NHTSA complaint: 2005 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE COST TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $7,300. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INITIATIVE THAT WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A DECISION ON WHETHER THE MANUFACTURER WILL ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation