2004 Ford F-250 SD complaints

TURBO LAG, STALL, HESITATION, ELECTRICAL. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE TROUGH VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND IT HIT A BUILDING AND THE CAR IN FRONT WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK, DOING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V27000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO DO RECALL REPAIRS.THEY TOLD HIM TO COME BACK IN ABOUT A WEEK. IN THE RECALL LETTER IT STATED THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY WILL PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR IF NEEDED. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY NEVER MENTIONED TO THE CONTACT ANYTHING ABOUT A RENTAL CAR. *AK

2004 FORD F250 HUBS ARE WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *MR THEY HAD ONLY BEEN ENGAGED THREE TIMES WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURED. (FRONT LOCKING HUBS) *SC

2004 FORD F250 SUFFERED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE TREAD MISSING. *JB

DT: CONSUMER HAD HAS RECALL WORK DONE ON 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE FIRST RECALL WAS IN APRIL ON THE TURBO BRACKET. DEALERSHIP PUT THE BRACKET ON THE TURBO CHARGER ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT TIGHTEN THE HOSE BACK, AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT. THE SECOND RECALL WAS ON THE REAR PLANETARY THAT WAS MANDATORY RECALL. THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THIS, BUT THE OWNER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR WORK. HE SAID THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED TO BADLY. THE NEXT RECALL WAS THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE, THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, AND CURRENTLY THE TRUCK WAS DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AFTER IT WARMED UP. CONSUMER TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE TRUCK, AND THEY COULD NOT WORK ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD WORK DONE SOMEWHERE ELSE. CONSUMER TALKED TO A REGIONAL MANAGER, WHO SAID THAT THE TRUCK WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE TRUCK COULD SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WILL START BACK UP.. CONSUMER COULD NOT HAVE ANYONE ELSE WORK ON THE TRUCK, OR FORD WILL VOID THE WARRANTY FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON THE ENGINE AND COMPONENTS AND 36,000 MILES ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. CONSUMER WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL WAS WITH THE CONSUMERS LAWYER. THE CONSUMER DOES HAVE PENDING LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD. *AK

STALLING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR. VEHICLE HAS SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL #05S34

ENGINE STALLS, HESITATION, ROUGH RUNNING, WOULD NOT START, HEAVY SMOKE EXHAUST

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK SHUT OFF AND JUST COMPLETELY DIED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. AS A RESULT THE TRUCK VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE DRIVER HAD TO RESTART THE TRUCK. THE KEY HAD TO BE TURNED BACK TO NEUTRAL ,THEN TRY TO RESTART. THE TRUCK WAS JUST AT THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK BEFORE THIS HAPPENED FOR A BLOWN RADIATOR HOSE. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT, BUT WILL NOT RETURN THE CONSUMER'S PHONE CALL. THE CONSUMER IS STILL TRYING TO BE IN CONTACT WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK

1. WHEN STARTING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE STARTER TURNED A LITTLE MORE SLOWLY THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. ON THE MORNING OF 7/2/05 THE STARTER TURNED THE ENGINE VERY SLOWLY BUT DID NOT START THE ENGINE AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE BATTERIES WERE DEAD. THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK. 2. A FEW MINUTES AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE TRUCK A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND WAS TOTALED. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SINCE AS THE TRUCK IS TOTALED.

THE 2004 F250 SUPERDUTY 4X4 TRUCKS NEED A STEERING STABILIZER ON THEM TO STOP STEERING SHIMMY AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD

THE TRUCK I RENTED FROM U HAUL WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN RELEASED FOR RENTAL. I PAID $795.00. THE LEFTHEAD LIGHT WAS SO FAR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT THAT I COULD NOT SEE THE CENTER DIVIDER, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK, THE WINSHIELD WASHER RESEVOIR WAS EMPTY. I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $110.00 FOR U HAUL'S SAFE MOVE- SAFE TOW AND BECAUSE OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. CONTRACT # 00035048

OUR F250 SUPERDUTY HAS LEFT US IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE 3 TIMES. WE WOULD BE DRIVING THE TRUCK, PARK IT AND THEN TRY TO START IT BACK UP AND IT WOULD DO NOTHING- THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE IT JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME ROAD SIDE ASST. HAS COME TO GET THE TRUCK. THIS PURCHASE HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST MISTAKE AND I DO SPREAD THE WORD. BY THE WAY- IT HAS BEEN THE O-RINGS AND GASKETS IN THE MOTOR.

THE INNER COOLER TUBE FOR THE TURBO BLEW APART,FILLED WITH OIL,CAUSING THE TUBRO TO BE REPLACED16000 MILES.8 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN 26500 MILES

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A TRUCK FROM FORD BECAUSE OF A REAR CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINT. IT WAS A MISREPRESENTATION OF WHAT THEY WANTED TO FIT AN INFANT CHILD INTO. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE CHILD IN THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THEIR NEWBORN CHILD. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED ONE COULD NOT PLACE A REAR-FACING SEAT IN THIS TRUCK. *AK OTHER PROBLEMS CONSISTED OF: ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECASUE THE DEALER WIRED THE PLOW TO IT, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. *SC *JB

2004 FORD SUPER DUTY DIESEL ON OCCASIONS WOULD DIE AND CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY RESTARTING IT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE SURGED AND JUMPED ABOUT 2 FEET INTO THE STREET WHEN FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE HAD SURGED BEFORE, BUT NOT AS BAD AS THIS TIME. THE SERVICE DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHAT IWASWRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED 5 OR 6 MODULES TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

I HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN MY F250 DIESEL RUNS AT 1200-1500RPM, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO SHUTTER AND LOADS UP. IT SOMETIMES SEEMS TO START TO STALL OUT AND LOSE POWER. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SIX TIMES AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHANGES THE EXHAUST SENSOR AND REMAP THE COMPUTER WITH NO LUCK. THEY HAVE TEST DRIVEN THE TRUCK AND HAD THE PROBLEM OCCUR. THE VEHICLE IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE LOSE OF POWER IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE REAREND COLLISONS BECASUE OF THE PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND HAS ADVISED ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT AT MY RISK. HOPING TO FIND A FAULT CODE.

DT: WHENEVER THE CALLER DRIVES THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, AND THEN IT LOSES POWER AND SHUTS DOWN. WHEN IT IS SITTING STILL THE MOTOR RUNS FAST, SHAKES AND THEN DIES. CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED. DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE IN A RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE DIED. CALLER HAD TO WAIT AWHILE TO GET IT STARTED. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. CALLER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 8 TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID AT THE BEGINNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND DEALER REPLACED SOMETHING TO FIX THAT. NOTHING GIVES HIM NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO DIE.*AK

DT; EVER SINCE CONSUMER BOUGHT FORD F250 IT JERKS OR BUCKS FORWARD WHEN AT A STOP OR DRIVING SLOW. DEALER BASICALLY SAY IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IT IS HARD FOR THEM TO FIX IT. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IT MAY DO THIS AND STOP THEN IT WILL BEGIN AGAIN. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE WAS LAST WEEK. CONSUMER CALLED SERVICE DEPT AS IT WAS HAPPENING, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. ACTUALLY HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL FOR SAFETY BECAUSE IT DOES THIS AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE STALLING AND LURCHES FORWARD EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. *TT

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT. EACH TIME THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO TURN THE CORNER OR HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE SAFETY BELT WILL TIGHTEN. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP SO TIGHT THAT IT HURT HIS CHEST AND NECK. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE UNTIL THE SEAT BELT WAS UNBUCKLED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO LET IT RETRACT ALL THE WAY BACK, THEN REBUCKLE IT. *BF *NM

WE PURCHASED A 2004 F250 TURBO DIESEL FROM MIKE BROWN FORD ON MAY 29, 2004 AND THE NIGHTMARE BEGAN. THE FIRST PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP WIRED THE KEYLESS ENTRY INCORRECTLY AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. AFTER THAT THE TRUCK BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SURGING,AND DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COMPUTER 9 TIMES, EXCHANGED THE EGR VALUES TWICE, THEY HAVE SLIPPED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND ALL TYPES OF REPROGRAMMED ON THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS ON THIS VEHICLE.. TO DATE THE TRUCK RUNS EXTREMELY BAD. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE, AND IS EXTREMELY SCARED OF THIS TRUCK, DO TO THE FACT THAT IT SURGES AND LOSES VACUUM AND SHOVES HER INTO INTERSECTIONS AT RED LIGHTS OR ANY OTHER TIMES SHE APPLIES THE BRAKES. THE VARIOUS FORD DEALERSHIPS ARE NO HELP THEY CONSTANTLY REPROGRAM AND RELEASE THE VEHICLE . NO MORE OR LESS THAN 5000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTS IT AGAIN. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, SEEING HOW YOU NEVER NO WHEN IT WILL DIE, OR SURGE . WE FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO ANYONE WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH .*AK

I GET EXHAUST FUMES / DIESEL SMELL THROUGH MY VENTS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN AT 1500 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IT DIDN'T HELP. THEY SAID DRIVE IT, AND SEE IF IT GETS BETTER. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN 5 TIMES FOR THE SMELL, AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD IS TELLING ME IT'S NORMAL. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY DO NOT GET THE FUMES COMING THROUGH THEIR VENTS. SOMETIMES THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT MY EYES BURN. MY SON WILL SAY OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE HIS EYES BURN FROM THE FUMES.*AK

AT ONSET OF COLD WEATHER,(BELOW 40F), LOUD TAPPING FROM ENGINE AT IDLE AND AGAIN AT 200 RPMS. THIS LASTS UNTIL ENGINE IS WARMED UP COMPLETELY. FORD SAYS PISTON SLAP AND IT IS NORMAL. TRUCK HAS 20K MILES. UNLESS STANDARD ENGINEERING PRACTICE HAS BEEN REPEALED, PISTON SLAP IS NOT NORMAL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. *AK

MY 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY CREW-CAB TRUCK ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES SPONTANEOUSLY ON ITS OWN WHILE I AM DRIVING AT A UNIFORM SPEED. THIS CAN PERSIST FOR A NUMBER OF MILES BEFORE ABATING. THE ENGINE JUST BEGINS TO REV UP AND THEN DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ONLY ON THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND LURCHES FORWARD. I TRIED PUTTING IT IN PARK WHILE AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, BUT IT DIED WHEN I DID SO. THE TRUCK IS USED FOR TRAIL FCOR TWO LARGE HORSES, AND SHOULD IT SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATE OR COMPLETELY STOP WHILE TRAILERING ON THE FREEWAY, THE RESULTS COULD BE DISASTROUS. THIS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IS WHAT PROMPTS MY COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO OUR FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT FORD HAS HAD A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.*AK

EXHAUST LEAK ENTERING DRIVERS COMPARTMENT HAD THIS TRUCK IN SHOP FOUR TIMES HAVE BEEN TLD TO MANY AHEAD SO IT WILL BE DAYS MAYBE LONGER THINK THEY ARE WANTING THE WARRANTY TO RUN OUT BUT THIS LEAK CAN CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE MAYBE AN ACCEDENT.THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THE DIESEL PICKUPS WITH THIS PROBLEM SO I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS.

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE UPON PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO FORD 4 TIMES. *AK

THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 10/31/03 AND IMMEDIATELY WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE SURGING AND RUNNING ROUGH. THE DEALER TRIED 3 TIMES AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HISTORY OF OUR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK: ON 8/23/04, ENGINE IDLE LOW AND RUNS ROUGH AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE EBP SENSOR. ON 9/2/04, THE DEALER AGAIN REPLACED THE EBP SENSOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH AND SURGE DURING IDLE. ON 9/9/04, WE SPOKE WITH THE MECHANTIC TO TELL HIM WE WERE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK ON 1/4/05, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THE TRUCK FINALLY STARTED AND WE TOOK IT TO AUTO WAY FORD AND WAS KEPT THERE FOR 7 DAYS. THEY REPLACED THE INJECTOR HARNESS SSM18226. ON 1/24/05, THE ENGINE AGAIN SHUT OFF AND WAS TOWED TO AUTO WAY FORD. THEY WERE TOLD BY THE FORD ENGINEERS TO DO A "WIRE WIGGLE TEST". THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BUT KEPT IT FOR 12 DAYS. THE TECH REFERRED THE PROBLEM TO GEORGE S., THE SERVICE MANAGER. ON 2/7/05, TRUCK AGAIN DIED AND HAD TO BE OWED TO AUTO WAY FORD. THE REPLACED THE FICM AND CLEARED THE MODULES. THEY HAD THE TRUCK 8 DAYS. BASED ON THE PAST HISTORY, WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE IN TAKING THE TRUCK FOR LONG DISTANCES. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE WE'RE ON AN INTERSTATE OR A BUSY ROAD. WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAD IDLE PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY WITH THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE TRUCK WAS AROUND A YEAR OLD WITH ONLY 19,115 M

PURCHASED A FORD F250 CREW CAB 4X4 WITH 6.0 PSD IN SEPTEMBER 04. IN THE FIRST PART OF NOVEMBER 04 USED ELECTRONIC ON THE FLY SHIFT TO PLACE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, VEHICLE MADE A LOAD POP. WHEN I TRIED TO REMOVE FROM 4X4 IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE TRUCK ALSO HAD A LOAD POPPING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER, HE WAS SUPPOSE TO REPLACE BOTH HUBS PER SERVICE PAPERWORK. ALONG WITH HAVING TO DO A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT( I HAD NOT RAN INTO OR HIT NOTHING). RECEIVED TRUCK BACK, STILL HAD POPPING NOISE IN LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA,CALLED DEALER WAS TOLD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WENT TO TENNESSEE ON VACATION, 4X4 LOCKED IN 4X4 AGAIN, HAD TO DRIVE IT BACK FROM TENNESSEE THAT WAY. OCNE AGAIN WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT TRUCK MADE A AWEFUL NOISE, ALONG WITH THE POPPING THAT WAS THERE BEFORE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, AGAIN SAID HUBS REPLACED. GOT TRUCK BACK AGAIN NO NOISE WHEN TURNING BUT STILL HAS POPPING ON STARTS AND STOPS, ALSO WHEN THE TRANMISSION SHIFTS GEARS THERES A KLUCKING NOISE. TOOK TRUCK BACK AGAIN, WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS CONTINUED TILL IT GOT REAL BAD, CALLED DEALER, DEALER HAD FACTORY REP ON HAND TO RIDE WITH ME IN THE TRUCK, THE REP HEARD THE NOISE AND FELT IT, TOLD DEALER TO LOOK INTO DRIVELINE PROBLEM, TRUCK WAS KEPT BY DEALER RECIEVED IT BACK TWO DAY LATER, DEALER AGAIN SAID WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. TRUCK IS STILL MAKING THE SAME NOISE BUT NOW HAS STARTED TO GET LOUDER, TRUCK ALSO NOW AFTER THE DEALER UPDATE THE FLASH HAS NO POWER, AN

COMPLAINED OF EXHAUST ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE. OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE GLOW PLUGS ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE "FIXED" AND THIS IS MY THIRD TRIP.

FORD FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS (150/250/350 ETC) SPARE TIRE HELD BY CABLE, CABLE WEARS AND BRAKES W/OUT WARNING. SPARE TIRE HELD UP BY CABLE UNDER TRUCKS COMES LOOSE ON HIGHWAY @ SPEED !*AK

TRANSMISSION ON 04 F 250 SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A LOADED DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS AT THE DEALER SHIP NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME A RECALLED PART CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD OF NO RECALLS. FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS TELLS ME THAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN OUT FOR TWO WEEKS . DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST COME ON PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! *JB

2004 FORD TRUCK F SUPER DUTY PK, NOTICE OF CLAIM (DTPA). *BF THE TRUCK DOES NOT IDLE CONSISTENTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT THE TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE ON THAT MODEL AND THAT THE BUGS ARE STILL NOT WORKED OUT. *NM

ENGINE REVS UP AT IDLE AND BOGGING WHILE IN MOTION AND WHEN STOPPING AND MAKING TURNS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHES (JUMPS) FORWARD AT IDLE OVER POWERING THE BRAKES. THEN THE VEHICLE WILL DIE COMPLETELY, LEAVING ME STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT! I HAVE HAD IT IN THE FORD DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

BOUGHT 2004 F-250 DIESEL 4 DOOR LARIET IN MAY. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. FIRST IT WAS TAKEN IN FOUR TIMES FOR A RATTLE HAD TO REPLACE DOOR LATCH. NEXT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WAS PUT ON COMPUTER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL IT TOTALLY BROKE DOWN. THEN THE TRUCK WOULD DIE AND I WOULD LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKES HAD TO REPLACE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. THE BEST ONE IS THE ODOR COMING OUT THE VENTS. HAS BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS IN TEXAS STILL NOT FIXED.ODOR HAS GOT SO STRONG THAT MY CHILD HAS TO TAKE MIGRAINE PILLS IF SHE IS IN THE TRUCK MORE THAN 30 MIN. I LEND UP HAVING HEADACHES,SLEEPY,SORE THROAT AND VOMITING. WAS TOLD NOT TO RUN THE A/C BUT TO RUN ON MAX A/C NO HELP FROM FORD COMPANY. PLEASE HELP US. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *JB

NEW 04 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY STEERING WANDER AT 3000 MI. JANUARY WENT TO DEALER. NO PROBLEM FOUND. AT 21,000 DECEMBER WENT TO ALIGNMENT SHOP TOLD UPPER AN LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD 1/6 PLAY SHOULD BE 0 PLAY NEED CHANGE OUT TO FIX FRONT END. WENT BACK TO FORD SHOP . WAS TOLD THERE TECHNICIAN CHECKED UPPER AN LOWER BALL JOINTS ALL WITHIN FORD SPEC NO PLAY FOUND "THEY LOWERED AIR IN FRONT TIRES" PLEASE HELP THE WANDER. *JB

ENGINE WAS COLD, SAT OVER NIGHT, IN THE MORNING TRIED TO START VEHICLE, GLOW PLUG LIGHT TURNED OFF AND ENGINE WAS CRANKED, ENGINE CRANKED SLOW BUT DID NOT START AND WITHIN SECONDS ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DESTROYED PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SMOKE DAMAGE IN CAB. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. *JB

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REGARDING THE BATTERY CABLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO BURN EVEN WHEN EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURE THE BATTERY CABLE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. BATTERY HARNESS NHTSA RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION. *JB

DIESEL ENGINE BUCKS WHILE IN MOTION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHEN STOPPING. NECESSARY TO PUT TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD INTO CAR IN FROMT OF ME. SWEET ANTI FREEZE SMELL INSIDE TRUCK. FORD REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM UNTIL FORCED TO PERFORM A COMPLETE INSPECTION AS PRESCRIBED BY THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD. THEN LEARNED PROBLEM WITH TURBO CHARGER, COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE. NON-PERFORMANCE HAPPENED OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD BEGINING IN JUNE, 2004. *AK

CONSUMERS VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE CONTROL. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER HAD BEEN IN SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE VEHICLE SURGED FOR NO REASON. ALSO, VEHICLE DIED SEVERAL TIMES IN INTERSECTIONS. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK

THE ENGINE STALLED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. *JB THERE WERE A NUMBER OF STALLS THAT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IN THAT THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH PRIOR TO THE STALLING. THE ENGINE ALOS LOST COOLANT. *SC

THE VEHICLE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OF 0-15 MPH. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED DURING STOPPING OR MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO LURCH FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *JB

WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF DRIVING,EXPERIENCED ENGINE BOGGING, STALLING, AND GRINDING NOISES, UNPREDICTABLE OCCURRENCES. NOW PROBLEMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A SWEET SMELLING CHEMICAL ODOR THAT FILLS INTERIOR OF TRUCK CAB. LEMON LAW STATE ARBITRATION INITIATED AFTER DEALER'S MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR HAVE FAILED. *AK

2004 FORD-F250 KING RANCH DIESEL SERIES: ENGINE REVS UP AT IDLE OVER POWERING THE BRAKES ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO JUMP FORWARD BETWEEN 1-2 FT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY ISSUE AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS OCCURRED 1 DAY AFTER DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE ENGINE COMPUTER CODE. THE ORIGINAL CAUSE TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE POWER LOSS AND MASSIVE ENGINE SHAKING AT IDLE AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS.*AK

DOORS ON 2004 CREWCAB F250 LARIAT 4X4 ARE SQUEAKING,LOOSE,AND VERY NOISY WHEN DRIVING. PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SEVERAL FORD DEALERS IN NJ AREA, ONE OF WHICH EVEN REPLACED THE LATCH ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WITH NO EFFECT. (DEALER EVEN DAMAGED TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX A SEPARATE, BUT RELATED PROBLEM-WINDOW AIR LEAK.) TRUCK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW AND I HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION FROM ANY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE OWNED THREE NEW FORD TRUCKS AND THIS IS BY FAR THE POOREST QUALITY. REFERENCE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10004948 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 17307, DATED OCT 1, 2003. *AK

VEHICLE HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE RPM'S DROPPED DOWN TO 0. VEHICLE JUST QUIT, LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM

ENGINE IDLE IS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

TRUCK "CUTS OUT" LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. IT SEEMS ELECTRICAL SINCE BOTH THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT AS WELL AS THE WATER IN FUEL LIGHT COME ON FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND GO OFF. ONCE THEY GO OFF, IT WILL RUN AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. I HAVE HAD THE COMPLETE FICM HARNESS (IT RAN FINE FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT) REPLACED BY THE DEALER.IIT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES NOW FOR A TOTAL OF 10 DAYS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT ONLY HAS 7000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK