Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / F-250 SD / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007127470 Incident Date: Oct, 18 2007
Consumer's City: IRMO Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: F-250 SD 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#: 1FTNW21F23E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 04 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My truck died on my way home and almost caused me to not only run into a bunch of trees, but almost hit another car in the oncoming lane. my truck just shut off without warning and i had no power steering, power brakes, or any way of an easy stop. i had to get the passenger in the car to help me steer the 7500lb vehicle to the side of the road. i had heard that the camshaft position sensor is notorious for going out at the worst possible moment and didn't believe it until i experienced it myself. i did a little research the next morning and my truck was giving me all the signs of a bad cps. i went to the ford dealership and bought a new cps for just under $30. i installed it in the parking lot i ended up in and after a few cranks, my truck started right up and hasn't given me any other problems since then pertaining to the cps. i am very disappointed that ford would mass produce a product that could possibly kill or injure someone in this manner. i believe the average person (man/woman) would not be able to steer this vehicle by themselves if the cps went out on them. i am very lucky i survived this with no injuries of any kind. i hope everyone that drives this series of truck is also as lucky as myself. *tr