NHTSA Complaint #10152729 — 2000 FORD EXCURSION

ON 2/25/06 MY WIFE WAS AT WORK AND CALLED DUE TO OUR 2000 FORD EXCURSION NOT STARTING. I THEN WENT TO THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO CHANGE ALL FILTRATION EXCEPT THE OIL. IT DID RUN FOR A SHORT TIME BUT DIED AGAIN. I CONTINUED TO GET IT STARTED AFTER THAT AND AGAIN DYING AFTER EVERY SHORT START. WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO FAULKNER CIOCCA FORD IN SOUDERTON PA. WITH US LIVING IN ROYERSFORD PA IT WAS SOME DISTANCE TO THE SOUDERTON SHOP. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO WORK ON IT UNTIL MONDAY 27TH. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THIS IS DESCRIBED IN YOUR FINDINGS UNDER INVESTIGATION PE06-011 BY MR. SCOTT YON OPENED ON 2/27/06. THE RESULTING FINANCIAL HIT WAS $561.06 INCLUDING THE TOWING. NOT COUNTING MY TIME LOST AT WORK DUE TO HAVING TO TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY AND HAVING TO CHANGE ALL FILTRATION DUE TO THE UNKNOWN BUT POINTING TO FUEL DELIVERY. THIS WAS AN ADDITIONAL $130.43 FROM NAPA IN TELFORD PA. *NM