2004 Ford F-250 Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted; however, the failure recurred. The dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. REPAIR ESTIMATE $1300. FORD APPARENTLY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SETTLED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THEY DID NOT INFORM OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM, SO I FEEL THEY ARE STILL CULPABLE FOR THE DAMAGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 296,000.

"FICM & ICP RECALL" RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD JULY 2005 IN REGARDS TO FAULTY FICM AND ICP. THE FICM WAS REPAIRED AUGUST 2005 BY A FORD DEALERSHIP. NOTE, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK PRIOR TO THE FIX. JANUARY 2006 WE HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE SHOP DUE TO THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH WHILE IDLING AND ACCELING; THE FICM WAS REPLACED DUE TO A SHORT; THE ISSUE THAT WAS JUST FIXED ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2006 AND HAS COST US OVER $11,000 OUT OF POCKET TO TRY AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE THAT STARTED AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL FIX. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD HDQRS AND THEY ADVISED TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WE DID MULTIPLE TIMES. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE SURGING HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE. WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I5 PULLING A 30' 5TH WHEEL TRAILER, THE TRUCK SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY JUST MISSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, WHEN I BEGAN TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO MOVE FORWARD THE TRUCK SURGED FORWARD 3 FEET. I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR CLOSE OR A PERSON IN THE STREET. JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS PARALLEL PARKING AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO BACK UP A LITTLE THE TRUCK SURGED BACKWARD ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK ALSO STALLS JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OCCASIONALLY. THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE TRUCK. I LOOKED INTO THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRUCK MIGHT BE COVERED UNDER THIS. WE NEED TO GET RID OF THIS TRUCK BUT FEEL FORD DOES NOT STANDS BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE ATTACHED THE RECALL NOTICE AND SOME OF THE RECEIPTS FOR THE REPAIRS DONE TO THE TRUCK JUST IN REGARDS TO THIS SURGING ISSUE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO ATTACH 5 DOCUMENTS BUT HAVE MANY MORE IF NEEDED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THE THIRD FROM THE FRONT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AND A HELI COIL WAS REPLACED AND AFTER UNDER 500 MILES IT BLEW OUT AGAIN NOW THEY ARE REPLACING A SECOND HELI COIL AND I AM WORRIED ON IF IT WILL HOLD AND HOW DEPENDABLE IT WILL BE. SECOND I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY COMPENSATION FROM FORD MOTOR CO. FOR THE EXPENSES OF THIS PROCEDURE AND IF ANY HEAD WORK/REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED AND WHOM WOLUD BE RESPONSABLE FOR THE COST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

#3 SPARK PLUG EJECTION

FAULTY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK OFF AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE NOISE, EXHAUST ENTERS THE DRIVERS CABIN, VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I HAVE 4 FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT AROUND 50,000 MILES AND 48 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. FORD REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER ANY PORTION OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THEY CLAIM LIFETIME EMISSIONS WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT, NOR THE 100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE SPENT OVER $8000.00 MAKING REPAIRS TO THESE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS.

I HAVE A 2004 F 250 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.0 ENGINE IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE HEADS DOWN STREACH WHEN HOT LETTING WATER INTO THE OIL SYSTEM ITS ALL OVER THE INTERRNET ABOUT THE 6.O ENGINE THAT FORD PROVIDES THE ONLY FIX IS TO HAVE THE CAB REMOVED AND REPLACE THE BOLTS WITH STUDS THAT CAN TAKE THE HIGH TEMP THAT THE ENGINE PRODUCES THIS IS ONLY ONE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT THIS PROBLEM COST ME OVER 5000$ TO FIX SURE WOULD BE NICE FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK INTO THIS PRODUCT THAT FORD HAS BEEN USEING AND KNOWS THERES A PROBLEM WITH THAT ENGINE,,YOU GO TO TRADE IT IN AT FORD AND THEY SEE IT HAS A 6.0 ENGINE IN IT AND THE PRICE DROPS ,WAY ,WAY TO MUCH FOR A TRUCK THAT SOLD NEW FOR 45000$ , I FOUND MY TRUCK LEAKING WATER IN THE DRIVE WAY SETTING STILL NO REASON FOR IT TO START LEAKING ,,I HAVE THE BILLS FROM FORD DEALER WHERE I HAD IT FIXED IF NEEDED PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ENGINE ITS NOT RIGHT TO PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO A TRUCK THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM THAT NOT ONE OTHER ENGINE FORD HAS DOES WHAT THE 6.0 DOES ,ALSO BAD EGR IT HAS TO BE BY PASSED THIS STUFF SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ALSO SHOWED WATER IN GAS EMPTYED THE CANTAINER AND THEN GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING AND GAS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME ,,,,NEVER BUY FORD

VEHICLE WILL STALL OR NO START DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE PUMP LEAVING YOU STRANDED AND COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF SAME ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BY FORD. *TR

SPARK PLUG NUMBER 3 BLEW OUT OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. *TR

OUR 2004 F250 DIESEL 4X4 SUPER DUTY WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT, PROPERLY PLUGGED IN DUE TO THE COLD. A NEIGHBOR WOKE US UP TO STATE IT WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE FRONT AND INTERIOR OF THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. AFTER IT WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE COUNTY FIREMAN POINTED THE BELIEVED THE POINT OF IGNITION APPEARED TO BE AT THE FIREWALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER & BATTERY WERE DISINTEGRATED. PLUS THE SECONDARY BATTERY & RADIATOR WERE PARTIALLY INTACT WHICH ARE IN THE FRONT. THE FIRE DEPT STATED THAT IF IT HAD BEEN A FRONTAL POINT OF IGNITION DUE TO THE BLOCK HEATER THE RADIATOR & BATTERY ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WOULD'VE BURNED FIRST DUE TO ALUMINUM MATERIALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND STALL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT INJECTORS 3,5,6 AND 7, THE EXHAUST BACK PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE FAN CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 144,788.

WHILE ON A RECENT TRIP PULLING OUR 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER WE NOTICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION(UP HILLS, HIGHWAY MERGING). ONCE AT THE CAMPGROUND WE MADE A VISUAL CHECK FOR ANY LEAKS AND NONE WERE FOUND, BUT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS AT THE MIN MARK. I FILLED TO MAX. ON THE RETURN TRIP SAME THING HAPPENED. ONCE HOME I CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND NONE WERE FOUND BUT COOLANT WAS BACK TO MIN MARK. AT NO TIME DURING THE TRIP DID THE TRUCK OVERHEAT OR RUN ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN NORMAL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEY INSPECTED I WAS TOLD THAT THE TURBO HAD GONE SOUTH CAUSING AN OVER BOOST CONDITION THAT THEN ENTERED INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND CAUSED THE HEAD GASKETS TO FAIL. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT AS THE HEAD GASKETS HAD FAILED PRESSURE FROM THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER HAD ENTERED INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM BOOSTING PRESSURE BEYOND WHAT THE PRESSURE RELIEF CAP WAS RATED FOR ON THE DEGAS(OVER FLOW) BOTTLE AND SPEWED ANTI FREEZE OUT OF THE BOTTLE, WHICH IS WHAT WE WERE SMELLING. THE COST FOR REPAIRS AND PARTS ARE ESTIMATED AT 7,000.00 DOLLARS FOR A TRUCK THAT HAS LITTLE OVER 58,000 MILES ON IT. A CALL TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE(CHRIS) AND A FOLLOW UP CALL FROM HIS SUPERVISOR AT MY REQUEST, HAS NETTED US NOTHING AS FORDS STANCE ON THIS IS "THERE IS NOTHING THAT FORD WILL OR CAN DO". AFTER SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER BEING ASKED TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF FORDS MISTAKES. APPARENTLY EVERY ITEM THAT I WAS TOLD THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IS A PART THAT A MULTITUDE OF CONSUMERS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE AN ISSUE YET THEY DO NOTHING, AND NO ONE IS HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE. IF I WANTED TO SELL MY TRUCK AFTER IT IS REPAIRED I'D BE LUCKY TO RECOUP ANYTHING AS THIS ISSUE HAS GROWN SO LARGE THAT EVERYONE IS SELLING AND THE VALUE HAS DROPPED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. AS A RESULT, THE COOLER, EGR, AND HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,961 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 11/19/13*CN UPDATED 12/2/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE DRIVER INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AREA, WHERE HE NOTICED OIL SPRAYING OUT OF THE DIP STICK TUBE. A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT HOWEVER, A FIRE DID NOT ERUPT. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 9/12/13*CN THE DIP STICK TUBE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. UPDATED 10/22/13

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65MPH. ENGINE STARTED BINDING DOWN AND SPEED DROPPED TO 25MPH AND FINALLY COMPLETELY DIED. HAD IT TOWED HOME. NOW WON'T START. HAVE REPLACED EGR COOLER AND OIL COOLER PREVIOUSLY . THIS TIME REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND ALL FUEL FILTERS. WILL CRANK AND RUN FOR A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THEN WILL DIE AGAIN- AND NOT CRANK BACK FOR AWHILE. JUST REPEATS THIS PROCESS. NOW TOLD THAT IT NEEDS HEAD GASKETS OR HIGH PRESSURE PUMP. THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. WHY WILL FORD NOT FIX THESE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE ON ALL 6.0 DIESEL MODELS? *TR

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