Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Ford F-350 Sd submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 29 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 29, in the owner's own words
FOR THE PAST WEEK MY TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKING LONGER TO START THEN NORMAL TODAY IT STARTED TO STALL ON MY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME WHILE IT STALLED 4 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY. SHOPPED AT A FRIENDS SHOP ON THE WAY HOME AND HAD THEM SCAN THE COMPUTER FOUND OUT MY FICM IS NO GO MY IPR IS BAD AND MY STC FITTING IS BAD THEY FOUND THE STC WHEN THEY PULLED THE TURBO ASWELL AS MY DUMMY PLUGS. *TR
COMING HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP WITH A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER & TRUCK JUST STOPPED WORKING. COME TO FIND OUT THE STC FITTING ON HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP SHOT APART & CRACKED REAR TIMING COVER. AFTER BEING STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR OVER 8 HOURS, STRANDED AT THE CAMPGROUND FOR 4 MORE DAYS & $3000 TO GET IT FIXED, WE THEN FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. THIS STC FITTING HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED BY THE MANUFACTURER SO THAT IT IS ONE PIECE NOW, HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON IT. WE HAVE SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES AND IT IS VERY UPSETTING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS WHEN A SIMPLE RECALL COULD HAVE AVOIDED IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO RESOLVING THIS MATTER & HELPING US GET A REFUND FOR THE $3000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS, WRENCH AND BATTERY WARNING LAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE REPRESENTATIVE NOTIFIED HER THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,016 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,546.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING AND PREVENTING FUEL FROM GETTING TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
THE INTER LINER OF THE FUEL TANK DISINTEGRATED CAUSING THE FUEL TO CONTAMINATE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL PUMP AND ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST BETWEEN $5000 AND $6000 DOLLARS. GAVE THE APPROVAL ON MAY 3RD 2011. AS OF JULY 5TH STILL WAITING ON THE NEW FUEL TANK. FORD HAS HAD SO MANY OF THESE FUEL TANKS FAIL THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL WAITING LIST FOR THE REPLACEMENT TANKS. ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, THIS IS A WORK TRUCK. EVERYDAY IT'S UNAVAILABLE COST THE COMPANY $100.00 TO $150.00 A DAY. ADD THAT INTO THE REPAIR AND NOW IT'S COSTING US 10K TO 12K. AT THIS TIME, WE STILL HAVE NO ANSWER FROM OUR FORD DEALER AS TO WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THE NEW TANK. AT THE VERY LEAST, I THINK FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR.
DE-LAMINATION OF ALUMINUM COATING IN FUEL TANK. THIS SENDS SILVER PARTICLES INTO THE FUEL FILTER CLOGGING SAID FILTER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT OR STOP COMPLETELY. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE HAS 72,000 MILES. I WILL HAVE TO SPEND OVER $1,500 TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE NEW TANK IS $1,200 AND IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. NO TELLING WHEN IT WILL COME IN. MY TRUCK NOW SITS WAITING. I HAVE DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THIS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME HE HAS REPLACED 200 OR MORE TANKS ALREADY. I'M BAFFLED AS TO WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
ROUGH RUNNING, HEAVY SMOKE FROM EXHAUST, QUIT WHILE ON HIGHWAY, WOULD NOT RESTART. GARAGE FOUND RAW FUEL IN #1 CYLINDER, REMOVED FUEL, REPLACED #1 INJECTOR - O-RING SEAL WAS DEFECTIVE (THE #1 AND #2 INJECTORS WERE ALSO REPLACE AT 2983 MILES ON 10/20/04). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SD DIESEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE WAS BURNED OUT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE IN CONTACT AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,800.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD 350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL 05V266000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DIESEL FUEL TANK BEING DELAMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.
SUDDEN LOSS ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING COLLISION AVERTED. FORD F-30 2005,A FAILED FICM. HAD ALREADY REPLACED PREVIOUSLY 8 MONTH EARLIER. PART MUST BE DEFECTIVE. *TR
FUEL TANK LINING IS PEELING OFF CAUSING FAILURE TO INJECTORS/ PUMP AND FILTERS. CAUSES POWER LOSS IN TRAFFIC WHICH IS UNSAFE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2010 IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. FORD CLAIMS BIO-DIESEL IS TO BLAME, BIO-DIESEL MAKERS BLAME FORD. PERSONALLY THIS HAS COST ME $2600 SINCE AUG 2010. (REPLACED FILTERS TWICE AND 5 FUEL INJECTORS) TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $1200 MINIMUM IF INJECTORS ARE OKAY. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF AND SHOULD BE SENDING NOTICES TO AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BIO-DIESEL OR IF ANY BIO-DIESEL IS IN THE FUEL SINCE IT IS NOT MARKED ON THE PUMPS. FORDS SOLUTION IS FOR THE OWNER TO BUY A NEW FUEL TANK THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH 5% BIO-DIESEL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPERDUTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF UPDATED 12/30/10.*JB
MY 2005 FORD F350 WITH THE 6.0 LITRE DIESEL BROKE DOWN DUE TO SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGE IN THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM. WHEN BEING REPAIRED, THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT STANDPIPES AND ORINGS BE REPLACED WITH UPGRADED PARTS. THIS WAS VERY COSTLY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-350 WITH APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS MY TRUCK HAS BEEN NOT STARTING AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND OCCASIONALLY STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD THE CAM SENSOR, CRANK SENSOR, & FUEL SENDING UNIT ALL REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. I BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO "REPRODUCE THE NOT STARTING", TOLD ME TO CHANGE ALL FILTERS TO FORD BRAND AND CHANGE THE OIL. AFTER SPENDING $350 ON JUST FILTERS THE TRUCK IS STILL BROKEN, I CAN NOT DRIVE IT. THERE IS A CAMPAIGN FOR THIS PROBLEM #05V270000, UNFORTUNATELY FORD SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. I HAD A FRIEND LOOK AT MY TRUCK WHO HAS A COMPUTER TO LOOK UP THE CODES, WHILE THE TRUCK IS PLUGGED IN. HE REPRODUCED THE NOT STARTING WHILE THE COMPUTER WAS PLUGGED IN AND THE CODE CAME UP FOR THE FICM WHICH IS WHAT THE RECALL FROM NHTSA IS FOR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BASICALLY TO BAD. THE TRUCK WILL NOT START AFTER BEING DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE TRUCK LEAVING ME STRANDED OR EVEN WORSE STALLING WHILE I DRIVE IT AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I DO NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK. FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
ENGINE FILTERS GET CLOGGED UP AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO RUN ERRATICALLY AND STALL, CAUSED FROM DEBRIS FROM A FAULTY FUEL TANK. *TR
I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE DEPENDABILITY AND SAFETY OF THIS 2005 FORD F350 6.0 DIESEL TRUCK. THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL LINES, VALVES, PUMP, COUPLER AND INJECTOR ENDS WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL CONNECT ARE FAILING IN A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINES. MINE HAS HAD THE VALVE AND COUPLER REPLACED IN SEPERATE EVENTS. BOTH REPAIRS COST OVER $1000.00. FORD NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO DESIGNING A FIX FOR THESE OIL SYSTEMS AND RECALL THEM THEM. WHEN ANY COMPONENT OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYSTEM FAIL THE ENGINE QUITS RUNNING AND THE DRIVER AND OCCUPENTS ARE SITTING DUCKS. I WONDER HOW MANY INJURIES OR DEATHS HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THESE FAILURES. NO ONE SHOULD PAY IN EXCESS OF $40.000.00 FOR A TRUCK AND HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OT DOLLARS IN REPAIRS JUST AFTER 100,000 MILES AND STILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN AND WHERE THE NEXT FAILURE WILL HAPPEN. I DONT KNOW IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING FOR ME BUT IF I CAN HELP YOU IN ANY WAY TO GET FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING, LET ME KNOW. THANKS *TR
2005 FORD F350 FUEL TANK LINING PEELED CLOGGING TOTAL FUEL SYSTEM CAUSED TRUCK TO BREAKDOWN AND LOOSE POWERSTEERING AT HIGH SPEED. FORD CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH GAS TANK BUT THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF THE SAME INCIDENT. *TR
I OWN A 2005 F350 4X4 CREW CAB POWER STROKE DIESEL TRUCK. I HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR SOME WARRANTY WORK JUST BEFORE IT REACHED OVER 100.00 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE INJECTORS REPLACED. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DELAMINATING. SILVER PARTICLE AND RUST IS GETTING INTO THE INJECTERS AND CLOGGING FILTERS. I BEEN TOLD THAT FORD IS NOT COVERING THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 109,000 MILES AND I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE INJECTOR. THEY NEVER TOLD ME TILL AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP THAT THE FUEL TANKS WHERE FAILING. NOW FROM WHAT I CAN TELL EVERYONE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THERE FUEL TANKS. FORD HAS CLAIMED THAT IT IS THE CAUSED FROM BIO-FUELS BUT I HAVE NEVER PUT A DROP OF BIO-FUEL IN MY TRUCK BEFORE. I ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT IF YOU BUY A NEW TANK IT WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY TRUCK WILL NOT RUN ALL THE TIME AND DIES ON ME OFTEN. I HAVE BEEN CHANGING FILTERS AND NOW THE INJECTORS ARE ACTING AS IF THEY ARE DAMAGED. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? RICK *TR
VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO START, RUNNING ROUGH AND BUCKS AND OFTEN STALLS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO FORD CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR FOREMENTIONED ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK LINER HAS DELAMINATED AND RELEASED PARTICLES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FUEL PUMP, EIGHT INJECTORS, AND CLOGGED ALL FILTERS. COST OF REPAIRS ARE $5600.00. SERVICE DEPT. ADVISED THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE TRUCKS. I HAVE ALSO SEARCHED MANY DISCUSSION FORUMS AND FOUND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES SOME WHO HAVE REPLACED 3 OR 4 TANKS AND OTHER FUEL RELATED PARTS IN THE SAME TYPE VEHICLES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING); THEREFORE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTION CONTROL MODULE AT THE COST OF $1,133.52. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. SERVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR FOR A PROBLEM WITH MY ACELERATOR. IF I DECELERATE OR STOP AND GO TO GIVE IT GAS AGAIN THE PEDAL PUSHES DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR
(1) TRUCK WOULD NOT START (2) POTENTIAL OF TRAVELING AND FUEL PUMP STOPS PROVIDING FUEL TO MOTOR; POTENTIAL TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VECHICLE (3) HIGH PRESSURE (R&R IPR SENSOR,FLEX PIPE AN DCONNECTOR) WAS REPLACED
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSSES POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED.
VEHICLE HAD JUST RETURNED HOME AFTER BEING DRIVEN A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND MOVED INTO CAB. INSURANCE COMPANY HIRED A FIRE ORIGIN AND CAUSE ANALYST AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED WHEN FUEL LEAKED FROM THE BANJO FITTING ON THE FUEL FILTER ONTO THE HOT SURFACE OF THE ENGINE. THE BANJO FITTING ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FUEL FILTER WAS COVERED WITH A HEAVY LAYER OF FUEL VARNISH. THE BOLT IN THE BANJO FITTING WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY LOOSE. THIS OCCURRED ON 6.0L DIESEL ENGINE. THERE LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN SIMILAR PROBLEM ON GASOLINE ENGINES WHICH HAD A RECALL DATE OF 6/7/05 AND NHTSA ID NUMBER OF 05V266000. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD HAS SEEN PROBLEM ON DIESEL ENGINES?*JB
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