NHTSA Complaint #10351469 — 2006 FORD F-450 SD

SEPT. 30, 2008 - VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED MISSING - TAKEN TO SHOP FUEL FILTER CHANGED ALONG WITH REGULAR SERVICE OF ENGINE. JULY 19, 2010 - VEHICLE MISSING AND SMOKING, TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP , DIAGNOSTICS WERE DONE, SHOWED INJECTOR PROBLEM, INJECTOR PROBLEM COVERED UNDER WARRANTY TRANSFERRED TO FORD GARAGE. CHECKED CODES AND INSPECT TEST CYLINDER BALANCE COMPRESSION FUEL TET CODE PO281, CODE PAA9U REPLACED # 7 FUEL INJECTOR, BLEED , ROAD TESTED AFTER COMPLETION, RETURNED TO REPAIR SHOP REPLACED FUEL FILTER AT REPAIR SHOP DURING STATE INSPECTION. TICKET CLOSED AND RETURNED TRUCK TO US ON JULY 19, 2010. AUG. 12, 2010 - TRUCK STARTED MISSING AGAIN AND STALLED WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO A DIFFERENT FORD GARAGE. CHECKED AND ADVISED TO CHANGE INJECTOR # 1 AND # 5, TEST DROVE TO VERIFY REPAIR, KEY ON ENGINE OFF CHECK, KEY ON ENGINE OFF SELF TEST, FUEL CONTAMINATION CHECK, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP PRESSURE TEST, DIESEL HARD START/ NO START- DIAGNOSTIC / PIN POINT TEST , FUEL INJECTOR OR NOZZLE FOR INJECTION PUMP, REMOVE AND REPLACE, AUG. 18, 2010 VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM FORD GARAGE TO REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE FUEL TANKS DUE TO PEELING AND SLIVERS INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK . THIS IS THE 4TH VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK ON AMONG OTHER REPAIRS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED MY COMPANY. THE FUEL TANK IS STORED AT MY SHOP AND AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. *TR