Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V140000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 12/18/2006 to 01/28/2007 | V (Vehicle) | 1022 | 04/03/2007 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/26/2007 | 03/27/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain trucks equipped with a 6.4l diesel engine, insufficient clearance of the battery positive (b+) wire to the right hand splash shield bolt may result in the battery b+ wire contacting the splash shield bolt. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Long term contact could cause wire chafe, resulting in copper wire being exposed. if this condition occurs, the battery b+ wire could short to ground increasing the risk of a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the battery b+ wire location and, if necessary, reposition the wire. the recall began on april 3, 2007. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 07s50.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ready | 07/06/2011 | |
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm | 07/06/2011 | |
| CSP-10M05 | 09/23/2010 | 10034712 | Ford: catalyst y pipe warranty extension.. in some of the affected vehicles, certain vehicle operating conditions can cause the catalyst substrate to crack or melt. this can cause symptoms including but not limited to audible noise from t | 01/05/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 61000 | ||
| While driving my 2008 f-350 superduty diesel powered truck at 45 mph for approx 2 miles, received message stop safely now and complete power down of engine. the truck decelerated so fast that had we not been passing a pull off lane we would have been stuck in the middle of the driving lane. the whole incident happened in less than 10 seconds. after getting over to side of road, engine would not crank over and was not allowed to restart until after the engine either cooled down or timed out (didn't try for about an hour later). by time tow truck arrived, we had gotten the engine to start but did not feel it safe to try and move the vehicle as we had no idea how far it would go or if it would happen again. truck was in shop serviced for 60,000 and had latest ford recall for reprogramming completed less than 30 miles prior to incident. we were told there was a tech bulletin out on this problem but it was not covered under the engine warranty so we had to pay out of pocket. the fix is only half the issue; 10-15 second is not enough warning to safely pull off the road. if we had been pulling our travel trailer, we would not even been able to get as far as we did. this is the second time a tech bulletin issue has happened to us (prior issue was with a pressure valve on the radiator that caused the radiator to split) ford should inform us of potential problems so we can be aware of possible issues before they happen, not driving down the road. | |||