Engine Exhaust System problems of the 2011 Ford F-250

When stationary exhaust fumes are drawn into cab of truck by the air handling system. This is an ongoing problem.

Truck shut down by itself. Towed truck to dealership and was told the exhaust gas temperature sensor went out. Discovered that Ford was under investigation on a partial recall of same part for same engine for ambulance package trucks. Called Ford to ask if my truck was covered and was told no even through it is the same part and the same engine as the October 2013 recall of 2011-2012 Ford f 250 ambulance package vehicles equipped with a 6. 7lt diesel power stroke engine.

Driver was piloting vehicle through turn at intersection fully loaded with salt and a snow plow. Vehicle dash display read shut down vehicle safely and then immediately shut the vehicle down. Truck was stranded impeding traffic for 40 minutes until a good samaritan was able to pull it back out of the intersection. Vehicle was towed to dealer and exhaust temp sensor was found to be bad. The charge was $100 for the work plus the tow bill which was $113. 50. This is a safety issue. I use this and another truck with the same engine (also submitted complaint for that VIN) to tow and heavy haul all the time. This is not safe if it happens when traveling down hill, fully loaded and the truck shuts down. That is not safe, but in fact rather scary.

While going up the highway the message of " stop safely now" was displayed. Once pulling over to stop the truck died and would not start back. Had to have it towed to a dealership. Turns out the exhaust gas temperature sensor was faulty. This seems to be a very common issue.

For the third time since our 2011 Ford f250 (diesel) was new a faulty temperature sensor in the exhaust system caused the engine to shut down with essentially no warning. On the first occasion, the incident occurred in a parking lot so there was no danger of injury or property damage. The second incident occurred while underway at 70 mph on an interstate highway and we were able to pull over to the right shoulder without endangering others. The shutdown today, however, occurred as we prepared to make a left turn on a busy two lane road. Fortunately the shutdown, which occurred without warning, stopped the engine before we crossed in front of oncoming traffic in the adjacent lane. In this last case there was a real possibility of serious injury and/or property damage. Ford is certainly aware of the problem (we're told by dealer service personnel that the problem is common) and we've asked repeatedly if there is a fix to eliminate these unexpected incidents. Nothing has been forthcoming. We believe the problem should be addressed from an engineering standpoint so that owners of similar vehicles can have confidence that these unexpected problems will reoccur and before someone is injured or killed. .

While driving message came up "stop safely now" I pulled over just enough to get off the interstate, when the engine died, and wouldn't crank again. I called my dealer tarver Ford, they called a wrecker to pick it up and brought it to their shop. 2 exhaust temp sensors bad, $260 to fix. Today 3-13-15 my engine light came on, I bought a code reader and p242a code came up another sensor bad.

Intermittently between 35 mph and 85 mph, the vehicle will start to shudder for 5-15 seconds and during this time, sometimes will be accompanied by loss of throttle. It generally happens during or shortly thereafter a regen / cleanining exhaust filter message appears. The "shudder" could also be described as a "lugging" sensation. After confirming this problem with a vehicle data recorder, Ford's response to my dealer was "do not attempt repairs at this time, engineering is investigating. ".