| Issue ID | 551469 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10129219 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 SD |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 01/07/05 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Dt: while traveling on interstate at about 70 mph vehicle lost power.. No warning lights illuminated at the time. Was not able to restart vehicle. It had to be towed off an interstate bridge, to side of road out of way where afterwards consumer called ford. Waited for 2 hours for a tow truck. Tired of waiting consumer tried to start the vehicle. It started and he drove about 20 miles to dealership, who said there was nothing wrong, or no recalls. No repairs have been made because dealership could not duplicate the problem. This vehicle was towed to another dealership in the past, but ford stated they had no record of this, and no clue as to what the problem was. Vehicle is currently at the dealer awaiting service. There has always been a problem when turning engine off to put gas in vehicle the engine would not restart, this was a diesel engine. *ak *nm |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 17000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | MOBILE, AL |
| VIN pattern | 1FTSW21P95EXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 09/02/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 70 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | WORLD FORD |
| Dealer's telephone number | UNKNOWN |
| Dealer's city | PENISCOLA |
| Dealer's state code | FL |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 32505 |