2003 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

I HAVE HAD TWO GENERAL - AMERITEC TIRES LOSE THE TREADS AND BLOW OUT IN THE LAST MONTH. ONE HAD 39500 THE OTHER HAD 40000. I HAVE A TRUCK (F-350) WITH DUAL WHEELS, BOTH WERE IN BACK. THE TIRES CAME WITH THE TRUCK AND WERE NOT OVERLY WORN.

DT: CONTACT STATESDTHE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE ,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER YET. *AK

DT: CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON OCTOBER 22, 2004, AT THAT TIME HE SPOKE WITH FRANK BORIS AND STEVE CHAN. THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND STEERING/ BRAKES GO OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTING A 11000 POUND BOAT, THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER ACTUALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE LAST TIME NORRIS FORD WORKED ON IT, AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, THEY SAID IT NEEDED 8 NEW INJECTIONS ,AND WOULD COST $2500. CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED THIS LAST TIME,HE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY WON'T START, AND HASN'T STARTED SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN THE LAST 5,000 MILES.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THEN LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE COUPLING THAT HELD THE TIE RODS HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. *JB

WHEN THE ACCELERATE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. IT WILL JERK INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE ENGINE WANTED TO STALL WITH ACCELERATION WHEN RUNNING. REPAIRS, PCM REPROGRAMMING. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CONSUMER PLUGGED THE FRONT VEHICLE HEATER IN AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. LATER, THE DOG STARTED TO BARK. CONSUMER LOOKED OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK

2003 FORD F-350 6.0L DIESEL. VEHICLE RAN ROUGH LOST POWER. 3 INJECTORS BAD THE FIRST TIME, 2 BAD INJECTORS TWO OTHER TIMES BEFORE ENGINE BLEW AT 41000 MILES. HAS HAD NUMERUS INJECTORS CHANGED, AND MANY OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES. WAS AT THE DEALER SHIP FOR OVER 5 WEEKS GETTING ENGINE REPLACED. WE JUST PREVIUSLY HAD THE TRUCK AT A DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 15 DAYS AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOS THE PROBLEM WE WERE HAVING OF LOSS OF POWER.*AK

TOOK TRUCK IN TO GET COMPUTER UPDATES (132000 MI). DEALER DISCOVERED 12 QUARTS OF FUEL IN CRANKCASE. HAD TO GET INJECTOR SEALS REPLACED ($1200). I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IN AUGUST 2004 HAD TO HAVE FRONT END REBUILT EVEN THOUGH I HAD DONE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ($450)VEHICLE LOST POWER (12/20/04)(182000 MI). STOPPED TO CHECK FOR PROBLEM. ENGINE RESTARTED. I SHUT IT OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART. IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. HAD TOWED TO DEALER. THEY HAD 20 DIFFERENT CODES COME UP ON COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. AS OF 12/28/04 IT STILL WILL NOT START AND DEALER STILL HAS NO IDEA WHY. MOST RECENT ESTIMATE FOR THIS REPAIR AT LEAST $1200 AN HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK SINCE BREAKDOWN. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 F-350 SRW 6.0L PSD FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER STARTING WHEN I STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 45MPH WHEN THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF AND DUE TO NO POWER STEERING I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALSO THE TEMP AT THE TIME WAS AROUND 20 DEGREES F. AFTER MANY ATTEMPS TO RESTART THE ENGINE I WAS HELPED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT SAT FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND AFTER A FINAL ATTEMPT IT STARTED AS NORMAL AND HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THINKING THAT IT MAY STALL AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CAUSE A CRASH.*AK

2003 F350 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL REPEATED INSTANCES OF FAILURE TO ACCELLERATE CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. WE'VE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE CONDITION WITH THE DEALER STARTING IN 2/04 AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT.*AK