Items in my bed and liner caught on fire. Engine regeneration for emissions got so hot melted all of the bed liner and caught a new large tv on fire. Ford has a glue on heat shield under bed which fell off. Exhaust gets so hot it caught on fire. They should have put a metal fixed plate or something fixed no a cheap glue on piece of foil. I inspected other trucks all missing!
2008 Ford F-350: fire, smoke or burning smell
10 of the 131 complaints about the 2008 Ford F-350 describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 53,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Items inside bed caught on fire due to exhaust cleaning system getting so hot to burn off pollution in DPF pipe. Dangerous truck to drive contacted ford. No one contacted me. Other ford diesels caught on fire due to this. I’m retired military and don’t have money to buy 50k trucks. Only 80k on truck.
We were hauling a load of logs about an hour away everything was fine when all of the sudden the truck down shifted and white smoke started pouring out from under the passenger side of the hood followed by flames. We had to try to get off the road where we were there was no where to pull off and finally could swing into a state gamesland and someone called the fire dept. I am now out of a truck I just purchased 2 months ago and my VIN number isn't even showing up
Had just back the vehicle in cut it off, half an hour later it was in flames, burnt everything in the motor and front of truck up. *dt*jb *dt*jb *dt*jb
I have a 2008 ford f350 super duty ,, and there are many known problems on this truck that ford is aware of and yet the refuse to fix them .. This is a very expensive truck and I am very disapointed in this truck .. A week after I got the truck the raidiator started leaking .. Two days after that my power steering goes out ,, now I have white smoke pouring out of the back of my truck every morning ,, I am embarrassed to be seen driving this truck .. I wish I know what I know now before I forked out tons of dollers to purchase this piece of junk .. I am not happy ,, and I will tell everyone I know never to buy a ford!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. The contact stated that the battery warning light illuminated and the contact discovered smoke coming from under the hood. The contact also mentioned that once the hood was opened, the alternator caught on fire. The contact extinguished the fire. The police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the alternator was cycling more than designed because the battery was not functioning properly causing the fire. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.
Monday, january 3, 2011, we were driving on a rural road in route to sharps chapel, tennessee when the right side front passenger caliper/rotor assembly failed causing smoking and burning smell of the brake shoes forcing me to pull to the side of the road. After allowing the brakes to cool, I contacted and drove to morristown ford in tennessee and they to attempted to repair the brakes by disassembling and cleaning the caliper/rotor since they did not have the parts available to appropriately rectify the situation. This repair was not effective and the problem has repeated itself four times since then, most recently on october 5, 2012. This appears to be a very dangerous vehicle design and/or part failure!! Ford needs to rectify this problem!!
After parking my ford f-350 crew cab 4x4 with a v-10 engine, I exited the vehicle and circled around to the passenger side where I noticed from the corner of my eye flames in the r front wheel well. Behind the tire. I immediately went inside the building and summoned help and a fire extinguisher (abc) . Myself and security personnel did not open the hood. We directed the fire ext. Into the wheel well and there was a sort of backlash and with seconds a paint bubbling hot spot appeared on the hood. We immediately contacted the fire department who responded. Within minutes the engine compartment was completely engulfed in flames and there was flaming under the engine as well. We cleared the area of onlookers as fireman fought the blaze. There were no injuries to myself, the security guard who responded, firemen or onlookers.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. While driving approximately 55 MPH, pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal without power assistance. The contact noticed excessive smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. In addition, the vehicle hesitated and idled roughly. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over to the side of the road an turned off the engine. After five minutes, the engine was able to be restarted. The contact observed that the failure occurred more frequently in rainy weather conditions and at any given speed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for a diagnostic, but no failures were found. However, the computerized system was reprogrammed and the motor was replaced at 53,000 miles. On 12 separate occasions, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for identical failures, but there were no resolutions. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 33,000 and current mileage was 73,400. Updated 10-29-08 *bf updated 10/30/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. While driving 60 MPH, the contact heard a loud banging noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. He noticed smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle. He pulled the vehicle over and noticed smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. Also, the contact noticed a vast amount of oil on the ground where the vehicle was parked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the engine needed to be replaced. Prior to the warning, the contact could smell oil burning while driving the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 47,000.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
- What is wrong
- On certain trucks equipped with a 6.4l diesel engine, insufficient clearance of the battery positive (b+) wire to the right hand splash shield bolt may result in the battery b+ wire contacting the splash shield bolt.
- Risk
- Long term contact could cause wire chafe, resulting in copper wire being exposed. If this condition occurs, the battery b+ wire could short to ground increasing the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the battery b+ wire location and, if necessary, reposition the wire. The recall began on april 3, 2007. Owners may contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 07V140000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2008 Ford F-350 fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 2008 Ford F-350?
10 of 131 owner complaints about the 2008 Ford F-350 (8%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
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There is 1 recall and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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