NHTSA Complaint #10494988 — 2005 FORD F-250

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10494988
Vehicle	2005 FORD F-250
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	November 14, 2012
Date Filed	January 28, 2013
Mileage	196,210 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AND BLOWING BLACK/BLUE SMOKE WHEN UNDER LOAD. TOOK TO DEALER, REPLACED INJ. FUEL PUMP AND LINE, STOPPED FOR A FEW MONTHS AT THE COST OF $3200 THEN TWO MONTHS LATER COMING UP RT 81. KEPT RUNNING VERY ROUGH, SHAKING STALLING, PULLED OVER AND HAD AAA TAKE IT TO DEALER, THEY SENT IT OUT AND WAS CALLED BEING TOLD CYLINDER IS BAD DUE TO BAD INJ. THEY STARTED THE TRUCK TO MOVE IT OUT OF GARAGE AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD THEN THE ENGINE DIED..I STILL OWE $15,000 ON THIS TRUCK AND CANT AFFORD $8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE HAD FORDS IN THE PAST AND HAD ONLY RUST PROBLEMS WITH THEM BUT I WILL DON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE AFTER THIS ... *TR

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