Diesel Engine Problems of Ford F-450

The high pressure fuel pump failed. Ford claimed that this was from contaminated fuel. Ford has two fuel filters and a water separator. I personally added two additional filters and an additional water separator, for a total of four filters and two separators. Ford also has a water in fuel light that is supposed to alert the driver to contamination. At no time did this light come on. In short, I believe Ford has a defective fuel pump and a defective filtration and water alerting system. This truck shutdown, with no warning at 70 mph on a limited access highway. Ford refuses to address the problem and continues to blame the owner. This is a safety issue and I was fortunate that there was light traffic and I was able to safely steer the powerless truck to the side of the road. In researching this issue, I've seen that there are numerous reports of the same problem on the 6. 7 liter powerstroke diesel engine from 2011 on.

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2008 Ford F-450 based type I ambulance. Contact alleges that improper manufacturing of 6. 4l powerstroke diesel engine cylinder number 8 resulted in reduced compression and excessive blow by of combustion gases and particulate matter. Reported consequence includes engine stall, reduced power, no start condition, exhaust gas temperature sensor contamination and catastrophic turbocharger damage. Engine problems had negative impact on delivery of ambulance services.

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2008 Ford f450 crew cab. Consumer states car had two major mechanical breakdowns. The consumer stated the turbo and engine blew out five days apart.

2006 Ford 6. 0 diesel engine. Engine head is cracked, need to replace head gaskets, oil cooler in question. These are common problems with this engine. Ford refuses to pay or help pay for any repairs. Out of warranty because of time not miles. I am a good Ford customer and currently own 10 Ford vehicles. I think it is time for Ford to step up and take care of these issues on a national level.

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2010 Ford F-450. Consumer writes in regards to diesel fuel getting into oil due to open injectors. The consumer also stated engine light illuminated and the exhaust was emitting smoke.

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On September 12, 2012, my truck engine stopped working. The vehicle, (2006 Ford F-450 superduty truck) was towed to a dealership, where I asked for a diagnostic test. The vehicle has 51,193 miles on it. Ford reported that the engine had a "catastrophic failure. " the mechanic said he had never experienced such a problem and was puzzled. He said the engine literally blew apart sending fragments through the system, damaging other engine components. To repair the engine would cost me $14,000. 00 dollars. I called Ford's hotline to ask what could be done about the defective engine given the low mileage. I was told by Ford they would not help in the repairs because of the time frame associated with the vehicle's warranty. However, the number of miles on the truck would have qualified the truck for warranty work had it been within the time frame. I filed a complaint with Ford should a future recall be issued, but was told there would be no further action or assistance with the vehicle. While searching for a mechanic who could fix the truck, I found a number of local mechanics who were very critical of the 6. 0 liter diesel Ford engine. One particular mechanic told me that he currently had 7 of the 6. 0 liter diesel engines he was working on that had similar issues. He mentioned one customer that had the same truck and year model as mine, but the truck only had 22,000 miles on it when its engine failed. Another local fleet mechanic told me that you could call "any diesel mechanic in arkansas" and they would tell you what a terrible engine the 6. 0 liter Ford diesel engine is. Given the information I discovered concerning the faulty engines, it is my firm belief that if the NHTSA office conducted an investigation, they would find clear evidence that the Ford 6. 0 liter diesel engine used in a number of their truck models have numerous defects and serious deficiencies.

2008 Ford F-450. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle radiator failure and denied warranty claim. The consumer was pulling a 27-foot trailer, when suddenly the vehicle the temperature gauge went from normal to completely hot, and a digital temperature gauge lit up. The consumer was able to pull over to the shoulder. He added water to the radiator reservoir and proceeded once again to drive the truck, and trailer, to the next exit. The consumer allowed the engine to cool, added more water and some stop leak into the reservoir. The following day, the consumer took the truck to the dealer. An inspection revealed the radiator failed and caused damage to the engine. The extended service carrier informed the dealership, they would honor the radiator claim, but first they requested the dealer to break down the motor, inspect and take photographs and send them in for analysis. An adjuster from an independent agency performed a thorough vehicle inspection and determined there was no coolant/water in the engine. The inspector further concluded the cause of the overheating was a failed radiator resulting in a complete loss of coolant and the cause of the engine damage was continued operation of an overheated vehicle due to lack of proper fluids.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-450. While the contact was driving 65 mph he noticed thick white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe and moments later the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where they replaced the egv valve, computer, and 6 injectors; however, the failure continued to occur. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 69,122. Updated 04/01/10 updated 10/05/10.

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Ltr on behalf of constituent re 2008 Ford f450 truck defective engine. The consumer stated from July 12, 2008 to November 28, 2008 she experienced three failed engines. There was an unusual amount of heat in the engine compartment, enough to melt the wiring and cause smoke to come into the cab of the truck. On each occasion, that the engine failed, there was excessive looseness in the steering. On one occasion, the consumers son was driving the truck and all of a sudden, oil began blowing all over the windshield. The fuel pump also failed which was causing the steering and starter to lock up.

My 2005 Ford f450 has been having starting issues. Now the problem is the vehicle stalled out while driving. Ford service has run diagnostics and said nothing is wrong with it.

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The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-450 sd. While the contact was changing the oil in the vehicle, he noticed that there were two more quarts of oil than what should have been in the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the excess oil was normal and the issue could not be serviced. The current mileage was 14,300 and failure mileage was 11,113. Update 09/10/08 fuel injector were leking diesel oil onto the crankcase. Update 09/19/08.

This 2006 Ford e450 super duty with a 6. 0l engine has been trouble right from the start. The first thing to go wrong was the turbo that went out on 09/18/2007 with only 12,000 miles. Next at 15,000 miles the vehicle had starting and running problems and the dealer replaced several parts on top of motor. From this time forward up to 29000 miles the squad was towed several times for more engine repairs and replacement parts. From 29,000 to 53,000 things got worse. The vehicle was towed in again for egr cooler problems, injector problem and radiator failed. Two of these times was when we had a patient and had to call for a back up unit to respond. From 53,000 miles to 62,000 miles we had several more times of no start and no power problem that left the squad only able to go 35 mph. We had more engine parts replaced and computers. The last event was when we had fuel getting into the coolant and found both heads cracked and egr cooler bad again. We had engine repaired with all after market parts costing over $9000. In one year squad was out of service for over 2 months with engine problems. Squad has been out of service for about 12 months since new. All problems have been engine related.

99 Ford f450 was stalling on freeway, wouldn't start, very shaky. Replaced cam position sensor worked for awhile, having problems again.

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Engine suddenly races up causing vehicle to lurch.

Won't start this is an ambulance. We are unable to respond to emergency calls when the ambulance doesn't start. This could result in a loss of life, if we do not reach the distressed citizen in a timely manner to perform advanced life support.

Won't start this is an ambulance. When it doesn't start we can not respond to calls to transport and perform advanced life support efforts. This leaves the public at risk.

Won't start. This is an ambulance. This unit has repeatedly failed to start. This puts the public at risk. When an ambulance does not start there is a serious potential for death.

Won't start this is an ambulance and on repeated occasions it has failed to start. The failure to start puts the public safety and welfare at risk. Failure to respond with an ambulance when called can lead to the death of citizens.

This vehicle is an ambulance it has failed start numerous times. It has been to the dealer numerous times and the failure to start condition still persists. This is putting the safety of the public at risk. . . When an ambulance fails to respond in a timely manner deaths can occur.

I have a 1999 Ford power stroke diesel. In may of 2006 I had a cps failure which caused my vehicle to shut down intermittently while traveling, mostly in intersections and at stops. The problem continued for several weeks until I could identify the cps as the cause. Since then I have changed out three cps units on three other superduty's. I replaced all of the units with International parts due to the excessive cost of the unit from Ford. Unfortunately, I did not save the defective parts being all to happy to discard them!.

Paid for a exstended warrenty Ford will not fix my truck.

Purchased 2004 Ford F-450 deisel truck 5/31/04 - first had at dale jarrett Ford in monroe, nc in July regarding problem with turbo but have no documentation for first visit - 8/12/04 dale jarrett Ford examined truck for loss of power and problem with turbo - result: operating to specs according to service dept. 8/27/04 examined by dale jarrett Ford again for lack of power and problem with turbo - result: replaced turbo kit and core return, truck operating to specs according to service record 8/31/04 examined by harrelson Ford, charlotte, nc for loss of power - result: pcm reprgrammed 9/2/04 harrelson Ford examined truck for lack of power on acceleration, power comes back up to some extent after period of time has lapsed - result: replaced exhaust back pressure sensor and vgt control valve 9/21/04 exmained by harrelson Ford for complete loss of power while driving, will restart after period of time has lapsed but happens continually - result: recorder/monitor install, replaced egr valve 9/24/04 consulted with harrelson Ford service dept regarding same, continuous problem, has now become a safety issue because truck loses power on highway nexessitating pulling over into breakdown lane to wait for power to come back up enough to drive truck again, advised harrelson service dept that I would be researching lemon laws in nc to resolve problem - would like Ford to purchase back and/or replace with 2005 model .

Events leading to failure: truck was purchased on 12-19-03 1. ) on 1-19-04 truck had no power, dealer found 2,3 injector shorted, dealer replaced injectors and checked bore in cyl head per hotline. 2. )1-21-04 engine was missing in fire. Dealer replaced both injectors per hotline. O-rings blown apart and injector wont seat, hotline suggest looking at bore and found burr in bore not allowing injector to seat . 3. ) 2-23-04 engine locked up on hwy, fuel coming out of exhaust. Dealer found excessive fuel in cylinders and turbo, dealer removed engine and disassembled. No. 3 injector damaged and copper washer in pieces o-ring blown apart. Dealer checked deck height, removed rods and pistons to check for being bent, dealer replaced no. 3 piston and rod and turbo bearings, washed out and tested. 4. )10-26-04 steering feels funny when driving down hwy. Dealer inspecting steering and steering stabilizer leaking fluid. Dealer removed and replaced stabilizer shock. 5. )2-03-05 steering wheel binds up while turning. Dealer checked and verified condition flow , pitman arm seized flush system metal in fluid. 6. ) 7-19-05 engine hard to start. Whistle noise coming from engine when rpms rev high. Dealer perform complete engine diag. Removed turbo and replaced ebp sensor per ssm and verified repair. 7. )11-02-05 engine hard to start, must plug block heater in to start. Dealer checked and cyl. 5 missed. Dealer removed and replaced no. 5 injector,turbo charger. Dealer found oil contaminated due to injector, dealer removed and replace 1,3 injector. 8. ) hard to start and does not have oil pressure. New dealer replaced high pressure oil pump and turbo pedestal, replaced no. 3 injector.

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2004 F-450 6. 0 diesel in shop 15 times, hoses burn replace and burns again ,truck shakes real bad . Oil leaks , radiator hoses leaks ,glow plugs,bad injectors ,wires rubs motor shuts truck off,instrument panel battery light comes on and off and then stays on. Loses power.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford f450 super duty. Five years ago, the contact's vehicle would completely shut off while driving 55 mph. He would turn the key back, which would clear the computer, and the vehicle would restart. The failure worsened to the point where he had to replace the sensor five times. There were no warning lights prior to the failure. In December of 2007, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign id number 07v553000 (engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel). He took the vehicle to the dealer in January of 2008 to have the recall repair performed. The dealer stated that they replaced the sensor, but could not crank the vehicle because the starter was burned. The contact replaced the starter himself on February 28, 2008. The dealer stated that they would take the vehicle back and give him a call. The contact was informed that the engine was "dusted" and had "blowback" (a cracked head on the engine). The dealer stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact stated that there were no failures with the vehicle prior to visiting the dealer. He further stated that the oil was not contaminated with antifreeze, which was the usual occurrence with a cracked head. The contact informed the dealer to only repair the issue with the sensor and nothing else. On March 14, 2008, the dealer stated that they replaced the sensor, but still could not crank the vehicle due to low compression. On March 17, 2008, the dealer stated that the engine was blown. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 208,000 and failure mileage was 108,806.

Air breather box continued to pull air off of tire resulting in performance issues and severe engine wear.