Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - FUEL RAIL | |||||
| 16634 | 02/01/2003 | 10002505 | Leak at the rear fuel rail plug in the cylinder head(s). *tt | 09/04/2003 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS | |||||
| TSB-10-12-6 | 06/11/2010 | 10034571 | Ford: runs rough, lacks power, hard start, no start. some vehicles and trucks equipped with 6.0l engine may exhibit a runs rough, lacks power, hard to start, no start concern with or without diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0611 code or var | 12/06/2010 | |
| 032010 | 10/13/2003 | 10004893 | Fuel injector combustion seal installation procedure/service tip 6.0l engine. 2004 f super duty included. *tt | 01/14/2004 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| 19015 | 01/01/2006 | 10019075 | Fuel 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. *tt | 02/10/2006 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||||
| TSB-08-26-3 | 06/01/2009 | 10028826 | Ford: some vehicles with diesel engines may experience no starts, hard starts or rough running when cold and may be accompanied with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0611, p1378 and/or all 8 injector circuit codes. *pe | 06/01/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | |||
| 07/30/2010 | 109720 | ||
| 2003 f350 pu truck 06 diesal engine. check engine light came on starting the truck and the idle speed was at 600rpm then all of a sudden the truck accelorated to 1100rpm. i had put the truck in drive just as the jump in idle speed and the truck lunged forward. the idle speed went back to normal. as we stopped at a stop sign, the idle speed jumped again causing the truck to run almost into the oncoming traffic. had i not had the break on, there would have been an accident. this problem persisted each time the vehicle was started and would last until the motor wormed. each time, weather in drive or reverse, the idle would jump and the truck would leap, without warning. i took the truck to the ford dealer where i was told that this was a well known problem and they had replaced a lot of the 3c3z 9f838 injector sensors and the 37130 pigtail harness. the sensor leaks oil into the connector and causes the connector to short. they replaced the icp senlsor and connector and this corrected the problem. the system codes scan showed p0603 and p2285 as the problem. this is an obvious safty problem known to ford for years and they have not addressed it. i checked the web and found hundreds of complaints on this spicific problem and how to correct it. i also found that ford changed the placement of the sensor when they found the design flaw, but did nothing to correct it on the existing vehicles. i guess someone has to die fro ford to admit that they have a problem with their trucks. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 05/22/2006 | 53152 | ||
| Vehicle has sudden loss of power due to fuel tank lining coming off and clogging the pick- up screen. this problem first occurred on 05-22-06. the truck was covered under warranty, and ford replaced the fuel tank. the service manager told me that the new tank would not come apart because it had a new design. today my truck had a sudden loss of power on the freeway going up a steep grade and i almost caused a bad accident. when i finally got the truck home i pulled the sending unit from the top of the tank so i could look inside. the lining on the tank was floating in the diesel fuel. ford should recall these trucks because this is a very serious problem. | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||
| 06/28/2003 | 9501 | 10 | 12/31/2002 |
| 9501 miles. i filled the fuel tank the fuel guage went to full when i turned the key on then a couple of minutes later the needle went down past empty and stayed there until about half a tank of fuel was used then the needle came back up. i took the pickup to fenton ford in mcalaster ok. they reset the computer, this did not fix the problem. i took the pickup to future ford in clovis ca when i returned home and they could not reprogram the computer due to ford not having the computer update available at that time. at aprox. 16500 miles i took the pickup in to freedom ford in fresno ca. after replacing the instrument cluster on the dash, the fuel sending unit and the part in the tank is fixed so far. this took five trips to the different shops to finally get repaired.*ak | |||