2004 ford truck f super duty pk, notice of claim (dtpa). *bf the truck does not idle consistently. When the engine is hot the truck lurches forward. The truck has been taken to the dealer. The dealer indicated that there have been significant problem with the engine on that model and that the bugs are still not worked out.
2004 Ford F-250 SD engine complaints
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Bought 2004 f-250 diesel 4 door lariet in may. We have had nothing but trouble. First it was taken in four times for a rattle had to replace door latch. Next the transmission was slipping was put on computer and was told nothing they could do until it totally broke down. Then the truck would die and I would loose steering and brakes had to replace electrical harness. The best one is the odor coming out the vents. Has been to 3 different shops in texas still not fixed.odor has got so strong that my child has to take migraine pills if she is in the truck more than 30 min. I lend up having headaches,sleepy,sore throat and vomiting. Was told not to run the A/C but to run on max A/C no help from ford company. Please help us. Will it take someone to die before they do something about it.
Engine revs up at idle and bogging while in motion and when stopping and making turns. Also, the vehicle intermittently lurches (jumps) forward at idle over powering the brakes. Then the vehicle will die completely, leaving me stuck in an intersection. This is a serious safety issue, could cause a major accident! I have had it in the ford dealers service department 3 different times and the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
Engine was cold, sat over night, in the morning tried to start vehicle, glow plug light turned off and engine was cranked, engine cranked slow but did not start and within seconds engine compartment burst into flames. Fire was extinguished with a fire extinguisher. Fire destroyed passenger side of engine compartment, smoke damage in cab. Cause of fire unknown at this time. Has not been determined if vehicle can be repaired.
Diesel engine bucks while in motion and most importantly when stopping. Necessary to put truck into neutral to prevent bucking/jumping forward into car in fromt of me. Sweet anti freeze smell inside truck. Ford refused to acknowledge problem until forced to perform a complete inspection as prescribed by the dispute settlement board. Then learned problem with turbo charger, coolant leak into engine. Non-performance happened over a 6 month period begining in june, 2004.
Consumers vehicle stalled intermittently. While driving vehicle died in the middle of an intersection. Consumer lost power steering and power brake control. There were no reported injuries.
Consumer had been in several incidents where vehicle surged for no reason. Also, vehicle died several times in intersections. The cause of this problem was still undetermined.
The engine stalled which caused the vehicle to loose power steering and power brakes. This is very hazardous when pulling a fifth wheel camper. *jb there were a number of stalls that seemed to have been different from the original problem in that the vehicle begin to run rough prior to the stalling. The engine alos lost coolant.
The vehicle stalled at various speeds of 0-15 MPH. This condition occurred during stopping or making turns. The vehicle has been to the dealer on four separate occasions. On each occasion the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. Also, intermittently the vehicle commenced to lurch forward at high speed while the brakes were being applied. The dealer was unable to duplicate this issue as well.
Within two months of driving,experienced engine bogging, stalling, and grinding noises, unpredictable occurrences. Now problems are accompanied by a sweet smelling chemical odor that fills interior of truck cab. Lemon law state arbitration initiated after dealer's multiple attempts to repair have failed.
2004 ford-f250 king ranch diesel series: engine revs up at idle over powering the brakes enough to cause the truck to jump forward between 1-2 ft. This is a serious safty issue at intersections. This occurred 1 day after dealership updated the engine computer code. The original cause to take the truck into the dealership was the power loss and massive engine shaking at idle as described by others.
Engine idle is defective and the vehicle stalls intermittently. Dealer serviced the vehicle, but problem recurred.
Truck "cuts out" losing power intermittently with no rhyme or reason. It seems electrical since both the glow plug light as well as the water in fuel light come on for about 2 seconds and go off. Once they go off, it will run again until the next occurrence. I have had the complete ficm harness (it ran fine for two weeks after the replacement) replaced by the dealer.iit has been in the shop four times now for a total of 10 days for this problem and it only has 7000 miles.
While driving at any speed, the vehicle intermittently stalled without any warning. As result the vehicle loss of steering, and the brakes. The dealership technician, indicated to the consumer sorry we can't duplicate the problem. The manufacturer have been notified of the problem.
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