NHTSA Complaint #10185200 — 2004 FORD F-250 SD

I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 F250 WITH THE 6.0L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM IN THE MORNINGS AFTER IT HAS NOT RUN FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT SMOKES, RUNS ROUGH, AND HAS SEVERE HESITATION. FORB HAS A TSB REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE SMOKING AND ROUGH RUNNING IS MERELY AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE HESITATION IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WILL OPERATE AT IDLE SPEEDS BUT ONCE THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION CAN LAST AS LONG AS SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF NEAR ACCIDENTS UPON LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOTS AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. ONCE IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS NEARLY EVERY MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER, AND HAS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF NEAR CRASHES. THE TSB STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MAINLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLES HAVE 15000 MILES. I FIRST REPORTED MY PROBLEM TO FORD AT 17,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO BUT THE DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE QUESTIONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER, DEAN, AT RIO VALLEY FORD HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE ON MY TRUCK ALSO. *JB