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 - WIRING | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V270000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 09/29/2003 to 05/31/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 180104 | 07/22/2005 | ODI | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 06/10/2005 | 06/10/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans equipped with 6.0l diesel engines may experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may not restart. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will upgrade the fuel injection control module (ficm) wire harness or replaced, and/or have a new injection control pressure (icp)) sensor connector installed free of charge. the recall began on july 22, 2005. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Ford recall no. 05s34.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 | |||||
| 19082 | 10019810 | Lack of power or mil on - turbocharger sticking - revised diagnostics. *tt | 04/28/2006 | ||
| 051511 | 01/01/2006 | 0661 | 10017928 | Diagnostic procedure for trailer tow lights or no power due to open fuse. *tt | 12/07/2005 |
| 04194 | 01/01/2006 | 06310 | 10010715 | Water-in-fuel (wif) lamp. *tt | 12/07/2004 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | ||||||
| EA05003 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 02/15/2005 | 11/02/2005 | ENGINE STALLING | 05V270000 | |
| In a june 7, 2005 letter, ford notified odi that it would be conducting a safety recall of approximately 180,000 ford f-super duty, excursion and e-series vehicles equipped with 6.0l diesel engines to correct two wiring related conditions that could result in engine stall (nhtsa recall no. 05v-270, ford no. 05s34).the affected vehicles were built between september 29, 2003 and may 31, 2004.according to ford, vehicles with the conditions may stall without warning and may or may not restart.ford will instruct owners of vehicles included in the recall to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the fuel injector control module wire harness upgraded or replaced and or have a new injection control pressure sensor connector installed.during a may 2005 presentation to odi, ford identified a number of potential failure mechanisms that could affect engine performance in various segments of the subject vehicle population, including the wiring conditions addressed by 05v-270.the wiring conditions, which both affect engine fueling, were the most likely conditions to result in engine stall.the recalled vehicles comprise approximately 43% of the subject vehicle population and account for 75 of the 113 odi reports that have a valid vin (66%).the voq complaint rate for the recall population is 45/100k while the rate for vehicles outside the recall population is 17/100k and their trend (by date of receipt) is declining.based on the analysis, odi believes ford | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 525 | 11 | 05/01/2004 |
| Dt: the vehicle surged and accelerated on its own. this happened this has happened a t least 50 times or more. while driving 43 mph vehicle shut down. had to slam on the emergency brake and pull it to the curb. also, while driving at 38 mph or 1100 rpms there was vibration coming from the engine. it felt like it was coming right from consumer's feet. it felt like transmission disengaged. then, after 10-15 seconds it felt like it kicked back in. there was a loud pop when this happened. the vehicle was burning more fuel than it did when first purchased it. sometimes the water and fuel lights came on. the dealer told him that when this happened he should pull over. but when he does there is no water in the fuel. the fuel gauge will completely go to low then come back up after about 10-15 miles. also, the air bag light will come on. when he takes vehicle to the dealer they usually go through the whole vehicle, specifically the electrical systems. the dealership tried but failed to fix these problems. had taken the vehicle to a variety of dealerships multiple times. the turbo, transmission and wiring was replaced. the dealer told the consumer that the vehicle had not been coded when he purchased it. *ak | |||