Ford F-250 Complaints (2004)

408 consumer complaints on file.

#10370786December 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SD. THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE. HE HAD TO PURCHASE THE PARTS BUT COULD NOT INSTALL THEM. HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO INSTALL THE PARTS BECAUSE THEY HAD TO PROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE AT NO COST BUT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #05V270000; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368223November 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER AND TURBO FAILED WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO BE EMITTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367304November 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367118November 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED FOUR TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367025November 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY 2004 F-250 DIESEL, 79,292 MILES, HAS BEEN AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE SEPT. 7TH. THERE ARE SO MANY DIESELS BROKEN DOWN, MINE DID NOT GET PULLED INTO THE BAY FOR WORK UNTIL THE LAST WEEK IN OCT. IT IS STILL IN THE BAY WAITING AN ENGINE AS OF NOV. 11TH. OVER 2 MONTHS IN THE SHOP. THEY CHANGED THE OIL PRIOR TO DIAGNOSING BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND OVER BOOSTING TURBO, SO THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM IF WATER WAS IN THE OIL PAN. DIAGNOSES WAS TO REPLACE THE HEAD BOLTS, GASKETS, EGR COOLER, REBUILD AN OVER BOOSTING TURBO, AT A COST OF ABOUT $3,000.00. AFTER THE HEADS WERE DEEMED UNUSABLE, MUCH PITTING, CORROSION OF THE HEAD WHERE THE CYLINDER IMPRINT IS LOCATED, THE COST WENT TO $7,5000. SINCE THEY FAILED TO INSPECT THE OIL FOR COOLANT, I HAD LITTLE ALTERNATIVE THAN TO REQUEST AN ENTIRE ENGINE, AT A COST OF $15,500.00. I HAVE WORKED ON ENGINES, AND KNOW SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. I REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM FORD. THEY SAID THE DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO TAKE A 10% DISCOUNT. AFTER MORE PHONE CALLS, THEY OFFERED AN ADDITIONAL $400.00 OFF AFTER THE DISCOUNT. I AM LOOKING AT SPENDING $13,500.00 PLUS $1,205.25 IN SALES TAX, BACK UP TO ABOUT $15,000.00 FOR A TRUCK WITH 79,292 MILES. FORD MOTOR CORPORATION DID NOT OFFER A DIME. I AM REQUESTING THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATE, FIND FORD AT FAULT FOR KNOWINGLY NOT RECOMMENDING SERVICE BULLETINS FOR: 1)OVER BOOSTING TURBOS TO BE REPLACED WITH THE NEW DESIGNED ONES. 2)THE HEAD BOLTS BE REPLACED WITH THE HEAVIER, LARGER CIRCUMFERENCE BOLTS. 3)UPDATED HEAD GASKETS. 4)STAINLESS EGR COOLER SO MUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN WRITTEN ON THE OBVIOUS FAULTS, AND THE CORRECTIONS THAT COULD BE MADE IF FORD WERE FORTH COMING IN DISCLOSING THE PROBLEMS, BEFORE CONSUMERS WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE HUGE INVESTMENTS ON THEIR ENGINES. THERE IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE OF THE OVER BOOSTING, AND ENGINE ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365358November 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY WITH 6.0 DIESEL HAS A HARD STARTING ISSUE AND THEN THE ENGINE GO FROM LOW IDLE TO HIGH IDLE CAUSING TO HAVE TO REALLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM TAKING OFF. YOU CAN BE JUST GRADUALLY TAKING OFF AND THEN IT ACCELERATES WITH OUT WARNING. HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHEN SITTING AT A STOP AND THE ENGINES RPM'S JUMP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO START TAKING OFF AND IF NOT REACTING FAST ENOUGH WOULD HAVE HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DO HAVE A ENGINE CODE IN THE VEHICLE, P2285 WHICH STATES INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR CIRCUIT LOW. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS THAT HAVE LED TO SAFETY RECALLS DUE TO WIRING HARNESSES BEING FAULTY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT SOUNDS REAL FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364382November 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05003. THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS IDENTICAL TO THIS AND THE REMEDY WAS IDENTICAL HOWEVER, IT COST ME $350.00 BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT A MONTH TO LATE OR TO EARLY, NOT SURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362829October 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 184,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361557October 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURBO COMPONENT OF THE DIESEL ENGINE FAILED. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS YET THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE EGR VALVE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A MASSIVE OIL LEAK AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE INJECTOR CONTROL PRESS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO NOTICE A LACK OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE EGR COOLER AND OIL COOLER. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,183.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360289October 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PULLEY ON THE ENGINE BROKE OFF AND THE TWO OTHER BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT ENGINE COVER TO BREAK AND WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME WARM IT SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD IT PIECE BY PIECE BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355833September 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 6.0 LITER DIESEL IN APRIL IN JUNE IT BEGAN TO STALL OUT AFTER CHANGING BOTH FUEL FILTERS AND THE AIR FILTER IT CONTINUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT JUST WON'T START ANYMORE HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION WITH THE DEALER BUT WITH NO HELP THERE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO UNTIL I SEEN THE RECALL UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354663September 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA 05V270000, FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE, BUT HIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL FAILURE IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352875August 30, 2010
WHEELS, EQUIPMENT
PRO COMP WHEEL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350726August 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUR FAMILY WAS TRAVELING TO THE BEACH ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE WHEN OUR 2004 FORD F250 DIESEL, PULLING A 35 FOOT RV, STARTED RUNNING HOT. I PULLED OVER IN THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INVESTIGATE. LET THE TRUCK IDLE AND COOL FOR A BIT, RETURNED TO THE INTERSTATE TO TRY AND GET TO THE NEXT EXIT FOR A LESS DANGEROUS PLACE TO WORK ON IT. IT CONTINUED TO RUN HOT AND UPON EXITING THE INTERSTATE ON THE DOWN RAMP THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF, WITH NO POWER BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK AND CAMPER, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE STOP SIGN AND BLEW THROUGH IT. THANK GOODNESS NOTHING WAS COMING. TURNS OUT ALL THE WATER WAS GONE, DUE TO EITHER A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR EGR OIL COOLER FAILURE AND THE MOTOR OVERHEATED AND RUINED. FORD WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $17,500. THE TRUCK HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN ENGINE FAILURE PROBLEM FOR FORD YET THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM. IF I HAD KNOWN THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS I WOULD HAVE HAD MINE FIXED OR REPLACED PRIOR TO HAVING TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I PAID $50,000 FOR A TRUCK WITH A PREMIUM TO GET A DIESEL THAT IS SUPPOSE TO LAST FOREVER, AND IT DOES NOT EVEN LAST MORE THAN 63,000 MILES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO FACE THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE HAD TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS FORD F250 ON GOOGLE TO FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE EXTREMELY HOT EXHAUST GASES GET RECIRCULATION INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, BUT FIRST IT HAS TO BE COOLED. WHEN THE COOLER FAILS, ALL THE WATER FROM YOUR ENGINE GOES OUT THE EXHAUST, THROUGH THE TURBO (BYE BYE TURBO), THEN YOU ARE PUMPING EXTREMELY HOT GASES BACK INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH BOILS THE WATER, CREATING EXTREMELY HIGH PRESSURES, WHICH LIFTS THE HEADS AND BLOWS THE HEAD GASKETS. WHAT KIND OF STUPID DESIGN IS THAT? NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THOSE DESIGN PROBLEMS? I NOW HAVE A $50,000 BOAT ANCHOR, WHICH IS NOT WORTH REPAIR. HELP PLEASE!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348748August 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE EGR(EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM) WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE EGR WAS BEING REPLACED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE EGR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE ENGINE SINCE NUMEROUS OWNERS HAS EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348840August 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE FAILURE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEEDLE BEARINGS CHEWED THROUGH THE LOW PRESSURE OIL AND THE METALLIC PIECES DISPERSED THROUGH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345360July 26, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY EQUIPPED WITH AMERITRACK TR TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR CENTER WHERE A FULL SIZED SPARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. SIX DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH; THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342186July 9, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A FORD F250 SUPER DUTY 4X4 WITH 94000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO GET THE TIRES ALIGNED AND WAS TOLD THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE EXTREMELY WORN. AFTER GETTING HOME I FOUND THIS WEBSITE [ HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/FORD-F-250-SUPER-DUTY/TJDDVLEKSIR1JMV0J ] AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING AT LOW MILEAGE ON THESE TRUCKS. THIS HAS PROBABLY BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL I NOTICED EXTREME TIRE WEAR THEN IT WAS TO LATE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT TOTAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339550June 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING EXCESSIVELY AND LOOSING ANTI-FREEZE THROUGH THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE EGR VALVE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335827June 11, 2010
STEERING
SEVERE PROBLEMS ON 2004 F250 SUPERDUTY CREW CAB 4X4. AS OF 6/11/2010 HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AT LOW SPEED (INTERSECTIONS ETC.) AND IS NOW LOCKING UP AT HIGHER SPEEDS (45MPH +). CAUSED TRUCK TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BUT ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. TRUCK ALSO VIOLENTLY VIBRATES (INTERMITTENTLY) WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TRUCK IS BECOMING TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION BECAUSE MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY SEEMINGLY CLAIMS (THROUGH OTHERS EXPERIENCES WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AT FORD DEALERSHIPS) THAT NO PROBLEMS EXIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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