Automatic Transmission problems of the 2004 Ford F-350

Loss of pulling power on my 2004 Ford 350 super duty. The truck will lose power to pull under even a small load. When pulling out I have to have a large area of no traffic, have had several incidents where I came close to being hit in the side when I had a power failure and pulling onto roadway. I have had the problem looked at by a Ford service center 11 times and they can not repair the problem and refuse to repurchase the truck.

While driving transmission hesitated when it switched gears ,and when you would reverse it hesitated so you could back up. Metal flakes were found in the transmission fluid from in the pan. Ford dealer was aware of the problem, and transmission has to be rebuilt. Other transmissions with similar serial #'s were under recall by Ford motor company, but ours wasn't recalled ,and they were unwilling to rebuild it.

While driving at 35 mph, the vehicle stopped and would not shift into drive. Vehicle was towed. The planet gear was defective.

There are toxic fumes coming through the defroster when it is turned on. Which is distracting the driver on the road. Manufacturer had been contacted by consumer. The consumer purchased a carbon monoxide detector in which the vehicle registered 40 ppm. As the weather turned cold, the consumer was unable to use the defroster or heater due to the diesel fumes from the exhaust system. The consumer suffered nose bleeds and his mother-in-law had become ill while riding in the vehicle. Two dealerships stated that they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The engine died while going down hill to a stop at times, the vehicle stuck in 4x4 low, driver door molding was coming a loose, head light was inoperative at times and the switch was replaced, the rear door did not line properly and leaked air therefore both rear door upper seals were adjusted.

While driving up a hill there was erratic behavior in the transmission that caused inconsistency in the shifting. As a result, vehicle stalled in the middle of an intersection , and steering failed.

While driving at 55 mph,my new 2004 f350 6. 0 super duty diesel transmission locked uo,. Causing the vehicle to skid out of control at a intersection. Had vehicle towed to dealership where a new transmission was installed . Two mouths later, vehicle started stalling while at idle and while driving, causing loss of steering and brakes. Vehicle again taking to dealer were new codes from Ford where put in computer. This did not correct the problem. Returned vehicle to dealer again mechanic not available. Vehicle returned with no diagnostics. Then three days later vehicle back at dealership for another transmission. With only 12,000 miles on vehicle. I fear for the safety of family and others while driving this vehicle.

Vehicle was purchased for pulling a horse trailer. Transmission and engine locked at 600 miles. Driver stated there was a real bad jerk. Currently, when driving vehicle was constantly bucking. Vehicle was jerking while cruise control is either on or off, and when pulling trailer on any speed. Dealer performed diagnosis, nothing was found. Dealer also replaced icp, and ap switch to repair transmission lock-up.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f350 super duty. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled and experienced a loss of power. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle on 17 occasions and replaced the 2004 turbo with a 2006; however, the failure continued to occur. The computer was also calibrated each time the dealer diagnosed it, but the vehicle continued to lose power. On June 19, 2008, the dealer stated that the low stall speed on the automatic transmission was the reason he was not receiving power. The manufacturer stated that they would call him with detailed information. The current mileage was approximately 46,900 and failure mileage was approximately 1,500.