Ford F-350 Complaints (2004)

289 consumer complaints on file.

#10134796August 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE AND A PUFF OF BLACK SMOKES COMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THIS HAPPENS, WE YOU STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WILL DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, THEY HAVE SAID IT IS FIXED, WHEN IT IS NOT. WHEN HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER, THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEMS. THIS LAST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT THEIR COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEMS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM OR WE WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN IT IN. WE ARE MAKING THE PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE, YET IT SITS IN THE SHOP. HAVE BEEN IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THAT ON 3 OCCASIONS WHERE IT HAS STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO HAS STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES WHEN SLOWING FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129994August 30, 2005
STEERING
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERYDAY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134615August 29, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE CONTACT STATES 2004 F-350 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK HAS LOW OIL PRESSURE. A VERY SHORT TIME AFTER BUYING THE CAR IT STARTED HAVING LOW POWER AND SHUT DOWN. ALSO, HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THIS WAS THE FIFTH TIME THAT VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON CURVES IN A MOUNTAIN ROAD WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT IT KEPT HAPPENING. THE DEALERS REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS, BUT MORE OF THEM GO OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129962August 22, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. SHE STATED WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO THE TRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE RUNNING BOARD FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING HER TO FALL AND GET HURT. THE DRIVERS SIDE RUNNING BOARD FELL OFF ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND KNOW ONE WAS HURT AS A RESULT TO THAT ONE. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10133340August 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2004 F350. OWNED TRUCK FOR 13 MONTHS, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. IT SURGES WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO GOES DEAD WHILE DRIVING. RECALL WORK WAS DONE AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132153August 9, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND INTERMITTENTLY. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, 4-WHEEL DRIVE, FUEL INJECTOR, AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SPRING HAS BROKEN,. LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES. CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING THE STALLING ISSUE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. BEFORE THE RECALL THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE DEALERSHIP DID TO TRY TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALER. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS. ONE OF THESE ACCIDENTS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131362August 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: CONTACT STATED THERE HAS BEEN TWO RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED. BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE HARNESS AND REPLACED THE INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR AND REP THE AIR CHARGING COOLER DUCT. MOST OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST TAKING OFF, IT LOADED UP WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS VEHICLE DID NOT STALL EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, HE WOULD NOT GET ANY RESOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131455August 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: 2004 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF ON IT OWN AND QUIT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS. THEY CALLED THE CONSUMER, AND TOLD HIM TO COME AND PICK UP VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL HAS BEEN CANCELLED, THE REMEDY WILL NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, THEY SENT AN ENGINEER TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THE SECOND OWNER FOR THIS VEHICLE. FORD GAVE THE FIRST OWNER A NEW VEHICLE AND RESOLD THE DEFECTIVE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED NONE OF THE RECALLS WERE HONORED. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED, AND THEY CONTINUED TO PUT IT BACK ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130548July 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT: CONSUMER STATED 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL SURGE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING TO DEALERSHIP THAT VEHICLE HAD SURGE PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER DID UPDATED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND THE TRUCK RAN SOME WHAT BETTER AFTER THAT. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER A WEEK, AND WENT BACK TO HAVING COMPUTER SURGES. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON THIS ISSUE FIVE TIMES. SAME RESULT, THE TRUCK WOULD WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN BACK TO THE SAME SURGING PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED 5 TO 6 TIMES. FORD HAS NOT HELPED IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. THE LEMON LAW HAS BEEN LOOKED INTO BY THE CONSUMER. THE LEMON LAW WAS DENIED BY THE STATE. CONSUMER HAD ASKED FORD TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. FORD SAID THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THE TRUCK. AS OF JULY 27, THE TRUCK STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK HAD TO SIT FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START OWNER COULD ACTUALLY DRIVE IT. THE TRUCK RAN YESTERDAY FOR 3 MILES AND STARTED STALLING AGAIN, TWICE YESTERDAY, 7-29-2005. THE OWNER PARKED THE TRUCK AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO COME AND GET IT. THE OWNER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V270000 ON 7-27-2005 AND NHTSA 05V270000 ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129921July 25, 2005
TIRES
DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE BLOWS OUT IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE FIRST BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SECOND OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE AND 50 MILES LATER THE OTHER ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BLEW OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128801July 14, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
DT: UNDER ACCELERATION BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. THERE IS HESITATION WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES. IT IS AS THOUGH IT BOGS DOWN AND CAN NOT GAIN ANY SPEED. ALSO, A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE WAS EXPELLED FROM THE EXHAUST. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE TRUCK COMES TO CRAWL IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND HAPPENS MOSTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AS WELL AS ON INTERSTATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHIN 28,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT DID TROUBLE SHOOTING REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER, AND THEN REPLACED THE TURBO. DEALER ADMITTED THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX OR DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME. NO OTHER REPAIRS WERE DONE OR ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THIS PROBEKM OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128050June 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STEERING
2004 FORD F350 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH. THE STARTER BURNED OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THE REAR WINDOW LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE. THE STEERING DAMPNER CHAFED. THE LONG DRAG LINK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WEAK. STEERING STABILIZER WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE IT WASN'T INSTALLED AT FACTORY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125676June 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I HAVE A 2004 F350 SUPERDUTY WITH 6800 MILES, IT STALLS AND LOSES POWER EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC RECENTLY IT STALLED AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL WRECKS. FORD HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES WITH NO LUCK.I ALSO KNOW SEVREAL OTHER FORD SUPERDUTY'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.ONE OF THESE STALLED PULLING INTO TRAFFIC , BUT NO WRECK.MY FORD SERVICE DEMARTMENT HAS NOT FIXED ANY OF THESE TRUCKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125508June 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 15 INCIDENTAS WERE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR TURN. THE VEHICLEHAS TWO METHODS OF STALLING - THE FIRST METHOD IS BE IDLING VERY ROUGH - AS IF MISS FIRING ON A CYLINDER/ TIMING ISSUES WHERE IT BLOWS BLACK SMOKE. THE SECOND METHOD IS IF YOU ARE STOPPED WITH YOUR FOOT HOPEFULLY ON THE BRAKE - THE VEHICLE WILL REV UP AND LURCH FORWARD - IF ON THE BRAKE IT WILL SOMETIMES THEN STALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES - WITH MULTIPLE INCIDENTS PER VISIT, THE SHOP HAD REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND HAD REPROGRAMMED THE PCM EVERYTIME IN THE SHOP. WHICH TAKES ME BACK TO LOUSY FUEL ECONOMY AND HAS NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT HAPPY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125115June 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2004 F-350 BEGAN HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS AT <2000 MILES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE, WE ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT. WHILE WAITING ON ACTION FROM FORD, WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT ON APRIL 15,2005 AFTER THE TRUCK FAILED WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10124821June 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
OCCASIONALLY WHILE STOPPED IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED MY TRUCK WILL "SURGE" AND LURCH FORAWD AS THE IDLE INCREASES. IF I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE FIRMLY THE TRUCK MOVE FOWARD AND WON'T STOP UNTILL VERY FIRM PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122340May 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE AFTERNOON, THE TEMP WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES. THE TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH MY FAMILY (5 INCLUDING MYSELF); WE WERE TRAVELING OVER A HILL AT ABOUT 50 MPH. A SIGN INDICATED A 6 PERCENT GRADE. ON THE WAY UP THE HILL, AT ABOUT 2000RPM AND ABOUT 45 MPH WE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE BEING EXPELLED FROM THE TAILPIPE. THERE WAS NO HESITATION ON POWER OUTPUT AT THAT TIME, THEN COASTING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID THE TRAFFIC AHEAD WITH WHAT LITTLE BRAKE ACTION I COULD APPLY. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AGAIN, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED ON THE TURBOCHARGER AND OTHER UNDISCLOSED WORK WAS DONE TO THE ENGINE. LATELY THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MIMICKING THESE SYMPTOMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122121May 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. THE SERVICE DEALER INFORMED HIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121873May 23, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP, CAUSING A VEHICLE CRASH. MANUFACTURER STATED THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN A DRAMATIC HIT ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117685May 13, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITH AN INCREASE IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERS ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND LUNGES FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES THEN DIES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET, THE SAME THING OCCURS BUT ONLY BACKWARDS WHEN IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES AND RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER UN-FIXED EACH TIME. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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