, NTF 3) SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, 3/1/10, NTF, REPEATED ON 3/2/10, VEHICLE GOES TO IDLE STATE. *TR