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| has anyone heard of a recall on the 2005 250 super duty for "stalling"? any info is appreciated. also has anyone had any trouble with the turbo on the same model? | |
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Replying to: treeguy1 (Jun 14, 2005 4:13 am) Now for the bad news - expect 6 to 8 mpg while towing. hehehe |
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Replying to: orangecrest (Sep 15, 2004 8:45 pm) I've been meaning to post my experiences some time now, but been very busy. I have a Black 04 F250 6.0 4x4 SuperCrew XLT SB that I bought new. About 30k miles, I started noticing a 'Rough Idle' that would come and go, but seemed to manefest itself when I was at a stop light on a slight incline. I figured it was bad gas or maybe i would need the oil changed. I just ignored it, this was my first diesel. About 32k miles, the transmisison light came on. It would come and go. The manual said it could be bad gas, so when I fueled up, it went away so I figured that's what it was. About 33k miles transmission started slipping and jumping in the lower gears. I could drive from Mesa to Tucson without any problems until I started getting into stop and go traffic, then it was quite the ride. Floor the gas pedal, see the RPM's climb, and speed slowly increases until some breaking point and the transmission would jerk forward. There's always be some sort of strange klunk that happens when I startup and place it in reverse. I took it to Berg Ford, they had it for about a week and said it was fixed. Some sort of faulty solenoids. The cool thing was they gave me a rental car at no charge because it was warranty work. Well, the truck worked great until I got it back down to tucson, and started behaving worse. The transmission would start slipping and the The Tow Light would come on for some strange reason. I drove it back, and they gave me another rental car. (5.0 Mustang Convertable was nice to drive around), so I couldnt' be that upset. Repairs took another week, and they told me to come back and pick it up. So I drive all the way back there, and they told me it was some sort of warped solenoid pan, musta been bad workmanship. Once again the Truck works for about an hour, then same old transmssion problems. This time I would have to shut the Vehicle Down and then restart it and then it would behave ok, at least driveable. The tow light would be on at that point in time. When I returned the vehicle for the 3rd time, they gave me some lemon escort, so I planted the flag about needed this truck fixed this time around. Everone made fun of the escort wondering what in the hell I was thinking. You traded your truck in for that!!! I told the dealership I wanted a new transmission. They said that ford mandates that they can't give a new transmssion unless the repairs exceeded 3500 bucks. I said this was my 3rd time back, surely we are at that point. They said they could replace every part and not exceed 3500 bucks. (I'm sure since it was warranty work that's the case, but if it was on my nickle, it would be quite the different story). Well, when I got the truck back for the 3rd time it seemed to be in pretty good shape, not 100% but maybe 95% percent. At 48,000 miles my transmission started acting up again. Doesn't have any power when I start the thing up, seems to take forever to wind up. Once I get to 40 mph, power resumes. I changed the oil, differentials, and fuel filter and that seemed to reduce some restriction, but still no power in the lower gears. Looks like I will have to take it in again or just go with another Heavy Duty Truck brand -- what other options do I have? Shell out 4k for transmission repairs every 25k miles or so? So naturally, I am very disappointed at this F250 6.0 TD. I bought what I considered the toughest truck and the power train has lemoned out on me. I don't do any pulling, and most of my miles are highway miles and I average about 400-425 miles on a tank. My greviences are #1 - Issues in the first place, and #2 - Trying to Get the Thing repaired the first time, Ford should have just bolted on a new transmission and been done with it. Hope your experiences are better.
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Replying to: yrbender (Jun 15, 2005 5:37 pm) I think that a liner cushions and protects the bed against objects that are thrown in (firewood, etc.) and might gouge the bed. Not so with a spray on. If you are concerned about things sliding around on a bed liner, put a piece of plywood in. Now, if you value looking cool, then get a spray on that is the same color as the body and glows when lit by head lights. |
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Thanks for the advice/info, I'll take that into consideration. Any idea what I might expect for mileage in normal driving conditions? Also, does the 460 have a decent record regarding service /reliability? Thanks again!
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Hi all, Recently purchased a new 2005 F250 PSD - what a great truck! I'm trying to determine if I have a problem with the outside temperature display. When I start the truck in the morning - it reads 80 degrees (in Phoenix) and adjusts downward very quickly if it's colder than that outside. However, if it's 100 degrees outside, the adjustments are very slow going up and seem to happen only after the vehicle is traveling at least 40 mph or more. When I arrive at work in the morning, the outside temperature displays 78 degrees. When I get back in my truck around 5 p.m., it displays 78 degrees (when it's 109 degrees outside). It takes my truck 10-15 miles before the display actually gets up to 109 degrees and I have to be moving for it to do so. Has anyone else had this problem and if so, what did you do to fix it. Thx
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Replying to: zonaman (Jun 20, 2005 12:35 pm) Purchased my 2005 F250 PSD, Crewcab 4X4 in December 2004 and have experienced similar problems with my outside temp display. Since I only have 1300 miles on the truck, it has not been back to the dealer for service. This problem will be on my "hit list" when it goes in for its first service. Please post anything you find out if your truck goes in first. |
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Replying to: turn2left (Feb 16, 2005 6:57 pm) |
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Hello My police department was recently awarded a F250 Super Duty V10 6.8 engine truck related to a drug crime. We tried to improve the performance buy trying to purchase a superchip / hypertech chip. I was informed they do not not make one for this truck.With out spending thousands of dollars how can I get some more speed out of this truck if it is possible ? I would appreciate any tips of the trade or experience with imporving truck performance.. Thanx Badge 103
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Replying to: treeguy1 (Jun 20, 2005 6:08 am) |
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