NHTSA Complaint #10160020 — 2003 FORD E550

WE HAVE 3- 2003 F550 TRUCKS, THE FIRST TWO TRUCKS ARE ALWAYS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR TO THE ENGINES, THE FIRST TRUCK [XXX] HAS HAD TWO RE-MANUFACTURED ENGINES PUT IN AND THE 2ND TRUCK [XXX] HAS HAD PATCH JOBS DONE TO THE MOTOR. THESE TRUCKS ARE WORK TRUCKS AND ARE ON THE HIGHWAYS FIVE DAYS A WEEK OR MORE, BUT THE SAFETY ISSUES OF THESE TRUCKS IS THAT THE ENGINE EITHER FREEZES UP OR JUST QUITS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A CORNER, INTERSECTION ON A HILL THEY ARE GOING DOWN. AT THIS TIME WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT THERE HAS BEEN AREAS TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CARS HAVE ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND US TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. HE HAD TO BACK DOWN WITH THE TRAFFIC ON THE WEST BOUND SIDE TO GET TO AN AREA THAT WAS OUT OF THE WAY. ALSO HE WAS LUCKY HE WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THE WEST BOUND TRAFFIC COULD SEE HIM, IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE OF A CURVE THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED, BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THESE TRUCKS WILL SHUT DOWN, BECAUSE OF MOTOR PROBLEMS. THE MOTOR HAVE HAD INTERCOOLER PROBLEMS, INJECTORS REPLACED, MOTOR SHUTTING DOWN, ETC.. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE WE HAVE READ IN OTHER PAPERS OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS, IT LOOKS AT THIS TIME THAT FORD IS TRYING TO PATCH THE TRUCKS TOGETHER INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN A NEW MOTOR AND STYLE, IN WHICH IS NOT HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE ALSO FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY THE FIRST TIME THE OIL COOLERS WENT OUT AND THE INJECTORS, THEN AGAIN TODAY WHEN THE MOTOR QUIT AGAIN IN TRAFFIC IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS, THIS WAS MOTOR SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON. THERE A LOT OF DANGEROUS CURVES AND HILLS, SOME ARE WHICH 6% TO 10% GRADES THAT A SEMI OR LARGER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP AS QUICKLY AS A PASSENGER CAR OR SMALLER VEHICLE! *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)