NHTSA Complaint #10241693 — 2001 FORD F-350 SD

WE OWN A 2001 F350 SUPER DUTY POWERSTROKE DIESEL TRUCK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN HIS TRUCK WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULDN'T FIRE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD GARAGE. THEY RAN TESTS AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR MODULE. THE PART WAS ORDERED ON 8-11-08. TO DATE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE FORD COMPANY SAID THERE IS AN EXPECTED RELEASE DATE OF THE PART FOR 10-6-08. THEY SAID THERE HAS BEEN SUCH AN ABUNDANCE OF ORDER FOR THAT PARTICULAR PART THAT THE FORD MANUFACTURER CANNOT MAKE THE PART FAST ENOUGH. MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS A DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD REPLACE. I COULD UNDERSTAND MAYBE A WEEK TO GET A PART BUT IF FORD CANNOT MAKE THE PART FAST ENOUGH TO COVER ALL THAT'S GOING BAD THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE 2 MONTHS TO GET A PART TO REPLACE ON A VEHICLE. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF IT MIGHT BE A DEFECT? *TR