Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 21, 2004500 milesTX
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC. *AK
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2004 Ford F-250 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →
Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 5, 20041,500 milesKY
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. CONDITIONS FORCED DRIVER TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL 30-60 -SECONDS LATER. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 5, 2004KY
CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2004 FORD TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2003, AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. THIS VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET/ ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHILE BEING ON A CURB. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER/MECHANIC SHOP 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 10, 20033,000 milesNC
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER INSPECTED THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT ONCE EVERY 100 MILES. ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE FAILS TO DECREASE RPM'S WITHIN 5 OR 5 SECONDS. ABOUT 10% OF THE TIME THE ENGINE WOULD INCREASE RPM'S, USUALLY 100 TO 250 RPM, BUT OCCASIONALLY UP TO 600 RPM'S. *NM
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