2008 Ford F-450 Sd

ENTERED ON 10/04/2016 AT 2:45:07 PM EDT (GMT-0400) BY NHTSA.WEBMASTER@DOT.GOV: SENDER NAME: SENDER EMAIL: SUBJECT: FORD F-450 COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE AND ENGINE PROBLEMS COMMENTS: I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2008 AND DROVE IT CROSS COUNTRY TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL. AT 4,544 MILES THE RADIATOR BLEW APART. (DRIVING HIGHWAY/TOWING) THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER FIGHTING WITH FORD. AT 6,065 MILES I HAD ANOTHER COOLING SYSTEM LEAK.(DRIVING LOCAL) THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE "SMALL" RADIATOR, THE "FUEL AND TURBO" COOLER. AT 21432 MILES THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.(DRIVING/TOWING/LOCAL) SHOP STATED THAT "FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED" (THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY FORD) AT 22215 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL, BRAKE PADS AND LOWER CAC HOSE FOR TURBO REPLACED.( DRIVING HIGHWAY/TOWING) NOW AT 29,017 MILES THE RADIATOR TANKS HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE CORE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE CRANK SEAL AND ANOTHER POWER STEERING PUMP.( COMBINATION, HIGHWAY/LOCAL/TOWING? NOT TOWING) I HAVE CHECKED WITH FORD AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER ANY OF THIS, OR ANY PART, UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE ALSO DONE RESEARCH ON THESE TRUCKS HAVING FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME COOLING SYSTEM ISSUES ALONG WITH OTHER ISSUES THAT FORD REFUSED TO COVER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE, I THINK THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THE COOLING SYSTEMS IN THEIR TRUCKS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE. CHECK EDMUNDS FORD F-450 SD TURBO DIESEL REVIEW, MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BOLT IN THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME DETACHED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND AFTER ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HE FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN UPDATED 10/04/12

OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, OUR 2008 FORD F-450 HAS BEEN INTO FORD SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES RELATED TO THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY THE REGENERATION PROCESS. THE TRUCK GOES INTO THE REGENERATION MODE AND OVER THE LAST WEEK HAS INSTANTANEOUSLY SHUT THE ENGINE, BRAKING, AND STEERING SYSTEMS DOWN WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A 5 SECOND WARNING. THUS, CAUSING IMMEDIATE DANGER TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILIES HEALTH, SAFETY, AND LIFE (ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY).WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED, WE WERE TOWING AN 15K POUND, 40 FOOT FIFTH WHEEL. PACIFIC FORD, LONG BEACH, CA WAS CONTACTED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THIS OCCURRING. THE SERVICE CENTER AT THIS DEALERSHIPS ADVISE TO US WAS TO "BABY" THE TRUCK. WE JUST GOT THE TRUCK BACK AFTER TWO WEEKS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REGENERATION ISSUE, WHERE THEY COULDN'T IDENTIFY ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND ALL OTHERS ON THE ROAD AND FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY SOLUTION TO THIS SITUATION AS THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD US THEY CAN'T LOCATE ANYTHING WRONG. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED, TODAY 9/4/10, MYSELF, WIFE, AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT, IN 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES, MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN FOR 6 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCKS. AT THIS POINT, WE NOW CONSIDER THE VEHICLE UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC. I REFUSE TO PUT MYSELF, FAMILY, AND THE PUBLIC IN IMMINENT DANGER. WE FEEL THE ONLY FEASIBLE OPTION TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL IS; THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM THE HIGHWAYS. WE EXPECT FORD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE TO US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-450 SD. WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIATOR BUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FAILED WHILE TOWING A BOAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT POPPED AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES REGARDING THESE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. UPDATED 09/15/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-450 SD. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE SAME FAILURES OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURES STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,520.