2004 FORD F-250 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

ENGINE ACCELERATES SPORADICALLY ON ITS OWN. ENGINE OCCASIONALLY DIES AT STOP LIGHTS. MUST KEEP BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY PUSHED AT STOP AS ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE TURBO. THE DEALER SAYS IT COULD BE MANY DIFFERENT THINGS WRONG. THE 2003-2007 DIESELS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR BAD TURBO, FUEL INJECTORS AND A HEAD BOLT PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES REMOVING THE CAB. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW AND IT NOW HAS 39000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

HAD MISS FIRES IN ENGINE THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER SHOWN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON??? TOOK TRUCK TO SHOP .THE ENGINE MELTED THE TIP OFF A SPARK PLUG IN SIDE THE CYLINDER ,IT DESTROYED THE CYLINDER WALL HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE.ASKED THE TECH WHAT CAUSED THIS HE SAID ENGINE WAS RUNNING TO LEAN THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER SHOWED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO TROUBLE CODES FOR TECH TO READ??? SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THIS TRUCK. *JS

2004 FORD F250. CONSUMER STATES FAULTY ICP SENSOR OR FAULTY EGR VALVE *TGW THE REVERSE PLANET GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE EGR VALVE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE EGR COOLER, OIL COOLER WERE ALL REPLACED. THE R&R TURBO INTAKE WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE TURBO INNER COOLER, WIRING HARNESS ON THE ENGINE, TRANSFER CASE, FICM MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE VALVE ASSEMBLY, HIGH PRESSURE AND REGULAR OIL PUMPS WERE REPLACED AND A NEW EGR SHIELD WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. HE HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO RESTART IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TURBO IN THE G-VALVE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER AND TURBO FAILED WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO BE EMITTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PULLEY ON THE ENGINE BROKE OFF AND THE TWO OTHER BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT ENGINE COVER TO BREAK AND WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME WARM IT SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD IT PIECE BY PIECE BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ROAD CONDITIONS AND WEATHER WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONAL TAKE TEN MINUTES OR LONGER BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THE FAILURES ALWAYS OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE (ICP) SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH OR LESS, THE ENGINE REVS FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN DECREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH PRODUCED NO FAILURE CODES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT: THE TRUCK KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN FOR NO REASON. IT SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE STALLING WOULD OCCUR ON UPGRADES WHILE PULLING THE FIFTH WHEEL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN GOING ABOVE 70 MPH. THE (ICP SENSOR) WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY CONNECTOR. *SC

THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIFTH TIME, BUT THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED. *NM *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES BECAUSE OF THE SHUTTING OFF AND THE SURGING. *TC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, BUT RESULTS SHOWED THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB....*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING POORLY WHILE ACCELERATING AND HESITATED. CONSUMER NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON, THEN FLASHED OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER STATES IT WAS A COMPUTER DEFECT. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AS A RESULT, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING FOUR TIMES. *MR THE FUSES AND PARKING LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. THE THEFT ALARM WAS DISABLED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE GOING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED ONCE WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 30 MPH WITH THE OVERDRIVE TURNED OFF. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. *AK *SC

CONSUMER PURCHASED A 2004 FORD F250 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK IN AUGUST 2003 AND HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. ENGINE REVS UP WHILE IN GEAR AT A STOP AND VEHICLE LURCHES INTO TRAFFIC. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. CONDITIONS FORCED DRIVER TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL 30-60 -SECONDS LATER. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK