NHTSA Complaint #10264980 — 2005 FORD F-550 SD

TRUCK STARTED LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. WOULD HARDLY CLIMB AN INCLINE. WE EXITED THE HIGHWAY, TRUCK WAS RUNNING WORSE, AND FINALLY STALLED OUT. IT WOULD ONLY RESTART AND RUN ROUGH FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A WHILE, AND THEN STALL AGAIN. I HAD TO GET THE TRUCK TOWED BACK TO MY SHOP. WE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTERS, AND THE ONE IN THE FRAME RAIL HAD A SILVER FLAKY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE FILTER. I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK ON A TRAILER, AND BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW FUEL TANK, A NEW FUEL PUMP, NEW FUEL FILTERS, AND THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE FLUSHED. THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THEY CALLED A WARRANTY REP. THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. I NOW HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS TO FIX THIS. THE PARTS SALESMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SAY THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, AND SOMETIMES THE REPLACEMENT TANKS DO THE SAME THING. I KNOW OF ABOUT A DOZEN OR A DOZEN AND A HALF FORD TRUCKS THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THERE IS ACTUALLY A DEALERSHIP IN CT THAT STOCKS A BUNCH OF THESE TANKS BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS SO MUCH. *TR