Engine Shut Off Without Warning Problems of Ford F-450

Ford F-450 owners have reported 5 problems related to engine shut off without warning (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford F-450 based on all problems reported for the F-450.

1 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem of the 2021 Ford F-450

Failure Date: 07/14/2025

Vehicle shut down while in motion on highway which caused for brakes and steering to fail. Vehicle was towed to sun state Ford dealership where they did a diagnosis. They found excessive amounts of metal in the high pressure fuel system. They had to replace the entire fuel system plus replaced all injectors which now has an open invoice of $15,923. 97. After research we found out that there is a recall on the cp4 which is the manufactire recall number 24s78 and NHTSA recall number 24v957. Ford is not willing to cover the cost of the recall repairs and the dealership is not cooperating as well. This is a company vehicle losing the company $3k per day.

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2 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem of the 2005 Ford F-450

Failure Date: 07/15/2013

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Ford F-450. The contact stated that while driving about 55 mph, the vehicle shut down. The dashboard illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an unknown dealer in nevada where a diagnostic test was performed. The technician stated that the engine needed to the taken apart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who kept the vehicle for a week and repaired an unknown failure. However, the vehicle lost power whenever it was started and the restarted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who replaced eight injectors. The vehicle worked for a while and the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximate 125,000. Fe.

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3 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem of the 2008 Ford F-450

Failure Date: 08/05/2010

While driving the truck just shut down! this is the 3rd time. Truck only has 26,900 miles.

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4 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem of the 2008 Ford F-450

Failure Date: 06/17/2008

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-450 sd. While driving 68 mph, the contact drove over a bump in the road and the vehicle shut off and the steering wheel locked. The same failures occurred the previous day. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer, but the failures still persists. The current and failure mileages were 43,520.

5 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem of the 2003 Ford F-450

Failure Date: 05/20/2005

While sitting on the scene of a medical emergency with engine idling, the engine shutdown and them would not turn over to start(locked up).

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