NHTSA Complaint #10192355 — 2001 FORD F-350 SD ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10192355
Vehicle	2001 FORD F-350 SD
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Date of Incident	November 29, 2006
Date Filed	June 4, 2007
Mileage	89,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AK

Consumer Description

1.EVENTS - TAKING A TRIP FROM WASILLA, AK TO FAIRBANKS, AK (300 MILE TRIP) TEMP STARTED AT 28 DEG AT WASILLA -47 IN FAIRBANKS. AFTER ABOUT 150 MILES THE TRUCK STUTTER A FEW TIMES AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES THE TRUCK DIED. WOULD NOT START NOTHING. WAITED FOR ABOUT 20 MIN (IN -27DEG WEATHER) THEN THE TRUCK STARTED UP AND I GOT ABOUT ANOTHER 25 MILES NOW IT WAS ABOUT -32 SOMEONE PULLED OVER TO LET MY KIDS KEEP WARM THREE GIRLS AGES 2, 4, 6 AND LET ME TAKE WARM UP BRAKES IN THERE CAR WHILE I TRIED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS FAILING. I HAD A CODE READER WITH ME. IT SHOWED NO CODES. THEN SOME GUY PULLED OVER HE WAS DRIVING A FORD AS WELL. BUT HE CARRIED A EXTRA C.P.S. WITH HIM AND THE TOOLS. 2.FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES- THE FAILURE WAS A CPS IN THE 2001 F-350 7.3 THE CONSEQUENCES WERE NOT THAT BAD ONLY BECAUSE OF 2 VERY NICE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME. BUT THINK ABOUT IT --32 DEG AND GETTINT COLDER IT COULD HAVE BEEN 4 DEATHS. REPLACED THE CPS FROM A GUY THAT WARNED ME TO KEEP ONE IN THE GLOVE BOX AT ALL TIMES. *TR

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