NHTSA Complaint #10162459 — 2005 FORD F-350 SD

JULY 1, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-81 AT 65 MPH TOWING A 9,000 LB. TRAILER AND THE TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND NO HESITATION. IT SIMPLY DIED. WITHOUT POWER BRAKES OR STEERING, THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. LUCKILY, WE WERE ON A SECTION OF HIGHWAY WITH WIDE SHOULDERS AND LIGHT TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK DIED SO SUDDENLY THAT I COULDN'T EVEN PULL TO THE SHOULDER. THE TRUCK CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE LEFT LANE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DRIVERS BEHIND ME SWERVED TO THE SHOULD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. AFTER THE TRUCK SAT AT THE DEALER FOR 2 DAYS (OVER THE WEEKEND), IT STARTED FOR THE TECHNICIAN ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT NHTSA #05V270000 DOES NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK, ALTHOUGH THIS CAMPAIGN NUMBER DESCRIBES THE EXACT SITUATION THAT OCCURRED WITH MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK AND TRAILER COMBINED WEIGH APPROXIMATELY 19,000 LBS. 19,000 LBS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND SUDDENLY LOOSING BRAKES AND STEERING IS A DEATH WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP BEFORE AN INNOCENT MOTORIST(S) GET KILLED BY THIS TRUCK. *JB