NHTSA Complaint #10654220 — 2004 FORD F-350

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN BUCKING AND JERKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE WAY BEFORE ABOVE.DATE IT STOPPED RUNNING AT A STOP SIGN THEN BUCKED AND JERKED SO IN 2013 IT GOT SO BAD THAT I FINALLY HAD IT CHECKED OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS TRANSMISSION, HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS REFERRED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS ACQUAINTED WITH THE PROBLEM AND HAS WORKED ON SEVERAL TRUCKS WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINE. HE SAID FOR $1200 YOU MIGHT REPAIR IT, NO GUARANTEES. HE SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR. I DIDN'T HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN AUGUST 2014 IT STOPPED AND JERKED AT STOPS SIGN MORE THAN ONCE. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A SENSOR LOCATED UNDER THE TURBO, FOR $600, AND THAT SOLVED THAT PROBLEM. IN OCTOBER 2014 I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION, BUT IT STILL BUCKS AND JERKS TODAY I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I ONLY DRIVE IT OCCASIONALLY. IT HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR