Oil Pump Problems of Ford F-350

As I am sure you must be aware of this issue: I purchased used a 2003 Ford -f350. I had many issues and had worked most of them out. There were many issues that were possible I was clearly unaware of. One being of utmost safety to myself and others. My high pressure oil pump located inside the engine of my 2003 Ford F-350 6. 0 diesel failed. When that happens the engine stops. The high pressure oil pump provides needed pressure to the injectors in order to have a running engine. Being parked and the hpop failing is one thing however driving 55mph on a 2 lane highway against oncoming traffic on a turn is a very bad situation. I am fortunate that I am still very strong at the age of 54. My hpop failed going 55mph on a long left hand turn. As the engine shuts down by brakes are limited to a small amount of storage and then they fail. The steering however fails immediately. I was heading strait head on I to a tracktor trailer rig. It took every ounce of strength to attempt to steer this vehicle out of the other land and brake getting it off the road ASAP. If the big rig had not made an attempt to miss me, I wouldnt be sending this letter. I wonder how many other people had not the strength to steer out of a situation or have time to stop and were killed. The report most likely said" driver fell asleep. " or something to that affect. There is no way this engine should be allowed to continue operation on the road period. Ford should honor all current owners of this vehicle with a very reasonable settlement not to mention having a formal investigation into this matter. I know of no other vehicles on the road that have such an issue. Complete failure of steering and brakes due to an unforeseen internal mechanical issue is a very poor design. Running out of fuel is one thing, however running out of control is absurd. Had I know who to write too sooner I would have.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350. The contact stated while applying the brakes to attempt a turn, the vehicle stalled. In addition, the power steering assist failed. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who advised that the oil pump was defective and the oil pressure was abnormally low. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 49,600.

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Coming home from a camping trip with a 5th wheel camper & truck just stopped working. Come to find out the stc fitting on high pressure oil pump shot apart & cracked rear timing cover. After being stuck on the highway for over 8 hours, stranded at the campground for 4 more days & $3000 to get it fixed, we then finding out that this is a common problem with this engine. This stc fitting has since been changed by the manufacturer so that it is one piece now, however there has not been a recall on it. We have several Ford vehicles and it is very upsetting to go through all of this when a simple recall could have avoided it. Thank you for your attention to resolving this matter & helping us get a refund for the $3000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-350 sd. The contact was driving 60 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that they needed to replace the front oil pump. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was 44,677 and the current mileage was 52,900.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 70 mph. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the oil pump failed. The dealer recommended having the oil pump, injectors and fuel injection module replaced. The vehicle was repaired. After some time while driving at an unknown speed, the contact heard a loud explosion and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 63,000 and the current mileage was 117,000.

Transmission failure, no events leading up to the failure. Backed truck up and then went to pull forward truck would not move. Replaced oil pump, gears, filter & gasket. 28,330 miles on truck.

Oil pump failure.

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