2008 Ford F-350 SD Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“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. …”

“I have a 2008 350 super duty Ford truck. I have about 35,000 miles on the truck and in those miles I have had about a dozen incidents where the trucks automatic transmission did not start from a dead stop in 1st. Gear. In stead it must have started in 3rd. Or 4th gear resulting in what would be a very underpowered start. I would press the accelerator to the floor which would result in the transmission down shifting and the wheels spinning even when pulling a 5th wheel trailer. Twice, while empty, I nearly had an accident when I needed a rapid response to enter traffic. …”

“I was notified by Ford that my 2008 f-350 6.4 diesel pickup had two recall notices to be performed. On 1.29.08 I took the truck to capistrano Ford and they performed recall 08b06 and recall 08b07. Since then the automatic transmission has not performed the same. I pull a fifth wheel trailer. The dry weight of the trailer is about 9000lbs. When going downhill the automatic transmission no longer downshifts to assist in braking and downhill speed control. The transmission is equipped with a tow/ haul setting on the end of the shift lever. Before the recall this feature worked great. …”

“When truck goes into regeneration mode(on drive or reverse) it is sometimes very hard to keep it under control...it wants to accelerate--- normally it goes up to 1200 to 1300 RPM but on 2 or 3 times its gone up to 1500, 1 time it went up to 2300 RPM ( that's not save )--------2 times engine lost power while driving at 65-70 MPH...truck makes a loud metal to metal noise when you go from drive to reverse and when you start moving...”

“The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-350 SD. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the power steering assist failed as the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, who stated that the gearbox had failed. The vehicle had been repaired once in the past for the same failure. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 52,000. The current mileage was 70,576.”