16 problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2011 Ford F-350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
On this day, I financed the vehicle and was promised that it was safe to be on the road. This is the second vehicle. He’s done this to me with. He gets these vehicles and just put stickers in the windows and then people break down or their lives are in jeopardy so I left there after I purchased the truck the following day I was driving and I noticed a bunch of defects which included a death wobble, front end parts being bad and engine light being on I took it to another shop and they said that it should’ve never even gotten an inspection sticker I also went on carfax. Com and found out that the vehicle did not go through any emissions test and being a diesel it’s supposed to that’s why the engine lights are on on the third day of owing it. The driveshaft snapped right off this dealership has multiple reviews and reports of being shady and just putting inspection stickers in the windows. He has somebody at another auto shop that he pays extra just to put the sticker in the window not only is this unsafe for other people it’s not fair and it’s illegal and he does it all the time every vehicle on his lot has issues and the inspections are not done at alll so many issues half of them shouldn’t even be on the road. The dealership is. Low priced auto in rome NY and the people who inspect are sharkeys auto in rome.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle lost automotive power and stalled. During the failure, diesel fuel and oil spilled from the engine. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the strap that secured the fuel injectors had failed, causing the fuel injectors to eject from the engine. The contact was advised that the fuel injector straps, fuel injectors, and several fuel hoses needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 40,000.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle began to vibrate abnormally. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to parts being on back order. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.
Driving on highway at 70 mph, hit bump in the road and the whole front end starts wobbling so bad and had to slow way down to get it to stop. Was almost rear ended by vehicle behind me and car pulled beside me and was pointing at front of truck, so I thought I had a flat. Pulled off road and no flat, scared me so waited a few minutes and proceeded on. This has happened on a couple occasions, always when hit a by spot in road, once going over smooth railroad tracks. Also will be driving and foot on gas pedal and all of sudden have no power. Truck will loose all power out of nowhere while driving and other times will drive just fine. Have had trouble in the electrical system with it starting, have replaced batteries twice and periodically will not turn over, it's like the batteries are completely dead when they are not.
While drivingmy Ford f350 crew cab longbed diesel 4x4 at 70 mph on interstate 10, a 4 lane hwy in each direction, the truck lost all engine power and power assist to the brakes and power steering. Luckily the traffic was light and I was able to maneuver the off the hwy without coming in contact with another vehicle. The truck was towed to a Ford dealership and it was determined that the high pressure fuel pump came apart and put metal shaving everywhere throughout the fuel system. Ford recommended replacing all of the high pressure system this included all new fuel injectors. This repair cost $9,000. . A search of the internet revealed that this is a known failure. I had an independent lab test the fuel. There were no contaminants in the fuel except the metal shaving from the pump. ( the Ford fuel system recirculates the excess fuel back to the tank) the truck has 115000 miles. I had the Ford maintenance agreement with the 5000 mile services option. Ford has provided all of the service including the ones after the maintenance agreement ended. This is a very expensive repair to undertake on a 7 year old vehicle. Engineering changes could have prevented the extent of the damage. A post pump filter or screen would have prevented the rest of the high pressure system from needing replacement. An advisory about the potential pump failure and replacing the pump before failure would have costed less than $2000. Had I been towing near full gcwr, 21,000 lbs and come up on los angeles stop and go traffic, this could have be a terrible accident.
Tl the contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350 sd. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle shook violently. The contact had to apply the brakes to slow down the vehicle and stop the shaking. The vehicle was driven to the contact's home. The dealer (o'meara Ford, 400 w 104th Ave, northglenn, CO 80234) stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.
Pickup with just under 50,000 miles has now had a "failed" oil cooler. We take immaculate care of our vehicles. I would like to know how many other 2011 Ford F-350 super duty diesels have had an issue with a failed oil cooler as such low miles. No warning lights came on - it was "found" during a routine oil change (that there was oil in the coolant bay). This is a huge repair cost for a vehicle that has low miles.
While driving the f350, without warning the engine will shut down. This occurred while driving on the interstate in a straight direction. Has continued to occur over the past month (4times). The vehicle will not restart. Wait anywhere from 2minutes to 20 minutes the vehicle will restart. Appears to be the erg system. Serious safety concern!!!!! according to other individuals on the internet this is a common problem.
Started the truck and was running odd. Decided to start driving to see if the problem would work it self out and started to smell lots of diesel fuel. Pulled over and fuel was everywhere under the hood and on the ground and also a very strong diesel smell inside the cab. Had it towed to the deal and turns out that a fuel injector clamp failed. We also found out Ford has already identified these parts as defective, and have started using a new part with a new part number. This should be a recall. This truck only has 61,000 miles on it. The fuel is atomized in the spray from the injector, this is a serious safety issue that could have resulted in a fire, or worse.
Mar. 2,2015 was traveling west on hwy. 82 about 10 miles out of prattville,al. This is a heavily traveled hwy. By truck and auto. I was given the message stop safely now and 30 sec. Later lost power on a major highway going up hill. Truck was towed to Ford dealer where I was told the truck had a recall, 14e03. I was told egt sensor #2 was replaced and the 14e03 recall was done but the two were not connected. I leaned this problem was addressed in a Nov. 2013 recall for ambulances but this was not addressed for the hundreds of thousands of privately owned trucks. Why? I leaned of the Jan. 2015 recall 14e03 when my truck was towed in to dealer. This is not only a costly but also dangerous game Ford is playing with it's customers. I was blessed!.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford F-350. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was merged off road and powered off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was diagnosed as having a faulty turbo charger heat sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 26000.
According to Ford the truck's fuel pump went out. They said it was back ordered. 1100 trucks affected. I don't believe Ford is supplying the whole story on the issue and their is a lot more to it. Ford is hiding something and you should look into it. I fortunately was in a safe place when the pump went out but others may not be.
Vehicle parked at approximately 10:50 am after being driven, within 15 minutes smoke was noticed coming from under the hood. Fire department was called and then own forces were used to try to extinguish what had now become a flaming fire. As fire was going, electrical items such as lights, windshield wipers, and dump bed started operating on their own. Fire was extinguished with both water and extinguishers before fire department arrived. Complete engine and engine compartment destroyed as a result of fire. Manufacturer was notified.
My wife and I went to pick up the 5th wheel camper from the storage area. I backed up to the camper, put the truck in park and did a few things before my wife got out. As she was getting out I mashed the brake pedal fairly hard and placed the transmission in reverse. I didn't want the truck moving with the passenger front door open and whacking my woman. As the wife was getting ready to shut the door the engine rpm went sky high on its own. My wife looked at me as if to say what the heck are you doing! I gave her a blank/scared look as it was nothing I did to make this happen. I glanced at the tach and I was up over 2500 rpm, in reverse, but the truck wasn't trying to go anywhere. It was as if it had disengaged from reverse and was running wild. I put the transmission back into park and let go of the brake. The engine continued at high rpm for another few seconds (seemed like forever) and then went back to idle. I shut the engine off, sat for a few moments to collect my senses and then re-started the engine. Ran through all of the gears and all was working fine. I then continued the effort to connect my camper to the truck and all went well. Facts: 1. I am 100% absolutely certain my foot was not on the accelerator pedal and the brake at the same time. I never do this and have never done this by accident. 2. I have a witness and she was scared to death! 3. Tsbs were current at the time of the incident. 4. This problem has never happened in the past. 5. My truck still has the infamous shifting issues (tip-in, 2-3 snap-shifts amongst other gear shifting issues) even after the 2011-7-?? TSB. 6. I cannot replicate this situation. If these trucks had black box recorders on them, when issues like this occur we could shut off the truck, pull the black box and take it to the dealer for diagnosis.
The vehicle will suddenly and randomly lose power. It may last a few seconds to several miles. Eventually the power comes back and the vehicle continues moving. This has happened at 55 miles per hour while hauling a full trailer. It has also happened in high traffic areas which presents a danger to the vehicles following me. I have had the vehicle in to a Ford service department several times and they can't determine the problem. The loss of power happens several times every week. At this time Ford is refusing to address the problem.
Having owned the truck less than a month and driving in city traffic, the vehicle lost power and went to idle. This happens repeatedly. Seems to occur primarily in city driving - not highway driving. Have been to the dealership several times with no solution. They can find no codes. This is dangerous as I could be making a left turn in heavy traffic when it drops to idle and could be involved in a serious accident. We have now owned this truck for a year and it only has 6,800 miles on it due to the danger of driving in traffic. Most of these miles have been from repeated trips to the dealership to no avail.