2004 Ford F-350 SD problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
130 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
75,478 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 model year. Data snapshot: . 114 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Electrical System:Wiring is the most frequently named component, appearing in 16 of 130 complaints (12.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Engine operation | 37 | 28.5% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 21 | 16.2% |
| Braking behavior | 16 | 12.3% |
| Fuel system concerns | 11 | 8.5% |
| Steering behavior | 9 | 6.9% |
| Transmission and shifting | 5 | 3.8% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System:Wiring | 16 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel | 15 |
| Electrical System | 13 |
| Tires | 13 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 12 |
| Fuel System, Diesel | 11 |
| Engine | 7 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 6 |
Electrical System:Wiring: 16; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel: 15; Electrical System: 13; Tires: 13; Engine And Engine Cooling: 12; Fuel System, Diesel: 11; Engine: 7; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 6
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 23 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 17 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 16 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 16 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 27 |
| 150,000 and above | 15 |
Under 25,000: 23; 25,000 to 49,999: 17; 50,000 to 74,999: 16; 75,000 to 99,999: 16; 100,000 to 149,999: 27; 150,000 and above: 15
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (27). 16 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
2005: 14; 2006: 14; 2007: 12; 2008: 15; 2009: 10; 2010: 21; 2011: 16; 2012: 8; 2013: 6; 2014: 4; 2015: 8; 2016: 1; 2017: 1
Pattern summary
Electrical System:Wiring leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 37 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 21 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 16 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10125508 · 2005-06-16 (June 16, 2005)
THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 15 INCIDENTAS WERE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, WHILE BEING DRIVEN OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR TURN. THE VEHICLEHAS TWO METHODS OF STALLING - THE FIRST METHOD IS BE IDLING VERY ROUGH - AS IF MISS FIRING ON A CYLINDER/ TIMING ISSUES WHERE IT BLOWS BLACK SMOKE. THE SECOND METHOD IS IF YOU ARE STOPPED WITH YOUR FOOT HOPEFULLY ON THE BRAKE - THE VEHICLE WILL REV UP AND LURCH FORWARD - IF ON THE BRAKE IT WILL SOMETIMES THEN STALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES - WITH MULTIPLE INCIDENTS P…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10125508 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10125676 · 2005-06-17 (June 17, 2005)
I HAVE A 2004 F350 SUPERDUTY WITH 6800 MILES, IT STALLS AND LOSES POWER EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC RECENTLY IT STALLED AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL WRECKS. FORD HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES WITH NO LUCK.I ALSO KNOW SEVREAL OTHER FORD SUPERDUTY'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.ONE OF THESE STALLED PULLING INTO TRAFFIC , BUT NO WRECK.MY FORD SERVICE DEMARTMENT HAS NOT FIXED ANY OF THESE TRUCKS
Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10125676 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10130548 · 2005-07-29 (July 29, 2005)
DT: CONSUMER STATED 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL SURGE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING TO DEALERSHIP THAT VEHICLE HAD SURGE PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER DID UPDATED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND THE TRUCK RAN SOME WHAT BETTER AFTER THAT. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER A WEEK, AND WENT BACK TO HAVING COMPUTER SURGES. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON THIS ISSUE FIVE TIMES. SAME RESULT, THE TRUCK WOULD WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE, THEN BACK…
Owner-reported narrative. 6,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130548 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10134044 · 2005-09-23 (September 23, 2005)
DT: THE CALLER SAYS TRUCK SOMETIMES LOSES POWER. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME. THE CALLER SAID THAT SOMETIMES THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND THEN VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER, AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN HE LOST POWER. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN SITTING STILL. TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HE RECENTLY HAD RECALL WORK DONE ON THE WIRING HARNESS. AFTER 170 MILES THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE CALLER HAD AN APPOINTMENT NEXT TUES…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10134044 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10135205 · 2005-09-02 (September 2, 2005)
I HAVE A 2004 FORD F350 AND A F250 BOTH HAVE THE 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS AND TURBO AND POSSIBLY THE FUEL PUMP ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. BOTH TRUCKS LOAD UP AND START TO RUN VERY ROUGHT THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SITUATION IS TO FLOOR THE THROTTLE INTILL IT CLEARS UP PRODUCING AN EXTREMELY AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOG. SEVERAL TIMES THE TRUCKS HAVE STALLED WHILE DRIVING LEAVING US WITHOUT POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. RET URN TRIPS TO THE NEAREST DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN A GOOD EXPERINCE THEY TELL US THAT BECAUSE THER…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10135205 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10132153 · 2005-08-09 (August 9, 2005)
DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND INTERMITTENTLY. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END, 4-WHEEL DRIVE, FUEL INJECTOR, AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SPRING HAS BROKEN,. LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES. CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING THE STALLING ISSUE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. BEFORE THE RECALL THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE DEALERSHIP DID TO TRY TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COV…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10132153 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10129994 · 2005-08-30 (August 30, 2005)
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2004 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE STEERING LOCKED AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERYDAY. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10129994 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10137199 · 2005-09-21 (September 21, 2005)
DT: THE VEHICLE STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER 30 OR 40 TIMES. THE MORE THE VEHICLE IS WORKED ON BY THE DEALER THE WORSE THE PROBLEM BECOMES. AFTER VEHICLES QUITS IT WILL NOT START FOR A FEW MINUTES. THEN WHEN IT STARTS IT SMOKES. THE DEALER DID RECALL REPAIR THE WIRING HARNESS. ALSO, REPAIRS WERE MADE TO TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR, WIRING HARNESS, TURBO HOSE, AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER. ALL THESE REPAIRS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER LAST INSTRUCTED THE OWNER TO WAIT UNTIL IT …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10137199 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10172522 · 2006-11-03 (November 3, 2006)
2004 F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH 6.0L BOUGHT NEW IN 2004.SUMMER OF 2006 EXPERANCED "SURGE" WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN CRUSE CONTROL. LATER SAME PROBLEM AT 30 MPH. PROBLEM WAS WORST IN SEPTEMBER, TRUCK SURGING AND DIED AT IDLE. I REPLACED CAM SENSOR, NO FIX. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER. LOADED NEW PROGRAM AND CHANGED SENSOR ON TURBO AND CHANGED TRANSMISSION FILTERS $200.00. MORNING OF OCT 19 ,LEAVING FOR ATLANTA WITH FAMILT AND CAMPER SAME "SURGE". IN ATLANTA OCT 20 IN TRAFIC TRUCK SURGED AND ALMOST HIT A CAR FROM BEHIND. MONDAY OCT 23, TRUCK SURGING BA…
Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10172522 at NHTSA ↗