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Our database holds 130 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Ford F-350 Sd. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES, HITTING SMALL BUMPS, OR STOPPING, THE FRONT END STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS WITH NO AVAIL. THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'M GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH BAJA CHAMPION ALL TERRAIN (NA) TIRES, SIZE: FT285/75/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE IT WAS WITNESSED THAT A REFLECTOR HAD LODGED ITSELF INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO IT BEING PUNCTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,006 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60.
BOUGHT BFG COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES FROM COSTCO LAKE ELSINORE, CA ON 05-23-2015 I WENT BACK TO COSTCO WITH A HANDLING COMPLAINT AFTER A RECENT CAMPING TRIP FIRST TIME ON THESE TIRES. WITH MY 29 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER MY TRUCK HANDLES VERY POORLY TIRE SIDE WALLS FEEL VERY SOFT MAKES HANDLING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS WANDERING AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRAILER THE TIRES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO COME OF THE RIMS. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F-350 SRW TRUCK MORE THAN CAPABLE OF TOWING THIS TRAILER. THE TRUCKS MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF INSTALL WAS 154601 CURRENT MILEAGE IS 155061 SO I HAVE PUT A TOTAL OF 460 MILES ON THESE TIRES. COSTCO WOULD ONLY REBALACE AND ROTATE TIRES WITHOUT ANY OF MY SAFTEY CONCERNS ADDRESSED.
BOUGHT BFG COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES FROM COSTCO LAKE ELSINORE, CA ON 05-23-2015 I WENT BACK TO COSTCO WITH A HANDLING COMPLAINT AFTER A RECENT CAMPING TRIP FIRST TIME ON THESE TIRES. WITH MY 29 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER MY TRUCK HANDLES VERY POORLY TIRE SIDE WALLS FEEL VERY SOFT MAKES HANDLING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS WANDERING AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRAILER THE TIRES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO COME OF THE RIMS. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F-350 SRW TRUCK MORE THAN CAPABLE OF TOWING THIS TRAILER. THE TRUCKS MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF INSTALL WAS 154601 CURRENT MILEAGE IS 155061 SO I HAVE PUT A TOTAL OF 460 MILES ON THESE TIRES. COSTCO WOULD ONLY REBALACE AND ROTATE TIRES WITHOUT ANY OF MY SAFTEY CONCERNS ADDRESSED.
BOUGHT BFG COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES FROM COSTCO LAKE ELSINORE, CA ON 05-23-2015 I WENT BACK TO COSTCO WITH A HANDLING COMPLAINT AFTER A RECENT CAMPING TRIP FIRST TIME ON THESE TIRES. WITH MY 29 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER MY TRUCK HANDLES VERY POORLY TIRE SIDE WALLS FEEL VERY SOFT MAKES HANDLING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS WANDERING AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRAILER THE TIRES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO COME OF THE RIMS. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F-350 SRW TRUCK MORE THAN CAPABLE OF TOWING THIS TRAILER. THE TRUCKS MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF INSTALL WAS 154601 CURRENT MILEAGE IS 155061 SO I HAVE PUT A TOTAL OF 460 MILES ON THESE TIRES. COSTCO WOULD ONLY REBALACE AND ROTATE TIRES WITHOUT ANY OF MY SAFTEY CONCERNS ADDRESSED.
BOUGHT BFG COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES FROM COSTCO LAKE ELSINORE, CA ON 05-23-2015 I WENT BACK TO COSTCO WITH A HANDLING COMPLAINT AFTER A RECENT CAMPING TRIP FIRST TIME ON THESE TIRES. WITH MY 29 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER MY TRUCK HANDLES VERY POORLY TIRE SIDE WALLS FEEL VERY SOFT MAKES HANDLING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS WANDERING AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRAILER THE TIRES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO COME OF THE RIMS. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F-350 SRW TRUCK MORE THAN CAPABLE OF TOWING THIS TRAILER. THE TRUCKS MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF INSTALL WAS 154601 CURRENT MILEAGE IS 155061 SO I HAVE PUT A TOTAL OF 460 MILES ON THESE TIRES. COSTCO WOULD ONLY REBALACE AND ROTATE TIRES WITHOUT ANY OF MY SAFTEY CONCERNS ADDRESSED.
BOUGHT BFG COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES FROM COSTCO LAKE ELSINORE, CA ON 05-23-2015 I WENT BACK TO COSTCO WITH A HANDLING COMPLAINT AFTER A RECENT CAMPING TRIP FIRST TIME ON THESE TIRES. WITH MY 29 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER MY TRUCK HANDLES VERY POORLY TIRE SIDE WALLS FEEL VERY SOFT MAKES HANDLING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TRUCK FEELS LIKE ITS WANDERING AND WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRAILER THE TIRES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO COME OF THE RIMS. MY TRUCK IS A 2004 FORD F-350 SRW TRUCK MORE THAN CAPABLE OF TOWING THIS TRAILER. THE TRUCKS MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF INSTALL WAS 154601 CURRENT MILEAGE IS 155061 SO I HAVE PUT A TOTAL OF 460 MILES ON THESE TIRES. COSTCO WOULD ONLY REBALACE AND ROTATE TIRES WITHOUT ANY OF MY SAFTEY CONCERNS ADDRESSED.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 55MPH, THE TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OR ANY PRIOR ISSUE. AFTER IT SHUT OFF THE TRUCK WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. INCIDENT WAS VERY UNSAFE AS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.
THE TRUCK STARTED TO STALL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET UP TO ROAD SPEED OF 55 MPH. THE TRUCK WAS LOSING SPEED, JERKING AND BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ENGINE FAILURE TO WARN ME OF ANY PROBLEMS, IE. ENGINE LIGHT. THIS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONCE, CAUSING POTENTIAL TRAFFIC HAZARD. THE CAM SENSOR AND FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COSTS INVOLVED WERE HIGH THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE STALLING. THANK YOU,
GETTING ON ENTRANCE RAMP I35 NORTH, F350 LOSS POWER NO ACCELERATION, SEMI TRUCK ALMOST RAN OVER US, DUE TO NO POWER, WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT THE PIPE, THEN TRUCK STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. SINCE THEN THE TRUCK HAS SILVER FLAKING IN FUEL LINE HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL THINGS, STILL NOT FUNCTIONAL. HAVING SAME PROBLEMS NOW WITH F550 2006. BOTH WITH 6.0 ENGINES AND FAULT Y GAS TANKS. *TR
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
DRIVER WAS LEAVING BASE YARD WITH 2004 FORD F350 SD. WHILE DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE AS THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO BRAKE TO A STOP. THE STEERING SECTOR SHAFT SHEARED OFF RIGHT AT THE PITMAN ARM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX MS II TIRES SIZE LT235/85 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,956 AND THE DOT WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TRUCK WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE EXPERIENCES STALLING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TERRAIN TIRES, SIZES LT 265/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE QUARTER PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE BEFORE THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 332,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 347,000. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE TAIL PIPE AT AN ALARMING RATE AND ACCELERATION POWER WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TWO FUEL INJECTORS, TWO OIL COOLERS, AND THE EGR VALVE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.
I WAS LEAVING MY HOME WITH MY TRAVEL TRAILER FOR VACATION. I MADE IT TO THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, I NEEDED TO USE THE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP. AFTER DRIVING VERY SLOWLY HOME I DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY BRAKE LINE. THIS WAS NOT AN ORDINARY TYPE LINE, THIS WAS A STAINLESS STEEL LINE THAT HAD SOME TYPE OF SEALING DEVICE IN THE ENDS THAT FAILED. THERE ARE TWO MORE OF THE SAME TYPE LINES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE GREAT CONCERN THAT IF ONE OF THESE LINES FAILED WILL THE OTHER TWO FAIL? THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 2004 F-350 DUALLY WITH MY DUMP TRAILER ON THE BACK. I WAS HEADED DOWN A SLIGHT HILL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. THE FRONT WHEELS STARTED TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT VERY FAST BUT IN SHORT STROKES. THE SHAKING AND THE STROKES BEGAN TO GET LONGER SO THE WHEELS WERE TURNING MORE AND MORE EACH TIME THE WHEELS TURNED BACK AND FORTH.. THE SHAFT THAT COMES OF OF THE STEERING BOX THAT GOES TO THE PITMAN ARM SHEARED IN HALF. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE I HAD NO STEERING. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE WHEELS LOCKED COMPLETELY RIGHT, CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE HIGHWAY, I HIT A BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY HEAD ON, THEN THE TRAILER PULLED ME AROUND 180 DEGREES AND I ROLLED THE TRUCK AND TRAILER. *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 F350. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAULTY TURBO CHARGER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
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.
WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW TO TOW OUR 5TH WHEEL. AT 16,000 MILES THE TURBO WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 31,412 MILES, AGAIN, THE TURBO HAD TO BE REPLACED BUT THIS TIME AT OUR EXPENSE. THIS SECOND TURBO RUSTED AND WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. OUR TRUCK HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME/MILEAGE. IT HAS NEVER HAD ANY AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT USED ON IT OR HAS IT BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE POORLY ENGINEERED AND DESIGNED ENGINE/EGR SYSTEM. IT PUTS MOISTURE INTO THE TURBO WITHOUT A METHOD TO REMOVE IT. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND STAND BEHIND THIS ENGINE THAT THEY CONTRACTED INTERNATIONAL TO ENGINEER, DESIGN, AND BUILD FOR THEM. WE IMPLORE NHTSA TO STEP UP AND HOLD FORD RESPONSIBLE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR PRODUCT WITH RECALLS TO FIX THE INHERENT PROBLEMS THAT THIS ENGINE AND VEHICLE PRESENT. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION TO THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
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