2006 Ford Lcf 450 Series

2006 FORD LCF 450. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 96,018 MILES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER CHANGED THE NEW FICM THAT CAME WITH THE NEW ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DONE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS FIRST REPLACED. THE DEALER THEN FOUND THE NUMBER 2 AND 6 FUEL INJECTORS HAD FAILED. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING POORLY WITH BUCKING AND VERY LITTLE POWER SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY THEN FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED SO THEY REPLACED IT. THEY ALSO FOUND THE NUMBER 1, 3,4 AND 5 FUEL INJECTORS HAD FAILED AND REPLACED THEM. THE DEALER DID NOT LOWER THE FUEL TANK FOR INSPECTION NOR DID THEY FLUSH THE LINES PER PROCEDURE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT PUTTING OUT PRESSURE SO THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE LINES HAD NOT BEEN FLUSHED AND THE PUMP ASSEMBLY LINES HAD BEEN BROKEN BY THE PREVIOUS REPAIR, THEREFORE, THE FUEL AND HOUSING WAS FULL OF CONTAMINATION. THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL THAT RECALL # 06V47100 SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED THE ENGINE/FUEL CORROSION PROBLEMS THUS CREATING NUMEROUS REPAIRS TO HIS VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD LCF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO "JUMP START" THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STARTER AND BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE IT IS A DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,400.

FORD LCF HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND CAN ONLY BE RESTARTED AFTER COOL DOWN. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPEATED SERVICE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS NOT TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND KEEP IT IN TOWN. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED INJECTORS AND OTHER FUEL DELIVERY PARTS AND ON ONE SERVICE CALL STATED THAT THE TRUCK NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE WAS AT 3000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD LCF L55. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP, FILTER, AND TANK WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON THREE MORE OCCASIONS DUE TO THE SAME FAILURE OVER THE PAST YEAR. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,358.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD LCF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTORS UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS SAFETY COMPLAINT FILED FOR THIS VEHICLE OVER A YEAR AGO, WHICH CONSISTED OF DIFFERENT SAFETY ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 02/24/08. *LJ UNKNOWN 02/25/09. *JB