Problems with 2004 Ford F-350 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

While driving vehicle stalled. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak

Engine stalls/stops running, leading to a loss of steering and braking. this has ocurred three times, twice at low speed when coming to a stop, once at high speed.*ak

When decelerating vehicle stalled. dealership serviced vehicle, and technician could not duplicate the problem. *ak

Consumer noticed that engine stalled at any speed. dealership serviced the vehicle several times, but could not duplicate the problem. *ak

Since new vehicle purchase, my ford f350 diesel p/u experienced engine surging (200-250 rpm) while stopped with the automatic transmission in drive. the surge was significant enough to lurch the truck forward with the brake applied, such as at a stoplight. in several cases, i almost rear ended other vehicles before applying the brake hard enough to stop the truck from moving forward. i later learned to anticipate the surge using the brakes to minimize movement of the truck while stopped. my surging problem was confirmed on multiple occasions by technicians during test rides, but they could not duplicate the problem in the shop. in all cases, the first step was to reflash the ecm which masked the problem for several days while the truck relearned my driving habits and prevented a diagnosis. the engine had to be operated at full temperature in road conditions before the problem developed. in the shop, idling the engine to warm up to normal operating temperature was not sufficient to replicate the problem. ford dealers made multiple attempts (10 or more) to diagnose the problem: replacing injector control pressure (icp) module, egr valve, and icp wiring connectors to no avail. the problem was finally diagnosed and corrected, out of warranty at approx. 44,500 miles, by replacing the engine wiring harness. i found a dealer who was willing to send a technician on a test ride with me and hook up an onboard computer laptop that identified the problem before reflashing the computer ecm. a number of surging complaints from other owners of ford f350 are posted in online forums documenting similar circumstances and frustration. the incident date provided is the approximate date of the first occurrence. in my case, the surging occurred on a near daily basis, although intermittently, for 41000 miles of driving without any resolution from ford. the engine wiring harness was replaced in feb 2009 which corrected the surging in my truck. i paid a $100 deductible. *tr

Dt: under acceleration between 25 and 45 mph the vehicle loses power. there is hesitation when vehicle accelerates. it is as though it bogs down and can not gain any speed. also, a large amount of black smoke was expelled from the exhaust. when this occurs the truck comes to crawl in middle of traffic, and happens mostly in stop and go traffic, as well as on interstate. took vehicle to a dealer 4 times for this problem within 28,000 miles. dealership could not find anything wrong, but did trouble shooting repairs to the computer, and then replaced the turbo. dealer admitted they did not know how to fix or diagnose this problem. consumer has not contacted the manufacturer at this time. no other repairs were done or issues outside of this probekm occurred. *ak

While driving, t he vehicle stalled several times. the consumer would restart the vehicle while in motion. the brakes would go out when this would occur. *ak the problem seemed to be resolved. the dealer replaced the egr valve (exhaust gas-recirculation). the vehicle idled erratically. the injector pressure regulator was replaced. the ebp sensor and the egr valve did not work properly and both were replaced. the ebp signal remained to fluctuate. also ,the turbo charger was not working properly. *sc *jb

Vehicle is experiencing a problem with the exhaust fumes which seem to be getting into the cab of the pickup. vehicle has been to the dealers on several occasions. also, contacted the manufacturer. however, they did not help the owner with this problem. the exhaust fumes were coming through the air conditioner and heat vents. when driving, the exhaust fumes burned the driver's eyes, and gave owner a headache. *ak updated 12/27/2005 - the vehicle has also been having injector problems *nm

Ford f-350 power stroke diesel 2004 has stalled twice while driving down the road. loose power steer and brakes on highway. have replaced turbo charger and worked on fuel injection system. turbo charger is now making the same noise again. mileage when worked on 2994/4437/18081. *jb

While driving at any speed vehicle lost power. *al

Intermittently while driving engine shut off followed by the meters on the dashboard reading zero. then, vehicle stalled. the consumer put vehicle into neutral and restarted. when this happened before lost control of vehicle. the dealership performed several diagnostic tests, and replaced the pcm ground/engine ground,and wiring going to the pcm. the failure still existed. the consumer invoked the lemon law because the dealership was unable to rectify the failure. *ak *sc consumer advised that the engine stalled and resulted in the vehicle leaving the roadway. the vehicle entered the front yard of home and damaged the lawn. there were no injuries or damage to the vehicle. *dsy

Vehicle was purchased for pulling a horse trailer. transmission and engine locked at 600 miles. driver stated there was a real bad jerk. currently, when driving vehicle was constantly bucking. *ak vehicle was jerking while cruise control is either on or off, and when pulling trailer on any speed. dealer performed diagnosis, nothing was found. dealer also replaced icp, and ap switch to repair transmission lock-up. *la

While driving 30 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. this caused lost of steering and brakes. the dealer told the consumer that he was using the wrong gas but the consumer is using high diesel octane. please provide any additional information. *nm the consumer stated there was a technical service bulletin which stated there was a problem with wire chaffing. *jb

While stopped at a traffic light my diesel truck suddenly lurched forward. i was able to step on the brake pedal firmly enough to prevent hitting the vehicle in front of me. *la