2005 FORD F-350 SD Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TURBO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN ENOUGH, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,768. UPDATED 5/9/13 *CN

Mileage: 21,768

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 99,000

THE PUBLIC REALLY NEEDS TO BE EDUCATED REGARDING THE FACT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS COVERING UP ONE OF THE LARGEST PROBLEMS IN THEIR AUTOMOBILE HISTORY REGARDING THEIR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FAILED 2003 THRU 2007 SUPER DUTY 6.0 DIESEL PICKUPS. IF YOU COULD BE SO KIND PLEASE HELP ME AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF THESE FAILED VEHICLES. PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR SUPERVISORS. I AM CURRENTLY RE-PURSUING LEGAL ACTION ALONG WITH MEDIA COVERAGE TO EXPOSE THIS TERRIBLE SITUATION WITH THESE FORD VEHICLES THAT IS RUINING FAMILY FINANCES WHILE TRYING TO KEEP THESE VEHICLES CONSTANTLY REPAIRED. MANY OWNERS INCLUDING MYSELF OUR BEING FORCED TO BUILD MUCH LESS THAN SAFE LIFTS TO REMOVE THE CABS FROM THESE TRUCKS TO REPAIR THE CONSTANTLY FAILING ENGINE COMPONENTS. I TRIED TO INCLUDE THESE DIGITAL PICTURES CLEARLY INDICATING THE DEADLY CAB LIFTS WE OUR FORCED TO TRY AND BUILD BECAUSE OF THE DEALER COSTS. PLEASE INDICATE HOW I CAN UPLOAD THESE PICTURES FOR YOU REVIEW. FOR 47 YEARS I THOUGHT FORD STOOD FOR FIRST ON RACE DAY. WOW, WAS I COMPLETELY WRONG! IN THE PAST 9 MONTHS I HAVE SPENT OVER $15,000 OUT OF MY POCKET AND BANK LOANS JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY FORD VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THEIR HORRIBLE ENGINEERING ABILITIES. MY WARRANTY WAS 28 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND 80,000 MILES UNDER IN WARRANTY. THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. I REPRESENTED MYSELF IN TWO COURT CASES AGAINST THEM AND LOST. WHEN, NOT IF, I CAN AFFORD AN ATTORNEY, FORD WILL FINALLY BE EXPOSED TO THEIR COVER UPS FROM THE PUBLIC! FORD: FIX OR REPAIR DAILY!! *TR

Mileage: 28,150

1. NORMAL DRIVING WITH NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. 2. EGR SYSTEM: EGR COOLER, OIL COOLER, FAN CLUTCH, MODULATOR VALVE, EGR VALVE 3. BROUGHT TO FORD; REPLACED THE ABOVE PARTS. DIFFERENT STYLE EGR COOLER OLD PARTS WERE TAKEN BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE POWER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS THOUGH IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE AND REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND DETECTED TROUBLE CODES WITHIN THE ENGINE. MOST RECENTLY, THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONTINUOUS DEFECT BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

I HAVE A 2005 F350 4X4 DRW 6.0 DIESEL WITH 70,000 MILES, THE TRUCK WAS STARTED ONE MORNING AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE EXHAUST AND THE TRUCK HAD NO POWER, THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE DEALER SAYS ITS THE EGR COOLER AND RECOMMENDS THAT THE HEAD GASKETS GET DONE ALSO FOR A TOTAL OF $4800.00. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND THE INTERNATIONAL BUILT MOTOR HAS THIS PROBLEM ALOT BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RECALL ON THIS WHY??? FOR THE COST OF THIS TYPE OF TRUCK IT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 70,000 MILES AND IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED??? ALSO PER THE DEALER FORD KNOWS THIS PROBLEM EXIST BUT YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 70,400

WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES. TOOK TO FORD. STATES OIL COOLER IS PARTIALLY PLUGGED. NEEDS DS OIL COOLER AND EGR COOLER REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 132,701

2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH A LEAK OF REAR MAIN SEAL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE REAR MAIN SEAL REPLACED. FINALLY, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT AGAIN AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR IT TO LEAK. HE WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE COVER PLATE THAT HELD THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS WARPED DUE TO IT BEING TORQUED INCORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE COOLER HOSE AND CAP WERE REPLACED.*JB UPDATED 03/30/11

DEAR COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JURIDICIAL DITRICT, COUNTY OF CAMBRIA, THE REASON FOR THIS NOTICE OF APPEAL TO LAST WEDNESDAYS ( 11/10/10 ) CIVIL CASE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND FORD DEALER [XXX] VERSUS MYSELF, AT DISTRICT MAGISTRATE HONORABLE XXX COURTROOM IS AS FOLLOWS BELOW: I REPRESENTED MYSELF TO ALL PARTIES WITH A CONDENSED " READERS DIGEST" VERSION OF MY LENGTHY, MUTIPLE THREE RING BINDERS OF SUPPORTING EVEIDENCE SIMPLY THINKING THAT TIME IS MONEY SO I BEST NOT WASTE EITHER. THIS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE CONTIBUTED TO THE OUTCOME OF THE JUDGE RULING IN THE FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANTS. EITHER WAY I AM PLEAING TO APPEAL THE VERDICT AND PROVIDE THE ENTIRE WORD FOR WORD, LINE FOR LINE, PAGE BY PAGE, BINDER BY BINBER, FACTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MY ATTORNEY AND / OR I SHALL PRESENT THIS IN A EXTREMELY MORE PRECISE AND DETAILED MANNER WITH EXHIBITS WHERE APLLICABLE TO A TEAM OF AT LEAST THREE ARBITRATION ATTORNEYS. THIS CASE CONCERNS MUCH MORE THAN JUST MONEY AT STAKE BUT ABOUT PRINCIPALS, TRUTH, COMMON COURTESY AND FACTS, AS A MIMINUM. MY HOPE IS THIS CASE CAN BRING TO LIGHT TO THE ENTIRE PUBLIC THE FAILURE OF THE MANUFACTURER ( FORD MOTOR COMPANY ) TO RECALL OVER LITERALLY MILLIONS OF VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL ENGINE COMPONENT FAILURES. ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP, [XXX] COULD OF HELPED ME WITH MY ENGINE FAILURE, AT A MINIMUM OF GOOD FAITH, AS A REPEAT CUSTOMER BUT CHOSE NOT TO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 27,190

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND CHECKED THE COOLANT WHICH HE FOUND TO BE VERY LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,900. UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF THE HEAD GASKET AND EGR VALVE FAILED. UPDATED 12/07/10*JB UPDATED 12/15/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $9000. TEN DAYS LATER, THE EXHAUST VALVE DROPPED AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

Mileage: 27,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER LOSS. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK, POP AND CRACK AT TIMES IN THE MOTOR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE EGR VALVE WAS REPAIRED, FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED, AND CLEANED THE TURBO COMPONENT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE LOSS COMPLETE POWER WITH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS ALSO A BURNING ODOR OF COOLANT. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO COOL; AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EGR VALVES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXCEEDED 30 DAYS OVER THE EXPIRATION AND THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THE REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OFFERED A FIFTEEN PERCENT DISCOUNT TOWARDS THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY $4,000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 41,800

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON 3/26/10 MY 2005 FORD F350 6.0 DIESEL STARTED SMOKING FROM THE EXHAUST WHILE HAULING HORSES TO A SHOW. I WAS APPROX. 70 MILES FROM HOME. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE EGR VALVE WENT BAD AND ALSO OVERHEATED MY TURBO. MY TRUCK HAS 58,000 MILES AND I PURCHASED THE ESP 100,000 WARRANTY HOWEVER, THEY SAID MY WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 3/21/10. THE BILL WAS $3900. AND FORD IS NOT COVERING IT. NOW I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE FOR FORD & THE REPAIRS DON'T SEEM TO HOLD EITHER AS MOST PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS REOCCUR 2 OR MORE TIMES. THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM I COULD HAVE PREVENTED IN ANY WAY BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE ITSELF. WHAT CAN I DO & IS THERE A RECALL? [XXX] *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS ALSO REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF UPDATED 11/04/10*JB

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT IDLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING, MISFIRING AND THEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,845.

Mileage: 120,000

PULLING OUT OF PARKING AREA INTO MAIN HIGHWAY. ENGINE STALLED ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. EGR COOLER LEAKING FLUID INTO AIR INTAKE CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. REPLACED EGR COOLER, CLEANED INTAKE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 158,600

MY 2005 F350 6.0 DIESEL OVER HEATED, WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT THE EGR VALVE & EGR COOLER WENT OUT, THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ONLY HAVE 56,963 MILES ON TRUCK. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT FORD HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. WHY DON'T THEY LET US KNOW ABOUT THIS OR HAVE A RECALL. I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN I LOSS POWER. I'VE ALSO HAD THE NHTSA ACTION # EA08007 HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK 2 TIMES NOW. *TR

Mileage: 56,963

MY 2005 F350 6.0 DIESEL OVER HEATED, WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT THE EGR VALVE & EGR COOLER WENT OUT, THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ONLY HAVE 56,963 MILES ON TRUCK. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT FORD HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS. WHY DON'T THEY LET US KNOW ABOUT THIS OR HAVE A RECALL. I WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN I LOSS POWER. I'VE ALSO HAD THE NHTSA ACTION # EA08007 HAPPEN TO MY TRUCK 2 TIMES NOW. *TR

Mileage: 56,963

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND TRADED IT IN FOR A 2008 MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,392. UPDATED 12/18/07 *TR

Mileage: 20,392

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND TRADED IT IN FOR A 2008 MODEL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,392. UPDATED 12/18/07 *TR

Mileage: 20,392

I HAVE 2005 FORD F350 6.0L DIESEL. TRUCK STALLS ON THE ROAD AND WILL NOT RESTART. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO FEDUKE FORD 3 TIMES. WILL NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALMOST HAD SERIOUS CRASH WHEN STALLED, TRACTOR TRAILER ALMOST TOOK ME AND FAMILY OUT. FORD HAD RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. RECALL#-05S34.NHTSA#-05V270000 I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL,I TOLD THEM MY TRUCK HAS SAME ISSUE AS RECALL. I NEED HELP. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 2005 FORD 350 SUPERDUTY 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK. I PULL A LARGE 5TH WHEEL UNIT. IT IS WITHIN THE WEIGHT RANGE INDICATED BY FORD. I HAVE INSTALLED A THERMOCOUPLE GAUGE TO MONITOR THE ENGINE EXHAUST TEMPERATURE. I WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT THE NORMAL EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE (EGT) SHOULD BE BETWEEN 750 AND 900 WHILE PULLING THE UNIT. UNDER A NOMINAL HILL CLIMB, I NOTED THE EGT NEVER GOT BELOW 1000, EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. IT WAS HARD KEEPING THE EGT UNDER 1400. I HAD TO TRAVEL AT 55 MPH AND IN 4TH GEAR TO MAINTAIN THE 1000 DEGREE TEMPERATURE BOOST WAS BETWEEN 24 AND 28 PSI. NEAR THE TOP OF A CLIMB, THE TURBO HOSE BLEW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A DIRTY GATE VALVE OR DIRT IN THE VANES OF THE TURBO. DURING THE VACATION THEY REPLACED THE GATE VALVE AND THE TURBO. AFTER VACATION AND WITHOUT THE 5TH WHEEL ATTACHED, I NOTED THE EGT, UNDER NORMAL STREET DRIVING, RUNS AT 800 TO 1000 DEGREES. IF THIS IS AN INDICATION OF THE ENGINE/TURBO DESIGN, THIS ENGINE IS DOOMED TO FAIL. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THESE ISSUES BEFORE THEY SOLD THESE TRUCKS. I KNOW THE TURBO WILL FAIL AGAIN. IF THERE IS RECOURSE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. *JB

Mileage: 49,876

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. ONCE IT LOSES POWER, THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 20-30 TIMES PER DAY AND IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,058 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED12/12/07. *JB

FIRST TIME TRUCK QUIT ON NORTH I-25, WE WERE DRIVING AND THE TRUCK JUST QUIT, WOULD NOT RECRANK, STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 8 HOURS, FINALLY A TOW TRUCK TOWED US 80 MILES TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, WE PAID A TOWING BILL OF $250 ALSO 2 DAYS IN THE HOTEL. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

2ND TIME WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT EXHAUST, THEN IT OVERHEATED AND OIL WAS MIXED WITH ANTIFREEZE, STRANDED FOR 5 HOURS, TOWED 18 MILES TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, COST US 4 DAYS IN A HOTEL. *TR

Mileage: 95,824

3RD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH....WOULD NOT START????? STRANDED FOR 12 HOURS, TOWED 30 MILES TO DEALERSHIP AND PAYING AGAIN FOR A HOTEL AND CAR RENTAL.... *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND SMOKE POURED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE AROMA OF ANTIFREEZE WAS POTENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN PREVIOUS TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

TURBO PIPE BLEW OFF GOING UPHILL TOWING A HORSE IN TRAILER, LOST MOST OF MY POWER, SPEED DROPPED TO 40 MPH WITH TRUCKS BEARING DOWN. PUT CLAMP BACK ON DID IT AGAIN 50 MILES LATER. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME RUST FORMED INSIDE TURBO IF I DID NOT DRIVE IT HARD OR CORRECTLY. I DID'NT THINK I BOUGHT A TRUCK WITH INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO RIVE IT !*AK

Mileage: 40,300

VEHICLE HAS ENGINE FAILURE THE REPAIR HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED FOUR TIMES AND VEHICLE CONTINUES IN ITS SAME STAGE.. *JB

Mileage: 44,232

2005 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH A DEFECT IN THE FORD 6.0 LITER DIESEL ENGINE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TOWING A 10,000 POUND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER UP A STEEP GRADE, NEARING THE TOP OF AN 8800-FOOT SUMMIT, HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN, TOTAL AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE CONSUMER BY A FORD TECHNICIAN THAT THE DIESEL ENGINE USES BOTH ELECTRIC IMPULSES AND OIL PRESSURE TO OPEN THE INJECTORS. THE OIL SYSTEM FOR THE INJECTORS IS SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN LUBRICATION SYSTEM IN THE ENGINE AND RUNS AT ABOUT 3000 PSI. THERE IS SOME INTERNAL PLUMBING FOR THE OIL SYSTEM THAT HAS RUBBER CONNECTING HOSES AND SEALS THAT ARE PRONE TO LEAKS, BUT IN THE CONSUMERS CASE TOTAL FAILURE. AS SOON AS THE OIL PRESSURE IS INSUFFICIENT TO OPEN THE INJECTORS, THE ENGINE JUST STOPS. THE CONSUMER STATED ON A SECOND TRIP, ONE OF THE TURBO HOSES BLEW OFF. *JB

I PARKED MY 05 FORD F-350 IN MY DRIVEWAY. CAME BACK 5 MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK, AND ALSO WOULD NOT START AFTER STALLING ON THE ROAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALERS, WHERE THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 60,965

JULY 1, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-81 AT 65 MPH TOWING A 9,000 LB. TRAILER AND THE TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND NO HESITATION. IT SIMPLY DIED. WITHOUT POWER BRAKES OR STEERING, THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. LUCKILY, WE WERE ON A SECTION OF HIGHWAY WITH WIDE SHOULDERS AND LIGHT TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK DIED SO SUDDENLY THAT I COULDN'T EVEN PULL TO THE SHOULDER. THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE LEFT LANE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DRIVERS BEHIND ME SWERVED TO THE SHOULD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. AFTER THE TRUCK SAT AT THE DEALER FOR 2 DAYS (OVER THE WEEKEND), IT STARTED FOR THE TECHNICIAN ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT NHTSA #05V270000 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK, ALTHOUGH THIS CAMPAIGN NUMBER DESCRIBES THE EXACT SITUATION THAT OCCURRED WITH MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK AND TRAILER COMBINED WEIGH APPROXIMATELY 19,000 LBS. 19,000 LBS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY LOOSING BRAKES AND STEERING IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP BEFORE AN INNOCENT MOTORIST(S) GET KILLED BY THIS TRUCK. *JB

Mileage: 27,450

2005 FORD F350 CREWCAB VIBRATION WHILE PULLING A LOAD, TURBO UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, DASH CLUSTER ONCE, EXHAUST LEAK. *KB ***NAR*** THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ACTING ERRATIC. THERE WAS A STEERING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VIBRATION THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. *JB

2005 FORD F350 CREWCAB VIBRATION WHILE PULLING A LOAD, TURBO UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, DASH CLUSTER ONCE, EXHAUST LEAK. *KB ***NAR*** THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ACTING ERRATIC. THERE WAS A STEERING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VIBRATION THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. *JB

2005 FORD F350 CREWCAB VIBRATION WHILE PULLING A LOAD, TURBO UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, DASH CLUSTER ONCE, EXHAUST LEAK. *KB ***NAR*** THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ACTING ERRATIC. THERE WAS A STEERING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VIBRATION THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON EACH INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A MODULE ON THE WIRING HARNESS AND VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY. TWO MONTHS AGO THE SHOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRACTURED. A WELDING SHOP DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD WELD JOINT.

Mileage: 27,931

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. UPDATEDN 06/09/2006. *AK

Mileage: 17,200

2005 FORD DIESEL PICKUP BUCKS AND JERKS WHILE UNDER LIGHT LOAD, I.E. MAINTAINING SPEED ON AN INCLINE. (MOUNTAIN PASS). DEALERSHIP AND FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. WHILE DRIVING ON WINTER (ICY) ROADS, TRUCK BEGAN BUCKING AND BROKE TRACTION SENDING TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OUT OF IT WITHOUT CONTACTING THE VEHICLE PASSING ME OR ROADSIDE OBSTRUCTIONS. *JB

Mileage: 14,000

I'VE HAD MY 05 'F-350 DIESEL IN THE SHOP FOR MORE THAN A TOTAL OF 10 WEEKS BLOWN HEAD GASKETS BLOWN HEADS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX CORRECTLY I PERSONALLY THINK FOR SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS. *JB

DT: 2005 FORD F350. THE CONSUMER STATED AT 1000 MILES IT BLEW THE TURBO HOSE. AT 2800 MILES IT BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS AND RUINED THE HEADS. AT 3000 MILES THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE DEALERSHIP DID PUT NEW ITEMS ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AT 5000 MILES THE ENGINE LOCKED AND SOMETHING WAS FIXED, BUT FORD STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHETHER IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT JUST WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE OWNED THE VEHICLE ONLY 4 MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 24 DAYS. *AK THE VEHICLE USES 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 5,985

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 F-350 DIESEL TOWED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW FOR STALLING AND NOT STARTING BACK UP. EACH INSTANCE THEY SHOW LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND BLAME ME FOR NOT CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 3000 MILES (RECOMMENDED BY FORD EVERY 5000 - 7000 MILES) AND GETTING BAD GAS. THEY REPLACED 4 CYLINDERS THE FIRST TIME, 2 CYLINDERS PLUS A FUEL CUP THE SECOND AND THEY ARE NOW WORKING ON THE THIRD. *JB

Mileage: 9,975

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN FEBRUARY 2005 W/ LESS THAN 150 MILES. MY FIRST MAJOR COMPLAINT WITH THE TRUCK IS THE AWLFUL SMELL (EXHAUST) THAT ENTERS THAT CABIN WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT HAS NEVER HAD THAT "NEW" TRUCK SMELL. THE SECOND MAJOR COMPLAINT WITH THE TRUCK, IS THE DEAD SPOT IN THE ACCELORATOR PEDAL. IF YOU NEED TO SPEED UP QUICKLY, IT CAN'T BE DONE. YOU HIT A DEAD SPOT IN THE ACCELORATOR WHERE YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO POWER! IF I NEEDED TO SPEED UP TO PASS SOMEONE, ETC., I CAN'T DO IT. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH MY TRUCK AND I DO NOT ENJOY DRIVING IT.

DT: CALLER SAYS VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, AND WAS BOILING ALL THE COOLANT OUT OF THE ENGINE. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY COULD AND COULD NOT FIND WHA WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAID THE SAME THING, AND THOSE THEY WOULD GIVE HIM ANOTHER VEHICLE IF HE PAID $5900.00. *AK

Mileage: 16,000

FIRST INCIDENT: ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR LET OFF THE GAS FAST. ALTHOUGH INTERMITTENT THIS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR AND PER THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HOTLINE THEY "REMOVE BATT. & AIR CLEANER TO ACESS WIRE HARNESS TO CHECK FOR CHAFING NONE FOUND AT THIS TIME PER HOT LINE REPORT # 5EYE7001"

Mileage: 15,503

2005 FORD F350 EXPERIENCED SOLENOID TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *MR THE SOLENOID TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURRED 50 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND THE HIGH PRESSURE ENGINE OIL PUMP HAD BROKEN DOWN. *SC *JB

WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING AND THE A/C,HEATER OR DEFROST IS ON THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF EXHAUST COMING THRU THE VENTS OFTEN TIMES ENOUGH TO MAKE A PERSON LIGHT HEADED AND DIZZY. I SPOKE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

Mileage: 250

PICKUP WON'T RUN SMOOTHLY. *AK

2005 FORD F350 6.0 DIESEL - STRONG EXHAUST TYPE ODOR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS WHEN EITHER THE AIR, HEAT, OR DEFROST IS ON AND THE TRUCK ISN'T MOVING. I READ HUNDREDS OF INTERNET POSTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND SO FAR HAVE YET TO SEE ANYONE GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, INCLUDING MYSELF. I'M FEARFUL THAT THIS ODOR IS A SEVER SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

Mileage: 500

FORD LARIAT F350 DIESEL DUALLY TRUCK 2005 HFCM DRAIN VALVE PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO DISCOVERED THEE WAS NO HEATER CORD TO KEEP THE ENGINE WARM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER WAS AN OPTION. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER THERE WAS INDEED AN ENGINE HEATER ELEMENT PLUG INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NO WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE POSITION INDICATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS AN OPTION, BUT ACTUALLY STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER PURCHASED THE WIRING HARNESS AND INSTALLED IT HIMSELF. *JB

HEAVY DIESEL EXHAUST ODOR ENTER INTERIOR/PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH VENTALATION SYSTEM. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME WE USE THE TRUCK AND IT CONTINUES NO MATTER IF THE HEATER IS ON OR WINDOWS ROLLED UP OR DOWN, THOUGH STRONG ODOR WHEN HEATER IS ONE. FORD LOOKED AT TRUCK ON 2/4; SAID THEY REPROGRAMED PCM. BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN AGAIN ON 3/2 AND DEALER SERVICE SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. TRUCK DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 3000 MILES YET.*AK

Mileage: 2,050

2005 FORD SUPER DUTY F-350 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK. HEAVY EXHAUST SMELL ENTERS THE INTERIOR/PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH VENTELATION SYSTEM. THIS SYMPTOM OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS AND CONTINUES NO MATTER IF HEATER IS ON OR WINDOWS ROLLED UP OR DOWN. FORD MOTOR CO HAS DECLINED TO REPAIR SYMPTOM.*AK