Table 1 shows seven common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2003 Ford E-550. The number one most common problem is related to the diesel engine (seven problems). The second most common problem is related to the manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (three problems).
While driving truck engines would shut off and then restart. This happened a couple of time on a narrow mountain road causing me to lose steering for a second or two, very scary. Problem fixed after I replaced the cps on my own. Read details...
The cold air tube to the turbo blew loose on a uphill pull. I experienced a severe loss of power and lots of black smoke. I am pulling a 5th wheel trailer and had this been on a mountain pass I feel I could have lost control, thus resulting in a deadly accident. Read details...
I was driving my Ford f150 (51k miles) through town when all of a sudden boom. My children were scared to death and I was more than a bit concerned. When I was able to pull over and analyze the situation I found the coil on plug blown off of the #3 plug on the passenger side. Read details...