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1999 FORD F-250 SD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

crash1 injured · 619414 · 2007-04-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250 SD
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
Miles at failure
108,949
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY 1999 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY 7.3 POWER STROKE DIESEL ENGINE HAD INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DIE IN PRECARIOUS LOCATIONS, SUCH AS INTERSECTIONS AND FREEWAYS. THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE WHEN IT WAS NEW IN OCTOBER 1998. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND THE CPS WAS THE KNOWN CAUSE. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL ON THEIR POWER STROKE WEBSITE. ACCORDING TO THE MANY WEBSITES DEALING WITH THE POWER STROKE DIESEL, BOTH THE 7.3 AND THE 6.0 LTR MODELS, THIS PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE MARKETPLACE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS DANGEROUS AND ACCORDING TO FORD'S SAME POWER STROKE WEBSITE - WWW.POWERSTROKEDIESEL.COM "SINCE 1994 OVER 2,000,000 POWER STROKE ' DIESEL EQUIPPED FORD TRUCKS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED '' AND AN ASTONISHING 98.5%* ARE STILL ON THE ROAD!" AS OF TODAY'S DATE. CAN NHTSA TELL ME IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEN IDENTIFIED PREVIOUSLY, AND WHETHER OR NOT RECALL RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE?*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10187106
Machine
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