2006 Ford F-350 Electrical System Problems

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE PLUGS. THE DASH GOES DEAD, INTERIOR LIGHTS DONT WORK. POWER WINDOWS DONT WORK RADIO SHUTS OFF. VEHICLE RUNS IMPROPERLY. THE VEHICLE CAN BE SITTING OR MOVING. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND FORD TRUCKS FROM AS EARLY AS 2002-2008 HAVE THIS ISSUE. ITS UNSAFEAND A KNOW ISSUEWITH THESE YEAR FORD TRUCK F150-F450. A NEW DASH IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND USED ONES RUN THE RISK OF THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENING AGAIN. THE FIX IS SIMPLE, THE COST IS NOT. THERES VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE DOZENS OF FORUMS. EXCURSION EXPEDITIONS ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IM N THE MID WEST ITS COLD. I DROVE TO PICK UP A COIPLE ATVS AN HOUR NORTH. HALFWAY BACK ISSUES HAPPENED WHILE WINDOW WAS DOWN. DROVE HOME PREG FIANCE 5YR OLD IN THE BACK -3 OUTSIDE-15 WINDCHILL N WE'RE DRIVE 65MPH TO GET HOME. THAT WAS MISSERABLE.

WHEN MERGING ON FREEWAY. TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING AFTER LETTING OFF GAS PEDAL. SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO SLOW TRUCK. TRUCK KEPT GOING FASTER AND HAD NO CONTROL OF SPEED OR WAY TO STOP TRUCK. AFTER INCIDENT NOW TAC ODOMETER ON DASH NEEDLE WONT GO BACK TO ZERO AFTER YOU SHUT TRUCK OFF CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF AND NO FLOOR MATS IN TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL FAILURES OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHAMALEY FORD (11301 GATEWAY BLVD W, EL PASO, TX 79936) WHERE THE TURBO, GLOW PLUGS, HEAD GASKETS, AND THE COMPUTER WERE REPLACED. DESPITE THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE TRUCKS SPEEDOMETER STARTED INTERMITTENTLY WORKING ABOUT 3 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M AT THE ONLY THING SO FARE THAT I HAVE NOTED IS IF THE HEATER IS IN IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 DIESEL SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN HAULING A FOREST RIVER CEDAR CREEK RV TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE PRODIGY. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,504. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED TOWING PACKAGE TO PULL HIS 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONSUMER THEN PURCHASED A NEW 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKE CONTROLLER FOR THE TRAILER. THE CONSUMER SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE TOWING PACKAGE FOR THE F-350 DID WORK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE WHEN TOWING THE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKE SYSTEM ONLY WORKED WHEN IT WAS APPLIED MANUALLY, WHEN TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR STOP SUDDENLY. UPDATED 06/22/11

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HALF OF THE MOTOR WAS REPORTED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A HOUSE AND TWO VEHICLES WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

I WAS GONE FOR A FEW DAYS ON VACATION. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I WENT OUT TO START MY 2006 FORD F-350 6.0 DIESEL SUPER DUTY TRUCK. I TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WORKED AND THE BACK GROUND LIGHTS FOR THE GAUGE CAME ON BUT NO GAUGES NO OIL PRESSURE NO FUEL NO SPEED INDICATOR NO WINDOWS AND NO RADIO. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IT HAD 4900 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER WAS FRIED. THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR MOVED FOR 11 DAYS. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE FAILURE. *JB

BROUGHT A 2006 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY IN FEBRUARY. ONE MORNING IN OCTOBER I STARTED THE TRUCK LET IT WARM UP AND WENT TO DRIVE IT. AS I WAS GETTING ON TO A ON RAMP I LOOKED DOWN AT MY GAUGE CLUSTER AND NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING BELOW 0 MPH, WHEN I WAS DOING APPROXIMATELY. 45 - 55 MPH. THEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT. STARTED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN AND THE GAUGE WAS STILL READING 0 MPH. SO I PULLED OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION AND CALLED THE DEALER UP, THEY TOLD ME TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND START IT AGAIN. ONCE I DID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND HAS NOT DONE THAT SINCE. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES WERE READING FINE, TRUCK HAD NORMAL POWER AND RAN LIKE IT SHOULD. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERIES IN THE VEHICLE KEEP GOING DEAD AND THE ALTERNATOR IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE FAILURE BUT THE OWNER THINKS THE FAILURE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.