NHTSA Complaint #10456978 — 2006 FORD F-250 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10456978
Vehicle	2006 FORD F-250
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	February 8, 2012
Date Filed	May 1, 2012
Mileage	127,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MS

Consumer Description

UPON ACCELERATION, FROM STOP AT A RED LIGHT, VEHICLE HESITATED (STALLED) TO ACCELERATE. UPON ACCELERATION, AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THICK CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM EXHAUST PIPE, AND WHITE SMOKE DISCHARGED FROM ENGINE OIL (FILL) TUBE. VEHICLE CONTINUED WITH DESCRIBED PROBLEM(S) FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) MINUTES, AND HAS CONTINUED WITH DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS FOR MANY DAYS SINCE. THIS PROBLEM AROSE AFTER SPENDING OVER $2000 TO HAVE SIMILAR ENGINE PROBLEMS FIXED, AT FORD AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. UPON CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DIRECTLY (FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON FIXING THE PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME), I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO SUCH ASSISTANCE GRANTED. PERIOD. *JS

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