F250 7.3 Turbo Dielsel Crew Cab

Thanks Willem.
I have "googled" before and found the information to be mostly over seas based, which in itself is good but i would like more information from local sources on the F250.
Thanks and cheers
Ric

Type in Google "Ford F250 site:.au" (without the quotes)

This will limit the search to Australian sites. 5,240 at last count.

Cheers, John.

Thanks John

cheers
Ric

Hi NedKelly,
yes your possibly right - others have suggested this too but i have not received any suggestions for make and model. Do you have some suggestions ?

cheers
Ric

G'Day Toohey,
Thanks for the input. Can i ask for more info re how long he has had it and and whether or not he has had any problems ?

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Ric

The f 350 at work had done about 20k when a bracket broke allowing a clutch line to get to close to the turbo and melt so it was a tow job

Thanks heaps V8Diesel,

the link was greatly appreciated and congratulate your mate on his outstanding boat. Great advice re the extended 6 year warranty too.

cheers
Ric

Thanks Toohey

greatly appreciated.

cheers
Ric

Hi Utemad,

thanks for the info and sorry to hear about the problems. I am familiar with the wheel alignment issue - in fact Overlander magazine noted this in Feb this year in a review they did of the F250. They also mention that ARB ( i think ) has a fix for this problem.

The towing capacity as provided to me by Ford Australia is that the F250 has a 4500Kg towing hitch and this is legal provided that the supplied load levelling kit is used. I have verified this with ARB also.

Does ford warranty your alignment issues ?

What other sorts of problems have you encountered and were they rectified by Ford ?

cheers
Ric

Here are the problems we have had.

Algae in fuel. Not Fords problem however the F250s have these little sock like filters in the tank which get covered in the algae and therefore you need to drop the tank to clean them.
The older one (late 2003 model) had fuel pump problems. Low pressure???. We paid for the replacement pump and their labour but I think it was since repaid under warranty after much arguing and no probs since.

Wheel alignment issues. Still having them as of last month (common problem).

Brake switches failed on both of them. So one stuck in Park and the other stuck out of Park.

Fuel cap unable to be unlocked. Replaced under warranty.

Stock tyres dangerous in the wet. I have had one change lanes on me and another guy has spun one on the hway. Since changed at our expense.

Rear shackles on both faulty. Changed under warranty (common problem).

We had a gearbox issue but can't remember what the problem or remedy was. There have been other issues too but I can't remember them at present.

Missing trim parts and steering wheel incorrectly aligned when we picked one up from new. Still missing some trim parts 13 months later.

The fuel pump and the steering have been the major problems and the trucks have been off the road for up to a week at a time because if them.

If you want off road tyres then you need to replace the rims as you cannot get a tyre (in a decent offroad pattern) to suit the 16x7 with a suitable load rating (as of 8 months ago).

However our biggest problem has been the dealer. Every time there is a problem it raises a hugebleepfight between us. They deny they have heard of it yet we research the problem only to discover numerous examples of it. For instance they denied of ever hearing about the shackle problem yet there was an official Ford TSB on the problem saying they should be replaced. There was even another customer in the service lounge I spoke to that had his F250 in having his shackles replaced as we were speaking!!! After telling this to the service manager he said "oh yeah we did actually have to replace the shackles on all the ambulances" Even then he made me take him out to the ute and point out the problem.

These utes get used in remote work sites and get a good workout however they seem to be off the road a lot more than the other contractors LandCruisers are.

It is really annoying when these $75k utes have so many issues.

Sorry forgot to say that Ford has warranted all the wheel alignment problems except for two tyres we stuffed from it. However as said it has always been an absolute time consumingbleepfight.

Good luck with it.

Reliability issues aside they are a great truck. People still buy LandRovers don't they? (ducks for cover).

A little sparse inside compared to your Sahara though.

Thanks for the info Phil.

Cheers
Ric

If you look up the USA websites about 'product reviews' it would seem that the auto gearbox is the weakest link in the system. I forgot to add that before. Plenty of people complaining about the boxes over there.

Thanks TGH,

i agree re the fords not being the same quality as the US supplied models. I lived there for nearly 12 years and the Fords over there are hard to go past. I also dont think its any secret that Ford Australia re-introduced the F Series because they saw a burgeoning import trade going on around them. One in particular here in Victoria in nearly across the road and asking huge money for 3+ yo trucks.
ck here to see them

Thanks for the info.
cheers
Ric

Thanks TGH,

i agree re the fords not being the same quality as the US supplied models. I lived there for nearly 12 years and the Fords over there are hard to go past. I also dont think its any secret that Ford Australia re-introduced the F Series because they saw a burgeoning import trade going on around them. One in particular here in Victoria in nearly across the road and asking huge money for 3+ yo trucks.

Thanks for the info.
cheers
Ric

Thanks Adam,

i spent today test driving one - it was all good too. The 05 model has changed slightly from the 04 model interior wise - dash etc - only minor but better.

Thanks for the info and heads on the wheel alignment and cam sensor issue - appreciated.

I would like to add the dual wheels to the rear but not sure where to try - any ideas ?

By the way what are you driving now ?

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Ric

F233, the dual wheels on the rear is an F350 as standard.

Im pretty sure it increases the load and tow capacity etc but you will have to google it. I was researching a large 4x4 for work and LOVED the F350.

Matt.

Adam,

thanks so much for the info - i really appreciate it. I am meeting one more dealer on Monday to negotiate a price and delivery date.

The information provided has been most valuable and helped me enormously in making my final decision.

cheers
Ric

Hi Dave,

congrats on your purchase. I pick mine up in about 2 weeks.

Dave contact me on my email formula233@optusnet.com.au.

cheers
Ric