Started the truck and was running odd. Decided to start driving to see if the problem would work it self out and started to smell lots of diesel fuel. Pulled over and fuel was everywhere under the hood and on the ground and also a very strong diesel smell inside the cab. Had it towed to the deal and turns out that a fuel injector clamp failed. We also found out ford has already identified these parts as defective, and have started using a new part with a new part number. This should be a recall. This truck only has 61,000 miles on it. The fuel is atomized in the spray from the injector, this is a serious safety issue that could have resulted in a fire, or worse.
2011 Ford F-350 engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that the engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was included in a recall involving the sensors with the exhaust system. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact informed the dealer who scheduled another repair. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact found that the federal safety agency action number: rq14005 (electrical system, engine, and engine cooling) directly related to the recalls received and included the vehicle's year, make, model, and engine referenced in the investigation. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The federal safety agency campaign number was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Purchased vehicle. Drove 63 miles towards home then check engine lite illuminated. Drove to a close ford dealer and diagnosed as an egt sensor failure. I was told had I driven further the engine would have been disabled and I would have stalled on the road.
While traveling north bound on the maine turnpike at mm 34 I experienced a loss of power. I was in the left lane with heavy traffic. I made my way safely to the right hand breakdown lane. I noticed white smoke coming from under the hood. I heard a popping sound. After I stopped, the engine was still running, but smoke was coming from under the hood and starting to enter the cab on the right side. I shut the engine off and but on my emergency flashers. Traffic was very heavy. I exited the cab and looked under the hood. There was no fire, but I could smell diesel fuel. The truck has the 6.7 liter ford diesel. I noticed fuel leaking onto the frame on the right side behind the front tire. I called ford roadside assistance and was towed to the ford dealer in portsmouth, nh where I bought the truck. When I got home I did some research online and found out the hold down clamp for the fuel injectors had been replaced by a new part number. These crack and can allow the injector to blow out of the cylinder head. They spray fuel in the engine compartment after exiting the head. Ford has issued a tsb 12-3-4 on the matter. Others have experienced this problem. Why has this not been recalled is beyond me.I was surprised I did not have a fire! Ford will only replace the affected part, not all 8. I have opened a case with ford to have all 8 replaced. At this point in time the part is back ordered. The dealer did locate 1 and will be installing it tomorrow. I assume this is a redesigned part.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. While driving at approximately 60 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the egt sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 167,580.
Truck cut off .the egt exhaust sensor keep going out. This is the four time the sensor have gone out .now the AC is out at 51000. Miles I buy a new ford f350 about ever two to five years I have a lot of problen with this 2011 f350 my next truck may not be a ford.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, there was a loss of acceleration power. The vehicle was restarted and resumed to normal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the data transformation service pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,805. Djr
This is the 3rd. Time that a egt sensor has failed on my ford f-350 diesel truck. This first time was in california in the desert traveling at 70 miles per hour. The truck shut down for no reason that I could see. I had a horse trailer with 5 horses on board and the temperature outside was 109 degrees in the desert. The truck was still under warranty and ford took 4 hours to come and rescue us. The truck and trailer was towed to the dealership where they discovered egt #10 had failed and shut the truck down to protect the engine. The egt sensor was replaced. The second time I had just left the dealership and the truck turned itself off again 130 miles away from the dealership. Ford was called again and I was towed back to the same dealership. They discovered that egt sensor #11 had failed and was replaced. Gee, only 2 more sensors to go. Now on april 10, 2014, egt sensor #13 failed and I only stopped to get diesel fuel. I pulled out of the gas station and the engine just died in drive gear position. This time the dealership charged me for the service and part and failed to notify me of a recall on this matter and part. When pulling my horse trailer with prized and valued horses on board, I would hate to cause and accident or have an 18 wheeler rear-end me while stopped in the lane of a major interstate highway. I find it shameful that my own ford dealership, or for that matter ford motor company can take my $65,000 for a new purchase truck, but they can't inform me when my family, children, passengers or horses lives are in danger!!! I am also going to confront the dealership that charged me on april 10, 2014 for a recall that they say doesn't exist according to the ford motor company computer system and database.
The engine light came on today in my 2011 f350 diesel . Dealer says def pump error code. Dealer says no pumps available until 03/15/2014. I think ford should issue a service bulletin. Dealer says no warranty. Dealer states truck will shut down at any time. This should become a recall issue with the federal safety agency. Owners of these trucks tow trailers frequently with lengths in excess of 36'. Having a tow vehicle shut down in traffic at highway speeds is eminently dangerous and will cause fatalities refer to the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v535000 on similar vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was merged off road and engine stalled and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was diagnosed as having a faulty engine egt exhaust gas temperature sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 26000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-350. The contact stated that she noticed a leak from the radiator. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the radiator would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 148,000.
Brought my 2011 ford f350 diesel truck into certified ford dealer to have oil change came back with a ticking noise, brought the truck back to dealer and they stated that this noise happens to the 6.7 diesel engines after a oil change.. I have bought my truck to many other places and have had the oil changed and I have never had this happen.. I am expected to have this noise for the rest of my ownership of this truck, if ford knows of this problem they need to find away to fix it!!
According to ford the truck's fuel pump went out. They said it was back ordered. 1100 trucks affected. I don't believe ford is supplying the whole story on the issue and their is a lot more to it. Ford is hiding something and you should look into it. I fortunately was in a safe place when the pump went out but others may not be.
Vehicle parked at approximately 10:50 am after being driven, within 15 minutes smoke was noticed coming from under the hood. Fire department was called and then own forces were used to try to extinguish what had now become a flaming fire. As fire was going, electrical items such as lights, windshield wipers, and dump bed started operating on their own. Fire was extinguished with both water and extinguishers before fire department arrived. Complete engine and engine compartment destroyed as a result of fire. Manufacturer was notified.
My wife and I went to pick up the 5th wheel camper from the storage area. I backed up to the camper, put the truck in park and did a few things before my wife got out. As she was getting out I mashed the brake pedal fairly hard and placed the transmission in reverse. I didn't want the truck moving with the passenger front door open and whacking my woman. As the wife was getting ready to shut the door the engine RPM went sky high on its own. My wife looked at me as if to say what the heck are you doing! I gave her a blank/scared look as it was nothing I did to make this happen. I glanced at the tach and I was up over 2500 RPM, in reverse, but the truck wasn't trying to go anywhere. It was as if it had disengaged from reverse and was running wild. I put the transmission back into park and let go of the brake. The engine continued at high RPM for another few seconds (seemed like forever) and then went back to idle. I shut the engine off, sat for a few moments to collect my senses and then re-started the engine. Ran through all of the gears and all was working fine. I then continued the effort to connect my camper to the truck and all went well. Facts: 1. I am 100% absolutely certain my foot was not on the accelerator pedal and the brake at the same time. I never do this and have never done this by accident. 2. I have a witness and she was scared to death! 3. Tsbs were current at the time of the incident. 4. This problem has never happened in the past. 5. My truck still has the infamous shifting issues (tip-in, 2-3 snap-shifts amongst other gear shifting issues) even after the 2011-7-?? Tsb. 6. I cannot replicate this situation. If these trucks had black box recorders on them, when issues like this occur we could shut off the truck, pull the black box and take it to the dealer for diagnosis.
Having owned the truck less than a month and driving in city traffic, the vehicle lost power and went to idle. This happens repeatedly. Seems to occur primarily in city driving - not highway driving. Have been to the dealership several times with no solution. They can find no codes. This is dangerous as I could be making a left turn in heavy traffic when it drops to idle and could be involved in a serious accident. We have now owned this truck for a year and it only has 6,800 miles on it due to the danger of driving in traffic. Most of these miles have been from repeated trips to the dealership to no avail.
The vehicle will suddenly and randomly lose power. It may last a few seconds to several miles. Eventually the power comes back and the vehicle continues moving. This has happened at 55 miles per hour while hauling a full trailer. It has also happened in high traffic areas which presents a danger to the vehicles following me. I have had the vehicle in to a ford service department several times and they can't determine the problem. The loss of power happens several times every week. At this time ford is refusing to address the problem.
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