2008 FORD F-250 SD Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 FORD F-250. THE TRUCK UPON ACCELERATION SURGES AT 2800-3000 RPM'S AND BLOWS WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS DURING HIGH HUMID, OR RAINY DAYS, OR WHILE THE TRUCK IS OPERATING IN A STEADY STATE OF DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU PULL OFF THE FREEWAY, AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP THE TRUCK STUMBLES AND LOOSES ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THERE ARE NO CODES BEING DISPLAYED IN THE COMPUTER. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEBODY TO GET RUN OVER TRYING TO ENTER THE FREEWAYS. FORD IS NOT TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS EITHER. *TR

HEAT SHIELD AROUND TURBOS ON 08 F-250 WITH THE 6.4 DIESEL IS LOSING ITS SHAPE AND BEGINNING TO HANG TOO CLOSE TO THE TURBO AND CAN CATCH FIRE. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN WITH NO CLIPS TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. *TR

ON 8/10/2010, AFTER DRIVING MY 2008 F-250 ON INTERSTATE 5 FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS CONTINUOUSLY AT APPROX. 70MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE, I OVERRODE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE AND PASS A VEHICLE. AS I RETURNED TO THE RIGHT SIDE DRIVING LANE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN AN UNCONTROLLED FASHION. WITH HEAVY BRAKING I WAS ABLE CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER WHERE I SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL AND CUT THE IGNITION OFF. A RESTART OF THE VEHICLE RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE RUN-UP IN RPM WHICH COULD ONLY BE CONTROLLED BY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. NO ENGINE OR OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. BY OPENING THE HOOD AND MANUALLY RESETTING THE AIR FILTER CONTAMINATION SENSOR ON THE AIR INTAKE DUCT, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND HAVE IT OPERATE NORMALLY. I DID NOT AGAIN USE CRUISE...

I HAVE A 2008 F-250 S/D MANUFACTURED 02/08 AT THE KENTUCKY PLANT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2009 AND NOW HAS JUST UNDER 8000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE TWICE EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE COMMON ELEMENTS OF THIS HAVE BEEN THAT IT OCCURRED AFTER A PERIOD OF EXTENDED DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH, USING CRUISE CONTROL, JUST AFTER AN EXHAUST CLEANING CYCLE, AND WHEN I OVERRODE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN PULLING BACK IN TO THE TRAFFIC LANE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND CAN BE CONTROLLED ONLY BY MAINTAINING HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES UNTIL A SAFE LOCATION CAN BE FOUND TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND CUT OFF THE IGNITION. A RESTART IN NEUTRAL WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE RUN-UP IN RPM WHICH REQUIRES A SHUT DOWN OF THE IGNITION. THERE ARE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A THREE SECOND LAPSE TO GET PAST THE THROTTLE BEFORE THE ENGINE REVS. WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, IT DOES NOT GAIN SPEED LIKE OTHER VEHICLES DO WITHIN TWO SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUE TO THE NEW COMPUTER CHIP THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE ON THE DATE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY THREE BLOCKS AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THAT THE RPM' S HAD INCREASED TO 4,000. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. HE SHUT THE VEHICLE BACK OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. HE DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH A NEW ONE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE VERY NEXT DAY AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AGAIN ON MAY 30, 2008. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND GET BACK TO HIM WITH THE RESULTS. THE SPEED WAS...

I HAVE HAD MANY ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MY 6.4 DIESEL FROM LOSS OF ENGINE POWER , TO LACK OF POWER , WHITE /GRAYISH SMOKE, HESITATION , ENGINE ALMOST DYING TO ACCELERATION AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I EVEN HAD AN OCCASIONAL ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, GURGLING SOUNDS , WHOOPING SOUNDS AND GRINDING ,METALLIC SOUNDS COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS THAT IF THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHT THERE IS NO CODE IF THERE IS NO CODE THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS PROBABLY GOING THROUGH IT'S REGEN PROCESS AND THAT THE TRUCK WILL PERFORM POORLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I NOW HAVE 9000 MILES ON MY TRUCK THIS STARTED AROUND 1000 MILES AND I'M STILL HAVING ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIPS , ALONG WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO NOW KNOW I...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE SPEED DID NOT DECREASE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY CHANGED THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.