Ford F-350 Complaints (2003)

222 consumer complaints on file.

#10236611August 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,800.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235595July 24, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TRUCK BEGAN STARTING A LITTLE HARD ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH, TRUCK LOST POWER, ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE BUCKED, AND CONTINUED TO COME TO A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TURNED OFF VEHICLE, WOULD NOT RESTART. BROUGHT TO DEALER, FUEL INJECTORS WERE BAD. $700.00 BILL LATER, TRUCK LEAVES THE DEALER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, AND THE TRUCK IS BEGINNING TO START HARD AGAIN WHEN COLD, WILL NOT RESTART WHEN HOT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233199July 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FORD MOTOR COMPANY PUT OUT DEFECTIVE COOLANTS ON THEIR 6.0L DIESEL ENGINES. I HAVE/HAD 2003 F350 KING RANCH TRUCK WITH 67,000 MILES. FORD WARRANTIES DIESEL ENGINES TO 5 YEAR 100,000. ON JUNE 24, 2008, I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY TRUCK OVERHEATED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED FORD NORTH SCOTTSDALE. THEY SAID THAT THE EJR COOLANTS ARE NOT GOOD ON THOSE TRUCKS AND MOST LIKELY IT GAVE OUT. THEY TOLD ME TO GET IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF AT BELL FORD IN ARIZONA ON TUESDAY JUNE 24 TO LEARN THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED MAY 28, 2008. I GOT DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW. BELL FORD SAID THEY BLEW BECAUSE THE COOLANT WENT OUT AND BLEW OUT THE WATER, WHICH OVERHEATED THE COOLANTS. WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY HAD 2 CST (MARK & STEVE) "RESOLVE" THE DISPUTE AND SAY THEY CANT HELP US. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED, THAT WHY WOULD THEY NOT RECALL A PART THEY KNOW IS NOT EFFICIENT? THEY DID NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH, I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 6.0L. I AM LOOKING AT $4300 JUST FOR THE HEAD GASKETS AND THEN PLENTY MORE IN LABOR CHARGES. THIS DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE GETTING THE COOLANT FIXED. WILL I EVER BUY FORD AGAIN? MOST LIKELY NOT. THEY CANT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT OR HELP THEIR CUSTOMER. THIS IS A TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN BABIED AND UP TO DATE FOR ALL MAINTENANCE. AND NOW ITS DESTROYED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10232916July 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2004 WITH 42,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 67,000 MILES AND BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 28 MAY 2008 AND I DID NOT RENEW BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND IT HAS SUCH LOW MILEAGE. ON 24 JUNE 2008 THE HEAD GASKETS FAILED WHILE HAULING A HORSE TRAILER. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AND THE COST WILL BE IN EXCESS OF 4,000 DOLLARS. EVIDENTLY, THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ABOUT EGR COOLERS LEAKING WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AT A REPUTABLE DEALER THROUGH THE 3.5 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. IS THERE ANY HELP THAT I CAN GET OR ADDRESSES WHERE THIS COMPLAINT MAY BE SENT? I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN, AND THAT IS SAD. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232237June 25, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE WARPED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228590May 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SEVERE SURGING AT IDLE, MAKING THE VEHICLE JUMP FORWARD, ROUGH ACCELERATION, AND COMPLETE STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE ICP SENSOR, AND THE ICP WIRING HARNESS (WHICH WAS BURNT AND SHORTING OUT), AND CLEANED INJECTORS = $1348.00 THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT FORD RECALL NO. 05S34 ADDRESSES ON THE SAME TRUCK, SAME ENGINE (6.0), BUT ONE YEAR NEWER. FORD DID NOT RETURN OLD PARTS TO ME AND I FAILED TO ASK FOR THEM. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE SHORTING OUT OF THE ICP HARNESS, LIKE THE PROBLEM IN #05S34, CAUSED THE SENSOR TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228003May 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I ALONG WITH OTHERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT AND FAILING ON FORD TRUCKS. MY REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AT THE POINTS WHERE THE LINES ARE CONNECTED TO THE FRAME. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER FORD TRUCK OWNERS AND AM HEARING SIMILAR STORIES. I OWN A 2003 FORD F-350 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH A V-10 GAS ENGINE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE 2 BRAKE LINES RUST OUT ON A TRUCK THAT IS ONLY 5.5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT. MY BRAKES FAILED EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK BEFORE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THE CONNECTOR USED TO HOLD THE BRAKE LINE TO THE FRAME SCRATCHED OFF A PROTECTIVE COATING THAT KEEPS THE BRAKE LINES FROM RUSTING THUS I ONLY HAD RUST IN THE AREAS WHERE THE CLIPS WHERE. I HAD TO PAY 767.76 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED WITH ONLY A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 5 OR 6 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228034May 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE TRUCK (2003 F-350SD) LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEAL REPLACED THE EGR VALVE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 6.0L D MOTORS. THE EGR VALVE WILL STOP UP AND NOT ALLOW THE EXHAUST TO ESCAPE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225448April 23, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F350. WHILE PARKED AT A SHOPPING CENTER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS BURGLARIZED AND ITEMS WERE STOLEN FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED HOW EASY IT WAS FOR HER TYPE OF VEHICLE TO BE BURGLARIZED. SHE ALSO FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND SHOWED THEM THE BLACK CASING AROUND THE HANDLE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CASING WAS BENT, WHICH IS HOW IT WAS BURGLARIZED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT ALL THAT COULD BE DONE WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED LOCK WITH A NEW ONE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF UPDATED 05/19/08.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223684April 8, 2008
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SEAT BELT LATCH IN THE REAR OF MY 2003 FORD F350 4DR QUIT WORKING APPROX 1 YEAR AGO. THE BUTTON STAYS IN SO IT WILL NOT LATCH. I THOUGHT THE SEAT BELTS HAD A LONGER WARRANTY, SO I WASN'T TO CONCERNED TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD FOR THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (7.3L DIESEL), SO WHILE IT WAS IN, I ASKED ABOUT THE SEATBELT. THEY SAID MY WARRANTY WAS OUT BY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AND COULD NOT HELP ME. I EVEN CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AGAIN NO HELP. I HAVE AN 88 CHEVY TRUCK AND A 95 GMC AND HAVE HAD NO SEATBELT ISSUES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE BELTS SHOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS, AND THE FACT THAT IT WENT BAD AT AROUND 4 YEARS IS EVEN WORSE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216268January 28, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT. 07 TO FIX AND OR REPLACE MY " I N 5 MONTHS ) AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. AS I DRIVE THIS VEHICLLE ALL THE TIME I CAN EITHER DO WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL OR TAKE A CHANCE ON A FIRE. JUSTWONDERINGIF YOU CAN HELP??*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214738January 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
OUR COMPANY HAS PURCHASED A 2003 FORD F350 IN JULY 2003 IT HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD 3 TURBO'S INSTALLED IS RUNS ROUGH LACKS POWER AND CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WE DO NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK OFTEN BUT IS RUN DAILY. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE PROBLEMS WE WOULD HAVE IF DRIVEN 500 MILES A WEEK . MY CONCERNS ARE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND I NEED TO PAY 1500 FOR A TURBO OR NEW ENGINE OR INJECTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202675September 6, 2007
TIRES
2003 F-350 TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSING DAMAGE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. CUSTOMER STATES THE INTERNET DESCRIBES A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED. *KB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198194August 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD IN MARCH OF 2006 REGARDING EMISSION. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE DEFECT IS COMPUTER RELATED. THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A NEW RE- FLASH TO BE DEVELOPED FOR THE DEFECT. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197306July 24, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
I PURCHASED MY FORD F350 ON JANUARY 16, 2007 FROM JOHN BLEAKLY FORD, IN GEORGIA MY FUEL INJECTORS HAVE GONE BAD SINCE THEN. ON 7/22/07 MY TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST POWER IT WOULD TURN BUT WON'T REV AND AFTER A WHILE WILL NOT EVEN TURN. IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY INJECTORS. I HAVE A $27,000 TRUCK LOAN AND HAVE ONLY PAID 4 MONTHS ON THIS TRUCK. I AM A SOLE PROPRIETOR AND HAVE A FAMILY TO SUPPORT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL INJECTORS IN THE 6.0 LITER ENGINE. AFTER MANY HOURS OF RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A FIRST MASSIVE RECALL IN APRIL, 2003 FOR 66,720 TRUCKS FORD SOLD WITH THE 6.0 LITER DIESEL ENGINE TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR. IVE ALSO LEARNED THERE WERE NEARLY 500 BUYBACKS OF TRUCKS WITH ENGINES SO BADLY FLAWED THAT THEY COULDN'T BE FIXED. APPARENTLY, A BATCH OF FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS LEAKED SO MUCH DIESEL FUEL THAT FUEL FILLED THE CRANKCASE, CAUSING ENGINES TO SEIZE. THERE WERE ALSO GLITCHES WITH THE TURBOCHARGER AND ENGINE CONTROL SOFTWARE. MY RESEARCH HAS ALSO REVEALED THAT MANY DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINES FOR CUSTOMERS AND THAT FORD HAS BOUGHT BACK TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196060July 11, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE GENERAL AMERI-TRAC TIRE. THE TIRE IS A FACTORY TIRE WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29,130 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196079July 11, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AMERI-TECH TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT ESTIMATE FROM HIS INSURANCE COMPANY IS OVER $2,700, WHICH INCLUDES FENDER AND RIM DAMAGE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THE ABS SYSTEM, AND THE FENDER INNER-LINER. THE DOT NUMBER AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191674May 24, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON LEAVING THE FREEWAY AT 55MPH, I PROCEEDED UP THE EXIT RAMP TO A STOP LIGHT. I BRAKED TO SLOW AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL CREEPING FORWARD AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. I SLAMMED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC GEARSHIFT INTO PARK AS THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. THE ENGINE ONLY THEN RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE. IF ANYONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM OR CONTINUED INTO THE INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER BUT THEY HAVE YET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189152April 28, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, TRUCK STARTED CUTTING OUT COULD BARELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SWAPPED IN MY SPARE CPS AND TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP AND I DROVE AWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176084December 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
SALES OF A VEHICLE WITH SUPPORTING VIN DATA NOT MATCHED TO ACTUAL EQUIPMENT RECEIVED. THIS MISMATCHED DATA HAS CAUSED THE WRONGFUL ORDERING AND INSTALLING OF A REPLACEMENT REAR GEAR RATIO THAT DOES NOT MATCH UP WITH THE FRONT RATIO WHILE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THIS MISMATCH CAUSES A BIND ON THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH COULD EXPLODE AND CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY. OF COURSE THIS MIGHT BE A ONE TIME PROBLEM, BUT MORE THAN LIKELY UNDER MODERN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES THERE COULD BE AN ENTIRE SERIES OF TRUCK PRODUCED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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