Five problems related to check engine light on have been reported for the 2004 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Takara recall I was driving down the freeway when the check engine light came on I all the sudden had a loss of power and it was like the motor was sputtering like it had a misfire after that it's very hard to start and barely moves it comes up with multiple injector codes that all failed at the same time some high some low.
Had miss fires in engine this truck has never shown check engine light while driving down road at 70 mph the engine started missing check engine light never came on??? took truck to shop . The engine melted the tip off a spark plug in side the cylinder ,it destroyed the cylinder wall have to replace engine. Asked the tech what caused this he said engine was running to lean this truck has never showed check engine light and there was no trouble codes for tech to read??? something is not right with the computer system in this truck.
2004 f 250 engine light illuminated , engine surged and ran rough. The vehicle also stalled. The dealer attempted to resolve the problem but each time the problem recurred.
Vehicle was driving poorly while accelerating and hesitated. Consumer noticed the check engine light flashed on, then flashed off. Consumer drove vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The problem could not be duplicated.
Without warning the vehicle died. Caller had to wait awhile to get it started. Dealer said they could not find anything wrong with vehicle. Caller took vehicle to dealer 8 times. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet. Caller said at the beginning the check engine light would come on, and dealer replaced something to fix that. Nothing gives him notice that the engine is going to die.