2004 Ford F-250 SD complaints

2004 FORD F-250 SD. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN HELPING OBTAIN SATISFACTORY ATTENTION AND RESULTS RELATED TO RECALLS AND REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE EGR VALVE WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR AWHILE, UNTIL THE EGR VALVE WENT BAD AGAIN. THE FUSES BURNED OUT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, THE BATTERY DIED, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE COST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,622 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2004 FORD F250 6.0 DIESEL. STARTED SHUDDERING A BIT WHILE GOING FROM PARK, DRIVE TO REVERSE. I FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. 4000 DOLLARS TO FIX A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED BY IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING FORD RECALL 05B27. THE MECHANIC PULLED THE "OASIS" REPORT AND FOUND NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE BASED ON THE "VIN". I HAVE CONTACTED FORD WITH NO SATISFACTION. I WAS ADVISED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE A RECALL AT A FUTURE DATE, AT WHICH POINT I WOULD BE REIMBURSED. AGAIN, THIS DEFECT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 05B27. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AND WHAT FORD TRIED TO STEM WITH THE RECALL. IT IS AN ADMITTED ENGINEERING DEFECT WHICH SHOULD GIVE CAUSE FOR AN EXPANDED RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING) BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODEL HAD FAILED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING ). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2005 PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ADVISED WHETHER THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED OR THE INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR, BOTH OF WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATE 3/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULDN'T START. HE NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. ALSO, EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF POWER AND HESITATION. UPDATED 05/19/11

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.

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.

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.

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 HE

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

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

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.

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

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.

PRO COMP WHEEL FAILURE. *TR

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 F

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

MY 2004 FORD F-250 HAS A STEERING PROBLEM, THE TRUCK OCCASIONALLY PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY AFTER I MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURN. I'VE TALKED WITH SOME OTHER FORD OWNERS AND THEY ALSO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING BOX. *TR

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT OUR GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO HELPS ALOT OF US WITH THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THE FORD 6.0 POWERSTROKE ENGINE ALOT OF US HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSAND AND THOUSAND OF DOLLARS TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE DIESEL ENGINE. JUST TIRED !!!!! PAY 40,000 TO 65,000 FOR THEIR TRUCK THEN HAVE TO PAY THOUSAND MOVE TO KEEP THEM RUNNING. PROBLEMS (HEAD GASKETS, INJECTOR, FUEL RAIL, OIL COOLER, OIL PUMPS FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE, PCM, 0 BASICALLY THE WHOLE 6.0 AND COMPONENTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OF IMMINENT FAILURE. THE TIRES HAD APPROX 40,000 MILES ON THEM AND ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS A 2004 FORD F-250 LARIAT DIESEL EXTENDED CAB. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 40,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I PURCHASED IT USED IN DECEMBER OF 2008 AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS. I BELIEVE THESE ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES. SPLITS ARE EVIDENT IN AT LEAST ONE MORE TIRE. BF GOODRICH TIRES. MY VIN IS [XXX] . I HAVE CHANGED ALL FOUR TIRES AND RETAIN POSSESSION OF ALL THE REMNANTS COLLECTED FROM THE ROADWAY. I ALSO RETAIN POSSESSION OF THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AFTER SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWO TO THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE EGC COOLER WAS REPROGRAMMED BECAUSE IT OVERHEATED AFTER PULLING A LOAD UPHILL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD DECIDE WHETHER THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR COSTS AND GET BACK WITH HIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY AND ENGINE LOSES POWER AND SOMETIMES STALLS. THIS CONDITION WAS OCCASIONAL BUT NOW IS CONSTANT. WHEN I PULL ONTO A ROADWAY AND IT STALLS, CARS HAVE TO BRAKE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A MANUFACTURER/SPONSORED RECALL BUT WHEN I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL LISTED. *TR

FICM ON MY 6.0 SUPER DUTY IS CAUSING RUNNING PROBLEMS THIS IS JUST ANOTHER IN A LONG LIST OF ISSUES FORD IS AWARE OF, IF THE TRUCK WAS TO STOP RUNNING DURING FREEWAY SPEEDS THIS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING. I USE THIS TRUCK TO TOW A TRAVEL TRAILER AND AT THIS TIME I DO NOT FEEL THIS TRUCK IS SAFE ENOUGH TO DO THIS. THE LOCAL DEALER WANTS $1200.00+ TO REPAIR THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. I AM NOT IN THE POSITION TO REPLACE THIS VEHICLE. OTHER PROBLEMS REPLACED 4 EGR IN 50,000 MILES. *TR

NO ACCELERATION WHEN THROTTLE PUSHED. MY 2004 FORD F-250 HAS A SITUATION WHERE I CAN BE SETTING AT A INTERSECTION GETTING READY TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC, AND WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE THROTTLE, NOTHING HAPPENS LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE TRUCK IDLES PULLING ME INTO TRAFFIC, NO ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT ALL. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. A MAJOR ACCIDENT COULD EASILY OCCUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. HE DROVE SLOWLY TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT SPARK PLUG HAD COME OUT OF PLACE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000. UPDATED 10/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ENCOUNTERED BLACK ICE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGAN TO ROLL OVER. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE INJURIES SUSTAINED CONSISTED OF THREE BROKEN RIBS, BRUISED JAW, SHATTERED HEART, AND TEN STITCHES IN THE RIGHT TEMPLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/04/10 UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/28/11.

EXHIBITING STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART INTERMITTENTLY (EXACT SYMPTOMS OF NETS ACTION NUMBER: EA05003)DEALERSHIP IS NOT COVERING UNDER RECALL AND THEY ARE INDICATING THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE AFTER REPLACING FCIM HARNESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE POLICE DID NOT APPEAR ON THE SCENE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATOR (EGR) FAILED AND RUINED THE MOTOR. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE AND WOULD NOT START. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE COOLANT, OIL FILTER, GKT KIT, HEAD GASKETS, EGR COOLER, OIL COOLER, INTAKE GASKET AND TURBO WERE ALL REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,690.

2004 250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL PICK UP. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WILL BE A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AGAINST FORD MOTOR CORPORATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2006, A SURGING ISSUE STARTED WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS SENSORS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.*JB

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN SMITH'S OFFICE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING ONGOING ISSUES WITH HIS 2004 F250 VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, THERE WAS A SEVERE RATTLE IN THE DOORS, BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END WAS LOOSE, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ULTIMATELY THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT BLEW A HOLE THROUGH ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. *JB UPDATED 05/03/10. *JB

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE MODULE (ICP). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,000.

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE WIDE SPACE BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE AND THE RUNNING BOARD. AS WHEN HIS WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNNING BOARD AND WENT BETWEEN THE RUNNING BOARD AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMERS WIFE BROKE HER LEG. *TS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE EJECTED SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LICENSED MECHANIC AND REPAIRED BY ADDING AN INSERT INTO THE ENGINE HEAD. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,400.

PERIODIC POWER LOSS PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY AND ENGINE STUMBLES BLOWING BLACK SMOKE AND LEAVING YOU SITTING AND BLOCKING A HIGHWAY,AFTER 15 OR 20 SECONDS WILL ACCELERATE. HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK. HAVEN'T TRIED TO CORRECT ,DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR

MY 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK RAN VERY ROUGH AND STALLED IN MY FRONT YARD; AND WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN. ON OCTOBER 5 2009, I HAD PURCHASED IT PRE-OWNED FROM DEALER, WILLIAM MIZELL FORD, ON CONDITIONS AND THAT THEY AGREED TO PROVIDE A CARFAX REPORT. WELL , THEY HESITATED AND TWO MONTHS LATER, AFTER THE TRUCK HAD STALLED, I WAS TOLD TOO BAD IT WAS SOLD AS IS. *TR

I WAS MERGING ON TO HIGHWAY STEPPED ON PEDAL GOT HEAVY BLUE AND BLACK SMOKE DRIVE COULD NOT SEE ME ALMOST REARENDED ME . IF I HAD NOT VEERED RIGHT HE WOULD HAVE'. *TR

2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY, 6.0 DIESEL, TOWING A 30FT. 5TH WHEEL RV. WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I95 AT 65MPH AND ENGINE CUTS OFF AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF WITH NO WARNING LOOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND REPAIRED AT CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE. TWO ENGINE WIRING HARNESSES WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1639.00, $104 TOWING, $289.00 RENTAL CAR AND 6 DAYS IN SAVANNAH, GA. UNEXPECTED. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY EARLIER SAFETY RECALL FORD #05S34. FORD STILL REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS 10 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SAFETY RECALL APPARENTLY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

EXTREME TURBO LAG WITH LOSS OF POWER WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS, IT IS AN AUTOMATIC, UNABLE TO DRIVE OVER 25MPH AND EMITTING A LARGE CLOUD OF BLACK EXHAUST. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES LUCKILY THE TURBO WAS ABLE TO BE DIS-ASSEMBLED AND CLEANED WITH NO INTERNAL DAMAGE AT A RATHER HIGH COST BUT STILL CHEAPER THAN A REPLACEMENT. *TR

MULTIPLE FAILURE OF TURBO CHARGER AND CONNECTING HOSE,HAVE EXPERIENCED NO POWER,LOSS OF POWER,BACK-FIRE CONDITIONS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. WHILE TOWING AND NOT TOWING. NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. TURBO REPLACED OR REPAIRED 3 TIMES,LESS THAN 51000 MILES ON TRUCK. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED

ORIGINAL FACTORY SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM ENGINE ON 2004 F250, LEAVING US STRANDED. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED AND CYLINDER DAMAGE. HELICOIL KIT INSTALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0 DIESEL. THE EGR COOLER WAS REPLACE TWICE UNDER WARRANTY AND WITH THE TRUCK NOW OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT, THE EGR COOLER WENT OUT ONCE MORE AND FORD WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT ON THE REPAIR SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 THROUGH 2005 6.0 DIESEL. IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OWNER. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE BEING FORCED TO BYPASS THE EGR COOLER, THERE BY MAKING IT INOPERABLE. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF EPA STANDARDS AND FORD SHOULD BE FORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM RIGHT. THIS IS NOT ONLY A FAIRNESS ISSUE; IT IS A CLEAN AIR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE SINCE IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88000.

ERRATIC ENGINE RPM STALLING AS WELL AS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT MOVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR