2008 Ford F-350 SD Engine Problems

“I have submitted my request for a recall to be issued on all 2008 Ford f350sd for the exhaust temperature sensor failure causing the vehicle to shutdown. Looks as though a recall was issued for 2012 Ford 6.7l ambulance packages: f-350 engine recall number: 13v535000 recall date: 10/30/2013 problem summary: Ford motor company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 f-350/450/550 ambulance package vehicles manufactured february 22, 2010, through october 19, 2012 and equipped with a 6.7l diesel engine. …”

“I noticed a plum of white smoke out the tail pipe. That indicated steam, water in the system to me. All the gauges were normal and I stopped the vehicle and checked the fluid levels. No obvious problem. I called my local Ford dealership and they could not get it in for 36 hours. I drove it .4 miles home and parked it. At the appointed time I drove to north country Ford. It took them another day to find the diesel mechanic who could work on the vehicle. 24 hours later I am told the engine is blown; fluid got into the manifold and was sucked into the # 3 cylinder. …”

“Sudden vehicle acceleration during slowing/braking. Registered over 4000 RPM at approximately 10 MPH with brakes fully depressed and was extremely difficult to stop which almost LED to a rear end collision. After coming to a complete stop, vehicle was put into park and engine slowly decreased from racing and went to normal RPM operating range at idle within seconds.”

“Shortly after the truck is up to operating temperature a constant plume of white smoke continuously emits from the exhaust. Fuel economy has had a substantial loss. During lower levels (1/4 or lower levels of diesel) of fuel capacity the engine will stall and die upon take off. Attempting to restart afterwards was very difficult. During this process a wrench appears on the dash and that's about it. I have not checked codes yet and the check engine lite in on.”

“Was driving at approximately 40mp when the engine just stopped and lost power. This happened on 2 more occasions. Once while pulling out onto a busy street, and was almost hit by oncoming traffic. Cannot risk injury, so took it right to a reputable local diesel mechanic. Diesel mechanic states that entire fuel system must be replaced. Faulty hi pressure fuel pump disintegrated and sent metal thru fuel system. This will cost $8000 to fix. Was told this was the first year bug for a new design. Ford will not replace parts or warranty this. …”