2005 Ford F Super Duty: sudden loss of power

Filed Apr 13, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 78,000 miles · FL

On april 5, I was in he process of stopping for a stop sign, when the engine stopped running. I was able to restart the truck. I drove less than 2 miles, turned the truck off and it would not restart. I had truck towed to autonation ford in st. Petersburg fl. Mechanic not on duty, but monday (april 7, 2014), service department called and said nothing showed up on their computer check, and was starting fine after a minor adjustment. I picked up the truck, drove less than 2 miles, when it stalled as I was in the process of coming to a stop, while my speed was about 30 MPH. Lost power steering but was able to maintain control. I was able to restart truck and returned to dealer. Told them I did not think I should have to pay for a second diagnostic test, since they had failed to find or fix the problem. On april 10, dealer called said they could not reproduce the problem and said it could be egr dirty or turbo boost. Since I had noticed turbo was not kicking in properly during acceleration from a stop, I told them to do both but to take off the $155 they had charged me for diagnosis. They agreed and my truck was returned to me on april 12, 2014. On april 13, the truck stalled when coming to a stop for a traffic signal. Lost power steering but was able to maintain control. Less than a mile later when slowing to make a turn, engine shutdown and I lost power steering. I was barely able to miss striking a house at the intersection. Truck stalled twice during the next 2 mile trip. I think this is a very dangerous problem and it is not being addressed by ford or it's dealer. Please investigate. *tr updated 10/2/2014

Filed Nov 27, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 71,000 miles · CA

Vehicle engine (6.0 diesel) unexpectedly and suddenly died while climbing a narrow mountain state highway, just in between switchbacks that had no shoulders; had enough speed to just clear road onto a shoulder. No warning lights, no check engine light had ever displayed previously to this incident. Vehicle would not start, towed to local ford dealer. Engine teardown revealed loss of high pressure oil; and ficm failure and glow plug module fault by obd and check engine light that now's continuously illuminated. Stc fitting replaced, declined ficm and gpm repairs due to cost and vehicle able to run to get it home. Check engine light remains illuminated. Research on the internet reveals these 3 parts, among others on the 6.0 engine, have extremely high failure rates, all resulting in an immediate loss of power and potential stranding. The manufacturer and dealer were contacted without satisfaction. The federal safety agency needs to investigate this as a safety and inherent defective design or manufacturing issue (and cost!!!). It may also be an emissions control issue as these parts fail and are not repaired or are removed. This vehicle is factory stock and dealer maintained, had 6 year, 75,000 mile ford extended warranty.

Filed Oct 2, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 13,000 miles · TX

Almost total loss of engine power while attempting to pass another vehicle in the rain, twice! Also violent engine shaking right after start up. Shaking stopped after engine was turned off and restarted.

Filed Oct 25, 2012 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 75,000 miles · WI

Started having difficulties when driving , speed did not matter , could happen at 20-50-65 . Sputtering ,missing heaving , no power or losing power. No computer codes either - 2 times to the dealer with not finding the problem as it was occasional/and unusual in the way it occurred. 3rd time the dealer told us it was the turbo and we paid 2,000.00 to replace- now 5 months later continue to have problems again. This truck as it stands is unreliable and dangerous - we lost power on the interstate - could have been fatal. I read on line many are complaining of the same or similar issue . I want an answer and I want a solution now.

Filed Aug 25, 2012 · Acceleration, Engine · 94,650 miles · FL

I just recently purchased my first 2005 ford f-250 in august of 2012. This is the first vehicle that I purchased that was a ford product. On august 13, 2012 I was driving my truck doing approximately 35 MPH when I noticed that I started to lose power on the accelerator and my vehicle just shutt off all of a sudden. The vehicle left me stranded and would not restart. I had to wait about thirty minutes before the vehicle would start again. I also smelled a strong odor of exhaust in the cabin of my truck. I then went to a local muffler shop and had them check my exhaust system. I was told that the truck had no exhaust leaks. I then started to research the symptoms of my truck online and found out that there were numerous complaints about the same issues that I was having on my truck. Since then it has happened to me on several more occasions making it very unsafe to drive my vehicle. My local mechanic has been unable to find anything wrong with the truck. My research has indicated that this is a manufacture problem created by ford motor company and they will fix the problem under warranty. However due to the un-safeness of this problem ford motor company should do a recall on this model and correct the defect at no cost to the consumer. I will be making arrangements to contact my local ford dealership and have them diagnose what is wrong with my vehicle. I made this complaint because of all the other complaints made with the same problem that needs to be addressed by ford motor company.

Filed Nov 23, 2011 · Engine · 56,997 miles · CA

I had a hazardous mechanical failure with my 2005 f250 super duty diesel 5/20/11. I and my wife were traveling and pulling our 32 foot 5th wheel. We were 6 miles east of panaca, nevada when the engine stopped. It lost all power. Luckily the road was straight, with a slight up grade, with a large turnout just ahead on the left, with no traffic. I was gripped by how fortunate we were the give the 500 plus miles we had traveled that day and the many mountain passes we had gone over and down and the countless curves and roads with no shoulders where if the mechanical failure had happened on one of these segments our situation could easily have been perilous with a fatality a real possibility. The truck was towed to parkway autoplex in cedar city, utah. I arrived about midnight. My wife was 80 miles away with no means of communication, along the side of the road spending the night in the 5th wheel. I slept in the truck. Around 8 am I approached the service area. I noticed someone inside. The individual was [xxx] a senior master technician. As I explained my situation in more detail and that my wife was stranded 80 miles away on a rural nevada highway and we had no way to communicate, [xxx] gradually became willing to try to determine the nature of the mechanical failure. When he performed his computer analysis, it supported his suspicion that it was probably a failed high pressure oil coupler. While [xxx] was performing the repair he observed the he had done this several times. He has been expecting to see a recall for this this problem since the two part oil coupler has had so many problems and the replacement part is now a one piece part. Ford motor company should acknowledge this design defect and reimburse me for the cost of this repair. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).