2005 Ford F-250 Complaint Log

CRANK, NO START. NUMEROUS CODES. FICM FAILED VOLTAGE TEST, POWER BALANCE TEST. REPLACED FICM W REMANUFACTURED MODULE, ENGINE CONTROL (EEC). INSTALL CAC TUBE. REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT, ATO FUSE, CAE FUSE, AIR INLET CONNECTION AND AA CLAMP. COST $1294.68 WHY WASN'T THIS UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE SO MANY OF THESE TRUCKS NEED SAME REPAIRS? WORK DONE BY LEGACY FORD NEW OWNER OF FORD OF WALLA WALLA.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN LEAKING. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ON TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEAK HAD CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I COULD CRANK MY TRUCK AND ONCE IT WAS STARTED IT SMOKED BADLY BUT DID EVENTUALLY CLEAR UP. IT SPIT AND SPUTTERED ON THE WAY TO WORK SO I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE MECHANICS SHOP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND THE FUEL INJECTOR MODULE WAS BAD. I RESEARCHED THE RECALL LIST AND CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MOBILE, AL BASED ON THE RECALL LIST TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED; GAVE THEM MY VIN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPAIR THE MODULE FOR $900.00 HOWEVER THE NHTSA ID # 05V270000 SAYS THERE IS A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *TR

PAINT STARTING TO PEEL FROM BUMPER. *TR

MY FORD F250 HAS A VERY DANGEROUS WOBBLE WHEN I HIT A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND ALL FOUR TIRES ARE FINE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAD FOUND THAT THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD SD TRUCKS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED DUE TO A BAD ACCIDENT. EVERY DEALER THAT I TALK TO HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT YET I SEE IT POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I AM VERY UPSET AND I AM GOING TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION. *KB

FRAME IS RUSTING, HEADERS ARE LEAKING FROM RUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

CRUISING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD DOING ANY SPEED OVER 55 MPH THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE VERY BADLY!! SO BAD THAT I CAN HARDLY CONTROL THE TRUCK. ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT STOP IS TO SLOW TO 40 MPH. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON ANY HIGHWAY!! THERE IS NO BAD PARTS ON THIS TRUCK...

DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOU HIT A SET OF BUMPS OR A SINGLE BUMP MY TRUCK WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AT THE FRONT END. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS COMING APART! FORD WILL NOT ADMIT ANYTHING IS WRONG.. THERE ARE COUNTLESS ENTRIES ABOUT THIS ALL OVER THE WEB.. IS SOMEBODY GOING TO DO SOMETHING?? *TR

THIS 2005 FORD F250SD I BOUGHT 3 YEARS AGO HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. IN THE FIRST 2 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE THE OIL SENSOR SWITCH WENT BAD LEAVING ME STRANDED TWICE. I FINALLY TALKED FORD INTO REPLACING THE SWITCH SINCE IT HAD ONLY BEEN 2 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE. THEN A YEAR LATER THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE THIS SITE SAYS IT IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR BUT FORD SAYS IT IS NOT. COST $1200 NOW AGAIN NOT EVEN 3 YEARS LATER THE OIL SWITCH BLEW OUT AGAIN. EVEN THOUGH A TRAINED FORD MECHANIC REPLACED IT. IT IS COSTING $1500 TO HAVE REPLACED. WITH ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MOTOR IT IS A WONDER WHY FORD HAS NOT MADE A RECALL. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP INTO HIS TRUCK WHEN HIS RUNNING BOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE IN HALF WITH HIM AND CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TRUCK, SENDING HIM TO THE GROUND. AS HE IS DISABLED, THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. I FEEL IF THERE IS A SHELF LIFE OR WEIGHT LIMIT ON THESE RUNNING BOARDS, THEN THE MANUFACTURER HAS AN OBLIGATION TO HAVE IT POSTED SOMEWHERE ON THE TRUCK. HE HURT HIS BACK AND HIP BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE HAD HE FELL ON PAVEMENT INSTEAD OF DIRT.

MY KIDS AND I WERE DRIVING ON I-70 WEST COMING FROM CAMBRIDGE OHIO TO COLUMBUS. WE HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS SHAKING. I LET MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND CHANGED LANES. THIS DID NOT STOP THE SHAKING. I WENT OFF ON THE BERM AND CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH IT STOPPED SHAKING. I CHECKED THE TIRES AND ALL WERE FINE. WE PROCEEDED ON AND ROUGHLY 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. I AGAIN TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND HEADED TOWARDS THE BERM, I DID TRY HITTING THE BRAKES THIS TIME. BRAKES MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THE SHAKING DID NOT STOP UNTIL WE WERE BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT HAD 5,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE TRAVELED THIS ROAD MANY TIMES. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BOUNCED AROUND WHEN HITTING ROUGH ROAD SURFACES, HOWEVER, IT STOPPED ONCE PAST THE ROUGH SPOT. MY TRUCK IS ONLY USED OCCASIONALLY AND HAS ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL COMPONENTS IT LEFT THE FACTORY WITH, INCLUDING THE TIRES. I CAN NOT FIND ANY LOOSE TIE ROD ENDS. ONCE I GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND WHEN I WENT TO RESTART IT TO PULL INTO THE GARAGE THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS COULD OF BEEN TOTALLY COINCIDENCE, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE VIOLENT SHAKING CAUSED A BATTERY PLATE TO SHORT OUT. IN MY OPINION THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION FOR ANYONE TO BE IN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER AS IT COULD HAVE VERY SERIOUS AND UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCES FOR OTHER OWNERS WHO COULD EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM, AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT WARNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUMES ENTER THE CABIN AND MAKE THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DIZZY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS FOR THE ENGINE MANIFOLD CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE BECAUSE THE BOLTS WERE METAL AND THE FRAME WAS ALUMINUM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

RE ODI REPORT 10319552 : SOLUTION FINALLY REACHED REGARDING MY 2005 F250 SUPER DUTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH LACK OF ACCELERATION . IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL THIS DEVICE IS APPARENTLY FAULTY AS YOU RESEARCH IT IS COMMON ON ALL FORD 5.8L ENGINES BUT FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT AFTER NUMEROUS SENSOR REPLACEMENTS AT THE ADVICE OF FORD AND QUITE COSTLY USUALLY $100.00 PER SENSOR AND MANY NEAR MISSES AS FOR LACK OF POWER TO ENGINE AND UNRELIABILITY OF WHEN IT WILL OR WONT HAPPEN THE IMRC CONTROLS THE AIRFLOW TO YOUR CYLINDERS AND UPON FAILURE WILL DECIDE TO EITHER STICK OPEN OR CLOSED DEPENDING ON ITS MOOD THUSLY CAUSING EITHER A TOO RICH OR TOO LEAN SCENARIO GOING UN REPAIRED WILL CAUSE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE ALSO AT A REPLACEMENT COST OF $1700.00 +/- THE IMRC ONLY COSTS AROUND $67.00 BUT FORD WANTS $500- 600 TO REPLACE IT AS IT REQUIRES THE WHOLE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REACH THE IMRC WHICH IS MOUNTED DIRECTLY TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE REAR OF IT AND IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE THIS WAY. WITH SO MANY FAILURES OF THIS PART A RECALL OR AT LEAST AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE OF ITEM SHOULD BE MADE AS WAS DONE ON FUEL INJECTORS THAT WERE INHERENTLY BAD ALSO. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF WHEN IMRC WILL ACT UP BE AWARE IT STARTS AS LOW OR NO TAKE OFF POWER WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED AND IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST ALONG W POOR MPG CALL FORD AND COMPLAIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND SAVE YOURSELVES BUNDLES OF MONEY THIS TOOK ME 3 YEARS OF DEALING WITH FORD AND PRIVATE MECHANICS TO FINALLY RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND AT A COSTS OF ABOUT $6000.00 IN UNNECESSARY SENSOR REPLACEMENTS . THIS IS ON 5.8L GAS FUEL INJECTED 3VALVE ENGINES IF YOU RESEARCH INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL THROUGH A SEARCH ENGINE YOU WILL SEE THE MULTITUDE OF FAILURES FOR THIS PART IT IS NOT VEHICLE SPECIFIC BUT ENGINE SPECIFIC. MILEAGE START WAS 300000 FINAL DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR 98000. *TR

STALLS OUT AFTER HOT RUN AND WONT RESTART UNTIL COOLS DOWN AND SOMETIMES AFTER COOL DOWN IT WONT START WITHOUT USING ASTARTER FLUID.STARTS STALLING AROUND 60 MPH.THIS IS A 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK.HAS STOPPED RUNNING RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER YOU LET OFF GAS PEDAL.HAVE NOTIFIED FORD OF THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK.WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL BY FORD WHEN I CALLED THEM. *TT

2005 F250 DIESEL. TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT ONTO REVERSE BUT WOULD BACK UP. TOOK IT TO FORD THEY TOLD ME REVERSE SNAP RING BROKE AND CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. 3900 TO FIX. FORD HAS A RECALL ON SNOW PLOW PACKAGES BUT MINE IS NOT JUST HAS THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION. *TR

BOTH REAR BRAKES BURNING, THEN LEFT FRONT. LOSS OF BRAKING. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRED. AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED ( NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED OR OTHER WARRANTY AND SPENDING $1100.00) I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK ENOUGH. DROVE THE TRUCK THE NEXT DAY AND THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS BURNING AGAIN AND LOST ALL BRAKES. AGAIN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH POINT IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE MODEL YEAR 2005 HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES FREEZING IN THE CALIPERS CONSISTENTLY, HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT HAD ANY RECALLS. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THERE HAS BEEN A RE-DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PADS, WHICH MY ORIGINAL PADS HAD NOT CHANGED, BUT STILL HAD BRAKE MATERIAL. *TR

TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AND SUBSEQUENT BLOWOUT WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. SECOND TIME IN SIX WEEKS WITH THIS TYPE TIRE/MILEAGE. *KB

2005 FORD F-250 SUPER CAB SUPER DUTY WOBBLE DANGEROUSLY WHEN DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST RIPPLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD OVER 50 MPH. EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL AND HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FRONT TIRES ARE SO OUT OF CONTROL AND WOBBLING. THE WHOLE TRUCK IS LIKE IT IS IN AN EARTHQUAK, WINDSHIELD CRACKS AND CUP HOLDERS FELL OUT. **TT

2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY, 69,000 MILES. TRAVELING APPROX 65 MPH, HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. I VERY NEARLY LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE TIRES WERE BALANCED AND THE LUG NUTS WERE TORQUED TO FORD SPECS. REPLACED FRONT STEERING DAMPER, DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TALKED TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW HOURS RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND FREQUENT WITH THE FORD SUPER DUTY LINE FROM 05"-08". IT SEEMS TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES APPEAR THAT FORD HAS OFFERED ANY REMEDIES. THE NHTSA ALSO KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. I VIEWED FOUR NHTSA VIDEOS THAT DEMONSTRATED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING WITH MY TRUCK. I HAVE FOUND NO ACTION ON THE PART OF THE NHTSA. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AS HE CORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL IT VEERED TO THE LEFT SENDING HIM ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND DROVE INTO THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FRONT ENDS STARTS TO WOBBLE STEERING WHEEL JERKS, IF HANDS AREN'T TIGHT ON STEERING WHEEL COULD PULL YOU OFF ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ANYTIME YOU HIT UNEVEN ROAD OR BUMPY ROAD, TO CORRECT SLOW SPEED WAY DOWN IT WILL STRAIGHTEN UP. *TR

THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE (FICM) FAILED ON MY TRUCK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO NOT START OR RUN. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPONENT FAILURE FOR THE 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. IF IT FAILS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY. FORD MUST BE AWARE OF THE COMMON FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT, YET NO RECALL TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY MODULES HAS BEEN ISSUED. IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I REQUEST THAT FORD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL EXISTING FICM'S ON THE 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE WITH ONE OF BETTER QUALITY, AND REIMBURSE ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY PAID THE EXCESSIVE REPAIR COSTS, COMMONLY OVER $1000, TO HAVE THEIR FAILED FICM'S REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED YET THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS N OT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY, WITH 6.0L POWERSTROKE DIESEL ENGINE. OWNED SINCE NEW. TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 89,700 MILES ON ORIGINAL ENGINE. HAD TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE IN MAY 2010. HAD MAJOR ENGINE WORK DONE, TO INCLUDE NEW HEAD GASKET, EGR COOLER, OIL/FILTER CHANGE, AND FUEL FILTERS CHANGED. IN EARLY OCTOBER, BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUE WHERE TRUCK WOULD RUN VERY ROUGH FOR THE FIRST MILE OR FIRST 5 MINUTES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. AFTER THIS, THE ENGINE WOULD RUN FINE, UNLESS IT HAD BEEN SITTING AND GOT COLD. IN NOVEMBER, HAD VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER ASKING THEM TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT PER THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT, I HAD AN UNDERPERFORMING FUEL PUMP, AND TWO(2) BAD INJECTORS. THEIR RECOMMENDATION: REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND FILTERS, AS WELL AS REPLACE ALL FOUR(4) INJECTORS ON THE ONE SIDE WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. COST FOR REPAIRS, IN EXCESS OF $2100. I DECLINED THE REPAIR, AND HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, DESPITE ROUGH RUNNING FIRST THING IN MORNING. TODAY, AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A VALVOLINE SHOP TO HAVE THE OIL/FILTER CHANGED, AS WELL AS THE FUEL FILTERS. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME OVER AND SHOWED ME THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF RUSTY METAL FLAKES IN THE MAIN FUEL FILTER REMOVED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. MY BEST GUESS IS THAT THERE WAS AT LEAST A FULL TEASPOON FULL OF METAL FLAKES THAT WERE VISIBLE, AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY SEDIMENT THAT HAD ALREADY ESCAPED THE REMOVED FILTER. I HAVE READ IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THIS SITE, WHERE FORD TRUCK OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM 2003-2005, ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE GAS TANKS IN THESE VEHICLES DELAMINATING AND CAUSING ALUMINUM OR RUSTY FLAKES TO BE PROPELLED THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM, IMPEDING THE FUEL FLOW, AND DAMAGING THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTORS. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE CASE WITH MY VEHICLE. I DO HAVE A PHOTO AVAILABLE, AND CAN PROVIDE AN AFFADAVIT FROM THE FOLKS AT VALVOLINE. PLEASE ASSIST. *TR

TRUCK BECAME HARD TO START THEN STARTED STALLING. SOON AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS COMPUTER TESTED AND INSPECTED. THE FICM (FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE) WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED THE MODULES AT A COST OF 1,253.67. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS IN ENGINE POWER WITH AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE SEVERE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AND OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DETECTED COOLANT SEEPAGE WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2005 FORD F250 SD HAD CRACKED TRANSMISSION BECUASE OF LOW/REVERSE SNAP RING FAILURE IN THE 5R110 TORQSHIFT TRANSMISSION. FORD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 05B27 BUT PUT AN EXPIRATION DATE ON IT. THE PROGRAM WAS NOT EVER FOR A WHOLE YEAR. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE OR ISSUE A RECALL WHEN THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. THE SNAP RING FAILED INSIDE AND BUSTED MY TRANSMISSION. ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V266000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,568 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,568.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD NO RELATED RECALLS SO THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FICM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 04/06/11*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY START WHEN FUEL WAS ADDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH SNOW PREP PACKAGE. REVERSE FAILED WHILE PLOWING. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT FOR OVER $2,500, MECHANIC SAID THE CASE HAD A CRACK IN IT AND THE SNAP RING/REVERSE PLANETARY FAILED. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE: "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 05B27". THE FORD DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM CLOSED, I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD CORPORATE OFFICES FOR A RESOLUTION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER AND AUTHORIZED DEALER WERE NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,356.

I PULLED INTO MY SHOP AND WAS ON CELL PHONE WHEN A PERSON CAME UP YELLING (VERY UPSET) AT ME THAT I ALMOST MADE THEM CRASH,THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE FOLLOWING ME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND MY TRUCK SPRAYED THEM WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID AND HE TRIED TO CLEAR HIS WINDSHIELD, BUT THE WIPERS JUST SMEARED IT, I SAID I DIDN'T KNOW TRANS WAS LEAKING AND SAID MY APOLOGIES. I GOT OUT AND NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER MY TRANSMISSION. IT LOOKED LIKE MY PAN GASKET WAS LEAKING, REMOVED AND REPLACED MY PAN GASKET FILLED WITH OIL , STARTED TRUCK NOTHING WAS LEAKING THEN WENT TO GO HOME PUT IT IN REVERSE AND LEFT A LARGE STREAK OF OIL IN FRONT OF ME, SHUT DOWN TRUCK TRANS FLUID WAS JUST PORING OUT OF IT, LOOKED LIKE COOLER LINE WAS SPRAYING AND LEAKING, REPLACED FERAL, FILLED AGAIN, RAN TRUCK FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM TRANS HOUSING. DID RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND THAT FORD WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION 04 THRU 06, PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LINKS HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/FORD/F250/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION , HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/FORD/F-250+SUPERDUTY/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION . AS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR BUT IS TELLING EVERY ONE THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. I CALLED MY DEALER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FORM THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE FACTORY AND THEY SAID I AN ON MY OWN. AS THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATED IN THE SECOND ATTACHMENT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE DOING THIS AT 90,000 TO 120,000 MILES, LOL AND BEHOLD MINE WENT AT 116,000. I FEEL FORD IS MORE THAN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE, THIS IS AND ONGOING PROBLEM WHICH THEY ARE DENYING. GOD FORBID THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, THEN THERE WILL BE FATALITIES INVOLVED OR MAYBE THIS HAS ALL READY HAS HAPPENED .

THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. WAS TOLD THAT THE STC FITTING ON THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, WHEN ROAD TESTED THE IGR VALVE FAILED. HAD TO BE RESCUED BY THE BORDER PATROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

WHILE ON VACATION TRUCK STARTED LOSING POWER THEN STARTED BLOWING COOLANT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. CALLED AAA HAD TRUCK TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME TRUCK HAD BAD EGR COOLER. NOT ONLY THAT BUT MY TRUCK WAS 8 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED TRUCK, COST WAS OVER $2,500. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO TRAVEL 2 HOURS TO PICK MY TRUCK UP 3 DAYS LATER AFTER REPAIR, BUT FOUND ONLINE THEY ARE A LOT OF 6.0 POWER STROKE CUSTOMERS HAVING SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED FORD WITH NO RESOLUTION, EVEN ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVE IF SHE COULD LOOK UP SOME OF THE SAME WEBSITES THAT I HAD, SHE REPLIED NO DUE TO RESTRICTION AT WORK. I THEN OFFERED TO EMAIL THE COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS TO THEM WHICH I WAS TOLD NO. I WAS TOLD MY NAME AND INFORMATION WOULD BE SAVED INCASE THERE WAS EVER A RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THIS ENGINE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND CUSTOMERS REIMBURSED. *TR

REGARDS 2005 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY VIN:[XXX] THE REAR AXLE BACK PLATE / DUST SHIELD HOLDS THE HOLDING PINS FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS RUST OUT AROUND THE PINS AND RENDERS THE BRAKES USE LESS. WHICH CAUSES THE PADS TO DRAG ON THE DRUM AND THEREFORE POUR ACCELERATION/ PREMATURE DAMAGE TO PADS AN DRUM. I WAS TOLD BY A FORD DEALER THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $300 PER PLATE NEED 2 SO $600 PLUS FOUR HOURS IN LABOR. THE FORD SERVICE TENANT TOLD ME THE REPLACEMENTS ARE IN STOCK AND ARE NOT KNOWN TO RUST AND FAIL. SO I ASKED OTHERS OWNERS AND OF COURSE THEY EITHER HAD THE WORK DOWN AT COST OR WERE WAITING TO HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO SO. WHEN YOUR STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AND PAYING OTHER BILLS IT'S HARD TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE DONE THIS EARLY IN THE VEHICLES LIFE. NOW I LIVE NEW ENGLAND SO YEAH THERE'S SALT AND MUD / DIRT TO FACTOR IN BUT I DON'T PUT A BOAT IN THE WATER WITH IT OR WAIT UNTIL A RAIN STORM TO RINSE OF THE SALT AND MUD. ACCORDING TO SEASON AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OR WHAT YEAR RANGE OF VEHICLES WHERE AFFECTED. BUT A RECALL WOULD MAKE SENSE. OF COURSE I FIND THIS OUT AFTER I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS AND RUBBER HOSES AT 45000 MILES BUT NOT THE BRAKE SHOES THEY WERE STILL GOOD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY / CREW CAB, 6.0 L DIESEL / 61,264 MILES. LACK OF PERFORMANCE(18MOS), INTERMITTENT ENGINE STUMBLING(6MOS), INTERMITTENT WHITE SMOKE DURING START-UP, HARD TO START DURING COLD TEMPS(12MOS), BLACK SMOKE DURING POOR PERFORMANCE AND STUMBLING(2MOS) AND FAILURE TO START. ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS CODES: P0261/264/267/270/273/276/279/282 AND P0611. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. DEALER FOUND SAME DIAGNOSTICS AND REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE (FICM). FICM NEEDED FOR $140 CORE CHARGE. WARRANTY 5YR/100K MILES 6MOS OUT OF DATE BUT UNDER MILEAGE - EXTENDED WARRANTY FOUND TO BE CONCURRENT WITH MANUFACTURES. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS LEFT DECISION TO COMPLETE AS WARRANTY REPAIR OR DEFER PORTION OF COST TO DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH OVER A SLIGHT BUMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 39,600.

I HAVE HAD 3 INCIDENTS OF WHAT I HAVE FOUND TO BE CALLED THE "DEATH WOBBLE" IN MY 2005 F-250 4 DOOR CREW CAB 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICK UP TRUCK WHERE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A VIOLENT BOUNCING AND SHUDDERING AFTER PASSING OVER A BRIDGE JOINT OR SIMILAR UNEVEN SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH. THIS RESULTED IN A NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO APPROX. 35MPH. THIS CAUSED A NEAR COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE ALONGSIDE ME AS WELL AS A NEAR REAR ENDING FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AS I HAD TO SLOW TO 35MPH IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED I HAD MY 2 YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACK BAR BEING AT AN IMPROPER ANGLE TO THE DRAG LINK? I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH MANY YEAR MODEL FORDS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR AN AFTERMARKET FIX AS I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. *TR

ON MY 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY TRUCK WITH ONLY 31000 MILES, THE FOUR CAB ENERGY SUSPENSION MOUNTS ARE DETERIORATING. ONE LOWER PART OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE MOUNT IS GONE CAUSING THE CAB TO BOUNCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE DRUM WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000.

EVERYTIME I EXIST THE BACKSIDE OF A BRIDGE MY 2005 F-250 4X4 BEGINS TO SHAKE SO BAD I AM UNABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND HAVE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TRIED TO STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS THE LOCAL MECHANIC HAD ADVISED HER. THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 05V270000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO REACH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE WAS ON GOING FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-250 SUPERDUTY DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER WAS FAILING AND BLOWING COOLANT THROUGH THE ENGINE AND THROUGHOUT THE EXHAUST. THE EGR COOLER HAS PARTS COMING OFF OF IT BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT CONTINUED TO BLOW ARTICLES THROUGH THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PART WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND IS NOT OPERATIONAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62000.

2005 FORD F-250. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND BLEW OUT WHITE SMOKE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED UPON DOING RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE EGR COOLER.

MY 2005 FORD F250 DIESEL TRUCK STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS 2 WEEKS AFTER WARRANTY WENT OUT. THE STC(SNAP-TO-CONNECT) FITTING IN THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP(HPOP) HAS WENT OUT. IN THE STC FITTING AN O-RING BLOWS IN ALL THE 2005-2007 VEHICLES WHICH WHEN ENGINE IS WARM, IT WILL NOT START. AND MUST COOL DOWN IN ORDER TO START. FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS PUT TOGETHER A REPLACEMENT FOR $60. THE LABOR IS AN ADDITIONAL $1740. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS, PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-250 6.0 DIESEL PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2005. OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO THE TRUCK HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS DURING TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. IT HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR CRASHES DUE TO FALTERING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE NHTSA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE (05V270000) WHICH FORD ACKNOWLEDGES. FORD HOWEVER REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIRS FOR THIS BECAUSE MY VIN IS OUTSIDE OF THE VIN SPECIFIC RECALL. EVEN THOUGHT THIS RECALL EFFECTS MY VEHICLE'S MODEL YEAR AND TROUBLE CODE. *TR