May have to become a defector to Ford....

[patodonn]

Just talked to a guy in this RV park the other day who was the not-so-proud ( and MOST upset) owner of a new (I believe it is a 04)Ford 250. Seems like there is this "little" problem with a faulty cam position sensor, which can (and DID) shut the motor to OFF, whenever or wherever it choose to do so. So far, the "where" has been on the freeway, it has done it twice, both times while towing. Of course, when this happens, both the power steering and power brakes are immediatley inoperative during the quest for a safe place to coast off to the shoulder (if one esixts aqt that location)

Ford's answer to him so far has been..we know about it, it is a known design "problem", don't have a fix yet, but, don't worry, it shouldn't happen VERY OFTEN!! VERY OFTEN?? YGBSM!! He is definitely NOT a "Happy Camper".

I don't think I'll be looking at Ford as the defection option, if and when...

Best,

[Montana_1424]

All I can say is I am on my forth Dodge truck, first Diesel. I have had only one problem, the computer had problems with my current diesel. It was a known issue, and they were working to fix it, mine just slipped through during the transition stage. That was at 800 miles. I now have just under 12,000 miles on it, and have not had a single problem since, and had no problems with any of my other trucks. I researched this well, and for the 04 model year, the year of my truck, the Dodge had the most HP, Tourque and towing capacity. Plus, the diesel is quiet and rides very well.

[sreigle]

PJ, that guy needs to take it back to a better dealer. There were a few with the CPS problem but there's a tech bulletin to fix it. He can check the 6.0 bulletins at Dieselmann's page at http://www.intellidog.com/dieselmann/home.html .

Our '03 6.0 was an early 6.0 and had a stalling problem like that. But when they replaced the fuel pump, no more stalling. The '05 has 6,000 miles on it now and has been perfect. Again, that CPS problem was on a very few of them and he needs to point out the tech service bulletin to them. When I had the stalling problem the Ford Diesel team was excellent to work with and kept at it. After the fuel pump we had zero additional problems with it in 51,000 miles before we traded for the new one. One thing I question about your neigbor's comment. When ours stalled at highway speeds it immediately restarted just from the rpm of the engine. At city street speeds it stalled and had to be restarted. The brakes still work with power for awhile because of the vacuum available but you can't use the brakes for too long before they will go to non-power. Power steering, however, does stop powering but ours always immediately restarted at highway speeds. If he continues to have this problem and they still can't fix it he should call Ford's customer service number and ask to speak to the Diesel Specialists team. They even gave us a rental car for a week while they were trying to figure it out. I'm not reading about any significant problems with the newer 6.0. I dearly love this engine and transmission. Nothing can touch it for towing and so far so good on the new one. Hope your neighbor gets this fixed. If not he needs to talk to them about trading him out of it for a newer one.

[patodonn]

Thanks, Steve...I'll try to get the info to him. He was MOST unhappy.

I guess the TV is just like the RV...the dealership can make all the difference!

Happy New Year!..Hope you have escaped the clutches of a Kansas
City winter!!

Best,

[sreigle]

PJ, we haven't escaped yet but will next Tuesday. At least we're now in a warm spell. Today is likely to hit 50, which is good. I think today I'll air up the tires and do the other preliminary things I can do this much before we hit the road. I hear you had an enjoyable visit with HamRad.