2004 Ford F-250: sudden loss of power

Filed Mar 22, 2022 · Electrical, Fuel system · ID

I was driving in nampa around 5pm when my truck lost power my fuel peddle had 0 response tried to pull off the road almost had an accident because truck died losing steering power and brakes was hard to push truck had lost the voltage board in the ficm. Upon going over forums this is a major common issue amongst many ford owners. I also have a ground short from unknown location not sure as to what has caused this but assuming it has to do with the wiring harnesses to the ficm. I feel Ford should be in repair of this due to the large amount of issues across the nation of 6.0 owners but this is a very dangerous situation for owners. Not having steering control in such a large truck is extremely dangers. Previous owner had same issue and replaced the ficm and said it shouldn’t ever be an issue I feel there is a wiring issue that needs to be addressed.

Filed Oct 28, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · 136,000 miles · CA

Reduced powered under a grade/load. Reduced acceleration. Bogs down, cannot reach speeds higher than 40-45 MPH, up hill.

Filed Feb 20, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 155,256 miles · IN

Driving the vehicle 20mph lost all power to engine, left without power steering, brakes or control of vehicle. Pulled over and tried to start vehicle, it did not start, but after a few minutes it restarted. This has happened three times in february 2015. I contacted ford motor company, was assigned a case number. She checked on the federal safety agency recall 05v270000. She stated that the repairs to this vehicle have already been completed and that I was now on my own in regards to repairs. While doing research, I have found out that people are still having some problems regarding this issue. Ford seems to have washed their hands of this issue of responsibility regarding their vehicles. This is why I am filing a case.

Filed May 13, 2013 · Engine · 800 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-250. The contact stated that hile driving 50 MPH, the vehicle began to lose power. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis and the turbo was replaced. The failure was a recurring issue and was replaced a total of four times. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 800 and the current mileage was 56,000.

Filed Dec 3, 2008 · Brakes, Engine · 100,000 miles · MO

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f250. While driving at any speed, the vehicle lost power and the engine completely shut off in the middle of the road. The road conditions and weather were not a factor. The vehicle would occasional take ten minutes or longer before it would restart. The vehicle became very difficult to steer and lost all power steering and braking ability. The failures always occur without warning. The dealer stated that the injector control pressure (icp) sensor was the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Aug 21, 2006 · Electrical · 42,000 miles · AZ

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle had the same problems as defined in the federal safety agency recall #05v270000, but the manufacturer stated the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The vehicle lost power and did not accelerate on two different occasions. The second occasion the vehicle stalled and was not able to be restarted. The service dealer could not locate the problem.

Filed Mar 13, 2006 · Engine · 180 miles · CO

2004 ford f250 super duty, engine shuts off and on driving down the highway, lose power steering and brakes. Very unsafe vehicle when this happens. This has occurred 7 separate times. Once after recall done thus recall did not fix the problem. Leery to drive now. Less than 100 driven since.

Filed Jun 27, 2005 · 9,000 miles · TX

While driving the vehicle at random speeds the vehicle loses power, sputters and begins to stall. The vehicle has not ever stalled completely, but loss of power is a saftey hazard. The vehicle has been in the shop over seven times to date with 2 recalls being completed. Within one week of recalll completion the same problem continues to exist.this problem began at only 9,000 miles on the vehicle.and has continued to be a problem to date(25,000 miles).

Filed Mar 10, 2005 · Acceleration · 1,000 miles · WA

Low idle surging and stalling with loss of power steering.

Filed Nov 5, 2004 · Acceleration · OH

While driving vehicle stalled. When it shut down lost power at 35-45 MPH. Problem still recurred. *bf the vehicle would surge, would be given no warning, but the check engine light would come on.

Filed Aug 10, 2004 · Engine · 9,800 miles · GA

2004 f250 king ranch. I have had the truck since april 8. Around the middle of july it started hesitating and stalling. It would hesitate while going at any speed, at any time, whether going down the road or sitting still. While the motor is running, it will completely lose power, as if you had taken your foot completely off of the gas pedal. After a few seconds it will regain power, as if you put your foot back on the gas pedal. Several of these occurrences have been very close calls for crashes and could have been life threatening if not for other alert drivers. After "repairing" the truck the first time, I no more than got it home before it was doing the same thing again. After ordering some more parts and "repairing" the truck the second time, it started shaking violently after first starting and while idling. It also gained a loud scrubbing/thumping sound somewhere in the front half of the vehicle. It is now back in the shop for the third time in less than 1 month. I have had my truck for a total of 4 days out of the last 21 and am very afraid of having an accident if they "repair" the problem again.

Filed Jul 23, 2004 · Engine · 2,202 miles · WA

Ford f250 engine stopped and vehicle lost power steering and brakes.*mr while driving down a steep hill with the cruise control set the vehicle stalled which resulted in no power steering or brakes. The driver managed to put the vehicle in neutral and restart it. The vehicle was taken to the dealer with the service dept was closed. The consumer spoke to the service manager who indicated that if the service engine light wasn't still illuminated that they couldn't determine the problem. Twelve days later the consumer experienced the same type of failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and left there from 11 am to 5:30 pm. The dealer was unable to determine the problem although they did perform various other updates. The vehicle was taken to another dealer who was also unable to determine the caused. The technician call ford tech service who advised him that they were aware of the problem but currently had no solution or timer frame for resolving the problem. The consumer is requesting his money back since the dealer nor the manufacturer can provide a solution in a timely manner. *nm see odi 10067096 also.