| Issue ID | 807483 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10347974 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-250 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 23/07/10 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving down the highway at 70 mph, my 2005 ford f-250 diesel truck engine suddenly died. I had to wrestle with the truck to get it stopped and pulled over to the side of the road. I had no steering when the truck engine stalled suddenly and had trouble getting it stopped. I was towed home as the truck would not restart. We then towed it to the dealership for repairs on july 26th, and it has been there until today, saturday, august 7th, 2010. The dealership replaced the high pressure oil pump at over $1200. 00. Even though the truck had 62,000 miles, it had just gone over 5 years old. We were told this is a big problem with ford diesels and the ford engineers are telling consumers that they aren't changing the oil enough. I consistently changed the oil in that truck every 5000 miles with delo 400 as i was told to do. There needs to be an investigation of fords high pressure pumps and the amount of money consumers are having to pay for repairs because of this defective part. I asked to have the high pressure pump that was removed from my truck, and i was told that he had to send it back to ford because it had a very expensive core. I'm sure they did not want me to have the evidence. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 62200 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GORMAN, TX |
| VIN pattern | 1FTSW20P25EXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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