NHTSA Complaint #10168199 — 2004 FORD F-250 SD

THE COMPUTER (PCM) SHUTS THE TRUCK DOWN, KILLS THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH IT (POWER STEERING,BRAKES,ECT.). AT 4735 MILES THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED DUE TO TRUCK NOT ABLE TO RUN. AT 51,698 PERFORMED RECALL 05S34 FIC MODULE WIRING HARNESS REPAIR. AT 57,377 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION LEAVING THE TRUCK IN THE PATH OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMPUTER AT ALL. DEALERSHIP REPLACES AND REPROGRAMS PCM. AT 57,398 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN AGAIN FULLY LOADED WITH TRAILER RUNNING 65 MPH. BARELY GOT TRUCK TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED SAFELY DUE TO NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUSE BOX ASSY. AT 57,399 MILES THE TRUCK STARTED MISSING, DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE LOOM. AT OR AROUND 89,450 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN RUNNING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO SAFELY GET TRUCK TO SIDE OF ROADWAY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PCM AGAIN AND REPROGRAMMED. TRUCK DID NOT RUN LONG ENOUGH TO GO ON A ROAD TEST BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. DEALERSHIP REPLACED INJECTOR LOOM OF WIRE HARNESS. EACH TIME I WAS TOWED AFTER A SHUT DOWN WE HAD TO MAKE EXTRA ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUR PETS AND OTHER PASSENGERS WITH US. WE FEEL WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS LAST TIME NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT INJURING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS OURSELVES. *NM