2005 FORD F-250 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN AN INCLINE, HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND RELEASED THE CLUTCH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. UPDATED 08/12/14*LJ

Mileage: 29,000

REGULAR DRIVING ON OPEN ROAD , NO HARSH CONDITIONS - POWER LOSS, WITHOUT ANY WARNING - NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR WARNNGS - SUDDEN DECELLERATION , JERKY RESPONSE MORE DECELLERATION - LIMP OFF RAMP , LIMP HOME. TURBO SOUNDING WHINY AND DIFFERENT , NO RESPONSE TO ADDED PRESSING ON GAS , NOR STOP , RESTART. HAS BEEN EVALUATED AT DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND MANY PROBLEMS CORRECTED, PAID FOR YET NOTHING WORKS - REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS PREFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE , MUCH CARE IS TAKEN BY OWNER. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WILL CAUSE A WRECK , CAN NO LONGER ENDANGER LIVES, WE DO EVERYTHING THE DEALERS ASK AND CONDITION RETURNS. MUST EVALUATE AT NEW DEALERSHIP AND WHETHER OR NOT CAN KEEP. I AM GETTING POST TRAUMATIC STRESS FROM THIS VEHICLE AND IT'S LACK OF UNRELIABLE TRANSPORT . I FEAR GETTING INTO THE CAR FOR ANY DISTANCE - IF I HAVE TO RETURN TO THE BANK , I MUST ADVISE THEM NOT TO RE-SELL LIABILITY REASONS AND INFORM THEM OF CHRONIC LEMON PROBLEMS IN THIS MODEL F250 6.0 FORD TRUCK . *TR

Mileage: 88,094

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND SENT A LETTER ADVISING TO CHECK THE TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS IN ENGINE POWER WITH AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE SEVERE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DETECTED COOLANT SEEPAGE WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE ABOVE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE INCLUDING SUCH THINGS AS THE EGR COOLER, THE EGR VALVE (TWICE), THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MOD (FICM), THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL REGULATOR SCREEN, (A .10 CENT PIECE 450.00 LABOR). IF YOU WILL SEARCH THIS ENGINE FROM 2003 TO 2007 YOU WILL FIND HUNDRED IF NOT THOUSAND OF POST BY OWNERS OF THE 6.0 POWERSTROKE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ANYONE AND THEY TOLD ME IN AN EMAIL YOU WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN MAKE THEM HAVE A RECALL. I HOPE YOU WILL STEP UP AND HELP ALL OF US. FORD FILED SUIT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURE (INTERNATION/ NAVISTAR) OVER THIS ENGINES PROBLEMS BACK IN 2004 BUT THEY KEPT SELLING IT KNOWING IT HAD PROBLEMS THAT WOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE BUYERS OF THE VEHICLES, I WAS PERSONALLY TOLD BY A SALESMAN TO EXPECT 350,000 MILES FROM THIS ENGINE. IF YOU CAN NOT HELP ME AND THE OTHERS CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT ELSE I CAN DO? WILL IT TAKE LEGAL ACTION OR IS THERE ANOTHER PATH I CAN TAKE? *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUMES ENTER THE CABIN AND MAKE THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DIZZY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS FOR THE ENGINE MANIFOLD CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE BECAUSE THE BOLTS WERE METAL AND THE FRAME WAS ALUMINUM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

FRAME IS RUSTING, HEADERS ARE LEAKING FROM RUST. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND THEN STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THE FAILURES. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP, OIL SENDING UNIT, FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE, AND THE EGR COOLER. AS A RESULT, THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 65,000

2005 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BLEW OUT WHITE SMOKE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED UPON DOING RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE EGR COOLER.

2005 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BLEW OUT WHITE SMOKE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED UPON DOING RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE EGR COOLER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 TO 65MPH THE MOTOR WOULD STALL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE ALL POWER TO THE BRAKE AND STEERING. HE WOULD COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT ABOUT HALF HOUR BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE TIMES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD . THE DEALER WAS CALLED WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS IS AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEHEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Mileage: 105,000

2005 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHEN IT SHUT DOWN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. AFTER HAVING THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAILED EGR VALVE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE ALTERNATOR WAS SPIKING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE EGR COOLER AND HEAD GASKETS. *JB

Mileage: 60,770

OWN A 2005 FORD F250 WITH A 6.0 DIESEL ENGINE. THE 6.0 DIESEL HAS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE EGR VALUE COOLER INSIDE THE ENGINE RUPTURING SENDING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND THRU THE EXHAUST INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT. FORD IS REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM IF IT OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT ALLOWING THE CONSUMER TO BURDEN THE EXPENSE IF THEIR WARRANTIES HAVE EXPIRED. THE ESTIMATED COST IS $2600.00 TO $3300.00. FORD HAS REDESIGNED THE EGR VALUE & COOLER TO HANDLE THE PRESSURE BETTER WITH THICKER WALLS. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WILL HAPPEN DUE TO THE COOLER WALLS BEING TO THIN AND RUPTURING UNDER PRESSURE. THE END RESULT IS A SUDDEN LOST OF POWER WITH POSSIBLE STEERING & BRAKE ISSUES IN CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE. IN OUR FAMILY WE HAVE PURCHASED 4 OF THE F250'S. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE EVENT AS IT HAPPENS AND A COPY OF THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKE WITH KRISTIN BERRY WITH YOUR AGENCY AND RECEIVE AN E MAIL OF MY COMPLAINT BUT I COULD NOT MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE FORM AND RESENT IT. THE REFERENCE # 10305746. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO WATER IN THE RADIATOR UNIT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE EGR COOLING UNIT AT THE COST OF $1,100. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL VEHICLE HE MAKES AT LEAST TWO REPAIRS A DAY IN REFERENCE TO THIS COMPONENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR IDENTICAL TO ANTIFREEZE FLUID, AND NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR DID NOT HAVE ANY WATER IN IT ONCE AGAIN. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE RE-INSPECTED. THE CONTACT EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE RESPONDED BY DENOUNCING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR HER FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

2005 FORD F250 TRUCK THAT SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED **CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TRUCK HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TRUCK WAS LOSING POWER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO INDICATORS WHILE PERFORMING TEST ON THE TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM FLUCTUATES WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN HE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATES THAT IT IS AT 5,000 RPM, BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.