general problems of the 2008 Ford F-350

Vehicle died while driving on the freeway. Towed to the local Ford who did a diagnostic and test they found that the engine is completely done with as there was an engine oil overfill, and it filled the cac system and melted cylinder eight piston. They’re saying that they will need to replace the entire engine and hp fuel pump in order to repair and I see many others have experienced this same problem.

Getting on freeway and trying to reach and maintain posted speed limit. Vehicle started sputtering then check engine light came on. I could not safely maintain my speed so I had to put flasher on and pull off the road. I quickly found out that the vehicle went into to limp home mode so with my flashers on I proceeded to head home which was 40 miles away. I indeed limped my vehicle home as I could not maintain any posted speed limit and created what I thought was an unsafe condition for other drivers as they were trying to pass and get around me. After making it home I found out that there is a known manufacture defect with a publication date of April 27, 2011 TSB 11-4-22 6. 4l lacks power-dtc p0088. I pulled my engine codes and I indeed had the p0088 code which is fuel rail pressure too high. I called my local Ford dealership to find out if there was a recall for the known manufacture defect. The gentleman put my VIN# in and told me there was no recall for that known defect from Ford. I've done my research and there are many people out there with this same problem. Ford has admitted to the known manufacture defect by creating the TSB with the publication date of April 27, 2011.

Shortly after the truck is up to operating temperature a constant plume of white smoke continuously emits from the exhaust. Fuel economy has had a substantial loss. During lower levels (1/4 or lower levels of diesel) of fuel capacity the engine will stall and die upon take off. Attempting to restart afterwards was very difficult. During this process a "wrench" appears on the dash and that's about it. I have not checked "codes" yet and the check engine lite in on.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-350 sd. The contact stated while driving 45 mph the fuel system exploded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed that the fuel system was contaminated. The vehicle was repaired twice and it was repaired three times for the same failure. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 26,000 and the current mileage was 31,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Purchased a new 2008 Ford F-350 and found out from a friend that there are two recalls on my truck that I was never notified about.