NHTSA Complaint #10579448 — 2005 FORD F SUPER DUTY

ON APRIL 5, I WAS IN HE PROCESS OF STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN, WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK. I DROVE LESS THAN 2 MILES, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TRUCK TOWED TO AUTONATION FORD IN ST. PETERSBURG FL. MECHANIC NOT ON DUTY, BUT MONDAY (APRIL 7, 2014), SERVICE DEPARTMENT CALLED AND SAID NOTHING SHOWED UP ON THEIR COMPUTER CHECK, AND WAS STARTING FINE AFTER A MINOR ADJUSTMENT. I PICKED UP THE TRUCK, DROVE LESS THAN 2 MILES, WHEN IT STALLED AS I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMING TO A STOP, WHILE MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH. LOST POWER STEERING BUT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART TRUCK AND RETURNED TO DEALER. TOLD THEM I DID NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST, SINCE THEY HAD FAILED TO FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. ON APRIL 10, DEALER CALLED SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT COULD BE EGR DIRTY OR TURBO BOOST. SINCE I HAD NOTICED TURBO WAS NOT KICKING IN PROPERLY DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, I TOLD THEM TO DO BOTH BUT TO TAKE OFF THE $155 THEY HAD CHARGED ME FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY AGREED AND MY TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO ME ON APRIL 12, 2014. ON APRIL 13, THE TRUCK STALLED WHEN COMING TO A STOP FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. LOST POWER STEERING BUT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. LESS THAN A MILE LATER WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN, ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MISS STRIKING A HOUSE AT THE INTERSECTION. TRUCK STALLED TWICE DURING THE NEXT 2 MILE TRIP. I THINK THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY FORD OR IT'S DEALER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR UPDATED 10/2/2014 *JS