2004 Ford F-350 Owner Complaints

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.

NHTSA ID

11655439

Incident

Mar 18, 2025

Mileage

190,019 mi

While driving at 40-50 MPH the vehicle will lose power and then then stalls while moving leading to loss of power. The loss power of affects the power steering posing a direct threat for an auto collision due to the difficult in steering the moving vehicle into an emergency lane. Avoided several accidents with this truck. Once it is stalled it can take numerous times to restart the vehicle. This issue seems to occur more on slopes going up hill. This does not seem to occur as often going downhill or on areas with no incline. Currently vehicle has 126,931.8 miles on it. Regularly serviced and otherwise running fine.

NHTSA ID

11462676

Incident

Apr 14, 2022

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-350 equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Discover AT3, Tire size: 265/75/R16, DOT Number: UPWM1M11718M16L. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the rear driver’s side tire had a sidewall blowout. The contact stated that all four tires had sidewall blowouts months apart. The tire blowouts had damaged the rims. The contact replaced the front driver’s, passenger’s, and rear driver’s side tire with the spare after each blowout. The dealer was made aware of the failure and replaced the rear passenger’s side tire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the rear driver’s side rim, rear driver’s and front passenger’s side tire were sent to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was not available.

NHTSA ID

11434207

Incident

Sep 24, 2021

MY TRUCK HAS MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE BOUGHT IT AND THREE DAYS LATER THE EGR WENT OUT THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW I GOT A BLOWN MOTOR

NHTSA ID

11365419

Incident

Sep 18, 2020

Mileage

170,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE FUEL FILTER WAS COVERED WITH SILVER DEBRIS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 332,000.

NHTSA ID

11354839

Incident

Sep 13, 2020

Mileage

332,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE. CASA FORD (5815 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000.

NHTSA ID

11339799

Incident

Jun 11, 2019

Mileage

220,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHILE IDLING, THE ENGINE RPMS REMAINED VERY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ICP SENSOR AND INJECTOR CONTROL SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11203466

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

TAKATA INFLATORS; MY VEHICLE STARTED ALL TYPES OF PROBLEMS INTERMITTENT ONES THAT COST ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS NEVER FIXING THE PROBLEM THIS IS WERE IT ALL BEGAN,,.MY VEHICLE DIED GOING UP FAIRLY STEEP HILL TO GRAVE YARD, IT IMMEDIATELY ROLLED BACK SHOVING A FAMILY MEMBERS VEHICLE DOWN HILL A WAYS UNTIL THEY TURNED AWAY FROM THE CLIFF EDGE LEAVING ME ALL ALONE.UNTIL GOING THROUGH A RUN OFF DITCH STOPPING OVER IT INTO 2 TREES. I HAD NO STEERING NO BRAKES AND THANK GOD THE TREES WERE THERE TO STOP MY TRUCK IF NOT THEIR WAS A 100 FOOT CLIFF NEXT.. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT RECALLS OR SUCH I JUST TRIED TO FIX MY TRUCK PROBLEM BY PROBLEM AS SYMPTOMS CAME ON I HAVE ALL TYPES OF RECENT RECEIPTS THAT ALL CAME FROM SILVERISH DARK MAYBE EVEN GRAY MATTER STUFF IN THE TANK. WHEN I GET MY BANK STATEMENT I WILL ITEMIZE ALL AND SUBMIT THEM WHEN FINAL COST IS OVER.

NHTSA ID

11190120

Incident

Feb 14, 2019

Mileage

268,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BATTERY, OIL PRESSURE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECORD OF THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11031616

Incident

Oct 13, 2010

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO FORD USA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ *TT

NHTSA ID

11022126

Incident

Aug 31, 2017

Mileage

82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE INNER ROCKER PANELS HAD SEVERE CORROSION, FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FORMULA FORD, 4318 MIDDLE RD, RUTLAND, VT, 05701) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT GOT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES INVOLVED; THEREFORE, THE DEALER PAID SOME OF THE REPAIR COST TO BE WELDED BY THE CONTACT'S INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL WELDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,590.

NHTSA ID

11010569

Incident

Nov 29, 2016

Mileage

140,590 mi

SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES. YOU MUST SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN BY SEVERAL MILES PER HOUR BEFORE THE SYSTEM WILL DISENGAGE. (PUSH HARD AND LONG). THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IF YOU PREFORM AN EMERGENCY STOP THAT CAUSES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE. THIS WILL CURE THE ISSUE FOR AWHILE. BUT WITH NORMAL BRAKING THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN WITH IN SEVERAL DAYS.

NHTSA ID

10980010

Incident

Apr 1, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED NORMALLY, BUT STALLED AGAIN THE SAME AFTERNOON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,307.

NHTSA ID

10971851

Incident

Apr 10, 2017

Mileage

133,307 mi

WE HAVE HAD FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH OUR 2004 FORD F350. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE GOING DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY, ONCE WHEN DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, AND ONCE WHEN WE WERE PARKING AT A REST STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN ALL OF THESE INSTANCES. IN THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB AND STRUCK A TRASH CAN AT A REST STOP. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE AS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN ANOTHER INCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND ONCE WHEN I WAS DRIVING. AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WE GOOGLED THIS AND FOUND THERE ARE NUMEROUS CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST FORD FOR THIS ISSUE, AND THAT OUR YEAR VEHICLE (2004) HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST INCIDENT RATES.

NHTSA ID

10968561

Incident

Mar 19, 2017

Mileage

49,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10845783

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

83,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10845706

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL UNEXPECTEDLY WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR, THUS DISALLOWING THE TRUCK TO STOP. THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE PUMPED,UP ENOUGH IN ORDER TO STOP THE TRUCK, BUT ONLY ONE TIME. ATTEMPTS TO PUMP THE PEDAL AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE ENOUGH FOR FUTURE ATTEMPTS AT STOPPING THE TRUCK WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS REVEALED RUST BUILDUP ON/NEAR A WEAK SPOT ON ONE OF THE BRAIDED, FLEXIBLE FRONT BRAKE LINES WHICH HAD BURSTED, VIRTUALLY MAKING THE BRAKES USELESS BY DISALLOWING PRESSURE TO BE BUILT UP IN THE SYSTEM. A FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE SYSTEM REVEALED A SECOND BRAIDED, FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE THAT WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST BUILDUP AND EMINENT FAILURE. THE POINT OF FAILURE ON BOTH LINES WAS THE FLEXIBLE, BRAIDED SECTION ITSELF, JUST ADJACENT TO WHERE IT CONNECTED WITH THE PRE-MOLDED PORTION OF EACH LINE.

NHTSA ID

10748350

Incident

Aug 2, 2015

Mileage

91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10713462

Incident

Apr 20, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

NHTSA ID

10682591

Incident

Feb 5, 2015

Mileage

210,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,237.

NHTSA ID

10654705

Incident

Oct 13, 2014

Mileage

37,237 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN BUCKING AND JERKING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE WAY BEFORE ABOVE.DATE IT STOPPED RUNNING AT A STOP SIGN THEN BUCKED AND JERKED SO IN 2013 IT GOT SO BAD THAT I FINALLY HAD IT CHECKED OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS TRANSMISSION, HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS REFERRED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS ACQUAINTED WITH THE PROBLEM AND HAS WORKED ON SEVERAL TRUCKS WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINE. HE SAID FOR $1200 YOU MIGHT REPAIR IT, NO GUARANTEES. HE SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR. I DIDN'T HAVE IT REPAIRED. IN AUGUST 2014 IT STOPPED AND JERKED AT STOPS SIGN MORE THAN ONCE. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED A SENSOR LOCATED UNDER THE TURBO, FOR $600, AND THAT SOLVED THAT PROBLEM. IN OCTOBER 2014 I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION, BUT IT STILL BUCKS AND JERKS TODAY I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I ONLY DRIVE IT OCCASIONALLY. IT HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654220

Incident

Nov 17, 2009

Mileage

44,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE LOSS POWER. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V139000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10643651

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

VEHICLE WILL NOT START, CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START. DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CAM POSITION SENSOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10640863

Incident

Aug 28, 2014

Mileage

199,958 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER, DIAGNOSED AND SERVICED EGR VALVE, REPLACED EGR THROTTLE VALVE AND SEALED THE BOOST INLET TUBE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10640860

Incident

May 5, 2014

Mileage

176,159 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10640857

Incident

Jun 10, 2014

Mileage

176,253 mi