2002 Ford F Super Duty problems

TIRES

PURCHASED 6 TOYO HT OPEN COUNTRY TIRES. 4 OF THE 6 HAVE SEPERATED

NHTSA complaint #11064078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

SET OF 5 UNIROYAL LIBERATOR TIRES PURCHASED NEW, LT265-75-16 LOAD RANGE E, 2002 F-250 4X4 (OEM SIZE) *THESE TIRES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE THRU WAL-MART WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. THE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES WERE/ARE DUE TO DEFECTIVE TIRES, NOT ANY ACTIONS COMMITTED BY WAL-MART, THE INSTALLER/SELLER. OWNER OF VEHICLE IS CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND MAINTAINS VEHICLE & TIRES TO OEM SPECS. AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON TIRES, WE EMBARKED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO IDAHO AND BACK, TRAVELING THRU UTAH, NOTICED AN IMBALANCE AT 70MPH. ENTERING IDAHO THE IMBALANCE NOW OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS. INSPECTION OF ALL TIRES REVEALED DRIVER-SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD HAD A PRONOUNCED BULGE A FOOT LONG IN THE CENTER OF TREAD. SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED, AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO WAL-MART IN BOISE. (MANAGER VERIFIED TREAD/BELT SEPARATION, TIRE STILL AT 70PSI.) REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SAME SIZE. RETURNING TO FLORIDA, ANOTHER IMBALANCE OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE IN SOUTH-DAKOTA. INSPECTION REVEALED DRIVER-SIDE FRONT TREAD BULGED AND SEPARATING. THAT TIRE WAS REPLACED AT WAL-MART WITH A GOODYEAR WRANGLER. TRAVELING THRU WEST-MEMPHIS, THE ENTIRE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING AND DEMOLISHED THE REAR QUARTER PANEL AND TAIL-LIGHT. (TIRE DID NOT BLOW-OUT/LOSE AIR PRESSURE, 80 PSI) VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 3 MILES ON STEEL BELT TO HOTEL OFF OF INTERSTATE. SPARE TIRE WAS INSTALLED AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO WAL-MART FOR 3 GOODYEAR WRANGLERS. ALL 3 INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. TIRES WERE AT CORRECT AIR-PRESSURE AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY. TIRES WERE NOT/HAD NOT BEEN OVERLOADED. WE SAVED THE TREAD SEPARATION TIRE CARCASS AND THE 2 REMAINING "GOOD" TIRES.

NHTSA complaint #10904574 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

STEERING

MY 2002 F250 SUPERDUTY WITH 7.3L DIESEL WILL NOT TURN AT PARKING SPEEDS AND HIGHER SPEEDS IF APPLYING THE BRAKE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY ALL SAY IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE 7.3L POWERED SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND DO NOT WANT TO BE PUT INTO A POSITION WHERE I MAY HURT SOMEBODY DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED STEERING SYSTEM. INCREASING RPM DOES NOT HELP. MY TALKING TO EXPERTS HAS FOUND THE GENERAL CONSENSUS TO BE THAT THE HYDRO BOOST PUMP DOES NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH VOLUME AND WAS A POOR DESIGN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. MY RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE ALSO FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED EARLY ON AND BECAUSE THERE WERE NO DEATHS IT WAS DISMISSED AS A NON ISSUE. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS I HAVE ONLY 40,000 MILES AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT HAS ONLY FORTUNATELY NOT CAUSED ANY DEATHS THAT I'M AWARE OF.

NHTSA complaint #10731993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

MY 2002 F250 SUPERDUTY WITH 7.3L DIESEL WILL NOT TURN AT PARKING SPEEDS AND HIGHER SPEEDS IF APPLYING THE BRAKE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY ALL SAY IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE 7.3L POWERED SUPERDUTY TRUCKS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND DO NOT WANT TO BE PUT INTO A POSITION WHERE I MAY HURT SOMEBODY DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGNED STEERING SYSTEM. INCREASING RPM DOES NOT HELP. MY TALKING TO EXPERTS HAS FOUND THE GENERAL CONSENSUS TO BE THAT THE HYDRO BOOST PUMP DOES NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH VOLUME AND WAS A POOR DESIGN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. MY RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE ALSO FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED EARLY ON AND BECAUSE THERE WERE NO DEATHS IT WAS DISMISSED AS A NON ISSUE. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS I HAVE ONLY 40,000 MILES AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT HAS ONLY FORTUNATELY NOT CAUSED ANY DEATHS THAT I'M AWARE OF.

NHTSA complaint #10731993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TRAVELING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH; THE SPARK PLUG ON MY 5.4L V8 TRITON BLEW OUT OF ITS SOCKET. (ANY MECHANIC WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS) THIS CAUSED AN IMMEDIATE BANG AND VERY ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION. AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED; THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER WHICH IN TURN; CAUSED A RAPID REDUCTION IN VEHICLE SPEED. NOT TO MENTION, THE DISTRACTION THAT OCCURRED THAT CAUSED THE LACK OF FOCUS ON SURROUNDING VEHICLES AND OTHER POSSIBLE HAZARDS. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF A SEPARATE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF ITS SOCKET ON THE SAME MOTOR. THIS WILL COST SEVERAL THOUSAND IN REPAIRS AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE. ON TOP OF THE MONEY SPENT REPAIRING THE LAST INCIDENT. THERE IS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF THIS SITUATION WITH THE MORE EXTREME HAVING FIRE ISSUES. THE FIRE IS BECAUSE ATOMIZED FUEL IS SPRAYED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO THERE BEING A HOLE WHERE THE SPARK PLUG IS SUPPOSED TO BE. THERE WAS NO CRASH, FIRE OR INJURY IN THIS CASE. HOWEVER, IT WAS CLOSE TO HAVING ALL THREE.

NHTSA complaint #10689548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

THIS ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED BY FORD IN A FACTORY RECALL ON APRIL 2011. AT THE TIME THE ORIGINAL PEDAL WORKED FINE BUT IT WAS CHANGED OUR ANYWAY. THE REPLACEMENT PEDAL FAILED ON 12/15/14. DURING FAILURE, THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AND GOES BACK TO IDLE. DURING CERTAIN MANEUVERS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, SUCH AS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ON THE FREEWAY OR PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ OF MANY INSTANCES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER FORD OWNERS. FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT THAT IS RELIABLE AS THIS IS A KEY COMPONENT TO SAFE VEHICULAR TRAVEL.

NHTSA complaint #10670815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THIS ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED BY FORD IN A FACTORY RECALL ON APRIL 2011. AT THE TIME THE ORIGINAL PEDAL WORKED FINE BUT IT WAS CHANGED OUR ANYWAY. THE REPLACEMENT PEDAL FAILED ON 12/15/14. DURING FAILURE, THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AND GOES BACK TO IDLE. DURING CERTAIN MANEUVERS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, SUCH AS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ON THE FREEWAY OR PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ OF MANY INSTANCES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER FORD OWNERS. FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT THAT IS RELIABLE AS THIS IS A KEY COMPONENT TO SAFE VEHICULAR TRAVEL.

NHTSA complaint #10670815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

THIS ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED BY FORD IN A FACTORY RECALL ON APRIL 2011. AT THE TIME THE ORIGINAL PEDAL WORKED FINE BUT IT WAS CHANGED OUR ANYWAY. THE REPLACEMENT PEDAL FAILED ON 12/15/14. DURING FAILURE, THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AND GOES BACK TO IDLE. DURING CERTAIN MANEUVERS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, SUCH AS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ON THE FREEWAY OR PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ OF MANY INSTANCES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER FORD OWNERS. FORD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT THAT IS RELIABLE AS THIS IS A KEY COMPONENT TO SAFE VEHICULAR TRAVEL.

NHTSA complaint #10670815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE CAN SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN KEY IS IN "ACCESSORIES" MODE WITHOUT PUTTING PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL.

NHTSA complaint #10640536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

AFTER BACKING MY CAMPING TRAILER INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A 4 HOUR TRIP I NOTICED FUEL ON THE TRAILER TONGUE AND SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF DIESEL. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING I OBSERVED DIESEL FUEL POURING OUT ON THE GROUND FROM THE MOTOR. I QUICKLY SHUT THE MOTOR OFF BEFORE A FIRE RESULTED FROM THE HOT MOTOR. LATER, AFTER SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK IT WAS FOUND THAT A METAL CLIP THAT WAS SECURED AROUND A STEEL FUEL LINE AND HAD RUBBED THROUGH THE LINE CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT ON TOP OF THE MOTOR.

NHTSA complaint #10630251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE- THIS MODULE CONTROLS DOOR LOCKS ( FOB & VEHICLE IN MOTION AUTO DOOR LOCKS), AUTO HEADLAMPS, SAFETY DOOR AJAR INDICATORS, ALL INTERIOR ELECTRICAL AUTO LAMP & RADIO FEATURES. ALL THESE ITEMS ON VEHICLE ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAULTY MODULE (VSM). FALSE SAFETY INDICATIONS ARE BEING DISPLAYED. ORIGINAL PART # IS 2C7T-15K602-AJ, REPLACEMENT PART # IS 4C7Z-15604-AC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP ALMOST (2) MONTHS. INFORMED VEHICLE NON-REPAIRABLE DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PART FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM ! ACCORDING TO ON-LINE WEB-SITES, HIGH VOLUME OF OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SINCE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE ( DOOR AJAR INDICATOR & AUTO HEAD LIGHT TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING), PLEASE ADVISE REMEDY. FORD DEALERSHIP OR FORD MOTOR CO HAS NOT SHOWN ANY INTEREST IN REPAIR OR PART AVAILABILITY.

NHTSA complaint #10558433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE- THIS MODULE CONTROLS DOOR LOCKS ( FOB & VEHICLE IN MOTION AUTO DOOR LOCKS), AUTO HEADLAMPS, SAFETY DOOR AJAR INDICATORS, ALL INTERIOR ELECTRICAL AUTO LAMP & RADIO FEATURES. ALL THESE ITEMS ON VEHICLE ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAULTY MODULE (VSM). FALSE SAFETY INDICATIONS ARE BEING DISPLAYED. ORIGINAL PART # IS 2C7T-15K602-AJ, REPLACEMENT PART # IS 4C7Z-15604-AC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP ALMOST (2) MONTHS. INFORMED VEHICLE NON-REPAIRABLE DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PART FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM ! ACCORDING TO ON-LINE WEB-SITES, HIGH VOLUME OF OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SINCE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE ( DOOR AJAR INDICATOR & AUTO HEAD LIGHT TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING), PLEASE ADVISE REMEDY. FORD DEALERSHIP OR FORD MOTOR CO HAS NOT SHOWN ANY INTEREST IN REPAIR OR PART AVAILABILITY.

NHTSA complaint #10558433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SECURITY MODULE- THIS MODULE CONTROLS DOOR LOCKS ( FOB & VEHICLE IN MOTION AUTO DOOR LOCKS), AUTO HEADLAMPS, SAFETY DOOR AJAR INDICATORS, ALL INTERIOR ELECTRICAL AUTO LAMP & RADIO FEATURES. ALL THESE ITEMS ON VEHICLE ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO FAULTY MODULE (VSM). FALSE SAFETY INDICATIONS ARE BEING DISPLAYED. ORIGINAL PART # IS 2C7T-15K602-AJ, REPLACEMENT PART # IS 4C7Z-15604-AC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP ALMOST (2) MONTHS. INFORMED VEHICLE NON-REPAIRABLE DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PART FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM ! ACCORDING TO ON-LINE WEB-SITES, HIGH VOLUME OF OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SINCE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE ( DOOR AJAR INDICATOR & AUTO HEAD LIGHT TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING), PLEASE ADVISE REMEDY. FORD DEALERSHIP OR FORD MOTOR CO HAS NOT SHOWN ANY INTEREST IN REPAIR OR PART AVAILABILITY.

NHTSA complaint #10558433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM HEAD, CAME OUT WITH SUCH FORCE AS TO BREAK THE COIL ON THE FUEL RAIL, SHATTER THE SPARK PLUG AND DISINTEGRATED THE SPARK PLUG BOOT. HAD TO TAP LARGER HOLE AND INSTALL THREADED INSERT SO A NEW SPARK PLUG COULD BE THREADED INTO HEAD AND TORQUED TO SPECS. REPLACED THE COIL AND BOOT AND REINSTALL THE FUEL RAIL AND INJECTORS TO MAKE THE TRUCK SERVICEABLE AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10547162 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

SPARK PLUG IN CYLINDER #2 BLEW OUT OF HEAD TAKING THE THREADS WITH IT. THIS AGAIN HAPPENED 6 DAYS LATER WITH CYLINDER #4. I CHECKED INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE SITUATIONS WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH AT LEAST 3 OF FORDS ENGINES. MINE IS THE V10 ENGINE. CALLED THE DEALER I ORDERED THE TRUCK FROM AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE WASN'T A RECALL AND SINCE MY ENGINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT EXCEPT AT MY COST. THEY REFERRED ME TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION BUT SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. ACCORDING TO FORDS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB 07-21-2 THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND IF YOUR TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD REPLACE THE HEADS. IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY RECOMMEND HOW TO REPAIR IT AT CUSTOMER COST. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THE SPARK PLUG BEING BLOWN OUT OF A DEFECTIVE HEAD IS A FIRE HAZARD AND MAJOR PROBLEM. YOU HAVE A HOT CYLINDER WITHOUT ANY FUEL BEING CAPTURED IN AN ENCLOSED AREA. THE PLUG COULD SPARK CAUSING A FIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEADS WITH HEADS THAT ARE NOT DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10507393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WENT TO START MY TRUCK AND THAT'S WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT.

NHTSA complaint #10456254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

WENT TO START MY TRUCK AND THAT'S WHEN THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT.

NHTSA complaint #10456254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

INJECTOR DRIVE MODULE (IDM), DIESEL 7.3 NAVISTAR ENGINE. IDM FAILED WHERE THE LIKELY CAUSE WAS WATER INFILTRATION OF THE DEVICE WITH SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC RESULTS WHICH INCLUDED A SUDDEN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, INABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED, INABILITY TO KEEP SPEED ABOVE 5 MILES PER HOUR, AND DEMONSTRATION OF SEVER ROUGHNESS DURING ATTEMPTS TO REV THE ENGINE OR IDLE LOADS. DUE TO THE IDM FAILURE, THREE OF EIGHT FUEL INJECTORS WERE RENDERED NONFUNCTIONAL AND REPLACED; ALSO THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF INJECTORS THAT WERE ONLINE OR OFFLINE DURING THE IDM FAILURE TO ENGINE SHUT-DOWN PERIOD WAS UNKNOWN. DURING THE IDM FAILURE TO ENGINE SHUT-DOWN PERIOD OF ~3 MILES, THE VEHICLE'S OBDII SYSTEM DID NOT ILLUMINATE ANY DASHBOARD INDICATORS DESPITE THE ENGINE'S INABILITY TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. IDM WAS OPERATED IN MANUFACTURER'S OEM CONFIGURATION, WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS, AND UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. ALL PARTS SENT DIRECTLY FROM MECHANIC SHOP TO SUPPLIERS UNDER CORE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON VEHICLE OWNER'S FORMS AND CONVERSATION WITH MECHANIC SHOW FAILURE OF THE IDM DUE TO WATER PENETRATION / INFILTRATION IS KNOWN AND RANGES IN INDICATIONS FROM MINE (SUDDEN SEVER POWER LOSS) TO COMPLETE POWER LOSS / ENGINE STOP.

NHTSA complaint #10444842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

INJECTOR DRIVE MODULE (IDM), DIESEL 7.3 NAVISTAR ENGINE. IDM FAILED WHERE THE LIKELY CAUSE WAS WATER INFILTRATION OF THE DEVICE WITH SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC RESULTS WHICH INCLUDED A SUDDEN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, INABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED, INABILITY TO KEEP SPEED ABOVE 5 MILES PER HOUR, AND DEMONSTRATION OF SEVER ROUGHNESS DURING ATTEMPTS TO REV THE ENGINE OR IDLE LOADS. DUE TO THE IDM FAILURE, THREE OF EIGHT FUEL INJECTORS WERE RENDERED NONFUNCTIONAL AND REPLACED; ALSO THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF INJECTORS THAT WERE ONLINE OR OFFLINE DURING THE IDM FAILURE TO ENGINE SHUT-DOWN PERIOD WAS UNKNOWN. DURING THE IDM FAILURE TO ENGINE SHUT-DOWN PERIOD OF ~3 MILES, THE VEHICLE'S OBDII SYSTEM DID NOT ILLUMINATE ANY DASHBOARD INDICATORS DESPITE THE ENGINE'S INABILITY TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. IDM WAS OPERATED IN MANUFACTURER'S OEM CONFIGURATION, WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS, AND UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. ALL PARTS SENT DIRECTLY FROM MECHANIC SHOP TO SUPPLIERS UNDER CORE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON VEHICLE OWNER'S FORMS AND CONVERSATION WITH MECHANIC SHOW FAILURE OF THE IDM DUE TO WATER PENETRATION / INFILTRATION IS KNOWN AND RANGES IN INDICATIONS FROM MINE (SUDDEN SEVER POWER LOSS) TO COMPLETE POWER LOSS / ENGINE STOP.

NHTSA complaint #10444842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

INJECTOR DRIVE MODULE (IDM), DIESEL 7.3 NAVISTAR ENGINE. IDM FAILED WHERE THE LIKELY CAUSE WAS WATER INFILTRATION OF THE DEVICE WITH SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC RESULTS WHICH INCLUDED A SUDDEN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, INABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED, INABILITY TO KEEP SPEED ABOVE 5 MILES PER HOUR, AND DEMONSTRATION OF SEVER ROUGHNESS DURING ATTEMPTS TO REV THE ENGINE OR IDLE LOADS. DUE TO THE IDM FAILURE, THREE OF EIGHT FUEL INJECTORS WERE RENDERED NONFUNCTIONAL AND REPLACED; ALSO THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF INJECTORS THAT WERE ONLINE OR OFFLINE DURING THE IDM FAILURE TO ENGINE SHUT-DOWN PERIOD WAS UNKNOWN. DURING THE IDM FAILURE TO ENGINE SHUT-DOWN PERIOD OF ~3 MILES, THE VEHICLE'S OBDII SYSTEM DID NOT ILLUMINATE ANY DASHBOARD INDICATORS DESPITE THE ENGINE'S INABILITY TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. IDM WAS OPERATED IN MANUFACTURER'S OEM CONFIGURATION, WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS, AND UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. ALL PARTS SENT DIRECTLY FROM MECHANIC SHOP TO SUPPLIERS UNDER CORE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON VEHICLE OWNER'S FORMS AND CONVERSATION WITH MECHANIC SHOW FAILURE OF THE IDM DUE TO WATER PENETRATION / INFILTRATION IS KNOWN AND RANGES IN INDICATIONS FROM MINE (SUDDEN SEVER POWER LOSS) TO COMPLETE POWER LOSS / ENGINE STOP.

NHTSA complaint #10444842 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL ENGAGED, WHEN HITTING BRAKE TO BEGIN SLOW DOWN TO EXIT UP RAMP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE SPEED CONTROL, HOWEVER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN DEPRESSING THE OFF BUTTON FOR SPEED CONTROL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, SO I HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWED.

NHTSA complaint #10442151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT.

NHTSA complaint #10429127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.