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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307963 | Incident Date: Nov, 06 2004 |
| Consumer's City: NORTH AUGUSTA | Consumer's State: SC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: E550 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTNW20P63E | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 19 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2003 ford f250 6.0 diesel, the hose between the tubro and the intercooler is blowing off. this results in a loss of power and if the clamp cuts the belt it will result in the failure in the power steering and power braking systems. ford has a upgrade hose kit (5c3z*6c646*aa) for $100.00 if the truck has more than 36000 miles.mine has 41000. the hose failed on interstate 26 as i was pulling my 29' travel trailer up a 6% grade at the saluda mountains, after the hose failure i was only able to proceed at 20mph, not good on a interstate with trucks going by at 60-70mph. ford motor co. customer assistance dept. stated this problem was a engineering problem not a warranty issue.both the dealers, the dealer that sold me the truck and the one which repaired it said it was a common problem with the 6.0 engine) , therefore there is no recall, only a upgrade kit after failure. i feel i should have been notified of this problem before failure and the part should have been replace at no charge. during regular service, i have 41000 miles on my truck.the selling dealer is the only servicer. this sudden loss of power in high speed traffic can cause someone pulling a loaded truck to be rear ended, would be bad in my case with a 29' trailer and a f-250 truck scattered on the interstate.*ak |
