14 problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2003 Ford F-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The wires for the camshaft position sensor are failing just like they have in others models of the f series and cause the truck to suddenly die while driving. There was already a recall in place but it doesn't cover this VIN and so I would like to request the recall be extended to this trucks VIN.
Just driving on highway 41 and it just stopped. Engine went dead. Pulled over to side of road and tried starting again and it wouldnt start. Had to get it towed. Its been in shop for 20 days. Needs a new fuel tank because the inner lining is peeling and particles are going through engine! need help I purchased this truck in 2015 and its been in shop 7 different times.
I was driving down the road and I heard a loud pop. The engine had a very abrupt loss in power and began shaking as I tried to accelerate. I was on a 2 lane road and had no choice but to try and maintain my speed to prevent causing an accident from being rear ended. After driving several miles to a place I could safely stop, I checked under the hood an a spark plug had been shot from the engine. After reviewing this on the web, there are many complaints like mine where spark plugs were shot out of engines. Nhtsa needs to evaluate this as review. Had the engine caught fire I would not have known and I had no where to pull off the road. This is a result of an cylinder head with inadequate threads for spark plugs to thread into and take hold over time the aluminum weakens and this happens. If this wasn't a problem why did Ford redesign cylinder heads after these model engines to accommodate more threading to hold the spark plugs in the engine?.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 f350 Ford. The contact stated that the engine coolant level was found prematurely low. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, which located the failure and the defective head gasket head bolts. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 130,000. Li.
Spark plug ejection from 2003 Ford F-350 super duty engine: triton 5. 4l v8 date of failure: 03-10-11 mileage of truck: 139414 this incident happened while traveling on a state hwy51 near postville, IA ejection of spark plug from number 7 cylinder on 5. 4l v8 engine. Damage to cylinder head of engine and spark plug coil. This is a well maintained 2003 F-350, spark plugs replaced at a Ford dealer 01-19-109156 miles.
2003 Ford F-350 v10 ejected a spark plug from the #3 cylinder.
I have a 2003 Ford f350 king ranch with a 6. 0l diesel motor. The truck has had a variety of software failures with respect to the pcm for the motor which has resulted in the motor completely and instantaneously shutting down or catastrophic failure of the turbocharger resulting in the turbo over boosting and blowing up the intercooler or no psi out of the turbo leaving me and my family stranded twice in the mountains pulling a full two horse trailer (6,500 pounds). Vehicle has been into bakersfield Ford, visalia Ford, rancho Ford for service. Pcm system was always reflashed and repairs made under warranty until the most recent turbocharger failure 09-28-2008. The vehicle was 5 months out of warranty and this failure cost me $2,700. Today 10-6-2008 the pcm lost all its memory and I again lost power on the freeway and was nearly hit by multiple vehicles trying to get to the side of the road and off the freeway. This was five days after getting the truck back from Ford. A process was went through at Ford to re-learn the "turbo strategy" and the truck was returned to me working fine.
The contact owns a 2003 Ford F-350 sd diesel. The contact stated the vehicle experienced a blown head gasket. The dealer replaced the motor but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 150,000.
The consumer tried to start the vehicle, but it would not start. The consumer waited a couple of hours, went out and the vehicle started. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and the wiring harness was replaced. Four days later the vehicle would not start again, later on, the consumer was informed that the vehicle was on fire. The vehicle was totaled.
Vehicle hesitate when trying to accelerate. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
The problem is called dead pedal. When you step on the gas pedal you get no response at all until you let off then the truck lunges forward usually leaving halfway in a intersection. Happened on 6-26-03 again, leaving me in intersection with semi approaching and vehicle pulled up behind me, fortunately the semi had room to stop. Dealer has tried to fix this but has no idea whats causing this. After looking into this on Fordtrucks. Com/forums I found I'm not the only one with this problem.
Consumer states intermittently loose the brake. No power steering. Dealer notified. Please provide further information.
The truck will not drive straight. The truck wanders on the road. There is approximatley 2 inches of "play" in the steering. Ford calls this normal and consistant with other "like" vehicles. It has been to the dealer at least 3 times, maybe 4. I've lost count. The factory "rep" supposedly has driven the vehicle and said it's normal. I've had the motor problems like the concerns I've read on the internet, but the dealer has corrected those. This vehicle does "haul the mail", but I purchased it to pull my travel trailer. But, because I can't "safely" keep it between the lines, with or without the trailer, I don't feel safe having my family in the vehicle.
My 6. 0l Ford diesel will not accelerate properly and is a danger to my and my family. By far I am not alone and you can get more information by logging on to thedieselstop. Com and look in the 6. 0l forum.