2007 Ford F-150 fuel system problems

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE

The contact owns a 2007 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled with the power steering and braking functions inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that after retrieving the vehicle, he became aware that the fuel module was defective. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle also experienced a premature timing belt failure. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be repaired or replaced. The engine was not repaired or replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 108,000. The consumer stated the fuel module and timing chain/phasers fail without warning.

NHTSA complaint #11510408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE GOING THROUGH RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE ENTIRELY REBUILT AND RADIATOR ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

NHTSA complaint #11354246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHEN IDLE IT HAS A ROUGH SOUND CHANGED FADERS AND SENORS STILL SAME...IT HAS A SO TRYING GAS SMELL AROUND IT AND WHEN DRIVING IT IT MAY SHUT OFF AND ALSO IT DRIVES LIKE IT NEEDS A TUNE UP BUT HAS RECENTLY HAD ONE....THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY IS ALSO ACTING UP

NHTSA complaint #11338325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

EVERY VEHICLE THAT FORD PUT OUT WITH A CAM PHASER IS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE CAN PHASER. ANY SAE CERTIFIED MECHANIC WILL VERIFY THIS. THIS IS A HORRIBLE DESIGN. WHY HASN'T FORD STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND FIXED THIS ISSUE? I BELIEVE THEY ARE TRYING TO BURY IT SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO INCUR THE COST OF FIXING THEIR MISTAKE. DUE TO THIS ISSUE I'VE BEEN STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK LOOSES POWER, WON'T GO INTO GEAR....ETC....THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE CAN PHASER HAS ACTIVATED AND THEN I COME TO A STOP. THEN IT'S MISFIRING STALLING NOT GOING INTO GEAR...YOU NAME IT IT'S AN ISSUE. A COMPUTE READ ON THE OBD2 STAYED THAT I HAD MISSES IN IGNITION COILS 1,3 AND 7 REPLACED THEM THEN THE TEACHING STAYED MISFIRED IS 2,4 AND 5 REPLACED THEM AND ALL THE SAME ISSUES... EVERY MECHANIC I'VE SPOKEN TO SAYS ABSOLUTEY THE PHASES AND THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT A CAM PHASER DELETE KIT IN THESE VEHICLES DO GET RID OF THESE PROBLEMS. WHY HASN'T FORD BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH A TERRIBLE DESIGN?

NHTSA complaint #11277184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

NHTSA complaint #11132990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LEAK ONLY AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V278000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

NHTSA complaint #11104059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,287. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #11081100 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE TICKING, FROM PRIOR REPORTS LOOKS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, ALSO WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS IT SEEMS TO HAVE BACK PRESSURE AND KEEPS TURNING THE PUMP OFF.

NHTSA complaint #11062241 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE, WHICH IS LOCATED EXTERNAL TO TANK MOUNTED ON FRAME, FAILED BECAUSE IT CORRODED THRU TO THE INSIDE OF UNIT. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE CAR WAS PARKED, BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ON HIGHWAY AND FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING? FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS REDESIGNED WITH STAND-OFFS TO PREVENT DISSIMILAR METAL REACTION.

NHTSA complaint #10950347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TAKATA RECALL.ENGINE HAS VERY BAD POWER LOSS AND SHAKES VIGOURESLY WHEN WARM AND PULLING UP TO STOP OR REVERSE.

NHTSA complaint #10882402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA complaint #10839221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

DRIVING ALONG, ABOUT 35MPH, STOPPED VEHICLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE STARTED REVVING, PLACED BOTH FEET ON BRAKE, TRIED SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL, PROBLEM GOT WORSE (REVVED HIGHER), LIGHT TURNED GREEN, LET GO OF BRAKE, ENGINE REVVED AND VEHICLE WENT TO 45MPH WITHOUT ACCELERATING, APPLIED BRAKE, PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED ENGINE, STILL REVVING, PULLED BACK ON GAS PEDAL WITH FOOT, ENGINE RPMS FINALLY DROPPED TO NORMAL, INSPECTED FLOOR AREA -FOUND NO OBSTRUCTIONS NOR DEBRIS IN PEDAL. ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10823639 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHILE ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY A LOUD POP SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO MAKE THE BREAK-DOWN LANE. THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE #3 CYLINDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTOR. 4.6L V8. THESE WERE FACTORY PLUGS AND THE VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED EVERY 3000-5000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10731656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL DRIVER MODULE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. MA 08/14/15 UPDATED 10/19/2017

NHTSA complaint #10723977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

UPON SPEEDING UP FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE STUTTERED AND STALLED. I COASTED TO A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO RESTART. THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NO ATTEMPT TO START. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES I STOPPED. UPON CHECKING INTERNET FOR PROBLEMS DISCOVERED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE RUSTING AND FAILING SUDDENLY. I CHECKED MODULE AND IT WAS RUSTED THROUGH. I REPLACED MODULE AND TRUCK NOW RUNS FINE. I NOTICED THAT THE MOUNTING BOLTS HAVE CHANGED ALLOWING SPACE BETWEEN MODULE AND CROSS MEMBER. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ISSUE AS THE PART MOUNT HAS CHANGED. IF THIS SUDDEN FAILURE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED SERIOUS PROBLEMS MAY HAVE RESULTED. THIS IS A FORD ISSUE IN DESIGN THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY FORD.

NHTSA complaint #10722605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING ON A NEW YORK INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN A SNOW STORM, MY TRUCK STARTED TO MISS. IT THEN SLOWED DOWN AND SHUT OFF. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A TRUCK STOPPED AND I HAD HIM PUSH MY TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAUSING ME TO HAVE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE FAILED. IT IS LOCATED ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE AND DUE TO A DESIGN ERROR, WATER AND ROAD SALT GET TRAPPED BETWEEN MODULE AND MOUNTING BRACE. IT ERODES OUT FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE AND THE MOUNTING BRACKET. WHEN REPLACED, WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS A REDESIGNED COMPONENT, LIFTING IT AWAY FROM MOUNTING BRACKET. IF I HAD NOT HAD ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN ME AND THE TRACTOR TRAILER TRAVELING BEHIND ME, OR IF I HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING NEXT TO ME, IT COULD BE A TOTAL DIFFERENT OUTCOME. I KNOW FOR A FACT, THAT PART COMPONENT IS EXTENDED IN STATES WHERE THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SALT CORROSION, AND BELIEVE THAT A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF THEM. SITTING ON A HIGHWAY IN A SNOW STORM IS ALWAYS DANGEROUS.

NHTSA complaint #10684179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TRUCK WOULDN'T START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. PROBLEM WAS CORRODED FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE. NEW PART COST $195.07 AND LABOR WAS $285.00. GOING ON LINE TO SEE WHAT WAS DONE, THE LABOR CHARGES SEEM VERY EXCESSIVE! THIS ISSUE LOOKS TO BE VERY WIDESPREAD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD.

NHTSA complaint #10679537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE DESIGN IS TERRIBLE ON THESE TRUCKS. LUCK FOR MY FAMILY WE WERE IN TOWN GOING SLOW WHEN THIS UNIT SHORTED OUT. IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY GRAVE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. FROM READING ON THE INTERNET THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS PART.

NHTSA complaint #10644284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

AS I ACCELERATE AND HIT THE PASSING GEAR THE TRUCK SPITS AND SPUTTERS. IF I BACK OFF IT RUNS FINE.

NHTSA complaint #10632670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN MY MOTOR TURNED OFF. I HAD NO STEERING AND LITTLE BRAKES TO GET ME OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE FUEL MODULE WAS CRACKED. THIS IS COMMON ON F150'S AND I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THANKS

NHTSA complaint #10627873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

NOTICED SEVERE GAS FUMES INSIDE CAB, AS WELL AS OUTSIDE CAB. RAISE HOOD , STARTED ENGINE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL STREAMING OUT FROM HOSE THAT IS ATTACHED TO FUEL RAIL. REMOVED FUEL RAIL THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND A SPLIT IN THE HOSE UNDER THE CLOTH PROTECTIVE OUTER LINING. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE. ?. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LONGER DISTANCE ROAD TRIP. FAILURE P/N 5C3Z97F792DA FUEL RAIL.

NHTSA complaint #10621201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT, TRUCK SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO CALL FOR TOW TRUCK, SITTING ON ROADWAY AT A 3 WAY RUSH HOUR INTERSECTION FOR HALF HOUR WAITING FOR TOW. REPAIR COST $350.00 DOLLARS. PLUS $100.00 DOLLARS TOWING.

NHTSA complaint #10607205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I HAVE FORDS 35.6 GALLON TANK, HOWEVER THE SENSOR KEEPS RESETTING TO 28 GALLONS FOR A NORMAL GAS READING. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED 3 TIMES NOW AND FORD SAYS THE SENSOR IS THE SAME THING WITH A SWITCH THAT NO LONGER WORKS, THE REFUSE TO REPAIR THE GAS SENSOR AND I NEVER HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY TANK. IT OFTEN CHANGES MID DRIVE FROM A 3/4 TANK TO JUST ABOVE HALF A TANK AND IS NOT STEADY. IT WON'T REGISTER ACCURATELY. THE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED THE ENGINEERS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T CARE AND WON'T COME OUT AND FIX IT BUT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE. CAUSING ME TO BE LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GAS, BUT TURNED OUT WAS AN EMPTY TANK.

NHTSA complaint #10596081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING , LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE RIDE IN VERY COLD WEATHER , THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE WAS SO CORRODED AND BROKE OFF FRAME CAUSE VEHICLE'S ENGINE NOT TO RUN. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE MODULES. MY TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND YOU SHOULD SEE HOW BAD OF CONDITION THE MODULE LOOKS.. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS IN ACID AND COMPLETELY DISSOLVED THE BACK PANEL.

NHTSA complaint #10576251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING ROUGH AND STALLING OUT AT RANDOM. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, WHILE AT THE CAR WASH AND WHILE,SITTING AT THE STOP LIGHT, BUT EVERYTIME IT HAS BEEN WET OUTSIDE. TAKEN TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, AND HAD LOTS OF WORK DONE, NEW PLUGS, COILPACKS, INJECTOR SERVICE, AND THROTLEBODY CLEANING DONE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. BROUGHT ISSUE TO A FRIEND AND TO ONE LOOK AT THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE UNDER THE REAR AXEL AND IT WAS SPLIT WIDE OPEN, BAD ENOUGH THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS JUST HANGING OUT. WHEN ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER, THE PARTS GUY JUST HAD A LAUGH AND SAID THEY DO AT LEAST THREE A WEEK. "I DIDN'T FIND IT THAT FUNNY" A CONTROL BOX WITH A ALUMINUM BACK PLATE ON A STEEL AXEL WITH NO BUFFER, IS JUST BAD DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

NHTSA complaint #10575718 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD. NO SHOULDER ON THIS ROAD SO HAD TO LEAVE IT SIT IN THE ROAD WHILE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS A CORRODED FUEL PUMP MODULE. $125.00 FOR THE TOW AND $350.00 TO FIX THE TRUCK. NOT A VERY GOOD DAY.

NHTSA complaint #10569165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FIRST WHY WAS" THIS VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF BAD THROTTLE BODY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE FORD ESCAPE. I REPORTED THIS BACK IN 2012 WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NHTSA I DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE THEN BUT THERE ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE F-150 I HAD TO REPLACE MINE @ A COST OF OVER $600.00 AND ALSO DAMAGED MY ALTERNATOR I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN IT WENT IN LIMP HOME MODE SHOWING A WRENCH SYMBOL WITH LOST OF POWER AND ACCELERATION, I ALMOST WAS HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES AS THERE WAS KNOW WHERE TO PULL OVER TIME. THIS IS THE SAME THROTTLE BODY THAT COMES ON THE FORD ESCAPE AND IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THAT GROUP OF RECALLS.

NHTSA complaint #10566990 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STALLED. UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. AFTER BEING TOWED HOME, I FOUND THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CORRODED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE BACK SIDE. THE ALUMINUM BACK HOUSING WAS DETERIORATING BAD ENOUGH THAT IT CRUMBLED APART AS I WAS REMOVING IT. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT STOPPED. IT WAS 5 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND NOT SAFE TO WALK ANY DISTANCE FOR HELP ESPECIALLY ON OUR SECONDARY ROADS. THIS PART IS AN ENGINEERING FAILURE. THE ALUMINUM DOES NOT MATE WITH THE STEEL ON THE TRUCK FRAME. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AS TO THIS PART AND NO INVESTIGATION. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING TO MY FAMILY. THE COLD, NO HEAT, AND SMALL CHILDREN ADD UP TO PROBLEMS. A VEHICLE OWNER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COULD BE RECTIFIED BY CHANGING THE MATERIAL IT IS MADE OF. PLEASE FOR THE SAKE OF THE MANY FAMILIES DRIVING THIS COMMON TRUCK, MAKE THE COMPANY OWN UP TO THE FAILURE OF THIS PART BEFORE IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURING SOMEBODY OR WORSE YET A CHILD OR INFANT.

NHTSA complaint #10563574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I AM 8MTHS PREGNANT AND WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR OVER A 1/2 HOUR IN -45 DEGREE WEATHER WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK, BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND FOUND #9 FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP BLOWN. FUSE REPLACED, AND VEHICLE RAN FOR 30SECONDS AND ELECTRICAL PLUG TO DRIVER CONTROL MODULE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND MELT. DRIVER CONTROL MODULE AND ELECTRICAL PLUG REPLACED, AND VEHICLE RUNS. I WOULD HAVE LIKE TO HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY FORD TO AVOID MY STRANDED EXPERIENCE IN -45 DEGREE WEATHER. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND IT CAN BE AVOIDED. FORD SHOULD HAVE LOCATED THIS DEVICE NEAR THE FUSE BOX OR UNDER HOOD BY FIRE WALL PLENTY OF ROOM AND SAME AMOUNT OF WIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10561292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

I STARTED MY TRUCK AFTER WASHING IT, IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH SO I SHUT IT OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A REPAIR GARAGE THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THE FUEL MODULE WAS BAD, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IT. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS FROM 2004-2008 MODELS. SOUNDS LIKE A POOR DESIGN.

NHTSA complaint #10557826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.