2005 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEEDS OF 65MPH , THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING.THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO HAPPEN, ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL :NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING ,EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 216,289.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF A POTENTIAL RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,400.

WE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING SHIMMY AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE SHIMMY LASTED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE STEERING DAMPER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON 3/26/10 MY 2005 FORD F350 6.0 DIESEL STARTED SMOKING FROM THE EXHAUST WHILE HAULING HORSES TO A SHOW. I WAS APPROX. 70 MILES FROM HOME. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE EGR VALVE WENT BAD AND ALSO OVERHEATED MY TURBO. MY TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES AND I PURCHASED THE ESP 100,000 WARRANTY HOWEVER, THEY SAID MY WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 3/21/10. THE BILL WAS $3900. AND FORD IS NOT COVERING IT. NOW I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE FOR FORD & THE REPAIRS DON'T SEEM TO HOLD EITHER AS MOST PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS REOCCUR 2 OR MORE TIMES. THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM I COULD HAVE PREVENTED IN ANY WAY BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE ITSELF. WHAT CAN I DO & IS THERE A RECALL? [XXX] *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS ALSO REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF UPDATED 11/04/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FUEL INJECTORS ALSO FAILED. THE RECALL RELATED DEFECT WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,099.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE 2005 F350 SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME HARD, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY; WHILE ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT 85 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS PASSING A FORD DEALER AND TOOK THE TRUCK IN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND CONTINUED OFF AND ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT IDLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING, MISFIRING AND THEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,845.

ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL FRACTURING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AROUND RIM. SECOND WHEEL TO FAIL IN THIS FASHION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-350 4X4 CREWCAB DIESEL WHICH EXHIBITS SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS OR CATTLE GUARDS. THIS IS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO CONTINUE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX IT. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR