2003 Ford E550 problems, complaints & recalls

2007-09-25 · Fuel System, Diesel:storage:tank Assembly

“in reference to our 2003 ford f-550 diesel dump truck. the first documented occurrence the problem of loss of power while on the road and running was back in 2005. the problem was finally properly diagnosed on 9/13/07 by mccafferty ford. the problem was that the lining of the fuel tank was flaking away and clogging the fuel lines, fuel pump and …”

2007-08-20 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 45,000 mi · 💥 crash

“in the third week of june 2007 my wife moved my truck from the parking spot in the driveway, braked twice with no problem. on third brake depression, pedal went to the floorboard. truck impacted our 2004 ford explorer in the driveway, damage to both vehicles approximately $3000 total. afterwards the brakes maintained pressure. (the f250 had been…”

2007-06-05 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:diesel · 46,000 mi

“while driving truck engines would shut off and then restart. this happened a couple of time on a narrow mountain road causing me to lose steering for a second or two, very scary. problem fixed after i replaced the cps on my own. *tr…”

2007-05-04 · Power Train:automatic Transmission · 90,000 mi

“transmission problems, ford f-250 power stroke diesel, will not go into reverse will not change gears correctly. *tr…”

2007-04-19 · Tires · 33,900 mi

“driving east bound on i-30 1/2 mile west of exit 121, the tread came off of the driver side front. *tr…”

2007-03-27 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:diesel

“my husband was having a routine oil change on his 2003 f-350 ford diesel when the technician noticed he had a radiator leak, there was a hole in a radiator hose. the large dealership was out of stock of replacement hoses. (there's a clue that this is a widespread problem) they decided to pull one from one of the used trucks in stock and had to che…”

2007-03-20 · Tires:sidewall

“firestone steeltex lt265/75/r16 r4s tires - sidewalls are separated at the raised letters. this issue was identicle on all 4 tires. tires were original equipment on a ford excursion - 2003 2wd diesel. tires currently have 48000 miles with good tread remaining. i can lift up the lettering and see the sidewall fibers on the sidewalls. this vehicle…”

2007-02-09 · Visibility:glass, Side/Rear

“2003 ford explorer tailgate glass the tailgate cracks form the point of where the glass starts and the tailgate ends this is a plastic or fiberglas part that has the vertical crack. *nm…”

2006-12-15 · Structure:body:hatchback/Liftgate

“i own a 2003 lincoln navigator. 2 problems..1. power liftgate does not work, causing running boards not to deploy..sometimes i was able to pull fuse for liftgate and everything would reset and work for about 1 day. now that will not work...2 my overdrive lite flashes. took car to ford dealer and paid for 1 hr labor with no results..i was told that…”

2006-11-18 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:diesel · 48,950 mi

“no warning/symptom camshaft position sensor failed -10* outside with icy roads 7:00 pm moderate traffic on freeway engine shut down this is a 1ton pickup going 55 mph with very little steering control with lack of power steering. my understanding this is a common occurrence with the ford 7.3 diesel poor design this is also a dealer only part th…”