2004 Ford F-350 SD
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
These records cover every 2004 Ford F-350 SD. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
3 recalls name the 2004 Ford F-350 SD. Newest first.
Ford IS recalling certain model year 2011 ranger trucks built from january 25, 2011, through april 25, 2011 at the twin cities assembly plant, and service parts distributed to dealers for certain 2004 through 2011 model year ranger trucks, 2002 through 2005 model year excursion vehicles, and 2002 through 2007 model year F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 trucks…
Non-functioning lights could increase the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the switches free of charge. the safety recall began on august 15, 2011. owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
Certain federal-mogul replacement wheel hub assemblies with the brand names: national, carquest p/nos. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, and 515060, shipped between january 23, 2006, and december 20, 2007, sold for light duty and medium duty trucks. the inboard retention nut used to maintain hub bearing assembly can loosen resulting in an ABS…
Wheel separation can result in a vehicle crash.
Federal-mogul will notify customers and will replace the hub assembly free of charge. the recall began on february 7, 2008. owners can contact federal-mogul toll-free at 877-489-6659.
Certain pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans equipped with 6.0L diesel engines may experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may not restart.
Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.
Dealers will upgrade the fuel injection control module (ficm) wire harness or replaced, and/or have a new injection control pressure (icp)) sensor connector installed free of charge. the recall began on july 22, 2005. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton V-8 and V-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi IS not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi IS aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi?s analysis showed, it IS possible for a spark plug to detach from the engine cylinder threads in the subject vehicles.however, odi?s analysis of 474 complaints describing such incidents found only a very few alleged any safety-related consequences.none of these showed any evidence of a serious safety consequence.given the large population and relatively long exposure time of the subject vehicles, the complaint analysis indicates that the risk to motor vehicle safety from the alleged defect IS very low.in view of the foregoing, it IS unlikely that nhtsa would issue an order for the notification and remedy of the alleged defect at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the petition.therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize nhtsa?s limited resources to best accomplish the agency?s safety mission, the petition IS denied.
In a june 7, 2005 letter, ford notified odi that it would be conducting a safety recall of approximately 180,000 ford f-super duty, excursion and e-series vehicles equipped with 6.0L diesel engines to correct two wiring related conditions that could result in engine stall (nhtsa recall no. 05V-270, ford no. 05S34).the affected vehicles were built between september 29, 2003 and may 31, 2004.according to ford, vehicles with the conditions may stall without warning and may or may not restart.ford will instruct owners of vehicles included in the recall to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the fuel injector control module wire harness upgraded or replaced and or have a new injection control pressure sensor connector installed.during a may 2005 presentation to odi, ford identified a number of potential failure mechanisms that could affect engine performance in various segments of the subject vehicle population, including the wiring conditions addressed by 05v-270.the wiring conditions, which both affect engine fueling, were the most likely conditions to result in engine stall.the recalled vehicles comprise approximately 43% of the subject vehicle population and account for 75 of the 113 odi reports that have a valid vin (66%).the voq complaint rate for the recall population IS 45/100k while the rate for vehicles outside the recall population IS 17/100k and their trend (by date of receipt) IS declining.based on the analysis, odi believes ford?s actions are sufficient to address the current safety risks and the investigation IS thus closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety related defect does not exist.further action will be taken if warranted by future circumstances.
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
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