NHTSA Complaint #10063760 — 2003 FORD F-250 SD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10063760
Vehicle	2003 FORD F-250 SD
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 20, 2004
Date Filed	March 24, 2004
Mileage	18,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MO

Consumer Description

EXTREMELY POOR FUEL ECONOMY ON FORD 7.3 L DIESEL ENGINE. BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW APPROX 1 YEAR AGO, VEHICLE WAS GETTING 18 MILES PER GALLON UNTIL DEC. 2003. AS OF JAN. 2004 THE VEHICLE MILEAGE HAS BEEN 9 MILES BE GALLON. VEHICLE HAS LOSS OF POWER AND HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD DIAGNOSTIC SAY THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. IF ANYTHING, A DIESEL ENGINE SHOULD GET BETTER MILEAGE AS IT IS BROKEN IN. CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE IS APPROX. 25500 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED, OIL CHANGE, FILTER, AIR FILTER, FUEL FILTER EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES AND HAS BEEN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT TWO TIMES BEFORE WITHOUT CORRECTION. *NM

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