2008 Ford F-350
7 recalls and 233 owner complaints on record for this model year.
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CONTINENTAL TIRE IS RECALLING CERTAIN CONTITRAC TR TIRES, SIZE LT275/70R18 125/122S OUTLINE WHITE LETTERS AND BLACK SIDEWALL, AND CONTITRAC, SIZE LT275/70R18 125/122S, BLACK SIDEWALL, PRODUCED FROM MAY 6, 2007, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20, 2008, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON SOME MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 FORD F-250 AND F-350 TRUCKS. SOME OF THESE TIRES MAY EXPERIENCE UNEVEN WEAR, VIBRATION, OR PARTICULARLY UNDER CONDITIONS OF OVERLOADING OR UNDER INFLATION IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE USAGE, SEPARATION BETWEEN THE BELT EDGES.
Remedy: CONTINENTAL TIRE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED TIRES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CONTINENTAL CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-888-799-2168.
KNAPHEIDE IS RECALLING 108 MY 2006-2008 PRO SERIES TRUCK BEDS EQUIPPED WITH AN ICC BUMPER WHICH INCLUDED A PROVISION FOR A BALL HITCH. THERE MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT WELD ATTACHING THE HITCH CHANNEL TO THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.
Remedy: KNAPHEIDE WILL OFFER TWO REMEDIES TO ITS CUSTOMERS: (1) FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT USE THE HITCH, THE HITCH WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK BED AND REPLACED WITH AN ICC BUMPER; OR (2) FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO NEED A HITCH, A RECEIVER HITCH ASSEMBLY WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING HITCH ASSEMBLY AND ALL SUSPECT WELD JOINTS WILL BE RE WELDED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KNAPHEIDE AT 1-877-473-5763.
FORD IS RECALLING 64,754 MY 2008 F-250 AND F-350 SINGLE REAR WHEEL, 4X4, 156 INCH WHEEL BASE PICK UP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO PIECE DRIVE SHAFT FOR FAILING TO CONFORM TO THE FUEL SPILLAGE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." DURING A 30 MPH FRONTAL IMPACT INTO A RIGID BARRIER, THE FUEL TANK CAN MOVE FORWARD AND CONTACT A FRAME CROSS MEMBER, POTENTIALLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE WHICH CAN RESULT IN FUEL SPILLAGE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BRACKET ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 23, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
FORD IS RECALLING 87,515 MY 2008 F250, F-350, F-450, AND F-550 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." SOME 40% SPLIT AND CAPTAIN'S CHAIR DRIVER'S SEATS, EQUIPPED WITH LUMBAR SUPPORTS, MAY HAVE IMPROPER WELDS AT THE JOINT OF THE SEAT BACK PIVOT BRACKET AND THE SEAT BACK FRAME.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL ADD A REINFORCEMENT TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK FRAME ON THE 40% SPLIT OR CAPTAIN'S CHAIR SEAT EQUIPPED WITH LUMBAR SUPPORT OR, IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT BACK FRAME WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ASSEMBLED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE YOUR DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 6.4L DIESEL ENGINE, INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE OF THE BATTERY POSITIVE (B+) WIRE TO THE RIGHT HAND SPLASH SHIELD BOLT MAY RESULT IN THE BATTERY B+ WIRE CONTACTING THE SPLASH SHIELD BOLT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BATTERY B+ WIRE LOCATION AND, IF NECESSARY, REPOSITION THE WIRE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A 6.4L DIESEL ENGINE, EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES IN THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM MAY RESULT FROM EXCESS HYDROCARBONS IN THE EXHAUST.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
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Items in my bed and liner caught on fire. Engine regeneration for emissions got so hot melted all of the bed liner and caught a new large tv on fire. Ford has a glue on heat shield under bed which fell off. Exhaust gets so hot it caught on fire. They should have put a metal fixed plate or something fixed no a cheap glue on piece of foil. I inspected other trucks all missing!
Items inside bed caught on fire due to exhaust cleaning system getting so hot to burn off pollution in DPF pipe. Dangerous truck to drive contacted ford. No one contacted me. Other ford diesels caught on fire due to this. I’m retired military and don’t have money to buy 50k trucks. Only 80k on truck.
DRIVING THRU TOWN 25MPH OR LESS TURNING ONE CORNER FINE THEN ANOTHER CORNER THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND ONLY STEERING WHEEL TURNED.MY TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE ROCK WALL DAMAGED HOOD FENDER,BUMPER,HEADLIGHT BEZEL AND LIGHTS DRIVER WHEEL, AND WHEN DIAGNOSED THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IT WAS THE STEERING GEARBOX FAILURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING ABILITY FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A BRIDGE. THE CRASH OCCURRED ON JANUARY 11, 2018. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY A WEEK AFTER THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE AIR BAGS THEN ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A POWDERY SUBSTANCE THAT WAS EMITTED FROM THE AIR BAGS, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CHOKE AND BECOME ILL. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, HEART, NECK AND LOWER BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
DRIVER, ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A LIGHT RAIL CROSSING, DEPRESSED BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY, MOVING FORWARD INTO THE PATH OF ONCOMING TROLLEY. VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. DRIVER BELIEVES BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND ALIGNED WHEN DEPRESSED.
LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE HIS FORD TRUCK GAS PEDAL ACCELERATING, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH (DOT/I#2010-1130) *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SO HE PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS HE DID THAT, THE STEERING LOCKED UP A SECOND TIME, SO HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED FOR THE POLICE TO ARRIVE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION. THE CONSUMER STATED FORD NOR HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR THE DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX. *JB
JUNE 25, 2007, WE WERE IN MONTANA AND HAD JUST COME DOWN FROM APPROX. 14,000 FT. PASS, CLOSED SUN ROOF ON OUR 2008 FORD F350 CREWCAB DIESEL, ALL 4 OCCUPANTS (3 ADULTS & 1 CHILD) FELL ASLEEP @ 2:00 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. PASSENGER WOKE AS WE WERE GOING OFF THE PAVEMENT, TRIED TO PUT TRUCK BACK ON PAVEMENT BUT FRONT OF TRUCK WOULD NOT GET UNDER CONTROL, HIT MAIL BOXES AND VEERED TO LEFT (STILL UNABLE TO CONTROL) NOT SPEEDING, HIT HEAD ON INTO TREES, ROLLED TO ROOF. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE, DRIVER SIDE (FRONT AND BACK) ROOF CRUSHED TO TOP AND INTO FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND ALMOST TO FRAME OF WINDOW IN THE BACK SEAT. WHY OR WHAT CAUSED US ALL TO FALL ASLEEP AFTER CLOSING SUN ROOF, WHY WERE WE NOT ABLE TO CONTROL FRONT OF TRUCK (TOO HEAVY?), WHY DID AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY AND WHY DID ROOF CRUSH SO FAR ON A ROLL TO ROOF, WE DID NOT ROLL COMPLETELY OVER. TRUCK WAS TOTALED. NO DEATHS OCCURRED, DRIVER RESULTED IN A BROKEN NECK AND PASSENGERS WITH RIB AND NECK INJURIES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. ON JUNE 4, 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST FILTER FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST FILTER. ON JUNE 22, 2008, THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS TRANSPORTING A TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE TRAILER SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE. HIS FATHER LOST CONTROL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,624 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
I LEASED A 2008 F350 6.4 LITER IT WAS SMOKING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE OFTEN SO I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IT GOT WORSE THEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALER AND THE SMOKE CHECKED THEY SAID IN THE PAPER WORK IT WAS UNDETERMINED 1 MONTH LATER I LOST ALL POWER AND THE TRUCK DIED THE OIL CAP WAS NOT PUT ON AND THERE WAS OIL EVERYWHERE SINCE THEN THE SMOKE HAS GOTTEN WORSE SO I STARTED TO GO TO A SMALL MECHANIC THAT WORKS ON MY OTHER TRUCKS WELL SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE SMOKE IS MORE OFTEN LIKE TWO TIMES A WEEK FOR 10 MIN SON I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TWO WEEKS AGO THEY HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS AND THEN THEY CALLED ME AND SAID I HAD TO PROVE THAT I HAD THE OIL CHANGES DONE TO IT I OWN FOUR TRUCKS AND THEY ALL GET OIL CHANGES SO I BROUGHT THE RECITES AND THEY SAID BECAUSE I PAID CASH FOR THE OIL CHANGES THE RECEIPT FORM THE MECHANIC WHERE FAKE AND IT WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE SO I DROVE IT DOWN THE STREET TO ANOTHER PLACE SINCE THEN ITS UN DRIVABLE IT SMOKES THE HOLE TIME ITS RUNNING WHAT DO I DO? *TR
WE WERE HAULING A LOAD OF LOGS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY EVERYTHING WAS FINE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. WE HAD TO TRY TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHERE WE WERE THERE WAS NO WHERE TO PULL OFF AND FINALLY COULD SWING INTO A STATE GAMESLAND AND SOMEONE CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. I AM NOW OUT OF A TRUCK I JUST PURCHASED 2 MONTHS AGO AND MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T EVEN SHOWING UP
HAD JUST BACK THE VEHICLE IN CUT IT OFF, HALF AN HOUR LATER IT WAS IN FLAMES, BURNT EVERYTHING IN THE MOTOR AND FRONT OF TRUCK UP. *DT*JB *DT*JB *DT*JB *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO ALMOST CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SMOKE ENTERING FROM A PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER BRAKE DISC WAS RED FROM THE HEAT AND EMITTED SMOKE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES ON DIFFERENT WHEELS. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR THE WHEELS TO COOL DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT ONCE THE HOOD WAS OPENED, THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS CYCLING MORE THAN DESIGNED BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY CAUSING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
2008 FORD F350 SD. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BEGAN SPEWING SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND APPARENTLY A SENSOR FAILED TO OPERATE. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE CENTER INSISTED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DUE TO A SENSOR. *JB
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.