2004 FORD F-250 SD Engine And Engine Coolingenginediesel Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000..... UPDATED 03/08/13 *BF

I BOUGHT THIS 2004 FORD F-250,6.0 DIESEL IN MAY 2010 WITH 160K MILES ON IT BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE TOLD ME TO BUY A DIESEL IT WOULD GIVE ME BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN GAS. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES EVER SINCE. IT STARTED NOT STARTING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THE FORD HOUSE IS NO HELP AT ALL. IVE HAD IT THERE SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL IT DONE WAS COST ME MONEY. IT HAS NEVER STOPPED RUNNING DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IV'E READ. BUT IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 50 OR 75 TIMES, SOMETIMES IT WILL RUN PERFECT FOR MONTHS AND ALL AT ONCE IT WONT START. SHOWING NO CODES FORD SAYS THEY CANT DO A THING. IN JULY LAST SUMMER IT DID IT 1500 MILES FROM HOME ON VACATION. I HAD A WRECKER TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND $7500.00 AND 6 WEEKS...

EGR AND OIL COOLER BROKEN WITH UNDER 53,000 MILES AND ONLY TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING FROM DEALER. FORD REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THEY SUED THE ENGINE MAKER NAVISTAR (INTERNATIONAL) FOR A DEFECTIVE ENGINE AND WON. FORD REFUSES TO HELP A FIRST TIME AND NOW LAST TIME CUSTOMER. PLEASE RECALL THESE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINES . ENOUGH IS ENOUGH *TR

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT OUR GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO HELPS ALOT OF US WITH THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH THE FORD 6.0 POWERSTROKE ENGINE ALOT OF US HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSAND AND THOUSAND OF DOLLARS TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE DIESEL ENGINE. JUST TIRED !!!!! PAY 40,000 TO 65,000 FOR THEIR TRUCK THEN HAVE TO PAY THOUSAND MOVE TO KEEP THEM RUNNING. PROBLEMS (HEAD GASKETS, INJECTOR, FUEL RAIL, OIL COOLER, OIL PUMPS FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE, PCM, 0 BASICALLY THE WHOLE 6.0 AND COMPONENTS. *TR

2004 250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL PICK UP. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WILL BE A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AGAINST FORD MOTOR CORPORATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2006, A SURGING ISSUE STARTED WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS SENSORS, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.*JB

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN SMITH'S OFFICE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING ONGOING ISSUES WITH HIS 2004 F250 VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, THERE WAS A SEVERE RATTLE IN THE DOORS, BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END WAS LOOSE, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ULTIMATELY THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT BLEW A HOLE THROUGH ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. *JB UPDATED 05/03/10. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO IMMEDIATELY BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR AND THEY FOUND AN OIL LEAK THAT LEAKED INTO THE ICP SENSOR. THE CONTACT PAID OVER $600 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 47,000. UPDATED 12/09/09 *BF THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN DUE TO A DESGIN FLAW. THE FLAW WAS CORRECTE IN LATER MODELS. UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

VEHICLE LOSS OF POWER AND WHINE NOISE FROM MOTOR AND /OR TURBO CAUSING TRUCK TO HAVE MAJOR HESITATION AND LACK OF POWER AT FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREET SPEEDS--SEVERAL TIME THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

2004 KING RANCH, 6.0 DIESEL, TURBO PROBLEMS, AGAIN. NOW TRUCK SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS, IN PARKING LOT AND AT STOP LIGHT. IF MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK WILL MOVE FORWARD! ALMOST HIT A LADY IN THE SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. SERVICED FOR PROBLEMS 8 TIMES OVER 36 MONTHS. CAN'T FIX?

ENGINE SURGES AND WILL INCREASE SPEED BY 700 RPMS WITH NO CONTACT TO PEDAL. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES NUMEROUS RECALLS AND REPAIRS TO WIREHARNESS AND ERG VALVE HAVE NOT CURED PROBLEM. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE BEING PARKED BUMPER STRIKING LIGHT POLE MINOR DAMAGE. *TR

2004 FORD F250 SD 6.0L . ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS PUT DOESN'T DIE. IN 2005 WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. IN MAY 2007 TOOK TO SOUTHERN FORD IN MANVEL, TX THEY REPLACED EGR VALVE & PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPDATE ON ECM. PROBLEM IS WORSE FROM A STOP ACCELERATOR WILL BE DEPRESSED BUT TRUCK WILL MOVE ONLY 3-5 MPH. PUMPING THE PEDAL A FEW TIMES WILL BRING BACK ACCELERATION. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT AS I TRIED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND ENGINE LOST POWER. *TR

FORD SUPER DUTY TRUCKS WITH THE 6-LITER DIESEL ENGINE, GENERALLY WHILE TOWING A HEAVY TRAILER UPHILL, EXPERIENCE A HIGH RATE OF TURBO HOSES BLOWING OFF. THIS CREATES A LOW POWER SITUATION THAT LEAVES THE TRUCK WITHOUT ENOUGH POWER TO SAFELY EXIT THE ROADWAY. ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE THIS TRUCK, AS DO THREE OF MY ACQUAINTANCES. THREE OUT OF FOUR OF US HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. A SEARCH OF FORD WARRANTY REPAIR RECORDS WILL CONFIRM THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SEVERAL ACQUAINTANCES HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE, IN SPITE OF FORD HAVING DONE THE REPAIRS. THE INCIDENT BELOW INVOLVES A FRIEND, NOT MY OWN EXPERIENCE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED WITH A RECALL OF AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

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...

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE STALLING SEEMED TO OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE HAD NOT WARMED UP COMPLETELY. HE DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FELT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 112000.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME STIFF. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

1. 2004 F250 6.0 DIESEL EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS IN AUG 2004. ENGINE BACKFIRED ON INTERSTATE AND SINCE TIME HAS BEEN WORKED ON MULTIPLE TIMES BY SELLING DEALERSHIP AND FORD ENGINEERS. 2. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE IN 2004 CAUSED IT TO LOOSE POWER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES SINCE THEN WITH A POWER LOSS COMPLAINT THAT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK CAN AND FREQUENTLY DOES STALL. LAST MONTH IT STALLED TWICE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS. 3. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED MULTIPLE REMEDIES BUT HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE NOV 6TH 2006. THEY CALLED YESTERDAY TO TELL ME IT WAS FIXED. TODAY IS NOV 22, IT IS STILL THERE. IT TEST DROVE IT TODAY AND IT STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. I...

F250 DIESEL ENGINE HAS UNCOMMANDED THROTTLE ADVANCE. IN TRAFFIC ENVIRONMENT, I NEED TO KEEP A LARGE INTERVAL IN CASE TRUCK DECIDES TO ADVANCE THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. THIS SITUATION RULES OUT PARKING IN THE GARAGE. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM FORD, HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. *JB

F250 6.0 POWERSTROKE STALLS, MISSES, AND LOSES ALL POWER. FORD DEALER HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT COULD BE CAUSING PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. CHANGED EGR VALVE AND A COUPLE OF OTHER SENSORS. NO CHANGE. *NM

PURCHASED NEW 2004 F250 6.0L TURBO DIESEL. SINCE PURCHASE, HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT SURGING, STUMBLING, & STALLING. HAVE RETURNED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIME WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND. SUBSEQUENT RECALL CAME OUT AND WAS PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2005. INTENT OF RECALL WAS TO ADDRESS STATED PROBLEMS. STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEM AGAIN IN FEBRUARY OF 2006. SHOP VISIT ON 12 APRIL 2006 REVEALED EGR?? PROBLEM, AND WAS REPLACED. PROBLEMS REAPPEARED THE NEXT MORNING. WILL TAKE TO THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER ROUND!! *NM

WE OWN A FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0 DIESEL MOTOR WITH A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. TWICE DURING THAT PERIOD, I REPORTED THAT THE MOTOR WAS VERY NOISY WHEN STARTING ON A COLD MORNING. FINALLY AT 99,987 MILES THE LOCAL DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT 5 INJECTORS NEED REPLACING AND & FORD WILL REPLACE THEM AS SOON AS I PROVE WHEN EVERY OIL CHANGE WAS MADE. THEY SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED BILLS & RECEIPTS. AFTER A FEW WEEKS GATHERING OIL CHANGE INFORMATION, A SERVICE ADVISOR SUGGESTS TAKING IT TO THE SELLING DEALER, AS THEY WOULD BE MORE DISPOSED TO FIX THE TRUCK. THE OTHER SERVICE ADVISOR SAYS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO KEEP THE WORK ORDER OPEN ANY MORE. THE SELLING DEALER COULDN'T HELP. AFTER A LENGTHY PROCESS I GET TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSON AT FORD WHO ACCEPTS MY PERSONAL NOTES ON THE OIL CHANGES. BUT SINCE THE TRUCK NOW HAS OVER 100,000...

I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 F250 DIESEL HAD SO MANY OIL LEAKING PROBLEMS FORD BOUGHT THAT TRUCK BACK FROM ME AND GAVE ME A 2004 F250 DIESEL. I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME OIL LEAK PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK. EVERYONE I TALK TOO, IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT FORD IS HAVING WITH THESE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINES. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? THE ENGINEER FROM INTERNATIONAL (THEY BUILD THIS ENGINE FOR FORD) TOLD THE HEAD MECHANIC AT GULF BREEZE FORD TO PUT LOCK TIGHT ON THE REAR MAIN SEAL OF MY 2003 TRUCK TO STOP THE OIL LEAK. THIS SEEMS STRANGE TO ME, I THOUGHT LOCK TIGHT WAS FOR BOLTS. I HAD THE 2ND TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND TOOK IT IN AND LOCK TIGHT WAS PLACED ON THE REAR MAIN SEAL OF THIS TRUCK. IT HAS LEAKED SINCE. WAS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE 3RD TIME, GOT IT...

WHILE ACCELERATING ON A HILL, THE ENGINE WOULD MISS, APPEAR TO BE TRYING TO STALL, AND BLACK SMOKE WOULD COME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ICP. SINCE THESE SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN RECALL #05S34, I THOUGHT MY TRUCK SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT WASN'T AND I HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE REP SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS ON OTHER TRUCKS. *NM

1) WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE AND/OR TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS, AND HAULING A TRAILER. 2) THE CAC(CHARGE AIR COOLER) DUCT BLOWS OFF OF THE TURBO. THIS LEAVES THE VEHICLE WITH A LACK OF POWER, REQUIRING FINDING A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. 3) EXISTING HARDWARE IS RE-ATTACHED AND TORQUED TO SPEC, AND REDESIGNED PARTS HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTALLED. *NM

1.) WE WERE DRIVING IN THE PET SMART PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ON IT"S OWN AND ALMOST RAN OVER A LADY AND HER LITTLE DOG! I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND SHUT IT OFF! 2.) VEHICLE WILL STALL AND ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS!! 3.) THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

FORD 2004 F250 6L DIESEL FORD RECALL WORK DONE NO. 05S34. THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE STALLING-STUMBLE PROBLEM. HAD IN SEVEN TIMES AND FORD CANNOT FIX, STARTS HARD, DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS AND IS DANGEROUS. NOW WE HAVE AN OIL LEAK,OWNED FIVE OTHER FORDS, NEVER AGAIN. *JB

ENGINE STALLS, HESITATION, ROUGH RUNNING, WOULD NOT START, HEAVY SMOKE EXHAUST

OUR F250 SUPERDUTY HAS LEFT US IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE 3 TIMES. WE WOULD BE DRIVING THE TRUCK, PARK IT AND THEN TRY TO START IT BACK UP AND IT WOULD DO NOTHING- THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE IT JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME ROAD SIDE ASST. HAS COME TO GET THE TRUCK. THIS PURCHASE HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST MISTAKE AND I DO SPREAD THE WORD. BY THE WAY- IT HAS BEEN THE O-RINGS AND GASKETS IN THE MOTOR.

THE INNER COOLER TUBE FOR THE TURBO BLEW APART,FILLED WITH OIL,CAUSING THE TUBRO TO BE REPLACED16000 MILES.8 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN 26500 MILES

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK SHUT OFF AND JUST COMPLETELY DIED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. AS A RESULT THE TRUCK VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED THE DRIVER HAD TO RESTART THE TRUCK. THE KEY HAD TO BE TURNED BACK TO NEUTRAL ,THEN TRY TO RESTART. THE TRUCK WAS JUST AT THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK BEFORE THIS HAPPENED FOR A BLOWN RADIATOR HOSE. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT, BUT WILL NOT RETURN THE CONSUMER'S PHONE CALL. THE CONSUMER IS STILL TRYING TO BE IN CONTACT WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. *AK

I GET EXHAUST FUMES / DIESEL SMELL THROUGH MY VENTS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN AT 1500 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IT DIDN'T HELP. THEY SAID DRIVE IT, AND SEE IF IT GETS BETTER. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN 5 TIMES FOR THE SMELL, AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD IS TELLING ME IT'S NORMAL. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY DO NOT GET THE FUMES COMING THROUGH THEIR VENTS. SOMETIMES THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT MY EYES BURN. MY SON WILL SAY OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE HIS EYES BURN FROM THE FUMES.*AK

COMPLAINED OF EXHAUST ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE. OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE GLOW PLUGS ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE "FIXED" AND THIS IS MY THIRD TRIP.

BOUGHT 2004 F-250 DIESEL 4 DOOR LARIET IN MAY. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. FIRST IT WAS TAKEN IN FOUR TIMES FOR A RATTLE HAD TO REPLACE DOOR LATCH. NEXT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WAS PUT ON COMPUTER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL IT TOTALLY BROKE DOWN. THEN THE TRUCK WOULD DIE AND I WOULD LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKES HAD TO REPLACE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. THE BEST ONE IS THE ODOR COMING OUT THE VENTS. HAS BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS IN TEXAS STILL NOT FIXED.ODOR HAS GOT SO STRONG THAT MY CHILD HAS TO TAKE MIGRAINE PILLS IF SHE IS IN THE TRUCK MORE THAN 30 MIN. I LEND UP HAVING HEADACHES,SLEEPY,SORE THROAT AND VOMITING. WAS TOLD NOT TO RUN THE A/C BUT TO RUN ON MAX A/C NO HELP FROM FORD COMPANY. PLEASE HELP US. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING...

ENGINE WAS COLD, SAT OVER NIGHT, IN THE MORNING TRIED TO START VEHICLE, GLOW PLUG LIGHT TURNED OFF AND ENGINE WAS CRANKED, ENGINE CRANKED SLOW BUT DID NOT START AND WITHIN SECONDS ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DESTROYED PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SMOKE DAMAGE IN CAB. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. *JB

DIESEL ENGINE BUCKS WHILE IN MOTION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHEN STOPPING. NECESSARY TO PUT TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL TO PREVENT BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD INTO CAR IN FROMT OF ME. SWEET ANTI FREEZE SMELL INSIDE TRUCK. FORD REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM UNTIL FORCED TO PERFORM A COMPLETE INSPECTION AS PRESCRIBED BY THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD. THEN LEARNED PROBLEM WITH TURBO CHARGER, COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE. NON-PERFORMANCE HAPPENED OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD BEGINING IN JUNE, 2004. *AK

WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF DRIVING,EXPERIENCED ENGINE BOGGING, STALLING, AND GRINDING NOISES, UNPREDICTABLE OCCURRENCES. NOW PROBLEMS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A SWEET SMELLING CHEMICAL ODOR THAT FILLS INTERIOR OF TRUCK CAB. LEMON LAW STATE ARBITRATION INITIATED AFTER DEALER'S MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR HAVE FAILED. *AK

THE ENGINE STALLED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN PULLING A FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER. *JB THERE WERE A NUMBER OF STALLS THAT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IN THAT THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH PRIOR TO THE STALLING. THE ENGINE ALOS LOST COOLANT. *SC

2004 FORD-F250 KING RANCH DIESEL SERIES: ENGINE REVS UP AT IDLE OVER POWERING THE BRAKES ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO JUMP FORWARD BETWEEN 1-2 FT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY ISSUE AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS OCCURRED 1 DAY AFTER DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE ENGINE COMPUTER CODE. THE ORIGINAL CAUSE TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE POWER LOSS AND MASSIVE ENGINE SHAKING AT IDLE AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS.*AK

TRUCK "CUTS OUT" LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. IT SEEMS ELECTRICAL SINCE BOTH THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT AS WELL AS THE WATER IN FUEL LIGHT COME ON FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND GO OFF. ONCE THEY GO OFF, IT WILL RUN AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. I HAVE HAD THE COMPLETE FICM HARNESS (IT RAN FINE FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT) REPLACED BY THE DEALER.IIT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES NOW FOR A TOTAL OF 10 DAYS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT ONLY HAS 7000 MILES. *AK