NHTSA Complaint #10031141 — 2003 FORD E550

SINCE MAY 2ND, 2003 HAVE HAD FARM TRUCK, F550 6.0 LITER DIESEL 4X4 CAB & CHASSIS, INTO DEALER SIX (6) TIMES FOR A PROBLEM WITH 6.0 LITER DIESEL MOTOR, HAVE ASKED TWICE TO FIX LEAKING TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE AND HAVE COMPLAINED ONCE ABOUT SEVERE FRONT END SHAKE (TO WHICH NO RESPONCE WAS MADE AND AFTER DISCOVERING FORD HAD INSTALLED DRIVE POSITION ONLY TIRES ON FRONT AXLE, REPLACEMENT WAS MADE WITH PROPER STEERING TIRES). TRUCK USED FOR LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORTATION OF HAY, STRAW, CATTLE AND MACHINERY. ENGINE SINCE HAVING 2,000 MILES HAS ROUGH IDLE, EXCESSIVE SMOKING, ENGINE MISS (SKIP) UNDER LOAD OR IDLING, POOR FUEL ECONOMY. ON AUGUST 1ST, 2003 THE ENGINE LOST POWER, A SHORT WHILE LATER STALLED, WHILE UNDER LOAD AND ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THIS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKING CAPACITY ON THE PULLING UNIT, WITH A HEAVIER LOAD OR ON A GRADE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. ABLE TO GET ON SHOULDER, TRUCK RE-STARTED PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION TO NEXT RAMP ENGINE STALLED AGAIN COMING DOWN RAMP SAME BRAKING PROBLEM. THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT A NUMBER OF FUEL INJECTORS FAILED DUMPING FUEL INTO CRANK CASE, 11 EXTRA QUARTS, METAL SHAVINGS IN PAN AND DESTROYING THE TURBO. (DROP DOWN MENU FOR VEHICLE INFORMATION ONLY SHOWS OPTION OF E550 THIS IS A F550.)*AK