2004 Ford F-250 SD electrical system problems
56 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2004 Ford F-250 SD — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takara recall I was driving down the freeway when the check engine light came on I all the sudden had a loss of power and it was like the motor was sputtering like it had a misfire after that it's very hard to start and barely moves it comes up with multiple injector codes that all failed at the…”
filed May 26, 2019
“2004 ford f250 sd 6.0l sputters, lunges & dies out when idle, waiting in traffic or driving slowly. Luckily, it's been starting right back up. It has been occurring quite often lately. Looked up possible causes and found recall 05v270000 from 2005, which seems to be the exact issue I am having…”
filed Apr 22, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND VANS EQUIPPED WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINES…Campaign 05V270000 · Jun 10, 2005
Related service bulletins
Some 2002-2008 F-Super Duty, F-150 and Mark LT vehicles may exhibit concern during or after programing the VSM. The programming may fail or vehicle symptoms such as inoperative door locks, dome lamps, door ajar…
SSM 48157 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 2, 2019
Electrical System problems in other F-250 SD years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 F-250 SD | 9 | 25% |
| 2023 F-250 SD | 13 | 30% |
| 2022 F-250 SD | 19 | 16% |
| 2021 F-250 SD | 18 | 11% |
| 2020 F-250 SD | 27 | 10% |
| 2019 F-250 SD | 32 | 3% |
| 2018 F-250 SD | 9 | 2% |
| 2017 F-250 SD | 54 | 5% |
| 2016 F-250 SD | 24 | 8% |
| 2015 F-250 SD | 9 | 3% |
| 2014 F-250 SD | 1 | 4% |
| 2013 F-250 SD | 3 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Ford F-250 SD
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.