KnownCarProblems2004 Ford F-250 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 154 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 Ford F-250, most often about the engine (41% of complaints, typically around 27,500 miles). It is 8th of 15 F-250 model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2004 Ford F-250 problems
Engine
63 complaints · 41%Half of these problems showed up before 27,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system, cooling system.
The turbo in my Ford pickup has been replaced twice. I have spoken to other people that have had the same problem. My pickup is a 2004 f250 with a turbo diesel engine .
Dt: the consumer stated that 2004 Ford f250 intermittently on the road. This has happened about 20 times. The dealer fixed the truck and when the consumer picked up vehicle it still stalled. The truck was put on a diagnostic machine once and the truck pulled up 9 codes. The parts replaced were the valve and modulator…
Electrical
36 complaints · 23%Half of these problems showed up before 124,000 miles. Parts named most often: wiring, ignition, alternator/generator/regulator, 12v/24v/48v battery.
My vehicle has being stalling while driving at 1st start up in the morning for over 3 weeks. The problem is now getting daily. I understand there is a recall 05s34 that has this problem with the Ford diesels. My vehicle in currently broken down about 60 miles from my home. The auto repair shop thinks its a hiring…
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle jerked and briefly lost motive power before the vehicle stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. After several attempts, the vehicle restarted. The vehicle returned to normal…
Speed control
19 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 5,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal, cruise control.
While stopped at a red light the vehicle accelerated without warning. No impact reported. The part has been repaired six times, however the problem still exist. Please provide additional information.
Dt: the vehicle was taken to repair shop 8 times for stalling. Each time the dealer did something and it continued to stall. They replaced the processor, wiring harness, and a number of other things. This started oct 12,2004.
Fuel system
19 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 124,000 miles. Parts named most often: fuel injection system, delivery.
My vehicle has being stalling while driving at 1st start up in the morning for over 3 weeks. The problem is now getting daily. I understand there is a recall 05s34 that has this problem with the Ford diesels. My vehicle in currently broken down about 60 miles from my home. The auto repair shop thinks its a hiring…
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-250. While traveling 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the fuel injection control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The current and failure mileages were 126,000.
Transmission
12 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 101,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
I had replaced drive shaft twice and universals twice. Every couple of months the front end starts to shake and these parts have to be replaced.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights displayed on the instrument panel. Recently, the contact stated that after experiencing the failure, the vehicle failed to restart. Due to the failure, the contact had…
Wheels and tires
10 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 33,500 miles. Parts named most often: temporary/emergency spare tire, tread/belt.
Pro comp tire on my Ford f250 while driving on highway 10 west bound, I began to feel an extreme vibration on the front left of my vehicle, then a loud bang, and the front tire was totally blown, went off the road into the center median, and the truck luckily didn't flip, but there was more than $6000 in damage to the…
Tl contact owns a 2004 Ford f250. While driving 55mph, the rear passenger side tire blew out. The tires brand is cooper/atv, size 225/75r15. The dot#[VIN]. The remaining three tires have cracks present. The contact noticed that the vehicle wasn't making proper contact with the road prior to the tire failure. The tire…
Steering
10 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 135,000 miles. Parts named most often: linkages, hydraulic power assist.
Tl contact owns a 2004 Ford f250. While driving at any speed, the vehicle lost power and the engine completely shut off in the middle of the road. The road conditions and weather were not a factor. The vehicle would occasional take ten minutes or longer before it would restart. The vehicle became very difficult to…
The contact owns a 2004 Ford F-250 equipped with a diesel engine. The contact was driving at approximately 65 MPH, when the vehicle suddenly shut off completely with no power steering. He was able to get the vehicle safely to the side of the road and had it towed to a repair shop. The mechanic at the repair shop…
Brakes
10 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 97,500 miles. Parts named most often: pedals and linkages, foundation components.
Complete loss of braking due to a broken rear brake line. Occurred after pulling/ parking a 12000 lb 5th wheel rv. Break attributed to rust by Ford service dept.
Tl contact owns a 2004 Ford f250. While driving at any speed, the vehicle lost power and the engine completely shut off in the middle of the road. The road conditions and weather were not a factor. The vehicle would occasional take ten minutes or longer before it would restart. The vehicle became very difficult to…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2004 Ford F-250 recalls
Lights: brake lights
Risk: Non-functioning lights could increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the switches free of charge. The safety recall began on august 15, 2011. Owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ranger trucks built from january 25, 2011, through april 25, 2011 at the twin cities assembly plant, and service parts distributed to dealers for certain 2004 through 2011 model year ranger trucks, 2002 through 2005 model year excursion vehicles, and 2002 through 2007 model year f-250, f-350, f-450, and f-550 trucks for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the multi-function switch was shipped with a subcomponent (slider) that may experience deformation. A multi-function switch with a deformed slider may malfunction causing the turn signal, tail lights, hazard warning signal flashers and/or brake lights not to activate.
Wheels and tires: tires
Risk: If a tire was operated in an over-loaded or over-inflated condition, the tire may rupture resulting in a rapid air loss, which can cause a crash without warning.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace any incorrect load range tires. Additionally, if any tire required replacement, it is recommended that the wheel lug nut torque be checked within 500 miles after any tire replacement. Owner notification began on may 21, 2004. Owners should contact. Ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Full defect summary
Certain lariat and king ranch model pickup trucks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." some trucks were inadvertently equipped with an incorrect load range tire. This would result in incorrect tire load ratings for the stated vehicle axle gross axle weight rating. Also, the tire may be inflated above the dot listed inflation pressure.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Summary
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehi
Engine stalling
Summary
Twenty five of the odi failure reports are duplicative of ford complaints.twenty odi reports do not contain a VIN (and may or may not be duplicative of ford reports).the 14 alleged crashes and 2 alleged injuries were all minor.submitted during preliminary evaluation (pe) 04-070, ford's response to odi's information request (ir) letter contained about 5,000 consumer reports (mors) and 8,700 field reports (cqis).ford reviewed the complaints and categorized them.the manufacturer reports shown above represent a count of unique vehicles that ford categorized as allegedly stalling due to a subject engine component ('a' category, see ford's ir response letter for further detail); some of these vehi
Questions about the 2004 Ford F-250
- What are the most common problems with the 2004 Ford F-250?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (63 complaints, typically around 27,500 miles); electrical (36 complaints, typically around 124,000 miles); speed control (19 complaints, typically around 5,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2004 Ford F-250 have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from July 13, 2011 (lights). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2004 a bad year for the Ford F-250?
- It is 8th of 15 F-250 model years by number of complaints, with 154 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.