Was driving at approximately 40mp when the engine just stopped and lost power. This happened on 2 more occasions. Once while pulling out onto a busy street, and was almost hit by oncoming traffic. Cannot risk injury, so took it right to a reputable local diesel mechanic. Diesel mechanic states that entire fuel system must be replaced. Faulty hi pressure fuel pump disintegrated and sent metal thru fuel system. This will cost $8000 to fix. Was told this was the first year "bug" for a new design. Ford will not replace parts or warranty this. Common on this model, but definitely a safety hazard, as the truck may or may not stall when giving gas. It is unpredictable.
2008 Ford F-350 SD engine complaints
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While in tow/haul mode towing 40' 5th wheel, engine overheated quickly which resulted in loss of power. No leaks seen and coolant was spraying out of overflow cap only. No lights came on in dash. Seems fan is not kicking on when needed? When fan does kick on, engine cools immediately. This is only at low speeds under heavy towing. Truck runs great otherwise with no overheating problems. This has happened twice with this truck and I'm sure it is causing damage. Warranty just ran out of course. There is a coolant loss as well, but unknown where it is going. No milky oil, nothing on the ground, and no wet exhaust pipe.
2008 ford f350 super duty. Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to engine problems, egr valves and high pressure fuel pumps failure that manufacturer has failed and refused to repair.
On multiple occasions, when vehicle is stopped, with brake depressed, the engine revs up and vehicle wants to accelerate forward at a high rate of speed. The only way to stop the acceleration is to get the vehicle transitioned in to park and cut the engine. The vehicle has been to three dealers, whom are unable to diagnose and correct the problem. Ford has not been responsive. Vehicle is unsafe to drive.
2008 ford f350 sd. Consumer states vehicle began spewing smoke and caught fire while driving *tgw the consumer also stated the check engine light illuminate and apparently a sensor failed to operate. However, the service center insisted the problem was not due to a sensor.
While driving my 2008 f350 superduty diesel powered truck at 45mph for approx 4 miles, received message "exhaust drive complete" immediately followed by "stop safely now" and complete powerdown of engine. The truck decelerated so fast that despite my flooring the throttle, the car behind me almost collided. The truck lost so much power that I could not safely pull off road and was in a rural area between two blind curves. The whole incident happened in less than 30 seconds and left truck completely vulnerable to whatever traffic conditions were at the time of incident. After getting over to side of road, truck stalled on slight rise and did not have the power to move, however when I shut truck down, my 5ft8in 200lb body was able to push the 8000 lb vehicle over the hump. Engine would not crank over after incident and was not allowed to restart until after the unit either cooled down or timed out (didn't try for 30-45 min later). By time tow truck arrived, unit would run but less than full power and check engine light was on. Truck was in shop serviced for faulty egr valve and had latest ford recall for reprogramming completed less than 100 miles prior to incident.
I brought this 2008 ford f-350sd to the dealer today because of anti-freeze leaking from bottom of radiator on the drivers side. The truck has about 16000 miles on it. Dealer says the radiator must be replaced and no warranty so I am responsible for repairs. I called ford and asked for help and was turned down. The ford dealer contacted ford and asked for help and was turned down. I have read of numerous radiator failures on this years f350 so evidently there is a problem with the design of their cooling system and ford should reimburse for these failures. No radiator should fail in 16000 miles.
I bought a 2008 super duty with the 6.4 l diesel engine in it. I noticed that the radiator was leaking on the bottom driver side. I decided to do some research on the internet to see if it were a common problem , to my surprise it was. Everyone that has a super duty truck with the 6.4 l complaint about the same problem , radiator leaking on the bottom driver side. Some of the owners recorded that it was their 3 rd radiator in their truck. I did some research on carfax and noticed that atleast 7 trucks out of 20 that were for sale in the memphis area had their radiators replaced and some trucks more than 3 times. I went to the dealer and they look at my radiator and told me that they would replace it under warranty. They also looked and made sure that my truck had the venturi kit installed on it, that ford had a recall on the cooling system back in 08 , it was installed. After they removed my radiator the service man told me that if my thermostats were not at fault that I had to pay for the radiator. My thermostats he said were fine so I was responsible to pay for a new radiator. I strongly believe ford should be hold accountable for these cooling systems that is failing . To me they are only patching a problem and hope it will last till the warranty is over and then it is the owners problem . To many owners out there has the same problem for me to except responsibility for what is clearly a bad defect on the cooling system. My truck has only 64 000 miles on it, and I don't even tow anything.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, he would hear a loud noise coming from the hood. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised the contact that he needed to replace the rocker arms in the engine. The dealer also advised him that if not replaced, they would puncture the motor causing that to fail as well. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileages were 111.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 sd. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine power decreased significantly. The contact was able to continue in operation with the poor turbo performance. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the turbocharger compressor shaft completely fractured and both thermostats had broken. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 94,442.
While driving in snowy conditions, the air filter will get clogged with snow causing the engine to stall. On 12/30/2010 at 2pm I drove approximately 20 miles (zip code 57201) and the air filter had 1/2" of snow all around and inside the filter. Discussed with local ford dealer and they say there is a no fix for this problem could cause vehicle to stall in adverse weather conditions and cause an accident and or strand passengers in adverse weather conditions.
08 f350 with 70,000miles on it. We tow a trailer daily with this vehicle. Approximately 10 times per day it states "cleaning the exhaust filter". On sept. 29, 2010, it said "cleaning exhaust filter and stop safely now" and shut off immediately. While I was in the middle of road. Luckily a friend was driving by and towed me out of the lane of traffic. Prior to this our vehicle had four radiators put into vehicle because plastic parts kept breaking. The exhaust sensor was replaced prior to this incident. The code for this was the exhaust sensor. If I was on four lane highway when the vehicle shut down I'd be dead. I didn't have any time to pull off road. Something must be done about this. Ford is not standing behind this. Truck is still at dealer. I've been without vehicle since sept. 29, 2010. They refuse to put truck back together. They stated that this would be warranty but ford won't warranty and I won't pay what they are asking for something that is a frequent occurrence.
Loses power while driving can not get any speed almost got hit on interstate since it dropped speed from 70 to 40 fuel pump replaced still at dealers has been there for 3 weeks had it in the shop a few months ago for cooling system this is supposed to be a heavy duty truck there is a number of problems with these trucks . With 73 bulletins on them I think it is a safety issue !!!!!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f350 super duty truck purchased new. He stated after having a regular oil change, he noticed a large oil spillage coming from under the vehicle. The dealer advised replacing the high pressure fuel pump. The repair caused the oil to leak worse. Within just under a year of the initial failure, the dealer replaced the high pressure fuel pump a second time. Several months later, the contact began to notice the oil leak again. The high pressure fuel pump was replaced a third time. He also stated the bulbs in the exterior lighting elements, including headlights, tail lights and turn signals continued to blow. The dealer could not identify the reason why they continued to fail. While at a stop, while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would not shift into gears properly. The vehicle would stay in high gear and would not down shift properly. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. No further repairs were made to date. There were no recalls on his vehicle. The failure and current mileages were under 28,000.
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2months into my "new" vehicle the radiator cracked and over heated ; the back glass leaks with water every time it rains , motor reves up out of control , now motor has blown oil into radiator and all over driveway deeming vehicle undriveable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 sd. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for regular maintenance. The technician observed an excessive oil leak and stated that the failure was related to the front main seal. The vehicle was repaired. On nine separate occasions, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for identical failures; however, there were no resolutions. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The contact has notified the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage was 53,000.
Regardless of speed, excessive white smoke blowing out of exhaust completely obstructing own rear sight as well as blinding following vehicles. It has happened 4 times, vehicle currently at 36, 000 km. Personal belief is that this has LED to engine needing to be replaced which ford will not warranty. Nothing has been done as ford reports they cannot find the problem.
I leased a 2008 f350 6.4 liter it was smoking out of the tailpipe often so I called the dealer and they said it was normal over the next few months it got worse then I had the oil changed at the dealer and the smoke checked they said in the paper work it was undetermined 1 month later I lost all power and the truck died the oil cap was not put on and there was oil everywhere since then the smoke has gotten worse so I started to go to a small mechanic that works on my other trucks well since this incident the smoke is more often like two times a week for 10 min son I brought it to the dealer two weeks ago they had it for 3 days and then they called me and said I had to prove that I had the oil changes done to it I own four trucks and they all get oil changes so I brought the recites and they said because I paid cash for the oil changes the receipt form the mechanic where fake and it was a maintenance issue so I drove it down the street to another place since then its un drivable it smokes the hole time its running what do I do?
For twenty five thousand miles the vehicle has had an intermittent engine miss. They have worked on this numerous times to no avail. The vehicle finally quit on I-70 just before the holidays. They have had numerous problems with these trucks that need to be addressed by someone that cares about the safety of us ,the consumers. Thank you for your time.
Tl*-the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 super duty. The contact stated that the more pressure he applied to the brakes, the more the vehicle lost control and accelerated to full throttle. The failure occurred while driving 65 MPH. The tachometer was above 3,000 RPM. The current mileage was 2,000 and failure mileage was 1,450.
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