2008 Ford F-350 Engine And Engine Cooling 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
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- radiator failures · 6 records
- radiator replaced · 6 records
- replaced miles · 6 records
- every fleet · 4 records
- failures refuses · 4 records
- refuses warrant · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Customer satisfaction program 08b06 was issued by ford in december 2008. This notice expired in june 30, 2009. I recently purchased the vehicle within the last year. The same issue has developed that was identified in the above bulletin. The previous owner did not get the service performed and now ford will not honor the bulletin. This issue should be a recall issue or the ford customer satisfaction bulletin should…
ODI 10537039
Engine · Engine And Engine Cooling
Failure of flexible joint in the exhaust up-pipe creates a fatal safety hazard for all occupants of the vehicle. Exhaust gases leak from the failed joint and enter the cab of the truck through the heater vents. This can cause the occupants to be overcome by exhaust gases while driving, leading to a fatality. There have been several complaints identified in ford blogs with regards to this and nothing has been done to…
ODI 10537037
Engine And Engine Cooling · Suspension
Upon inspection of this vehicle,our mechanic found the automatic dipstick tube rusted in half on the right side of the engine. At the bracket that bolts to the exhaust manifold. We believe this to be a potential fire /safety hazard if some one was to fill or check the transmission while the engine is hot. We also found the right side shock tower severely degraded because of rust. The top of the tower has large…
ODI 10479989
Engine And Engine Cooling
Vehicle was sitting at idle when blew upper radiator hose. I replaced hose due to fords excessive charge to replace one hose,was not notified that due to the loss of fluid. Radiators hot cold cycles were effected, so radiator was effected and created a crack in radiator due to constantly cycling due to the loss of fluid created from defective hose. Now ford will not cover the radiator due to service managers lack of…
ODI 10456064
Engine And Engine Cooling
Was driving to work on a major highway when all of a sudden the truck stalled and quite running. After having the vehicle towed into a ford dealership they determined that 2 fuel injectors along with the fuel pressure regulator were bad. After further research they determined it was caused by corrison in the fuel tank. They said ford would not stand behind the problem as they blamed it on the diesel fuel. We buy the…
ODI 10423106
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving my 2008 f-350 superduty diesel powered truck at 45 mph for approx 2 miles, received message " "stop safely now" and complete power down of engine. The truck decelerated so fast that had we not been passing a pull off lane we would have been stuck in the middle of the driving lane. The whole incident happened in less than 10 seconds. After getting over to side of road, engine would not crank over and…
ODI 10420668
Engine And Engine Cooling
This vehicle has had two radiator failures. We had the dealer diagnose and repair both times. Every truck in our fleet of 7 f-350's has had at least two radiator failures and ford refuses to warrant the repairs. On this vehicle the first radiator was replaced at 60,083 miles on 7-8-09; the second radiator was replaced at 119,551 miles on 11-18-10. *tr
ODI 10378568
Engine And Engine Cooling
This vehicle has had a radiator failure. We had the dealer diagnose and repair . Every truck in our fleet of 7 f-350's has had radiator failures and ford refuses to warrant the repairs. On this vehicle the radiator was replaced at 100,345 miles on 9-2-10. *tr
ODI 10378569
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. While driving approximately 50 mph, the service warning indicating that the vehicle was entering regeneration mode illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle then lost some power and smoke began to emit from under the hood. The vehicle was pulled over and shut off. The contact had the vehicle towed to an authorized dealer where she was informed that the entire engine had…
Fire reported
ODI 10355551
Engine And Engine Cooling
This vehicle has had two radiator failures. We had the dealer diagnose and repair both times. Every truck in our fleet of 7 f-350's has had at least two radiator failures and ford refuses to warrant the repairs. On this vehicle the first radiator was replaced at 27,229 miles on 5-27-08; the second radiator was replaced at 138,005 miles on 4-30-10. *tr
ODI 10378564
Engine And Engine Cooling
After parking my ford f-350 crew cab 4x4 with a v-10 engine, i exited the vehicle and circled around to the passenger side where i noticed from the corner of my eye flames in the r front wheel well. Behind the tire. I immediately went inside the building and summoned help and a fire extinguisher (abc) . Myself and security personnel did not open the hood. We directed the fire ext. Into the wheel well and there was a…
Fire reported
ODI 10326750
Engine And Engine Cooling
This vehicle has had a radiator failure. We had the dealer diagnose and repair. Every truck in our fleet of 7 f-350's has had radiator failures and ford refuses to warrant the repairs. On this vehicle the radiator was replaced at 78,475 miles on 12-26-09. *tr
ODI 10378567
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. The contact stated that the radiator on the vehicle was leaking. The leak was noticed by the driver after doing a daily inspection of the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor has it been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 31,992. Updated 02/02/11 *cn
ODI 10369617
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford f-350. The contact was driving 30 mph when white smoke emitted from the exhaust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer advised the contact that the vehicle entered into an abnormal safe mode. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 4,000 and the current mileage was 27,000.
ODI 10457930
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford f350. The contact stated that the radiator failed and was leaking. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who confirmed that the radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,774. Updated 02/02/11 *cn
ODI 10369615