2008 Ford F-450 SD Engine cooling Problems

“Have had acceleration issues with this Ford f-450 since april of 2010, the first time the driver was able to stop the vehicle without incident but the engine blew up when he put it in neutral to stop the vehicle. It was at the Ford dealership for 6 weeks, I retrieved the vehicle, while on the way home the engine failed again, it was towed back to the dealership. 1 week later I retrieved the vehicle again, 2 days after that the accelerator stuck once again while hauling a trailer loaded with a rental trencher. …”

“Driving as normal on fwy heard a loud noise thought I got a flat. Stopped vehicle on shoulder, braking was difficult and white smoke was around the car. I got out and did not see any flat tires but I saw smoke between the cab and bed of the truck. I ran back to the driver door and saw a small fire on the floor next to the 4x4 shifter for the transfer case. I immediately grabbed my 3 year old daughter from her car seat as the cab filled with smoke and ran approximately 300 feet away and told my daughter to stay. …”

“Over the last two years, our 2008 Ford f-450 has been into Ford service several times related to the emissions control system. Specifically the regeneration process. The truck goes into the regeneration mode and over the last week has instantaneously shut the engine, braking, and steering systems down without so much as a 5 second warning. Thus, causing immediate danger to myself and my families health, safety, and life (along with others on the highway).with this vehicle, when this has occurred, we were towing an 15k pound, 40 foot fifth wheel. …”

“2008 Ford F-450 SD diesel engine and radiator failure. Throughout ownership I have consistently had the notice of cleaning exhaust come up. I made Ford aware of it and they would tell me that they fixed the problem, but it would continue to happen. I was pulling a 5 horse trailer (approximately 18,000 pounds empty) within which I had only 3 horses. It was a warm, but not hot day and I was driving at approximately 70 MPH on fairly flat terrain. The water temp light came on and the temperature gauge suddenly went to hot. I began to lose power. I pulled over immediately. …”

“Probably around 30,000 miles my Ford f450 started having the water in fuel light come on constantly. I would attempt to drain and there would be no water. Right around the same mileage that my f250's water in fuel sensor went bad (at 35,000 miles), the computer in my f450 had been re-calibrated at the dealership while in for service. The re-calibration caused the truck to go into limp home mode everytime the water in fuel sensor came on. This is a major safety issue as these diesel trucks are used to haul heavy equipment and sometimes on the interstate at high rates of speed. …”