# 2008 FORD F-250 SD — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `754927` · 2010-01-28 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-250 SD
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 14,875
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING AROUND AND DIESEL FUEL SMELL CAME INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS TRUCK HAS A 6.4L JOB 1 DIESEL.  WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE DRIVING IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND LIGHT HEADED.   FORD TELLS US IT WILL HAPPEN EVERY 100-600 MILES AND LAST 10-40 MINUTES EACH TIME DURING REGENERATION.  FORD SAYS THIS IS A 'NORMAL OPERATION CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE'.  THE DEALERSHIP REFERENCED TSB 09-16-9 AND TOOK THE TIME TO HIGHLIGHT CERTAIN AREAS.  #1 - I WAS NOT IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND #2 - THIS IS NOT A BRAND NEW TRUCK ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE LOW MILEAGE.  HOW CAN THIS BE CONSIDERED NORMAL IF IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND NOW MAKES ME SICK WHEN I DRIVE THE TRUCK?  THE SMELL IS STILL FAINTLY IN THE HEADLINER OF THE TRUCK.  WHAT IS IN THIS STUFF THAT MADE ME LIGHT HEADED AND SICK TO MY STOMACH?*CW
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