The Ford 350 diesel has been recalled for many problems over the years including a massive 1.1 million truck recall in 2008 for engine camshaft problems. The recalls for the Ford 350 diesel have dealt with everything from battery problems to transmission problems, but none of these recalls were widespread.
The 2007 Ford 350 diesel saw a major recall for defective camshaft sensor located on the engine of the truck. According to Lemonauto.com, more than 1.1 million Fords were recalled for this sensor problem. The camshaft sensor was working only part of the time and the other part was not working at all, causing the 350 diesel to stall during operation. This Ford 350 problem could create accident situations and therefore needed to be recalled for the dealership to inspect the 350 diesel to ensure the camshaft sensor was working properly.
The Ford 350 diesel saw a recall on just over 1,000 trucks because of a battery cable problem. This 2008 recall was because a battery cable on the positive side of the battery did not have enough clearance from the splash shield bolt. The battery cable was making contact with the bolt causing the cable insulation to burn off, which would short circuit the cable or create a fire hazard. The cable could also damage the battery, starter or starter solenoid because of the short circuit.
The 6.4L diesel 350 Ford was recalled in 2008 because of control module problems with the heavy duty trucks. The diesel filter was running at higher temperature than was safe to operate the Ford 350. This higher temperature would cause the 350 diesel engine to run roughly or cause the truck to loose power during operation. The higher temperatures in this diesel filter also caused a build-up of hydrocarbons throughout the exhaust system and white smoke would blow through the exhaust. Flames would also blow out the exhaust system. More than 33,000 Ford 350 diesel trucks needed the control module in the power train or transmission reprogrammed at the dealership.
