2008 Ford F-350 SD: loss of power steering

Filed Oct 15, 2014 · Engine · 44,000 miles · VA

Exhaust temperature sensor will cause a crash that may end up killing someone. This is what failed on my wife who was pulling a 28' horse trailer with her show horse inside worth over $30,000 dollars. She merged to a one lane road on interstate 68 in maryland heading down hill when the check engine light came one soon to follow with a message of pull over safely. 20 seconds later, the engine shutoff. This caused her to lose power steering on a one lane road going over a bridge down hill pulling a horse trailer with a gross weight of over 10,000 pounds. She had no where to pull over safely when the truck shutdown on her. She had to get out of the truck in order to move the barrels blocking the right lane in order to try and get the truck and trailer out of the open lane. She had to block an exit in order to make room for the other vehicles. The truck went to the ford dealership in cumberland, md where it was diagnosed that it was the exhaust temperature sensor. This is a safety issue on this vehicle. At no time should a vehicle shutdown on someone driving it. Believe it a vehicle going into a limp mode but at least you can still drive it so you can get to a safe place. There needs to be an investigation into why this occurs and enforce ford to issue a recall to fix this problem before someone is injured or killed.

Filed Oct 15, 2014 · Engine · 44,000 miles · VA

I have submitted my request for a recall to be issued on all 2008 ford f350sd for the exhaust temperature sensor failure causing the vehicle to shutdown. Looks as though a recall was issued for 2012 ford 6.7l ambulance packages: f-350 engine recall number: 13v535000 recall date: 10/30/2013 problem summary: ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 f-350/450/550 ambulance package vehicles manufactured february 22, 2010, through october 19, 2012 and equipped with a 6.7l diesel engine. Due to an exhaust sensor problem, the vehicles may experience loss of power followed by an engine stall. Consequence: an unexpected engine stall increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, if this were to occur when the ambulance is transporting a patient, there is an increased risk of injury to the patient. Corrective action: ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the exhaust gas temperature sensor, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin by the end of november 2013. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's recall campaign number is 13s10. Sure if a crash can result in the vehicle shutting down on a 6.7l, it could also occur on a 6.4l 2008 ford f350 super duty that is not an ambulance package. A crash is what almost happen when my wife's vehicle shutdown on her due to the sensor going out heading down hill with no power steering. Investigate this and have ford held accountable. I have emailed ford on several occassions and this is their latest response: our records indicate that you contacted the ford crc on 9/30/14, and our customer care representative advised you that we have documented your comments which will be forwarded to the appropriate department for review and consideration. Wow "for review and consideration".

Filed Jun 27, 2014 · Body, Steering · 102,000 miles · NY · crash

On the evening of 6/13/2014, I was driving my 2008 ford f-350 through the drive through line of white castle in commack, new york, 11725. As I went to make a right turn to follow the drive through lane, a heard a metal breaking sound followed by complete loss of steering. Within less than 1 second from this happening, my vehicle collided with a cinder block wall causing significant front end damage to the bumper, fender and headlight. There were no injuries to myself or any passengers as well as the wall had minimal damage. I had a police report filed with the suffolk county police department. The report corroborates my statement of complete steering loss as the direct result of the accident. The vehicle was towed to my mechanic, north shore firestone in commack. Upon investigation they determined the gears inside of the steering box completely failed. They could be of further assistance detailing what the internals of the steering box looked like if needed. They also informed me there is a 2 month back log on the replacement for this part. Being that there is a replacement backlog, ford must know there is a design flaw. This part needs to be redesigned to stand up to the difficult task of getting white castle! This failure not only caused damage to my truck costing over $5,000, but this will cause my insurance to go up as well. If this causes me to be dropped from my insurance, I will have major problems being that all of my jobs require me to have transportation. Please have ford fix this problem so no one else is involved in an accident. I was lucky I was going at a low speed, but the next person may not be as lucky as I was.

Filed Apr 18, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 75,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost power steering assist and the wheel failed to turn. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who replaced the steering gear box. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. Updated 06/02/2014

Filed Jul 3, 2013 · Steering, Transmission · 52,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the power steering assist failed as the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, who stated that the gearbox had failed. The vehicle had been repaired once in the past for the same failure. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 52,000. The current mileage was 70,576.

Filed Sep 17, 2009 · Steering · 11,190 miles · KS · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350 sd. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH there was a loss of steering control, which caused him to crash into a ditch. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and a technician concluded that the gear box failed. The gear box was replaced at a reduced rate of $100.00; however, they would not assume responsibility for the collateral damage. The failure resurfaced after the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and he is awaiting a response. The failure mileage was 11,190. The current mileage was 60,200.