2004 Ford F-250 Sd problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:diesel (28) · Engine And Engine Cooling (20) · Vehicle Speed Control (17)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
226 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Exterior Lighting:brake Lights 2011-07-13 · campaign 11V352000 · 26,715 vehicles
Defect: 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 EQU
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.
Service bulletins (88)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Power Train:automatic Transmission 2023-09-07 · SSM 51909 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
when performing any transmission fluid changes or topoffs involving mercon sp, mercon lv has replaced all versions of mercon sp and can be used going forward. mixing mercon lv and mercon sp in the same transmission is acceptable. after 30-jun-2023, mercon sp atf will no longer be manufactured and wi
Power Train 2021-02-10 · RFI20210210_624- · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this sku is a transmission line. the customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the connector. the transmission line connector may have an incorrect thread size, which will prevent it from being installed.
Equipment 2020-01-13 · DOR-U2J7Y-02 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this sku is a spare tire hoist. test results identified that the pull force parameter was not within specification, as a precautionary measure unsold inventory was requested to be returned for testing and containment. we don't have evidence that these test results have contributed to a product fai
Equipment 2020-01-13 · DOR-C2C6H-02 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this sku is a spare tire hoist. test results identified that the pull force parameter was not within specification, as a precautionary measure unsold inventory was requested to be returned for testing and containment. we don't have evidence that these test results have contributed to a product fai
Electrical System 2019-09-02 · SSM 48157 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2002-2008 f-super duty, f-150 and mark lt vehicles may exhibit concern during or after programing the vsm. the programming may fail or vehicle symptoms such as inoperative door locks, dome lamps, door ajar indicators or auto lamps may occur after successful programing. to ensure the vsm is conf
Steering 2018-10-02 · DOR-B8H4Z-11 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this sku is a front upper ball joint. the customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for ball studs with excessive rotational friction in the ball joint assembly. excessive friction in the ball joint assembly may cause a perceptible increase in steering effort.
Showing the 6 most recent of 88 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-07-05 · Engine · 11,686 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-250 sd. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times and was unable to restart. in other instances, the vehicle restarted with a delay and the engine was slow to gain speed, but later accelerated at a high rate of speed. dan collins ford (541-947-4965, located at 351 n o st, lakeview, or 97630) and cr…”
2019-05-26 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 175,649 mi“takara recall i was driving down the freeway when the check engine light came on i all the sudden had a loss of power and it was like the motor was sputtering like it had a misfire after that it's very hard to start and barely moves it comes up with multiple injector codes that all failed at the same time some high some low…”
2019-04-22 · Electrical System · 90,000 mi“2004 ford f250 sd 6.0l sputters, lunges & dies out when idle, waiting in traffic or driving slowly. luckily, it's been starting right back up. it has been occurring quite often lately. looked up possible causes and found recall 05v270000 from 2005, which seems to be the exact issue i am having. called ford and was told there are zero recalls pertai…”
2019-03-05 · Seats:front Assembly:seat Heater/Cooler · 🔥 fire“cpsc: heated seat cover was plugged into 2004 ford f250 super duty via the dc 12v. the vehicle was on for 30. *dt *tr…”
2019-01-28 · Service Brakes · 169,000 mi“the parking brakes were never very effective and despite being repaired several nothing has been able to improve them. the truck has a manual transmission and disc rear brakes. it is dangerous to park it on a hill even if its left in gear.…”
2018-06-04 · Wheels · 145,000 mi“on saturday, 6/2/18, myself, husband and another passenger were involved in an incident in goochland county, va. road conditions were normal, no rough road, potholes and no items in roadway. we were traveling on a rural, two lane road with no side shoulders(just trees) when our left rear tire started vibrating and making a strange noise. before we …”
2018-03-07 · Power Train · 124,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-250 sd. after parking the vehicle and attempting to exit, the vehicle began to roll backwards. the contact was able to depress the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, and applied the emergency brake. it was later discovered that the emergency brake would no longer function. on another occasion, the contact parked, tu…”
2016-12-08 · Engine · 58,000 mi“"ficm & icp recall" received a recall notice from ford july 2005 in regards to faulty ficm and icp. the ficm was repaired august 2005 by a ford dealership. note, we did not have any issues with the truck prior to the fix. january 2006 we had to take the truck into the shop due to the engine running rough while idling and acceling; the ficm was r…”
2016-01-11 · Tires · 14,000 mi“this is the 8th separation out of 11 tires they have all happened after about 2 hours of highway driving this one blow and caused about 2300 dollars of damage to my truck not including the tire 3 miles south of iola kansas coming from independence missouri it gave about 3 to 5 seconds of bobble and as i applied the brakes to pull over it blew. thi…”
2015-09-29 · Vehicle Speed Control · 142,000 mi“driving on the highway , complete loss of throttle but the engine was still running at a low amperage. was able to pull off the road and turned it off. it wouldn't start back up right away. had to wait a while it would start and limped it home. no problems for a few days, then it started acting up again. a couple times it would start, but at a low…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.