2004 Ford F-250 SD complaints

ENGINE SURGES AND WILL INCREASE SPEED BY 700 RPMS WITH NO CONTACT TO PEDAL. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES NUMEROUS RECALLS AND REPAIRS TO WIREHARNESS AND ERG VALVE HAVE NOT CURED PROBLEM. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE BEING PARKED BUMPER STRIKING LIGHT POLE MINOR DAMAGE. *TR

FORD F-250 KING RANCH I AM A 5 TIME REPEAT FORD CUSTOMER. MY F-250 HAS A BOUNCE IN THAT CANNOT BE CURED. FORD HAD ME REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. AFTER SPENDING THE MONEY ON THE TIRES, FORD TELLS ME IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE RECENT SERVICE INVOICES WITH "CHECKED AND OK AT THIS TIME" RATINGS ON ALL 4 OF THE OLD TIRES. FORD WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, OR REFUND MY TIRES. I HAVE BEEN TO 3 DEALERSHIPS AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO STAND BEHIND. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR APPROX. 9 MONTHS, (THIRD OWNER). WHILE TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER OR GOING UPHILL UNLOADED, THE TURBO WILL HOWL LOUDLY AND THE TRUCK WILL EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS (CANNOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPEED ABOVE 45 MPH). ALSO I AVERAGE ONLY 9 MPG CITY AND 11.9 MPG HIGHWAY UNLOADED WEIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO ANTELOPE VALLEY FORD AS WELL AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND GET THE SAME RESPONSE, "CANNOT DUPLICATE. IT SEEMS AS IF FORD HAS INSTRUCTED THEIR TECHNICIANS TO "CANNOT DUPLICATE" ALL COMPLAINTS IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID FIXING UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2004 FORD F-250 4X4 SUPERDUTY 6.0L DIESEL - ENGINE FIRE. CAUSE: NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE VIBRATED LOOSE AND CAUSED GROUND ON A/C TO OVERHEAT AND CATCH THE A/C HOUSING ON FIRE. FIRE RESULTED FROM ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE IN THE OWNER'S DRIVEWAY ON A COOL DAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED ($1250). THE REPAIR INCLUDED TACK WELDING THE NEGATIVE CABLE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK. A FEW MONTHS LATER, A RESISTOR IN THE A/C BLOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS UNRELATED AND THE REPAIR WAS AN ADDITION $114. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE TIED TO FUEL INJECTOR # 2 WAS LOW, WHICH IS A COMMON FAILURE. THE DEALER WARNED THE CONTACT THAT OTHER INJECTORS MAY ALSO MALFUNCTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TIRES -- GENERAL AMERITRAK P235-75-R16 HAVE BELTS THAT ARE COMING APART.*AK

2004 FORD F250 SD 6.0L . ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS PUT DOESN'T DIE. IN 2005 WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. IN MAY 2007 TOOK TO SOUTHERN FORD IN MANVEL, TX THEY REPLACED EGR VALVE & PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPDATE ON ECM. PROBLEM IS WORSE FROM A STOP ACCELERATOR WILL BE DEPRESSED BUT TRUCK WILL MOVE ONLY 3-5 MPH. PUMPING THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES WILL BRING BACK ACCELERATION. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT AS I TRIED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND ENGINE LOST POWER. *TR

2004 FORD 6.0 DIESEL - TURBO HOSE KEEPS COMING OFF WHEN TOWING. HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES- HOSE AND CLAMPS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AT GREAT COST EACH TIME - STILL THE SAME PROBLEM - DEALER SAYS NO OTHER FIX AVAILABLE - MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM REPORTING ON THE INTERNET. *TR

LES SCHWAB TIRE BLOWOUT/SEPARATION. DOT UTW8TM34803 S2L. RADIAL RVT WILD COUNTRY LT265/75R16. I BELIEVE TIRE TO BE MANUFACTURED BY COOPER TIRE USING DOT LOOKUP CODE. ALSO ON TIRE IS TBC CORPORATION. COOPER TIRE MAY HAVE HISTORY OF PROBLEMS AS I HAVE FOUND ON THE WEB. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS LEFT REAR FENDER BENT, AND BLACK RUBBER AND STEEL BELT SCRATCHES ON OUTSIDE RADIUS OF WHEEL WELL. PICTURES OF VEHICLE DAMAGE AND FAILED TIRE AVAILABLE.*AK

FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE 6-LITER DIESEL ENGINE, GENERALLY WHILE TOWING A HEAVY TRAILER UPHILL, EXPERIENCE A HIGH RATE OF TURBO HOSES BLOWING OFF. THIS CREATES A LOW POWER SITUATION THAT LEAVES THE TRUCK WITHOUT ENOUGH POWER TO SAFELY EXIT THE ROADWAY. ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE THIS TRUCK, AS DO THREE OF MY ACQUAINTANCES. THREE OUT OF FOUR OF US HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. A SEARCH OF FORD WARRANTY REPAIR RECORDS WILL CONFIRM THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SEVERAL ACQUAINTANCES HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE, IN SPITE OF FORD HAVING DONE THE REPAIRS. THE INCIDENT BELOW INVOLVES A FRIEND, NOT MY OWN EXPERIENCE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED WITH A RECALL OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY 6.0L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HE LOST TURBO CHARGE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AS WELL. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. HE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY HAVE MADE REPAIRS 5 TIMES TO DATE. THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. *AK

I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 F250 WITH THE 6.0L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM IN THE MORNINGS AFTER IT HAS NOT RUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT SMOKES, RUNS ROUGH, AND HAS SEVERE HESITATION. FORB HAS A TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE SMOKING AND ROUGH RUNNING IS MERELY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE HESITATION IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WILL OPERATE AT IDLE SPEEDS BUT ONCE THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION CAN LAST AS LONG AS SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF NEAR ACCIDENTS UPON LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. ONCE IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS NEARLY EVERY MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, AND HAS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF NEAR CRASHES. THE TSB STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MAINLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLES HAVE 15000 MILES. I FIRST REPORTED MY PROBLEM TO FORD AT 17,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT THE DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE QUESTIONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER, DEAN, AT RIO VALLEY FORD HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ON MY TRUCK ALSO. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 F-250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ACCELERATED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. A FEW DAYS AGO THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE A PEDESTRIAN WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF IT AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED VIBRATION ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SECOND OPINION FROM A DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE FUEL INJECTION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT DUE TO THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE STALLING SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE HAD NOT WARMED UP COMPLETELY. HE DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 112000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME STIFF. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

1. 2004 F250 6.0 DIESEL EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS IN AUG 2004. ENGINE BACKFIRED ON INTERSTATE AND SINCE TIME HAS BEEN WORKED ON MULTIPLE TIMES BY SELLING DEALERSHIP AND FORD ENGINEERS. 2. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE IN 2004 CAUSED IT TO LOOSE POWER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES SINCE THEN WITH A POWER LOSS COMPLAINT THAT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK CAN AND FREQUENTLY DOES STALL. LAST MONTH IT STALLED TWICE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS. 3. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED MULTIPLE REMEDIES BUT HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE NOV 6TH 2006. THEY CALLED YESTERDAY TO TELL ME IT WAS FIXED. TODAY IS NOV 22, IT IS STILL THERE. IT TEST DROVE IT TODAY AND IT STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. I LEFT IT WITH THEM.*JB

VEHICLE REQUIRING REPEAT REPAIRS FOR SAME PROBLEM, 3 INJECTORS REPLACED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING, EGR VALVE REPLACED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEEN THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE THIRD TIME, AN UNKNOWN PART WAS REPLACED. THE FOURTH TIME, THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

WE HAVE TERRIBLE GAS(DIESEL) MILEAGE WITH OUR TRUCK, CAN YOU HELP? , WE'VE HAD AT LEAST 6 RECALLS ON OUR TRUCK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, A VIBRATION WAS FELT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRONT END, ALL AXLES, ROTORS, RING AND PINION AND WHEEL HUBS, BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN ENGINEER TEST THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE VIBRATION TO BE WITHIN OPERATING STANDARDS.*AK THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CENTER CONSOLE SQUEAKED, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

THE COMPUTER (PCM) SHUTS THE TRUCK DOWN, KILLS THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH IT (POWER STEERING,BRAKES,ECT.). AT 4735 MILES THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED DUE TO TRUCK NOT ABLE TO RUN. AT 51,698 PERFORMED RECALL 05S34 FIC MODULE WIRING HARNESS REPAIR. AT 57,377 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION LEAVING THE TRUCK IN THE PATH OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER AT ALL. DEALERSHIP REPLACES AND REPROGRAMS PCM. AT 57,398 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN AGAIN FULLY LOADED WITH TRAILER RUNNING 65 MPH. BARELY GOT TRUCK TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED SAFELY DUE TO NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUSE BOX ASSY. AT 57,399 MILES THE TRUCK STARTED MISSING, DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE LOOM. AT OR AROUND 89,450 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN RUNNING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO SAFELY GET TRUCK TO SIDE OF ROADWAY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PCM AGAIN AND REPROGRAMMED. TRUCK DID NOT RUN LONG ENOUGH TO GO ON A ROAD TEST BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED INJECTOR LOOM OF WIRE HARNESS. EACH TIME I WAS TOWED AFTER A SHUT DOWN WE HAD TO MAKE EXTRA ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUR PETS AND OTHER PASSENGERS WITH US. WE FEEL WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS LAST TIME NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT INJURING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS OURSELVES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWICE THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO GEAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED, THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MOTOR ON THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

F250 DIESEL ENGINE HAS UNCOMMANDED THROTTLE ADVANCE. IN TRAFFIC ENVIRONMENT, I NEED TO KEEP A LARGE INTERVAL IN CASE TRUCK DECIDES TO ADVANCE THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. THIS SITUATION RULES OUT PARKING IN THE GARAGE. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM FORD, HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I OWN A 2004 F-250 POWER STROKE DIESEL MY TRUCK HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT HAVE LEFT ME IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS ON FREEWAYS, WHERE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS HAD ESCORT ME TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ON MY VEHICLE EVEN BEFORE I HAD THE PROBLEM OF MY TRUCK STALLING. THEY HAD REPLACED ALL THE RECALL PARTS WHICH WAS SAID TO HAVE CAUSED THE STALLING OF THE POWER STROKE MODELS. AROUND 20,00 MILES AFTER I HAD BOUGHT MY TRUCK IT WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. UP TO THIS DAY IT HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF ABOUT 12 TIMES. SOME TIMES IT WOULD START AND STALL AGAIN AND AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THEM TO FIX IT AND EVERY TIME THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME FLIGHT DATA RECORDERS TO RECORD THE PROBLEMS AS IT STALLS. THE PROBLEM WAS RECORDED AND THEY STILL COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME MY VEHICLE STALLED WAS ON THE 6TH OF JULY ME AND MY FAMILY WERE ON A VACATION TO YOSEMITE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER WHEN MY TRUCK STALLED ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER SO I WAS STALLED DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO OPPOSING TRAFFIC WHEN AN ON COMING VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO MY MIRROR AND BROKE IT. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ALOT WORSE IN SENSE THAT MY FAMILY'S LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. ALL THE SHOP FOREMAN WHICH I DEAL WITH AT THE DEALER TELLS ME TO JUST BRING MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX THE

MY 2004 FORD 250 4 X 4 IS SURGING (TAKING OFF) WHEN I AM NOT ACCELERATING THE ENGINE. IT DOES THIS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED SEVERAL FIXES AND EVEN CALLED THEIR OWN HOTLINE. NOTHING IS WORKING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AT TIMES SITTING A RED SIGNAL LIGHT ANT THE TRUCK WANTS TO TAKE OFF. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY SUPPRESSED UPON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TRAVEL DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, GOING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR, AND MY TRUCK SURGES FORWARD AS THOUGH I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I DID NOT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I CAN BE GOING SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 75 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY, WHETHER IN STOP AND GO OR CONTINUOUS SPEED, AND THE TRUCK SURGES WITHOUT THE COMMAND OF MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPS SUDDENLY AS WELL WHEN THIS OCCURS. IF I AM REPEATING MYSELF, IT IS BECAUSE I AM VERY CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS ANY PASSENGERS AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WITH ME WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. I HAVE GONE TO VARIOUS WEBSITE FORUMS AND I AM SEEING OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME THING, BUT FORD IS NOT FIXING THE SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

MY 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL HAD ITS TURBO REPLACED IN MAY 2005-IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP'S GARAGE ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST YEAR, STALLING OUT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WE CAN NOT TOW ANYTHING WITH OUT IT BLOWING BLACK SMOKE AND CUTTING OUT. I AM 1000 MILES FROM THE INITIAL WARRANTY THE MECHANIC'S HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM I LOCATED A NHTSA RECALL WHICH DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM TO THE TEE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE CORRECTION. EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUMMARY STATES: IF THE ENGINE STALLS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR. WHICH COULD ENDANGER MY FAMILY AND POSSIBLY SOMEONE ELSE. *NM

2004 F 250 ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED , ENGINE SURGED AND RAN ROUGH. *TS THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT EACH TIME THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM

F250 6.0 POWERSTROKE STALLS, MISSES, AND LOSES ALL POWER. FORD DEALER HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. CHANGED EGR VALVE AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SENSORS. NO CHANGE. *NM

PURCHASED NEW 2004 F250 6.0L TURBO DIESEL. SINCE PURCHASE, HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT SURGING, STUMBLING, & STALLING. HAVE RETURNED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIME WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND. SUBSEQUENT RECALL CAME OUT AND WAS PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. INTENT OF RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS STATED PROBLEMS. STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEM AGAIN IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. SHOP VISIT ON 12 APRIL 2006 REVEALED EGR?? PROBLEM, AND WAS REPLACED. PROBLEMS REAPPEARED THE NEXT MORNING. WILL TAKE TO THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER ROUND!! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LEANING ON THE TAILGATE TO RAISE THE CAP DOOR, THE TAILGATE CAME OPEN. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE LUMBER IN THE TRUCK CAME CRASHING OUT ONTO THE CONSUMER'S RIGHT FOOT SPRAINING IT. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE TAILGATE MADE RATTLING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM

WHEN PULLING THE TRUCK FORWARD AFTER BACKING UP, THERE IS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT STEERING MECHANISM AS I DRIVE FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO FORD SERVICE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY INDICATED THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN DEARBORN MICHIGAN FOR HELP, BUT THEY INDICATED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND NO OTHER COMPLAINTS HAD BEEN FILED. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS AS I FEEL IT IS A STEERING COMPONENT ISSUE AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY ITEM. THE POPPING NOISE IS TRANSMITTED AND MANIFESTS THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, AND AS AN EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CANNOT BE A NORMAL SITUATION AS FORD WOULD LIKE ME TO BELIEVE. *NM

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING WILDLY. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING UP AND DOWN AGAIN WITH A SERIOUS LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE WAS LIMPED UNDER ITS OWN POWER BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE TRANSMISSION ACTING AS IF IT WOULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED A SOLENOID AND WIRING HARNESS SHORTING TO THE TRANSMISSION PAN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON DRY LEVEL PAVEMENT, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE WITH NO POWER. PULLED OVER TO A SAFE PLACE AND TRIED AGAIN AFTER RE-STARTING. DROVE APPROXIMATELY MILE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND AFTER MANY MORE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALER LOCATED AND REPLACED BURNED WIRING HARNESS DIRECTLY BELOW THE TURBO CHARGER. *JB

WE OWN A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0 DIESEL MOTOR WITH A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. TWICE DURING THAT PERIOD, I REPORTED THAT THE MOTOR WAS VERY NOISY WHEN STARTING ON A COLD MORNING. FINALLY AT 99,987 MILES THE LOCAL DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT 5 INJECTORS NEED REPLACING AND & FORD WILL REPLACE THEM AS SOON AS I PROVE WHEN EVERY OIL CHANGE WAS MADE. THEY SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED BILLS & RECEIPTS. AFTER A FEW WEEKS GATHERING OIL CHANGE INFORMATION, A SERVICE ADVISOR SUGGESTS TAKING IT TO THE SELLING DEALER, AS THEY WOULD BE MORE DISPOSED TO FIX THE TRUCK. THE OTHER SERVICE ADVISOR SAYS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO KEEP THE WORK ORDER OPEN ANY MORE. THE SELLING DEALER COULDN'T HELP. AFTER A LENGTHY PROCESS I GET TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSON AT FORD WHO ACCEPTS MY PERSONAL NOTES ON THE OIL CHANGES. BUT SINCE THE TRUCK NOW HAS OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT, FORD WON'T DO THE WORK, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. I BELIEVE THE LOCAL DEALER SET ME UP SO FORD WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE WORK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.

NOTICED A CLUNK IN THE FRONT END OVER BUMPS. INSPECTED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND FOUND OVER 7/16 SIDE TO SIDE PLAY IN THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT, AND 3/8 SIDE TO SIDE PLAY IN THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT. I REPLACED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY EARLY FAILURE AND IF LEFT TO GET WORSE WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM

TURBO PROBLEM WITH A 2004 F250 SUPER DUTY. MOST RECENT ON FEB 7, 06 THE DEALER SHIP REPLACED THE TURBO HOSE WITH A BIGGER ONE, NEW CLAMPS ETC. DEC '05 THE SENSORS WENT BAD ON A NEWLY REPLACED TURBO ASSEMBLY. REPLACED THE WHOLE TURBO ASSEMBLY OCT '05, THIS HAPPENED WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. AUG '04 TURBO HOSE BLEW OFF WHILE TOWING A BOAT. THIS TRUCK CAN NOT HANDLE A LOAD.. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 F250 DIESEL HAD SO MANY OIL LEAKING PROBLEMS FORD BOUGHT THAT TRUCK BACK FROM ME AND GAVE ME A 2004 F250 DIESEL. I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME OIL LEAK PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. EVERYONE I TALK TOO, IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT FORD IS HAVING WITH THESE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINES. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? THE ENGINEER FROM INTERNATIONAL (THEY BUILD THIS ENGINE FOR FORD) TOLD THE HEAD MECHANIC AT GULF BREEZE FORD TO PUT LOCK TIGHT ON THE REAR MAIN SEAL OF MY 2003 TRUCK TO STOP THE OIL LEAK. THIS SEEMS STRANGE TO ME, I THOUGHT LOCK TIGHT WAS FOR BOLTS. I HAD THE 2ND TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND TOOK IT IN AND LOCK TIGHT WAS PLACED ON THE REAR MAIN SEAL OF THIS TRUCK. IT HAS LEAKED SINCE. WAS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE 3RD TIME, GOT IT BACK AND IT IS STILL LEAKING. ANOTHER ENGINEER FROM INTERNATIONAL IS SCHEDULED TO LOOK AT MY 2004 TRUCK AND 4 OTHER PROBLEM TRUCKS AT GULF BREEZE FORD ON 1/24/2006. I THINK IT IS VERY SAD, I LOVE MY TRUCK- BUT I CAN'T DEAL WITH THE CONSTANT OIL LEAKS. ONLY HAVE 20K ON MY TRUCK AT THIS TIME. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS 100K PLUS MILES ON THESE TRUCKS. THANKS. *NM

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-250 WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL MOTOR. I HAVE COMPLAINED THAT ON COLD MORNINGS, THE MOTOR MAKES A LOUD HAMMERING NOISE, SHAKES & IS VERY WEAK. FINALLY, JUST SHORT OF THE 1000,000 MILE WARRANTY, THEY AGREE THAT IN FACT IT IS FAULTY & NEEDS 5 INJECTORS REPLACED. HOWEVER THEY WON'T REPLACE THEM UNTIL I PROVE THAT EVERY OIL CHANGE WAS MADE ON TIME. WHO CAN PROVE 99,000 MILES OF OIL CHANGES. I BELIEVE ITS AN EXCUSE, SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO DO THE WORK. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE THROTTLE STUCK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALER. DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED. THE AIR MASS SENSOR WAS CLEANED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DRIVING CORRECTLY. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB

MY TRUCK IS NOT UNDER RECALL 04S15 FOR BATTERY GROUND STRAP. ON 11-22-2005 IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED BECAUSE OF A LOOSE STRAP. *JB

ON 10-28-05 DRIVING ON 395 IN VICTORVILLE I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED AND AT ABOUT 30 MPH I HEARD A BANG AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE A REAL BAD EXHAUST LEAK. I WAS CLOSE TO A FORD DEALER SO I LIMPED IT OVER TO THEM. THEY TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IT... $4100.00. IT BLEW THE RIGHT FRONT PLUG AND COIL OUT. PLUG IS MIA. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING FORD TO REPAIR IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE TRUCK HAS 44,800 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED NEW SEPT 2004. WHETHER OR NOT FORD TAKES CARE ON MY TRUCK THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A FLYING PROJECTILE PROPELLED AT AN EXTREME RATE. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IF SOMEONE IS UNDER THE HOOD FOR WHAT EVER REASON AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS BLOWS, IT COULD BE FATAL. OR IF IT SHOOT OUT THE FENDER WELL AND HITS A PASSING CAR OR SCHOOL BUSS. WHY SHOULD WE WAIT FOR A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, A LIFE IS WORTH MORE, WE NEED TO ACT NOW....THANK YOU.*JB

CONSUMER HAD EGR SENSOR REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MAKING VEHICLE FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. *TS THE EGR VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE ROLLED ALTHOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE. *NM

WHILE ACCELERATING ON A HILL, THE ENGINE WOULD MISS, APPEAR TO BE TRYING TO STALL, AND BLACK SMOKE WOULD COME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ICP. SINCE THESE SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN RECALL #05S34, I THOUGHT MY TRUCK SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT WASN'T AND I HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE REP SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS ON OTHER TRUCKS. *NM

1) WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE AND/OR TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, AND HAULING A TRAILER. 2) THE CAC(CHARGE AIR COOLER) DUCT BLOWS OFF OF THE TURBO. THIS LEAVES THE VEHICLE WITH A LACK OF POWER, REQUIRING FINDING A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. 3) EXISTING HARDWARE IS RE-ATTACHED AND TORQUED TO SPEC, AND REDESIGNED PARTS HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTALLED. *NM

DT: 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED SURGING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE EBB SENSOR PROGRAM TWICE. ALSO, REPLACED PRESS CHECK, AND THEN REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTED CONTROL. THE LAST TIME THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO PUT A BLACK BOX ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE ENOUGH TO DRIVE. THE LAST TIME THEY DID RECALL REPAIRS ON WIRING HARNESS. THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A DOCTORS OFFICE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED OVER TWO CURBS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A SEVERE CONCUSSION. SHE HAD TO SEE A NEUROLOGIST FOR TWO MONTHS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JULY 13, 2004. THE SURGING HAD NO CONSISTENCY. VEHICLE WILL SURGE AT A STOP LIGHT OR WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. THE CONSUEMR WOULD LDIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TOTAL COST OF THE VEHICLE OR WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE HER WITH A NEW VEHICLE. *NM

1.) WE WERE DRIVING IN THE PET SMART PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ON IT"S OWN AND ALMOST RAN OVER A LADY AND HER LITTLE DOG! I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SHUT IT OFF! 2.) VEHICLE WILL STALL AND ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS!! 3.) THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

FORD 2004 F250 6L DIESEL FORD RECALL WORK DONE NO. 05S34. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE STALLING-STUMBLE PROBLEM. HAD IN SEVEN TIMES AND FORD CANNOT FIX, STARTS HARD, DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS AND IS DANGEROUS. NOW WE HAVE AN OIL LEAK,OWNED FIVE OTHER FORDS, NEVER AGAIN. *JB

2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL AT 11:30 PM HAD UN INTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING IN THE FOG. THE VEHICLE SIMPLY TOOK OFF WIDE OPEN WHILE IN A CURVE WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT ALL. THIS IS SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING. STEVE MARSH FORD DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE TURBO REVVING UP AND HAD WORKED ON THIS MULTIPLE TIMES PRIOR TO THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE CARRIER FARM BUREAU AGENT MARK MILAM 731-855-2591 THE NEXT MORNING. *NM

DT: CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE TWO CLAMPS ON THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE ON FEBRUARY 15, 2005 AT 3,000 MILES. CONTACT WAS AFRAID THAT THE OTHER CLAMPS WILL BREAK AS WELL. CONTACT WANTED TO REPLACE ALL OF THE CLAMPS ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE SERVICE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE CLAMPS ONLY IF THEY BREAK. CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER WILL AGREE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE CLAMPS AT ONE TIME. *AK *NM

2004 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE POWER TO ACCELERATE IN THE MORNINGS. I CAN NOT PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH ANY CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE HIT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS MANY OTHER PROBLEMS BUT IF THE COMPUTER CAN'T FIND THEM, THEY DO NOT EXIST AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. I.E. TURBO BEING BLOWN, FUEL MILEAGE BECOMING LESS AND LESS ETC. *JB