2004 Ford F-250 problems
NHTSA has received 202 complaints about the 2004 Ford F-250, and 31% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (19%) and fuel system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 202 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 159 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 61 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 14 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 12 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Among the 159 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 55,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 28,000 miles (51 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Ford F-250 with enough data (99 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The driver was parking the vehicle and without warning the vehicle caught fire from the engine. The fire department was called out to extinguished the fire. The driver sustained injuries to both legs and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. Please provide additional information.
While driving 50 MPH the vehicle was involved in a head on collision. The dual air bags did not deply. As a resul, driver sustained head innjuires.
Truck failed to respond to steering. Attempting to correct for right drift truck crossed over left shoulder causing damage. Vehicle failed to respond to steering while consumer drove around a curve at 35 MPH. After inspecting the vehicle the consumer found that the right front hub locking tab was positioned in lock while the left front was free. The tires were marked on the sideways as m & s (mud and snow) tires were over inflated for the load condition.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f250. While driving at any speed, the vehicle lost power and the engine completely shut off in the middle of the road. The road conditions and weather were not a factor. The vehicle would occasional take ten minutes or longer before it would restart. The vehicle became very difficult to steer and lost all power steering and braking ability. The failures always occur without warning. The dealer stated that the injector control pressure (icp) sensor was the cause of the failure.
At highway speeds, between 70-80, the front right wheel vibrates/shakes violently at first it is minor, but get's worse and worse as it forces the tire out of balance. This problem has been reported to ford many times. They say they cannot find a problem. The problem first occurred at 30,387 miles. They could not find the problem. Another dealership, at 36999 miles, replaced the steering dampener, but it did not fix the problem. Then, they torqued the pitmen arm and declared the problem fixed.