Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||||
| 17316 | 11/01/2003 | 10008166 | Fuel signal to instrument cluster service tip. *tt | 07/22/2004 | |
| 15827 | 04/01/2002 | 637569 | Some vehicles equipped with lpg engine may exhibit the two fuel gauges displaying different fuel levels. *tt | 12/03/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | |||
| 08/01/2007 | 77035 | 1 | |
| In august of 2007 5 of the 8 ambulances in our municipal fleet began to stall and loose power and not be able to get over 35-40 mph. we found the fuel filters full of silver flakes. after removing the fuel tank we found the lining of the fuel tank flaking off. even though these units were out of warranty ford paid 50% to replace the tanks, fuel pumps and sending units. today 2 of the same units began to experience the same drivable problem. this time we found rust particles in the fuel filter housing and the filter plugged with these rust particles. after removing the fuel tank we found the bottom half of the fuel tank completely covered with rust. these units never get below a half tank of fuel. we have tested our diesel fuel and the samples have come back from the lab normal. we also replaced the filters on the other 3 units that had tanks replaced last august and found the filters plugged with rust also. we have a total about 40 diesel vehicles in our fleet and these 5 vehicles are the only ones experiencing a problem. we cut open filters in other diesel vehicles in our fleet and found no problems. this presents a safety issue with vehicles that potentially could fail while transporting patients. the affected vehicles are 2002-2003 ford f40 with 7.3 diesel engines. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/18/2009 | 109666 | 1 | |
| I own a 2002 ford f450 that i rely heavily on in my small lawn maintenance business. when that truck doesn't run, i don't earn any money and in fact i am in the red. i have discovered through the briefest of on-line searches though that i am only one of thousands who have run in to the problem i'm having now. my truck recently failed during the workday and the cause was diagnosed as a rusty (some are saying delaminated) fuel tank, which along with several related parts had to be replaced for a total cost of over $4200. in the middle of a recession that's giving small business owners the fight of their lives, i had to lose 2 days of work on top of a huge chunk of cash. and as is also true with the stories reported by other ford owners, i did not use any bio-diesel fuels in my truck. because my livelihood depends on it, i have made every effort to keep this truck in first rate working condition. this gas tank did not fail because of anything i did or didn't do. i want ford to man up and take responsibility for this faulty part, issue a recall, and reimburse me for the cost of repairs. the work on my truck was done by apple ford on stanford blvd in columbia md on 8/18/09. *tr updated 09/03/09.*jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 07/01/2007 | 55000 | 1 | 09/28/2005 |
| 7.3 diesel fuel line, between hose need steering box and fuel filter at top front of engine, rusted causing a fuel leak, may be fuel return line | |||