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 | |||
| 06/12/2009 | 83000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 ford f350. the contact stated that the vehicle stalls out and lunges and the rpm's spike. the contact stated that when the engine stalls the power steering goes out and he has no control over the steering function. ford was contacted and they said they will contact the dealer nearest to him and discuss it with them. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure started about one year ago and is getting progressively worse. the failure mileage was approximately 83,000. the current mileage was 95,000. rd | |||
| 01/10/2010 | 47100 | 1 | |
| Toyota vehicles are not the only ones which exhibit unintended acceleration. i own a 2004 ford f-350 heavy duty truck which has periodically surged 500-1000 rpm since about 5k odometer miles. this now occurs about one out of two times i drive the vehicle for an hour or so. i have had it into three different dealerships, numerous times, and they have been unable to identify the cause of the problem. i have been told that they 'can't just throw parts at it' in order to fix it. unfortunately, the time (5 years) portion of the warranty has lapsed, though the truck only has 48k miles, with warranty being 100k miles or 5 years. on another occasion, the engine died after surging while navigating through a turn, causing power steering failure and nearly resulted in my hitting a telephone pole. the following account describes only one incident of many i've experienced in this vehicle | |||
| 07/26/2009 | 59000 | 1 | |
| Pulling my 5th wheel camper with f350 dulley only 23 miles from home at 60 miles mph drivers side outside duell 3/4 of tread separated from tire down to steel belts ripped duelley fender off truck damaged to camper also . this is the 2ed tire to do this the 1st tire was on passenger side front driving 70 mph damaged 1/4 panel ,bumper ,running board .this happened on 12/29/08 both tires had 78lbs psi after tread separation and held air for 3 days .looking at the two tires after the tread separated you could not tell the difference between the two tires also weighed axles on truck and was 4200lbs under load limit of tires . the tire are general ameritrac tr 23585./16 1st tire did 2000$ in damages .i have not got est. for damages on truck and trailer from 2ed tire as of this time. *tr | |||