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2004 Ford F-550 SD Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Diesel Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	599221
Internal NHTSA #	10165792
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-550 SD
Model Year	2004
File date	07/07/06
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On july 7 2006 at 8:00am i was notified by our branch manager in the hartford ct area that one of our trucks was totaled due to fire that burned down the truck overnight. Our driver parked the truck at his driveway at hone at 10:00pm, and the fire took place at 2:00am, 4 hours after his arrival home. I went to see the truck and met the fire marshal of the town of colchester ct where the driver resides. The truck was completely burned, and according to the fire marshall the fire started at the turbo unit of the truck. This was a 2004 ford f550 cab-chassis truck vin number [xxx] with 28,000 miles. It was under the 3 years 36,000 miles warranty of ford. I contacted ford and they had an independent engineering company that came to examine the truck. A report on their finding was issued to ford. Based on this report ford issued a letter to me on august 11 2006. They claimed that no manufacturing defect was verified, and therefore ford is not responsible for the fire. Based on these finding ford closed this case. It is very clear to anyone who looked at the truck. nm updated 07/12/2012 js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6)
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	28000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BLOOMFIELD, CT
VIN pattern	1FDAF56P64EXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders
Drive train type	RWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	PHH
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	SPARKS
Dealer's state code	MD
Dealer's ZIP code	21152

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2004 Ford F-550 SD Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Diesel Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Ford F-550 SD Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Diesel Problems, Complaints and Defects

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