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Aug 4, 2004 | 12:39 PM

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Ducster1

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Originally Posted by khorn444

I picked up the new 6.0 F350 end of June. I noticed that the truck seemed to idle rough, but dismissed it as needing some break in time. I thought, wow this is okay I got a newer truck and everything would be great! You guessed it! Now I have a 04 that the engine shuts down. I have gone from BAD to DEATH TRAP! The 1<SUP>st</SUP> time it happened was 7/24 (1090 miles) just left house, within 3 mile range, going downhill on a curve. I was able to get it pulled over and stopped and it started right back up. I took it to the local dealer on Monday and they looked it over and called Tuesday afternoon and said they couldn’t find anything wrong with it. I picked it back up Tuesday night. I left the house on Wednesday 7/28 and for the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> time it did it again at approximately the same location and distance. It was scarier as the shoulder was narrower and harder to pull over and stop. I used my cell phone and called the service adviser and told him it happened again and would be bringing right down. Once again the local dealer refused to service the truck!!! So now I had to drive the un-safe truck 50+ miles to the original dealer I got it from! It is at the original dealer now </O

Khorn, take a note pad and write every experience down. Document, Document, Document Times, date, people you talked to. Also make sure you receive every inovice, repair receipt from the service department. Do not leave with out them!! Give a good description on the problems you are encountering. I too have been having major problems with my 04 6.0 PSD 9,500 miles and my local dealer has been trying to keep them. I did not buy the truck from them...but the dealership I purchased the truck from is the same company that owns the local dealerhip.
I too took my truck into another local dealership and the service manager did not want to fix my truck because he has had 6 trucks in with the same problem and Ford does not have a fix. So much for FRIENDLY FORD!

Aug 4, 2004 | 02:46 PM

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trodery

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What is "pilot injection " ???

Aug 4, 2004 | 04:42 PM

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IB Tim

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Do a search and read read read.........you will be amazed!!!!

Aug 6, 2004 | 07:17 PM

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khorn444

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Originally Posted by csherman4383

Let me ask you something........did it start back up after you released your foot on the gas pedal or should I say diesel pedal and then try to accellerate again? If it did...then you had the same problem I had in April..

No. Just died and lost all power. Had to turn it off and then back on again. It started right up though.

Aug 8, 2004 | 09:18 PM

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joe diesel

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back from the beach.
6.0 did great!!
truck wasnt done from wiring harness change till 7pm friday before we left but techs the and sales person stayed late to finish and allow me to pick it up!
picked it up w/ 1512 mi and now has 2800+mi and no more problems.
didnt know i was pulling trailer unless i looked back.
and the only thing to hang w/ me was that 16 footer behind me!!
i dont have wiring harness part # untill i pick up service ticket since the service dept was closed when i p/u my truck.
mpgs average 17mpg (tow down, drive around for a week and tow back)
i plan to change oil/filter at 3k mi then 6k mi then 10k mi and stick to 5k mi intervials.
5k because i do a lot of around town and short trip driving.
i would like to use motorcraft oil/filter... any thoughts on that.
luv this truck dispite a little trouble!!