1. 2004 f250 6.0 diesel experienced engine problems in aug 2004. Engine backfired on interstate and since time has been worked on multiple times by selling dealership and ford engineers. 2. Whatever happened to the engine in 2004 caused it to loose power. The truck has been returned to dealership approximately 12 times since then with a power loss complaint that has yet to be fixed. When pulling out into traffic, the truck can and frequently does stall. Last month it stalled twice while attempting to cross a set of railroad tracks. 3. The dealership has tried multiple remedies but has yet to fix the problem. The truck has been in the shop since nov 6th 2006. They called yesterday to tell me it was fixed. Today is nov 22, it is still there. It test drove it today and it stalled multiple times in the dealership parking lot. I left it with them.
2004 Ford F-250 SD engine complaints
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F250 diesel engine has uncommanded throttle advance. In traffic environment, I need to keep a large interval in case truck decides to advance throttle on its own. This situation rules out parking in the garage. Truck was purchased new from ford, has been in shop 6 times for same problem.
I own a 2004 f-250 power stroke diesel my truck has stalled numerous times that have left me in very dangerous situations such as on freeways, where highway patrol officers had escort me to the shoulder of the freeway. The dealer has replaced numerous parts on my vehicle even before I had the problem of my truck stalling. They had replaced all the recall parts which was said to have caused the stalling of the power stroke models. Around 20,00 miles after I had bought my truck it would stall without warning. Up to this day it has stalled a total of about 12 times. Some times it would start and stall again and at times it would not start at all and had to be towed to the dealer. It has been to the dealer 5 times for them to fix it and every time they said that they had corrected the problem. They have given me flight data recorders to record the problems as it stalls. The problem was recorded and they still couldn't figure out the problem. The last time my vehicle stalled was on the 6th of july me and my family were on a vacation to yosemite towing a travel trailer when my truck stalled on a two lane highway with no shoulder so I was stalled dangerously close to opposing traffic when an on coming vehicle slammed into my mirror and broke it. It could have been alot worse in sense that my family's lives could have been in danger. I don't know what to do. All the shop foreman which I deal with at the dealer tells me to just bring my vehicle back to the dealer and they will fix the problem. But they have yet to fix this problem. I am fed up with this problem.
2004 f 250 engine light illuminated , engine surged and ran rough. *ts the vehicle also stalled. The dealer attempted to resolve the problem but each time the problem recurred.
F250 6.0 powerstroke stalls, misses, and loses all power. Ford dealer has no idea of what could be causing problem. Have been unable to repair. Changed egr valve and a couple of other sensors. No change.
Purchased new 2004 f250 6.0l turbo diesel. Since purchase, have repeatedly experienced intermittent surging, stumbling, & stalling. Have returned vehicle numerous time with no trouble found. Subsequent recall came out and was performed in september 2005. Intent of recall was to address stated problems. Started experiencing problem again in february of 2006. Shop visit on 12 april 2006 revealed egr?? Problem, and was replaced. Problems reappeared the next morning. Will take to the shop for another round!!
We own a ford f-250 super duty with a 6.0 diesel motor with a 100,000 mile warranty. Twice during that period, I reported that the motor was very noisy when starting on a cold morning. Finally at 99,987 miles the local dealer acknowledges that 5 injectors need replacing and & ford will replace them as soon as I prove when every oil change was made. They specifically mentioned bills & receipts. After a few weeks gathering oil change information, a service advisor suggests taking it to the selling dealer, as they would be more disposed to fix the truck. The other service advisor says that they don't want to keep the work order open any more. The selling dealer couldn't help. After a lengthy process I get to the appropriate person at ford who accepts my personal notes on the oil changes. But since the truck now has over 100,000 miles on it, ford won't do the work, even though the problem had been reported several times prior to the 100,000 mile limit. I believe the local dealer set me up so ford wouldn't have to pay for the work.
Turbo problem with a 2004 f250 super duty. Most recent on feb 7, 06 the dealer ship replaced the turbo hose with a bigger one, new clamps etc. Dec '05 the sensors went bad on a newly replaced turbo assembly. Replaced the whole turbo assembly oct '05, this happened while towing a trailer. Aug '04 turbo hose blew off while towing a boat. This truck can not handle a load..
I purchased a new 2003 f250 diesel had so many oil leaking problems ford bought that truck back from me and gave me a 2004 f250 diesel. I've been having the same oil leak problems with this truck. Everyone I talk too, is aware of this problem that ford is having with these 6.0 diesel engines. Why hasn't there been a recall? The engineer from international (they build this engine for ford) told the head mechanic at gulf breeze ford to put lock tight on the rear main seal of my 2003 truck to stop the oil leak. This seems strange to me, I thought lock tight was for bolts. I had the 2nd truck for a week and took it in and lock tight was placed on the rear main seal of this truck. It has leaked since. Was back in the shop for the 3rd time, got it back and it is still leaking. Another engineer from international is scheduled to look at my 2004 truck and 4 other problem trucks at gulf breeze ford on 1/24/2006. I think it is very sad, I love my truck- but I can't deal with the constant oil leaks. Only have 20k on my truck at this time. What happens when there is 100k plus miles on these trucks. Thanks.
Dt: the contact stated the throttle stuck. When the brake pedal was depressed the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was towed to a certified dealer. Diagnostics were performed. The air mass sensor was cleaned. The vehicle is now driving correctly. *ak updated 12/27/05.
On 10-28-05 driving on 395 in victorville I stopped at a red light, the light turned green I proceeded and at about 30 MPH I heard a bang and what seemed to be a real bad exhaust leak. I was close to a ford dealer so I limped it over to them. They told me what it was and gave me an estimate to repair it... $4100.00. It blew the right front plug and coil out. Plug is mia. Has not been repaired yet. I am in the process of getting ford to repair it at their expense. The truck has 44,800 miles on it and was purchased new sept 2004. Whether or not ford takes care on my truck there needs to be a safety recall because this is a flying projectile propelled at an extreme rate. This could be a safety problem because if someone is under the hood for what ever reason and one of those things blows, it could be fatal. Or if it shoot out the fender well and hits a passing car or school buss. Why should we wait for a serious injury or death, a life is worth more, we need to act now....thank you.
Consumer had egr sensor replaced. Check engine light came on making vehicle feel like it was going to die. *ts the egr valve has been replaced five times. The vehicle rolled although the parking brake was applied. The dealer adjusted the parking brake.
While accelerating on a hill, the engine would miss, appear to be trying to stall, and black smoke would come out of the tail pipe. The dealer had to replace the icp. Since these symptoms are similar to those described in recall #05s34, I thought my truck should be included. It wasn't and I had to pay a $100 deductible to have it repaired. The service rep said they had several of these same problems on other trucks.
1) while entering interstate and/or traveling at interstate speeds, and hauling a trailer. 2) the cac(charge air cooler) duct blows off of the turbo. This leaves the vehicle with a lack of power, requiring finding a safe place to pull off the road. 3) existing hardware is re-attached and torqued to spec, and redesigned parts have also been installed.
1.) we were driving in the pet smart parking lot and the vehicle lurched forward on it"s own and almost ran over a lady and her little dog! I had to slam on the brakes and shut it off! 2.) vehicle will stall and accelerate without warning. Very scary and dangerous!! 3.) three trips to the dealer and it still has not been repaired.
Ford 2004 f250 6l diesel ford recall work done no. 05s34. This has not fixed the stalling-stumble problem. Had in seven times and ford cannot fix, starts hard, does not shift properly. Vehicle was and is dangerous. Now we have an oil leak,owned five other fords, never again.
Dt: contact had to replace two clamps on the lower radiator hose on february 15, 2005 at 3,000 miles. Contact was afraid that the other clamps will break as well. Contact wanted to replace all of the clamps on the vehicle but the service dealer will replace the clamps only if they break. Contact felt this was a safety concern because neither the dealership nor the manufacturer will agree to replace all of the clamps at one time. *ak
Dt: consumer had has recall work done on 2004 ford f250 super duty. The first recall was in april on the turbo bracket. Dealership put the bracket on the turbo charger on the top of the engine. Dealership did not tighten the hose back, and all the oil leaked out. The second recall was on the rear planetary that was mandatory recall. The dealer tried to fix this, but the owner was not satisfied with the repair work. He said that the vehicle vibrated to badly. The next recall was the fuel control module, the dealer repaired the vehicle, and currently the truck was dying in the middle of the road after it warmed up. Consumer talked to the dealership where he originally bought the truck, and they could not work on the truck because consumer had work done somewhere else. Consumer talked to a regional manager, who said that the truck was operating normally. The truck could sit for a few minutes and will start back up.. Consumer could not have anyone else work on the truck, or ford will void the warranty for one hundred thousand miles on the engine and components and 36,000 miles on the drive train. Consumer wanted to file a complaint. The information about the recall was with the consumers lawyer. The consumer does have pending lawsuit against ford.
Engine stalls, hesitation, rough running, would not start, heavy smoke exhaust
Dt: while driving the truck shut off and just completely died. The driver was unable to control the vehicle because there were no brakes and no power steering. As a result the truck veered into oncoming traffic. Once the vehicle stopped the driver had to restart the truck. The key had to be turned back to neutral ,then try to restart. The truck was just at the dealership a week before this happened for a blown radiator hose. Ford has been notified of this incident, but will not return the consumer's phone call. The consumer is still trying to be in contact with ford customer service.
Our f250 superduty has left us in the middle of no where 3 times. We would be driving the truck, park it and then try to start it back up and it would do nothing- this has happened twice. Once it just shut down while driving. Each time road side asst. Has come to get the truck. This purchase has been the biggest mistake and I do spread the word. By the way- it has been the o-rings and gaskets in the motor.
The inner cooler tube for the turbo blew apart,filled with oil,causing the tubro to be replaced16000 miles.8 months later it happen all over again 26500 miles
Dt: without warning the vehicle died. Caller had to wait awhile to get it started. Dealer said they could not find anything wrong with vehicle. Caller took vehicle to dealer 8 times. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet. Caller said at the beginning the check engine light would come on, and dealer replaced something to fix that. Nothing gives him notice that the engine is going to die.
Dt: whenever the caller drives the vehicle surges forward, and then it loses power and shuts down. When it is sitting still the motor runs fast, shakes and then dies. Caller took vehicle to dealer three times, and has not been able to get it fixed. Dealer said it might be in a recall. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet.
Dt; ever since consumer bought ford f250 it jerks or bucks forward when at a stop or driving slow. Dealer basically say if they can't duplicate the problem it is hard for them to fix it. This happens intermittently. It may do this and stop then it will begin again. The most recent episode was last week. Consumer called service dept as it was happening, and was told to bring the vehicle in and they would take care of it. Actually had to put in neutral for safety because it does this as if the vehicle were stalling and lurches forward even with foot on brake.
We purchased a 2004 f250 turbo diesel from mike brown ford on may 29, 2004 and the nightmare began. The first problem the dealership wired the keyless entry incorrectly and had to replace the wiring harness. After that the truck began to have problems with surging,and dying in the middle of the road.. The truck has been in the shop numerous times, they have replaced the computer 9 times, exchanged the egr values twice, they have slipped the torque converter, and all types of reprogrammed on the various components on this vehicle.. To date the truck runs extremely bad. My wife drives this vehicle, and is extremely scared of this truck, do to the fact that it surges and loses vacuum and shoves her into intersections at red lights or any other times she applies the brakes. The various ford dealerships are no help they constantly reprogram and release the vehicle . No more or less than 5000 miles the vehicle starts it again. We believe that this vehicle is defective and extremely dangerous to drive, seeing how you never no when it will die, or surge . We feel that this vehicle is a danger to anyone who comes in contact with .
I get exhaust fumes / diesel smell through my vents. I brought the truck in at 1500 miles and they replaced the exhaust manifold. It didn't help. They said drive it, and see if it gets better. I have brought the truck in 5 times for the smell, and they can not fix the problem. Ford is telling me it's normal. I have friends with the same vehicle and they do not get the fumes coming through their vents. Sometimes the fumes are so strong that my eyes burn. My son will say open the windows because his eyes burn from the fumes.
At onset of cold weather,(below 40f), loud tapping from engine at idle and again at 200 rpms. This lasts until engine is warmed up completely. Ford says piston slap and it is normal. Truck has 20k miles. Unless standard engineering practice has been repealed, piston slap is not normal under any circumstance.
Exhaust leak entering drivers compartment had this truck in shop four times have been tld to many ahead so it will be days maybe longer think they are wanting the warranty to run out but this leak can cause health problems are maybe an accedent.there has been a lot of the diesel pickups with this problem so I think it needs to be repaired under warranty no matter what the mileage is.
Complained of exhaust odor inside vehicle. Oil is leaking from the glow plugs onto the exhaust manifold. Serious fire hazard. I've taken the vehicle to the dealer to be "fixed" and this is my third trip.
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