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2008 FORD F-350 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 675447 · 2008-06-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-350
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Miles at failure
60,624
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. ON JUNE 4, 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST FILTER FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST FILTER. ON JUNE 22, 2008, THE CONTACT'S FATHER WAS TRANSPORTING A TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE TRAILER SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE. HIS FATHER LOST CONTROL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,624 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10232205
Machine
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