6.7 diesel engine quit. Computer said pull over soon. Engine went dead. Defective exhaust gas temperature senor. Happened twice. Replaced all sensors(4). Truck died in middle of road.
2011 Ford F-250 SD engine complaints
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While driving my f250 at 30 MPH in town a warning alarm went off followed by display saying stop engine safely now. As I attempted to slow down for a red light the truck totally died in the intersection. The vehicle would not start and was totally incapacitated in the middle of the road at 8:30 pm in the rain with my wife and 3 children in the vehicle. Myself and 2 other guys were able to push it out of the intersection through traffic. I had to call for a wrecker and have it towed. The ford dealer fixed it the next morning and advised it was a faulty egt exhaust sensor. Apparently this is common and they advised there is 4 of those sensors on the truck. It appears to be a huge safety issue to stall the truck while it is moving with no way to get it to a safe place to stop.
Catastrophic engine failure at 3 years old and 124,000 miles. This $60,000 2011 ford f-250 super duty with 6.7 diesel engine is totaled. Driving down the road at normal cruise the engine started making a terrible banging noise and shuddering so violently that I was forced to immediately leave the road. I stopped and turned the engine off. Got out and the ground was covered in oil. Stranded.. Dealership quoted me $24,233.67 to replace the engine. Although this engine is falsely advertised to be rigidly tested for 250,000 miles, ford has sent email stating that they will not stand behind the product. This truck is still financed and quite frankly I cannot afford and should not have to afford this repair. I have had exhaust issues with overheating and burning sensors which were replaced by warranty a couple times and out of pocket a couple times. I have read many reviews that the heat that is built up during a regen exhaust cleaning cycle damages the valves within the engine. I also read that ford fixed this problem in 2012 but that leaves people like myself, who paid ford $60,000+ stranded without a vehicle in just 3 short years. I have service the truck as required and have never abused it nor put it in mud, etc. Please look into this and see if there is anything I can do. It appears I may be without a vehicle and have to default on my lender with the cost of this.
Vehicle primary cooling system (radiator) began leaking where the aluminum coils are attached to the plastic tank. I took vehicle to ford dealer for inspection and they verified. Leak was slow for first couple of weeks, then progressed. Replacement was inserted before radiator leak could cause further damage to vehicle or persons. This is a very common occurrence with this year/model and owners feel this should be addressed with a recall from ford motor company due to inadequate testing or product specifications. The public rate of occurrence is very high. Of course fomoco will not publish data until forced. Reports of radiators failing < 50,000 miles is not uncommon.
The 6.7 cid diesel engine driven vacuum pump suddenly begins leaking motor oil. Failure of this pump will affect 4 wheel drive systems including auto locking hubs and all interior climate controls. Loss of motor oil could cause engine failure. Failure of 4 wheel drive system during adverse weather could result in a vehicle crash or loss of control. Research indicates multiple failures of this part, indicating a systemic failure.
Fueled up drove truck for 2 days no problems. That night while driving truck beeped low fuel pressure light came on and truck died in middle of road. Got towed in to healey bros in goshen,ny. After 4 days was told I had water in the diesel. But if there was, the water in fuel light sensor should have gone off and it didn't. The dealer told me they had to replace everything from the fuel pump to the injects. At an outstanding $10,000. After 1 month of fighting with ford and my insurance company, nobody wants to cover even under the extended warranty I have. I gave dealership ok to fix. Another mother later supposedly still waiting on parts. At this time I've had enough making my 400.00 a month payment and paying my insurance on a truck I don't have, I called a lawyer. Well when the lawyer requested info such as if ford sent an adjuster, what tests did they run on fuel, what was the % of water, why didn't the light come on that they tested and said it was ok and a written statement backing up their statement of water in the fuel so I could go after the fuel company they refused to give them up. Now all of a sudden they want to work with me and ford is gonna cover the work and credit me 2 months payments. Something smell rotten in denmark with this engine problem and healey bros ford and ford themselves. Still wont give me and honest answer on what the problem is. And still waiting for my truck.
Driving down a 6 lane highway in mid day traffic. Had just left my house not 2 minutes earlier. Light comes on says stop safely now. I start to switch lanes and the engine shuts down. I avoided a near collision and swerved into a turn lane. The truck would not even turn over. Called the dealer and after I explained what happened they stated oh you have a bad egt exhaust sensor it shuts the vehicle down and was informed it is a regular thing. When I got to the dealership they said there is no fix or upgrade just change the sensor. They also said there is no way to know when they are going to go out. They explained when one of the four sensors goes bad it reads a high temp reading and that triggers the shut down. Asked why they don't change the software to give warning when one shows hot and shut down when a minimum of 2 or 3 show hot. I mean if there are 4 sensors and one shows 2200 the others show 200 something tells me the sensors the issue. I am thankful this occurred when it did instead of a minute earlier w hen I initially pulled onto the highway in front of a dump truck. If it had happened then it would have killed me or someone else had the dump truck been forced to swerve. This is a tragedy waiting to happen. I researched it on line and see a lot of other people have experienced the same issue. Please do something. This is a diesel truck.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f250 sd. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the def fluid warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the nitric exhaust filter was damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 11/2/13*cn the truck would only go to 55 MPH after 200 miles or so. He took the vehicle to the repair shop, and it stopped on the way home, after it was repaired. The truck was towed to the repair shop, where they kept it for 10 days. Now, smoke emits from the exhaust. The dealer stated it was normal. Updated 11/5/13
The 2011 f250 super duty has experienced three instances of stalling out at random times. The first incident on february 13th resulted in damage to the truck through vehicle pipes from another vehicle flying loose off the top rack and hitting the vehicle. This resulted in damage to the vehicle. In the 30 days since then, there have been two other instances of random stalls and engine shut down that have occurred. It requires a restart of the engine. The dealership has had the vehicle on multiple occasions but has not been able to diagnose the cause of the random shut down.
On more than a dozen occasions, f250 will experience a near complete loss of acceleration when accelerating from a stop. Depressing the gas pedal to the floor does nothing. When you limp the truck to the shoulder and place it into park, the engine idles very rough, vibrating the passenger compartment. Only way to resolve is to stop vehicle, turn off ignition, and let the vehicle sit for 60-90 seconds. The problem usually then resolves itself. 60-70 percent of the time this occurs during tow-haul mode. Gross weight of trailer is around 11.5k. Max pull is 14k. Dealership first replaced all fuel injectors but problem has occurred 6+ times since service. Major safety issue: vehicle was disabled on uphill grade, in roadway, with wife and kids as there was no shoulder room. Another incidence occurred in wyoming with no cell service on side of remote highway. We were stranded for 30-45 minutes as problem would not reset itself using normal method. I am no mechanic but suspect faulty computer, fuel system pump, etc. Getting ready to pursue buy-back of vehicle at dealership. Original cost close to 55k.
The truck starts violently shaking, the entire motor, truck and everything, and do not have a clue why... It happens at least once a week, since I bought the truck and I now have 15,000 miles on it, and it sometime happens at even 50mph. Have mentioned it to the ford dealership service dept and they said they have not had any issues or even heard of it, but I see hundreds of post from people online that are having the exact same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f250sd. The contact stated that while parked with the engine on, smoke started to emit from under the hood and shortly after the vehicle was engulfed into flames. The fire department was notified and report was filed. No injuries were reported. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,500. Updated 11/9/12 *cn updated 11/30/2012
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250 super duty. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate when accelerating from a complete stop. In addition, the vehicle would exhibit an abnormal buzzing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was advised that the problem was caused by unknown aftermarket additions made to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 22,000. Updated 7/9/12 *cn the consumer stated when he needed a good acceleration, the engine had a very bad lag in acceleration. The rep at the dealer stated it was probably a turbo log. Updated 07/10/12
Intermittently between 35 MPH and 85 MPH, the vehicle will start to shudder for 5-15 seconds and during this time, sometimes will be accompanied by loss of throttle. It generally happens during or shortly thereafter a regen / cleaning exhaust filter message appears. The "shudder" could also be described as a "lugging" sensation. After confirming this problem with a vehicle data recorder, ford's response to my dealer was "do not attempt repairs at this time, engineering is investigating."
Truck stalls when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear, when pulling on to highway.
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