Engine problems of the 2004 Ford F-350

Four problems related to engine have been reported for the 2004 Ford F-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2007

Own a 2004 Ford F-350 sd. For years have had surging problems when driving. Have taken into shop and they cannot determine reason. It happens while stopped or driving, surging and trying to jump because of the surge. Turbo charger has not been replaced.

2 Engine problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2006

The contact owns a 2004 Ford f350 superduty. The vehicle has been serviced for the past year and a half because it lacks power at low speeds. The failure was noticed while driving 5 mph. When the vehicle attempts to accelerate from a stop, it barely picks up speed. The failure causes the vehicles following behind the contact to almost rear end her vehicle. The vehicle has been to the dealer approximately ten times for the same failure. The dealer keeps attempting to repair the replaced turbo charger and turbo pipes, but the failure continues. They were unable to determine the cause of failure. An engineer from Ford stated that they needed more time to diagnose the failure. The current mileage was 33,744 and failure mileage was 18,000.

3 Engine problem

Failure Date: 01/18/2004

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.

4 Engine problem

Failure Date: 01/02/2004

While stopped at a traffic light my diesel truck suddenly lurched forward. I was able to step on the brake pedal firmly enough to prevent hitting the vehicle in front of me.




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