2004 FORD F-350 SD Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

ENGINE DIES AND/OR LOOSES POWER. HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN CHANGED:FICM, , ENGINE OIL (THOUGHT PROBLEM DUE TO OIL PUMP), FUEL FILTERS, CAM SENSOR SWITCH, CLEANED EGR VALVE AND ALL PASSAGES, REPLACED INJECTOR PRESSURE CONTROLLER, REPLACED EGR VALVE. LAST TRIP TO DEALER WAS MAY 3, 2010. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY WHEN PULLING OUT OF A SIDE ROAD ONTO MAIN ROAD ENGINE DIED WITH VEHICLE BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC-PUSH TIME--ACCIDENT AVOIDED ONLY BECAUSE NO TRAFFIC. THE BASIC PROBLEM WITH TRYING TO GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED IS NO CODES ARE SET. AFTER MONTHS OF FAILS, IT SET A "BAD FICM" CODE, CHANGED FICM, NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM, REPEATED TRIPS TO DEALER, FINALLY GET A "BAD CAM SENSOR" CODE, CHANGED CAM SENSOR, NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM. DEALER LOOKED AT EGR, PARAMETERS DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, CLEANED EGR & ALL ASSOCIATED PASSAGES, RAN FINE FOR 10 DAYS,...

I OWN A 2004 F350 SUPER DUTY FORD 6.0 TURBODIESEL. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR COOLER THREE TIMES STARTING IN 2006. THE LAST PROBLEM I HAD STARTED OUT LIKE THE EGR COOLER THEN I DEVELOPED AND OIL LOSE THE WHEN I ASK THE DIESEL MECH. I WAS TOLD THE IT SOUNDED LIKE A HEAD GASKET. THAT SAME DIESEL MECH. INFORMED ME THAT IN THE LAST 5 YEARS HE HIMSELF HAD TO REPAIR LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF 6.0 FORD DIESELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE PROBLEMS I HAD STARTED AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE 6.0 ENGINE DUE TO WHAT THE WARRANTY AGENT DESCRIBED AS A MAJOR ENGINE DEVELOPMENT FLAW BY THE 6.0 DESIGNERS. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING. YET I HAVE SEEN NO HELP FROM FORD....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKETS AND OIL COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF BECAUSE IT LACKS POWER AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, IT BARELY PICKS UP SPEED. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLES FOLLOWING BEHIND THE CONTACT TO ALMOST REAR END HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER KEEPS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE REPLACED TURBO CHARGER AND TURBO PIPES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AN ENGINEER FROM FORD STATED THAT THEY NEEDED MORE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,744 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 15 INCIDENTAS WERE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR TURN. THE VEHICLEHAS TWO METHODS OF STALLING - THE FIRST METHOD IS BE IDLING VERY ROUGH - AS IF MISS FIRING ON A CYLINDER/ TIMING ISSUES WHERE IT BLOWS BLACK SMOKE. THE SECOND METHOD IS IF YOU ARE STOPPED WITH YOUR FOOT HOPEFULLY ON THE BRAKE - THE VEHICLE WILL REV UP AND LURCH FORWARD - IF ON THE BRAKE IT WILL SOMETIMES THEN STALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES - WITH MULTIPLE INCIDENTS PER VISIT, THE SHOP HAD REPLACED THE EGR VALVE AND HAD REPROGRAMMED THE PCM EVERYTIME IN THE SHOP. WHICH TAKES ME BACK TO LOUSY FUEL ECONOMY AND HAS NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT HAPPY.