Have had acceleration issues with this ford f-450 since april of 2010, the first time the driver was able to stop the vehicle without incident but the engine blew up when he put it in neutral to stop the vehicle. It was at the ford dealership for 6 weeks, I retrieved the vehicle, while on the way home the engine failed again, it was towed back to the dealership. 1 week later I retrieved the vehicle again, 2 days after that the accelerator stuck once again while hauling a trailer loaded with a rental trencher. This time the result was a traffic accident that sent one of my employees to the hospital and caused major property damage, the vehicle was towed back to the dealership and has been there ever since. They have replaced the short block, injectors, and other various engine components.
2008 Ford F-450 SD fuel system complaints
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Injectors turbo exhaust and alot more problems, been towed 6 times been to the dealer over 30 times went through lemon law didn't qualify vehicle to heavy.
The coating on the interior of ford diesel fuel tanks corrodes and collects as sediment in the fuel system. The sediment, collects at the botton of the fuel tank and is sucked into the fuel system. In this incident, the failure began with the check engine light illuminating. The dealer, replaced the sensor, then at a second time the fuel element, and finally the entire fuel system required replacement. The fuel lines become fouled, the fuel pumps become clogged and require replacement. As the coating continues to deteriorate, the only recourse it to change the fuel tank, the sensors, and entire fuel delivery system. We have had 3 ford vehicles f series experience this problem. In this case in less than 18 months from date of purchase, the fuel elements and sensors required replacement we are reporting this as it seems to be a defect in all the ford diesel fuel systems. As the fuel systems become clogged, the vehicles lose power without warning and create a safety issue and driving hazard not only to the vehicle operator but other motorists.
Driving as normal on fwy heard a loud noise thought I got a flat. Stopped vehicle on shoulder, braking was difficult and white smoke was around the car. I got out and did not see any flat tires but I saw smoke between the cab and bed of the truck. I ran back to the driver door and saw a small fire on the floor next to the 4x4 shifter for the transfer case. I immediately grabbed my 3 year old daughter from her car seat as the cab filled with smoke and ran approximately 300 feet away and told my daughter to stay. I jumped into the back of the truck grabbed a large fire extinguisher and discharged it into the hole in the floorboard next to the transfer case it went out and immediately came started up again. I then called 911. Some people stopped and helped me remove a few possessions from the truck bed. Within 3 minutes the truck fire flashed and we all stood back and video taped the vehicle burn to the ground. The witnesses said what appeared to be something metal came off of my truck struck their car and the reason they pulled over is because they thought they had a flat but when they looked back they saw fire underneath my truck and ran to help. The fd arrived they shot foam on the fire but it continued to go out then start back it took them approximately 30 min to extinguish. I am very mechanical and believe mechanical failure in the exhaust canninsters that collect then burn hydro carbon particles before they are released into the cat converter, sent excessive heat to the transmission then the transfer case(directly below the fuel lines), thus melting the fuel lines which dripped on the red hot transfer case and started the fire. The vehicle was in the shop previously under a ford recall for shooting flames out of the tail pipes so I assume they must have restricted the flames which kept the more heat inside the vehicle exhaust system and is seriously dangerous! My daughter and I would have been killed if the air bags had deployed or an accident.
Ford refuses to repair warranty vehicle, fuel tank leaks, air conditioner not working, ford refuse to repair radiator recall - customer satisfaction program 08b06 and ford refuses to fix engine problem. At time of the engine problem occurred loss of power shaking knocking sound white smoke from tail pipe. Loss of oil and antifreeze. Maybe egr cooler, injector or turbo problem? Ford shifts the blame on to the customer and will not honor warranty.
Ltr on behalf of constituent re 2008 ford f450 truck defective engine. *nj the consumer stated from july 12, 2008 to november 28, 2008 she experienced three failed engines. There was an unusual amount of heat in the engine compartment, enough to melt the wiring and cause smoke to come into the cab of the truck. On each occasion, that the engine failed, there was excessive looseness in the steering. On one occasion, the consumers son was driving the truck and all of a sudden, oil began blowing all over the windshield. The fuel pump also failed which was causing the steering and starter to lock up.
I own a 2008 ford f-450 with a 6.4 diesel motor. I have numerous issues with drive train problems since I took delivery. Finally, while driving on a 4-lane highway doing 50mhp the motor quit running. Bake and steering failure followed. After getting towed to a dealer and after 3 days to find the problem, I was told there was a burnt wiring harness inside the high pressure fuel pump system. I asked if this was a single issue or wide-spread. I was told that there is a tsb (tech service information) regarding this failure. I asked why no recall and was told this is not a safety issue. I consider my truck to stop running at any speed to be a safety issue. The repair took 11 days to complete. In order to make the repair the cab and the front body have to be removed from the chassis. I can see why ford would not want to replace these defective pieces on all the 6.4 diesel motors, however by waiting for each one to break down, and possibly causing a serious accident is a terrible business decision. Please help other owners!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-450 sd. While the contact was changing the oil in the vehicle, he noticed that there were two more quarts of oil than what should have been in the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the excess oil was normal and the issue could not be serviced. The current mileage was 14,300 and failure mileage was 11,113.update 09/10/08 *cw fuel injector were leking diesel oil onto the crankcase. Update 09/19/08.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-450. The contact stated that the fuel pump is causing the vehicle to jerk and smoke. The pump has been replaced twice. When the vehicle was repaired the first time, the welding nut was broken. Currently, the vehicle is being held together by the nuts and bolts. Ford stated that nothing could be done because commercial vehicles are not covered under warranty. The failure mileage was 16,000 and current mileage was 19,000.
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