Ford F-450 Complaints

588 consumer complaints on file.

#10412436July 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 F-450 SD. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS DELAMINATION FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK LINING, WHICH WAS FLAKING OFF AND CAUSING A LEAK IN THE FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403298May 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2004 FORD F450 AMBULANCE. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE OF THE FUEL TANK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS A RESULT OF A SERIOUS STRUCTURAL DEFECT OF THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE STALLED DURING SEVERAL EMERGENCY CALLS. THE COATING IN THE INTERIOR DIESEL FUEL TANK CORRODED AND COLLECTED AS SEDIMENT, WHICH EXTRACTED INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL LINE BECAME CLOGGED AND DAMAGED THE FUEL PUMP AND VALVES. *JB UPDATED 03/01/12 *BF UPDATED 03/16/12 UPDATED 04/18/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401853May 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 F-450 BEGAN LOSING POWER. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED,(STILL UNDER WARRANTY). THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FUEL TANK IS COMING APART INSIDE. THE TANK IS LINED INSIDE WITH A SHEET OF ALUMINUM. THE ALUMINUM IS COMING APART INSIDE THE TANK AND CLOGGING THE FUEL SYSTEM. SO THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED A NEW FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, INJECTOR PUMP, AND NEW FUEL INJECTORS. THIS TANK IS DEFECTIVE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS SINCE 1999-2008. FORD KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING. FORD HAS HAD THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $4200.00 TO FIX, EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP SAYS FORD WILL NOT COVER THERE DEFECTIVE PART. I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO DRIVES THIS TRUCK, ALWAYS USE PUMP FUEL NO BIODIESEL EVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401598May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
9/10/08~ HAD TO REPLACE EGR ADN CAC TUBE COMING APART, REPLACE 2 INJECTORS. 9/12/08~ 2 DAYS LATER BACK TO REPLACE FUEL FILTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401600May 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3/11/09~ HAD TO REPLACE EGR COOLER, FAILED COMPONET, REPLACED OIL COOLER, FLUSHED COOLING SYSTEM, REPLACE EGR VALVE AND EGR VALVE GOT STUCK AGAIN. 6/18/09~ 3 MONTHS LATER BACK IN SHOP AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM AND REPLACED EGR VALVE ASSEMBLY AGAIN. 7/14/09 BACK AGAIN IN SHOP AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM AND REPLAED HOSE, TANK ASSEMBLY. 8/25/10~ BACK IN SHOP AGAIN NOW FOR FAULTY FUEL PUMP. 9/16/10~ 1 MONTH LATER, HAD TO REPLACE 2 INJECTORS. 10/28/10 ~ BACK AGAIN 1 MONTH LATER TO REPLACE ANOTHER 1 INJECTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401538May 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK DELAMINATING, CAUSING FUEL SYSTEM TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND 4 INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACE. FORD SAYS THAT WE DO NOT MAINTENANCE OUR VEHICLES AND USED BAD FUEL. THIS IS OUTRAGIOUS. I HAVE A TOTAL OF 5 TRUCKS AND ALL WILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. STILL PAYING FOR THE VEHICLE. INJECTORS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT AS WELL. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER 1 YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401590May 11, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5/15/09 ~ RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT, REPLACED RADIATOR. 4 MONTHS LATER REPLACED FUEL INJECTOR AND OIL CAP ASSEMBLY. 9/1/10~ REPLACE COOLANT HOSE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401591May 11, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS TRUCK STARTED HAVING ISSUE AT 24,593 MILES FROM THE RADIATOR, COOLER, AND GASKET ISSUES, REPLACED PARTS. THEN 6 MONTHS LATER ISSUE AGAIN ON RADIATOR AND REPLACE AGAIN. 4 DAYS LATER BACK AGAIN FOR SAME ISSUES. 1 MONTH LATER AGAIN IN SHOP FOR COOLANT LEAKING. FEB 2010 WE REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. JULY 2010 HAD TO REPLACE FUEL SYSTEM ON VEHICLE AND ALL 8 INJECTORS. HAD WORK DONE AT ANOTHER SHOP BECAUSE 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS WHERE BEHIND 2 WEEKS. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 39,849 MILEAGE AND FORD WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME SINCE FORD DEALER DID NOT FIX. OCTOBER 2010 FUEL SENSORS NOT WORK AND HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR. HAVE 5 F-450 AND ALL HAVE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383548February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I'M CURRENTLY IN KENYA VOLUNTEERING AND DON'T HAVE MY OLD BILL OF SALE WITH ME BUT WILL HAPPILY PROVIDE IT UPON MY RETURN TO THE STATES. I COULD GIVE AN OFFICIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY COULD THEN USE TO LOOK UP THE VIN IF THEY WISHED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE TOWING A HEAVY 24' TRAILER. THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE TOLD ME THAT THE TANK HAD DELAMINATED AND CLOGGED THE FUEL PUMP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK PULLED OVER AND OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF COUNTLESS OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TANK DELAMINATION PROBLEM AND NEITHER FORD MO. CO. OR NHTSA HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE... IF YOU WERE TO CALL ROB BARBER- HEAD OF PURCHASING FOR THE BRICKMAN GROUP, I WOULD BET THAT HIS COMPANY HAS HAD 100 TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE THAT FORD REFUSES TO MAKE THE RECALL ON AND THUS NOT WARRANT. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEFECT COULD LEAVE YOU POWERLESS WHEREVER YOU MAY BE (RAILROAD TRACKS OR GOING OVER THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE). I FIGURED SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE AND DIDN'T REPORT IT AT THE TIME BECAUSE I SAW LAWYERS WERE BEGINNING TO GET INVOLVED BUT HERE WE STILL HAVE NO CONCRETE SOLUTION OTHER THAN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO BUY AMERICAN PAYING THOUSANDS TO FIX A COMPANY OF WHOM THEY BAILED OUT LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379980February 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING FOR MONTHS AND SUDDENLY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,104.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379684January 31, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2008 FORD F-450 SD DIESEL ENGINE AND RADIATOR FAILURE. THROUGHOUT OWNERSHIP I HAVE CONSISTENTLY HAD THE NOTICE OF "CLEANING EXHAUST" COME UP. I MADE FORD AWARE OF IT AND THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WOULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I WAS PULLING A 5 HORSE TRAILER (APPROXIMATELY 18,000 POUNDS EMPTY) WITHIN WHICH I HAD ONLY 3 HORSES. IT WAS A WARM, BUT NOT HOT DAY AND I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON FAIRLY FLAT TERRAIN. THE WATER TEMP LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SUDDENLY WENT TO HOT. I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FORD DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY. I WAITED FOR A BIT AND I DROVE 20 MPH TO DEALERSHIP. THANK GOD I WAS GOING TO MEET SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE A 5TH WHEEL AND COULD COME PICK UP THE HORSES. THANK GOD I WAS NEAR A SMALL TOWN. I WAS ABOUT TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY TO HEAD OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE DEPENDABLE AT ALL. I MUST HAVE A DEPENDABLE TRUCK TO HAUL HORSES!!! THE TRUCK IS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO OWN 2008 FORD F-350 AND F-450 TRUCKS WHO HAVE HAD ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS AROUND THE 30,000 TO 40,000 MILE MARK. THE ENGINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THAT IS RIDICULOUS ON A DIESEL ENGINE! THEY SHOULD LAST 200,000 MILES!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378003January 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK BEGAN TO DETERIORATE DUE TO CORROSION FROM THE DIESEL FUEL; THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LINING WAS BEING EATEN THROUGH BY THE FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THE FUEL TANK CAUSING IT TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376451January 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2007 FORD F-450, FUEL TANK IS DELAMINATING ON INSIDE.PLUGGED FUEL FILTERS(EVERY 1200 MILES), PUMP AND INJECTORS ALSO CONTAMINATED FROM TANK. NUMEROUS PROBLEM THROUGH OUT THE UNITED STATES. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373510December 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, EQUIPMENT
WE HAVE A FORD 2005 F-450 RACK BODY TRUCK. IN 2007-08 WE PAID A FORD DEALERSHIP APPROX.$4000 TO REPLACE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS ON SAID VEHICLE. JUST THIS WEEK, A DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND WE WOULD INCUR SIMILAR EXPENSES BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART BUT A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369359December 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND TOWING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DISCOVERED A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR THAT NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR AND AFTER THE REPAIRS THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVEN MORE FUEL INJECTORS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING) BUT WAS ADVISED HAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALLS BECAUSE THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369050December 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-450 DIESEL TOW TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK HAD DELAMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366464November 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
VEHICLE WOULD QUIT PULLING. HAD TO PULL TO SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. AFTER FIFTEEN OR TWENTY MINUTES, IT WOULD START AND RUN FAIRLY NORMAL FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN DO THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. THIS WENT ON UNTIL I GOT TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365724November 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS FAILING AGAIN. THE LINER IN THE TANK WAS ERODING, RUSTING AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAK DIESEL FUEL. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365197November 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2001 FORD F450 DIESEL FUEL TANK LINER FAILED AND RESULTED IN FUEL DELIVERY WHILE TOWING. THIS CAUSED 10 MPH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE PULLING A HORSE TRAILER. JUST SPENT $1800.00 FOR NEW TANK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITH THE NEW TANK AND NOT JUST INSTALLING ANOTHER ONE THAT WILL FAIL ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364158November 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK WAS RECALLED TO GIVE WARNING WHEN THE TRUCK GOES INTO REGENERATION. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON NOW FORD CURRENT FIX IS FOR THE MESSATO DISPLAY FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS. SO IT CAN BE IN THE REGENERATION MODE AND YOU WILL NOT KNOW IT. BACK TO THE SAME OLD SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD AS BE FORE THE RECALL.. BEEN AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. LAST TIME 10/11/10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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