NHTSA Complaint #10289729 — 2004 FORD F-150

NORMAL DRIVING, DRY, CLEAR, DAYTIME. GOING THRU PARKING LOT 5-8MPH, BUMP AND POT HOLES. MY 2004 FORD F150, SUPERCREW CAB, DIED. NO POWER TO RESTART. TOWED TO LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. THEY FOUND A BLOWN MAXI 20 AMP FUSE (#102 IN FUSE BOX) REPLACED IT. TWO DAYS LATER, AGAIN GOING UP A HILL WITH SOME WASH BOARD RIPPLES IN ROAD, TRUCK DIES/FUSE BLOWN. TOW IT HOME, REPLACE SAME FUSE AS BEFORE, ATTEMPT TO START TRUCK, FUSE BLOWN AGAIN & AGAIN. CALL FORD MOTOR DEALER, THEY SUGGEST TO REPLACE "IGNITION SWITCH", I DO SO AND NEW FUSE, ATTEMPT TO START TRUCK, FUSE BLOWN AGAIN, CALL FORD DEALER, THEY SAY TO REPLACE "TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR", I UNPLUG THAT CONNECTOR-DUE TO A NEW PART IS VERY COSTLY AND YOU CAN NOT RETURN ELECTRICAL PARTS. NEW FUSE, ATTEMPT TO START W/O CONNECTION TO TRS. FUSE BLOWN. SO TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR, NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COSTLY ONGOING REPAIR WITH NO SATISFACTION. (NOW LUCKILY WHEN THE "FUSE" BLOWS, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN LOS ANGELES RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC) HOW EVER I WAS ON A VERY BUSY UP HILL GRADE WHEN THE SECOND TIME IT BLOWN THE FUSE AND MY FAMILY AND I WERE NEARLY HIT SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO TRAFFIC THAT COULDN'T SEE OVER THE HILL TOP, NOR WOULD THE SAME DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC FROM BEHIND SLOW DOWN. WE WERE LUCKY, I RESEARCHED WEB SITES FOR ANSWERS TO A FIX. I FOUND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH F150 TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS NO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHY NOT? I HAVE SPENT 5 WEEKS RESEARCHING MY WIRES, PARTS AND INFORMATIONAL SITES AND MECHANICS, VERY UNSUCCESSFUL. I HEARD THAT TOYOTA MADE THEIR PCM SO IT WOULD MALFUNCTION AFTER SO MANY MILES, COULD THIS BE WHAT FORD IS DOING TO COLLECT MONEY FOR REPAIRS? I AM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC & SMOG TECH IN CALIFORNIA, I AM LOST AS FAR AS HOW TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, BEFORE I PAY TO TOW TO A FORD DEALER AND GET REAMED ON EXPENSE FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS PROBABLY AN EASY FIX. CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUABLE TIME. *TR