2014 FORD F-350 SD — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

I OWN A 2014 F350 DIESEL TRUCK, MY BUDDY OWNS A 2015 F350 DIESEL TRUCK, A MONTH OR SO AGO HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIS TRUCK STALLED/SHUT DOWN ON HIM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, HE WAS BARLEY ABLE TO GET IT ONTO THE SHOULDER AND IT LEFT HIM STRANDED SINCE HIS TRUCK WOULDN'T START BACK UP. HE BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP AND COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS HIS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. FAST FORWARD A LITTLE FURTHER, HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT FORD PUT FAULTY FUEL PUMPS ON ALL THEIR DIESEL TRUCKS, THE PUMPS CAN'T HANDLE US DIESEL, IT'S NOT LUBRICATED ENOUGH FOR THE PUMPS, SO THE PUMP DESTROYS ITSELF AND SENDS METAL SHARDS THROUGH THE WHOLE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. SO HE WAS STUCK PAYING A $6,XXX BILL TO GET IT FIXED. FAST FORWARD I FOUND OUT THEY MAKE A 'DISASTER PREVENTION KIT' SO WHEN THE PUMP FAILS THE METAL DOESN'T GET THROUGH THE WHOLE SYSTEM YOU ONLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE PUMP WHICH IS $1,XXX. SO I BOUGHT THE KIT AND HAD IT INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK BUT IT WAS TOO LATE MY SYSTEM GOT WIPED OUT. SO NOW I'M OUT $6,XXX TO GET IT FIXED WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD. FORD WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO RECALL. I'VE DONE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THE NEW DIESEL TRUCKS FROM FORD STILL HAVE THE SAME FUEL PUMP. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL OTHER PEOPLE START HAVING FAILURES. I WOULD BE PISSED IF I SPENT $70,XXX ON A TRUCK ONLY TO HAVE TO SPEND MORE TO FIX THE FUEL SYSTEM. NOBODY IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUES YET BUT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT.

MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO JAM ON THE BRAKES AND GET DOWN TO AROUND 25MPH AND THEN RE ACCELERATE...AN INATE AMOUNT OF PPL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM I HOPE THAT FORD WILL ADDRESS.THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL BEFORE PPL ARE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS OBVIOUS FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN!

MY NEWER P/U JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY IS LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. SEEMS TO BE ON ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 6.7 L ENGINE. FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND ASSIST WITH THE LARGE COST OF FIXING. FORD DEALERSHIP TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW RADIATOR. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AROUND 40K MILES. JUST A FEW DROPS ON THE GROUND EACH DAY ON THE GARAGE FLOOR.

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS. REGARDLESS OF SWITCH POSITION, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS STAY OFF WHEN THE SENSOR DETECTS ANY DAYLIGHT AT ALL. THE DESIGN OF THE DASH MAKES SEEING THE SPEEDOMETER EITHER EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE, ON OVERCAST DAYS AND IN LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A PROBLEM.

THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT IS INHERENT TO WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE." THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON THE HIGHWAY GENERALLY WHILE IN THE SPEED BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH, DURING A COURSE OF SLIGHT TURN EITHER TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT WHEN IMPACTED BY A SLIGHT BUMP, THE TRUCK GOES INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING. THE ATTEMPT OF APPLYING THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE THE SYMPTOMS WORSE. THE ATTEMPT OF INCREASING SPEED WOULD AGAIN MAKE THE SYMPTOMS WORSE. STEERING IS ALMOST NONE EXISTENT AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING PROFUSELY. FORD MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, YET NO RESOLUTION BY THEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GIVEN AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO FIX THE TRUCK, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND IS ALSO PLAGUING OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. THE LINK ATTACHED HERE WILL SHOW YOU TWO SEPARATE EPISODES OF WHAT HAPPENS AND HOW DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE IS TO THE PUBLIC. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VIEW THEM, AS IT IS JAW DROPPING. HTTP://VID1108.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/H403/DNMELAMED/FORD%20F350/FHSN88581_ZPSWZN4GWYE.MP4 AND HTTP://VID1108.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/H403/DNMELAMED/FORD%20F350/IMG_92601_ZPSBCRDEDTL.MP4