Ford F-450 Complaints

588 consumer complaints on file.

#10466767July 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED THAT THE LINING OF THE FUEL TANK HAD STARTED TO PEEL AND BECOME MIXED WITH THE FUEL. THE FUEL FILTER WAS ALSO FULL OF THE INSIDE LINING OF THE GAS TANK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TANKS PEELING HOWEVER STATED IT WAS THE TYPE OF FUEL THE CONTACT WAS USING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464260July 5, 2012
ENGINE
DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND POOR QUALITY OF THE ENGINE COOLING RADIATOR 3RD ONE INSTALLED. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THREW 3 RADIATORS IN 126 K MILES JUST CRAZY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461525June 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CPSC#X1190467A. 2008 FORD F450. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK EXPLODED. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND RAN OFF THE ROAD. THE TRANSFER CASE HAD EXPLODED AND SENT METAL INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND BUSTED IT. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LINE WAS CUT AND THE WIRING WAS BURNED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF A FACTORY DEFECT. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10458873May 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR PAINT OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK, FUEL LINES, FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTORS, AND FILTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456108April 23, 2012
AIR BAGS
AMBULANCE, 2010 FORD F450 TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH COLLIDED WITH A MEDIUM SEDAN. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10452028March 16, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE FIRE. THE VEHICLE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. UPDATED 03/21/12 *BF UPDATED 04/30/12*BF UPDATED 05/09/12 *BF UPDATED 05/12/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451899March 16, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN PARTIALLY DEPRESSED THE TURN SIGNAL WILL ONLY BLINK 3 TIMES. I THINK I HAVE ACTIVATED A PROPER TURN SIGNAL ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS A PARTIAL. FORD SAYS THERE IS NO WAY TO PROGRAM THIS DIFFERENTLY. DOES 3 BLINKS CONSTITUTE A TURNSIGNAL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450803March 8, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-450. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TURBO HEAD WAS REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE TURBO HEAD HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450604March 7, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK LINER ERODED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT STEEL WAS BEING USED TO MANUFACTURER THE FUEL TANK AND WAS CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO RUST AND ERODE PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECENTLY REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448794February 21, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
AT APPX. 80,000 MILES ON OUR 2004 F450 SD FUEL TANK DELAMINATED CAUSING FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. WE HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED HIGH QUALITY DIESEL FROM REPUTATABLE GAS STATIONS (CHEVRON, SHELL). VEHICLE REPAIRED AT FORD AND HAD CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT OF COST AND WAS DECLINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445180January 25, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TRUCK FAILS TO MAINTAIN SPEED (ACTS FUEL STARVED) AND IS AT RISK OF STALLING IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAIN COMPLETELY AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAS HAD NO AFTERMARKET ADJUSTMENTS. AFTER TAKING THIS TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER (PARR FORD IN BREMERTON, WA) WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE FUEL TANK IS DELAMINATING AND CAUSING PARTICLES TO CLOG THE FUEL SYSTEM. AS WE HAUL A LARGE TRAILER WITH THIS VEHICLE (AS I'M SURE OTHER CONSUMERS DO AS WELL) THIS CAN RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC OUTCOME AS STALLING RESULTS IN LACK OF STEERING ABILITIES AND CAN LEAVE VEHICLE VULNERABLE IN TRAFFIC. FORD NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY AND CORRECT VEHICLES CURRENTLY ON THE ROAD AT THEIR COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440979December 22, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) OR 11V352000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS). NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437565November 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL LINER DELAMINATING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 01/11/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435613November 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD F-450 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXHAUST FUMES WERE BEING EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIRS A TOTAL OF THIRTY-FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT TWO OF THE EXHAUST PIPES WERE LEAKING, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND SUDS WERE COMING THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE CAB. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434351November 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PROBABLY AROUND 30,000 MILES MY FORD F450 STARTED HAVING THE WATER IN FUEL LIGHT COME ON CONSTANTLY. I WOULD ATTEMPT TO DRAIN AND THERE WOULD BE NO WATER. RIGHT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE THAT MY F250'S WATER IN FUEL SENSOR WENT BAD (AT 35,000 MILES), THE COMPUTER IN MY F450 HAD BEEN "RE-CALIBRATED" AT THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IN FOR SERVICE. THE RE-CALIBRATION CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE EVERYTIME THE WATER IN FUEL SENSOR CAME ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THESE DIESEL TRUCKS ARE USED TO HAUL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND SOMETIMES ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. THE LIMP HOME MODE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING TAKES THE THROTTLE AWAY AND THE TRUCK WON'T GO OVER ABOUT 30 MPH WHICH COULD CAUSE VERY SERIOUS WRECKS WITH THAT KIND OF WEIGHT JUST STOPPING IN FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLES GOING 50-80 MPH. ONCE STOPPED, YOU HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, PRETEND TO DRAIN THE FUEL AND YOU ARE GOOD FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. IT GOT TO WHERE THE TRUCK WAS DOING THIS AT LEAST 5 TIMES A DAY. LIKE I SAID, MY F250'S SENSOR ALSO WENT OUT (BEFORE BEING RE-CALIBRATED) RIGHT BEFORE 36,000, AND I GUESS MINE HAD GONE OUT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, BUT BEING SELF-EMPLOYED, I DEPENDED ON MY TRUCK TO WORK 6-7 DAYS A WEEK AND COULDN'T TAKE IT IN. MY DAD & SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH 2008 SUPER DUTY TRUCKS ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE POINT IS FORD IS INSTALLING CRAPPY PARTS, NOT STANDING BEHIND THEM (WANTED $800 TO REPLACE ENTIRE HOUSING ON A PART THAT SHOULD LAST WAY LONGER, BUT FAILING ON MANY OF THE TRUCKS,), AND THE RE-CALIBRATION HAS MADE IT DANGEROUS ON TOP OF BEING BAD BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430447October 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED HIM TO CHECK THE FUEL FILTER DRAIN PLUG AND THEN DRAIN THE FUEL OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF HE SHOULD NOTICE PAINT FLAKES, WHICH WOULD BE THE LAMINATION OF THE INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK, HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, PUMP AND CLEAN OUT THE FUEL LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426509September 20, 2011
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE GLASS EXPLODED OUT OR UPWARD. SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, AS WAS SHADE THAT COVERS IT. THERE WAS A CAMPER ON THE TRUCK THAT COVERS THE CAB OF THE TRUCK, AND THERE WERE NO MARKS ON THE TRUCK OR CAMPER TO SAY A ROCK HAD SOMEHOW RICOCHETED AND HIT THE SUNROOF. (I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE ANYWAY.) THERE IS PLENTY OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE CAMPER AND THE CAB AND IT HAS NEVER IT THE ROOF. THERE IS A ROW OF LIGHTS ACROSS THE CAB THAT SIT HIGHER THAN THE SUNROOF, AND THEY ARE ALL FINE. ALL THIS TO SAY, THE 'EXPLOSION' HAPPENED WITHOUT COMING IN CONTACT WITH ANYTHING, AND THE FACT THAT IT EXPLODED OUT, NOT IN, ALSO WOULD TELL ME IT'S SOME SORT OF DEFECT. FORD WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, AND WILL NOT LOOK INTO IT, SINCE WE ALREADY HAD IT FIXED. I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING, SEVERAL ON FORDS, BUT ALSO OTHER CARS AS WELL. I'M HOPING SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423926September 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TRANSMISSION FLY WHEEL BOLTS, CAUSED DAMAGE TO FLY WHEEL, TORQUE CONVERT AND THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,105 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,600. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HEARD A VERY UNUSUAL, LOUD NOISE EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC VERIFIED THE NOISE COMING FROM THE BELL HOUSING AREA. HE REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE FLYWHEEL BOLTS LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FLYWHEEL AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FLYWHEEL, TORQUE AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED WHICH RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/10/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420489August 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2008 FORD F450. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY CONCERN OF AN AUXILIARY FUEL TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED THE FUEL TANK AND IT WAS INSTALLED ON JUNE 1, 2011. THE TANK WAS MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS TOOL BOXES FOR TRUCK BEDS. RECENTLY, A SINGLE BOLT ATTACHED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAME LOOSE AND SLIPPED AN INCH AND A HALF OUT OF THE HOLE SECURING THE TANK TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE BOLT THREADS WERE STRIPPED UP TO THE END OF THE BOLT. THE NUT WAS AT THE END OF THE THREADS OF THE BOLT. THE BOLT WAS PROTRUDING OUTWARD IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND WAS BENT AT A 45 DEGREES. WITH THE BOLT BENT OVER, THE TANK SLID AN INCH FORWARD IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER SIDE BOLT HAD ALSO LOOSENED, BUT WAS STILL SECURE WITH A NUT. THE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THE CONSUMER MADE THE PURCHASE, INFORMED HIM HE TANK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MOVABLE. THEY STATED IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SECURED WITH ONE BOLT ON EACH END.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417046August 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING AND CAUSING FUEL TO BECOME CLOGGED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOT AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, SINCE THE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FUEL TANK DELAMINATED INTO THE FUEL AND THEN PLUGGED THE FUEL FILTER MORE THAN ONCE. UPDATED 08/26/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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