2004 Ford E-450 engine and engine cooling problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2004 Ford E-450 — 37% of all complaints for this model year.

Engine and Engine Cooling complaints

37%

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

0 / 1

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Unknown as to events leading up to the failure. The failure is, vehicle stalls out without warning and at times engine surges with power and loses power. Vehicle is a ford e 450 with a 6.0 lt diesel , mgf by international truck motors for ford motor co. Incident first reported oct 28, 2006 and is…”
filed Nov 25, 2008
“Ford e450 doors pop open while driving. Consumer states that the body is twisted, the doors pop open while driving. The motor and transmission have been replaced. Plus this vehicle has experienced even more severe problems. *kb the consumer stated the bolts sheared off the body of the vehicle, the…”
filed Apr 3, 2008

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Ford: some vehicles equipped with 6.0l diesel engine may exhibit any one or combination of the following concerns-lack of power, white/black smoke or a surge. *pe
TSB-08-16-13 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 1, 2009
Ford trucks: misfire, lack of power, buck/jerk, excessive smoke, crank/no start-diagnostics for fuel system. There are several potential causes for these symptoms. *pe
TSB-08-20-1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 20, 2009
6.0l turbocharger carbon deposit diagnostics and service tips. *nj updated 5/29/08. *nj
08-2-11 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2008
6.0l--mil on--p0401, p0402, p0404, p1335--lack of power or surge with some 2003-2007 f-super duty, 2003-2005 excursion and 2004-2008 e-series vehicles. *nj
07219 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 2007