The truck was on a major interstate (I-81 near blacksburg exit 118a,b,c) driving uphill. While trying to merge into the right lane from the middle lane, while letting of the accelerator the engine dies. At this point lost all power including brakes and steering control. Since there was no traffic immediately behind the truck then was able to pull over to the first lane and get off the shoulder. The truck died and fortunately due to low traffic able to maneuver to the shoulder. At that point, tried to start the truck and it would not start so had to remain on the side of interstate until help could arrive. Stranded on the side of the interstate. Truck was towed to dealership. Ford blogs indicate there is a known problem that has gone unaddressed.
2006 Ford F-250 engine complaints
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Towed on sept/19/2014 kn mileage dealer said no problem found;. 2nd tow 11/02/2014 mileage 187190 egr valve failed will need engine replaced. Dealer where bought did not disclose. The truck had the motor rebuild in 2008. And many class action suits have been filed. On 6.0l engines.
Smelled something as traveling down the road at 55 MPH. Stop the vehicle along side the road. Checked the trailer. Came back to the truck and smoke was rolling out of the dash vents, right rear passenger side of the hood was burning the paint, then flames came out from uner the hood.
Going 55mph the truck starts shaking and shimming. All lights go in and out and blows whenever anything is hooked up.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f250 diesel. The contact stated that while traveling 65 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was found that the heat sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred on several occasions. The failure mileage was 128,000 and the current mileage 128,691.
My ford f250 super duty 2006 model truck started up just fine on way to job site and then about 1:00 p.m. That day my truck over-heated even though no indication on the electrical panel. I saw white smoke coming out of tail pipe, started over-heating, and I was losing power in motor. I put water in coolant over-fill because all of my antifreeze drained out and I just had put in prior to this date above about two weeks. I regularly change the oil and maintain all the fluids and do required maintenance on truck per the mileage. I was able to make it to my house where I waited 30 minutes for truck to cool and then drove immediately to diesel mechanic named [xxx] who knew immediately what had happened because (6) other trucks came in the same week with the same issue which was to replace the egr's and also the oil cooler. My bill for this was over $3,000.00. I was very lucky that I had work and was able to pay for this huge expense otherwise I would be out-of-pocket in a bad way because the truck is my livelihood in my making money as I am a general contractor and need a heavy duty truck. I think that there should be a re-call on this part because of the six other trucks that came into his diesel shop the same week. This was a very expensive experience and I feel like ford should know about this and correct the error because this part should not go out on a super duty truck like this. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. The contact stated that the gauges on the instrument panel failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the instrument cluster would need to be replaced. The failure recurred twice over the course of seven years and with each failure, the instrument cluster was replaced. After the last replacement, the failure recurred and the vehicle began to emit white smoke. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the egr cooler would need to be replaced. The contact stated that if the gauges had been working properly, she would have been alerted to the egr cooler failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 52,000.
I was driving on a two lane blacktop road at 35 MPH, when the vehicle unexpectly died losing all power, including steering and brakes. This occurred after I had just exited a u.s. Highway where the speed limit was 65 MPH. Due to the fact that I am a former police defensive driving instructor I was able to steer the vehicle to a side street. I bought this vehicle to tow a 14,000 lb. Fifth wheel trailer and I am glad it was not attached.. It turned out that the problem was the stc fitting. Ford told me that this part has a common failure problem and it has been replaced with the revised stc fitting. My concerm is that failure of this part with an inexperienced driver on an interstate could be fatal. The stc fitting is apparently attached to the high pressure oil pump, and when it fails you lose all power and the vehicle will not restart.
While pulling a travel trailer, engine began to overheat. Pulled over and notice coolant reservoir is empty. Took vehicle into a repair shop, motor coolant and both egr cooler failed. Service shop reported that ford informed them that this is a common issue. They keep extra egr parts on hand from the massive amount of failures reported.
I was pulling a 3 horse trailer home from an event located in jackson, ms . When we reached mccomb, ms the truck died. We were running about 50 MPH when that happened, power steering was gone and truck had to roll to a stop. I put the emergency flashers on, waited a minute and attempted to restart the truck. It cranked and I was able to limp home. There were no warning indicators. The truck is still in the shop and the mechanics are changing parts but cannot seem to correct the problem. In frustration, I did a lot of research on the internet and it appears that this not an uncommon problem for 03-07 powerstroke diesels. I feel this is a safety hazard, a defect in the engineering and that ford should correct the problem. The public needs to be informed. Please investigate this issue.
I have over 118 pages of repairs dealing from electrical, suspension, engine failure, turbo, fluid leakage, oil cooler failure. Ejectors, glow plugs and counting. They continue to reoccur time after time and dealer will not cover. I met alot of consumers that has the same vehicle and they all are having the same problem. I know that ford has sued the designer of the 6.0 engine and won billions but will not attempt to assist the consumer. The right thing to do is, if you know that if there's a problem with a problem why not assist the consumer in correcting instead of doing a patch job. They will not attempt to do the right thing unless someone force them to do so. Thanks
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f250. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer stated that the high pressure oil would need replacing. The vehicle was repaired however the failure continued. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under warranty. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 120,000. The VIN was not available.
Upon acceleration, from stop at a red light, vehicle hesitated (stalled) to accelerate. Upon acceleration, after several seconds, thick cloud of black smoke appeared from exhaust pipe, and white smoke discharged from engine oil (fill) tube. Vehicle continued with described problem(s) for the rest of the trip, which was approximately ten (10) minutes, and has continued with described performance problems for many days since. This problem arose after spending over $2000 to have similar engine problems fixed, at ford authorized dealership. Upon contacting ford motor company, directly (for financial assistance on fixing the problem for the second time), I was informed that there would be no such assistance granted. Period.
2006 ford f-250. Consumer states problem with egr cooler/egr valve *tgw the consumer stated the purpose of the egr cooler was to cool the exhaust. After making some inquiries, it was brought to her attention that it was a very common problem. The consumer was informed since the egr valve was not manufactured properly, it was getting plugged up with wet carbon. The consumer was informed it would cost $3,000 to fix the problem.
Egr and oil cooler failure...caused engine failure and hydrolock situation. The engine stopped the truck right in the middle of an intersection almost causing an accident. Total cost of repairs to my vehicle $2542.42. Sure would be nice for ford to have a hand in the repairs due to their faulty engine design. I have read 100's of reports online about this and ford still will not fix or help pay for their engine. Ford refused to help with repair cost. I only have 98000k miles. Please launch an investigation into these complaints. I believe you will find enough evidence to warrant an investigation. I am sure that the lobbyist at ford are doing their job to keep this from becoming a recall situation. It is hurting no one but the owners of this 6.0l diesel engine!!! We need your help!
I have a 2006 ford f250 6.0 it has been towed 8 times, I ve had turbo,injector,electrical,wheel,trans problems since day one of purchase. Theres over 16 pages of mechanical problems that has been performed and counting. I know I am not the only one thats having these problems and I can't get much assistance from ford. It going to take someone like this agency to help us. This is alot when you pay $51000.00 plus addition repairs for a vehicle with a extented warr.
Tl* the contact owns a owns a 2006 ford f-250. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced difficulty accelerating at all speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that all of the spark plugs fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 128,000.
Violent shaking/ vibrations @ highway speeds. I pulled over to complete stop, waited, started up and vibration stopped. This has happened on 3 occasions since.
While traveling on vacation with a travel trailer in tow, the temperature gauge on our 2006 ford-f-250 (with a 5.4 liter engine) indicated the engine was overheating. After stopping several times on the berm of an interstate, there was no indication that the engine was hot. Since we were traveling on a holiday, the truck was first taken to a pep boys location where their evaluation showed there was no sign of overheating. We were advised of a service bulletin issued on this vehicle stating that it might exhibit false overheating. So, we continued our trip. Truck continued to display false readings and the engine started to derate. At this time, we had to have the truck towed to a ford dealership, where they installed an updated coolant crossover tube and thermostat housing to correct the problem of false overheating. This work was done (parts & labor) at a cost to us of $645.67 after aaa discount. The cost to us was a surprise, as the dealership was aware of the problem and knew exactly what was needed to be done to rectify it. We were told that this known problem was a service bulletin not a recall because it is not considered a safety issue. However, it was very much a safety issue for us as we were compelled to stop several times on the side of a busy interstate before having to request that the pickup and travel trailer be towed to a safe location.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. The contact stated that the vehicle was emitting smoke from the tail pipe. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that egr cooler, engine cooler, fuel injector and turbo needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not offer any assistance and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages was 63,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH the vehicle began to abruptly decelerate until stopping. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the egr valve was stuck in an opened position. The egr valve was replaced. The failure had since recurred twice. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer where the contact was informed that the egr cooler and oil cooler needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 136,000.
I purchased a 2006 ford f 250 with the triton 54 . I had it for 2 days when the motor started ticking. I'm told that it's a spark plug issue and no one is willing to work on it due to the high cost of fixing the problem when the plugs break off in the head and they also said it will probably blow a sparkplug out . This will cost aprox. $3000 to fix .
During replacement of sparkplugs in a 2006 ford f-250, 5 plugs had to be bored out due the plugs disintegrating upon attempts to remove them. The repair costs are $600-800 to remove the remainder of the plugs and install new plugs. When the ford service representative was asked what caused this problem and if it would occur again the following answer was provided. During product assembly at the factory , no lubricant was placed on the sparkplug threads in "some models", causing the base to weld itself to the engine. This caused what should be a $300 repair to more than double in cost. Ford should have to bear repair costs to bore out the plugs, not the car owner. This problem is widely known, but the consumer has no course of action except a costly legal remedy. I will no longer purchase ford products based on my recent problems with their products.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford f-250. When the contact would attempt to start his vehicle he noticed that the key would turn inside the ignition but the engine would not start. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic shop where the contact was informed that the injector driving module was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 160000.
No psi for turbo, and turbo blew out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford f 250. The transmission was slipping. Also, the engine and the 3rd cylinder failed. The failure mileage was 28,000. The contact stated that due to the year of this vehicle the engine and transmission should be operating normally. The vehicle was repaired. The current mileage was 34,000.
F 250 2006 hd 4x4 less than 2000 miles - driving vehicle, while turning and going down a hill, stalled out completely:dash board lights all came on. No brakes or steering. Went off the road, into front yard of home which was for sale, hit for sale sign, nicked a tree in front yard and into handicap van in driveway, pushed van into neighbors yard. Heavy front end damage sustained and sighted by police for "failure to control vehicle"!!! Purchasing dealer could find no issues. First time this occurred was 3 weeks after nov. 2005 purchase. Vehicle has been repaired, but did it again on 2-3-2006. Dealer has been notified of this again. Still no solution. Over $10,000.00 damage to brand new vehicle. Free loaner vehicle promised when purchased "doesnt apply to body shop" out of work with no vehicle for 2.5 weeks.
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