Ford F-250 Complaints (2004)

408 consumer complaints on file.

#10097155October 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
REQUEST NHTSA & FORD ISSUE RECALL TO CORRECT ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS ON FORD 2004 F-250. *BF THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIME AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED FRAYED WIRING IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN RE-INSULATED THE WIRING AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *NM SEE ALSO ODI 10099269 & 10099937. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095740October 13, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOORS ON 2004 CREWCAB F250 LARIAT 4X4 ARE SQUEAKING,LOOSE,AND VERY NOISY WHEN DRIVING. PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SEVERAL FORD DEALERS IN NJ AREA, ONE OF WHICH EVEN REPLACED THE LATCH ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WITH NO EFFECT. (DEALER EVEN DAMAGED TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX A SEPARATE, BUT RELATED PROBLEM-WINDOW AIR LEAK.) TRUCK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND I HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION FROM ANY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE OWNED THREE NEW FORD TRUCKS AND THIS IS BY FAR THE POOREST QUALITY. REFERENCE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10004948 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 17307, DATED OCT 1, 2003. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092806September 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087677September 14, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE RPM'S DROPPED DOWN TO 0. VEHICLE JUST QUIT, LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091638September 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE WAS DRIVING POORLY WHILE ACCELERATING AND HESITATED. CONSUMER NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON, THEN FLASHED OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090236September 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE IDLE IS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088968September 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TRUCK "CUTS OUT" LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. IT SEEMS ELECTRICAL SINCE BOTH THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT AS WELL AS THE WATER IN FUEL LIGHT COME ON FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND GO OFF. ONCE THEY GO OFF, IT WILL RUN AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. I HAVE HAD THE COMPLETE FICM HARNESS (IT RAN FINE FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT) REPLACED BY THE DEALER.IIT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES NOW FOR A TOTAL OF 10 DAYS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT ONLY HAS 7000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089951August 27, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10089491August 23, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE RPMS TO RACE AT A HIGH RATE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088267August 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
WE PURCHASED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, 2004 F-250 POWERSTROKE DIESEL ON 4/3/04, LARIAT PKG,TOW/CAMPER PKG FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP IN KENNESAW, GA. IT DID WELL FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT ODD THINGS BEGAN TO HAPPEN, ROUGH SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION/DECREASE IN GAS MILEAGE/RIDING ROUGHLY. ON 6/8, BEFORE A TRIP TO FLORIDA, MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AND TO HAVE THE OTHER PROBLEMS CHECKED. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT SAID THEY COULD'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT DID MENTION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. WE LEFT FOR VACATION THE VERY EARLY ON 6/18. ON 6/25, IN FL, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN. COULD ONLY GET IT IN ONE GEAR, THE TOW/HAULING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. A DEALERSHIP THERE IN PALM BEACH, DIAGNOSED-WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS TAKEN APART. (WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DISCLOSE TO US THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AT 17 MILES. IT HAD 79 MILES ON IT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT). A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ORDERED AND WE WERE STRANDED ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE IT WOULD ARRIVE. ON 6/30, MY HUSBAND PICKED UP THE TRUCK BUT IT STILL WASN'T OPERATING PROPERLY. ABOUT 8PM HE CALLED TO SAY THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN AGAIN. BACK TO THE FL DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING, LED TO ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS OF THE COMPUTER/PROCESSOR BEING BAD. THAT WAS REPLACED AND THE TRUCK HAS WORKED SOMEWHAT PROPERLY SINCE THAT TIME. IT STILL HAS SOME ODD SOUNDS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED AS LOW AS 8.9 (ORIGINALLY -17 MPG - PULLING A CAMPER.) IT STILL IDLES ROUGHLY SO WE EXPECT TO BREAK AGAIN. THIS TRUCK IS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION & 2ND PROCESSOR. WE ARE STILL TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, FORD MOTOR CO., AND AUTOMOTIVE GRP 1. MY SINCERE THANKS TO AL PACKARD FORD SERVICE DEPT IN PALM BEACH CO, FL FOR THEIR HELP IN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND FOR HELPING THESE STRANDED VISITORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089153August 18, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLY. AS A RESUL, DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INNJUIRES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10088002August 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FRACTURED COMPLETELY. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER TIRE SEPARATED AND WENT UP UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH JAMMED THE DOOR SHUT . CONSUMER MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087771August 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATES IT WAS A COMPUTER DEFECT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086585August 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2004 F250 KING RANCH. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE APRIL 8. AROUND THE MIDDLE OF JULY IT STARTED HESITATING AND STALLING. IT WOULD HESITATE WHILE GOING AT ANY SPEED, AT ANY TIME, WHETHER GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR SITTING STILL. WHILE THE MOTOR IS RUNNING, IT WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER, AS IF YOU HAD TAKEN YOUR FOOT COMPLETELY OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WILL REGAIN POWER, AS IF YOU PUT YOUR FOOT BACK ON THE GAS PEDAL. SEVERAL OF THESE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE CALLS FOR CRASHES AND COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING IF NOT FOR OTHER ALERT DRIVERS. AFTER "REPAIRING" THE TRUCK THE FIRST TIME, I NO MORE THAN GOT IT HOME BEFORE IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. AFTER ORDERING SOME MORE PARTS AND "REPAIRING" THE TRUCK THE SECOND TIME, IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AFTER FIRST STARTING AND WHILE IDLING. IT ALSO GAINED A LOUD SCRUBBING/THUMPING SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 1 MONTH. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK FOR A TOTAL OF 4 DAYS OUT OF THE LAST 21 AND AM VERY AFRAID OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT IF THEY "REPAIR" THE PROBLEM AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087416August 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AS RESULT THE VEHICLE LOSS OF STEERING, AND THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN, INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER SORRY WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087540August 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN AN INCLINE THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER TWICE, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086137August 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 FORD F250 DIESEL CREW CAB 4X4. WE HAVE THE LARIET PACKAGE ALONG WITH THE CAMPER AND OFF ROAD PACKAGES. CURRENT MILES ARE 3600. EHAVEN'T TOWED ANYTHING BEHIND THIS NEW TRUCK YET. ON SUNDAY AUG. 1,2004, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE.THE TOW/HAUL LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS FLASHING. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MIKE DAVIDSON FORD THE NEXT MORNING AUG. 2,2004. THEY DROPPED THE PAN OFF THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS ALONG WITH A BAD SENSOR. THE TRUCK IS STILL IN THE SHOP. I WANTED TO KNOW IF OTHER NEW FORD TRUCKS EQUIPED THE SAME WAY WERE HAVING SIMULAR PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A RARE CONDITION FOR THIS TYPE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082997July 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 F-250 KING RANCH FX4 WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE, ALL STOCK CONDITION AS ORDERED AND RECEIVED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2004. DEALER MADE PROGRAMMING CHANGE TO THE PCM ON JULY 12, 2004, BUT VEHICLE HAS NOT RUN CORRECTLY SINCE PROBLEMATIC SYMPTOMS BEGAN ON 7/10/04. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE: (1) LACK OF POWER AND STUDDERING FROM 600 RPM TO 1,200 RPM FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN AND UNPROVOKED INCREASE IN POWER. (2) RHYTHM TIC INCREASES AND DECREASES (SURGING) OF APPROXIMATELY 2,000 RPM IN THE TURBOCHARGER AT CRUISE (EVEN WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL). (3) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. THE CONTINUOUS SURGING OF THE TURBOCHARGER WILL RESULT IN A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE TURBINE FOLLOWED BY FATIGUE AND EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083722July 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083780July 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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