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2008 Ford F-250 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1705282
Internal NHTSA #	11375363
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-250
Model Year	2008
File date	18/11/20
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving at night the vehicle lights went out, no high beams, no driving lights at all, no blinkers etc. The flashers worked only while the vehicle was running, turned off the vehicle and it continued to runturned key back on and turned flashers off and sputtered and died, but then only the mirror and tail light flashers worked, nothing in the front worked. When attemted to check to see if lights would come on or flashers the wrench icon would appear, all instrument warning came on to check break sysytem but still no lights or flasher. This was an etremely dangerous situation due to the fact we were in a dark rural area on a 2 lane hwy and could not see a thing. The vehicle intermititngly will not start and we had to have it towed home. Also back up sensor will not work properly at times, the soonest we can get vehicle yo yhe shop is next tuesday.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	172600
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	POTLATCH, ID
VIN pattern	1FTSW21R28EXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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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	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Ford F-250 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Ford F-250 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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