Ford F-550 Complaints (2004)

49 consumer complaints on file.

#10128269August 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: PURCHASED NEW FORD 2004 F550 TRUCK IN JULY 2004 AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE SERVICES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON SEPTEMBER 2004, NOVEMBER2004, DECEMBER 2004, MAY 2005 AND JUNE 2005. ALL INSTANCES, TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AND TURBO BLEW OUT. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCURRED UNDER 1400 MILES AND THE SPEED WHEN ALL INCIDENTS HAPPENED WAS 40-45 MPH. TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY FORD DEALER IN ALL INCIDENTS. TRUCK WOULD WORK FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS THEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS SUCH AS VIBRATION AND A LOAD NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132084August 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE VEHICLE SURGED AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED THIS HAS HAPPENED A T LEAST 50 TIMES OR MORE. WHILE DRIVING 43 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. HAD TO SLAM ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PULL IT TO THE CURB. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT 38 MPH OR 1100 RPMS THERE WAS VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING RIGHT FROM CONSUMER'S FEET. IT FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. THEN, AFTER 10-15 SECONDS IT FELT LIKE IT KICKED BACK IN. THERE WAS A LOUD POP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING MORE FUEL THAN IT DID WHEN FIRST PURCHASED IT. SOMETIMES THE WATER AND FUEL LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED HE SHOULD PULL OVER. BUT WHEN HE DOES THERE IS NO WATER IN THE FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL COMPLETELY GO TO LOW THEN COME BACK UP AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MILES. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON. WHEN HE TAKES VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY USUALLY GO THROUGH THE WHOLE VEHICLE, SPECIFICALLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED BUT FAILED TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A VARIETY OF DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TURBO, TRANSMISSION AND WIRING WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN CODED WHEN HE PURCHASED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128618July 13, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
DT: THE CONSUMERS 2004 FORD F550 SD STALLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119055April 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE BRAKING POWER. GVW IS 17500 MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES IN WHICH THE HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL EXISTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113759March 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER'S 2004 FORD F550 HAS HAD THREE SETS OF BATTERIES SINCE PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095159November 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. THE TRANSMISSION SURGED, AND THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT BLUE SMOKE. THE CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT EBP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ENGINE LOADED UP WITH FUEL, SMOKE, SURGING WHEN DOWN SHIFTED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND SEVERE MISSING WHEN GEARS WENT DOWN TO FIRST, ALL OCCURRED AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE TOW HAUL POSITION. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON ICE OR SNOW COVERED ROADS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095520November 3, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HIT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN TIMES. FORD TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS HIS AND TO GO GET A LAWYER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB VEHICLE JERKS AT TIMES WHILE LOOSING POWER. THE CONSUMER FILED CASE WITH A LAWER. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097370October 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079949August 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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