2005 Ford F-450 Sd

I OWN SEVEN 2004 AND 2005 FORD F-550 AND F-450 TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINES THAT I USE FOR MY BUSINESS. EVERYONE OF THESE VEHICLES HAS BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM-LEAKING HEAD GASKETS. HERE IS A LIST OF THE MILEAGES THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED: VEHICLE #1 - 96,914 & 100,023 VEHICLE #2 - 114,963 VEHICLE #3 - 106,884 VEHICLE #4 - 69,620 & 109,635 VEHICLE #5 - 69,497 VEHICLE #6 - 58,537 & 81,433 VEHICLE #7 - 89,146 & 90,000 & 147,571 THE FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE REPAIRED MY VEHICLES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DIESEL ENGINES IN THESE MODEL YEARS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS THEY HAVE PERFORMED. NOT ONLY MINE BUT MANY OTHERS. BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIES THAT THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENGINES. OBVIOUSLY FORD IS TRYING TO HIDE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR F-450 TRUCK PULLING OUR 6 HORSE TRAILER, HAS SEVERAL TIMES, HAD THE ENGINE JUST QUIT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. BARELY GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITH A LOAD OF HORSES. FORD HAS REPEATEDLY REPLACED INJECTORS, WHICH THEY CLAIM BEING THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS RECURRED 3 MORE TIMES. DOES IT TAKE A DEATH BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS REMEDIED? THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A TOW HITCH IN THE MIDDLE OF ITS BED. THE BED HAS A BEND APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET BY 9 INCHES AROUND THE HITCH. HE STATED THAT THE BEND IS INCREASING DAILY. HE SPOKE WITH FORD AND THEY STATED THAT THE BED WAS INSTALLED BY ANOTHER COMPANY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR GREATER, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE VEERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT IN CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR; HOWEVER THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AGAIN. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES, BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,639.

AMBULANCE WAS RESPONDING TO A CALL AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE STEERING LINK BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE ARM. THE DISCONNECTED STEERING LINK WAS CAUSE BY A BROKEN STEERING LINK TIE ROD END. THE TIE ROD END SEPARATED AT THE THREADED NUT END. REVIEW OF THE TIE ROD END SHOWED SIGNS OF THE ROD END BEING CRACKED THROUGH THE THREADS FOR SOME TIME; AS EVIDENCED BY THE SIGNS OF RUST. IT IS BELIEVED THAT EITHER, THE NUT WAS OVER TORQUED HEN INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY OR THAT THERE WAS A STRESS FRACTURE CREATED WHEN THE THREADS WERE BEING CUT ON THE TIE ROD END. *JB

THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROLS WENT OUT AT LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. AFTER THAT ENGINE ALWAYS RAN HOT. ENGINE BUNED UP AT LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. THEY PUT A NEW ONE IN AND NOW THE TURBO IS NOT OPERATING RIGHT, TRUCK WILL ONLY PULL A LOAD AT 50 MPH. ALL OF THE EVENTS LISTED HERE HAPPENED BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS ONE YEAR OLD! BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE FAULTS I HAVE MISSED ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF WORK WAITING ON THEM TO GET IT FIXED. I FEED MY FAMILY WITH MY TRUCK, IF IT DOESN'T WORK THEY DON'T EAT. *JB

DT: 2005 FORD F450 SD - THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT HAD ONLY 300 MILES FOR SCRATCHES ON THE TWO SIDE WINDOWS AND FRONT WINDSHIELD. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 5000 MILES ON IT, AND CONSUMER CANNOT SEE OUT THE WINDOWS, AND IT WILL NOT PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. ALSO, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS PITTED AND SCRATCHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER, AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE WINDOWS OR WINDSHIELD. A FORD SALES REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND SAID THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY PUTTING THE WINDOWS DOWN DIRTY, AND THEY WOULD NOT GO AGAINST WHAT THE DEALER STATED. IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED.*AK