2005 Ford F-450 SD

Defect. FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 RANGER TRUCKS BUILT FROM JANUARY 25, 2011, THROUGH APRIL 25, 2011 AT THE TWIN CITIES ASSEMBLY PLANT, AND SERVICE PARTS DISTRIBUTED TO DEALERS FOR CERTAIN 2004 THROUGH 2011 MODEL YEAR RANGER TRUCKS, 2002 THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR EXCURSION VEHICLES, AND 2002 THROUGH 2007 MODEL YEAR F-250, F-350, F-450, AND F-550 TRUCKS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS SHIPPED WITH A SUBCOMPONENT (SLIDER) THAT MAY EXPERIENCE DEFORMATION. A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH A DEFORMED SLIDER MAY MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL, TAIL LIGHTS, HAZARD WARNING SIGNAL FLASHERS AND/OR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO ACTIVATE.

Risk. NON-FUNCTIONING LIGHTS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWITCHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AT 1-866-436-7332.

Defect. CERTAIN CEQUENT 90 DEGREE 7-WAY RIGHT ANGLE ADAPTORS SOLD BY DISTRIBUTORS IN TOW PACKAGES FOR AFTERMARKET SALES TO TOW 5TH WHEEL RV TRAVEL TRAILERS. DUE TO INCORRECT WIRING OF THE HARNESS, THE TRAILER LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.

Risk. IF THE TRAILER LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, A VEHICLE CRASH CAN OCCUR.

Remedy. ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE TOW PACKAGES ARE STILL AT THE DISTRIBUTOR LEVEL AND HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD TO ANY CONSUMERS.

Defect. CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND VANS EQUIPPED WITH 6.0L DIESEL ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND MAY OR MAY NOT RESTART.

Risk. SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE (FICM) WIRE HARNESS OR REPLACED, AND/OR HAVE A NEW INJECTION CONTROL PRESSURE (ICP)) SENSOR CONNECTOR INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Defect. ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND CHASSIS CAB VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L OR 6.8L GASOLINE ENGINES, THE FUEL JUMPER LINE MAY HAVE AN INCORRECT END FORM.

Risk. THE FUEL LINE MAY SEPARATE AT THE CONNECTION TO THE MAIN FUEL BUNDLE. IF THE FUEL LINE SEPARATES, AN OPERATOR MAY NOTICE A GASOLINE ODOR AND/OR FUEL ON THE GROUND, LOSS OF POWER, AND THE ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY STALL. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN EXTERNAL RETENTION CLIP AT THE FUEL JUMPER LINE TO THE MAIN FUEL BUNDLE CONNECTION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 20, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Defect. ON CERTAIN CHASSIS CAB TRUCKS, THE STEERING GEAR MAY HAVE SOME GEARS WITH A GEAR PISTON THAT WAS ASSEMBLED WITH AN INCORRECT RE-CIRCULATING BALL TUBE RETAINER. AN INCORRECT RETAINER MAY RESULT IN AN IMPROPERLY RETAINED RE-CIRCULATING BALL TUBE, WHICH MAY NOT KEEP THE RE-CIRCULATING BALLS IN PLACE DURING STEERING GEAR ACTUATION.

Risk. IF THE RE-CIRCULATING BALLS BECOME DISLODGED A VEHICLE OPERATOR MAY NOTICE NOISE AND INCREASED STEERING EFFORTS THAT MAY EVENTUALLY PROGRESS TO IMPAIRED STEERING OR POTENTIAL LOSS OF STEERING WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR FOR A SPECIFIC DATE CODE AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 4, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AT 1-800-392-3673.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN NEVADA WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO THE REPAIRED. A COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AND REPAIRED AN UNKNOWN FAILURE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN IT WAS STARTED AND THEN HAD TO RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A THIRD INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED EIGHT INJECTORS. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED FOR A WHILE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED ANOTHER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NOT RESTART OR JUST NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,772.

VEHICLE BILLOWING WHITE SMOKE WHEN STARTED. NOT DRIVABLE. TOWED TO RECOMMENDED LOCAL TRUCK REPAIR COMPANY. MUCH TESTING INCLUDING CYLINDER HEADS THEMSELVES. #7 CYLINDER PUSHING COOLANT. HEAD GASKET SHOWING SIGNS OF LEAKING. REPLACED. A MONTH IN SHOP. $4,000 REPAIR BILL. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FREQUENCY OF THIS ISSUE AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I OWN TWO 2005 F450 MASON DUMPS AND THE FUEL TANKS IN BOTH ARE FLAKING APART INSIDE AND DESTROYING BOTH OF MY ENGINES !! THE REPAIRS AND DAMAGE ARE ENDLESS AND IM SICK TO HEAR FORD IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS NOT MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ME. HAD I KNOWN THIS WAS AN ISSUE I WOULD HAVE ASKED THEM TO REPLACE BOTH WITH AN APPROVED PLASTIC TANK PRIOR TO MY LINES, INJECTORS, FILTERS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE GETTING CLOGGED AND DESTROYED BY THIS FLAW. THE REPAIR FEES AND LOST WAGES DUE TO THIS KNOWN PROBLEM IS A DISGRACE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY OPTIONS AGAINST FORD. I CURRENTLY OWN 4 FORD TRUCKS, WILL ALL DO THE SAME ?? *TR

I OWN TWO 2005 F450 MASON DUMPS AND THE FUEL TANKS IN BOTH ARE FLAKING APART INSIDE AND DESTROYING BOTH OF MY ENGINES !! THE REPAIRS AND DAMAGE ARE ENDLESS AND IM SICK TO HEAR FORD IS AWARE OF THIS AND HAS NOT MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY ME. HAD I KNOWN THIS WAS AN ISSUE I WOULD HAVE ASKED THEM TO REPLACE BOTH WITH AN APPROVED PLASTIC TANK PRIOR TO MY LINES, INJECTORS, FILTERS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE GETTING CLOGGED AND DESTROYED BY THIS FLAW. THE REPAIR FEES AND LOST WAGES DUE TO THIS KNOWN PROBLEM IS A DISGRACE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MY OPTIONS AGAINST FORD. I CURRENTLY OWN 4 FORD TRUCKS, WILL ALL DO THE SAME ?? *TR

IN 2006 34,918 MILES FORD HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2005 F450 TRUCK. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE INJECTORS SEVERAL TIMES ALSO REPLACED THE TURBO. THEY HAVE FOUND RUST IN THE SYSTEM, THIS IS CAUSED FROM THE LINER IN THE TANK HAS FALLEN APART. THE TRUCK RUNS REAL BAD, BUCKING AND LOSING POWER. THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK NOW IS 125000. I HAVE CHANGED MY FUEL FILTER MANY TIMES AND WITHIN MINS AFTER CHANGING THE BUCKING STARTS. I LIVE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA AND I KNOW THEY REGULATE THE FUEL. THE SHOP WANTS $4000.00 TO CHANGE MY INJECTORS, THEN $2100.00 TO CHANGE THE TANK. THIS IS SAID WHEN A FUEL TANK FALLS APART IN SIDE AND THEY WANT YOU TO PAY THE COST. I PAID $50000 WHEN I BOUGHT THIS F450. I KNOW I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT IF I HAVE TO PAY THIS BILL. MY 3 GMC TRUCKS ARE RUNNING GREAT, AND SO WAS OUR DODGE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH ON GOING PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVER HEAT AND THE CHECK GAUGES WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT OIL HAD SIP INTO THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE OIL COOLER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED THAT THE LINING OF THE FUEL TANK HAD STARTED TO PEEL AND BECOME MIXED WITH THE FUEL. THE FUEL FILTER WAS ALSO FULL OF THE INSIDE LINING OF THE GAS TANK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TANKS PEELING HOWEVER STATED IT WAS THE TYPE OF FUEL THE CONTACT WAS USING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR PAINT OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK, FUEL LINES, FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTORS, AND FILTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) OR 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS). NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED HIM TO CHECK THE FUEL FILTER DRAIN PLUG AND THEN DRAIN THE FUEL OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF HE SHOULD NOTICE PAINT FLAKES, WHICH WOULD BE THE LAMINATION OF THE INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK, HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, PUMP AND CLEAN OUT THE FUEL LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TRANSMISSION FLY WHEEL BOLTS, CAUSED DAMAGE TO FLY WHEEL, TORQUE CONVERT AND THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,105 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,600. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARD A VERY UNUSUAL, LOUD NOISE EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC VERIFIED THE NOISE COMING FROM THE BELL HOUSING AREA. HE REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE FLYWHEEL BOLTS LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FLYWHEEL AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FLYWHEEL, TORQUE AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/10/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING AND CAUSING FUEL TO BECOME CLOGGED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOT AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, SINCE THE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FUEL TANK DELAMINATED INTO THE FUEL AND THEN PLUGGED THE FUEL FILTER MORE THAN ONCE. UPDATED 08/26/11

MY 2005 F-450 BEGAN LOSING POWER. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED,(STILL UNDER WARRANTY). THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FUEL TANK IS COMING APART INSIDE. THE TANK IS LINED INSIDE WITH A SHEET OF ALUMINUM. THE ALUMINUM IS COMING APART INSIDE THE TANK AND CLOGGING THE FUEL SYSTEM. SO THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED A NEW FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, INJECTOR PUMP, AND NEW FUEL INJECTORS. THIS TANK IS DEFECTIVE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS SINCE 1999-2008. FORD KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING. FORD HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $4200.00 TO FIX, EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP SAYS FORD WILL NOT COVER THERE DEFECTIVE PART. I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO DRIVES THIS TRUCK, ALWAYS USE PUMP FUEL NO BIODIESEL EVER.

WE HAVE A FORD 2005 F-450 RACK BODY TRUCK. IN 2007-08 WE PAID A FORD DEALERSHIP APPROX.$4000 TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS ON SAID VEHICLE. JUST THIS WEEK, A DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE WOULD INCUR SIMILAR EXPENSES BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND TOWING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DISCOVERED A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR THAT NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR AND AFTER THE REPAIRS THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVEN MORE FUEL INJECTORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) BUT WAS ADVISED HAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALLS BECAUSE THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

10/5/2010 BRIGHTON,MI MY TRUCK STARTED TO BLOW WHITE SMOKE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A DELAMINATION PROBLEM IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE CAUSE WAS FROM BIO-DIESEL CONTAMINATION AND I WOULD NOW NEED TO REPLACE OR RESEAL THE TANK AND INSTALL A NEW FUEL PUMP ALONG WITH ONE NEW INJECTOR AT A COST OF $2643.00 PLUS TAX. I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE I NEED THE TRUCK FOR WORK I ALSO SAVED THE OLD PARTS. HOPEFULLY FORD(IF THEY WANT TO SELL ME ANOTHER TRUCK IN THE FUTURE) WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIVES OR BIO DIESEL IN THE DIESEL FUEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55000.