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2004 FORD F-250 SD — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

4 injured · 531244 · 2005-04-19

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250 SD
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Miles at failure
1

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I GET EXHAUST FUMES / DIESEL SMELL THROUGH MY VENTS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN AT 1500 MILES AND THEY REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. IT DIDN'T HELP. THEY SAID DRIVE IT, AND SEE IF IT GETS BETTER. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN 5 TIMES FOR THE SMELL, AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD IS TELLING ME IT'S NORMAL. I HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY DO NOT GET THE FUMES COMING THROUGH THEIR VENTS. SOMETIMES THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG THAT MY EYES BURN. MY SON WILL SAY OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE HIS EYES BURN FROM THE FUMES.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10118081
Machine
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