Ford Lcf 450 Series

Model Lcf 450 Series made by Ford got 15 consumer complains as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and fuel system, diesel. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling.

Lcf 450 series year 2006

Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 2006

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
0771		10022578	Hard start/long crank or no start - low icp. *kb	08/21/2007
0640	02/01/2007	10021283	Customer satisfaction program. engine crankcase ventillation system upgrade. ford. certain 2006 and 2007 low cab forward vehicles. *kb	03/29/2007

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL
01/25/2007	96018	3	01/25/2007
	2006 ford lcf 450. consumer states problem with fuel system tgw the consumer stated he has been experiencing problems with the vehicle, since the day of purchase. the engine was replaced at 96,018 miles. the vehicle stalled and would not restart. the dealer changed the new ficm that came with the new engine because it was not done when the engine was first replaced. the dealer then found the number 2 and 6 fuel injectors had failed. the next day the vehicle was still running poorly with bucking and very little power so the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. they then found that the fuel pump failed so they replaced it. they also found the number 1, 3,4 and 5 fuel injectors had failed and replaced them. the dealer did not lower the fuel tank for inspection nor did they flush the lines per procedure. several weeks later, the vehicle stalled again without warning. the dealer found that the fuel pump was not putting out pressure so they replaced the fuel pump again. the dealer found that the fuel tank had not been inspected. the lines had not been flushed and the pump assembly lines had been broken by the previous repair, therefore, the fuel and housing was full of contamination. the consumer did not feel that recall # 06v47100 sufficiently addressed the engine/fuel corrosion problems thus creating numerous repairs to his vehicle. jb
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
11/15/2010	70000
	Our ford lcf450 was lacking power and was idiling rough. we took it in to our local dealer and they stated that the fuel tank was delaminating which clogged the fuel lines. they said we needed to replace the fuel tank, fuel pump and fuel filters. the dealership said that this was caused by putting in diesel fuel that had trace amounts of biofuel.
10/30/2010	24000
	Our company has a 2006 ford lcf medium duty truck with 30.000 miles on it and the 4.6 l v-6 powerstroke diesel. at about 24,000 miles we began having power loss issues with it. we pulled the fuel filters and found them clogged with what appeared to be flakes of silver paint. assuming we had gotten a bad tank of fuel, we replaced them and assumed the problem would go away. since then we have had to replace the filters 3 more times ( at $85.00 each time ) in 6,000 miles. the truck will start to lose power quickly, with no warning and can even stall suddenly. after researching on line, i have found that the problem is extremely widespspread with ford diesel medium duty trucks and is caused by the fuel tanks delaminating. the repairs can be anywhere from $600 - $8,000 depending on how much damage is done. they can also cause loaded trucks to stall, or lose all power on crowded freeways as has happened to us several times now, posing a very real safety hazard. despite it being a widespread enough problem that there are several law firms looking into it ( one being girardgibbs.com, san francisco ) i can find nothing on here about it. the local commercial ford dealer admits its' a problem and that ford is doing nothing about it. please advise
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
03/15/2011	80000
	Tl-the contact owns a 2006 ford lcf 450 series. while changing the fuel filter, the contact noticed that the fuel tank was delaminated. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technicians stated that the fuel tank had to be replaced because it was defective. the fuel tank was replaced. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000. sm.
03/15/2011	80000
	Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford lcf 450 series. while changing the fuel filter the contact noticed the fuel tank was delaminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technicians stated the fuel tank had to be replaced because it was defective. the fuel tank was replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000. ds