2003 Ford E550

Defect. FORD IS RECALLING MODEL YEARS 1995-2003 WINDSTAR, 2000-2003 EXCURSION DIESEL, 1993-1997 AND 1999-2003 F-250 SD THROUGH F-550 SD DIESEL, 1992-2003 E-150 THROUGH E-550, 1995-2002 EXPLORER, 1997 AND 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 1995-1997 AND 2001-2003 RANGER, AND 1994 F53 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS). THE SCDS MAY LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.

Risk. A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING.

Remedy. FORD WILL NOTIFY OWNERS THAT DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS IN LINE WITH THE SCDS. ON 1999-2003 WINDSTAR VEHICLES WITH A LEAKING SCDS, DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY. REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, GASOLINE OR NATURAL GAS ENGINES, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.

Risk. OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE, BURN, OR AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS INTO THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (NOTE: ALSO SEE RECALLS 05V017, 05V388, AND 06V286)

Defect. CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE CONNECTION MAY BELIEVE THAT THE QUICK CONNECTOR IS FULLY ATTACHED.

Risk. FAILURE OF THIS CONNECTION COULD LEAD TO FUEL SPILLAGE AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. UFI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UFI FILTERS USA AT 800-230-5876.

Defect. ON CERTAIN VANS, A DIODE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE MAY EXPERIENCE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Risk. THE ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY CAUSE AN ABS MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT, OR THE MODULE MAY OVERHEAT RESULTING IN A BURNING ODOR, SMOKE, AND/OR FIRE. THIS CONDITION MAY OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN OR UNATTENDED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUSE IN THE ABS CIRCUIT AND INSTALL A HEAT SHIELD OVER THE ABS MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. ALSO FORD IS EXTENDING THE LIMITED WARRANTY (FOR A ONE TIME REPLACEMENT) OF THE ABS MODULE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 150,000 MILES, THIS COVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2005.

Defect. ON CERTAIN VANS, THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT MATERIAL PROCESS RESULTED IN AN AIR FILTER PAPER ELEMENT THAT CAN SMOLDER OR BURN. THIS CHANGE IN FILTER PAPER COMPOSITION COMBINED WITH THE CONFIGURATION OF THE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM, MAY ALLOW HOT CARBON PARTICLES TO CONTACT THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT CREATE HOT PARTICLES.

Risk. THESE HOT PARTICLES MAY IGNITE THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM DAMAGE OR UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. ALSO FORD IS EXTENDING THE LIMITED WARRANTY (FOR A ONE TIME REPLACEMENT) OF THE ABS MODULE FOR A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. IF YOUR VEHICLE HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED MORE THAN 150,000 MILES, THIS COVERAGE WILL LAST UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2005.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD E-550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

IN REFERENCE TO OUR 2003 FORD F-550 DIESEL DUMP TRUCK. THE FIRST DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE THE PROBLEM OF LOSS OF POWER WHILE ON THE ROAD AND RUNNING WAS BACK IN 2005. THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY PROPERLY DIAGNOSED ON 9/13/07 BY MCCAFFERTY FORD. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE LINING OF THE FUEL TANK WAS FLAKING AWAY AND CLOGGING THE FUEL LINES, FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. FORD'S REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING WAS THAT 5% OR MORE OF BIODIESEL WAS USED IN THE TANK. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH WE HAVE FOUND THAT JUST ABOUT ALL OF OUR FUEL PURCHASED FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED BY EITHER EXXON OR SUNOCO. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN STATEMENTS FROM BOTH EXXON AND SUNOCO THAT DETERMINE UNDENIABLY THAT THERE IS NO CHANCE ANY BIODIESEL WAS PURCHASED FROM THEM. BEYOND THOSE STATEMENTS, SUNOCO HAS OFFERED TO NOT ONLY TEST THE FUEL WE SAVED FROM THE TANK, BUT WILL ALSO RUN TESTS ON EVERY STATION WE PURCHASED FROM AND GO TO THEIR BOARD AND ATTORNEYS ON OUR BEHALF WITH THIS ISSUE. MCCAFFERTY FORD HAS ALSO SHOWN THEIR SUPPORT OF US, JUST IN ORDER TO KEEP US HAPPY AS THEIR CUSTOMER, HAS CREDITED US BACK HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THESE TANKS ARE OBVIOUSLY FAULTY FOR SOME REASON OTHER THAN THE USE OF BIODIESEL IN THEM. CUSTOMER CARE SPECIALIST IN THE ESCALATED DEPARTMENT TOLD US THAT MCCAFFERTY FORD STATED THAT THERE WAS PROOF OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS 5% OR MORE OF BIO DIESEL USED AND THAT WAS THE SOLE BASIS OF FORD?S DENIAL. NO ONE AT MCCAFFERTY MADE THAT STATEMENT TO ANYONE. NOR IS THERE ANY PROOF OF SUCH. AND, MCCA

IN THE THIRD WEEK OF JUNE 2007 MY WIFE MOVED MY TRUCK FROM THE PARKING SPOT IN THE DRIVEWAY, BRAKED TWICE WITH NO PROBLEM. ON THIRD BRAKE DEPRESSION, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. TRUCK IMPACTED OUR 2004 FORD EXPLORER IN THE DRIVEWAY, DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES APPROXIMATELY $3000 TOTAL. AFTERWARDS THE BRAKES MAINTAINED PRESSURE. (THE F250 HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS WITHOUT MOVEMENT). ON AUGUST 17,2007 I PICKED UP THE F250 AFTER BEING PARKED AT THE AIRPORT FOR FIVE DAYS (HIGH TEMPERATURES - 100 DEGREES). AFTER STARTING, BRAKES APPLIED GOOD FOR TWO LIGHT APPLICATIONS, THIRD APPLICATION RESULTED IN PEDAL GOING COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. RAPID ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STOPPED VEHICLE PRIOR TO ANY COLLISION. ONCE IS A FLUKE, SECOND IS A DEFECT. TOOK F250 TO FORD DEALER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. WAS GOING TO HAVE ME DRIVE AWAY AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AFTER CALL BACK TO FORD TECH, THEY THOUGHT POSSIBLE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEM. F250 LEFT AT DEALERSHIP FOR MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIGN LIABILITY IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE. MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE RETAINED AND AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA INSPECTION IF REQUESTED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ENGINES WOULD SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTART. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIME ON A NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING FOR A SECOND OR TWO, VERY SCARY. PROBLEM FIXED AFTER I REPLACED THE CPS ON MY OWN. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, FORD F-250 POWER STROKE DIESEL, WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY. *TR

DRIVING EAST BOUND ON I-30 1/2 MILE WEST OF EXIT 121, THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON HIS 2003 F-350 FORD DIESEL WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED HE HAD A RADIATOR LEAK, THERE WAS A HOLE IN A RADIATOR HOSE. THE LARGE DEALERSHIP WAS OUT OF STOCK OF REPLACEMENT HOSES. (THERE'S A CLUE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM) THEY DECIDED TO PULL ONE FROM ONE OF THE USED TRUCKS IN STOCK AND HAD TO CHECK THREE BEFORE THEY FOUND ONE WITHOUT A HOLE (THERE'S A SECOND CLUE) I FOUND THE FOLLOWING ON-LINE "SO I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A COOLANT LEAK..MORE LIKE AN ADDED DRAIN IN A 3" HOSE THAT TO ME LOOKS LIKE THE RETURN UNDER THE ENGINE. THIS HOSE IS LOCATED IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STEERING BOX.....YEP...A HOLE WAS WORN IN THIS HOSE FROM THE STEERING..." THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW PLACING THE RADIATOR HOSE TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING MECHANISM. OVERHEATING AND STRANDED MOTORISTS CONSTITUTES A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT265/75/R16 R4S TIRES - SIDEWALLS ARE SEPARATED AT THE RAISED LETTERS. THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTICLE ON ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD EXCURSION - 2003 2WD DIESEL. TIRES CURRENTLY HAVE 48000 MILES WITH GOOD TREAD REMAINING. I CAN LIFT UP THE LETTERING AND SEE THE SIDEWALL FIBERS ON THE SIDEWALLS. THIS VEHICLE IS NEVER USED OFF ROAD AND SPECIFICALLY USED FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL. I AM GOING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES TOMORROW, 3/21/2007. I HAVE NOT AT THIS TIME HAD A BLOWOUT OR FLAT TIRE BUT THESE TIRES ARE EXTREMELY UNSAFE.*AK

2003 FORD EXPLORER TAILGATE GLASS THE TAILGATE CRACKS FORM THE POINT OF WHERE THE GLASS STARTS AND THE TAILGATE ENDS THIS IS A PLASTIC OR FIBERGLAS PART THAT HAS THE VERTICAL CRACK. *NM

I OWN A 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. 2 PROBLEMS..1. POWER LIFTGATE DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING RUNNING BOARDS NOT TO DEPLOY..SOMETIMES I WAS ABLE TO PULL FUSE FOR LIFTGATE AND EVERYTHING WOULD RESET AND WORK FOR ABOUT 1 DAY. NOW THAT WILL NOT WORK...2 MY OVERDRIVE LITE FLASHES. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR 1 HR LABOR WITH NO RESULTS..I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE GETTING 4 OR 5 ERROR CODES ON TRANSMISSION, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL LABOR FOR THEM TO DROP TRANSMISSION TO HOPEFULLY ISOLATE PROBLEM..THERE IS A 4/50K WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION, AND I HAVE JUST OVER 70K. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, AND AM WONDERING EVENTHOUGH MILEAGE IS EXCEEDED, AM I STILL COVERED BY YEARS? *NM

NO WARNING/SYMPTOM CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED -10* OUTSIDE WITH ICY ROADS 7:00 PM MODERATE TRAFFIC ON FREEWAY ENGINE SHUT DOWN THIS IS A 1TON PICKUP GOING 55 MPH WITH VERY LITTLE STEERING CONTROL WITH LACK OF POWER STEERING. MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE FORD 7.3 DIESEL POOR DESIGN THIS IS ALSO A DEALER ONLY PART THAT COST $175.00 I WAS JUST GLAD I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *JB

I HAD A FIRE IN MY VEHICLE ON 6/26/2006 AND IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. TWO FIRE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ABS MODULE. I NOT ONLY LOST MY VEHICLE BUT MY WHOLE BUSINESS WHICH WAS IN THAT VEHICLE. BUT I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE FROM FORD. *NM

MY TRUCK IS A 03. I GOT IT WITH 32000 ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING IDEM ARM. AND SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK THIS TRUCK I HAVE A HAD PROBLEM WITH A SHOCKING IN MY FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WHEN I MAKE A TURN. I HAVE GONE BACK TO MY DEALER AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 OTHER PEOPLE PLUS FORD DEALER. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. IT NEEDED GREASE. WELL, GUESS WHAT THAT DIDN'T WORK. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK. MY DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT AND FORD DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS. I AM READY TO GIVE THIS TRUCK UP. I HATE THIS TRUCK. THIS IS MY DREAM TRUCK AND IT HAS BECAME A NIGHTMARE SINCE JAN OF THIS YEAR. I HAD A FORD RANGER AND NEVER HAD TO PUT THE KIND OF MONEY IN THAT TRUCK THEN I DO WITH THIS ONE. PLEASE HELP ME. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE THIS FIX. MICHELLE HARDENBURGH OF SANDSTON. *NM

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING. CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK AND EXHAUST FUMES INTO VEHICLE CABIN. *JB

ON JULY 23, 2006 WE WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH OGDEN, UT ON OUR WAY TO YELLOWSTONE. WE WERE FOLLOWING MY PARENTS WHO WERE DRIVING A F350 PULLING A 37 FOOT CARDINAL 5TH WHEEL. WE HAVE A F250 AND WE WERE PULLING A 32 FOOT PROWLER TRAVEL TRAILER. A SUBURBAN PULLING A BOAT JACK-KNIFED IN FRONT OF MY PARENTS. THEY BARLEY STOPPED IN TIME, HOWEVER, BY THE TIME WE REALIZED HIS RED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE FROM A DEAD STOP AND NOT A SLOW DOWN, WE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME. WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 WHEN WE FIRST STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND PROBABLY WERE ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN WE HIT THE BACK OF MY PARENTS 5TH WHEEL. THE F250 IS TOTALED BECAUSE THE ENGINE ENDED UP IN THE FIRE WALL. THE FRONT END HOOD CRUMBLED UP TO THE FRONT WINDOW, BUT DID NOT BREAK THE GLASS. BOTH FRONT HEAD LIGHTS WERE BROKEN AND BOTH ENDS OF THE BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. OUR FRONT LICENSE PLATE ENDED UP IN THE 5TH WHEEL. OUR IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT WE TOTALED OUR TRAILER THAT WAS NOT EVEN HIT. IT SHIFTED OFF THE FRAME MAKING IT UNABLE TO BE FIXED. WE HIT THE BACK OF THE 5TH WHEEL SQUARE ON. THERE WERE CONCRETE K-RAILS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FREEWAY SO WE HAD NO SHOULDER TO GO TO. BOTH DOORS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN TO LET US OUT AT FIRST. AFTER KICKING THE DRIVERS DOOR A FEW TIMES WE WERE UNABLE TO EXIT OUT OF THAT SIDE. THE REASON I AM WRITING THIS IS TO SAY THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. EVERYBODY WHO SEES THE PICTURES TAKEN AT THE SCENE SAY THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. EVEN A LOCAL FORD DEALER SAYS THEY WOULD HAVE T

I WAS DRIVING MY FORD F150 (51K MILES) THROUGH TOWN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BOOM. MY CHILDREN WERE SCARED TO DEATH AND I WAS MORE THAN A BIT CONCERNED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND ANALYZE THE SITUATION I FOUND THE COIL ON PLUG BLOWN OFF OF THE #3 PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE ACTUAL SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH IT WAS BOUGHT AND REPAIR COSTS WERE IN EXCESS OF $3100. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND FORD SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WHY ELSE DO YOU CHANGE DESIGNS IN THE NEXT MODEL YEAR VEHICLE? *NM

WE HAVE 3- 2003 F550 TRUCKS, THE FIRST TWO TRUCKS ARE ALWAYS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR TO THE ENGINES, THE FIRST TRUCK [XXX] HAS HAD TWO RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINES PUT IN AND THE 2ND TRUCK [XXX] HAS HAD PATCH JOBS DONE TO THE MOTOR. THESE TRUCKS ARE WORK TRUCKS AND ARE ON THE HIGHWAYS FIVE DAYS A WEEK OR MORE, BUT THE SAFETY ISSUES OF THESE TRUCKS IS THAT THE ENGINE EITHER FREEZES UP OR JUST QUITS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A CORNER, INTERSECTION ON A HILL THEY ARE GOING DOWN. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT THERE HAS BEEN AREAS TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CARS HAVE ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND US TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. HE HAD TO BACK DOWN WITH THE TRAFFIC ON THE WEST BOUND SIDE TO GET TO AN AREA THAT WAS OUT OF THE WAY. ALSO HE WAS LUCKY HE WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THE WEST BOUND TRAFFIC COULD SEE HIM, IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE OF A CURVE THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED, BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THESE TRUCKS WILL SHUT DOWN, BECAUSE OF MOTOR PROBLEMS. THE MOTOR HAVE HAD INTERCOOLER PROBLEMS, INJECTORS REPLACED, MOTOR SHUTTING DOWN, ETC.. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE WE HAVE READ IN OTHER PAPERS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS, IT LOOKS AT THIS TIME THAT FORD IS TRYING TO PATCH THE TRUCKS TOGETHER INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN A NEW MOTOR AND STYLE, IN WHICH IS NOT HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE ALSO FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY THE FIRST TIME THE OIL COOLERS WENT OUT AND THE INJECTORS, THEN AGA

REPLEACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *NM

OUR 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT WAS ON THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE AND FRONTAL IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS LABELED A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER THE DRIVERS SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB

EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE ( 2003 FORD EXPEDITION FX4 4X4 ) IS EITHER WASHED, AND OR WHEN IT RAINS, THE TRUCK WILL ATTEMPT TO STALL OUT, IN ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS CITY OR FWY, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE FOR I HAVE THIS VEHICLE AND IT STALLED ON THE FAST LANE HWY 15, I HAD FIRST BELIEVED IT WAS A FUEL PROBLEM, DUE TO, IT ACTS LIKE ITS OUT OF GAS, BAD FILTER ETC, WITH THIS TYPE OF TRUCK FORD HAS INSTALLED IGNITION COILS, ONE ON TOP OF EACH SPARK PLUG A TOTAL OF 8, I HAD FORD RECENTLY LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DID REPLACE #8 COIL DUE TO WATER IN THE SPARK PLUG PORT ( 4-3-06 ), THE PLUG BOOTS DO NOT STOP ANY WATER FROM GETTING INTO THE ENGINE (SPARK PLUGS AND WIRE ASSEMBLY AREA), I HAVE SPOKEN TO FORD SERVICE DEPT, AND OUT SIDE MECHANICS AND THEY ALL HAVE AGREED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EXPEDITIONS. WHAT IS UNETHICAL THE FORD DEALERS AND SERVICE DEPT, WILL ATTEMPT TO CONVINCE THE CONSUMER THAT IT IS THEIR FAULT AND THAT ANY WARRANTY MAY BE VOID, SUNRISE FORD ( 909-434-0473 ) HAD TRIED TO MAKE ME AGREE OR SAY THAT I WAS WASHING THE ENGINE WITH WATER TO CLEAN IT, THE ONLY TIME I LOOK UNDER THE HOOD IS TO CHANGE THE OIL OR CHECK THE FLUIDS, SUNRISE FORD HAS BEEN THE ONLY ONE, DOING ANY MAJOR REPAIRS TO THIS TRUCK AND THERE MECHANIC, LOST TWO MACHINE TYPE SCREWS, AND THEY TOLD ME I LOST THEM, AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE WORK AFTER IT BEING DONE, IS THIS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A CONSUMER? BUT AS I WRITE TO YOU 4-14-2006 MY WIFE'S FORD E

PURCHASED A NEW 2003 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL ON SEPT.9-15. AT 10,000 MILES TROUBLES BEGAN. AT 20,000 2 INJECTORS FAILED. BETWEEN THEN AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION, ANOTHER 12 FAILED. SINCE THEN, ANOTHER 16 HAVE FAILED. FROM DAY ONE, I'VE TRIED TO GET RELIEF FROM THE DEALER AND FORD. THE DEALER HAS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY AND FORD DOESN'T CARE. *NM

TIRE DEFECT: GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S P255 70R16 - SIDE WALL CRACKS ON 3 OF 4 TIRES. VEHICLE: 2003 FORD TRUCK F-150 4X4 MILEAGE: 53000. *JB

THE COLD AIR TUBE TO THE TURBO BLEW LOOSE ON A UPHILL PULL. I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER AND LOTS OF BLACK SMOKE. I AM PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER AND HAD THIS BEEN ON A MOUNTAIN PASS I FEEL I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL, THUS RESULTING IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. COUNTRY FORD AT LAS VEGAS RE-ATTACHED THE HOSE B UT GAVE NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD RE-ENGINEER THE TUBE WITH A MORE SEVERE FLANGE THAT COULD BE BETTER SECURED. *JB

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. WOMAN PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HER LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL. HER SATURN AND MY F-150 WERE TOTALED AT ABOUT 30 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID MY SEAT BELT HOLD. I SUSTAINED MODERATE FACIAL AND LEG INJURIES. HAD THE BAGS DEPLOYED, I WOULD BE HURTING A LOT LESS! *JB

TIRE TREAD FAILURE. *JB

DOOR AJAR SIGNAL STAYS ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND ALL DOORS HAVE BEEN CHECKED FOR ANY OPENINGS. LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AFTER MOVING PASS 5 TO 8 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN USING REMOTE LOCK THE HORN BEEPS TWICE AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND OUTSIDE MIRROR LIGHTS STAY ON. *NM

STELL BELT SEPERATED FROM FRONT LEFT TIRE AND DAMAGED THE WHEEL WHELL, FENDER AND FRONT BUMPER

TWO YEARS OF REPAIRS INCLUDING THE LOSS OF POWER, BRAKE ISSUES, INJECTORS REPALCED ON THESE TRUCKS, STALLING WHILE IN OPERATION, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS,OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS,WATER IN GAS IN ALL TRUCKS SEVERAL TIMES, REPLACING BATTERIES ON A CONSTANT BASIS,WON'T START,RELAY ISSUES, BLOWN HEADGASKITS AND WHEN REPAIRED THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO LEAK OIL AND DARLINGTON RACEWAY FORD SAID THE HEAD WAS WARPPED.

I HAVE A FORD 250 SUPERDUTY WITH A 6.0L ENGINE. TWICE THE ENGINE QUIT, ONCE WHEN I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, NEEDLESS TO SAY IT LEFT ME WITH LIMITED BRACKING AND ONCE WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE. I FOUND A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM #05S34 BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR YEARS 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. I CALL AND I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND TO GIVE REFFERANCE #O5V270000 WHEN FILEING THE COMPLAINT.

FORD FACTORY INSTALLED LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPERATION AT ~70MPH IN APACHE COUNTY ROUTE 15 IN ARIZONA, A TWO LANE ROAD. FORTUNATE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC OR COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, TOOK ENTIRE ROAD TO REGAIN CONTROL. CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY 2003 F250 EST >$1000, FLAIL TYPE DAMAGE TO FENDER (IT RIPPED THE BOTTOM OF THE FENDER FROM THE BOLTS AND ROLLED THE STEEL FENDER UP INTO THE WELL), DAMAGED THE BUMPER, WELL, ETC. EASILY COULD HAVE CUT BRAKE LINES AND SENSORS, AND COULD HAVE REACHED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS INCLUDING STEERING. POSSIBLY COULD HAVE HIT DRIVER WITH OPEN WINDOW. TIRE IS STILL INFLATED, HALF OF TREAD APPEARS INTACT, HALF IS IN SEVERAL PARALLELAGRAM TYPE PIECES. TIRE IS A GENERAL AMERITRAC, M+S 235/85 R16, LOAD RANGE E, 120/1160, 4 PLY 2 STEEL 2 POLYESTER, DK73916 32622, E4 009113

I READ AN ARTICLE IN TODAYS HOME NEWS TRIBUNE. U.S. PROBING FORD WIPER PROBLEM IT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES AFFECTED WERE 1999 TO 2001 EXPEDITIONS. I MUST INFORM YOU THAT I PURCHASED A NEW 2003 F-150 PICK-UP AND EXPERIENCED THE EXACT PROBLEMS. I PERSUSED MY RIGHTS UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND RECIEVED A $10,000 SETTLEMENT FROM FORD. I AM HAPPY TO SAY I TRADED IN THE VEHICLE AND AM RELIEVED THAT I NO LONGER OWN IT. I THINK YOU WILL FIND THAT MORE VEHICLES THAN ORIGINALLY INVESTIGATED WILL ULTIMATELY BE AFFECTED. I HOPE MY INFO WILL ASSIST YOU AND POSSIBLY SAVE A LIFE. AT 600 MILES I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN A RAIN STORM AND MY WIPERS FAILED. I WAS EXTREEMLY FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT OR CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD GEM MODULE. AT 1200 MILES I NOTICED A BAD LEAK FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ONCE AGAIN DURING A RAINSTORM. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPLACED GEM MODULE AGAIN AND SEALED WINDSHIELD. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED ALL THE ACCESORIES WOULD MALFUNCTION. AT 10000 MILES ANOTHER LEAK IN THE TRUCK. POWER WINDOWS AND REMOTE LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE. LAST STRAW. PURSUED LITIGATION WITH LEMON LAW FIRM. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE HAD A LEAK FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH CONTINUED TO SHORT OUT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.

WHEN BRAKING WHEN COMING TO AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGES AHEAD AND REQUIRES HARD BRAKING. TO AVOID RUNNING INTO AN APPROACHING 18 WHEELER MAY 27, 2005 THE VEHICLE SURGED SO HARD AFTER BRAKING THAT THE TIRES BURNED RUBBER TO STOP THE FORWARD MOTION.

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVE SHAFT JUST FELL OFF. THE PART IS AT THE DEALERSHIP.

HEADING SOUTH INTERSATE 25 VEARING OFF IN 6TH AVE WEST EXIT (DENVER) I REAR ENDED AN AUTOMOBILE JUST ABOUT PERFECTLY MY FRONT TO THEIR BACK. MY SPEED, APROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MPH HITTING THE BACK OF A JEEP CHEROKEE WHICH WAS TRAVELING AT APROX. 3 TO 10 MPH. I PUSHED THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK IN APROX. 12" PAST THE BUMPER. THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF.*AK

1) NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - AIR BAGS FAILED TO BE RELEASED 2) ON 04/03/05, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH HEAD ON PASSENGER SIDE CRASH DRIVING OUR 2003 FORD RANGER EDGE. PASSENGER AIR BAG SWITCH WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND DID NOT DEPLOY.THE SECOND VEHICLE INVOLVED (CAUSED THE ACCIDENT BY RUNNING A RED LIGHT) WAS MORE OF A FRONT QUARTER PANEL IMPACT AND BOTH OF THEIR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE RESULT OF OUR AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING WAS A MORE SEVERE SHOULDER AND NECK INJURY TO MYSELF (PASSENGER) AND MY HUSBAND(DRIVER). FOR THE EXACT DETAILS OF OUR ACCIDENT PLEASE GO TO THE RALEIGH CITY POLICE WEB SITE AND LOOK UP CASE NUMBER P05037938. )THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE OR NO EXPLAINATION WHY OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THE FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE WERE BOTH SURPRISED THE BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

MY WIFE HAS A 2003 MUSTANG AND I HAVE A 2003 F-150 TRUCK.BOTH VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES REPLACED MAINLY ON THE DRIVERS SIZE MANY TIMES .THEY GO BAD WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO CAUSING THEM TO BONCE ACROSS THE WINDOW ,WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN HARDLY SEE, THE DEALER SAYS YOU NEED TO CHANGE THEM ONCE A YEAR BUT AS YOU SEE IT IS MANY TIMES A YEAR .WE USE A 2004 F-350 TRUCK IN WORK THAT IS DOING THE SAME THING . *AK

WE OWN A 2003 F250 V-10 TRITON PICK UP. WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE #3 SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. FORD IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WE HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING. I SENT A LETTER TO THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THEY ADVISED THAT WE SHOULD SEND ONE TO YOU ALSO. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. WHAT IF IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND OUR DAUGHTER WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH US? THANK GOD WE WERE ONLY GOING 30 MPH AND NO ONE GOT HURT. AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED WE PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY OUR WARRANTY SINCE WE HAD PUT BOSCH PLATINUM 4 SPARK PLUGS INTO THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT WE NOW VOIDED OUR WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THE ENTIRE WARRANTY POLICY AND THERE IS NOTHING STATING THAT. THE DEALER WAS EVEN GOING TO PUT THE SPARK PLUGS IN FOR US WHEN WE BOUGHT THEM IN JUNE OF 2003. BUT THEY WANTED ALMOST $300.00 TO PUT THEM IN. WE ASKED THEM AT THAT TIME IF WE COULD USE THEM AND THEY SAID WE WULD LIKE YOU TO USE MOTORCRAFT, BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE A DIFFERENT BRAND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE THE SAME OR BETTER. SO THAT IS WHAT WE DID. WE HAVE RESEARCHED SO MANY OPTIONS AND INFORMATION THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING. WE ALSO ADVISED THEM THAT THIS TRUCK IS MY HUSBANDS LIVELY HOOD AND IF HE CA

MY 2003 F150 SUPERCREW WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 03. IN AUGUST OF 03 I NOTICED A POP IN THE RIGHT REARSUSPENSION AREA WHEN I STARED FROM A STOP. LATER ON IN THE YEAR I NOTICED A POP AS I ROLLED TO A STOP. I HAVE SPENT MY OWN MONEY AND TIME TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND TO THIS DATE I`M STILL POPING STARTING AND STOPPING. FORD DON`T SEEM TO CARE IF IT EVER GETS FIXED.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2003 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION IN SEPTEMBER 2003. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND PUT A LOT OF MILES ON IN ANY GIVEN MONTH. CURRENTLY THE ODOMETER READING IS 60540. AT ABOUT 28000 HAD A NOISE IN THE REAR END THAT WAS REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE OF WARRANTY, THE NOISE REOCCURRED AT 59000 AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S THE REAR END ONCE MORE BUT THEY SAID FORD MOTORS WON'T COVER THE REPAI ( $1300.00-$1500.00). I HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF SUV'S IN THE PAST AND NEVER HAD THIS. ANY ONE ELSE HAVING REOCCURING REAR END PROBLEMS WITH THE 2003 FORD EXPLORER?*AK

TURBO CHARGER HOSE KEEPS BLOWING OFF PULL A HORSE TRAILER W/F350 DIESEL 2003 FORD & ON NOV. 19,2003 I GOT MY RIGHT HAND BURNED TRYING TO PUT TURBO HOSE BACK ON, TO GET TRUCK & TRAILER OFF ROAD FORD DEALER WOULD NOT COME OUT. ILGOT TO A DELER IN GERSTOWN ,MARYLAND & GOT NEW HOSE & CLAMPS AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR OVER 12 HOURS TO GO 175 MILES. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 23000 MILES; TRUCK LOSES POWER & WHEN ON A HILL WILL NOT MOVE HAPPENED 5 TIMES; FORD INSTALLED NEW TURBO CHARGER & IT LASTED APPROX.3000 MILES & HOSE BLEW OFF AGAIN; I AM AFRAID TO USE THIS TRUCK TO PULL MY HORSE TRAILER & I AM INVOKING THE LEMON LAW.*AK

2003 FORD F250 6.0 DIESEL, THE HOSE BETWEEN THE TUBRO AND THE INTERCOOLER IS BLOWING OFF. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POWER AND IF THE CLAMP CUTS THE BELT IT WILL RESULT IN THE FAILURE IN THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING SYSTEMS. FORD HAS A UPGRADE HOSE KIT (5C3Z*6C646*AA) FOR $100.00 IF THE TRUCK HAS MORE THAN 36000 MILES.MINE HAS 41000. THE HOSE FAILED ON INTERSTATE 26 AS I WAS PULLING MY 29' TRAVEL TRAILER UP A 6% GRADE AT THE SALUDA MOUNTAINS, AFTER THE HOSE FAILURE I WAS ONLY ABLE TO PROCEED AT 20MPH, NOT GOOD ON A INTERSTATE WITH TRUCKS GOING BY AT 60-70MPH. FORD MOTOR CO. CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DEPT. STATED THIS PROBLEM WAS A ENGINEERING PROBLEM NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE.BOTH THE DEALERS, THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE TRUCK AND THE ONE WHICH REPAIRED IT SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 6.0 ENGINE) , THEREFORE THERE IS NO RECALL, ONLY A UPGRADE KIT AFTER FAILURE. I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE FAILURE AND THE PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE AT NO CHARGE. DURING REGULAR SERVICE, I HAVE 41000 MILES ON MY TRUCK.THE SELLING DEALER IS THE ONLY SERVICER. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC CAN CAUSE SOMEONE PULLING A LOADED TRUCK TO BE REAR ENDED, WOULD BE BAD IN MY CASE WITH A 29' TRAILER AND A F-250 TRUCK SCATTERED ON THE INTERSTATE.*AK

EXHAUST LEAK INTO CAB WITH ONLY 5200 MILES. THIS WAS MAKING OCCUPANTS SICK AND EYES BURN. DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARANTY. *AK

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANY INJURIES. THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE RIMS ON THE FORD 2003 MODEL 150 4 DOOR CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK-- SUDDENLY, I HAD TIRES LEAKING AIR STARTING ON WEEKEND AND WENT BACK TO DEALER-GOODYEAR- WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD 2 LEAKING TIRES DUE TO HOLES IN THE RIMS--THE RIMS CANNOT BE REPAIRED-- IT IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN-- NOW I AM CONCERED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE RIMS AND IF THE OTHER 2 WILL DO THE SAME-- AT $370+ DOLLARS A RIM THIS IS NOT A SMALL COST. *AK

BRAKING PROBLEM. MY 03 E 350 HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE THE BRAKING PULLEING REPAIRED AND AS OF TODAY 8/31/2004, 9600 MILES ON THE TRUCK IT STILL PULLS. TODAY THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED OVER BY A FORD REP. FOR THERE FINAL INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE NATURE OF THE TRUCK TO PULL YOU INTO ONCOMING TRAFIC OR INTO THE CURB WHEN BRAKEIND AND THIS IS NOT A DEFECT. THE REP TESTED TWO OTHER NEW TRUCKS IN THE LOT AND TOLD ME THEY ALSO PULLED WHEN BRAKING AND THIS IS HOW THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS THE NATURE OF THE TRUCK TO DO THIS, AND THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE OTHER NEW TRUCKS TO SEE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

NO NUT ON THE PITTMAN ARM.THREADS STILL HAD PAINT ON THEM.*AK

WE BOUGHT A FORD F150 AROUND AUGUST OF 2003. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL MARCH OR APRIL OF 2004. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES THAT THE WIPERS HAVE NOT FUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. AT THE BEGINNING, THEY WOULD WORK IN THE SELECTED MODE BUT IF YOU CHANGED THE SETTING, THEY WOULD STOP. THIS HAD HAPPENED ABOUT EIGHT TIMES. HOWEVER, IT HAS PROGRESSED TO STOPPING AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, NO MATTER WHAT MODE YOU ARE IN. THE RAIN IN LOUISIANA COMES DOWN IN TORRENTS, YOU CANNOT SEE EVEN WITH THE WIPERS ON FULL SPEED. WHEN YOU HAVE NONE, IT WILL BE CATASTROPHIC. WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK FROM HOUSTON, TX. ON MAY 31ST, 2004, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, WHEN THERE WAS A DOWNPOUR. THE WIPERS WORKED FOR A COUPLE MINUTES THEN THEY JUST SHUT OFF. NO MATTER WHAT SPEED SHE PUT THE WIPERS IN, THEY WOULD NOT WORK. BY THIS TIME SHE REALLY COULDN'T SEE, TRIED TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WOUND UP IN THE MUD AND GRASS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT, JUST SHOOK UP. WE WAITED UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING AND PRECEDED HOME. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER, THEY STATE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE SO THEY CANNOT FIX IT. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN, AFTER ANOTHER INCIDENT, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE SO THEY STATE THEY CANNOT REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY. I HAVE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER IN MICHIGAN, THEY STATE THEY CANNOT FIX IT IF THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. OUR POSITION IS: THE TRUCK IS WORTHLESS TO US, WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. IT IS A HAZARD ON THE ROAD, TO US AND TO ANYONE ELSE. THE S

I BOUGHT A 2003 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY WITH A 6.0 L DIESEL 5/2003. SINCE THE PURCHASE, THERE IS A NOTICABLE LACK OF POWER BELOW 1800 RPMS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONTINUALLY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT ON THE MOST RECENT VISIT, I WAS ADVISED ALL OF THE 6 LITER MOTORS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY ADVISED FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. A CLOSE FRIEND RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 6 LITER MOTOR AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HESITATES AT THE START OF ACCELERATION AND HAS PLACED ME IN SEVERAL COMPRIMISING POSITIONS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN I START FROM A STOP. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WHICH OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

THE FUEL LINES ON THE STERLING TRUCKS I PURCHASED (2) OF THEM ARE FAILING CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OUT. THEY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS OF THIS PROBLEM FOUR TIMES. STERLING CLAIMS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT REPLACE ALL THE LINES UNTIL EACH ONE GOES BAD. *JB

ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2003 A FUEL INJECTOR FAILED AND FILLED THE OIL PAN WITH FUEL. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I HAD TO BE TOWED IN. IT TOOK FORD ROAD SERVICE 3 HRS TO FIND A TOW SERVICE. THE TRUCK HAD 5700 MILES ON IT. NOW ON MARCH 20, 2004 THE TRUCK WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER WITH WHAT ACTS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A CERTAIN BATCH OF INJECTORS THEY SHOULD REPLACE THEM ALL. *JB

11/20/03 AND 01/28/04. FORD F150. 4.6L ENGINE. TOTAL LOST OF ENGINE POWER OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER 3 - 8 MILES OF DRIVING AFTER STARTUP. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. IDLE DROPS TO 500 RPM, RECOVERS, DROPS, RECOVERS AND ALL IS AGAIN WELL. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES CREATED. *JB