NHTSA Complaint #10406018 — 2006 FORD F-350 SD

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-350 DIESEL. THE VEHICLE AT IDLE OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WILL WITHOUT NOTICE BEGIN TO BUCK, AND SUDDENLY INCREASE RPM'S AND ACCELERATE,OR WILL STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ERG VALVE. THAT CORRECTED IT FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS AND THEN IT STARTED IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD NEXT, BECAUSE THE CARBON THAT HAD BUILT UP IN THE MANIFOLD. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THE FORD ENGINEERS TOLD THEM THAT THIS ENGINE WAS DESIGNED BY INTERNATIONAL FOR THE EUROPEAN MARKET AND THEIR DIESEL FUEL IS MORE REFINED THAN OURS, STATING THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. FORD REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM. JUST LOOK AT THE INTERNET ABOUT THE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINE AND THERE IS PAGE AFTER PAGE STATING THE SAME PROBLEMS. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, I AM STILL TRYING TO DECIDE HOW I SHALL PROCEED. THE VEHICLE HAS 96,000 MILES. I HAVE ONLY USED EXXON OR SHELL FUEL. *TR