Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 18554 | 04/01/2005 | 10017879 | Rpm surge at idle; audible egr surge; low power/smoke/rough idle following a cold start that corrects after engine is warm; surge on resume with speed control; intake flutter sound at steady state throttle, just before downshift, on automat | 12/06/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/05/2010 | 63000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford f-250 super duty. while driving at speeds of 10 mph, the brakes were applied and the vehicle abnormally accelerated, resulting in a crash. the police did not appear on the scene and there were no injuries reported. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed the failure was caused by a malfunction in the vehicles computer. the failure and current mileages were 63,000. | |||
| 07/10/2006 | 25 | 4 | 05/05/2004 |
| My 2004 ford 250 4 x 4 is surging (taking off) when i am not accelerating the engine. it does this at various speeds. the dealership has tried several fixes and even called their own hotline. nothing is working to fix the problem. i am at times sitting a red signal light ant the truck wants to take off. my foot was firmly suppressed upon the brake pedal. i travel down a residential street, going at speeds between 25 and 40 miles per hour, and my truck surges forward as though i depressed the accelerator. i did not depressed the accelerator. i can be going speeds between 25 and 75 miles per hour on the highway, whether in stop and go or continuous speed, and the truck surges without the command of my foot on the accelerator. the rpm needle jumps suddenly as well when this occurs. if i am repeating myself, it is because i am very concern for my safety as well as any passengers and the other drivers on the road with me when this problem occurs. i have gone to various website forums and i am seeing other owners complain of the same thing, but ford is not fixing the safety issue. *nm | |||
| 02/01/2005 | 9000 | 12 | 10/30/2004 |
| 1.) we were driving in the pet smart parking lot and the vehicle lurched forward on its own and almost ran over a lady and her little dog! i had to slam on the brakes and shut it off! 2.) vehicle will stall and accelerate without warning. very scary and dangerous!! 3.) three trips to the dealer and it still has not been repaired. *jb | |||
| 08/11/2005 | 40500 | 2 | 08/11/2005 |
| 2004 ford f250 super duty diesel at 11:30 pm had un intended acceleration while traveling in the fog. the vehicle simply took off wide open while in a curve without my foot on the gas pedal at all. this is second instance of this happening. steve marsh ford dealership was aware of the turbo revving up and had worked on this multiple times prior to the unintended acceleration. i notified my insurance carrier farm bureau agent mark milam 731-855-2591 the next morning. *nm | |||
| 06/05/2005 | 6 | 04/16/2004 | |
| Dt: contact states vehicle surged and jumped about 2 feet into the street when foot was not on the accelerator. vehicle had surged before, but not as bad as this time. the service dealer couldn't find what iwaswrong with the vehicle. the service dealer replaced 5 or 6 modules trying to find out what was wrong with the vehicle.*ak | |||
| 09/15/2004 | 1500 | 5 | 07/10/2004 |
| Dt; ever since consumer bought ford f250 it jerks or bucks forward when at a stop or driving slow. dealer basically say if they can't duplicate the problem it is hard for them to fix it. this happens intermittently. it may do this and stop then it will begin again. the most recent episode was last week. consumer called service dept as it was happening, and was told to bring the vehicle in and they would take care of it. actually had to put in neutral for safety because it does this as if the vehicle were stalling and lurches forward even with foot on brake. *tt | |||
| 02/18/2004 | 2000 | 10 | 01/26/2004 |
| The vehicle stalled at various speeds of 0-15 mph. this condition occurred during stopping or making turns. the vehicle has been to the dealer on four separate occasions. on each occasion the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. also, intermittently the vehicle commenced to lurch forward at high speed while the brakes were being applied. the dealer was unable to duplicate this issue as well. *jb | |||
| 08/10/2004 | 1000 | 7 | 11/05/2003 |
| Vehicle had no throttle response and the rpm's dropped down to 0. vehicle just quit, lost power for about 30 seconds. this happened repeatedly at various speeds. *ak the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer replaced several components but the problem recurred. *nm | |||