2005 Ford F-350 SD: sudden loss of power

Filed Feb 8, 2016 · Steering, Suspension · 170,000 miles · OR

I was driving on a two lane back road around 45 to 50 MPH, and my truck started violently shaking and I lost all control of steering. I went into the oncoming lane, luckily no one was coming, and had to hit my brakes hard to get the shaking to stop. It has also happened while driving at speeds of 35-40 on a city street and 60 MPH on a highway. This is known as death wobble. The wobble was so bad that it loosened the track bar and the bolt holding the power steering hard line. I lost all power steering fluid within seconds. I have researched it, tried replacing several parts, like tie-rods, and it has lessened a little bit, but if I hit a bumpy road or even just a patch of new pavement, it starts shaking. I have read a lot of other ford owners are experiencing this same issue with their trucks.

Filed Nov 29, 2010 · Electrical · 139,000 miles · WA

Driving over a mountain pass in the snow, coming downhill at approximately 5% grade when the throttle became non-responsive. Very soon after the truck died completely-no power steering and no power brakes in snowy conditions. I managed to get the truck to the side of the road but wasn't able to get more than 6" off the fog line due to the snow. I was very lucky that an accident did not occur because roadway conditions were not good and the situation could have had drastic consequences. I was also very lucky that my wife was following close behind me and we were able to 1) get cell phone service on the pass and 2) wait for the tow truck in the other vehicle. We ended up waiting on the side of the road for 2 hrs in the dark waiting for a tow truck with my wife and three daughters and no food. Finally got the truck towed to the dealership on a sunday and waited for them to open today. They informed me that the ficm needed to be replaced but my truck was not covered under the recall (05v270000 electrical system wiring) even though the description matches what happened to me exactly! I have the wrong VIN # so I am not covered even though the problem is exactly the same! This is a serious safety issue! Losing power at 60 MPH in a crew cab long box diesel pickup is not for the faint of heart! Not to mention that some of our personal property was damaged because we could not get all of it into our explorer. Ford needs to come to the plate before someone is seriously injured or killed!

Filed Oct 27, 2010 · Fuel system · 160,000 miles · PA

Fuel tank lining is peeling off causing failure to injectors/ pump and filters. Causes power loss in traffic which is unsafe. This has happened to me three times since august 2010 in interstate traffic. Ford claims bio-diesel is to blame, bio-diesel makers blame ford. Personally this has cost me $2600 since aug 2010. (replaced filters twice and 5 fuel injectors) truck is not running at this time due to the same problem. Estimated cost to repair $1200 minimum if injectors are okay. This is a problem that ford is well aware of and should be sending notices to affected customers. Owners of these trucks have no way of knowing what percentage of bio-diesel or if any bio-diesel is in the fuel since it is not marked on the pumps. Fords solution is for the owner to buy a new fuel tank that is compatible with 5% bio-diesel.

Filed Sep 3, 2010 · Engine · 32,000 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350 superduty. The contact stated that when driving, he experienced a total power loss. There was no acceleration capabilities. The vehicle would jerk, pop and crack at times in the motor area. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership several times where the egr valve was repaired, fuel injectors replaced, and cleaned the turbo component. The failure continued to occur. The vehicle was not repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact called the manufacturer who advised him to go to the dealership. The current mileage was approximately 75,000. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000.

Filed Jun 30, 2010 · Electrical · 216,289 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f350 sd. While driving at the speeds of 65mph , the vehicle lost power without any warning.the contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The failure continued to happen, also while driving the contact noticed that there was black smoke coming from the tail pipe. The dealer was contacted and they stated that it was the fuel injection control module that need to be replaced.the dealer stated that her vehicle was not included in recall :the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v270000 component: electrical system:wiring ,even though the vehicle had experienced the failure. There had been no repairs. The failure and current mileage was 216,289.

Filed Jun 17, 2010 · Electrical · 29,400 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350 sd. While driving at speeds of 25 MPH, the vehicle lost power and stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the contact was advised of a potential recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v270000 (electrical system: wiring). An authorized dealer advised the contacts VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer verified that the vehicle was not eligible for recall repairs and would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 29,400.

Filed Jul 19, 2008 · Engine · 56,963 miles · CA

My 2005 f350 6.0 diesel over heated, was told by ford dealer that the egr valve & egr cooler went out, they replaced under warranty. Only have 56,963 miles on truck. Was also told that ford has a lot of problems with this. Why don't they let us know about this or have a recall. I was on a mountain road and it could have caused an accident when I loss power. I've also had the federal safety agency action # ea08007 happen to my truck 2 times now.

Filed Jul 10, 2007 · Engine · 56,000 miles · NV

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350 superduty. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle overheated and smoke poured from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was pulled over and would not exceed 30 MPH. The vehicle then lost power. There were no warning indicators. The aroma of antifreeze was potent. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer the following day. The vehicle has been to the dealer seven previous times for the same failure. The current and failure mileages were 56,000.

Filed Mar 26, 2006 · Fuel system · 14,800 miles · WY

The failure of diesel fuel injectors in the '05 ford f-350 super duty trucks with the power stroke 6.0l diesel engine. Vehicle had approx. 14,800 miles on it at the time of the incident. Did not lead to an accident, I feel that it could in another case. There were no warnings that this was going to happen and occurred suddenly without warning. I was driving into town(about 17 miles). On the interstate highway traveling at approximately 75 MPH. My vehicle lost most of it's power and began to jerk and sputter as I pulled to the side of the road. Shut vehicle off, did a basic check of the vehicles components and then restarted . Started and ran fine. I began to merge into traffic only to loose significant power and was forced to return to the side of the road. I was seriously slowing the oncoming traffic. I began to limp my truck to the nearest exit ramp. Exited the interstate, my truck died and left me stranded, not able to restart. Vehicle towed to the dealership for repair. At the repair shop, the #1 cylinder injector was determined to have failed and was replaced with a new or rebuilt part. (this is not specified by ford.) I did/do not have access to the failed part(s). Approx. 3 weeks after this incident, my truck experienced the same failure (an injector on cylinder #7) with similar results. Ford is well aware of this problem and considers it an "acceptable" design flaw and puts the blame on poor fuel (all other diesel engines will run on fuel station grade fuel, which is only to be expected.). I know that many others have experienced this problem in the 2003 to the 2006 powerstroke 6.0l engines. It is a very common problem. In the case of two injectors failing at once, the vehicle would be inoperable with failed braking, steering and power loss. If one injector fails, the vehicle could have erratic power surges and partial or full loss of power with failed or reduced braking and steering. At highway speed, and with no warning this could spell disaster.