2008 Ford F-450 Sd

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.

I HAVE TWO AMBULANCES THAT ARE ON 2008 FORD CHASSIS'. BOTH AMBULANCES HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE FOLKS AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HAVE NOT HAD SATISFACTORY RESULTS. MY FEAR IS THAT ONE OF THESE UNITS WILL BE TRANSPORTING A CRITICAL PATIENT AND BREAK DOWN ENROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL LEADING TO THE DEATH OF THE PATIENT. AS A FIRE CHIEF I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

DRIVING AS NORMAL ON FWY HEARD A LOUD NOISE THOUGHT I GOT A FLAT. STOPPED VEHICLE ON SHOULDER, BRAKING WAS DIFFICULT AND WHITE SMOKE WAS AROUND THE CAR. I GOT OUT AND DID NOT SEE ANY FLAT TIRES BUT I SAW SMOKE BETWEEN THE CAB AND BED OF THE TRUCK. I RAN BACK TO THE DRIVER DOOR AND SAW A SMALL FIRE ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE 4X4 SHIFTER FOR THE TRANSFER CASE. I IMMEDIATELY GRABBED MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM HER CAR SEAT AS THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE AND RAN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AWAY AND TOLD MY DAUGHTER TO STAY. I JUMPED INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK GRABBED A LARGE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND DISCHARGED IT INTO THE HOLE IN THE FLOORBOARD NEXT TO THE TRANSFER CASE IT WENT OUT AND IMMEDIATELY CAME STARTED UP AGAIN. I THEN CALLED 911. SOME PEOPLE STOPPED AND HELPED ME REMOVE A FEW POSSESSIONS FROM THE TRUCK BED. WITHIN 3 MINUTES THE TRUCK FIRE FLASHED AND WE ALL STOOD BACK AND VIDEO TAPED THE VEHICLE BURN TO THE GROUND. THE WITNESSES SAID WHAT APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING METAL CAME OFF OF MY TRUCK STRUCK THEIR CAR AND THE REASON THEY PULLED OVER IS BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD A FLAT BUT WHEN THEY LOOKED BACK THEY SAW FIRE UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK AND RAN TO HELP. THE FD ARRIVED THEY SHOT FOAM ON THE FIRE BUT IT CONTINUED TO GO OUT THEN START BACK IT TOOK THEM APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN TO EXTINGUISH. I AM VERY MECHANICAL AND BELIEVE MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE EXHAUST CANNINSTERS THAT COLLECT THEN BURN HYDRO CARBON PARTICLES BEFORE THEY ARE RELEASED INTO THE CAT CONVERTER, SENT EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE TRANSMISSION THEN THE TRANSFER CASE(DIRECTLY BELOW THE FUEL LINES), THUS MELTING THE FUEL LINES WHICH DRIPPED ON THE RED HOT TRANSFER CASE AND STARTED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP PREVIOUSLY UNDER A FORD RECALL FOR SHOOTING FLAMES OUT OF THE TAIL PIPES SO I ASSUME THEY MUST HAVE RESTRICTED THE FLAMES WHICH KEPT THE MORE HEAT INSIDE THE VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS! MY DAUGHTER AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED OR AN ACCIDENT. *TR