NHTSA Complaint #747045 — 1997 FORD F-350 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	747045
Vehicle	1997 FORD F-350
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	May 31, 1997
Date Filed	June 25, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

VEHICLES ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN COASTING DOWN GRADES LOOSING STEERING AND BRAKES. PROBLEM WAS IN MY 1996 POWER STROKE DIESEL FORD TRUCK THAT WAS BOUGHT BACK. CONSUMER WAS GIVEN NEWER 1997 TRUCK WITH SAME PROBLEMS AND NOW 4 YEARS LATER, DEALER IS STILL WORKING ON PROBLEM. TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AND I RECENTLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE 4 TIMES RUNNING OFF ROAD TWICE. WHEN VEHICLE SHUTS OFF I NEED TO PUT IN NEUTRAL SHUT-OFF KEY THEN RESTART AND PUT IN GEAR. THIS IS NORMALLY WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN GRADE AND REACHING SPEEDS OF 80-90MPH. CONSUMER RECENTLY BROKE OFF END OF SHIFT LEVER IN A PANIC SITUATION DOWN SHIFTING TO LOW ALONG WITH INDENTING STEERING WHEEL FROM WHITE KNUCKLES TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER WAS UNABLE RETURN TO NEUTRAL. CONSUMER HAVE FOUND OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOTIFIED NHTSA IN 96 AND 97, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MUST BE CORRECTED. *AK *JG

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