2003 FORD F-250 SD Vehicle Speed Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE SPEED FUNCTION WOULD NOT WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SWITCH BECAME HOT AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V399000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

2003 FORD F-250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL AND RE-START, DUE TO VEHICLE MOMENTUM, BUT IT STALLED COMING TO A LOW RPM IDLE, OR STOP. WHEN IT STALLED, IT GAVE NO CODE WARNINGS OR DASH LIGHT INDICATOR. HE RESET THE IGNITION KEY AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MORE PROBLEMS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F250 SUPERDUTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A ROARING NOISE. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

FORD F250 DIESEL PARKED IN DRIVEWAY NEXT TO HOUSE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE DURING THE NIGHT. TRUCK TOTALLY DESTROYED, (OTHER PROPERTY ALSO DAMAGED/DESTROYED). HAD ISSUES WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, WAS FIXED TWICE, AFTER SECOND TIME FIXED AND STOPPED WORKING, DID NOT HAVE FIXED AGAIN. HAD NO OTHER ISSUES WITH VEHICLE, NO REASON FOR IT TO CATCH FIRE. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ALSO, HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND SURGING, OIL ON BELL HOUSING AND SMOKING. VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN TO ACCELERATE OR SHIFT GEARS. CONSUMER MET WITH AN ENGINEER FROM FORD AND SAID THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON A NEW SOFTWARE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WHEN VEHICLE MADE ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION, DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE EGR VALVE AND OIL WAS COMING FROM THE CAM POSITION SENSOR. CAM SENSOR AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE STILL POSSES PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION ON VEHICLE. *LA