Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
05V266000FORD MOTOR COMPANYfrom 08/01/2004 to 05/09/2005V (Vehicle)7867506/20/2005MFRFORD MOTOR COMPANY06/09/200506/09/2005
Defect SummaryOn certain pickup trucks and chassis cab vehicles equipped with 5.4l or 6.8l gasoline engines, the fuel jumper line may have an incorrect end form.
Consequence SummaryThe fuel line may separate at the connection to the main fuel bundle. if the fuel line separates, an operator may notice a gasoline odor and/or fuel on the ground, loss of power, and the engine will eventually stall. fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
Corrective SummaryDealers will install an external retention clip at the fuel jumper line to the main fuel bundle connection. the recall began on june 20, 2005. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
NotesFord recall no. 05s33.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


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1746701/01/20051836610007319Engine or fuel system concerns when using fuel with greater than 5% biodiesel concentration. *tt06/10/2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1901501/01/200610019075Fuel conditioner. low power, poor fuel economy, fuel gelling in cold weather, excessive white smoke on cold start, hard start, or coking of components exposed to exhaust. *tt02/10/2006

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
04/18/201172000
 De-lamination of aluminum coating in fuel tank. this sends silver particles into the fuel filter clogging said filter causing the vehicle to stall out or stop completely. ford knows there is a problem but refuses to do anything. the vehicle has 72,000 miles. i will have to spend over $1,500 to get the problem fixed. the new tank is $1,200 and is on national back order. no telling when it will come in. my truck now sits waiting. i have done lots of research on this and i am not the only one with this problem. the dealer told me he has replaced 200 or more tanks already. i'm baffled as to why nothing has been done about this.
11/28/2009105706
 Rough running, heavy smoke from exhaust, quit while on highway, would not restart. garage found raw fuel in #1 cylinder, removed fuel, replaced #1 injector - o-ring seal was defective (the #1 and #2 injectors were also replace at 2983 miles on 10/20/04).
04/18/201172000
 De-lamination of aluminum coating in fuel tank. this sends silver particles into the fuel filter clogging said filter causing the vehicle to stall out or stop completely. ford knows there is a problem but refuses to do anything. the vehicle has 72,000 miles. i will have to spend over $1,500 to get the problem fixed. the new tank is $1,200 and is on national back order. no telling when it will come in. my truck now sits waiting. i have done lots of research on this and i am not the only one with this problem. the dealer told me he has replaced 200 or more tanks already. i'm baffled as to why nothing has been done about this.
11/28/2009105706
 Rough running, heavy smoke from exhaust, quit while on highway, would not restart. garage found raw fuel in #1 cylinder, removed fuel, replaced #1 injector - o-ring seal was defective (the #1 and #2 injectors were also replace at 2983 miles on 10/20/04).
04/18/201172000
 De-lamination of aluminum coating in fuel tank. this sends silver particles into the fuel filter clogging said filter causing the vehicle to stall out or stop completely. ford knows there is a problem but refuses to do anything. the vehicle has 72,000 miles. i will have to spend over $1,500 to get the problem fixed. the new tank is $1,200 and is on national back order. no telling when it will come in. my truck now sits waiting. i have done lots of research on this and i am not the only one with this problem. the dealer told me he has replaced 200 or more tanks already. i'm baffled as to why nothing has been done about this.
11/28/2009105706
 Rough running, heavy smoke from exhaust, quit while on highway, would not restart. garage found raw fuel in #1 cylinder, removed fuel, replaced #1 injector - o-ring seal was defective (the #1 and #2 injectors were also replace at 2983 miles on 10/20/04).
01/13/201144000
 Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford f-350 super duty. while driving approximately 50 mph the contact attempted to accelerate further but the vehicle would not accelerate. the failure recurred whenever the contact attempted to accelerate beyond 50 mph. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told the failure was due to de-lamination of the diesel fuel tank. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 44,000. sm.
01/17/2011140153
 Sudden loss engine shut down without warning collision averted.ford f-30 2005,a failed ficm.had already replaced previously 8 month earlier.part must be defective.
10/27/2009160000
 Fuel tank lining is peeling off causing failure to injectors/ pump and filters. causes power loss in traffic which is unsafe. this has happened to me three times since august 2010 in interstate traffic. ford claims bio-diesel is to blame, bio-diesel makers blame ford. personally this has cost me $2600 since aug 2010. (relaced filters twice and 5 fuel injectors) truck is not running at this time due to the same problem. estimated cost to repair $1200 minimum if injectors are okay. this is a problem that ford is well aware of and should be sending notices to affected customers. owners of these trucks have no way of knowing what percentage of bio-diesel or if any bio-diesel is in the fuel since it is not marked on the pumps. fords solution is for the owner to buy a new fuel tank that is compatable with 5% bio-diesel.
12/01/2009733111
 My 2005 ford f350 with the 6.0 litre diesel broke down due to significant leakage in the high pressure oil system. when being repaired, the technician recommended that standpipes and orings be replaced with upgraded parts. this was very costly and could have caused the vehicle to stall and created a dangerous situation. *tr
05/21/2009500001
 I have a 2005 ford f-350 with approximately 50,000 miles on it. over the past 4 months my truck has been not starting after it has been driven and occasionally stalling while being driven. i have had the cam sensor, crank sensor, & fuel sending unit all replaced to no avail. i brought it to the ford dealer and they were unable to reproduce the not starting, told me to change all filters to ford brand and change the oil. after spending $350 on just filters the truck is still broken, i can not drive it. there is a campaign for this problem #05v270000, unfortunately ford says they can not fix my vehicle because my vin# was not included. i had a friend look at my truck who has a computer to look up the codes, while the truck is plugged in. he reproduced the not starting while the computer was plugged in and the code came up for the ficm which is what the recall from nhtsa is for. i went to the dealer and was told basically to bad. the truck will not start after being driven on a daily basis. because of the safety concerns with the truck leaving me stranded or even worse stalling while i drive it and causing an accident, i do not drive the truck. ford should be responsible for fixing these problems. *tr
11/15/20081056201
 Engine filters get clogged up and cause the truck to run erratically and stall, caused from debris from a faulty fuel tank. *tr
04/24/20091000001
 I am uncomfortable with the dependability and safety of this 2005 ford f350 6.0 diesel truck. the high pressure oil lines, valves, pump, coupler and injector ends where the high pressure oil connect are failing in a large number of these 6.0 diesel engines. mine has had the valve and coupler replaced in seperate events. both repairs cost over $1000.00. ford needs to be forced into designing a fix for these oil systems and recall them them. when any component of this high pressure oil system fail the engine quits running and the driver and occupents are sitting ducks. i wonder how many injuries or deaths have been related to these failures. no one should pay in excess of $40.000.00 for a truck and have to spend thousands ot dollars in repairs just after 100,000 miles and still have to worry about when and where the next failure will happen. i dont know if you can do anything for me but if i can help you in any way to get ford to do the right thing, let me know. thanks *tr
03/04/2009696971
 2005 ford f350 fuel tank lining peeled clogging total fuel system caused truck to breakdown and loose powersteering at high speed. ford claims there is nothing wrong with gas tank but there has been thousands of the same incident. *tr
11/01/2008940001
 I own a 2005 f350 4x4 crew cab power stroke diesel truck. i had the truck in for some warranty work just before it reached over 100.00 miles. i had to have injectors replaced. i later found out that the fuel tank was delaminating. silver particle and rust is getting into the injecters and clogging filters. i been told that ford is not covering this problem at all. the truck now has 109,000 miles and i no longer have a warranty on the injector. they never told me till after the warranty was up that the fuel tanks where failing. now from what i can tell everyone is having problems with there fuel tanks. ford has claimed that it is the caused from bio-fuels but i have never put a drop of bio-fuel in my truck before. i also been told that if you buy a new tank it will have the same problem. my truck will not run all the time and dies on me often. i have been changing filters and now the injectors are acting as if they are damaged. can you please help? rick *tr
10/23/2008560001
 Vehicle has been difficult to start, running rough and bucks and often stalls while driving. vehicle was recently taken to ford certified service department for forementioned issue, and was told the fuel tank liner has delaminated and released particles causing damage to the fuel pump, eight injectors, and clogged all filters. cost of repairs are $5600.00. service dept. advised there is no recall for this issue even though this is a common problem with many of these trucks. i have also searched many discussion forums and found there are many people who are having same issues some who have replaced 3 or 4 tanks and other fuel related parts in the same type vehicles. *tr
08/28/2008650001
 My vehicle has been to the ford service dept. serveral times this year for a problem with my acelerator. if i decelerate or stop and go to give it gas again the pedal pushes down but the vehicle will not accelerate. *tr
05/27/200739144107/31/2005
 (1) truck would not start (2) potential of traveling and fuel pump stops providing fuel to motor; potential to loose control of vechicle (3) high pressure (r&r ipr sensor,flex pipe an dconnector) was replaced
04/16/2006120000102/28/2005
 Vehicle had just returned home after being driven a considerable distance. vehicle shut off for a few minutes when fire started under the hood and moved into cab. insurance company hired a fire origin and cause analyst and it was determined that fire was caused when fuel leaked from the banjo fitting on the fuel filter onto the hot surface of the engine. the banjo fitting on the lower portion of the fuel filter was covered with a heavy layer of fuel varnish. the bolt in the banjo fitting was checked and found to be extremely loose. this occurred on 6.0l diesel engine. there looks to have been similar problem on gasoline engines which had a recall date of 6/7/05 and nhtsa id number of 05v266000. would like to know if ford has seen problem on diesel engines?*jb
02/27/200614800205/15/2005
 The failure of diesel fuel injectors in the '05 ford f-350 super duty trucks with the power stroke 6.0l diesel engine. vehicle had approx. 14,800 miles on it at the time of the incident. did not lead to an accident, i feel that it could in another case. there were no warnings that this was going to happen and occurred suddenly without warning. i was driving into town(about 17 miles). on the interstate highway traveling at approximately 75 mph. my vehicle lost most of it's power and began to jerk and sputter as i pulled to the side of the road. shut vehicle off, did a basic check of the vehicles components and then restarted . started and ran fine. i began to merge into traffic only to loose significant power and was forced to return to the side of the road. i was seriously slowing the oncoming traffic. i began to limp my truck to the nearest exit ramp. exited the interstate, my truck died and left me stranded, not able to restart. vehicle towed to the dealership for repair. at the repair shop, the #1 cylinder injector was determined to have failed and was replaced with a new or rebuilt part. (this is not specified by ford.) i did/do not have access to the failed part(s). approx. 3 weeks after this incident, my truck experienced the same failure (an injector on cylinder #7) with similar results. ford is well aware of this problem and considers it an acceptable design flaw and puts the blame on poor fuel (all other diesel engines will run on fuel station grade fuel, which is only to be expected.). i know that many others have experienced this problem in the 2003 to the 2006 powerstroke 6.0l engines. it is a very common problem. in the case of two injectors failing at once, the vehicle would be inoperable with failed braking, steering and power loss. if one injector fails, the vehicle could have erratic power surges and partial or full loss of power with failed or reduced braking and steering. at highway speed, and with no warning this could spell disaster. *jb
03/01/2005110/31/2004
 Ford lariat f350 diesel dually truck 2005 hfcm drain valve problem. *bf the consumer also discovered thee was no heater cord to keep the engine warm. the dealer informed the consumer the engine block heater was an option. upon inspecting the vehicle, the consumer there was indeed an engine heater element plug installed in the vehicle, but there was no wiring harness connected to the front of the vehicle in the position indicated in the owners manual. the consumer stated it was an option, but actually standard equipment on the vehicle. the consumer went to another dealer purchased the wiring harness and installed it himself. *jb
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
05/03/2011102165
 The inter liner of the fuel tank disintegrated causing the fuel to contaminate the fuel injectors and the fuel pump. the local ford dealer recommended that the fuel tank, the fuel pump and all the fuel injectors be replaced. total cost between $5000 and $6000 dollars. gave the approval on may 3rd 2011. as of july 5th still waiting on the new fuel tank. ford has had so many of these fuel tanks fail that there is a national waiting list for the replacement tanks. adding insult to injury, this is a work truck. everyday it's unavailable cost the company $100.00 to $150.00 a day. add that into the repair and now it's costing us 10k to 12k. at this time, we still have no answer from our ford dealer as to when we can expect the new tank. at the very least, i think ford should be responsible for the repair.
01/15/2011107000
 Tl- the contact owns a 2005 ford 350 super duty. while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle decelerated and stalled. the contact was able to pull over to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians stated the fuel module needed to be replaced. the fuel module was replaced. after the repairs were made the vehicle stalled a second time. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technicians stated the fuel injector needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unavailable. the manufacturer was contacted and stated there was a recall nhtsa campaign id number: 05v266000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings but the vin was not included. the approximate failure mileage was 107,000. ds
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
06/23/20056500111/17/2004
 Dt: consumer reports: he bought a 2005 f-350 and he got a recall letter in the mail. he called the dealer to schedule an appt. to get it fixed and they refused to schedule him an appt. they refused to schedule an appt. with him. the recall letter was concerning the fuel jumper line. *jb