Ford F-350 Complaints (2003)

222 consumer complaints on file.

#10302479January 27, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2003 FORD F350. AT 100000 MILES A FACTORY SPARKPLUG EJECTED FROM THE MOTOR. AT 129000 JUST LOST ANOTHER*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295213December 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS - SURGES - RUNS ROUGH - PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE NEW - HAVE TAKEN TO FORD GARAGE AND THEY HAVE NEVER FIXED TO LAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293536November 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE FUEL SYSTEM OF MY 2003 FORD TRUCK CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE, CONTAMINATING THE FUEL WHICH RUINED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTERS AND INJECTORS. EVERYTHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $3000. FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL ITSELF. THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANKS THEY SELL TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEGIN CORRODING AGAIN WITHIN 3 MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN PLASTIC FUEL TANKS ARE USED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284128September 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE WERE USING OUR FORD F350 DIESEL (6.0 MOTOR) WITH 63,000. WE WERE GOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE PULLING A LOADED 5 HORSE TRAILER WHEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, 15 SECONDS LATER ENGINE CUT OFF. WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD NO POWER TO STEER OFF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT COME TO A FAST STOP BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE OF HORSE TRAILER. WE HAD TO COAST APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS AND PULL OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS TOO HEAVY AND GOING TO FAST TO LET US OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE. TRUCK WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD TO BE TOWED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND HOME. TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $7500 TO $10000. I CHECKED ON WARRANTY AND BECAUSE IT IS A 2003 IT IS EXPIRED. CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALLS. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT WERE IS NOT SOME TYPE OF DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283324September 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION; ALTHOUGH, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INJECTION CONTROL PUMP (ICP); INJECTION PRESSURE REGULATOR (IPR) AND THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS 3,400. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276901July 15, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAVE A SET OF KUHMO TIRES - ROAD VENTURE AT 285/75 -16 WHICH EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE KUHMO ROAD VENTURE TIRES CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED (WHICH IS SIDEWALL DELAMINATION AND THEN BLOWOUT) BUT MY TIRES DO NOT FALL UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. THESE TIRES ARE LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE ON THEM - I WILL REPLACE THEM IN 2 DAYS. I THINK THAT ALL KUHMO TIRES OF THIS LINE SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270288May 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2003 FORD F350 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS, TRANSMISSION AND AN OIL LEAK. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE TAILPIPE. HE ALSO NOTICED A DELAY OF ENGAGEMENT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STUCK. THE NUMBER 8 INJECTOR HAD FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A NEW PART AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDED A NEW SENSOR. IN THE FALL OF 2008, THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ICP SENSOR (INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE) WAS THE PROBLEM. IN MARCH 2009, WHILE TOWING A TRACTOR, THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND AGAIN IT EMITTED SMOKE AND THERE WAS A HARSH JERK. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. THE NUMBER 1 AND NUMBER 3 INJECTOR HAD FAILED AND THERE WAS A NEW OIL LEAK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268979May 17, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE EXPLOSION AND TREAD SEPARATION BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL T/A TIRE (LT 265/75/16 E). PROPERLY INFLATED ON THE READ OF FORD F350 TRUCK. TRAVELING 55 MPH WITH CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS, NO ROAD HAZARD ENCOUNTERED. TIRE HAS LEGAL TREAD DEPTH & EVEN TREAD WEAR 54, 279 MILES. TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR OF TRUCK. TRAVELING SOUTH ON J14 NEAR BYRON, CA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264773April 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
7.3 LTR DIESEL ENGINE HAS A METAL FUEL LINE STRAPPED TO ENGINE BLOCK WITH METAL CLAMP. THE METAL CLAMP EVENTUALLY WEARS A HOLE IN THE METAL FUEL LINE AND THEN DIESEL FUEL IS SPRAYED ON TO BACK OF ENGINE, STARTER AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE METAL FUEL LINE AND CLAMP IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I WOULD THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RUBBER INSULATION AROUND THE FUEL LINE WHERE IT IS HELD BY THE METAL CLAMP. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE EVERY ONE F THESE 7.3 LTR ENGINES WILL SUFFER THIS WEAR THROUGH OF THE DIESEL FUEL LINE AND SPRAY FUEL DOWN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE AND ALL OVER THE STARTER AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. IT IS A FIRE HAZARD IN EVERY VEHICLE USING THE 7.3 LTR ENGINE. WEB SITE FORUMS ARE FULL ON THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF WEAR THROUGH OF THE FUEL LINE BY THE METAL CLAMP HOLDING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264804April 9, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SLOWLY GAINED SPEED DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE ISSUE WAS A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE A CRASH COULD OCCUR WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261279March 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETHING FELL INTO THE FUEL TANK OR DELAMINATE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, CLOGGED THE INJECTORS, AND CLOGGED THE FUEL FILTER. THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY 55-60 TIMES DUE TO THE DELAMINATION AND WAS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE LATEST FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL LINE HAD TO BE DRAINED SO THAT SHE COULD DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT BUCKED AND SPUTTERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE STEERING WAS INOPERABLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY CONTINUOUSLY ADVISED HER TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTERS DUE TO POOR DIESEL FUEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS BAD FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258280February 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I SMELLED HINT OF RAW FUEL WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM FOR 1-2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM. 3-4 WEEKS PRIOR TO PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST FOR 1-2 MINUTES. THIS SMOKE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH ROUGH IDLING THAT WHEN AWAY COMPLETELY UNTIL THE NEXT COLD START UP. THE PRECIPITATING EVENT FOR PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION WAS RAW FUEL SPRAYING ONTO THE TRAILER THAT WAS BEING PULLED. INSPECTION REVEALED RAW FUEL POOLED ON THE HORIZONTAL ENGINE SURFACES AND RAW FUEL IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY MANUFACTURER'S DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND FOUND TO BE A LEAKING FUEL INJECTOR CUP. IT WILL REQUIRE CHANGING ALL THE FUEL INJECTOR CUPS. THE DEALER SERVICE AGENT REPORTED THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THESE PARTICULAR MODELS. IT IS USUALLY A WARRANTY ITEM. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET AS THIS VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BY TIME LIMIT BUT NOT MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS DENIED ANY OBLIGATION TO HELP RESTORE THE VEHICLE TO SAFE OPERATION GIVEN THAT IT SEEMS TO RUN UNIMPAIRED FROM A PERFORMANCE STANDPOINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254147January 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 FORD F-350 V10 EJECTED A SPARK PLUG FROM THE #3 CYLINDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252667December 23, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2003 FORD 350 DIESEL, FUEL TANK HAS CONTAMINATION WHICH RUINED PUMP, ONLY 65,000 MILES, COST TO REPAIR $2000, FORD SAYS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, IT'S THE FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252038December 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I'M SURE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HEARD A TICKING NOISE ALSO, THEN MY TRUCK STARTED TO MISS UNDER LOAD. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH CYLINDER IS THE PROBLEM, SOUNDS LIKE ALL MY BE BAD AT SOME TIME. FORD HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, NOT TAKING THE BLAME IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THEY RUN THEIR BUSINESS. OOOHHHH WAIT THEY ARE GETTING READY TO GO UNDER. WONDER WHY???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248445November 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
SLUGGISH, CHUGGING, STALLING OF VEHICLE. HAD INJECTOR CHANGED BY FORD. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 1/19/2007 THEY SAID LINING IN TANK WAS COMING APART IN THE FUEL TANK. FORD CHANGED 3 INJECTORS, FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTERS AND FUEL TANK. IS HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN 11/7/2008 AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247457November 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 FORD F350. DIESEL 6.0 LITER. HARD TO START EVEN WHEN WARM OUT, NOW IS NOT STARTING AT ALL, HAVE HAD THE SAME OIL LEAKS, AT SPEED OF 55 TO 60 JERKS HARD AND HAS EVEN STALLED WHILE DRIVING. JUST A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS AND WE KEEP SPENDING MONEY TO HAVE FIXED AND THEY JUST RECUR AGAIN. BEEN READING PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS US. FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246136October 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCHES, LOTS OF THEM, WHEN THEY FAIL ITS HARD TO STOP TRUCK, NOT FROM ABUSE FAILING FROM DEFECTIVE PARTS THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A YEAR, FORD WONT STAND BEHIND IT, ALSO HAVE HAD LOTS OF CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDERS, WHEN THIS GOES THERE IS NO STOPPING, AM I THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? CHECK ONLINE SEEMS LIKE ACROSS THE BOARD CLUTCH PROBLEMS AT FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244582October 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2003 FORD F350 KING RANCH WITH A 6.0L DIESEL MOTOR. THE TRUCK HAS HAD A VARIETY OF SOFTWARE FAILURES WITH RESPECT TO THE PCM FOR THE MOTOR WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THE MOTOR COMPLETELY AND INSTANTANEOUSLY SHUTTING DOWN OR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TURBOCHARGER RESULTING IN THE TURBO OVER BOOSTING AND BLOWING UP THE INTERCOOLER OR NO PSI OUT OF THE TURBO LEAVING ME AND MY FAMILY STRANDED TWICE IN THE MOUNTAINS PULLING A FULL TWO HORSE TRAILER (6,500 POUNDS). VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO BAKERSFIELD FORD, VISALIA FORD, RANCHO FORD FOR SERVICE. PCM SYSTEM WAS ALWAYS REFLASHED AND REPAIRS MADE UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL THE MOST RECENT TURBOCHARGER FAILURE 09-28-2008. THE VEHICLE WAS 5 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS FAILURE COST ME $2,700. TODAY 10-6-2008 THE PCM LOST ALL ITS MEMORY AND I AGAIN LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY MULTIPLE VEHICLES TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OFF THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS FIVE DAYS AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK BACK FROM FORD. A PROCESS WAS WENT THROUGH AT FORD TO RE-LEARN THE "TURBO STRATEGY" AND THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO ME WORKING FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243963September 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH A FUEL INJECTOR FAILED LITTERING THE #3 CYLINDER WITH DEBRIS. A BLUE SMOKE CLOUD IMMEDIATELY BLANKETED THE HIGHWAY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SAFE LOCATION TO PULL OFF BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED. I TOWED THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS. I WAS ADVISED THAT A FUEL INJECTOR HAD FAILED AND IT COULD BE REPAIRED FOR $750. I AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR AND RECEIVED A CALL THAT AFTERNOON THE TRUCK WAS DONE HOWEVER #3 CYLINDER COMPRESSION WAS HALF OF NORMAL. THEY RECOMMENDED A "SHORT BLOCK" WHICH COSTS $8,000 PLUS LABOR. I WAS ANGRY AND PAID THE BILL AND SOUGHT OUT A SECOND OPINION. I CHOSE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AFTER SEEING THE DAMAGE AND ON THE ADVICE OF THE SECOND MECHANIC. I DID NOT WANT TO PUT THE OLD INJECTORS INTO A NEW MOTOR. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INJECTOR TO FAIL ON THIS TRUCK, HOWEVER THE FIRST DID NOT CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I HAVE HEARD OTHER ANECDOTAL REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES. THIS WAS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH ALL THE WORK DONE AT FORD DEALERSHIPS AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS. I HAD THE MECHANIC SAVE THE DAMAGED PISTON WHICH BEARS THE IMPRINT OF THE INJECTOR DEBRIS INCLUDING PARTIAL PART NUMBER. BEFORE TAKING THE TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP I HAD THEM SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM FORD TOWARD THE REPAIR WHICH WAS DECLINED. I BELIEVE THIS PART FAILED PREMATURELY @ 120,000 MILES DUE TO A FLAW IN DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION. I HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF GREATER LONGEVITY FOR A HEAVILY BUILT DIESEL ENGINE FOR WHICH I PAID AN EXTRA $6000 OVER BASE PRICE. A FAILURE COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE THICK BLUE SMOKE OR THE INABILITY TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD UNDER ITS OWN POWER . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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