2003 Ford F-350 SD Fuel system Problems

“I had several breakdowns with my truck and had to have it towed twice. The first place it was towed to could not find the problem then after several more instances I had it towed to the dealership where I purchased the vehicle and they new the problem right away. The fuel tank delaminated and I waited two months for one because they were in production at a cost of $2000.00 to be repaired. This seems to be a wide spread problem with these trucks and it should be warrantied.”

“Vehicle was accelerating onto on-ramp to interstate 90 west bound at pines road in spokane valley wa. Vehicle was driven by my wife. At approximately 30 MPH their was a loud bang and noise that sounded like an exhaust leak. Vehicle was driven to the shoulder and shut off. My wife called me and I came to investigate what had happened. I turned the engine over and determined it was not an exhaust leak but that a spark plug had been blown out of the right side of the engine. It was the number 4 spark plug from the front on my v-10 gas engine. …”

“I purchased my Ford f350 on january 16, 2007 from john bleakly Ford, in georgia my fuel injectors have gone bad since then. On 7/22/07 my truck suddenly lost power it would turn but won't rev and after a while will not even turn. It was finally diagnosed as faulty injectors. I have a $27,000 truck loan and have only paid 4 months on this truck. I am a sole proprietor and have a family to support. I strongly believe there is an ongoing problem with their fuel injectors in the 6.0 liter engine. …”

“We were using our Ford f350 diesel (6.0 motor) with 63,000. We were going 70 MPH on the interstate pulling a loaded 5 horse trailer when the truck would not accelerate, 15 seconds later engine cut off. We were in the left lane and had no power to steer off the road and could not come to a fast stop because of the weight of the of horse trailer. We had to coast approximately 100 yards and pull off on the left side because traffic was too heavy and going to fast to let us over to the right side. Truck would not start again. Had to be towed off the interstate and home. …”

“While driving at 70mph a fuel injector failed littering the #3 cylinder with debris. A blue smoke cloud immediately blanketed the highway reducing visibility to near zero. Fortunately I was able to find a safe location to pull off before the engine seized. I towed the truck to the Ford dealer for an estimate for repairs. I was advised that a fuel injector had failed and it could be repaired for $750. I authorized the repair and received a call that afternoon the truck was done however #3 cylinder compression was half of normal. They recommended a short block which costs $8,000 plus labor. …”