2008 FORD F-550 SD Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-550. THE CONTACT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF SUDDENLY. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER WHEN IT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE LOST POWER VERY QUICK. RUST IN THE FUEL TANK CLOGGING THE FILTER STOPPED FUEL TO THE ENGINE WAS THE PROBLEM AFTER STOPPING SEVERAL TIMES. HAVING NO SHOULDER ON THIS AREA OF THE INTERSTATE TO EXIT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER NEARLY KILLED US ALL. WE HAD THE TANK REMOVED AND CLEANED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND AT 14,000 MILES IT STARTED BOGGING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE DIED OUT AROUND 5 TIMES, AFTER THE DEALERSHIP SAT ON THE VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS WITHOUT DIAGNOSING I MOVED THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CONDUCTED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR ECM REPROGRAMMING NOW AT 16,000 MILES THE VEHICLE IS DOING IT ALL OVER AGAIN AND NOT TO MENTION RADIATOR LEAKING, BRAKES SQUEALING, TRANS FLUID SEEPAGE AND FUEL LEVEL GAUGE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. PLEASE HELP!!!! $65,000 VEHICLE THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO BUY IT BACK. *TR

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IS TYPICAL OVER ROAD DRIVING. THE FAILURE IS WITH THE MAIN COOLING RADIATOR, AFTER ABOUT 20,000 IT BEGINS TO LEAK AT THE DRIVERS SIDE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. CONSEQUENCES ARE THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2007 AND WE ARE NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE THIRD RADIATOR. THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, WE HAD TO PAY A WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT WITH THE SECOND RADIATOR. NOW WITH THE THIRD ONE GONE OUT THEY WANT US TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE REPLACEMENT COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-550 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHITE SMOKE POURS FROM THE EXHAUST TIPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CONCLUDED. THE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT DIESEL FUEL IS MIXING WITH THE MOTOR OIL. THE RADIATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-550. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY DECREASED TO 15 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.