My ford f-250 6.0 diesel failed to start and made a funny noise. Minutes later it was on fire and destroyed the vehicle completely.
2003 Ford F-250 SD electrical complaints
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I went to start the ford 250 diesel at 0515 with a temperature of 50 degrees (fahrenheit). The starter was turning slow, to slow to start a diesel. I tried one more time and it got slower. I got in an another car and went to work. About 10 minutes later my wife heard some popping and looked out the window and the truck was on fire. She called the fire department and me. I got their in about 5 minutes and it was in flames. It was totaled.
Vehicle sometimes surges at a stop light by 250-300 RPM. Vehicle stalls on road and bucks at 55 and 70 mile area before this happens. One day vehicle sounded like all the lifters were stuck. Sounded like metal parts flying together coming from engine. Rough idle and smokes at times. Gas gauge sometimes sticks on full for 50-60 miles then falls to 3/4 or less. Sometimes no power and then at times with power. Mileage fell from 16.9 city to 12.5 to 13.2. Rpm needle 1,500 to 2,500 without engine surging. This vehicle has been in the shop 7 times with only 5,000 miles. Engineer drove it 50 miles and said "no problems."
After towing my trailer several blocks I pulled over at my destination and realized my trailer lights had gone out. This is unusual because the trailer just made a 2500 mile trip with no problems. After checking the connections and opening up the fuse box to look for blown fuses I went back to check the lights again. Upon returning to the truck several minutes later I found the fuse box and a portion of the dashboard in flames. I smothered the fire and found all the electronics to work with the exception of the passenger power seat and the trailer lights and brakes. The vehicle is a 2003 ford superduty lariat f-250 5.4l
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