Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 20170 | 03/01/2008 | 10024844 | 2008 f-super duty 6.4l - p040d dtc with a lack of power or lack of boost. *nj | 06/02/2008 | |
| 004 | 09/04/2007 | 10023115 | Blizzard snowplows - on 2008 ford super duty trucks (snowplow headlamp switch operation w/snowplow headlamps connected (6-pin headlamp kit). *nj | 10/26/2007 | |
| 003 | 08/22/2007 | 10022854 | Isolation module - installation location for all 2008 ford super duty trucks. blizzard snowplows. *nj | 10/01/2007 | |
| 07230 | 05/10/2007 | 10022444 | Mpl series wrecker application. jerr-dan. *kb | 08/14/2007 | |
| 07231 | 11/01/2007 | 10022443 | Hpl series wrecker applications. jerr-dan *kb updated 12/12/07. *nj | 08/14/2007 | |
| 07227 | 05/01/2007 | 10021626 | Standard duty carrier applications. *kb | 06/12/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 1 | ||
| Cpsc#x1190467a. 2008 ford f450. consumer stated while driving the truck exploded. the transfer case had exploded and sent metal into my transmission and busted it. *ln | |||
| 09/12/2011 | 27250 | ||
| The sunroof exploded while driving down the highway. a loud pop was heard and the glass exploded out or upward. sunroof was closed, as was shade that covers it. there was a camper on the truck that covers the cab of the truck, and there were no marks on the truck or camper to say a rock had somehow ricocheted and hit the sunroof. (i don't think this would be possible anyway.) there is plenty of clearance between the camper and the cab and it has never it the roof. there is a row of lights across the cab that sit higher than the sunroof, and they are all fine. all this to say, the 'explosion' happened without coming in contact with anything, and the fact that it exploded out, not in, also would tell me it's some sort of defect. ford would not take responsibility for it, and will not look into it, since we already had it fixed. i see many other complaints of this happening, several on fords, but also other cars as well. i'm hoping someone will look into this. | |||
| 09/04/2010 | 35000 | ||
| Over the last two years, our 2008 ford f-450 has been into ford service several times related to the emissions control system. specifically the regeneration process. the truck goes into the regeneration mode and over the last week has instantamiously shut the engine, braking, and steering systems down without so much as a 5 second warning. thus, causing immediate danger to myself and my families health, safety, and life (along with others on the highway).with this vehicle, when this has occured, we were towing an 15k pound, 40 foot fifth wheel. pacific ford, long beach, ca was contacted within 10 minutes of this occuring. the service center at this dealerships advise to us was to baby the truck. we just got the truck back after two weeks at the dealership for the regeneration issue, where they couldn't identify anything wrong with the truck. this is extremly dangerous to my family and all others on the road and ford has not provided any solution to this situation as they have repeatedly told us they can't locate anything wrong. the last time this occured, today 9/4/10, myself, wife, and two small children were stranded on the side of the highway, in the middle of the desert, in 100 degree temperatures, miles from the nearest town for 6 hours waiting for a tow trucks. at this point, we now consider the vehicle unreliable and dangerous to my family and the public. i refuse to put myself, family, and the public in imminent danger. we feel the only feasable option to insure the safety of all is; this vehicle needs to be permanently removed from the highways. we expect ford to replace the vehicle or refund the purchase price of the vehicle to us. | |||
| 03/18/2010 | 13000 | ||
| Driving as normal on fwy heard a loud noise thought i got a flat. stopped vehicle on shoulder, braking was diffucult and white smoke was around the car. i got out and did not see any flat tires but i saw smoke between the cab and bed of the truck. i ran back to the driver door and saw a small fire on the floor next to the 4x4 shifter for the transfer case. i immediately grabbed my 3 year old daughter from her car seat as the cab filled with smoke and ran approximately 300 feet away and told my daughter to stay. i jumped into the back of the truck grabed a large fire extinguisher and discharged it into the hole in the floorboad next to the transfer case it went out and immediately came started up again. i then called 911. some people stopped and helped me remove a few possessions from the truck bed. within 3 minutes the truck fire flashed and we all stood back and video taped the vehicle burn to the ground. the witnesses said what appeared to be something metal came off of my truck struck thier car and the reason they pulled over is because they thought they had a flat but when they looked back they saw fire underneath my truck and ran to help. the fd arrived they shot foam on the fire but it continued to go out then strat back it took them approximately 30 min to extinguish. i am very mechanical and believe mechanical failure in the exhaust canninsters that collect then burn hydro carbon particles before they are released into the cat converter, sent excessive heat to the transmission then the transfer case(directly below the fuel lines), thus melting the fuel lines which dripped on the red hot transfer case and started the fire. the vehicle was in the shop previsouly under a ford recall for shooting flames out of the tail pipes so i assume they must have restricted the flames which kept the more heat inside the vehicle exhaust system and is seriously dangerous! my daughter and i woould have been killed if the air bags had deployed or an accident. | |||