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 | |||||
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V553000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | V (Vehicle) | 1176000 | 12/29/2007 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 12/05/2007 | 12/05/2007 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with 7.3l diesel engines, the camshaft position sensor located on the engine of the vehicle may function intermittently, possibly resulting in an engine stall. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In the event of an engine stall, a crash could result without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the sensor and replace it with an improved camshaft position sensor free of charge. the recall began on december 29, 2007. owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 07s57.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||||
| 19728 | 04/01/2007 | 10022243 | Lack of power due to low fuel pressure - fuel tank liner seperation. *kb | 07/23/2007 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - OTHER FUEL TYPES - TURBO-CHARGER | |||||
| 20228 | 04/01/2008 | 10024865 | 1999-2008 7.3l/6.0l/6.4l/4.5l diesel f-super duty - clean the charge air cooler (cac) system after certain turbo or engine failures - service tip. *nj | 06/03/2008 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| EA06012 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/22/2006 | 12/07/2007 | ENGINE STALLING | 07V553000 | |
| In a december 3, 2007 letter, ford advised nhtsa that it will conduct a safety recall to replace the cam position sensor (cps) in approximately 1.2 million subject vehicles to address reports of engine stalling.a new design cps with improved performance and durability will be installed as a remedy.owner notifications will begin in december 2007. the subject vehicles are durable, full-sized, medium duty trucks commonly used for commercial purposes, rescue/emergency response, and commercial or recreational towing.cps failure is comparable to unexpectedly turning the key off since the signal it produces is vital to the electronic engine control system.cps signal loss terminates fuel injection resulting in an engine stall.once stalled, the engine may restart right away, or may restart after a delay (typically 5 to 10 minutes), or may not restart at all.in addition to exposing the driver and other motorists to crash risk due to loss of motive power or vehicle disablement, engine stalling also effects the power assisted steering and braking. through consumer interviews, odi determined that cps failures occurred without any form of warning, at any vehicle speed (50% at highway speeds), and under any driving condition, such as accelerating.consumers reported that about a third of the vehicles failed to restart, with another third reporting delayed restarting.half the vehicles that did restart experienced another stall on the same or a subsequent drive cycle (before cps replacement) re-exposing those consumers to the risks associated with a stalling event.in their voq reports, half of the odi complainants described difficulty controlling the vehicle due to lose of power assist systems, especially those who were towing at the time of the incident. the one alleged injury incident occurred in an intersection when a subject vehicle stalled while turning across oncoming lanes of traffic.although unsubstantiated, the complainant alleged an injury to a child occupant during odi's interview.the other crash allegations mostly involved low speed, loss of control incidents often caused by lack of power assist; no injuries are reported in these incidents, and property damage, if any, was minimal.consumers also reported other incidents with significant safety risks, such as disablement in a lane or on a shoulder of a high-speed roadway or interstate, or extended disablement in remote areas during severe weather conditions. the population above is ford's estimate of the 1.4 million subject vehicles produced that are currently registered.the ford complaint and warranty counts noted above are current as of ford's last submission dated june 21, 2007; they do not include f-450, f-550, or econoline counts as these products were not formally within scope of the investigation when failure information was requested.warranty data analysis indicates that about half the claims involved a stall while driving event ( ford's assessment) and that poor cps durability was a longstanding concern.ford reported that the new cps design should meet or exceed their 10 year, 150k mile life expectancy design requirement. | ||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | ||||||
| EA06012 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/22/2006 | 12/07/2007 | ENGINE STALLING | 07V553000 | |
| In a december 3, 2007 letter, ford advised nhtsa that it will conduct a safety recall to replace the cam position sensor (cps) in approximately 1.2 million subject vehicles to address reports of engine stalling.a new design cps with improved performance and durability will be installed as a remedy.owner notifications will begin in december 2007. the subject vehicles are durable, full-sized, medium duty trucks commonly used for commercial purposes, rescue/emergency response, and commercial or recreational towing.cps failure is comparable to unexpectedly turning the key off since the signal it produces is vital to the electronic engine control system.cps signal loss terminates fuel injection resulting in an engine stall.once stalled, the engine may restart right away, or may restart after a delay (typically 5 to 10 minutes), or may not restart at all.in addition to exposing the driver and other motorists to crash risk due to loss of motive power or vehicle disablement, engine stalling also effects the power assisted steering and braking. through consumer interviews, odi determined that cps failures occurred without any form of warning, at any vehicle speed (50% at highway speeds), and under any driving condition, such as accelerating.consumers reported that about a third of the vehicles failed to restart, with another third reporting delayed restarting.half the vehicles that did restart experienced another stall on the same or a subsequent drive cycle (before cps replacement) re-exposing those consumers to the risks associated with a stalling event.in their voq reports, half of the odi complainants described difficulty controlling the vehicle due to lose of power assist systems, especially those who were towing at the time of the incident. the one alleged injury incident occurred in an intersection when a subject vehicle stalled while turning across oncoming lanes of traffic.although unsubstantiated, the complainant alleged an injury to a child occupant during odi's interview.the other crash allegations mostly involved low speed, loss of control incidents often caused by lack of power assist; no injuries are reported in these incidents, and property damage, if any, was minimal.consumers also reported other incidents with significant safety risks, such as disablement in a lane or on a shoulder of a high-speed roadway or interstate, or extended disablement in remote areas during severe weather conditions. the population above is ford's estimate of the 1.4 million subject vehicles produced that are currently registered.the ford complaint and warranty counts noted above are current as of ford's last submission dated june 21, 2007; they do not include f-450, f-550, or econoline counts as these products were not formally within scope of the investigation when failure information was requested.warranty data analysis indicates that about half the claims involved a stall while driving event ( ford's assessment) and that poor cps durability was a longstanding concern.ford reported that the new cps design should meet or exceed their 10 year, 150k mile life expectancy design requirement. | ||||||
| PE06011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 02/27/2006 | 06/23/2006 | ENGINE STALLING | ||
| The cam position sensor (cps) provides a critical signal to the subject vehicle (sv) engine management system, the loss of which results in an engine stall.during pe06-011, ford stated in their response to odi that it is continuing to investigate allegations of cps related engine stall and further advised that an update will be provided upon completion of the investigation.ford data shows that 20% of the 716,000 svs are equipped with manual transmissions which are capable of back-driving the engine when a stall occurs; power assisted steering and braking are not lost during engine back-drive.ford data also indicates that back-drive occurs in automatic transmission vehicles above certain road speeds.the manufacturer reports noted reference 755 unique vehicles; 2 are duplicative of odi reports.in its review of customer and field reports, ford identified some 800 reports alleging one or more engine stalls potentially related to a cps failure in these 755 vehicles (ford | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/28/2012 | 190000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 sd. while driving approximately 5 mph, there was a complete loss of power steering and force was applied to the brakes repeatedly before coming to a stop. the vehicle was maneuvered off the road. the contact discovered the serpentine belt broke in which he replaced. the vehicle was able to resume as normal. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 190,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 03/28/2012 | 190000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 sd. while driving approximately 5 mph, there was a complete loss of power steering and force was applied to the brakes repeatedly before coming to a stop. the vehicle was maneuvered off the road. the contact discovered the serpentine belt broke in which he replaced. the vehicle was able to resume as normal. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 190,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 07/22/2009 | 61037 | 1 | |
| Spark plug blow out on ford v-10 engine. *tr | |||
| 04/30/2007 | 74749 | 1 | 06/10/1999 |
| Spark plug blew out on v10 engine. only has 74000 on the engine. in the owners manual it stated the first major tune up wasn't until 100000. local ford dealership wanted $5000.00 to fix the problem. says it was very common on the v10 for this to happen. ford won't fix the problem ,and this didn't make sense to me. why were a few f350 super crew trucks blowing spark plugs. they say it was heavy duty, but it was not. if this was so common that even the tow truck driver knew exactly what was wrong when he picked up the truck then it must be a design flaw ford should fix this problem. my wife was driving the truck when this happened on the freeway with our 6 year old triplets. she barely made it to the emergency lane, and almost was hit twice. ford was lucky because if anything had happened to my children i would be in court getting lots of money from ford. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/22/2009 | 61037 | 1 | |
| Spark plug blow out on ford v-10 engine. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 06/23/2009 | 102000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford f-350 sd. in march of 2009, a spark plug blew out of the coil pack hole. the contact had the spark plug replaced; however, the failure recurred on july 23, 2009. the contact is unsure if he will have the vehicle repaired again due to the safety defect. both failures occurred without warning. the vehicle is unable to be driven. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 102,000. | |||
| 12/16/2008 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Ford spark plug ejection - dp05-005. *tr | |||
| 05/10/2001 | 78000 | 1 | 12/22/2000 |
| Driving to local fishing spot on a spring day when a loud pop from under the hood followed by more consistent pops, noise, and poor running condition. i pulled over and checked under the hood only to find the coil precariously propped up and out of it's seat. removing the coil was astonished to see that the plug was still in the coil. the plug had been ejected crushing the coil and fuel rail. i called the local wrecker for a tow (must be flatbed due to size of truck) to the dealer. dealer denied any knowledge of problem and was promptly told it would be several thousand dollars to repair and many many days out of service. i had truck towed to my home and proceeded to fix it myself. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 2 | ||
| 1999 ford f-350 with a recall on the camshaft sensor. consumer states that he has had to replace 2 camshaft senosrs. he also states due to this failure he carries an extra one in the glove box. *kb | |||
| 12/22/2003 | 52086 | 1 | 01/31/1999 |
| Vehicle began having random stalling or not starting without cranking for a long duration. finally vehicle stalled in traffic and would not restart. when vehicle stalled a loss of power brakes and power steering was noticed despite the vehicle being a manual transmission and in gear and being back driven as termed by ford motor company. vehicle required a tow truck to deliver to dealership, where it was determined the cmp sensor was defective. trouble code p1111 was found by technician. i was told this was a problematic part and i should carry a spare in case it happened away from the city. as a result i chose to purchase a spare part and keep it in the glove box for just such a repeat occurrence.*ak | |||
| 02/15/2007 | 112000 | 2 | 07/15/1999 |
| We have a 1999 ford 7.3 diesel (112,000 mi), this is the second cam position sensor to go out. in this instance when the sensor went out the truck shut itself off, as if the ignition had been turned off. it died just before i was about to go down a very steep hill. had the truck died while going down the hill, i would not have been able to stop the truck without power brakes. we also have a 2002 f350 7.3 liter diesel that has one cam position sensor replaced. this is a very common problem with the 7.3 liter trucks and in my opinion a dangerous one, since the truck turn themselves off with no warning. with the engine off, there is no power brakes or steering on a truck that weighs several tons, this is a dangerous situation. *jb | |||
| 12/10/2006 | 105000 | 1 | |
| The cps unit on my 1999 ford f-350 7.3 diesel motor gave out with no warning whatsoever. we were driving on a very curvy road and i was barely able to maintain control of the truck (no brakes, no power steering). it seems that these cps units fail over and over on all of these ford diesels. i can't help but think that they are very, very dangerous and that somebody has had to have died from this. *jb | |||