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2005 Ford F-350 Fuel System, Diesel Problems

15
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 15 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • fuel tank · 10 records
  • without warning · 5 records
  • replaced fuel · 4 records
  • needed replaced · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4
60–100k mi4
30–60k mi3
100–150k mi1
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 16, 2014 · 50,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel System, Diesel · Power Train

    I have a 2005 ford f350 diesel powerstroke that has the fuel tank lining falling off and its gotten to my fuel lines and fuel pump causing the truck to come to a complete stop while i was driving down the freeway hauling a 12ft trailer with a 10000 lbs tractor on it. I had to get it towed to a shop where they replaced the fuel pump and filters. One month later it did the same thing while on the highway again it just…

    ODI 10676166

  • July 23, 2014

    Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel

    Cpsc: 2005 f-350. Consumer stated the 6.0 diesel motor is no longer working due to a buildup in the gas tank, or oil system. *ss the consumer stated after the vehicle was fixed, it broke down again. *jb

    ODI 10838357

  • August 5, 2013 · 92,000 miles

    Fuel Pump · Fuel System, Diesel

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on several occasions where it was diagnosed that the motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. On another occasion the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed…

    ODI 10643953

  • July 31, 2013 · 76,667 miles

    Fuel System, Diesel

    Merged on to mcfarland blvd. With south bound traffic truck lost power could not control vehicle other traffic almost ran into the truck.had truck towed to diesel shop.columbus diesel service found paint chips in filter removed fuel tank ,coating of the tank was coming off and entering the fuel system this is the factory tank that came with the truck.. *tr

    ODI 10534606

  • June 14, 2011

    Fuel System, Diesel

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would either stall or decelerate to approximately 5 mph. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the failure. An independent mechanic then examined the vehicle and noticed that there were silver flakes settling in the fuel filter. The independent repair shop was…

    ODI 10412284

  • April 30, 2011 · 52,940 miles

    Fuel System, Diesel

    2005 f350 superduty powerstroke 6.0 diesel with 53,000 miles continued to accelerate without operator control nearly causing rear-end collision while driving. Operator completed a turn and accelerated to the speed limit and when operator released the throttle the vehicle "took off" as if the accelerator had been depressed again. Operator came close to rear ending a passenger car in front of the operator so the…

    ODI 10398376

  • February 15, 2011 · 100,000 miles

    Fuel System, Diesel

    I have a 2005 ford f-350 with a powerstoke. It only has about 100,xxx miles on it but the fuel tank delaminated and caused five injectors to go bad this is a safety concern. Not to mention a costly fix and ford cant even fill the tank orders its been on back order for 6 weeks. This shouldn't happen on a truck that is only 5 years old. *tr

    ODI 10396604

  • March 24, 2010 · 160,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel System, Diesel

    Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350. The contact was driving approximately 60 mph, the diesel engine overheated with smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road. The engine was turned off, and restarted after waiting until the engine cooled down. The vehicle resumed operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The failure was contributed…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10324373

  • January 7, 2010 · 55,000 miles

    Fuel System, Diesel

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f350. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the fuel filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 55,000. *tr

    ODI 10555448

  • May 8, 2009 · 30,000 miles

    Fuel System, Diesel

    I own a 2009 f-350 super duty power stroke diesel 6.0l. At approx. 30,000 miles the truck would have episodes of running rough maybe once every 50miles. I brought it to my mechanic who replaced the fuel filters and thought i might have gotten some bad diesel. Less than 1,000 miles later the truck ran much worse . It would begin running rough , losing power and sometimes stall. Once it occured as i was pulling on to…

    ODI 10270136

  • December 22, 2008 · 75,114 miles

    Electrical System · Fuel System, Diesel

    While on i-95, my 2005 f-350 super-duty sputter and lost power. The truck went from 60mph with flow of traffic to 40mph in seconds. Making evasive measure from getting tag from behind, i was forced to the shoulder of the road which was taking up by snow. The truck crawled half on shoulder and half in the right lane while cars made there evasive action in order to miss me. After getting to a place to pull off the…

    ODI 10252699

  • April 20, 2008 · 104,050 miles

    Fuel System, Diesel

    While driving on the highway pulling a trailer my 2005 f -350 diesel quit running and almost got run over by a semi. After pulling off to the side of the road and restarted the truck it ran rough. Was able to get it back to the shop with the hazards on. To find out from the dealer that the fuel tank is delaminating which cause debris to get into the fuel pump and injectors causing it to stall. Ford has know about…

    ODI 10225370

  • December 15, 2007 · 24,000 miles

    Fuel System, Diesel

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350 diesel. The contact was driving approximately 45 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle would not restart despite the attempts of the contact and was towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer stated the fuel tank was delaminated and the interior paint had clogged the engine. The dealer replaced the fuel tank, fuel filters and several fuel injectors december…

    ODI 10393114

  • October 4, 2005 · 9,368 miles

    Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Automatic Transmission · Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel · Wiring

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f350 super duty. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled numerous times without warning while driving at any speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure. The dealer replaced the fuel injectors, the turbo charger was replaced four times, the head gaskets, and the rear end rings however the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to stall…

    ODI 10465856

  • July 18, 2005 · 25,500 miles

    Fuel System, Diesel

    The driver of the vehicle was driving on the road when it started to slow down and was losing power. The 2005 ford f350 diesel truck stalled in traffic and would not run. It was towed to a location where the fuel filters were changed. This did not correct the problem. It was towed to the ford dealer, who stated that the fuel tank had delaminated and the fuel tank needed to be replaced. Ford claimed that bio diesel…

    ODI 10238777