2005 Ford F-350 Complaint Log

MY 2005 FORD F350 WITH THE 6.0 LITRE DIESEL BROKE DOWN DUE TO SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGE IN THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM. WHEN BEING REPAIRED, THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT STANDPIPES AND ORINGS BE REPLACED WITH UPGRADED PARTS. THIS WAS VERY COSTLY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

ROUGH RUNNING, HEAVY SMOKE FROM EXHAUST, QUIT WHILE ON HIGHWAY, WOULD NOT RESTART. GARAGE FOUND RAW FUEL IN #1 CYLINDER, REMOVED FUEL, REPLACED #1 INJECTOR - O-RING SEAL WAS DEFECTIVE (THE #1 AND #2 INJECTORS WERE ALSO REPLACE AT 2983 MILES ON 10/20/04). *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-350 4X4 CREWCAB DIESEL WHICH EXHIBITS SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS OR CATTLE GUARDS. THIS IS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO CONTINUE. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX IT. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

FUEL TANK LINING IS PEELING OFF CAUSING FAILURE TO INJECTORS/ PUMP AND FILTERS. CAUSES POWER LOSS IN TRAFFIC WHICH IS UNSAFE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2010 IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. FORD CLAIMS BIO-DIESEL IS TO BLAME, BIO-DIESEL MAKERS BLAME FORD. PERSONALLY THIS HAS COST ME $2600 SINCE AUG 2010. (REPLACED FILTERS TWICE AND 5 FUEL INJECTORS) TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $1200 MINIMUM IF INJECTORS ARE OKAY. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF AND SHOULD BE SENDING NOTICES TO AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BIO-DIESEL OR IF ANY BIO-DIESEL IS IN THE FUEL SINCE IT IS NOT MARKED ON THE PUMPS. FORDS SOLUTION IS FOR THE OWNER TO BUY A NEW FUEL TANK THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH 5% BIO-DIESEL. *TR

MY 2005 SD F-350 CREW CAB FORD TRUCK SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HIT SOME UNEVEN ROADWAY. IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I ALMOST COME TO A STOP OR SLOW DOWN TO BELOW 45MPH. THE SHIMMY IS VERY UNCONTROLLABLE AND DANGEROUS AND SOMETIME THE TRUCK CHANGES LINES DO TO THE VIOLENT SHAKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FUEL INJECTORS ALSO FAILED. THE RECALL RELATED DEFECT WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,099.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 75 MPH, HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY CAUSING HIM TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SPEED DECREASED TO 30 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

2005 F350 DIESEL DUALLY THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! THE LETTER THAT FORD SENT TO OWNERS IS NOT ACCURATE! IT IS NOT THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE SEVERE SHAKE! MY WHOLE TRUCK SHOOK PROFUSELY! IT WAS QUITE SCARY. AT POSTED HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS IF THERE IS A SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD YOU CAN BE SLOWING DOWN AN HIT A BUMP AND TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE OR GOING A AROUND A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND IF THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD ON THE CURVE THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES PROFUSELY. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING IT WAS TIRE PRESSURE BUT MY TIRE PRESSURE IS PERFECT. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY STEERING BOX ROCKER ARM TIRE ROD SOMETHING BUT THIS TRUCK IS NOT RIGHT. I HAUL A 40FT TRAILER AND IF I HAD BEEN HAULING IT I WOULD BE DEAD ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER CARS I WOULD WIPED OUT PLEASE GET THIS VEHICLE RECALLED FOR SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER IT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE PROBLEM THAT FORD CLAIMS AT THIS POINT. MY TRUCK NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF FORD AND THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED LIKE THIS. *TR

OCCASIONAL LOSS OF STEERING "CENTERING" AFTER MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN. THIS REQUIRES AN EXAGGERATED AND UNEXPECTED AMOUNT OF STEERING EFFORT TO CORRECT THIS OVERSTEERING CONDITION AND TO PREVENT CROSSING INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS MAY OCCUR DAILY OR WEEKLY. *TR

I HAVE A FORD F350 HEAVY DUTY 1 TON, I HAD EXPERIENCED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN TRAVELING WITH SPEED AROUND 50-65 MPH, IF A BUMP (SLIGHT) DIP OR ANY SLIGHT VARIANCE IN ROAD MY TRUCK WILL BEGIN A VIOLENT SHAKE. I HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OF IMPROPER AIR PRESSURE AND CAUSE AND EFFECT. I HAVE HAD MY TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I HAVE ALSO HAD TAKEN MY TRUCK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO CHECK FRONT SUSPENSION , NOTHING FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH FRONT END. (SUSPENSION). ON SEPT. 12, 09 I WAS TRAVELING ON HWY 199 COMING FROM MADILL, OK (JOB) COMING TOWARDS DURANT HAVING EMPLOYEE IN TRUCK (FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) MY TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, THROWING MY TRUCK INTO A CONCRETE BRIDGE. I STEERED TRUCK THE BEST I COULD CONSIDERING THE TRUCK WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK CLIMBED OVER THE BRIDGE THROWING THE TRUCK NEARLY ON ITS SIDE LANDING IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL 60FT. AWAY FROM BRIDGE. MY TRUCK APPEARS TO BE TOTALED. I OWE MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK AND NOW. MY EMPLOYEE AND MYSELF WERE TREATED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL I NOW HAVE A HERNIA FROM THE IMPACT OF THE TRUCK INTO THE BRIDGE.. DUE TO SUSPENSION. I HAD TOLD OFFICER THAT THE TRUCK HAD DONE THIS BEFORE I HAVE RECEIVED A TICKET FOR NOT MAINTAINING SAFE VEHICLE. MY INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER MY PERSONAL INJURIES. I FEEL LIKE FORD HAS NOT OWN UP TO DEFECT OF THE TRUCK SUSPENSION. MAYBE DOT SHOULD INVESTIGATE FORD AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY LOCKED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLES REAR END TO SLIDE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

I OWN A 2005 FORD F 350 THAT SOMETIMES HAS A VIOLENT STEERINGWHEEL SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN ROADWAY. HAS HAPPENED MAYBE 5 TIMES IN 4YEARS WHERE SO SEVERE THAT COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL UNTIL SPEED WAS REDUCED BY BRAKING QUICKLY. *TR

ABOUT A MILE AFTER I TURNED OFF OF HWY 101 ONTO HWY 166 GOING EAST WHILE HAULING MY 32' TOYHAULER WITH MY 2005 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY 4X4 DRW CREW CAB TRUCK WHEN SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT THE REAR OF MY TRUCK, A FRIEND THAT WAS FOLLOWING ME THOUGHT MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AS FLUID SPRINKLED ON HIS WINDSHIELD. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD SPEWED OUT ONTO THE TAIL PIPE OF THE TRUCK THAT CAUSED THE SMOKE AND ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TOWED TO SANTA MARIA FORD AND HAD TO WAIT A DAY FOR THEM TO OPEN. WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY RETAINER (SNAP) RING THAT CAME OFF (UNSEATED) THE LOW/REVERSE CLUTCH THAT CAUSED THE CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A FORD RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS EARLIER. HE DID NOT WANT ME TO MENTION THAT HE TOLD ME ANYTHING TO ANYONE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF LOSING HIS JOB. I LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY SAID IT NEEDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND FORD RECALL 05B27 THAT WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM THAT HAD OCCURRED. THE RECALL STATED THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE A SNOWPLOW PACKAGE INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK TO RECEIVE THE RECALL. THIS TRUCK DID NOT HAVE THE SNOWPLOW PACKAGE. BUT, IT DID HAVE THE EXACT TRANSMISSION WITH THE FAULTY SNAP RING THAT THE TRUCKS WITH THE SNOWPLOW PACKAGE HAD. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER IF MY TRUCK HAD A SNOWPLOW PACKAGE OR NOT. FORD KNEW THAT MY TRUCK HAD THE FAULTY PART INSTALLED IN THE TRANSMISSION AND NEVER SENT ME A RECALL. I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT OR MAY HAVE CAUSED ONE, DUE TO THIS (FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWN) FAULTY PART CRACKING THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND SPEWING TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ROAD. HWY 166 IS A VERY WINDING ROAD IN AREAS AND WHO KNOWS IF AN ACCIDENT MAY HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO THE EXCESS SLIPPERY FLUID ALL OVER THE ROAD. MY COST $4441.00. *TR

I OWN A 2005 FORD F-350 4X4 6.0 DIESEL. IT HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SHIMMIED OR OSCILLATED VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, WITH A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SUCH AS GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHIMMY OR OSCILLATE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY SHIMMY BACK AND FORTH. THIS USUALLY OCCURS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. FOUR TIMES I HAVE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. ONCE THE TRUCK TURNED LEFT INTO AN ONCOMING LANE BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WHERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES AT THAT MOMENT. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 25-30 MPH AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROADS. I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2005, AND WAS TOLD THE TRUCK WAS WITHIN SPECS AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE. I REQUEST THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH OTHER OWNERS AND THEY TOO HAVE HAD SIMILAR LOSS OF CONTROL PROBLEMS FROM STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY OR OSCILLATION. I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHER TRUCKS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF A POTENTIAL RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,400.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-350 WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS MY TRUCK HAS BEEN NOT STARTING AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND OCCASIONALLY STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD THE CAM SENSOR, CRANK SENSOR, & FUEL SENDING UNIT ALL REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. I BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO "REPRODUCE THE NOT STARTING", TOLD ME TO CHANGE ALL FILTERS TO FORD BRAND AND CHANGE THE OIL. AFTER SPENDING $350 ON JUST FILTERS THE TRUCK IS STILL BROKEN, I CAN NOT DRIVE IT. THERE IS A CAMPAIGN FOR THIS PROBLEM #05V270000, UNFORTUNATELY FORD SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. I HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT MY TRUCK WHO HAS A COMPUTER TO LOOK UP THE CODES, WHILE THE TRUCK IS PLUGGED IN. HE REPRODUCED THE NOT STARTING WHILE THE COMPUTER WAS PLUGGED IN AND THE CODE CAME UP FOR THE FICM WHICH IS WHAT THE RECALL FROM NHTSA IS FOR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BASICALLY TO BAD. THE TRUCK WILL NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE TRUCK LEAVING ME STRANDED OR EVEN WORSE STALLING WHILE I DRIVE IT AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I DO NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION AROUND ENTIRE SIDEWALL ON LEFT (DRIVER) REAR CONTINENTAL CONITRAC TR LT275/70R18 125/122S TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH ON PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS A FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY PICKUP CARRYING NO LOAD. ALL TIRES ON THE TRUCK ARE FACTORY ORIGINAL WITH 14,600 MILES AND EVEN TREAD WEAR. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO CHECKING OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS. THE TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR PHYSICAL INSPECTION. I ALSO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE TIRE DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING AFTER THE INCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2009 F-350 SUPER DUTY POWER STROKE DIESEL 6.0L. AT APPROX. 30,000 MILES THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE EPISODES OF RUNNING ROUGH MAYBE ONCE EVERY 50MILES. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL FILTERS AND THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SOME BAD DIESEL. LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER THE TRUCK RAN MUCH WORSE . IT WOULD BEGIN RUNNING ROUGH , LOSING POWER AND SOMETIMES STALL. ONCE IT OCCURED AS I WAS PULLING ON TO A FAST MOVING HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BACAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THESE EPISODES WOULD OCCUR ONCE EVERY TEN MILES AND VERY QUICKLY STARTED OCCURING EVERY MILE. TO MAKE A LONG AND EXPENSIVE STORY SHORT THE PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WAS PEELING OFF AND CLOGGING FUEL DELIVERY. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COMMON I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT . MY TRUCK WAS JUST PAST ITS WARRANTY PERIOD SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TANK FROM FORD WITH NO ASSURANCE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS CLEARLY POOR AND DEFECTIVE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DANGEROUS. *TR

I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE DEPENDABILITY AND SAFETY OF THIS 2005 FORD F350 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK. THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES, VALVES, PUMP, COUPLER AND INJECTOR ENDS WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL CONNECT ARE FAILING IN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINES. MINE HAS HAD THE VALVE AND COUPLER REPLACED IN SEPERATE EVENTS. BOTH REPAIRS COST OVER $1000.00. FORD NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO DESIGNING A FIX FOR THESE OIL SYSTEMS AND RECALL THEM THEM. WHEN ANY COMPONENT OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM FAIL THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AND THE DRIVER AND OCCUPENTS ARE SITTING DUCKS. I WONDER HOW MANY INJURIES OR DEATHS HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THESE FAILURES. NO ONE SHOULD PAY IN EXCESS OF $40.000.00 FOR A TRUCK AND HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OT DOLLARS IN REPAIRS JUST AFTER 100,000 MILES AND STILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE THE NEXT FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING FOR ME BUT IF I CAN HELP YOU IN ANY WAY TO GET FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING, LET ME KNOW. THANKS *TR

MY FORD F-350 HAS SEVERE VIBRATION AND STEERING ISSUES. I RECEIVED THE LETTER ABOUT THESE ISSUES APRIL 2009. SHORTLY THERE AFTER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH THE TRUCK STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLE. ABOUT THE TIME I GOT IT SLOWED DOWN I HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT END. THIS WAS ABOUT APRIL 25 2009. ON MAY 14 2009 I WENT TO FORD FOR MY OIL CHANGE. THEY DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGERS UNIVERSAL JOINT IS BROKEN. I WAS NOT IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHEN THIS LOUD POP OCCURRED. BUT I DID ALMOST LOSE CONTROL PRIOR TO HEARING IT POP, MY SPEED AT THE TIME OF POP WAS ABOUT 35MPH. I KEEP THE TIRE PRESSURE UP, BY CHECKING IT ALMOST EVERY TIME I ADD FUEL. AND THE TIRES ARE CHECKED AT EACH OIL CHANGE, EVERY 3,000 MILES. THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM FORD, SAYS TO CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS GOOD WHEN I CHECKED IT SHORTLY AFTER HEARING THE UNIVERSAL JOINT POP. THE SIZE OF TIRE IS THE SAME AS THE ONES INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS. AFTER THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW UNIVERSAL JOINT, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER ALIGNMENT SHOP. HE HAD A F250 HE WAS WORKING ON THAT HAD ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPEN. AND TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALOT. AFTER WHICH I CALLED FORD, THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDED TO ME THAT THE OPERATORS WERE WELL AWARE THESE TRUCKS SHIMMY AND THEN POP THERE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, AS I THINK NEXT TIME I MAY LOSE ALL CONTROL. FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, BUT THE OPERATORS TOLD ME I SHOULD SELL IT, AS THEY HAVE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. I WOULD NOT WANT TO HURT SOMEBODY ELSE BY PASSING THIS PROBLEM TRUCK ON, BUT I DO NOT HAVE FINANCES TO SCRAP IT ETHER. PLEASE HELP ME. THANK YOU *TR

I HAVE A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING ON MY TRUCK AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP OR DIP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE ONLY NOTICED THIS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND IT SEEMS LIKE ONE TIRE HITS THE BUMP OR DIP AND THEN THE OTHER AND IT GOES INTO SEVERE VIBRATIONS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP REMEDIED THE ISSUE BY REPLACING THE HIGH PRESSURE CUP LINK ON THE INJECTOR ACTIVATION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IF ALL THE POWER IS LOST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND FAILURE 99,000.

THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO A PARTICULAR DAY OR A PARTICULAR INCIDENT; IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WHEN MY VEHICLE HITS A HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT OR A HARD BUMP WHEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH OR MORE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD F350 4X4 AND THE FRONT END BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IN MY OPINION COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED TO INSTALL A HEAVIER DUTY STEERING STABILIZER, WHICH WOULD COST ME 380.00, WHICH THEY SAY USUALLY HELPS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW BY FORD, AND THEY ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM OR PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. SOMEONE WILL SURELY BE KILLED, DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, AND THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE STEPS TO MAKE SURE THESE TRUCKS ARE FIXED BY FORD AT FORD'S EXPENSE. THIS IS NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR MY TRUCK, BUT IS APPARENTLY AN EPIDEMIC. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO THEIR JOB AND SEE THAT THIS IS CORRECTED. *TR

MAJOR FRONT END SHIMMY OR OSCILLATION RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. NEAR CRASH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER AND PRIVATE MECHANIC. FORD SAYS IT IS TIRE PRESSURE OR BALANCE MECHANIC SAYS TIRES ARE BALANCED AND INFLATED CORRECT. UNKNOWN WHY THIS HAPPENS? HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE NEW AND CHECKED AS MANY TIMES. COST ALOT OF MONEY TO KEEP CHECKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FORD SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 194,947.

2005 FORD F350 FUEL TANK LINING PEELED CLOGGING TOTAL FUEL SYSTEM CAUSED TRUCK TO BREAKDOWN AND LOOSE POWERSTEERING AT HIGH SPEED. FORD CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH GAS TANK BUT THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF THE SAME INCIDENT. *TR

1. IF I DRIVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 50MPH OR FASTER. 2. FRONT END SHIMMY. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND THE BRAKES HARDLY WORK TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN. THE SHAKING IS SO VIOLENT THAT I LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS SHAKEN MY TRUCK SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT HAS DAMAGED MY TRUCK. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN ABOUT 12 - 15 TIMES. I CAN'T DRIVE OVER 50MPH OR IT STILL HAPPENS. I HAVE ALMOST CAUSED 3 ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS HAPPENING. IT HAPPENED ONCE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING WITH OUR KIDS AND SHE WENT OVER THE CENTERLINE AND ALMOST HIT A SEMI HEAD ON. 3. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRED AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW IN 2005 AND IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING AT 10,000 MILES. TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 34,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE TODAY BECAUSE I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM, BUT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I STARTED TAKING MY TRUCK INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BACK IN 2006 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. I HAVE ASKED FORD TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM MAYBE 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE I GOT THIS LETTER. I ALSO DID A GOOGLE SEARCH TODAY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND YOU CAN SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE POST ONLINE ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. HOPE THIS BECOMES A RECALL SO I CAN KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE. THANK YOU. *TR

2005 FORD F-350 4X4 DUALLY WITH SEVERE FRONT END SHAKE AT AROUND 50 MPH AND HITTING A BUMP IN ROAD. MUST SLOW TO 35 MPH TO STOP SHAKING. FORD DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE. HAVE REPLACED STEERING STABILIZER, AND DRAG LINE, TO NO BENEFIT AS OF YET. *TR

STEERING JERKS TO RIGHT THEN PULLS LEFT AFTER CORRECTION THEN OSCILLATES LEFT AND RIGHT. WON'T CENTER AFTER MAKING A CORNER. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. TIRES WERE ROTATED, BALANCED AND PROPERLY INFLATED AND LUG NUTS TIGHTENED BALL JOINTS AND LINKAGES WERE INSPECTED TO NO AVAIL. *TR

2005 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CROSSING ROUGH BRIDGE ABUTMENTS OR OTHER UNEVEN SURFACES, WHOLE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY AND SOMETIMES LASTS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE SETTLING DOWN. THIS IS A SEVER PROBLEM AS I'M UNABLE TO STEER OR CONTROL THE TRUCK. I'VE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. I DISAGREE AND BELIEVE THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

DIESEL FUEL TANK DE-LAMINATING CAUSING ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NJ

OCCASIONALLY, AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS ONLY (65 - 75 MPH), FRONT END SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN CROSSING OVER A SMALL CHANGE IN SURFACE ELEVATION. (FOR EXAMPLE: TRANSITION FROM ROAD SURFACE TO BRIDGE SURFACE) IT IS NOT PREDICTABLE. VEHICLE STEERING IS COMPROMISED AND THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN PROPER CONTROL IS TO ALLOW THE TRUCK TO SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN VIOLENT SHAKING WILL SUBSIDE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY ONE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND ONE FORD DEALERSHIP (WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED). NEITHER COULD IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. TRUCK IS STOCK WITH NO MODIFICATIONS. MOST RECENT EVENTS OCCURRED TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS TRAVELING INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN NASHVILLE AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, ONE NORTHBOUND AND ONE SOUTHBOUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION MODULE AND RELAY SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 10 MPH WITHOUT BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD A HIGH PRESSURE OIL LEAK, WHICH LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE RELAY SWITCH THIS REPAIR WAS RESOLVED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE ALSO FAULTY AND WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY THREE TIMES. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURES WOULD CONTINUE. . THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HER VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,970.

2005 FORD F350 PICK UP TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS EXCEEDING 55 MPH AFTER CROSSING OVER UNEVEN SURFACE. HAS HAPPENED OVER 25 TIMES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. WILL ONLY STOP "WOBBLING" WHEN IT GETS BELOW APPROX. 30-25 MPH. I'VE HAD MANY INSTANCES WHERE I HAD TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER TO PREVENT BEING HIT FROM BEHIND OR SIDE SWIPED AND STILL GET THE TRUCK DOWN TO 25 MPH TO GET IT TO QUIT. STARTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, FOUND ONLINE THAT IT IS NOT TOO UNCOMMON AND NEVER KNEW WHERE TO GO UNTIL NOW. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK, HOWEVER, IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK ETC. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP, $900 LATER AND TRUCK "SHOOK" THAT EVENING ON HIGHWAY 101. THE FORD STORE WHERE I PURCHASED IT SAID IT REALLY ISN'T FIXABLE.... WHATEVER THAT MEANS! *TR

WHILE ON I-95, MY 2005 F-350 SUPER-DUTY SPUTTER AND LOST POWER. THE TRUCK WENT FROM 60MPH WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO 40MPH IN SECONDS. MAKING EVASIVE MEASURE FROM GETTING TAG FROM BEHIND, I WAS FORCED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHICH WAS TAKING UP BY SNOW. THE TRUCK CRAWLED HALF ON SHOULDER AND HALF IN THE RIGHT LANE WHILE CARS MADE THERE EVASIVE ACTION IN ORDER TO MISS ME. AFTER GETTING TO A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY IT TOOK ABOUT 5-10MIN FOR IT TO CLEAR UP. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DETERIORATING AND PROCEEDED TO ASK ME ABOUT MY FUEL AND WERE I GET IT, BECAUSE IT MUST BE CONTAMINATED. I ALSO OWN THREE OTHER DIESEL TRUCKS A 1995, 1996 AND 2000 AND THEY ALL RUN ON THE SAME FUEL FROM THE SAME GAS STATION. BUT YET ALL THESE TANKS ARE FIND. THE DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THIS TANK AT MY COST WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEB SITES, THIS PROBLEM WILL UNMASK IT SELF AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS TIME I WILL PROBABLY BRING THE TRUCK HOME UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY(DIESEL). THE TRUCK HAS AN UNCONTROLLABLE FRONT END VIBRATION/OSCILLATION, WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, USUALLY 50MPH OR FASTER. WHEN IT DOES THIS THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO STOP IT. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES IT GO AWAY IS TO SLOW DOWN, ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE BECOME AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. AS I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY. *TR

ENGINE FILTERS GET CLOGGED UP AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO RUN ERRATICALLY AND STALL, CAUSED FROM DEBRIS FROM A FAULTY FUEL TANK. *TR

I OWN A 2005 F350 4X4 CREW CAB POWER STROKE DIESEL TRUCK. I HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR SOME WARRANTY WORK JUST BEFORE IT REACHED OVER 100.00 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE INJECTORS REPLACED. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING. SILVER PARTICLE AND RUST IS GETTING INTO THE INJECTERS AND CLOGGING FILTERS. I BEEN TOLD THAT FORD IS NOT COVERING THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 109,000 MILES AND I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE INJECTOR. THEY NEVER TOLD ME TILL AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP THAT THE FUEL TANKS WHERE FAILING. NOW FROM WHAT I CAN TELL EVERYONE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THERE FUEL TANKS. FORD HAS CLAIMED THAT IT IS THE CAUSED FROM BIO-FUELS BUT I HAVE NEVER PUT A DROP OF BIO-FUEL IN MY TRUCK BEFORE. I ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT IF YOU BUY A NEW TANK IT WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY TRUCK WILL NOT RUN ALL THE TIME AND DIES ON ME OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN CHANGING FILTERS AND NOW THE INJECTORS ARE ACTING AS IF THEY ARE DAMAGED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? RICK *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO START, RUNNING ROUGH AND BUCKS AND OFTEN STALLS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO FORD CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR FOREMENTIONED ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK LINER HAS DELAMINATED AND RELEASED PARTICLES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL PUMP, EIGHT INJECTORS, AND CLOGGED ALL FILTERS. COST OF REPAIRS ARE $5600.00. SERVICE DEPT. ADVISED THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. I HAVE ALSO SEARCHED MANY DISCUSSION FORUMS AND FOUND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES SOME WHO HAVE REPLACED 3 OR 4 TANKS AND OTHER FUEL RELATED PARTS IN THE SAME TYPE VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY BADLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY/OSCILLATION (BACK AND FORTH MOTION), IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FRONT OR REAR WHEEL IMPACTS (PAVEMENT JOINTS, FROST HEAVES, ROUGH ROADS, ETC). NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. MUST PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP SHIMMY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER LOSS. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK, POP AND CRACK AT TIMES IN THE MOTOR AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE EGR VALVE WAS REPAIRED, FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED, AND CLEANED THE TURBO COMPONENT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

ODOMETER 23400 WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD, CROSSING RR TRACKS, ECT. VEHICLE FRONT END SLAMS UPPER STOP TO LOWER STOPS VIOLENTLY. YOU MUST SLOW TO APX.30-40 MPH. TO REGAIN CONTROL. THERE IS NO LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, OR BRAKING JUST A VIOLENT "HOPPING OF FRONT WHEELS" . THE VEHICLE SHAKES WILDLY. *TR

FRONT END SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN A POT HOLE OR SETTLED TRENCH IN THE ROAD IS HIT. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE A DEEP OR LARGE POT HOLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE SHOP AND THE TECH SAID THE FRONT END COMPONENTS LOOK GOOD (TIE-ROD ENDS ECT...). I HAVE CHANGED THE SHOCKS AND STEERING DAMPER AND IT DID NOT HELP. *TR

PULLING OUT OF PARKING AREA INTO MAIN HIGHWAY. ENGINE STALLED ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. EGR COOLER LEAKING FLUID INTO AIR INTAKE CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. REPLACED EGR COOLER, CLEANED INTAKE SYSTEM. *TR

THE A/C CONTROL DOESN'T SWITCH OFF OF THE DEFROST SETTING. COULD CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE A/C CONSTANTLY BLOWS OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS. *TR

I RENTED A TRUCK FROM U-HAUL IN ELK GROVE, CA AT 4:50PM ON 8/28/08. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOVE 45MPH IT STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ONCE IT WAS DARK, THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE SHOWN TO BE NON-FUNCTIONING. THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT DO A VEHICLE INSPECTION WITH ME, IN FACT, HE TOOK OFF BEFORE I EVEN PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVE-WAY. I CALLED THE REPAIR SERVICE BECAUSE I FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THEY SENT OUT THAT THE REAR END WAS COMING APART AND THAT THE POWER BRAKE SYSTEM HAD NO POWER WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I INFORMED U-HAUL AND THEY INSISTED THAT I STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEIR FACILITY. I REFUSED, CITING THAT IT WAS UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT THE WORKING TAIL LIGHTS. THEY THEN CHARGED MY CREDIT CARD FOR THE RENTAL AND MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE STILL SAT IN MY DRIVE-WAY WITHOUT THEM KNOWING WHAT THAT MILEAGE WOULD BE. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. SERVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR FOR A PROBLEM WITH MY ACELERATOR. IF I DECELERATE OR STOP AND GO TO GIVE IT GAS AGAIN THE PEDAL PUSHES DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

REAR BRAKE DRUM FAILURE - BACKER PLATE OF MY FORD F350 HAS CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE REAR BRAKE SHOE RETAINER PINS FELL INWARDS AND THE BACK BRAKE SHOE TWISTED AROUND GRINDING IN THE REAR DRUM. UPON HEARING A NOISE SLOWED AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED AND SPUN THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A LONG WHEEL BASE,K CREWCAB PICKUP WITH AN 8FT BOX. THE DISC ROTOR COVER HAS ALSO RUSTED THROUGH LEAVING A HOLE ALLOWING SMALL STONES TO JAM BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL (ECENTUALLY START TO BRAKE ON ONE WHEEL - PROBLEMATIC ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING ON WET OR ICY ROADS. *TR

08/2007 AT 27,127 MILES FORD F350 SUPERDUTY WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR DUE TO THE FOLLOWING: HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION CATCHING AND LOUD BANG, LIKE IT IS JERKING INTO GEAR. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. 08/2008 AT 36,800 MILES (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) TAKEN IN AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER WANT TO CHARGE US TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO PULL TRAILERS OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SO THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE FAILING WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE. *TR