2004 Ford F-350 Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 76 MPH with his wife in the front passenger seat, the vehicle shuddered uncontrollably and stalled. The contact and his wife were concerned for their safety. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the residence. The contact stated that as an independent mechanic, he used a code reader to retrieve diagnostic trouble codes for the fuel control module wiring harness failure. The contact related to the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V270000 (Electrical System). The contact stated that the fuel control module wiring harness failure had caused warning lights to fail to illuminate as needed. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle had previously been repaired under the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that an elbow vacuum tubing connector was previously replaced under the recall; however, the contact advised the manufacturer that the recall involved replacing the entire fuel control module wiring harness. The manufacturer informed the contact that the recall was already marked completed and no further repairs could be covered. The contact stated that the dealer and the manufacturer had failed to honor the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 190,019.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E066000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE HARNESS WAS REPLACED IN 2005 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL- THE CONTACT CALLED PERTAINING TO A 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY COMPANY TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BUSINESS DUE TO THE FAILURE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DYD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN MAKING A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN OIL CHANGE AND THE ICP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN UPDATED 1/27/15 *JS

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AS REPLACING THE PCM AND REFLASH OF THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. *TR

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS ON 12/20/13 AT 0030 HRS MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AS IT SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DROVE THE TRUCK LAST ON 12/14/13. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND IT HAD 105000 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED IT COULD BE DUE TO SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAVE NOT DONE ANY WORK UNDER THE HOOD IN MONTHS AND THAT WAS OIL/FILTER CHANGE. STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING TEN SECONDS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V27000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE FUSE BOX AS BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TURN SIGNALS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURE IN REGARD TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2004 F350 SUPERDUTY 6.0 DIESEL 110025 MILES ON TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WILL SOME TIME SPUTTER ONE TO THREE TIMES AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF SOMETIME STARTING, SOMETIMES FAILING TO START. WHILE DRIVING AT TIMES THE ENGINE WILL JUST SHUT OFF SOMETIMES WILL RESTART SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP SHOP TO BE FIXED AND THEY CAN NOT AT THIS TIME FIND AN ANSWER. I FEEL THIS MIGHT BE SIMILAR TO A RECALL NOTICE FOR OTHER TRUCK OF THIS SORT, BUT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FOLLOW UNDER THIS ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER THAT HAS SIMILAR PROBLEM IS 05V270000. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGE YET, BUT A VEHICLE THAT JUST SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO ME. I HAVE ONLY OWED IT SINCE 6 AUG 10 AND NO PROBLEM OF THIS SORT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AS REPORTED ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ACTED UP EVER DAY EXCEPT ONE DAY FROM THE PERIOD OF 6 AUG10 TO 12 AUG 10. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN SUDDENLY THE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHIN TEN MINUTES AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE, SHUT OFF AND THEN LOOSE POWER INTERMITTENTLY SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V270000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

I OWN A 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY DIESEL TRUCK AND I PURCHASED IT BRAND FROM SHEEHY FORD DEALERSHIP IN MARLOW HEIGHTS. THIS TRUCK STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND HAS DONE SO SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THE DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO STALL. PLEASE REFER TO CAMPAIGN NO. 05V270000. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD LIKE FOR US TO SHARE IN THE COST OF REPAIR, BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO PAY AGAIN FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE FIXED, HAVE THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THEN THE CAR NOT FALL UNDER WARRANTY AND WE ARE STUCK AGAIN WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER HIGH PRICED BILL TO PAY. *TR

WE OWN A 2004 FORD F350. THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED DUE TO A SHORT. I FOUND THE RECALL (05V270000) THAT APPLIES TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, BUT WHEN I CHECKED WITH FORD, THEY SAID IT DOESN'T APPLY TO OUR TRUCK. SYMPTOMS AND YEAR MATCH, SO WHY NOT MY TRUCK? $1,500.00 LATER I'M STILL CONFUSED. TRUCK SHOWS UP ON A RECALL FOR A PARTICULAR PROBLEM, DOESN'T APPLY TO MY TRUCK? HUH? MERRY CHRISTMAS I GUESS HUH? AT ANY RATE I SEE THIS AS ME THE CONSUMER GETTING RIPPED OFF, AND WOULD LIKE TO GET MY MONEY BACK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND NEED TO BE RESTARTED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD FREQUENTLY NOT START INITIALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THEY CHANGED THE EGR VALVE, INJECTOR CONTROL PRESSURE SENSOR, AND CONNECTOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE 2007. THE DEALER REPLACED A SENSOR AT THAT TIME, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,086.