2003 Ford F-250 SD: won't start

Filed Aug 25, 2009 · Brakes, Engine · 20,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford f-250hd. The contact stated that while driving at any given speed the vehicle would jerk. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and inspected where it was determined that the failure occurred from the injector wire harness. The vehicle was repaired at a cost of $100.00. Four years later the contact noticed a antifreeze smell in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and inspected where it was determined that the oil cooler had failed. The vehicle was repaired at a cost of $844.00. Three months later the contact attempted to start the vehicle and the vehicle would not start. The contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to a dealer for further inspection. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed to take the vehicle to a dealer for further inspection. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage is 76,286. Bl the dealer determined the high pressure oil pump and injector failed. The anti-lock brakes were inoperative as well. Updated 10/07/09.

Filed Oct 26, 2007 · Engine · 84,920 miles · CA

9/11/05 purchased 4/29/06 truck stalled towed into rancho ford 5/11/06 truck repaired 2/6/07 tune-up performed at north county ford ($525.01) ?engine light is on? Noted on invoice. Truck returned same day. Technician stated ?engine light caused by bad glow plug. Not a main concern.? 9/27/07 oil change 9/28/07 spoke with technician: icp connector, engine harness, injector harness and injectors 6 and 7 are bad and need to be replaced 9/28/07 I called ford customer service and asked for a total reimbursement or a new truck 10/3/07 received truck back 10/4/07 received call stating ford believes all work is complete and claim is denied. 10/13/07 truck will not start 10/15/07 called ford asking for new truck 10/16/07 received call from rancho ford stating: injector harness and number 8 injector are bad 10/22/07 received call from stating ford will not cover the cost of the towing and the request for replacement has been denied. 10/24/07 received truck from rancho ford repairs seemed to mirror what north county ford had done. 10/25/07 sent email to (gm north county ford) and (gm rancho ford) that contained this timeline. 10/25/07 spoke with from north county ford and he stated that he did not understand why ford would not cover the towing because it was under warranty. He also stated that the engine that is in my truck (the 6.0l) are known to have these problems and he has seen ?many? Cases where all the injectors need to be replaced. I asked why his invoice stated after repairs to injectors 6 and 7, ?all injectors good? And just ten days later injector 8 needed to be replaced. He said ford does not allow the dealerships to replace parts until complete failure. Basically injector 8 could have tested poor and they were not able to replace it.

Filed Sep 7, 2007 · Engine · 90,087 miles · OK

On september 4, 2007, my vehicle would not start. I towed it to the nearest ford dealer where they worked on it and replaced the cam sensor (trouble code p-0340). I have complained about this code popping up since 15,000 miles. The vehicle now has 90,000 mile. This is the same sensor used on all 7.3 diesel engines since 1999 through 2003. All of the diesel forums say that this sensor is always going out. Why isn't ford doing something about this since they obviously know about the problem. This is an expensive problem to fix and the part should have been redesigned by now. There should be a recall on this part. *tr updated 12-12-07. *kb updated

Filed Aug 7, 2006 · Engine · 35,000 miles · WA

Dt*: the contact stated when the turbo started to flutter and the truck either stalled or almost stalled. The vehicle stalled 6 times and on two of the occasions it would not start. This first incident occurred in november 2004 and the most recent occurrence was august 4 2006. This incident occurred only while accelerating. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer 4 times however they were unable to repair the vehicle.

Filed Jul 30, 2004 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · ID · fire

Consumer entered the vehicle but it would not start, called aaa, they arrived, opened the hood, and saw vehicle was smoking. The vehicle burned up. Manufacturer was being notified.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Electrical · 7,800 miles · MN · fire

Went to start truck , starter turned slowly, truck would not start. Tried again, same results, but with the smell of an electrical fire accompanied by a fair amount of smoke emanating from under the hood at the rear on the passenger side. Further investigation found that the fire it self extinguished. Damage unknown at this time. Truck towed to dealer.