2004 FORD F-350 Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. CASA FORD (5815 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000.

Mileage: 220,000

THE FRONT END AUTO HUB DID NOT DISCONNECT FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE POSITION SWITCH WAS AT 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THE DASH LIGHT SHOWING 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS OFF. NOTHING INDICATED THE VACUUM SYSTEM HAD FAILED TO CORRECTLY POSITION THE AUTO HUB. THE FRONT HUB GEARING WAS DESTROYED. NOISE AND FUNNY STEERING. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON FORD PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR YEARS. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM COULD BE AVOIDED IF THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATION SHOWED WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED SO THE OPERATOR COULD TAKE ACTION RATHER THAN DRIVE TO AUTO HUB FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 81,191

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL HE SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE FIRE WALL BROKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRACKET WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND THEY REPLACED THE BRACKET AND CLUTCH PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 01/29/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT'S NOT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FIREWALL BUT BOLTS THE FIREWALL. THE CLUTCH, BRAKE, AND GAS PEDAL ALL PIVOT ON PINS THAT ARE ASSEMBLED TO THIS BRACKET. UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

Mileage: 63,000

2004 FORD F350 CREWCAB REAR SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, TURBO UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *KB ***NAR*** THE REAR ABS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

WHEN TRUCK ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BUBBLE ON TIRE, AND DEALER SAID THEY ALL COME THAT WAY, TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED ABOUT A MONTH LATER, NO HOLES, WE WERE TOLD TIRE WAS NO GOOD, HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK KEPT STALLING, LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING WHILE NAVIGATING DOWNHILL, SOLENOID ASSEMBLY REPLACED. 2 DAYS LATER KEPT STALLING. DEALER HAD TRUCK 21 DAYS TO REBUILD TRANSMISSION, AGAIN SOLENOID ASSEMBLY REPLACED AFTER THAT REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. SINCE THEN, CALIPER BROKE AND BRAKES WENT, TURBO HAS BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED, NOISES FROM REAR END WITH NO DX. NOW ENGINE SMOKING, LOSS OF POWER, RPMS JUMP WHILE IDLING. TRUCK HAS ALSO REPEATEDLY CHANGED GEARS AUTOMATICALLY, IE WHILE AT RED LIGHT TRUCK WOULD JUMP TO 3RD AND THEN TRUCK WOULD STALL. *JB

Mileage: 4,000

LOSS OF PULLING POWER ON MY 2004 FORD 350 SUPER DUTY. THE TRUCK WILL LOSE POWER TO PULL UNDER EVEN A SMALL LOAD. WHEN PULLING OUT I HAVE TO HAVE A LARGE AREA OF NO TRAFFIC, HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I CAME CLOSE TO BEING HIT IN THE SIDE WHEN I HAD A POWER FAILURE AND PULLING ONTO ROADWAY. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT BY A FORD SERVICE CENTER 11 TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO REPURCHASE THE TRUCK. *NM

Mileage: 29,000

I RECENTLY ATTENDED A FUNERAL FOR MY NEPHEW IN OMAHA, NE. HE HAD DIED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2006 IN BELLEVUE, NE HE WAS IN A CAR WASH AND (ACCORDING TO SOME WITNESSES), THE FORD F350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRUCK (I BELIEVE IT WAS A 2004) SUDDENLY WENT INTO REVERSE AT A HIGH SPEED AND BACKED OUT OF THE CAR WASH, ACROSS A STREET, ACROSS A LAWN AND ONTO A DRIVEWAY WITH A WALL. THE TRUCK WAS AGAINST THE WALL AND THE TIRES WERE STILL TURNING AND THE TIRES FINALLY BLEW AND CAUSED A FIRE THAT CONSUMED MY NEPHEW. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE AUTOPSY REPORT SAID THAT HE DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION. HE WAS BADLY BURNED. I DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. I 'M TRYING TO GET A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT FROM THE BELLEVUE POLICE DEPT, BUT HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM YET. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE HAS ANY HISTORY OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BUT I WANTED TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. THE SERVICE DEALER INFORMED HIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

THERE ARE TOXIC FUMES COMING THROUGH THE DEFROSTER WHEN IT IS TURNED ON. WHICH IS DISTRACTING THE DRIVER ON THE ROAD. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER. *AK THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IN WHICH THE VEHICLE REGISTERED 40 PPM. AS THE WEATHER TURNED COLD, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER OR HEATER DUE TO THE DIESEL FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED NOSE BLEEDS AND HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW HAD BECOME ILL WHILE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. TWO DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE DIED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL TO A STOP AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE STUCK IN 4X4 LOW, DRIVER DOOR MOLDING WAS COMING A LOOSE, HEAD LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE REAR DOOR DID NOT LINE PROPERLY AND LEAKED AIR THEREFORE BOTH REAR DOOR UPPER SEALS WERE ADJUSTED. *SC *JB

Mileage: 1,100

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN IT SWITCHED GEARS ,AND WHEN YOU WOULD REVERSE IT HESITATED SO YOU COULD BACK UP. METAL FLAKES WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM IN THE PAN. FORD DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REBUILT. OTHER TRANSMISSIONS WITH SIMILAR SERIAL #'S WERE UNDER RECALL BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BUT OURS WASN'T RECALLED ,AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REBUILD IT. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

2004 F350 FX4 EXT CAB 6.0 DIESEL TORQUE SHIFT SPEEDS UP WHILE DRIVING AND AT STOP LIGHTS ON ITS OWN. (ONCE WHILE BACKING) MY DAD WILL NOT RIDE IN IT ANY MORE AND CLAIMS I AM CRAZY FOR DRIVING IT.*AK HARSH TRANS LOCK UP AT 45 AFTER AUTO TRANS WAS DROPPED AND UPDATED WITH PLANETARY BULLETIN AT DEALER. THE TRANS DEAL I WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING, BUT THE MIND OF ITS OWN IN ACCELERATION IS DANGEROUS. AM CURRENTLY PACKING A DEALER COMPUTER WITH A PANIC BUTTON BUT HAVE NOT CAUGHT THE GREMLIN YET AS IT WILL GO FOR A WHILE IN BETWEEN UPROARS. I FEEL JILTED BEING A TEST RAT AFTER BUYING A VEHICLE WITH A $46,000.00 STICKER PRICE. AND THEN THERE IS SAFETY. WILL TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TOMORROW AND TELL THE ASSOCIATE TO PULL THE COMPUTER AND WIRES AND THE NEXT TIME HE SEES ME WILL BE WITH THE TRUCK ON A HOOK OR ME ALONE WITH A LAWYER AFTER AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THEIR TRYING, BUT THE LACK OF TROUBLE CODES AS WELL AS THE INABILITY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THEM COULD BE THE END OF SOMEONE?S LIFE AND OR THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. (TIME AT DEALER SO FAR APROX 2.5 WEEKS OFF AND ON)

Mileage: 10,500

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE PLANET GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 38,000

WHEN TRUCK WAS PUT IN GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING, I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, TRUCK WOULD STALL, AND THEN ENGAGE AND THEN LURCH FORWARD, IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, SAME PROBLEM IN REVERSE.*AK

Mileage: 13,300

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS AT 5 MPH, AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS AT 35 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE/ DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM.*AK....VEHICLE SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN AND MISSES OUT RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH. RPMS AROUND 1500 RPMS .REPROGRAMMED PCM AND TCM TO LATEST CALIBRATION. *AK

Mileage: 7,572

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH,MY NEW 2004 F350 6.0 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRANSMISSION LOCKED UO,. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL AT A INTERSECTION.HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED .TWO MOUTHS LATER, VEHICLE STARTED STALLING WHILE AT IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES.VEHICLE AGAIN TAKING TO DEALER WERE NEW CODES FROM FORD WHERE PUT IN COMPUTER. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN MECHANIC NOT AVAILABLE. VEHICLE RETURNED WITH NO DIAGNOSTICS. THEN THREE DAYS LATER VEHICLE BACK AT DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF FAMILY AND OTHERS WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 350

THERE IS A LOUD "CLUNK" FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN TAKING OFF AFTER PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. THE "CLUNK" HAPPENS ABOUT 5 TO 10 FEET AFTER YOU BEGIN MOVING FORWARD AND SOMETIMES ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. *AKTHE "CLUNK" CAN NOT ONLY BE HEARD BUT ALSO FELT IN THE FLOORBOARDS OF THE VEHICLE. SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION AS LET GO.*AK

Mileage: 300

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THERE WAS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED INCONSISTENCY IN THE SHIFTING. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION , AND STEERING FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 2,500

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR PULLING A HORSE TRAILER. TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LOCKED AT 600 MILES. DRIVER STATED THERE WAS A REAL BAD JERK. CURRENTLY, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY BUCKING. *AK VEHICLE WAS JERKING WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS EITHER ON OR OFF, AND WHEN PULLING TRAILER ON ANY SPEED. DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS, NOTHING WAS FOUND. DEALER ALSO REPLACED ICP, AND AP SWITCH TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP. *LA

Mileage: 600