2005 Ford F-250 SD: check engine light

Filed Aug 13, 2011 · Electrical, Fuel system · 30,000 miles · FL

Re odi report 10319552 : solution finally reached regarding my 2005 f250 super duty and the check engine light along with lack of acceleration . It has been diagnosed as the intake manifold runner control this device is apparently faulty as you research it is common on all ford 5.8l engines but ford refuses to address it after numerous sensor replacements at the advice of ford and quite costly usually $100.00 per sensor and many near misses as for lack of power to engine and unreliability of when it will or wont happen the imrc controls the airflow to your cylinders and upon failure will decide to either stick open or closed depending on its mood thusly causing either a too rich or too lean scenario going un repaired will cause catalytic converter failure also at a replacement cost of $1700.00 +/- the imrc only costs around $67.00 but ford wants $500- 600 to replace it as it requires the whole intake manifold to be removed in order to reach the imrc which is mounted directly to the intake manifold on the rear of it and is only accessible this way. With so many failures of this part a recall or at least an extended warranty coverage of item should be made as was done on fuel injectors that were inherently bad also. This is a potential safety issue that can cause an accident if you are not aware of when imrc will act up be aware it starts as low or no take off power when accelerator is pressed and is intermittent at best along w poor mpg call ford and complain as much as you can and save yourselves bundles of money this took me 3 years of dealing with ford and private mechanics to finally resolve this issue and at a costs of about $6000.00 in unnecessary sensor replacements . This is on 5.8l gas fuel injected 3valve engines if you research intake manifold runner control through a search engine you will see the multitude of failures for this part it is not vehicle specific but engine specific. Mileage start was 300000 final diagnosis and repair 98000.

Filed Jul 30, 2011 · Fuel system · 56,751 miles · CA

Truck became hard to start then started stalling. Soon after the check engine light came on. Truck was taken to ford dealer where it was computer tested and inspected. The ficm (fuel injector control module) was replaced and reprogrammed the modules at a cost of 1,253.67.

Filed May 10, 2011 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-250 superduty. The contact stated the vehicle was intermittently experiencing fuel system failures. The check engine light would intermittently illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on various occasions in which the fuel information computer module, egr cooler, fuel injector pressure relay and the inter cooler were replaced. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.

Filed Dec 7, 2010 · Engine · 37,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f250 sd. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that anti-freeze was leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the egr cooler failed and would need to be replaced. The contact did not inform the manufacturer of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was approximately 39,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 37,000.

Filed Oct 10, 2007 · Engine · 40,100 miles · CT

I have a 2005 ford f-250 super duty which I bought in july of 2005 (own it for 27 months) brand new. Recently (3 months ago) the check engine light came on and I took it to the dealer and they said that they could not find anything wrong and that they reset the computer. At that time my vehicle was under warranty. My check engine light came on again last week and once again I took it in to the dealership. Now the vehicle has 40000 mile and it is past the warranty period (36000). They are now telling me that the engine needs major repair and that it will need $2600 dollars worth of repair and it could be more once they take the engine apart. I called ford customer service to file a complaint since the truck is only two years old and I don't use it for any commercial business. I only use my truck for yard work and a means of transportation. They said that what I need to do is have the dealership take the engine apart (which I would have to pay for) and then they would decide if they could do anything. I said what if the dealership tells me that the truck needs $5000 worth of work who would be responsible for that. They told me that it could be because I did not change the engine oil and they would not cover it in that case. I then told them that some of the things that they want to replace is the alternator, timing belt and timing chain. What does all this have to do with the oil changes. They told me that the only solution is to have the dealer take apart the engine and they would see from there.

Filed Jul 11, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 4,869 miles · MI · 1 injury

I could have been killed. In sept. 2005 I leased a f250 and since it has given me nothing but trouble. Exhaust problems (3 times for that) injector failed, many little bugs that the dealer cant fix. On 6-24-06 on I-94 doing a 65-68 MPH, the engine hesitates for a second then suddenly the wheels locked up and I lost control, skidding almost hitting 3 other cars and the wall on the shoulder. Finally after steering to the shoulder - stopped and basically had a panic attack, saw my life flash before my eyes. Sat for a couple minutes then got out to look at the wheels and under the truck for any clues as to what had just happened. I start up and stroll along the shoulder to the nearest exit the tow / haul light is flashing on and off. Drive about 30 MPH on a city road with my flashers on.. Not but a 1/8 of a mile it locks up again and then frees up, and rolls. I am now freaking out. And now the engine light is on . Called ford roadside I am a wreck! I'll never put my 4 month daughter in it. First diagnosis 3 days later after the lock up happened to the mechanic test driving the truck they guess the range sensor in the transmission and two days later called to tell me it was ready. 1 hour later the service tech called ,said we need to keep it longer 2 wks later they diagnose that a main wiring harness was leaning against the exhaust and burned up shorting the computer & told the trans to shift. I told them I do not want the truck. I don't feel safe and won't risk my life or my family. Ford legal finally contacted the dealership after many contacts to them and upon their decision 3 wks after they towed it I must accept this vehicle, because it is "supposedly" fixed. I feel that ford is not taking this case seriously, and I wont feel safe driving this truck again. My service director among many of the service agents at the dealership as well as the ford factory rep. Say that they would not feel safe driving in this truck if it were their truck, and would not drive it.

Filed May 10, 2005 · Engine · 3,000 miles · AZ

Consumer states: reached 3,000 miles and the engine blew, out. Engine light came on. But consumer said may be piston. However, cam shaft fuse was bad.