2004 Ford F-350 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine And Engine Cooling (19) · Engine (13) · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:diesel (11)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
131 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 (93)
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.
Engine And Engine Cooling 2005-10-31 · 05215 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
buck/jerk or surge - 6.0l vehicles built before 8/22/2005. *tt
Power Train 2005-08-18 · 04B24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
low/reverse gear set pinion shaft(s) that may walk out, causing metallic particle contamination. customer satisfaction program 04b24. transmission reverse planet replacement. *tt supplement #1 and #2. *tt supplement #3. *tt
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2005-08-17 · 08172005 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
customer satisfaction program 05b29: supplement#3. charge air cooler duct replacement. *sc
Seat Belts:front:retractor 2005-06-07 · 042421 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
safety belt retraction speed. *tt
Electrical System 2005-03-21 · 0557 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
low battery voltage - snow plow equipped vehicles - 6.0l diesel with single generator. *tt
Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 2005-03-21 · 0554 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
use of stainless steel exhaust studs in service for 5.4l 2v engine. *tt
Showing the 6 most recent of 93 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-04-18 · Electrical System · 190,019 mi“the contact owns a 2004 ford f-350. the contact stated that while driving approximately 76 mph with his wife in the front passenger seat, the vehicle shuddered uncontrollably and stalled. the contact and his wife were concerned for their safety. there was no warning light illuminated. the contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and pulled…”
2022-04-28 · Unknown Or Other“while driving at 40-50 mph the vehicle will lose power and then then stalls while moving leading to loss of power. the loss power of affects the power steering posing a direct threat for an auto collision due to the difficult in steering the moving vehicle into an emergency lane. avoided several accidents with this truck. once it is stalled it c…”
2021-09-24 · Tires“the contact owns a 2004 ford f-350 equipped with cooper tires, tire line: discover at3, tire size: 265/75/r16, dot number: upwm1m11718m16l. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the rear driver’s side tire had a sidewall blowout. the contact stated that all four tires had sidewall blowouts months apart. the tire blowouts had damaged the rim…”
2020-10-20 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 170,000 mi“my truck has major engine damage bought it and three days later the egr went out then next thing you know i got a blown motor…”
2020-09-14 · Fuel System, Gasoline · 332,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-350. the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly loss motive power and stalled without warning. the contact restarted the vehicle however, the failure recurred. upon inspection, the contact discovered the fuel filter was covered with silver debris. the cause of the failure was …”
2020-07-16 · Power Train · 220,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-350. the contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact pulled the vehicle off to the side of the road and made multiple attempts to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to restart. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they diagnosed the v…”
2019-04-24 · Vehicle Speed Control · 200,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-350. while driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. also, while idling, the engine rpms remained very high and the vehicle would attempt to surge forward. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the icp sensor and injector control sensor, but the failures continued. the manufact…”
2019-03-19 · Steering · 268,000 mi · 💥 crash“takata inflators; my vehicle started all types of problems intermittent ones that cost me several thousand dollars never fixing the problem this is were it all began,,.my vehicle died going up fairly steep hill to grave yard, it immediately rolled back shoving a family members vehicle down hill a ways until they turned away from the cliff edge le…”
2017-10-03 · Steering · 150,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-350. while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact placed the gear shifter into neutral and was able to restart the vehicle. in addition, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. while driving various speeds, the battery, oil pressure and check engine warning indicators ill…”
2017-09-07 · Fuel System, Diesel:storage:tank Assembly · 82,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-350. the contact stated that the fuel tank strap was severely corroded and the fuel tank detached from the vehicle. the contact stated that this was the second time the failure occurred. an unknown ford dealer was contacted and referred the contact to ford usa. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and info…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.