2008 Ford F-350 Engine

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION WITH THE POOR TURBO PERFORMANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR SHAFT COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND BOTH THERMOSTATS HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,442.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO RADIATOR FAILURES. WE HAD THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR BOTH TIMES. EVERY TRUCK IN OUR FLEET OF 7 F-350'S HAS HAD AT LEAST TWO RADIATOR FAILURES AND FORD REFUSES TO WARRANT THE REPAIRS. ON THIS VEHICLE THE FIRST RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 27,229 MILES ON 5-27-08; THE SECOND RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 138,005 MILES ON 4-30-10. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO RADIATOR FAILURES. WE HAD THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR BOTH TIMES. EVERY TRUCK IN OUR FLEET OF 7 F-350'S HAS HAD AT LEAST TWO RADIATOR FAILURES AND FORD REFUSES TO WARRANT THE REPAIRS. ON THIS VEHICLE THE FIRST RADIATOR WAS REPLACE AT 110,154 MILES ON 3-10-10; THE SECOND RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 141,617 MILES ON 12-22-10. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A RADIATOR FAILURE. WE HAD THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. EVERY TRUCK IN OUR FLEET OF 7 F-350'S HAS HAD RADIATOR FAILURES AND FORD REFUSES TO WARRANT THE REPAIRS. ON THIS VEHICLE THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 78,475 MILES ON 12-26-09. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO RADIATOR FAILURES. WE HAD THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR BOTH TIMES. EVERY TRUCK IN OUR FLEET OF 7 F-350'S HAS HAD AT LEAST TWO RADIATOR FAILURES AND FORD REFUSES TO WARRANT THE REPAIRS. ON THIS VEHICLE THE FIRST RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 60,083 MILES ON 7-8-09; THE SECOND RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 119,551 MILES ON 11-18-10. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A RADIATOR FAILURE. WE HAD THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR . EVERY TRUCK IN OUR FLEET OF 7 F-350'S HAS HAD RADIATOR FAILURES AND FORD REFUSES TO WARRANT THE REPAIRS. ON THIS VEHICLE THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 100,345 MILES ON 9-2-10. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE AIR FILTER WILL GET CLOGGED WITH SNOW CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. ON 12/30/2010 AT 2PM I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES (ZIP CODE 57201) AND THE AIR FILTER HAD 1/2" OF SNOW ALL AROUND AND INSIDE THE FILTER. DISCUSSED WITH LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS A NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR STRAND PASSENGERS IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

MY F350 CREW CAB HAS FUMES THAT ENTER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS CLEANING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK, YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE WINDOWS UP AND BREATH BECAUSE IT IS A HEALTH HAZARD. SUNBELT FORD IN CORDELE GEORGIA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE LOOKED AT THE TRUCK. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY TRUCK IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DOES THIS. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN A SATISFIED FORD TRUCK OWNER FOR YEARS AS WELL AS USING FORD TRUCKS IN MY CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE. PLEASE ADVISE ME IN WRITING AS I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SERVICE WARNING INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENTERING REGENERATION MODE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST SOME POWER AND SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR ON THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING. THE LEAK WAS NOTICED BY THE DRIVER AFTER DOING A DAILY INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAS IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,992. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,774. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION THERE WAS A GENERATION OF EXCESSIVE EXHAUST FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THIRTEEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

AFTER PARKING MY FORD F-350 CREW CAB 4X4 WITH A V-10 ENGINE, I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CIRCLED AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE I NOTICED FROM THE CORNER OF MY EYE FLAMES IN THE R FRONT WHEEL WELL. BEHIND THE TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT INSIDE THE BUILDING AND SUMMONED HELP AND A FIRE EXTINGUISHER (ABC) . MYSELF AND SECURITY PERSONNEL DID NOT OPEN THE HOOD. WE DIRECTED THE FIRE EXT. INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THERE WAS A SORT OF BACKLASH AND WITH SECONDS A PAINT BUBBLING HOT SPOT APPEARED ON THE HOOD. WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO RESPONDED. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THERE WAS FLAMING UNDER THE ENGINE AS WELL. WE CLEARED THE AREA OF ONLOOKERS AS FIREMAN FOUGHT THE BLAZE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO MYSELF, THE SECURITY GUARD WHO RESPONDED, FIREMEN OR ONLOOKERS. *TR

DIESEL PERTICULATE FILTERS. *TR

2008 FORD F350 6.4 DIESEL. JOB 1 TRUCK PRODUCTION LINE. 33,000 MILES, LEAKING RADIATOR. DEALER REPLACED AND DETERMINED DEFECTIVE. $1709.43 COST. TRUCK PURCHASED 6/07. TRUCK IS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. MOST OWNERS OF THIS MODEL REPORTING SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F350. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF HE HEARD A HISSING SOUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID. HIS CAT DIED FROM DRINKING THE FLUID. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000. UPDATED 11/03/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LEAK IN 3 DIFFERENT PLACES. UPDATED 11/04/09*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE AND THE ENGINE POWER DECREASED. SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350 SD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FRONT MAIN SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

RADIATOR LEAK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT POWER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND IDLED ROUGHLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. HOWEVER, THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AT 53,000 MILES. ON 12 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,400. UPDATED 10-29-08 *BF UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VAST AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE GROUND WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE WARNING, THE CONTACT COULD SMELL OIL BURNING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. ON JUNE 4, 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST FILTER FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST FILTER. ON JUNE 22, 2008, THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS TRANSPORTING A TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE TRAILER SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE. HIS FATHER LOST CONTROL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,624 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

REGARDLESS OF SPEED, EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE BLOWING OUT OF EXHAUST COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTING OWN REAR SIGHT AS WELL AS BLINDING FOLLOWING VEHICLES. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, VEHICLE CURRENTLY AT 36, 000 KM. PERSONAL BELIEF IS THAT THIS HAS LED TO ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED WHICH FORD WILL NOT WARRANTY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS FORD REPORTS THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

I LEASED A 2008 F350 6.4 LITER IT WAS SMOKING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE OFTEN SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IT GOT WORSE THEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALER AND THE SMOKE CHECKED THEY SAID IN THE PAPER WORK IT WAS UNDETERMINED 1 MONTH LATER I LOST ALL POWER AND THE TRUCK DIED THE OIL CAP WAS NOT PUT ON AND THERE WAS OIL EVERYWHERE SINCE THEN THE SMOKE HAS GOTTEN WORSE SO I STARTED TO GO TO A SMALL MECHANIC THAT WORKS ON MY OTHER TRUCKS WELL SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE SMOKE IS MORE OFTEN LIKE TWO TIMES A WEEK FOR 10 MIN SON I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TWO WEEKS AGO THEY HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND THEN THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I HAD TO PROVE THAT I HAD THE OIL CHANGES DONE TO IT I OWN FOUR TRUCKS AND THEY ALL GET OIL CHANGES SO I BROUGHT THE RECITES AND THEY SAID BECAUSE I PAID CASH FOR THE OIL CHANGES THE RECEIPT FORM THE MECHANIC WHERE FAKE AND IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE SO I DROVE IT DOWN THE STREET TO ANOTHER PLACE SINCE THEN ITS UN DRIVABLE IT SMOKES THE HOLE TIME ITS RUNNING WHAT DO I DO? *TR

FOR TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND MILES THE VEHICLE HAS HAD AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE MISS. THEY HAVE WORKED ON THIS NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE FINALLY QUIT ON I-70 JUST BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY SOMEONE THAT CARES ABOUT THE SAFETY OF US ,THE CONSUMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR