2004 Ford F-250 engine and engine cooling problems
44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2004 Ford F-250 — 29% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Engine accelerates sporadically on its own. Engine occasionally dies at stop lights. Must keep brake pedal firmly pushed at stop as engine will suddenly accelerate. I have already replaced the turbo. The dealer says it could be many different things wrong. The 2003-2007 diesels are notorious for…”
filed Aug 4, 2014
“Had miss fires in engine this truck has never shown check engine light while driving down road at 70 mph the engine started missing check engine light never came on??? Took truck to shop .the engine melted the tip off a spark plug in side the cylinder ,it destroyed the cylinder wall have to replace…”
filed Apr 20, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Buck/jerk or surge - 6.0l vehicles built before 8/22/2005. *tt
05215 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 31, 2005Lack of power, surge, and/or diagnostic trouble codes p2263 or p0299. *tt
18397 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 1, 2005
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other F-250 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 F-250 | 3 | 2% |
| 2013 F-250 | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 F-250 | 12 | 5% |
| 2011 F-250 | 7 | 3% |
| 2009 F-250 | 2 | 4% |
| 2008 F-250 | 15 | 8% |
| 2007 F-250 | 3 | 5% |
| 2006 F-250 | 17 | 8% |
| 2005 F-250 | 17 | 12% |
| 2003 F-250 | 24 | 21% |
| 2002 F-250 | 23 | 15% |
| 2001 F-250 | 21 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Ford F-250
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.