Ford E-550 owners have reported 26 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 9 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's diesel engine (9 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car stall (5 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
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...
Purchased a used Ford 550 diesel bucket truck, in Nov. 2007 two weeks after truck started to not start at times and would stall while driving down the road. We drove it to the dealership and had it towed in several times, dealership would send truck back to us and it would again stall on the road, 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...
: the contact stated the engine continued to stall. The dealer replaced 4 fuel injectors, 2 oil lines, and 2 oil pumps. The service dealer was unsure how to rectify the issue. The vehicle stalled while in gear, whether accelerating or not. Read details...