NHTSA Complaint #10285295 — 2004 FORD F-550 SD

DISCOVERED MY F550 SUPERDUTY 6.0 DIESEL AT 94000 MILES WITH 8 MONTHS OVER ITS WARRANTY HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK COMING FROM BOTH SIDES OF ITS 6.0 LITER DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THESE FUMES WERE COMING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT IDLE. AT THE SAME MILEAGE, DEALER DISCOVERED THAT ENGINE HAD OIL IN COOLANT AND THAT ITS ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE INJECTORS WERE MALFUNCTIONING ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND ITS REGULATOR. EXCESSIVE FUEL IN ENGINE, RUNNING VERY LEAN COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO CEASE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER ADVISED THAT OIL IN COOLANT IS COMMON FOR THESE ENGINES AND THAT THIS CAUSES A OTHER MALFUNCTIONS SUCH AS HEAD GASKETS TO GO. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WERE REPAIRED AT APPROX. $1172. THE OTHER ENGINE WORK WAS NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET DUE TO IT COSTING APPROX. $4240. THE HEAD GASKET WORK WOULD COST ANOTHER $6000. FORD SAID IT WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER. BBB COMPLAINT FILED AND IN SEARCH FOR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT TO COVER REPAIRS ONLY. *TR