2002 Ford F-450 Sd Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK LINER ERODED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A REASON FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT STEEL WAS BEING USED TO MANUFACTURER THE FUEL TANK AND WAS CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO RUST AND ERODE PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECENTLY REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WS 103,000.

I'M CURRENTLY IN KENYA VOLUNTEERING AND DON'T HAVE MY OLD BILL OF SALE WITH ME BUT WILL HAPPILY PROVIDE IT UPON MY RETURN TO THE STATES. I COULD GIVE AN OFFICIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT THEY COULD THEN USE TO LOOK UP THE VIN IF THEY WISHED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE TOWING A HEAVY 24' TRAILER. THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE TOLD ME THAT THE TANK HAD DELAMINATED AND CLOGGED THE FUEL PUMP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK PULLED OVER AND OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF COUNTLESS OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TANK DELAMINATION PROBLEM AND NEITHER FORD MO. CO. OR NHTSA HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE... IF YOU WERE TO CALL ROB BARBER- HEAD OF PURCHASING FOR THE BRICKMAN GROUP, I WOULD BET THAT HIS COMPANY HAS HAD 100 TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE THAT FORD REFUSES TO MAKE THE RECALL ON AND THUS NOT WARRANT. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DEFECT COULD LEAVE YOU POWERLESS WHEREVER YOU MAY BE (RAILROAD TRACKS OR GOING OVER THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE). I FIGURED SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE AND DIDN'T REPORT IT AT THE TIME BECAUSE I SAW LAWYERS WERE BEGINNING TO GET INVOLVED BUT HERE WE STILL HAVE NO CONCRETE SOLUTION OTHER THAN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO BUY AMERICAN PAYING THOUSANDS TO FIX A COMPANY OF WHOM THEY BAILED OUT LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO.

FRONT PASENGER COMPARTMENT FLOORBOARD HEATS UP TO 160+ DEGREES WHEN IN HILLY OR MOUNTANIOUS AREA OF DRIVING. PASENGER UNABLE TO KEEP FEET ON FLOOR BOARD DUE TO HEAT. F450 10 CYL GASOLINE ENGINE MOTORHOME. FORD DEALER STATES "COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS ENGINE & VEHICHLE" NO REMEDY OFFERED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHTING FAILED TO TURN ON AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (HARRISONBURG FORD, 3155 S MAIN ST, HARRISONBURG, VA 22801) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

HAVING BEEN A DRIVER OF LIMOUSINE COACHES FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THE PERIMITER SEATING ARRANGEMENT IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY STOP OR A CRASH, NUMEROUS INJURIES COULD RESULT. THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS USED EXTENSIVLY WHERE ALCOHOL IS A FACTOR AND PEOPLE ARE RELAXED AN NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT PERSONAL SAFETY. IF FEEL THAT A FORWARD SEATING ARRANGEMENT IS MUCH SAFER AND THIS TYPE OF SEATING SHOULD BE MADE MANDATORY ON ALL LIMO COACHES.*AK

FAILURE OF CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. REPEATED PROBLEM. VEHICLE LOOSES ALL CLUTCH CONTROL, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE ENGINE TO STALL. ALMOST CRASHED INTO INNOCENT VEHICLE.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. THE CONSUMER TRIED OTHER VEHICLES AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME PROBLEM. AS SOON AS ONE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD LOCK UP AND THERE WOULD BE NO FRICTION TO TURN THE WHEELS ON AND THE COMPUTER WOULD THINK THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. *SC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F-450 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHTING FAILED TO TURN ON AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (HARRISONBURG FORD, 3155 S MAIN ST, HARRISONBURG, VA 22801) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS. *AK