Table 1 shows one common diesel fuel system related problems of the 2008 Ford F-350.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Diesel Fuel System problems |
The contact owns a 2008 Ford f350. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnose that the wire harness was damaged and caused the fuel pump to short out. As a result, the wire harness and the fuel pump needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle no longer under warranty. The failure mileage was 41,200. Updated 11/13/12.
2008 f350 Ford truck, bad high pressure fuel pump. Ford refusing to support their warranty. Running rough, with no high end power. Stalled while trying to pull out into busy traffic. Slowed to 20mph in middle of highway traffic. Ford dealer analyzed trouble to high pressure fuel pump which should be covered by Ford 100,000 miles/5yr warranty. Ford will not support their warranty due to rust found in fuel tank. Rust in the system would be a failure of Fords filtering system / design which should be covered by warranty. Cost of repair is $8500.
While driving my 2008 f350 superduty diesel powered truck at 45mph for approx 4 miles, received message "exhaust drive complete" immediately followed by "stop safely now" and complete powerdown of engine. The truck decelerated so fast that despite my flooring the throttle, the car behind me almost collided. The truck lost so much power that I could not safely pull off road and was in a rural area between two blind curves. The whole incident happened in less than 30 seconds and left truck completely vulnerable to whatever traffic conditions were at the time of incident. After getting over to side of road, truck stalled on slight rise and did not have the power to move, however when I shut truck down, my 5ft8in 200lb body was able to push the 8000 lb vehicle over the hump. Engine would not crank over after incident and was not allowed to restart until after the unit either cooled down or timed out (didn't try for 30-45 min later). By time tow truck arrived, unit would run but less than full power and check engine light was on. Truck was in shop serviced for faulty egr valve and had latest Ford recall for reprogramming completed less than 100 miles prior to incident.
I have 2008 Ford f350 XLT 4x4 srw diesel just over a year and what have happened now is that on 08/02/1010 while I was driving there were noises from the engine also sooo much of white smoke coming out from exhaust pipe and then the truck just failed on the highway and was towed to the closest Ford dealer location after a week sitting there service people from dealership said that was oil and fuel spillage all over the filter and the engine etc. . But they didn't do anything to find out what was causing it and I ended up with the bill for it an hour later when I took it the truck it have happened again this time I have taken the truck to another Ford dealership after few days they said that was something minor and they gave me the truck when I just left their shop in the evening same problem so much smoke that you couldn't see anything the smoke was choking me so now again the truck is in the dealership service but they now pointing fuel injectors and again they want me to pay for oil and fuel spillage so that they again going to change oil and filter but they not working on fixing the real problem! at this moment I'm afraid to drive this truck because of the fuel spillage I know it can result in a fire and is not safe to drive this truck with so much smoke coming out from exhaust filter.
3 times in the last 6 months my Ford f350 has shut down while I am driving, it locks me out so I can't even turn the engine over and I have to try to coast to a safe place out of traffic. All 3 times the fuel gauge reads over 50 miles to empty, the last time it read 140 miles to empty. The fuel lines are sucking in air, I get high and low pressure codes, I add more fuel(deisel) and then have to bleed all of the lines of air and prime the pumps. I have to do this on the side of the road or in a parking lot if I am fortunate enough to make it that far. I pulled the tank and pulled the fuel sending unit out, upon cleaning out the tank found a plunger rolling around. This plunger goes in the fuel sending unit, closing a valve that sucks fuel if the main suction gets clogged. It is about 2 inches higher than the main suction. Because the plunger has fallen out, this is where it is sucking fuel from, which causes it to suck air when there is in fact still fuel in the tank. I called Ford service and was told they replace these units all of the time, it is a manufacturers defect but not covered if your vehicle is out of the 36k warranty, when this most commonly happens. The last time this happened a friend pulled my truck into a parking lot,while he was pulling me in, there was another Ford truck being pulled in after running out of fuel while the gauge still read 50 miles to empty. This is very dangerous when it happens on the interstate, you have no power steering at this point and can not easily handle the vehicle due to the weight of this vehicle. My wife would never be able to handle the vehicle if this happens. I won't let her drive the truck due to this.
Tl. The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-350. The contact stated the while having the pcm reprogrammed under the NHTSA campaign I. D. Number: 07v139000 ( power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm) the dealer notice the fuel tank was delaminating. The delaminating fuel tank can cause clogging problems in the fuel injectors. The dealer suggested the fuel tank be replaced. The dealer replaced the fuel tank. The contact stated the fuel tank should not have delaminated in two year of owning the vehicle. The contact stated this is a known issue with this year make and model and is a serious safety issue. The failure mileage was 13,000. Jo.
2008 Ford f350 super duty. Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to engine problems, egr valves and high pressure fuel pumps failure that manufacturer has failed and refused to repair.