2003 Ford E550

ON 6-17-03 PURCHASED 2003 F350, SUPER DUTY, 6.1 D ON 7-22-03, 2000 MILES EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST PIPE, RESULTS: ROCKER ASSEMLBY BROKEN.*AK ON 7-30-03, ALL DASH GAGES, RADIO, WINDOWS NOT WORKING, RESULTS: ELECTRICAL SHORT NUMBER 35 FUSE BLOWN ON 7-31-03 AFTER 200 MILES, ALL DASH GAGES, RADIO, WINDOW NOT WORKING: WHILE DRIVING YOU HAVE NO SPEED, OIL PRESURE OR FUEL READINGS.

NOT TOO MANY YEARS AGO, THE US HAD REGULATIONS CONCERNING RELATIVE HEIGHT OF AUTOMOBILE BUMPERS AND HEADLIGHTS. TODAY WE HAVE AUTOMOBILES (SUV'S) WHOSE BUMPERS MATCH THE TOP OF MY TRUNK LID (2003 JAGUAR) AND WHOSE LIGHTS SHINE DIRECTLY INTO THE BACK WINDOW OF ALL MY CARS. AT NIGHT WHEN ONE OF THESE SUV'S COMES UP BEHIND ME, I WILL STOP TO LET THEM BY SO I TOO CAN DRIVE AT NIGHT. HOW COME? ARNIE BRANDON, BELLEVUE, WA. 98006. *NLM

FAILURE OF THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR ON A 2001 F250 7.3 DIESEL PICKUP WITH 35,00 MILES. THE TRUCK STARTED DYING AT STOPS. AND SLOW SPEED. HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART 8 TIMES. LEFT THE TRUCK WITH FORD DEALER FOR 2 DAYS(THEY DROVE IT HOME AND PUT 150 MILES ON TRUCK) NOTHING. PAID $140 FOR 2 HOURS LABOR. NEXT DAY PAID $256 TO GET A NEW CPS INSTALLED AND ONE WEEK LATER NO PROBLEM. THE FORD DIESEL FORUM ON THE INTERNET HAS HUNDRED OF TRUCK OWNERS IN THE SAME BOAT. WE ALL PAY $100 OR MORE AND CARRY A SPARE CPS. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND RECALL THIS ITEM OR PUT FORD ON NOTICE BECAUSE ONE OF THESE DAYS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. *JB