44 of the
145 complaints about the 2002 Ford F-350 SD are about the
engine — 30% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
65,700 miles.
IMPROPER PROTECTION OF THE OIL PAN TO ELEMENTS CAUSES METAL PAN TO ROT PREMATURELY GEAR BOX FOR STEEERING NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY FOR THE WEIGHT CLASS OF TRUCK CONSTANTLY BREAKING CAUSING SLOPPY STEERING AND LOSS OF CONTROL 2 LEAF SPRINGS ON FRONT END ARE ONLY RATED TO A WEIGHT OF 1950LBS FOR A 1 TON TRUCK THAT WEIGHS ALMOST 9,000 POUNDS CAUSING SPRINGS TO BREAK OR WEAR PREMATURELY UNLESS YOU PAY FORD 2,000-5,000 DOLLARS TO OUR GRADE THE SUSPENSION
NHTSA complaint #11156495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 150,000 milesSomerset, KYFire
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PLUGGED AN ENGINE BLOCK WARMER UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. THE CONTACT LATER HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY DEEMED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
NHTSA complaint #10504423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 69,000 milesPoughkeepsie, NY
ENGINE
I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR AND HAVE BLOWN FOUR SPARK PLUGS SO FAR.
NHTSA complaint #10488878 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 160,000 milesDallas, GAFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPERDUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THAT FAILURE OCCURRED, HE WOULD NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
NHTSA complaint #10384041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesEast Bethel, MN
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR HAS FAILED THREE TIMES AFTER BEING REPLACED. THE ENGINE REMAINED IDLE BUT THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY FOR AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AGAIN SINCE THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE THE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES, IT MAY NOT HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 250,000.
NHTSA complaint #10313048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 170,000 milesMeriden, CT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2002 FOR F350 SUPERDUTY, I FIRST HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ALMOST A YEAR AGO ON CYLINDER 1 IT WAS A LOUD POP THEN FLUTTERING SOUND WITH REDUCED POWER, A SMELL LIKE BURNING OIL- GAS, I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGH WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED & WAS UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHEN I DID GO UNDER THE HOOD THE SPARK PLUG WAS JAMMED UNDER THE FUEL LINE FOR THE INJECTORS & I STILL SMELLED A FAINT ODER OF GAS, THE COIL WAS ARCHING ON THE METAL TUBING ABOVE THE SPARK PLUG. I FIGURED IT WAS THE FAULT OF MY MECHANIC WHEN HE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, ONE YEAR EARLIER, MAYBE HE STRIPED THE THING OR SOMETHING. I FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH A HELI COIL EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE SAME PLUG I AGAIN FIXED IT MAKING SURE TO TIGHTEN THE PLUG DOWN GOOD, THREE MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING SO I AGAIN FIXED IT EACH TIME HAVING TO PURCHASE A NEW COIL. NOW YEAR AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT 2 YEARS SINCE THE PLUGS WERE INSTALLED, CYLINDER 2 JUST BLEW OUT A PLUG AND DESTROYED ITS COIL, SO I BEGAN TO THINK THERES SOMETHING GOING ON HERE, SOMETHINGS WRONG!, & LOOKED ON LINE FOR THE ANSWER. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN A YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED! & I'M FED UP! I HAVE THE SPARK PLUG & COIL FROM THIS LAST. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARD, WITH GAS BEING FED TO THE CYLINDER AND THE COIL ARCHING ON THE METAL AROUND IT, ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A TRUCK EXPLODES, OR HAS AN ACCIDENT & SOMEONE DIES!
NHTSA complaint #10301652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dresser, WI
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRUCK WAS LOSING POWER- THEN OIL BEGAN TO LEAK- OIL LEAK BECAME WORSE. TOOK TO MECHANIC. NEEDED TO REPLACE O RING AND TURBO!!
NHTSA complaint #10252703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 43,000 milesSolon, IAFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY QUAD CAB LE 7.3L DIESEL PARKED IN MY BACK YARD WITH THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER PLUGGED IN. I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW. MY TRUCK WAS BURNING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE. THE GRILL, BUMPER RUBBER, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERCOOLER BURNED AWAY. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FINALLY PUT IT OUT YOU COULD SEE THAT ALL THE RUBBER, PLASTIC, WIRING AND BATTERIES WERE COMPLETELY BURNED AWAY.
NHTSA complaint #10238306 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 60,000 milesHartland, MIFire
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY MARCH 22, 2008. MY 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT WAS SITTING FOR ROUGHLY 10 HRS. WHEN IT STARTED ON FIRE. VEHICLE IS DESTROYED AND DID SOME DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE, BUT THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT.
NHTSA complaint #10222068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sitka, AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE: DIESEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 07V553000). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THE COST TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SHIPPIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING COST. THE CURRRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE UPDATED 04-09-08
NHTSA complaint #10221478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 40,000 milesShingletown, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A NEW F350 FORD LARIAT TRUCK IN THE FALL OF 2002 FOR $42,000. WE STILL HAD IT IN THE SUMMER OF 2007 WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, STALLED ON A REMOTE STRETCH OF ROAD. MY HUSBAND WAS ALONE AT THE TIME, AND HE WAS ABOUT 8 MILES FROM ANY HOUSE OR STORE, SO HE WALKED FOR HELP AT 8:30 PM. HE WAS ABLE TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO PICK HIM UP, BRING HIM HOME AT 1 AM, AND DELIVER THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. THE COST OF THE TOW WAS OVER $300.00. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS UNABLE TO GET TO WORK DUE TO NO VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND IT TOOK THEM THE ENTIRE DAY TO CONTACT US BACK. THEY HAD NO DIAGNOSIS, BUT SUSPECTED IT HAD TO DO WITH A LOCKOUT DEVICE WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE VALVE COVERS BE REMOVED AND AROUND $700.00 IN SERVICE COSTS. THEY DID CHARGE US A DIAGNOSTIC FEE WHICH WAS AROUND $80.00 - $90.00. I HAD LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND KEPT FINDING REFERENCES TO A CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WITH THE SAME SYMPTOM OF SUDDEN STALLING. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN IF THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID IT WAS VERY UNLIKELY; IN FACT I THINK HE CLAIMED HE WAS UNAWARE OF A CPS ISSUE AT ALL. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING SO WE PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND IT STALLED AGAIN ON OUR WAY HOME. SO WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER, A DISTANCE OF 80 MILES AND A COST OF ANOTHER $150.00. I DISCUSSED REPLACING THE CPS WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THERE AND HE SAID IT WAS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE AND A GOOD FIRST ATTEMPT TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. SO WE HAD IT REPLACED AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. THIS TRUCK HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS OUR FOURTH FORD TRUCK. I WONDER WHY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR FORD TO GET AROUND TO NOTIFYING THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR SERVICE STAFF. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT FORD WOULD TAKE THIS LONG TO ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM THEY HAVE HAD FOR YEARS WHEN THEIR CUSTOMERS WERE ESSENTIALLY UNAWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER.
NHTSA complaint #10221098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Belva, WV
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OUT. ENGINE SPLUTTERS AND JERKS, ALL THE LIGHTS BLINK ON THE DASH BOARD, AND ENGINE QUITS. IT HAS LET ME STANDED IN TRAFFIC FIVE OR SIX TIMES. IT CAN HAPPEN JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHEN YOU ARE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, THERE IS NEVER ANY WARNING. IN 7 MILES I HAD TO RESTART MY VEHICLE 5 TIMES. IT STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2007. I THOUGHT THERE MAY BE MOISTURE IN THE FUEL FILTER, SO HAD ALL FILTERS CHANGED AND TRUCK PUT ON COMPUTER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS STEADLY GOTTEN WORSE; FROM ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO FIVE OR SIX TIMES IN LESS THAN 10 MILES. I CAN NO LONGER RELY ON MY VEHICLE GETTING ME WHERE I NEED TO GO.
NHTSA complaint #10212229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 58,347 milesNEW Matamoras, OH
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A SAFETY RECALL REPAIRED. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE. ALSO, THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTING AND PITTING. THE COST TO REPLACE THE OIL PAN ON HER DIESEL ENGINE IS $2,399.82. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR UNIVERSAL HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 27,770 MILES AND THEN HAD TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME, IN ADDITION TO THE CARRIER BEARINGS AT 47,325 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE FIRST TIME, BUT THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE REPAIR THE SECOND TIME. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,347. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED REPLACED WEATHERSTRIP, REPLACED REAR U JOINT, DISC PADS REPLACE, AND REPLACED BROKEN CONSOLE LID. UPDATED 02/04/08
NHTSA complaint #10211934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 56,000 milesSpanaway, WA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND LATER DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG BECAME DETACHED AND THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.
NHTSA complaint #10207343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 124,000 milesIndialantic, FL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED ON MY '02 FORD F-350 POWER STOKE DIESEL.
NHTSA complaint #10197850 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Danvers, MA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I OWN A 2002 F350 FORD DIESEL TRUCK. I JUST HAD TO PAY $2221.70 TO REPLACE A RUSTED OUT OIL PAN. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE, LOW COST JOB BUT SINCE FORD USED DEFECTIVE METAL IN THEIR OIL PANS CAUSING THEM TO RUST OUT AND THE CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN THE FRAME, THE WHOLE ENGINE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO CHANGE THE PAN. EVERY DIESEL FORD TRUCK OWNER WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEIR OIL PAN WITHIN 6 YEARS OR IT WILL BEGIN LEAKING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN ANYWHERE. HOW CAN I BEGIN A CLASS ACTION RECALL AT FORD'S EXPENSE FOR THIS UNNECESSARY AND VERY COSTLY JOB ?
NHTSA complaint #10197555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 60,000 milesCorpus Christi, TX
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CAMSHSFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) FAILED ON MY FORD F-350, 2002 MODEL, 7.3 LITER DIESEL ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED GRADUALLY, WITH SIX UNINTENDED ENGINE SHUTDOWNS. THREE SHUTDOWNS WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THREE WHILE PARKED. DATE IS APPROXIMATED; ODOMETER READING APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES. I WILL UPDATE WHEN I GET HOME.
NHTSA complaint #10193934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 86,400 milesHenderson, NV
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY, FAILURE HAPPENED JUST BEFORE I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK LENGTHWISE ACROSS ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN. PART THAT FAILED WAS THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. DON'T KNOW IF I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL PART. AFTER PART WAS REPLACED VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10192268 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 92,880 milesAvon, IN
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FORD F-350 DIESEL WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS A DUMP TRUCK BEHIND ME WHICH WAS FORCED OFF OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WHICH, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM ON FORD DIESELS FORD HAS NEVER NOTIFIED ME AS SUCH. WHEN I CONTACTED A DEALER REGARDING THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AS THE VEHICLE WAS 6 MONTHS PAST THE 100,000 MILES 5 YEAR ENGINE WARRANTY , I AM STILL UNDER THE 100,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN FORD DEALERSHIPS NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEVER BEEN NOTIFIED BY FORD PERSONNEL AS TO THE LIKLEYHOOD THAT THIS PART HAS KNOWN PROBLEMS AND COULD FAIL AT ANYTIME. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE DILIGENCE OF THE TRUCK DRIVER BEHIND ME YESTERDAY BECAUSE HAD HE NOT BEEN SO ALERT THEN INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED IN TRADEGY.
NHTSA complaint #10190775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesSonora, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAM POSITION SENSOR FAILURE AND ENGINE STALLED,REPLACED PARTS AT EXCESSIVE PRICE.
NHTSA complaint #10190619 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 67,400 milesHouston, TX
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
DEFECTIVE CAM POSITION SENSOR CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL ON FREEWAY. REPLACED CPS.
NHTSA complaint #10189437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 64,000 milesLakewood, CO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2002 FORD F-350, WITH 7.3L POWER STROKE DIESEL .FAILURE OF THE "CPS".
NHTSA complaint #10189093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 79,000 milesPort Jervis, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
2002 FORD SUPER DUTY - 7.3L POWERSTROKE TURBO DIESEL. STARTED OUT WITH INTERMITTENT SPUTTERING. WOULD NOT START ONE TIME - DEALER ASSURED US IT WAS JUST LOW ON FUEL. SAT FOR A WHILE AND THEY ADDED A COUPLE GALLONS OF FUEL. IT RESTARTED OK. STALLED A WEEK OR SO LATER AND TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT TOWING ANYTHING LIKE WE WERE WITH OUR OTHER TRUCK. STILL, IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS HAVING A DUAL WHEEL TRUCK DIE OUT ON THE ROAD. SCANNED THE CODE - CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED - REPLACED. VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS.
NHTSA complaint #10188578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 26,000 milesTexas City, TX
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
MOTOR DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION.
NHTSA complaint #10188676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 143,000 milesArlington, WA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
DRIVING MY 2002 FORD SUPERDUTY F350, NO WARNING, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND TRUCK DIED IN A TUNNEL. RESULT WAS CAM POSITION SENSOR. OVER $400 IN PARTS, LABOR AND TOWING BILL. CAUSED TRAFFIC TO SLOW DOWN AND GO AROUND ME.
NHTSA complaint #10188513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 35,587 milesPlattsburgh, NY
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
LOSS OF THE CPS SENSOR ON MY 02 FORD F350. THE SENSOR WENT OUT WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I87. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BUT THE FAILURE LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO CELL SERVICE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NORTHEASTER ON 4/16/07.
NHTSA complaint #10188535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Colorado Spring, CO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
TRUCK WOULD PICKUP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEN FINALLY I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND IT DIED. THE CPS HAD FAILED I PUT A NEW ONE IN AND IT RUNS FINE.
NHTSA complaint #10188536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 57,500 milesRYE, CO
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
CPS (CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR) FAILURE ON 2002 FORD SUPERDUTY POWERSTROKE. I NOTICED MY ENGINE CUTTING OUT SLIGHTLY AT TIMES. THEN MY CPS FAILED LEAVING MY VEHICLE DEAD AT MULTIPLE TRAFFIC LIGHTS BEFORE I COULD FINALLY CHANGE THE PART.
NHTSA complaint #10188540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 99,673 milesAlgona, IA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK DIED GOING 55 MPH AND IT IS HARD TO STEER AND STOP AND F-350 WHEN THE MOTOR IS DEAD. THE FIX WAS REPLACE THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I KNOW OF THREE OTHER FRIENDS THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO, LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT WHEN THERE TRUCK DIED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
NHTSA complaint #10188554 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 60,000 milesToccoa, GA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-350 SD. THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED A SENSOR A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE FAILURE HAS RETURNED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.*AK UPDATED 07/06/07.
NHTSA complaint #10187748 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.